disjecta
@disjecta.bsky.social
Would be good if every #news org had a separate subdomain for #opinion pieces, which could then be separated from their news domain in #GoogleNews
With e.g., #TheHill it is tempting at times to hide it in Google News due to some of the rightwing editorials even though the news is mostly center
With e.g., #TheHill it is tempting at times to hide it in Google News due to some of the rightwing editorials even though the news is mostly center
February 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Would be good if every #news org had a separate subdomain for #opinion pieces, which could then be separated from their news domain in #GoogleNews
With e.g., #TheHill it is tempting at times to hide it in Google News due to some of the rightwing editorials even though the news is mostly center
With e.g., #TheHill it is tempting at times to hide it in Google News due to some of the rightwing editorials even though the news is mostly center
Good read on why #hydrogen isn't key to a #sustainable #future—the world has moved on to #electric + #batteries + only #subsidies keep the failed cause alive:
cleantechnica.com/2024/02/04/t...
Yet other outlets still peddle it e.g.:
• www.axios.com/2024/02/07/h...
• oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
cleantechnica.com/2024/02/04/t...
Yet other outlets still peddle it e.g.:
• www.axios.com/2024/02/07/h...
• oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
The Devolution Of Hydrogen For Energy Over 25 Years Is A Fascinating Tale - CleanTechnica
25 years of bureaucracies and reputations have inertia that have kept it going long past the time when it's obvious that the entire idea is fatally flawed.
cleantechnica.com
February 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Good read on why #hydrogen isn't key to a #sustainable #future—the world has moved on to #electric + #batteries + only #subsidies keep the failed cause alive:
cleantechnica.com/2024/02/04/t...
Yet other outlets still peddle it e.g.:
• www.axios.com/2024/02/07/h...
• oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
cleantechnica.com/2024/02/04/t...
Yet other outlets still peddle it e.g.:
• www.axios.com/2024/02/07/h...
• oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
@andreitr.bsky.social is it possible for the #artbots to set their default lang, eg, as Eng? Not having it set can prevent their posts from showing up in #customfeeds
github.com/bluesky-soci...
Users must allow all content langs in settings to avoid this but this impacts other feeds negatively too
github.com/bluesky-soci...
Users must allow all content langs in settings to avoid this but this impacts other feeds negatively too
I think my feedgen app returns posts in JSON which randomly do not get hydrated by bsky.app · Issue...
Describe the bug I have a benchmark curated user list of the MoMA, Guggenheim and Tate art bots. I made a test feed following the same three accounts, and when I look at both side by side, in my fe...
github.com
February 7, 2024 at 5:18 PM
@andreitr.bsky.social is it possible for the #artbots to set their default lang, eg, as Eng? Not having it set can prevent their posts from showing up in #customfeeds
github.com/bluesky-soci...
Users must allow all content langs in settings to avoid this but this impacts other feeds negatively too
github.com/bluesky-soci...
Users must allow all content langs in settings to avoid this but this impacts other feeds negatively too
As #greenwashing soars, some people are questioning #BCorp certification
#sustainability
www.bbc.com/worklife/art...
#sustainability
www.bbc.com/worklife/art...
As greenwashing soars, some people are questioning B Corp certification
B Corp designations are meant to signal companies are socially and environmentally conscious. Yet experts and other businesses alike say the certification process needs a closer look.
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2024 at 4:44 PM
As #greenwashing soars, some people are questioning #BCorp certification
#sustainability
www.bbc.com/worklife/art...
#sustainability
www.bbc.com/worklife/art...
"As Democratic presidents, following Reagan, embraced most of the principles of #neoliberalism, the ratchet was scarcely reversed. The appeal to #extrinsic values by the #Democrats, #Labour and other once-#progressive parties is always self-defeating."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep voting for him. Psychologists may have the answer ...
