Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

I'm not sure who needs to know this... but... Inflation is a **good** thing when it occurs at a reasonably slow pace over time. It is only a bad thing when it occurs quickly (hyperinflation) or when factors cause a feedback loop where the inflation continually accelerates quickly reaching hyperinflation.

Inflation means as long as you arent hoarding cash (which no one should do) your investments are growing faster

Climat : Le «glacier de la fin du monde» pourrait provoquer une hausse de 65 cm des océans

Il fait la taille du Sénégal et a toute l'attention des scientifiques. Le glacier de Thwaites, situé en Antarctique, est observé par les spécialistes car il sert de repère dans l'évolution du réchauffement climatique dans le temps. Mais une nouvelle ...

https://www.cnews.fr/monde/2021-04-13/climat-le-glacier-de-la-fin-du-monde-pourrait-provoquer-une-hausse-de-65-cm-des #climat #urgenceclimatique #pollution #écologie #environnement

The 23 candidates living outside Wales standing in the Senedd election - including ones from Scotland and the Isle of Man https://nation.cymru/news/the-23-candidates-living-outside-wales-standing-in-the-senedd-election-including-ones-from-scotland-and-the-isle-of-man/

80% of kids would be ‘deprived’ of ability to speak Welsh, under proposal. https://nation.cymru/news/80-of-kids-would-be-deprived-of-ability-to-speak-welsh-under-proposal/

Wales' most hunted man: new photos as hunt continues for Mohammed Ali Ege. https://nation.cymru/news/wales-most-hunted-man-new-photos-as-hunt-continues-for-mohammed-ali-ege/

FYI I know its not easy to keep track of other cultures holidays. So just a remind in 2 days Ramadan is coming up. So if you have any Islamic friends dont forget to wish them a wonderful Ramadan (this is a rather important holiday for them) on Tuesday.

If I recall correctly Ramadan is one of the holidays they fast on, so it might be especially appreciated if offer them a nice home baked snack or meal in the day leading up to it as a nice gesture (I dont think this is a typical "gift" for the holiday I dont really know, but just seems like a thoughtful way to go).

If any Muslim friends would like to help steer me to good ideas on this one feel free to leave your thoughts int he comments.

@freemo
1) Ramadan is a month in islamic calender. Muslims fast all the 30 days of the month from sunrise to sunset (nothing should go down the throat not even your own saliva)

2) Normally better to wish for the end of the ramadan (Eid) that's a big holiday and festival for muslims.

@MaraMather@twitter.com

Today in our lab meeting we reviewed this terrific #article on #writing. Like the author, I grew up in #science with Bem's advice on writing. In hindsight, some of his advice is shocking.

#openscience #publishing #paper #reproducibility #clarity

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2515245918754485

@gemlog

It is worth remembering that the MSM is owned by a few billionaires and put out propaganda rather than news. True journalism has almost been killed off and independence between 'news outlets' no longer exists.

I hear the same narrative on New Zealand TV news that I recognise from reading US news outlets on-line. They use exactly the same words at times.

For a brief time last year I noticed some real journalism, during the uncertainties of Covid-19 lock-downs, but it soon reverted.

Holy crap, close call lightening strike and my 50 some foot antenna on my roof definately felt that, heard it crackle.

Very sad to learn that RIPE are now using Cloudflare. Yet another critical piece of infrastructure is under the control of a US company, and thus the US govt.

I voiced my objection when I was asked for feedback and am told it is an emergency response to DDoS attacks, but they are considering keeping it in place. Cloudflare can now issue TLS certs on behalf of RIPE.

Cloudflare can and do have outages, and the last one was catastrophic:

https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-outage-on-july-17-2020/

To all my #Muslim friends I want to wish you a good #Ramadan and I hope it brings you whatever it is you seek.

Does anyone else constantly wish for access to actuarial tables for everything?

What are my chances of getting Lyme disease if I go hiking 6x / month in the summer in CT? How dangerous is a motorcycle vs. bike vs. car?

I need a http://microcovid.org, but for everything.