Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

"Libraries aren't just a place to obtain books for free. They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money."

My wife told me to take the spider out instead of killing him.

Went out. Had a few drinks. Nice guy. He's a web designer.

I have become anecdotally aware of several (smaller) mastodon instances that are considering shutting down because they cannot afford their server bills.

If you are a #mastodonadmin of an instance that is 1000+ users and considering shutting down please reach out to me.

We may be willing to take over your instance and save your users if you are compliant with the Mastodon Server Covenenant (https://joinmastodon.org/covenant)

A study examines the connection between #inflammation, #infection and #cardiovascular risk
finds that people with latent #tuberculosis infection (#LTBI) have more inflammation and could be at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease.
#Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/med01062301.html

Database of 200,000 cell images yields new mathematical framework to understand our cellular building blocks
https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/cell-science/news-press/articles/interior-design-our-cells

engraving and backlight test

Back in the old days.... on Twitter, I'd always love joining in the chat about the Apprentice...

Where are the Apprentice fans at then?

#TheApprentice #TheApprentice2023

BBC iPlayer

This is one of the people I miss from Twitter. Has she emigrated to Mastodon?

Yes, she has!
@doctoroxford

A warm welcome to you Rachel! 🥰
I do hope you settle on Masto. You have always been an inspiration to me. Thank you.
👇
Stephen Sackur speaks to palliative care doctor and writer Rachel Clarke

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001fth2/hardtalk-rachel-clarke-palliative-care-doctor-and-writer?page=1

#Social Media
#SaveOurNHS
#Doctor
#Activist

"The UK's first research laboratory looking the impact of #LightPollution on human #health and #nature has been set up at #Lancaster University. The Dark Design Lab will study the adverse effects of too much artificial light in towns and cities."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-64164149

Cybercriminals are using ChatGPT to improve their fake chatbots for dating scams, reports my colleague Thomas Brewster:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/01/06/chatgpt-cybercriminal-malware-female-chatbots/?sh=653025305534

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, in the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla.

Credits: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Instrument: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)
Mission: Terra
Tags: Earth
More: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23535
#space #NASA #JPL #photography #astronomy #astrodon

@nedhamson
Thank you for adding a picture showing that the journalist is BLACK. Whole articles have been written about this incident without mentioning that important fact.

@AbandonedAmerica I know you don't like commercializing your work (I'm on the same boat with my own projects) - so I'll do it for you.

@AbandonedAmerica has a Patreon and a merch store. Both links are in the Bio/About sections.

One in ten people in US have no close friends. The share who have no close friends rose from 3% in 1991 to 12% in 2021. The share who have 10 or more close friends has also fallen from 33% to 13%.

https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/

Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, TX. She is the 1st African Am/Native Am aviator to receive a pilot's license. https://tinyl.io/7dok

She attended flight school in France & thrilled fans in the States while standing up to segregation.

Coleman inspired generations of African American aviators, incl. Tuskegee Airmen.

In 1992, Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison carried Coleman’s picture with her on her first mission in the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

#BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #History #Aviation