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johncarlosbaez, 3 days ago (edited 14 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.

(1/n)

aral, 5 days ago to hosting

Does anyone know of anyone offering managed Forgejo hosting?

(I don’t mean Codeberg. All my stuff is already on Codeberg. I mean where I could have my own VPS running Forgejo just for our own projects but where I wouldn’t have to deal with managing yet another server.)

#forgejo #hosting #vps #fediMind

aral, 5 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to SmallWeb

:kitten: Say hello to the new Kitten web site! 🎉

https://kitten.small-web.org

Like Kitten itself, it’s a baby but will be evolving quickly as they approach API version 1 together.

Enjoy!

💕

PS. Of course it’s written in Kitten itself. It doesn’t do anything fancy but here’s the source code if you’re interested: https://codeberg.org/kitten/site

#Kitten #SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #dev #html #css #JavaScript #NodeJS #documentation

kissane, 6 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

Welp.

https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-fiatjaf-nostr-donation-2024-6

(https://archive.ph/uXdXN#selection-2141.0-2157.353)

ETA: Muting thread.

sundogplanets, 6 days ago to random

The only feeling I have about starship is dread.

They want to use that to launch batches of HUNDREDS of Starlinks at once. And guess where all those Starlinks will end up? The pieces that don't make it to the ground will end up in our upper atmosphere, screwing up the stratosphere, the ozone layer, who knows what else because SpaceX isn't required to do any environmental assessments of this.

Shit. Maybe a good time to post this essay I wrote yet again: https://theconversation.com/an-astronomers-lament-satellite-megaconstellations-are-ruining-space-exploration-215653

dgoldsmith, 5 days ago to random

From @e_urq at Assigned Media:

Contrary to what transphobes think, you can't "always tell” when someone is trans. This is the inevitable result.

Cis Mom Harassed by Transphobes After Winning Half-Marathon — Assigned https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/great-west-race-cis-woman-harassed-trans-women-banned

#transphobia #hate #fascism

fox, 6 days ago to design

📣 I'm looking for a new role! In case you don’t know me, I’m a designer, speaker, front-end dev & photographer with 15+ years of experience.

I’m after:

→ Senior+ level Product or Lead Designer roles
→ Remote (async) or Australian timezones
→ Full-time, but also open to part-time and consulting

Boosts very appreciated :blobcatheart: Looking forward to learning what’s out there!

Learn more about me here:

https://karolinaszczur.com/cv

#GetFediHired #FediHire #Design

andrewstroehlein, 6 days ago to random

Whenever you see a new government policy described as “tough,” try this: replace the word “tough” with “cruel.” You’ll then likely better understand what’s going on at the human level.

My Daily Brief…

📰 English: https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2024/06/06?story=paragraph-8481

📰 Français: https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024/06/06/le-decret-de-biden-sur-les-frontieres

📰 Deutsch: https://www.hrw.org/de/news/2024/06/06/bidens-grenzerlass

🔊 Listen: https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/audio/2024/06/06/bidens-border-order-daily-brief-june-6-2024

gfarrell, 7 days ago to random

pvonhellermannn, 7 days ago to random

“It was the worst aggression I’ve been subjected to during my work as a journalist,” Nir Hassoun, Haaretz’s reporter, said after he was beaten harshly by settlers during their annual provocative march in #Jerusalem.

This picture alone.

campuscodi, 8 days ago to random

Security researcher Alexander Hagenah has released TotalRecall, a tool that extracts and displays data from the Recall feature in Windows 11.

https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall

Sheril, 8 days ago to random

Science isn’t “truth.” It isn’t simply a series of facts.

Science is an iterative process. We continue to test hypotheses & refine ideas.

Science is always changing as we learn more.

luckytran, 7 days ago to random

4+ years into COVID and many still missing the nuances:

Often 6ft isn't enough, but increasing physical distance reduces risk

N95s are much better, but surgical masks do help

Outdoors is safer, but you can still catch it

Vaccines reduce transmission, but don't eliminate it

DAIR, 7 days ago to random

DAIR & our collaborators call on @facctconference @FAccT
to divest from Israeli apartheid, occupation & genocide. Get our zines on the complicity of the conference's sponsors, & a #NoTechForGenocide pin if you haven't done so already.

Join an emergency meeting on June 5 at 12:50pm Rio time in Grego Room + Zoom, RSVP here: Tomorrow, June 5 at 12:50pm in Grego Room + Zoom, RSVP here: http://bit.ly/FAccT-Palestine http://bit.ly/FAccT-Palestine.

Get your zine at one of the conference tables.

