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johncarlosbaez, (edited ) to random
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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)

zleap,
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@johncarlosbaez

Cool

skykiss, to random
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We now know Donald Trump committed crimes to win his first election.

We know that he committed crimes to try to overturn his second election loss.

We are five months from the next election. Why would it be any different this time? Except that now, the GOP is his willing accomplice.

Discussion with Attorneys and Reporters discussing that we now know Donald Trump committed crimes to win his first election. We know that he committed crimes to try to overturn his second election loss with the insurrection and fraudulent elector scheme. Republicans are coconspirators in the election fraud and knowing lies to Americans.

zleap,
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@skykiss

Is he still due to stand trial for Jan 6th ?

tbaldauf, to random
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Journalist: "So what do you think long-distance air travel is going to look like in 2050?"

Climate Scientist laughs derisively: "By 2050, most long-distance holiday destinations will be uninhabitable, so I expect the majority of long-distance air traffic to be non-existent by 2050."

Phew. Hadn't heard it THAT bleakly during a live interview yet.

zleap,
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@tbaldauf Areas are starting to become uninhabitable now,l I am not a climate expert but feel that by 2035 or 2040 we may have what he describes.

JamesGleick, to random
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Of course Biden won’t pardon his son. It would be scandalously corrupt for the president to use his pardon power in behalf of a family member.

The only reason anyone even asks is that Trump used his pardon power corruptly, in behalf of cronies, donors, and—literally—his own criminal co-conspirators. By and large the news media gave him a pass. Just Trump being Trump.

https://wapo.st/3yQWQZy

zleap,
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@JamesGleick

I agree re biden, however with Trump, there was a graphic posted here a while back where there are comparisons with some of Trumps statements and those of Adolf Hitler. What should perhaps be of concern is not the fact Trump will pardon himself and a few cronies BUT what he then intends to do to the people who prosecute him, from judges downwards. He could put people who were just doing their job, in prison for a long time or worse ( perhaps order their execution ). He considers those people his enemies.

Biden may not be the best alternative, he is the ONLY alternative to Trump and the GOP, from what I am seeing here on Fedi, The whole GOP (or those who pull the strings) are dangerous, policies on Transgener care, abortion. Those who seem a little more open and rational do seem to be silent.

augieray, to random
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“Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.”

  • Keith Ellison, attorney general of Minnesota
zleap,
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@augieray

If you don't't vote you can't complain about the outcome, every vote is important

Even if people think it is not worth voting.

zleap,
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@Huntn00 @underpantsgnome @augieray

I was just saying it is important to vote even if you feel there is little point.

timixretroplays, to random
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This is an IOCREST-brand USB to RS-232 serial adapter, which I bought from a seller on AliExpress. It arrived in exactly the same time as an identical eBay listing said it would, for literally half the price - if eBay is still your default go-to for weird stuff like this, keep in mind dropshippers are probably fleecing you.

This adapter contains an FTDI chipset, not the much cheaper CH340, and it's time to see if this is the reason I couldn't get serial mice working natively on Windows 10.

zleap,
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@timixretroplays

Hi

Not sure if this is quite what you are looking for. Reading a serial port seems easy enough in Python. I have done this with the arduino, just neeed to keep changing the serial port part of the program ( which is down to my lack of understanding probably ).

In terms of analysing the data, seems to be lots of tools to do this, I know https://www.freecodecamp.org/ do courses on data anaysis, as you can just view the course, it may be a starting point to finding some tools python libraries to do what you need.

zleap, to random
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Torbay Trojans AFC Training

Date : Sunday 9th June 2024
Time : 10am to 13:00
Location; Foxhole Field, Bellfield Road, Paignton

MLE_online, to random
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People who leave their dogs locked alone in an apartment all day should be forced to carry a walky talky playing the sounds of their dogs howling, barking, and screaming all day while they're gone

zleap,
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@MLE_online

Same for those who leave their pets in hot cars, usually fatal, they could listen as their dog boils to death.

rbreich, to random
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Expect Trump's response to his criminal trial to be the same as his response to the election — declaring victory even if he loses.

zleap,
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@rbreich

His words also resulted in the Jan 6 attempted insurrection, what worries me is the innocent people who get caught up, his supporters hardly care if they kill or injure people.

MadeyeTheCarnaptious, to random
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If I read one more post or boosted "report" referring to "UK" or "British" rivers flowing with untreated shite thanks to the corruption and criminal incompetence of "British" water companies I'm going to get very scunnered.

IT'S ENGLISH RIVERS FULL OF ENGLISH SHITE.

IT'S PRIVATISED ENGLISH WATER COMPANIES OPERATING IN ENGLAND.

Thank you for your attention.

zleap,
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@MadeyeTheCarnaptious

Yes, but some rivers such as the river Wye cross borders, so the why goes from England to Wales,l so if hte outflow is in England flows in to Wales, does the Wye then become a welsh river (on the Welsh side of the border). So in which case it becomes a British river.

I do see your point, however it would be interesting how this works cross border as described.

appassionato, to food
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Palestinian cooks with a charity kitchen prepare food among the rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli military offensive against Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2024 [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]

@palestine


zleap,
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@appassionato @palestine

Looks like the old British stiff upper lip and desire to carry on regardless is alive and well in Gaza, it was partly this that saw the Brits through the dark times of early world war 2, when we stood alone

pvonhellermannn, (edited ) to random
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What have Labour done in their first campaign week? Deselected left-wing (not Israel supporting) candidates!! Diane Abbott (not sure but looks like it), now Doctor Faiza Shaheen, in Chingford, and more. This is appalling. Really angry.

