szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

Henneguya zschokkei is a parasite that doesn't have mitochondria and doesn't use oxygen to metabolize. And one theory for its evolution was that it was a cancer of jellyfish that became its own species.

Let me get this straight: it doesn't have mitochondria, doesn't use oxygen to metabolize, and it might have been a cancer that became its own species.

Life is terrifying, actually.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henneguya_zschokkei

Exactly this.

Happy birthday to the 19" equipment rack, which turns 100 next month. From the July, 1923, Bell Systems Technical Journal: "All panels are to be of a uniform length, designed to mount on vertical supports spaced 19>< inches between centers. The height of the different panels will vary, according to the amount of apparatus in each unit, but this vertical dimension is in all cases to be a whole multiple of 1-3/4 inches."(p139 at https://archive.org/details/bstj2-3-112/page/n27/mode/2up )

Know what's fun... when a response to my toot gets way more attention than the actual toot. That's the best!

In 2001 my cousin, Sofia - a medical doctor - died when the EVAC helicopter she and four others were on crashed into the Med in bad weather while on a mission to rescue a rich arsehole who'd got into difficulties aboard his yacht.
Hers was the only body found - it washed up on one of the islands two months later.
Go ahead and not give a shit about the lives of people you deem unworthy of compassion. My family will still try to rescue you, too, if you get into difficulties for whatever reason. It's what we believe.

Dzisiaj porównuję ze sobą słowa "rooting" i "routing" - różnią się tylko jedną literką, ale jest to znacząca różnica w świecie IT (i w sumie w normalnym angielskim też). O tym dzisiaj przygotowałem dla Was tekst.

#rooting #routing #IT

https://wildasoftware.pl/post/czym-roznia-rooting-routing?ref=mastodon

Less than 60 percent of those living on Tribal lands in the lower 48 states having access to basic broadband connections

So we are thrilled to announce another ACLS Fellow will be joining our team this fall to help advance better Internet connectivity among Native Nations

https://communitynets.org/content/cbn-welcomes-new-acls-fellow-work-advancing-digital-sovereignty-indian-country

Cyphomyrmex sp. carrying a caterpillar poop multiple times its own weight, on a mossy bark. And people think i am crazy when i look closely at trees with a big smile. Their loss.

I did it! I made an epicycle clock!

Check your loopy time here:
https://sophiehoulden.com/randomstuff/epitime/

#Scientists need to avoid disingenuous #debates with those who are practiced in “…flooding the zone with garbage.”

There are plenty of people who want to #learn and have genuine #discussions. Focus your attention there.

Quote via 🔗 https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/scientists-shouldn-t-debate-gaslighters

Like this Bald Eagle, I’m also flying low and dragging my tips today! 🦅
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #on1pics

Malaria used to be endemic and not uncommon in the United States as far north as Chicago, before being eradicated by large-scale public health campaigns involving the draining of mosquito breeding sites and pesticide spraying.

This resurgence in Florida really wants to happen. The disease and the insect vector are both happy here, and I really wish people appreciated the scale of government involvement required to keep Malaria out.

#Florida #Malaria #Mosquitoes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/florida-records-second-rare-case-of-malaria/ar-AA1cQzAu

Insightful, recommended read 👍

The Social Order of #Abortion Restrictions

“When I read “How Rural America Steals Girls’ Futures” by Monica Potts, four passages caught my attention, because they form a particular summary of the article”

@tolton
https://earlywithdrawal.net/tolton/2023/04/23/the-social-order-of-abortion-restrictions/

"you should federate with meta because activitypub is all about openness" is just "why doesn't the so-called tolerant left tolerate my bigotry" for computers

If you've ever wanted to experience the visceral horror of being abruptly awakened in the middle of the night by a small person who proceeds to pull out their own tooth in front of you and then cheerfully dribble mouth-blood as they speculate on how many Robux their tooth is worth, then parenthood might be right for you.