“we estimate that a million satellites could mean that a teragram (one billion kgs) of alumina accumulates in the upper atmosphere – enough, alongside launch emissions, to significantly alter atmospheric chemistry and heating in dramatic ways we do not yet understand. There is no public mandate […]

While oysters lack ears, they still can hear, using statocysts, their balance organ. Researchers have found playing the soundscape from a healthy oyster reef attracts larvae to settle! They have evolved to settle on their ancestors to build reefs, and sound is a useful cue of a good spot! […]

"All the back gardens connecting to mine are joining in on my idea to make it all more critter friendly. We're making #hedgehog corridors by making holes in the fences & everyone is adding small ponds for the local frog population. The frogs had a rough winter, a […] [Original post on kind.social]

There was another exciting aspect to our hike today. For years I believed that the Tiny Balancing Sheep breed was just a myth, as I've done so many walks and hikes through the British countryside and never seen one. But reader, I was mistaken. And I have proof.

The average fire ant queen lives 6 to 8 years. This pretty typical for ant queens. Carpenter ant queens live from 10 to 15 years. The little black ants? Lasius niger and neoniger (these are small black ants found in the US, UK, Europe and more) have queens that live for two to three decades […]

Fairphone put out a document that takes a holistic look at the environmental impact of electronics. Everything detailed by component, material, process, etc. Really interesting for those looking to dig deeper […] [Original post on mas.to]

Is there or can anyone think of an appropriate name for repeated citation without providing a source? For example the extreme ridiculousness of the following article on using bash libraries in scripting where every second sentence is something like "Over 90% of development teams utilize version […]

Americans stranded in the Middle East say the State Department hotline Marco Rubio told them to call plays a recorded message warning: “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.” […]

I evaluated zoxide as a cd replacement and decided against it. zoxide does one trick — frecency-based (yes, that's a real word, it means frequency+recency) fuzzy directory jumping — and it's a genuinely great trick. `z foo bar` instantly finds the best-matching deep path. If that's your main […]

Google shitfuckery https://keepandroidopen.org/ Please sign the petition https://c.org/rMcZvQFyLJ

‘Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame’ appears steps away from the White House The display consists of stickers (mocked up in the style of the celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles) which name powerful friends of Epstein and carry QR codes linking to specific entries about them in the files […]

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I saw an older man fall on a busy road today. I did a u-turn to help him and 3 other people joined. Two of us helped get him back on his feet while another took down his information. He was shaking from the impact and a bit scraped and bloody. He asked for help to the bus stop, instead he was […]

A member of my extended family is working on an Android app designed to provide good audio access to Project Gutenberg. To submit it to the Google Play store, he needs at least 20 testers to use the app regularly for 14 days. Testers can be blind or sighted, and both are wanted so their […]

Well this is an *interesting* extension of #ageverification #legislation. *Disclaimer: unverified*

Bring these Australian children home, PM. They did not make their own beds https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02/bring-these-australian-children-home-pm-they-did-not-make-their-own-beds #auspol

Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself. If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article. But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the […]

Recently, there was a question by @taylorlorenz about how you explain the Fediverse to someone who doesn't use it. And usually, what we tend to do is we talk about servers and decentralisation and federation and ActivityPub and all these highly technical concepts. I've been thinking about it […]

New at my Patreon... At Melbourne's City Library, I found an intriguing - and moving - exhibition of historical photos of same-sex sweethearts from the 19th to mid-20th centuries: #melbourne #art #photography #library #lgbti #midsumma https://www.patreon.com/posts/dateline-love-in-150705912

Hey @Tusky any chance of an option to display the content of the post you're replying to while you're replying? Whilst I appreciate the brain memory training I also engage a lot less because I often can't remember exactly what the OP post said.

Hey @Tusky noticing hidden pictures are not being displayed if you select the banner in the middle of the picture. Instead you have to select the picture away from that centre banner for it to display. This seems to be the opposite of previous functionality, but seems to be easier on mobile […]

@dobrochna hey, welcome to Mastodon and the Fediverse 🤗 It would be great to get to know you better. One of the best ways to do this and build your community is to post an introduction post using the introduction hashtag and putting a bit about yourself in your bio, hashtags are great there too […]

Chris Minns (Premier of NSW) providing cover for the genocidal apartheid state of Israel. The President of Israel is accused of inciting genocide against Palestinians in Gaza & he rejected the UN-backed Food Security Hunger Review's indisputable declaration of famine in Gaza, along with Netanyahu.

