Ambulocetus @ambulocetus@social.cleverlibre.org

The elevator I was just in got a robocall on its emergency phone.

My invention, the Pedestrian Crossing Flail-Mace, is an improvement over flag-based systems.

Measles: The Most Infectious Disease Known to Science – Why Adults Need an MMR Vaccine Booster https://scitechdaily.com/measles-the-most-infectious-disease-known-to-science-why-adults-need-an-mmr-vaccine-booster/ #science

I could capture 80% of mastodon with this trap

Gift ideas:

"To Wilhelm, Hainhofer offered a vast array of goods, from Jodocus Hondius’s beautifully illustrated and expanded edition of Mercator’s Atlas—a guide to where treasured rarities came from—to “Indian” feathers, skirts, rings, and bowls from the East Indies and “a stuffed rat from Lithuania that warded off insects from damaging clothes.”"

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/02/22/in-search-of-the-rare-and-strange-durers-lost-masterpiece/

@stinky @magitweeter
Skepticism and questioning assumptions are inherent to scientific inquiry and have led to significant advancements. While there are limitations, science continually evolves to explore previously inaccessible realms. Scientific knowledge is provisional, subject to refinement with new evidence and understanding. The scientific method itself encourages adaptability and correction based on new data, decreasing the risk of dogmatism.

I feel bad for Justin Bieber. He has been to every Justin Bieber concert.
-Psylent0, Oct 2016

@RIDDLES

The term "Luddite" has become synonymous with "technophobe" but that's not what the Luddites were about. They were a labour movement that fought to give workers control over the technology that was advancing without oversight and rapidly automating them out of their jobs.

"Luddite" as a pejorative was a technocrat PR coup.

SNL having Nikki Haley on really showcases everything wrong with how the show covers politics—mass appeal, personality-focused.

Hosting Haley helpslaunder her image as the socially acceptable/sane GOP candidate.

She’s not. She’s an opportunist who gladly served in Trump’s administration and gladly accepted millions of dollars from right-wing billionaire and climate denial funder Charles Koch, a former John Bircher.

Her agenda reflects her backing. It’s radical and frankly, unpopular.

Via Meidas Touch:

#Biden outperforms polls and wins with over 96% of the vote in South Carolina.

NYT: “an uncertain measure of wider enthusiasm…”

#Trump underperforms polls and wins with just 54% of the vote in New Hampshire.

NYT: “made history” “builds on his momentum”

OK, poll time, and this one is a simple one (please share so I can get a decent sample). What is your main OS?

"Why bother with Fedi if there's no built-in monetization?"

Have you considered that maybe this "monetize everything" mindset has been making large parts of the internet and society worse?

Super-Fun-Pak Comix
https://www.gocomics.com/super-fun-pak-comix/2024/01/27