US culture is an incubator of ‘extrinsic values’. Nobody embodies them like the Republican front runner, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2024 at 3:07 PM
"As Democratic presidents, following Reagan, embraced most of the principles of #neoliberalism, the ratchet was scarcely reversed. The appeal to #extrinsic values by the #Democrats, #Labour and other once-#progressive parties is always self-defeating."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Most useful post & comments threading system I've ever seen is still that of OLD Reddit
You have access to everything all at once just by scrolling, nothing is randomly, cryptically collapsed & thus requiring a click on another arbritrary reply to unhide other replies
@rose.bsky.team @pfrazee.com
You have access to everything all at once just by scrolling, nothing is randomly, cryptically collapsed & thus requiring a click on another arbritrary reply to unhide other replies
@rose.bsky.team @pfrazee.com
January 24, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Most useful post & comments threading system I've ever seen is still that of OLD Reddit
You have access to everything all at once just by scrolling, nothing is randomly, cryptically collapsed & thus requiring a click on another arbritrary reply to unhide other replies
@rose.bsky.team @pfrazee.com
You have access to everything all at once just by scrolling, nothing is randomly, cryptically collapsed & thus requiring a click on another arbritrary reply to unhide other replies
@rose.bsky.team @pfrazee.com
ngl, the best thing about #Facebook is that posts in a different language are #translated automatically, without me having to click ~anything~
would love to have that convenience with #Bluesky
@rose.bsky.team
#translation #translate
would love to have that convenience with #Bluesky
@rose.bsky.team
#translation #translate
January 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM
ngl, the best thing about #Facebook is that posts in a different language are #translated automatically, without me having to click ~anything~
would love to have that convenience with #Bluesky
@rose.bsky.team
#translation #translate
would love to have that convenience with #Bluesky
@rose.bsky.team
#translation #translate
One reason I see no point to, e.g., growing albariño outside of Spain, sangiovese outside of Italy, syrah outside of France, etc.
There's no value in it for onsumers & there are hundreds of #indigenous & vulnerable #wine #grape varieties many don't even know of
wineeconomist.com/2023/09/12/g...
There's no value in it for onsumers & there are hundreds of #indigenous & vulnerable #wine #grape varieties many don't even know of
wineeconomist.com/2023/09/12/g...
Theories of the Global Wine Glut
The world is awash with wine, or so it seems from reading the news. Down in Australia, they are counting up the gallons of unsold wine in a new (to me) measure: number of Olympic-size swimming pool…
wineeconomist.com
January 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
One reason I see no point to, e.g., growing albariño outside of Spain, sangiovese outside of Italy, syrah outside of France, etc.
There's no value in it for onsumers & there are hundreds of #indigenous & vulnerable #wine #grape varieties many don't even know of
wineeconomist.com/2023/09/12/g...
There's no value in it for onsumers & there are hundreds of #indigenous & vulnerable #wine #grape varieties many don't even know of
wineeconomist.com/2023/09/12/g...
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Went to an Alexander Calder exposition at the Seattle Art Museum. I hadn’t realized that with his mobiles, the shadows are as much a part of the pieces as the actual sculpture. Loved them all, the rat is fun to look at too.
January 4, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Went to an Alexander Calder exposition at the Seattle Art Museum. I hadn’t realized that with his mobiles, the shadows are as much a part of the pieces as the actual sculpture. Loved them all, the rat is fun to look at too.
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This incredible video captured by molecular biologists at Saitama University in Japan shows plants warning other plants about a nearby infestation of caterpillars.
Unprecedented Footage Shows Plants 'Talking' to Their Neighbors about Potential Predators — Coloss...
When plants sense danger like a nearby herbivore ready to take a bite, calcium erupts within their systems.
www.thisiscolossal.com
January 20, 2024 at 2:07 PM
This incredible video captured by molecular biologists at Saitama University in Japan shows plants warning other plants about a nearby infestation of caterpillars.
Anyone built a #customfeed #firehose indexer in #rust or #go?
Have you tested it against, e.g., an in-app curated user list to see if ever misses any posts, compared to the list?
Just wondering if it'd be any more reliable than the same feed in an interpreted lang like #python
#rustlang #golang
Have you tested it against, e.g., an in-app curated user list to see if ever misses any posts, compared to the list?
Just wondering if it'd be any more reliable than the same feed in an interpreted lang like #python
#rustlang #golang
January 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Imagine you're a #news org w/ ltd. resources & a trusted Bluesky user adds you to a news feed & 500k users follow that feed instead of following you directly, to keep their default feed more manageable How do you measure your actual following here to justify being here?
