szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

@deevybee @FaithfullJohn You didn’t hear it from me, but many paywalled articles can be read if your browser supports a “Reader” view (just the text, no ads). Load the page and then switch to Reader view. If it doesn’t work, try refreshing the page while in Reader view.

Rewilding success story. Oaks protected by briers. Storks nesting for first time in 600 years. Beavers engineering new wetlands. Carbon storage up. Depleted land restored. https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/from-debt-to-diversity-a-journey-of-rewilding-carbon-capture-and-hope/?ref=futurecrunch.com

A few months ago I saw a picture of this weird computer made of wood. I went to LA to meet the guy who made it, and found a new vision for how we build and use gadgets. And, of course, to play with the wood computer! https://www.theverge.com/23841276/mythic-computer-keegan-mcnamara-pc-builder

@canyakker Gotta love nurse logs. 🌱

An old tree, fallen years ago, is giving life to a little Pine seedling.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #mosstodon #trees

PSA to people still posting on Twitter: Twitter no longer shows replies or threads to non-logged-in users - just the individual tweets you link to. It also doesn't show profiles with all your recent tweets. I'm not sure this is widely known, especially for those in charge of brands etc. It really cuts down on the usefulness of Twitter IMO.

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My photo. Everything about this is decay, an abandoned steam engine in a paddock museum, peeling paint, rust, and a healthy growth of lichen on top. Nature always wins. #lichen

Life in a Rural 'Ambulance Desert' Means Sometimes Help Isn’t on the Way https://kffhealthnews.org/MTczMzQ5NA via @kffhealthnews

I would like to have a talk with whoever laid out this keyboard, preferably behind a woodshed.

Plants don't get covered that well in gen bio and gen chem classes. Nature programs tend to focus on the animals. But A LOT of what we eat, wear, and medicate ourselves with comes from plants.

Now drinking: a drink made with bark from a Cinnamomum species, powdered fermented seeds of Cacao theobroma, and ground roasted seeds of Coffea arabica. #PlantScience #Botany

You know what this girl needs?

One of them bathtubs
That cover both boobs and knees.

#PoetryOfThePoor

#TongueOutTuesday at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center featuring this young elk bull. Photo by Nicole Geils
#Alaska #AlaskaWildlifeConservationCenter

@ascentale Much of today's "we mustn't do anything to cause congestion" thinking is rooted in the gas crisis of the 70s. Since then the spectre of congestion has been (misguidedly) attached to so many counterproductive urban transportation policies. It's a *very* handy boogeyman.

Yet in most US states, turning right on a red light is still allowed by default.

There's no evidence #RTOR does what it was meant to do: save fuel.

There is evidence that it increases the risks to pedestrians even when (especially when) they are using crosswalks and following traffic signals.

There's widespread acknowledgment that our longstanding focus on traffic flow kills people.

Why are we still turning right on red? This is the lowest of the low hanging fruit. Ban #RTOR.

#RoadSafety

Some autistic people find making phone calls extremely stressful and unpleasant and will avoid them at all costs.

Please don’t try and force your communication preferences on others.

image: anon
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD @actuallyautistic

Blep

#DailyDoggo #DogsOfMastodon

I'm planning on booking a couple of nights away for my other half & I in a few weeks - our first little holiday in nearly 8 years...

A few observations....

1) AirBnB isn't what I remember it
2) Dang some places look snaky, but are quite expensive
3) I'm actually wondering how LGBTQ friendly places are and not wanting the hassle of having to confirm that, yes, two men will be sharing the same bed, thank you very much...

Oh, and trying to find somewhere interesting but not bank breaking in a nice rural or coastal location in the South West of England.

I don't ask for much... :D