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Narayoni

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I am a Ph.D in Chemistry and a book lover who also loves cats, dogs and animals in general. I am interested besides in general science, technology, astronomy, ancient history, economics, finance, medicine etc.

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Narayoni, to discworld
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Was going through my phone gallery and came across this. Had to share! Must say agree with DEATH on this point.

DocCarms, (edited ) to books
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There was a poll that stated—Rowling’s opening line in the HP series is one of best in the world. Someone posted about how there are a bunch of other opening statements that are better.

Here’s one of my personal favorites, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (in English):
“It is inevitable — the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.”

What are some of your favorite opening lines in literature? 😊
@bookstodon

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@DocCarms @phoenixashes76 @ukaunz @bookstodon Here’s an interesting one: "THIS IS WHERE the gods play games with the lives of men, on a board which is at one and the same time a simple playing area and the whole world.
And Fate always wins."-Interesting Times

Narayoni, to science
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Jellyfish Stun Scientists With Learning Skills
Jellyfish, despite lacking centralized brains, exhibit advanced learning abilities similar to humans and other complex organisms, challenging traditional beliefs about neural learning processes.
https://scitechdaily.com/brainless-brilliance-jellyfish-stun-scientists-with-learning-skills/

Narayoni, to science
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Antimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theory
Physicists have shown that, like everything else experiencing gravity, antimatter falls downwards when dropped.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03043-0

Narayoni, to history
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Archaeologists Found an Entirely New Language Among the Ruins of an Ancient Empire
The archeological site at Turkey’s Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Bronze Age Hittite empire, is a hotbed of ancient languages.
This year, during excavations of the ruins, archeologists uncovered a new language written on a tablet detailing a foreign ritual.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a45304938/new-language-discovered-ruins-ancient-empire/

dancinyogi, to random
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Stop scrolling.

Where are you? What do you see? Or hear? Smell? Feel?
Tune into where you are and reply with your observations.

I'll begin.
I taste surprisingly good hospital pizza.
I see a few people eating, reading, scrolling, and talking. I'm next to a window, watching the rain fall and the wind blow in the trees. The grass is intensely green from all the rain we've had.
I hear conversations, some laughter, the PA above
I feel a little chilly

Please boost after reply🙏

Narayoni,
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@dancinyogi it's night, I am in bed, listening to it raining heavily outside.

duanetoops, to books

The first book was beyond enjoyable! Excited to start the second!

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@duanetoops @bookstodon I read this book last year and loved it. It was such an enjoyable cozy scifi adventure! Murderbot's hilarious internal monologues concerning "her humans" were my favourite parts of the book. (I am not completely sure whether the pronoun "her" was used or not, however.)

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@Jennifer @duanetoops @bookstodon I guess for some reason I have been thinking of Murderbot as "her" in my mind.

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@duanetoops @Jennifer @bookstodon is this from the second book in the series? Sounds promising.

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@duanetoops @Jennifer @bookstodon I think I will be reading this asap. It sounds quite entertaining.

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@Jennifer @duanetoops @jgoodleaf @bookstodon @murderbotbot that's so cool! But I guess I should refrain from following it until I finish the series (coz spoilers!).

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    Narayoni,
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    @ryanhoulihan I love Donna from suits. She's my favourite 😘

    paul, (edited ) to mastodon
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    How often do you view the Federated Timeline on Mastodon?

    The Federated Timeline shows all public posts from all users "known" to your instance.

    Narayoni,
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    @paul I never browse "federated" because all stuff I am interested in are on my home feed and I don't have the time nor interest to browse stuff I am not interested in.

    billyjoebowers, to Dogs
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    Bella
    Animal ID: 98324

    American Pit Bull Cross
    Female
    Grey / White
    Spayed
    6Yrs 5Mths
    Medium
    Available Date 9/26/2023

    Gwinnett County Animal Shelter

    https://gwinnettcopets.shelterbuddy.com/animal/animalDetails.asp?task=search&s=adoption&animalType=3&datelostfoundmonth=9&datelostfoundday=19&datelostfoundyear=2023&tpage=1&find%2Dsubmitbtn=Find+Animals&searchType=4&animalid=95934

    Beautiful dog, little tongue out.