FAccT for a Free Palestine with the Palestinian flag, and sketches of people. Text is in black, with people's graphics in red and green. Condemn the violent occupation of Palestine and refuse funding from complicit corporations.
We demand that the FAccT -- EC & Steering Committee: Condemn the violent occupation of Palestine, and refuse funding from complicit corporations. (photos of people standing and in a wheel chair, next to them stacks of money and bombs).
Its not just FAccT. There are lots of other ways your institutions may be entangled with the genocide in Palestine. 1. Many tech corporations, large and small, contract with the Israeli government -- even non-military contractors. 2. Many of our labs receive grants from the U.S. department of defense, which has massively supported the ongoing Israeli military assaults on Palestine. Even seemingly inoccous projects are often co-opted & used for weapons research. 3. Many of our universities' endowments are invested in arms manufacturers & complicit corporations via their hedge funds. For example, of the University of Michigan's $23B endowment, 62% was in high risk investments connected to weapons manufacturers & the Israeli state. Universities know this, & they are calling the police on their own students & faculty protesting the occupation, sometimes to violent ends. How do we fight back? Start conversations with your colleagues. How can we be more connected? Participate in the ongoing Boycott, Divest, Sanction movement. Where does your money go? Map the flow of military funding into your own research groups. Whose money are you taking? Coordinate actions with your coworkers & colleagues, like sick-outs or sit-ins. What can we accomplish together? Read & sign the HCI Researchers Divestment Pledge (bit.ly/HCIdivest). What do we stand for? For all resoruces, references, & tips, check out bit.ly/facct4palestine.

noybeu, 8 days ago to microsoft

🚨 noyb has filed two complaints against #Microsoft (365 Education) for violating children's data protection rights!

👉 The company shifts responsibility for #GDPR compliance to local schools...

👉 ...and places tracking cookies without consent

Read all about it here:

https://noyb.eu/en/microsoft-violates-childrens-privacy-blames-your-local-school

bitsunited, 8 days ago to random German

Webfund.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/1d7lfrk/littlebillyignoreinstructions/

akosma, 8 days ago to random

“One million Blackwell GPUs would suck down an astonishing 1.875 gigawatts of power. For context, a typical nuclear power plant only produces 1 gigawatt of power.”

https://www.techradar.com/computing/i-watched-nvidias-computex-2024-keynote-and-it-made-my-blood-run-cold

paul_denton, 8 days ago to Palestine French

Les députés de la gauche habillés au couleur de la Palestine à l'Assemblée, Yaël Braun-Pivet enrage mais finit par ouvrir la séance tout sourire, faute de pouvoir les sanctionner...avant de suspendre la séance après que la députée LFI Rachel Kéké a brandi le drapeau de la Palestine. L'élue est d'ores et déjà sanctionnée par la dirlo, pardon la présidente de l'Assemblée...

#Politique #DirectAN #Palestine #YaelBraunPivet #AssembleeNationale #Israel #Nupes #LFI #Ecologie #PS #PCF

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ZekuZelalem, 8 days ago to random

THREAD: Hello friends. Work has me running everywhere and extremely busy, sorry for not updating more often.

I'm still busy, but I come here to drop a few lengthy MUST READ reports for people who want an understanding of affairs in East Africa.

C.W: content primarily centered around genocide.

postman, 8 days ago to UKpolitics

Rishi Sunak - The Movie | Led by Donkeys https://youtu.be/QnwurflqrfQ
#ukpolitics #GE2024

fkamiah17, 8 days ago to random

@ifnotnowboston Just in case you're unaware.

#NoBusinessAsUsual #StopArmingIsrael

@hannu_ikonen @glynmoody @aral @selzero

Would you mind amplifying, please?
Thanks lovelies 🥰

Tutanota, 8 days ago to privacy

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

We've sent an open letter with 60+ orgs to the EU urging them to protect your #privacy.

Defend #encryption! 🔒 ➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/joint-statement-eu-compromise-csam-scanning

sortius, 8 days ago to auspol

When a Prime Minister screams who they are, believe them.

If you support genocide, vote Labor, otherwise, there's better parties out there #auspol

corporateeurope, 8 days ago to random

🗺️ Last chance to join us for a free and public Lobby Tour of Brussels this Wednesday at 6pm!
☂️ Just before the EU elections, we will present some of the most scandalous cases of corporate capture
📝 Register at info@corporateeurope.org
✊ It's 1h15min and accessible to everyone

EndIsraeliApartheid, 8 days ago to Palestine

#Gaza #Palestine
#IsraelWarCrimes

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir slammed US President Joe Biden’s three-stage Gaza ceasefire deal, labelling it “promiscuous”.

Ben Gvir threatened to leave the coalition and topple the government if Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to the deal, which he said would end the war without eliminating Hamas.

The extremist minister said he was told by Netanyahu that the actual proposal differs from the one announced by Biden.

✡️ 🇵🇸 ☮️

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