@pfrazee.com @rose.bsky.team
@pfrazee.com @rose.bsky.team
January 18, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Imagine you're a #news org w/ ltd. resources & a trusted Bluesky user adds you to a news feed & 500k users follow that feed instead of following you directly, to keep their default feed more manageable How do you measure your actual following here to justify being here?
@pfrazee.com @rose.bsky.team
@pfrazee.com @rose.bsky.team
#Arbustum and #Enforcado and have parallels
theconversation.com/ancient-roma...
agroforestrynet.eu/afinet/hange...
#Agroforestry #VineAgroforestry #Permaculture
#Viticulture #Wine
theconversation.com/ancient-roma...
agroforestrynet.eu/afinet/hange...
#Agroforestry #VineAgroforestry #Permaculture
#Viticulture #Wine
Hops grow much higher than grapevines. Here, hop tying as family work in Kent/UK, c. 1930.
January 18, 2024 at 2:42 PM
As #SCOTUS decides whether to make "one of the biggest power shifts to an #unelected branch of government in" US history (i.e., to generalist #FederalJudges lacking expertise of executive branch #regulatory agencies) it feels like the US is in its death throes
#Chevron
www.vox.com/scotus/2024/...
#Chevron
www.vox.com/scotus/2024/...
John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett are unsure if they should crown themselves king and queen.
Inside the Supreme Court argument asking if the justices should crown themselves kings and queens.
www.vox.com
January 17, 2024 at 11:52 PM
As #SCOTUS decides whether to make "one of the biggest power shifts to an #unelected branch of government in" US history (i.e., to generalist #FederalJudges lacking expertise of executive branch #regulatory agencies) it feels like the US is in its death throes
#Chevron
www.vox.com/scotus/2024/...
#Chevron
www.vox.com/scotus/2024/...
The only purpose #hashtags serve is to find content
They are not content
They should be 100% completely decoupled & divorced from content & character quota limits & not even be in the body of a post, but a separate attached component, just like a post author & date are separate from post content
They are not content
They should be 100% completely decoupled & divorced from content & character quota limits & not even be in the body of a post, but a separate attached component, just like a post author & date are separate from post content
January 17, 2024 at 5:50 AM
The only purpose #hashtags serve is to find content
They are not content
They should be 100% completely decoupled & divorced from content & character quota limits & not even be in the body of a post, but a separate attached component, just like a post author & date are separate from post content
They are not content
They should be 100% completely decoupled & divorced from content & character quota limits & not even be in the body of a post, but a separate attached component, just like a post author & date are separate from post content
Reposted by disjecta
Marine energy to wind and solar: hold my beer
#marineenergy #wavenergy #tidalenergy #oceanenergy #energy #renewableenergy #oceans #tides #renewables #cleanpower #cleanenergy #greenenergy #greeneconomy #innovation #research
cleantechnica.com/2024/01/15/m...
#marineenergy #wavenergy #tidalenergy #oceanenergy #energy #renewableenergy #oceans #tides #renewables #cleanpower #cleanenergy #greenenergy #greeneconomy #innovation #research
cleantechnica.com/2024/01/15/m...
A $1.3 Million Bet On Marine Energy Is More Than It May Seem
Marine energy is the sleeping giant of clean power, and a relatively modest grant program could be the spark that wakes it up.
cleantechnica.com
January 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Marine energy to wind and solar: hold my beer
#marineenergy #wavenergy #tidalenergy #oceanenergy #energy #renewableenergy #oceans #tides #renewables #cleanpower #cleanenergy #greenenergy #greeneconomy #innovation #research
cleantechnica.com/2024/01/15/m...
#marineenergy #wavenergy #tidalenergy #oceanenergy #energy #renewableenergy #oceans #tides #renewables #cleanpower #cleanenergy #greenenergy #greeneconomy #innovation #research
cleantechnica.com/2024/01/15/m...
"If we imagine a future with trillions of these devices, we cannot build every one of them out of lithium, heavy metals and toxins ... we need to find alternatives that can provide low amounts of energy to power a decentralized network of devices"
#MicrobialFuelCells
newatlas.com/energy/dirt-...
#MicrobialFuelCells
newatlas.com/energy/dirt-...