[Auspol - Sydney anti-Genocide protests/police violence] Why do so many of the videos showing #police #violence from the #sydney #protest last night seem to contain police that look strangely similar to the #neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell? Is the moustache the uniform/flag they can't ban? And have the […]

The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue” “The three volumes of Green’s Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of rese […] [Original post on faithcollapsing.com]

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than […]

Well, everyone, you can now submit a comment to let the FCC know what you think about SpaceX asking for 1 million satellites for "AI datacenters" whatever the fuck that means. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf Comments due March 6. I am having a very hard time believing […]

Perhaps the most frustrating thing about having a chronic energy limiting disability is other people's ignorance about chronic energy limiting disabilities. Every time your self preserving actions, inability to do something, requests for accommodations, skeptical attitudes, or apathy towards my […]

I’m so bothered by all of the people who are supposedly on the ‘good’ side who use these things against their political opponents: - making fun of people’s accents (make fuck, get green card is not funny even if you are mocking a horrible person) - making fun of people’s weight - making fun of […]

Another reason to not use #google - they'll readily share your data with the government and give you minimal opportunities to respond. It's not worth it. https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email #bigtech #degoogle #techgiants #gmail

I just heard about Plant Baby Plant on the Plant People podcast. It's Robin Wall Kimmerer's project tying gardening to biodiversity activism. It looks great. #nativeplants https://plantbabyplant.com/

RE: https://techhub.social/@rayckeith/115999301702708882 #ubi

Loved this exchange https://loops.video/v/cq6L8PhpC0

I think I prefer Loops’ app privacy than Upscrolled.

#loops is now on the iOS App Store. Dump #tiktok and grab it! #fediverse https://blog.joinloops.org/loops-is-now-on-the-app-store/

System of A Down’s Chop Suey, played during an actual stir fry https://youtu.be/Ru4aqzjvplw #music

I recently spent ages trying to find a good solution to webpages not displaying in the font I want them to display in for accessibility reasons; I couldn't find a solution that worked everywhere or almost everywhere. Even the in browser settings aren't respected the majority of time. But a […]

Oh great TB is back https://www.ktvu.com/news/tb-outbreak-archbishop-riordan-high-school #sanfrancisco

Open thread: Who here's a published author? If that's you, what's the title of your book, and a brief synopsis. I'm keen to find some interesting new books by folk on the socials. #book #books #writing #literature #auspol #authors #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #cities

Is there a way to save/download a thread on #mastodon on PC? Either natively or externally like the old Twitter Threadreader app? Alternatively anyone know of a scrolling screenshot tool for linux? I'm guessing the best solution would be locally rather than a webapp as threads may look […]

Anyone aware of an up to date #mastodon client feature comparison table published anywhere? Any I've found are 3 years old.

Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesnt increase your babys risk of autism or ADHD new review - The Medical Journal of Australia https://ift.tt/Bt39MlC

[USPol/history humor] I don't like Trump's chances of "acquiring" Greenland, especially considering the USA dropped 4 thermonuclear bombs on it in 1968.

As a pacifist, what I love most about the Fediverse is how it feels like a shared search for peace. We have Caturday, when everyone posts cat pictures every Saturday. There's Mosstodon, which is all about sharing beautiful photos of moss and nature. And we have SilentSunday, where people post […]

"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance." – Gautama Buddha Daily #zen #buddhism #buddha #gautamabuddha

I #wish #mastodon and the #fediverse had a #contentwarning option for boosted posts. Or does it and I have no idea?

The Guardian reports that Serco employees are being presented to Australians as government employed NDIA staff, with Serco employees even being issued government email addresses. Staff telling Guardian that "we have to pretend that we're public servants and we're not allowed to say we're Serco" […]

Anyone here in #australia make their own #natto? Have you found a source of good #soybeans for making Natto? The only ones I can find locally are not overly good for Natto as they add extra processing work and create an inferior final product. #japanese #japanesefood #homecook #breakfast