    Narayoni,
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    @billyjoebowers oh she's so cute, especially with the blep! I wish I could pet her. I hope she finds a forever family soon ☺️

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    Narayoni,
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    @amyfou a very good morning to you! Have a great day ahead 🤗

    mrundkvist, to books
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    Annoying: seeing that the next five end-notes in the book I'm reading are just brief citations with no interesting text, making a mental note of this, then forgetting and looking the following end-note up anyway. I wish end-notes would be consistently narrative text OR citations, not both in the same book.

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    @mrundkvist Nowadays I mostly read on my phone using an eBook reader, and it's so satisfying to just click on the note number and read it then and there. It's so annoying while reading a physical book when the note is simply a citation which you do want to read at that point.

    breadandcircuses, to environment

    The article linked below is about flooding in Hong Kong and in cities across southern China, caused by the heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years.

    But it’s not only happening there.

    Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in Greece, in Libya, in Chile, in Brazil, in parts of the United States, and elsewhere, taking many lives and doing billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure and property all around the world.

    This is not normal. It’s not just 'bad weather'.

    We’re seeing Earth’s climate begin to break down right in front of our eyes.

    🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥

    "Hong Kong and southern China battle widespread flooding from record rains"
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66748239

    Narayoni,
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    @breadandcircuses this is so true. Many extreme climatic events have been happening in India, too leading to lot of death and loss

    ianRobinson, to chemistry
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    Why Roman concrete is still stronger than RAAC (and other modern concretes) - Philip Ball in Chemistry World.

    https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-roman-concrete-is-still-stronger-than-raac-and-other-modern-concretes/4018052.article

    You might need a free account to read that. I'm always logged in!

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    @ianRobinson oh this was so interesting!

    KentuckyConjurer, to random

    I've been talking for a long time about starting a side business where I go decorate graves. Sometimes right after burial for when family visits over the following week. Sometimes people want to visit for an anniversary or birthday.

    This is what I would like to do.

    Coffin made from long branches. On the top is a heart made from moss. In the middle of the top is a pile of yellow and purple flower bunches.
    Inside of a grave where the body has been laid. On top of the coffin are flowers in pink and purple with spots of yellow. In the center, a heart has been outlined with red flowers and the inside is filled with green moss.
    A grave that has been covered with brown grasses and pine needles. Colorful flowers lay on top of the grave.

    Narayoni,
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    @KentuckyConjurer an intriguing idea

    Narayoni,
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    @KentuckyConjurer this was very interesting to know. I didn't know "grave tending" was a thing.

    RonaldTooTall, to Astronomy

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    @RonaldTooTall a very interesting read

    amyfou, to Dogs
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    @amyfou a very good morning and a great day to you and the cuties!

    Narayoni,
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    @amyfou thank you ☺️

    kas, to vegan

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    TL;DR: Is germination rate a good indicator of edibility?

    I found a long forgotten bag of checkpeas at the back of my cupboard the other day, the best before date surpassed by at least half a year.

    I also had a strangely empty pot with soil that had bothered me for some time, and I decided to sow a small handful of chickpeas to see if they were still alive — which they were (of course): without counting before or after, I'd say that most of the chickpeas germinated withing just a few days.

    I made a batch of cranberry blondies that were delicious. All gone now! 😋

    So this made me wonder: Completely disregarding the best before date, would you say that a high germination rate could be a good indicator for edibility? I mean, if the seeds are still alive and able to germinate into healthy looking seedlings, their combined biochemistry cannot be off by a lot, right?

    I could be a littler worried about rancid fatty acids, but it's not like chickpeas have a lot of fatty acids (dry ~6%, canned ~2.5%), and wouldn't a viable seeds have mechanisms for preventing those fatty acids from going all rancid?

    Am I overlooking something?

    Narayoni,
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    @kas @plants I would personally not like to take the chance of eating expired chickpeas, however, this is definitely a very good use of expired chickpeas 👍.

    nsaphra, to Stoicism
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    I accidentally posted something under my 2022 thread but it's time to live in the future! So this is officially the beginning of my 2023 book thread!

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    @nsaphra loved it❤️

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