@augieray Someone at work asked me why I was still wearing a mask and I said it was because I loved my wife and sons. And while I know the odds are probably against us in the long run, I would feel horrible if they had a life altering illness because I was being lazy. Perhaps that laziness could be considered a form of spousal abuse, I added. THAT ended the conversation. #CovidIsNotOver
The Texas MAGA federal judge banned Mifepristone because “FDA didn’t properly review its health risks” which is reportedly ~14 annual deaths.
Well, guess what, Viagra has ~200 annual reported deaths.
So…when do MAGAs ban Viagra??🤔
Oh right, never, because MAGA only cares about controlling women. They don't care that Mifepristone is incredibly safe for women, and even safer than childbirth. They only care about advancing their agenda to control women. Vote these MAGA Extremists out permanently
This month is the 30th anniversary of the announcement of the Clipper Chip, the first of many bad ideas for weakening cryptography with "key escrow" backdoors. Clipper is long dead, but its ghost continues to haunt us from time to time.
https://gizmodo.com/life-and-death-of-clipper-chip-encryption-backdoors-att-1850177832
Three weeks ago, on a very rainy day, I came by a little pond in a small wood, and it was frog mating time.
#photography
#nature
#frogs
Apparently some snappers didn't get the memo ( https://dresden.network/@dandelion/110140265620992830 ) and emerged only today. Surprisingly, they seem to bury themselves only a few inches into the creek bed, relying on the running water to prevent freezing (dry ground remains usually frozen solid around here for several months).
Happy #InternationalBeaverDay! 🦫🐟
#DidYouKnow beavers are responsible for creating 10% of all wetlands in North America?
#Wetlands are vital for our river––providing clean water, flood protection, wildlife habitat, natural beauty, resilience to climate change, and more.
A Tale of Two Night Herons?
I had a wonderful encounter on the marsh yesterday with these trees holding more than 40-odd black-crowned night herons (I don't usually see them in an area close enough for my camera to reach). It was so fun to watch them hop and preen and make nuisances of themselves to each other.
The Turkey Vulture crew are good citizens and adopted our highway upon return from the South, cleaning up whatever reappears now in the melting snowbanks.
Somebody has to do it!
Vertical shot.
#birds #BirdPhotography #Ontario
Living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (also spelled #Polesie) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.
Taking care of a small pack of #dogs – #IdąPsięta.
Luddite working with hi-tech.
#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Coding in #Python. Dealing with dirty data, cleaning them when time allows.
#Atheist. I don't *believe* in #science – science is the *only* thing that protects us from belief.
Fuck nazis.
My account on Twitter is still up, for good reasons. https://twitter.com/szescstopni
I check facts before I toot.
I sometimes toot in Polish.
Zdolny, ale leniwy.