Julius
@jonesv.bsky.social
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🌎🔥🌡️♨️🥵😈🔜🚫🔙 🧑🔬🗣️🚨 #ClimateCrisis #HothouseEarth
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
🌎🔥🌡️♨️🥵😈🔜🚫🔙 🧑🔬🗣️🚨 #ClimateCrisis #HothouseEarth
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I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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Running a full-network Bluesky relay costs less ($19) than my beefy but ~single user Mastodon hosted instance ($24).
People underestimate how much data optimized software can move through efficient protocols on modern non-cloud hardware.
https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lo7a2a4qxg2l
People underestimate how much data optimized software can move through efficient protocols on modern non-cloud hardware.
https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lo7a2a4qxg2l
May 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Running a full-network Bluesky relay costs less ($19) than my beefy but ~single user Mastodon hosted instance ($24).
People underestimate how much data optimized software can move through efficient protocols on modern non-cloud hardware.
https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lo7a2a4qxg2l
People underestimate how much data optimized software can move through efficient protocols on modern non-cloud hardware.
https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lo7a2a4qxg2l
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In case you want to know, here is a list of European alternatives to popular digital services.
(This is not an official EU site.)
european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...
(This is not an official EU site.)
european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...
European alternatives for popular services | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
european-alternatives.eu
April 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In case you want to know, here is a list of European alternatives to popular digital services.
(This is not an official EU site.)
european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...
(This is not an official EU site.)
european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...
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Hetzner Storage Box (Nextcloud unter der Haube). Deutschland oder Finnland, falls sie das Produkt in Helsinki anbieten, was ich grad nicht weiß.
April 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hetzner Storage Box (Nextcloud unter der Haube). Deutschland oder Finnland, falls sie das Produkt in Helsinki anbieten, was ich grad nicht weiß.
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the difference here is that climate experts are talking about the overwhelming majority of global science in their field for decades, whereas "AI experts" are more like guys who declare "these new Cheetos are so dangerously cheesy, we run the risk of a Cheese-splosion"
This is your periodic reminder to never take Kevin Roose seriously about anything again.
April 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
the difference here is that climate experts are talking about the overwhelming majority of global science in their field for decades, whereas "AI experts" are more like guys who declare "these new Cheetos are so dangerously cheesy, we run the risk of a Cheese-splosion"
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The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
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Trump presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history. Tempers flared, voices were raised and protocol was shredded in the once-hallowed Oval Office.
Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader
US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trump presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history. Tempers flared, voices were raised and protocol was shredded in the once-hallowed Oval Office.
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The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? | Apostolis Fotiadis
The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? | Apostolis Fotiadis
Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering, says journalist Apostolis Fotiadis
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? | Apostolis Fotiadis
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Also interesting because... not all birds can walk! Crows can, as can eagles, herons, and turkeys. Often birds that can walk spend a lot of time on the ground and tend to have larger legs than birds that can't, like the passerines, such as warblers and tanagers. Why? 1/?
I’m sitting alone in the cottage watching a crow walk around in the snowy field across the road and it’s utterly delightful. There’s something so charming about the way crows walk.
Nature minding its own business.
Nature minding its own business.
January 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Also interesting because... not all birds can walk! Crows can, as can eagles, herons, and turkeys. Often birds that can walk spend a lot of time on the ground and tend to have larger legs than birds that can't, like the passerines, such as warblers and tanagers. Why? 1/?
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I have 80% of a design for passkey-based age encryption.
I think it can be pretty smooth and secure! Same UI as passkeys, works cross-device just like logins, using the PRF extension.
Also, if you use a hardware token, you can use a companion CLI, and can choose to require an additional secret.
I think it can be pretty smooth and secure! Same UI as passkeys, works cross-device just like logins, using the PRF extension.
Also, if you use a hardware token, you can use a companion CLI, and can choose to require an additional secret.
January 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I have 80% of a design for passkey-based age encryption.
I think it can be pretty smooth and secure! Same UI as passkeys, works cross-device just like logins, using the PRF extension.
Also, if you use a hardware token, you can use a companion CLI, and can choose to require an additional secret.
I think it can be pretty smooth and secure! Same UI as passkeys, works cross-device just like logins, using the PRF extension.
Also, if you use a hardware token, you can use a companion CLI, and can choose to require an additional secret.
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"The other main problem for many scientists in dealing with SpaceX is that they find it difficult to accept Musk’s rightwing politics". As it seems increasingly like far-right/neo-Nazi/white supremacist, this is going to become a v. tricky issue for space science.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race
The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dust
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"The other main problem for many scientists in dealing with SpaceX is that they find it difficult to accept Musk’s rightwing politics". As it seems increasingly like far-right/neo-Nazi/white supremacist, this is going to become a v. tricky issue for space science.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I started a hike to Fagradalsfjall (2021) at 2am. Just after sunrise, the last few people left. I was completely alone out there, face-to-face with the erupting volcano. To witness and feel the warmth of the creation of Earth without another soul in sight was the most surreal experience I've had.
