VM (Vicky) Brasseur / is on Nostr

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2024-08-18 18:39:13

How 12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange Peel Grew Into a Landscape Nobody Expected to Find
‘"This is one of the only instances I've ever heard of where you can have cost-negative carbon sequestration," says ecologist Timothy Treuer from Princeton University.’
https://www.sciencealert.com/how-12-000-tonnes-of-dumped-orange-peel-produced-something-nobody-imagined

2024-05-21 05:47:02

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@npub1jpp…u59l It hasn't shown up in my l-d folder yet, so it probably got caught somewhere along the line.

2024-05-12 19:37:05

“The information and communications technology sector as a whole is responsible for an estimated 2 to 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. By 2040, that number could reach 14 percent—almost as much carbon as that emitted by air, land, and sea transport combined.”
https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-software
#ClimateCrisis

2024-05-04 19:13:25

How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts
‘Food waste reduction is “an opportunity to reduce costs and to tackle some of the biggest environmental and social issues of our time: fighting climate change and addressing food insecurity,” the authors of the report write.’
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/4/24147350/billions-of-meals-wasted-unep-study-food

2024-03-05 04:28:16

Oregon is about to sign — or veto — the strongest right-to-repair law yet
“… the Oregon law would be the first to ban “parts pairing,” a practice where companies can keep you from using components (sometimes even official ones) unless that company’s software is satisfied that they belong.”
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24090828/oregon-right-to-repair-sb-1596-parts-pairing

2024-01-16 21:33:07

Anyone have recommendations for local music players (mp3, not flac) for Apple Silicon #macOS?
For-cost A-OK, but subscription apps are a big NO.
Only recs for things you've personally used, please.
(read: assume I know how to do a web search)

2023-12-20 00:42:10

Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras
"The conclusion is inescapable. The Babylonians knew the relation between the length of the diagonal of a square and its side: d=square root of 2," mathematician Bruce Ratner writes in a paper on the topic.
https://www.iflscience.com/pythagorean-theorem-found-on-clay-tablet-1000-years-older-than-pythagoras-72091
#math #maths

2023-12-02 00:47:52

Spotify to cease operations in Uruguay over copyright laws that “introduce the right to "fair and equitable remuneration" for authors, composers, performers, directors, and screenwriters" and “broadened the scope of financial remuneration for performers, particularly in respect of content shared online.”
https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/spotify-to-cease-operations-in-uruguay.html
#PayMusicians #PayArtists

2023-09-29 18:10:07

#SciFi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science
#ScienceFiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view #science.
https://theconversation.com/sci-fi-books-are-rare-in-school-even-though-they-help-kids-better-understand-science-213436

2023-09-24 22:43:59

Scientists in China have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers six times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests. 🐛
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-spider-silk-spun-silkworms-green.html

2023-08-25 18:37:45

Lockdowns, Masks, And Social Distancing "Unequivocally" Help Stop The Spread Of #COVID
The Royal Society has issued a report examining the effects of various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – not vaccines or medications – in reducing the spread of COVID-19, and their results are conclusive: wearing face masks, social distancing, and lockdowns “unequivocally” lowered the spread of the disease.
https://www.iflscience.com/lockdowns-masks-and-social-distancing-unequivocally-help-stop-the-spread-of-covid-70408

2023-08-24 18:39:08

Ecuador Rejects Oil Drilling In National Park
The national park, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, is home to the Tagaeri and Taromenane peoples, among the world’s last “uncontacted” indigenous communities living voluntarily separate from the outside world.
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/24/ecuador-rejects-oil-drilling-in-national-park/
#ClimateCrisis