"Dirt-powered fuel cell" draws near-limitless energy from soil
A Northwestern University team has demonstrated a remarkable new way to generate electricity, with a paperback-sized device that nestles in soil and harvests power created as microbes break down dirt ...
newatlas.com
January 17, 2024 at 4:39 AM
"If we imagine a future with trillions of these devices, we cannot build every one of them out of lithium, heavy metals and toxins ... we need to find alternatives that can provide low amounts of energy to power a decentralized network of devices"
#MicrobialFuelCells
newatlas.com/energy/dirt-...
#MicrobialFuelCells
newatlas.com/energy/dirt-...
New analysis by the IMF says #AI set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs & "will likely worsen overall #inequality"
The IMF urges policymakers to address the "troubling trend" to "prevent the technology from further stoking #social tensions"
#RegulateAI #regulation
www.bbc.com/news/busines...
The IMF urges policymakers to address the "troubling trend" to "prevent the technology from further stoking #social tensions"
#RegulateAI #regulation
www.bbc.com/news/busines...
AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says
Policymakers should address the "troubling trend", says the organisation's managing director Kristalina Georgieva.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2024 at 2:43 AM
New analysis by the IMF says #AI set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs & "will likely worsen overall #inequality"
The IMF urges policymakers to address the "troubling trend" to "prevent the technology from further stoking #social tensions"
#RegulateAI #regulation
www.bbc.com/news/busines...
The IMF urges policymakers to address the "troubling trend" to "prevent the technology from further stoking #social tensions"
#RegulateAI #regulation
www.bbc.com/news/busines...
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Archaeologists discover an extraordinary 2,100-year-old mosaic near the Colosseum. www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/01/colo...
January 16, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Archaeologists discover an extraordinary 2,100-year-old mosaic near the Colosseum. www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/01/colo...
With posts now optionally visible to the public & a few major public voices & journos on here it's essential to make posts ~embeddable~ ASAP so #journalists can embed skeets in articles, rather than from X, to grow Bluesky #press adoption
@pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team @emily.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team
@pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team @emily.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team
January 16, 2024 at 2:06 AM
With posts now optionally visible to the public & a few major public voices & journos on here it's essential to make posts ~embeddable~ ASAP so #journalists can embed skeets in articles, rather than from X, to grow Bluesky #press adoption
@pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team @emily.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team
@pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team @emily.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team
Better management of #FoodWaste could be key to helping regrow secondary tropical forests — essential to slowing #ClimateChange
#reforestation
www.upworthy.com/a-juice-comp...
#reforestation
www.upworthy.com/a-juice-comp...
A juice company dumped orange peels in a national park. Here's what it looks like now.
In 1997, ecologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs approached an orange juice company in Costa Rica with an off-the-wall idea.In exchange for donating a portion of unspoiled, forested land to the ...
www.upworthy.com
January 16, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Better management of #FoodWaste could be key to helping regrow secondary tropical forests — essential to slowing #ClimateChange
#reforestation
www.upworthy.com/a-juice-comp...
#reforestation
www.upworthy.com/a-juice-comp...
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An Italian Basilica, mountain, and the moon magically align in an extraordinary photo. www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/01/vale...
January 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
An Italian Basilica, mountain, and the moon magically align in an extraordinary photo. www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/01/vale...
Reposted by disjecta
Hawaiian Electric’s modeling suggests it can reduce curtailment of renewables by an estimated 69% for the first five years thanks to Kapolei Energy Storage, allowing surplus clean electricity that would otherwise go to waste to get onto the grid. bit.ly/3TUe8xe
A huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant
Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy.
bit.ly
January 10, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Hawaiian Electric’s modeling suggests it can reduce curtailment of renewables by an estimated 69% for the first five years thanks to Kapolei Energy Storage, allowing surplus clean electricity that would otherwise go to waste to get onto the grid. bit.ly/3TUe8xe
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What no one is talking about is how fucked it is that a totally mid billionaire that no one had ever heard of before he blew a gasket in public has a net worth of six months operating budget for the world's premier university.
Meet William Ackman, America’s Most Entitled Donor
The hedge-fund activist’s attacks on Harvard and Claudine Gay have gotten much notice; less attention has been paid to the toll his financial activities have taken on the country.
www.thenation.com
January 10, 2024 at 3:31 AM
What no one is talking about is how fucked it is that a totally mid billionaire that no one had ever heard of before he blew a gasket in public has a net worth of six months operating budget for the world's premier university.