November 23, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I started a hike to Fagradalsfjall (2021) at 2am. Just after sunrise, the last few people left. I was completely alone out there, face-to-face with the erupting volcano. To witness and feel the warmth of the creation of Earth without another soul in sight was the most surreal experience I've had.
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What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland
The natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But the land now emits more greenhouse gases than it stores
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2024 at 11:33 PM
What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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thats basically hot enough to cook a steak rare. www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
Delhi temperature hits 52.9C, shattering India’s national record
Authorities warn of water shortages with temperatures 9C higher than expected and 1.9C above previous countrywide highpoint
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM
thats basically hot enough to cook a steak rare. www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
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Wildlife and plants are going to be dying in increasing numbers as global warming worsens: Mexico is so hot that monkeys, birds and bats are falling dead from trees #ClimateCrisis #globalwarming #ecosystems www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
Mexico’s heatwave is causing Howler monkeys to fall dead from trees
Experts expect a ‘lot of casualties’ for the ecosystem if temperature peaks continue.
www.euronews.com
May 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Wildlife and plants are going to be dying in increasing numbers as global warming worsens: Mexico is so hot that monkeys, birds and bats are falling dead from trees #ClimateCrisis #globalwarming #ecosystems www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
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Climate change is our “unescapable reality”, said Joeri Rogelj, at Imperial College London. “Running away from it is impossible and will only increase the challenges of dealing with the consequences and implementing solutions.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Climate change is our “unescapable reality”, said Joeri Rogelj, at Imperial College London. “Running away from it is impossible and will only increase the challenges of dealing with the consequences and implementing solutions.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A marvelous observation: the first record of self-medication by a wild orangutan for a facial wound.
🧪🦊🌏
🧪🦊🌏
“in 21 years and 28,000 observation hours, we never observed any other orangutans at Suaq using Fibraurea tinctoria to treat their wounds”
Isabelle Laumer and the Suaq Balimbing team report the first observed wild use of a medicinal plant. It’s not clear if it was a one-off, or learned activity🧪🦧🚑
Isabelle Laumer and the Suaq Balimbing team report the first observed wild use of a medicinal plant. It’s not clear if it was a one-off, or learned activity🧪🦧🚑
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan
www.nature.com
May 2, 2024 at 8:49 PM
A marvelous observation: the first record of self-medication by a wild orangutan for a facial wound.
🧪🦊🌏
🧪🦊🌏
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"Zoopharmacognosy."
By trial and error, wild animals learn to self-medicate. Jaguars eat hallucinogenic yagé to kill parasites (ostensibly). Bears chew oshá root into an insecticidal paste. Elk get drunk on overripe apples. Caribou trip on amanita muscaria.
www.bbc.com/news/science...
By trial and error, wild animals learn to self-medicate. Jaguars eat hallucinogenic yagé to kill parasites (ostensibly). Bears chew oshá root into an insecticidal paste. Elk get drunk on overripe apples. Caribou trip on amanita muscaria.
www.bbc.com/news/science...
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been seen using a medicinal plant to treat a wound.
www.bbc.com
May 3, 2024 at 12:09 AM
"Zoopharmacognosy."
By trial and error, wild animals learn to self-medicate. Jaguars eat hallucinogenic yagé to kill parasites (ostensibly). Bears chew oshá root into an insecticidal paste. Elk get drunk on overripe apples. Caribou trip on amanita muscaria.
www.bbc.com/news/science...
By trial and error, wild animals learn to self-medicate. Jaguars eat hallucinogenic yagé to kill parasites (ostensibly). Bears chew oshá root into an insecticidal paste. Elk get drunk on overripe apples. Caribou trip on amanita muscaria.
www.bbc.com/news/science...
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Why isn’t this the top story worldwide? www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/c...
The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say
Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Why isn’t this the top story worldwide? www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/c...
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"Even today, in mathematics or physics, we can observe an asymmetry in the treatment of women and men in academia.
And as Emmy Noether taught us, whenever a symmetry is broken, that means something is being lost."
that's an amazing piece of writing with a gut-wrenching conclusion
And as Emmy Noether taught us, whenever a symmetry is broken, that means something is being lost."
that's an amazing piece of writing with a gut-wrenching conclusion
March 13, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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🧵With the discussion around AI and the theft, I think there are two points to sum it up:
- theft and copyright infringement is fundamental to the business model the companies engage in (there will be a lot of academic and legal ink spilled as to where that theft occurs) they begged for an exemption
- theft and copyright infringement is fundamental to the business model the companies engage in (there will be a lot of academic and legal ink spilled as to where that theft occurs) they begged for an exemption
March 8, 2024 at 10:13 PM
🧵With the discussion around AI and the theft, I think there are two points to sum it up:
- theft and copyright infringement is fundamental to the business model the companies engage in (there will be a lot of academic and legal ink spilled as to where that theft occurs) they begged for an exemption
- theft and copyright infringement is fundamental to the business model the companies engage in (there will be a lot of academic and legal ink spilled as to where that theft occurs) they begged for an exemption