szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

Tiny rant: US-/North America-centrism is so pervasive on the English-language Internet. People are quick to describe a plant or animal in a post as "invasive" without knowing where the photo was taken. I'm like, *where do you think it is native to?* Mars? ⁦ಠ⁠_⁠__ಠ⁩

I just saw a user assuming a planarian they found was invasive because that's what North Americans automatically parrot. They were in its native range.

What if extraterrestrial civilizations exist, but they are not so utopian as some SF writers are trying to sell them to us, but they struggle as we, humans on Earth do. And if they finally reach the technological level barely allowing them the interstellar travel and communication with sub-light speed, the civilizations crumble because of social inequality and environmental damage.

Another highlight from Nisqually for #marshMadness - Western meadowlark taking off! Got this photo just in time before the little guy disappeared.

#birds

I bet Microsoft could make a vacuum cleaner that doesn’t suck.

"For games, the researches found that piracy had a positive effect on game sales."

https://www.ghacks.net/2017/09/22/inconvenient-eu-piracy-study-kept-hidden-for-years/

O DRM i piractwie opowiadamy więcej tutaj: https://www.internet-czas-dzialac.pl/odcinek-14-drm/

A round of drinks on a Saturday isn't quite what it was before kids. 😄

Taking a wooden boat on a journey of almost 1,300 kilometres across Poland in order to preserve the country's natural waterways and wildlife. My buddy Michal Zygmunt is continuing on a serious trip for the greater good, therefore I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him.
https://zrzutka.pl/h8y5br #nature #wildlife #journey

Kids these days don't know how to write proper regular expressions.

"a white goose with a blue bill"

"The phrase `white goo' is banned you perv."

TikTok: Look! I discovered hot water melts frozen food faster!

Twitter: Look at this TikTok video showing how to defrost your food faster!

Yahoo news: Millions of Twitter users view TikTok video showing new life hack for melting frozen food!

Mastodon: Please read my academic white paper describing the impacts of public school system underfunding

This bobcat spent two hours hunting in our yard yesterday. Such a privilege to be in its presence for so long.

#bobcat #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #nature #NewHampshire

The Renaissance was the pinnacle of art because painters understood that babies are rude and inconsiderate, and they painted babies in a way that accurately depicts their shitty little personalities.

While #Caturday lasts: "I am Darkness. Fear my Wrath!"

"In Defense of Studying 'Basket Weaving' at College" 🧺

An essay on why cultural subjects that get derided for being silly or frivolous (and, surprise surprise, are historically the province of women and indigenous groups) turn out to be intellectually fascinating, deep, and practical as hell

My essay, for Medium subscribers: https://clivethompson.medium.com/in-defense-of-studying-basket-weaving-at-college-a862792f3a85

A "friend" link in case you're not a Medium subscriber: https://clivethompson.medium.com/in-defense-of-studying-basket-weaving-at-college-a862792f3a85?sk=05da00e8ad388013630497ce92368ed8

Oaks in low cloud near Sheepstor this week #Dartmoor #Devon #photography #mosstadon

The general trouble I have with the “academic tenure protects free speech” argument is that, in practice, the most vociferous supporters of human rights and equal justice are untenured students, non-tt lecturers, adjuncts, and others. Tenure doesn’t seem to have much to do with it.

It’s really help if more of the tenured would actually use their security for good, instead of as a mere employment perk.