EDIT: it’s become a bit of a 🧵 because i am so angry. But honestly: everyone should be very angry about this, on Faiza’s behalf and for us all.

zleap,
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@pvonhellermannn

W

xtaldave, to random
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If Labour wins a 1945-style landslide, it will have no excuse for playing it safe | Larry Elliott | The Guardian

Yes yes and yes. A massive mandate requires a bold program. PR. Renationalisation of key infrastructure. Wealth taxes. All that good shit.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/labour-1945-tories-fiscal-rules-election

zleap,
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@xtaldave

If they do, they will have the opportunity to vote things through and will hopefully get a lot done in a short space of time.

zleap,
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@xtaldave

The problem that I see is that change takes time to take effect,. Education for example takes a long time before we see results and those results are usually benchmarked with exam grades. Early years is key to a childs education outcomes much later (e.g GCSEs at 16) so any changes won't take effect or be seen immediately

Gettting more medical professionals means we need to perhaps invest in STEM in primary, secondary and at higher levels, so thoses who are interested can be taught to a high level with fully resourced classrooms / labs etc. But that could be a 20 year plan if you take in to account a doctor needs to do graducate, then post graduate study (even if going the apprentice route still takes a long time).

In 5 years time, if people have not seen immediate change they will say LabM our have failed even if they have succeeded in laying a foundation for the future.

Perhaps the Tories are right in that we need to get rid of so called Mickey Mouse courses and focus university on acaemic topics such as STEM or it is STEAM as the A is arts. I fail to see a benefit in a degree in the Beatles or Taylor Swift for yexample.

We also need to teach critical thinking at all levels, good reserch skills, yes embrace AI but in a beneficial way. If a student can't write without the use of AI to write it for them, we have failed them. AI is a tool to help, not a tool to replace you doing the work.

I just hope who ever gets in is not the Tories and can, as you said make bold decisions and be honest about the time scale they need to say this is going to be a 10-15 year plan, we hope to carry on in 5 years and how we perform over 5 will determine the long term outcomes.

touaregtweet, to random Dutch
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"Typical of #dementia patients, he repeats himself and overuses superlatives and filler words," Gartner said. "Based on his current accelerating rate of decline, it seems very unlikely that #Trump could see out a second term without falling off the cliff and becoming totally incapacitated."

https://www.alternet.org/dementia-trump-decline/

Trump’s Brain Is Not Okay
An expert’s view of Trump’s mental slide into dementia.

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/john-gartner-trump-cognitive-decline

zleap,
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@touaregtweet

If this happens to Biden then Kamala harris takes over.

if Trump somehow did win, would the vice president be a person of integrity and competence?

gratefuldread, to LGBTQ
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I spent a lifetime hiding who I am. Then I got to go to Pride. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/i-spent-a-lifetime-hiding-who-i-am-then-i-got-to-go-to-pride/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

zleap,
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@gratefuldread

My local american football team went to a pride event last year. Great day, weather was great too and lots of people there having a really good time. Didn't pick up any new players but we did make some useful contacts.l These events are great and fun for everyone.

DrALJONES, to random
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Report

You wouldn't want to compromise your family's security now, would you?

Fmr head of Israel's Mossad, Yossi Cohen, allegedly told ICC chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda:

"You should help us & let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."

The Guardian, +972 Magazine & Local Call reveal how Israel intelligence agencies ran a 9-yr covert war against the ICC.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry

..

zleap,
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@DrALJONES

"You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."

That could easily be interpreted as a THREAT to the ICC.

lmemsm, to retrogaming
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Wondering if anyone's interested in for older systems like and ? I really liked the distribution based on and -x with FreeDOS. I know the lead developer of XFDOS is no longer active, but it would be nice to see some development continue on this project. Is anyone else besides me interested in this sort of thing?

zleap,
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@lmemsm

We were installing Windows 95 a while back. I have freeDOS on an external hdd, which i use with a netbook

verdantsquare, to worldnews
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Thames Water urged to ‘get a grip’ on testing water supply after illness outbreak https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/29/thames-water-urged-to-test-supply-urgently-after-reported-illnesses?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

zleap,
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@verdantsquare

How much does it cost to take a sample of water, transfer to a lab and run a series of what are pretty much standard tests.

br00t4c, to Youtube
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▶ Starmer Admits He Will NOT Tax The Rich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqT4WWyAvHw

zleap,
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@br00t4c

He did say he will end non Dom status which means people who live in the UK pay the taxes they owe.

br00t4c, to random
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▶ Secret weapon to STOP TRUMP starts here... | PoliticsGirl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXA_wKANVjU

zleap,
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@br00t4c

Should have started 4 years ago when he decided a democratic election was won by him.

sellathechemist, to random
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Janan Ganesh from the FT nails the Tories' (and not only) misunderstanding of "The Special Relationship" which remains anchored in the last century and the one before that. No, free trade does not lie at the heart of American psyche. Quite the reverse. And that means that the leap to "free trade" by the Brexiters, Truss and the rest was the equivalent of putting your life's savings into DVD manufacturing in 2009. (Paywall $$$) https://www.ft.com/content/8f229e15-9842-46ce-a828-19647a48f6d6

zleap,
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@sellathechemist

If I understand history properly. it was trade and taxes that caused the war of independence.

QasimRashid, to random
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Just to be explicitly clear.

After Israel condemned the ICC for accusing them of deliberately targeting civilians, Israel forced Palestinians into a safe zone where they wouldn't be bombed—then Israel bombed & killed 32 children in that safe zone.

They burned Palestinians alive. On purpose.

ICC: Prosecute these war crimes.

zleap,
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@QasimRashid

We are up to 47 now I think

zleap, to random
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Torbay Trojans AFC Training

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Time : 10am to 13:00
Location; Foxhole Field, Bellfield Road, Paignton

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