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parismarx, 3 days ago to tech

Germany’s AfD is so extreme it was kicked out of the far-right grouping in the European Parliament last month, but Elon Musk thinks their policies “don’t sound extremist.” That’s because he’s also a fascist.

#tech #elonmusk #politics

johncarlosbaez, 3 days ago (edited 19 hours ago) to random

If you could watch an individual water molecule, about once in 10 hours you'd see it do this!

As it bounces around, every so often it hits another water molecule hard enough enough for one to steal a hydrogen nucleus - that is, a proton - from the other!

The water molecule with the missing proton is called a hydroxide ion, OH⁻. The one with an extra proton is called a hydronium ion, H₃O⁺.

This process is called the 'autoionization' of water. Thanks to this, roughly one in ten million molecules in a glass of water are actually OH⁻ or H₃O⁺, not the H₂O you expect.

And this explains why protons can move through water much more easily than larger ions can. Let's watch how it works.

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GottaLaff, 3 days ago to legal

Via Laura Jarrett:

#Trump scheduled to be interviewed virtually by probation dept tomorrow for pre-sentencing recommendation/report #legal.

shawnhooper, 2 days ago to random

Tonight’s geeky interest: How pinball machines work.

Very cool.

https://youtu.be/ue-1JoJQaEg?si=TQtP0ojqbi8oV-wu

aral, 3 days ago to random

The very fact we have to say “vote against fascism” is a damning indictment of the failure of our democratic institutions and the rule of law. You shouldn’t be able to vote FOR fascism. Democracies that lack constitutional safeguards against fascism will, eventually, stop being democracies. When? At the last election. The one that elected the fascists. Democracy cannot tolerate fascism. Tolerance cannot tolerate intolerance. I’m afraid this is a lesson we will learn the hard way. Again.

capntransit, 3 days ago to random

RT @mdruker

ottaross, 3 days ago to random

Out for a walk, trying to beat the pop-up showers. Unpredictable little scamps. One caught us just a few blocks out, but our hats & rain shells were up to the task.

We've stopped for a latté along the way. I suspect there's another shower hiding behind the neighbouring high-rise ready to pounce when we're done.

MAKS23, 3 days ago to random

⚡️ 🇺🇸Biden and 🇫🇷Macron agreed to use the profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation for 🇺🇦Ukraine, — a joint statement.

❗️The presidents also pledged to support their transfer efforts within the G7 and the EU.

neurovagrant, 4 days ago to random

filched from work Slack.

SmudgeTheInsultCat, 3 days ago to random

girlonthenet, 4 days ago to random

#MoneySaving tip: save cash on expensive salon manicures by hanging out with a 4 year old

evacide, 3 days ago to random

I went to see "Innocence" at the opera last night and I was perfectly fine until the survivor of a school shooting said it made her decide to become a doctor. It turns out that trauma survivors becoming the people who would have saved themselves stabs me directly in the feelings.

MissingThePt, 4 days ago to random

My top 10 numbers, in order:

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grivettcarnac, 4 days ago to Ottawa

Hey #ottawa and #ottbike tomorrow at 10;30 AM there’s a cargo bike show and tell behind the Hopewell Avenue Public School off of Bank Street close by the Mayfair theater. If your cargo bike curious, wanna get rid of one of your cars or cars all together, it’s a prime chance to test ride a bike. There are zero shops in #ottawa like Curbside or London Bike Cafe that have a range of models for you to test before you buy #biketooter

Nonilex, 4 days ago to Israel

4 Israeli #hostages have been #rescued alive from #Gaza, the Israeli military said Sat. #Israel’s forces rescued Noa Argamani, 26; Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; & Shlomi Ziv, 41, from 2 locations in #Nuseirat in central Gaza, the #IDF said in a stmnt. ≥125 people were #killed in the operation.

All “are in good medical condition” & have been transferred to a hospital for further medical examinations, the IDF said.

#war #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/

badastro, 4 days ago to random

Snoot for days

jrenken, 4 days ago to random

In this era of cyberpunk dystopias coming to life, it's lovely to see something out of Wallace & Gromit instead. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9961lg6l1o

WTL, 4 days ago to random

Off to the Ottawa Critical Mass ride with @TAV!

Skepticat, 4 days ago to random

Oh Hell NO!!!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joro-spiders-new-york-giant-venomous-spiders-spread-east-coast/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR26f9GGReT2dq28NHOvYZBAI6wVnc1SJU-RbG2ehq0ipFcGPsWjW1bVDP0_aem_Aa6uCrQPNGf7nMFNuMqLPfN2AsGa8j4TQp5KAB8aJc2GkkVJ9S9gmTHj-JTflBM7R7wLWTG19Ji6FnIkKtulprCS

dabeaz, 4 days ago to random

I don't know if dependency avoidance is the name of a design pattern, but it sounds like it could be.

SocraticEthics, 4 days ago to Ukraine

⚠️🇷🇺Russian Defense Ministry claims Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's North Ossetia (more) https://kyivindependent.com/russian-defense-ministry-claims-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-russias-north-ossetia/ #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#EUVote #SaveEUfromFarRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BoycottPolishAgriculture
#BetterOldThanSeditious

TheMetalDog, 4 days ago to random

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BraveWords
A Devastating Call From ROGER WATERS' Wife Led To This Chilling 1979 PINK FLOYD Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video)
Professor Of Rock has shared the new video below, accompanied by the following introduction... "The gripping story of one of the most chilling songs of the rock era... 'Hey You' by rock’s most mysterious band, Pink Floyd. The author of this song, Roger Waters, found out over the...

https://bravewords.com/news/a-devastating-call-from-roger-waters-wife-led-to-this-chilling-1979-pink-floyd-classic-professor-of-rock-reports-video

#PinkFloyd #RogerWaters #HeyYou

SocraticEthics, 4 days ago to Ukraine

‼️🇪🇪Estonia proposes new rules preventing non-citizens from buying property near military facilities (more) https://kyivindependent.com/estonia-proposes-new-rules-preventing-non-citizens-from-buying-property-near-military-facilities/ #Ukraine #Press #News #Estonia #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#EUVote #SaveEUfromFarRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BoycottPolishAgriculture
#BetterOldThanSeditious

SocraticEthics, 4 days ago to Ukraine

⚠️🇷🇺General Staff: Russia has lost 517,290 invaders in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (Statistics) https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-517-290-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/ #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#EUVote #SaveEUfromFarRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BoycottPolishAgriculture
#BetterOldThanSeditious