Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

It’s unfortunate (in a sense) that while temperatures were extreme this year (warmest in the instrumental record in many places), most of the US and Europe were spared so many will feel that this level of warming is no big deal.

Image from Robert Rohde

Typical farming scene or landscape in the borderlands region of UK between England and Wales as sunset approaches. #BuyIntoArt #Borderlands https://www.pictorem.com/553382/Typical%20english%20or%20welsh%20farming%20country.html

Western Maryland Railroad steam train in the fall of 2011. This scenic railroad offers excursions pulled by a 1916 Baldwin locomotive from Cumberland. #BuyIntoArt #WMRR https://www.pictorem.com/611293/WMRR%20Steam%20train%20powers%20along%20railway.html

For those in unsafe domestic circumstances, the alert could pose a larger problem. Here's how to stay safe.

https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/10/03/nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test-set-for-wednesday/

I guess I woke up crying this morning, and my wife asked if I had a nightmare. I was like, I guess...I dreamed we got to Seattle, and she told me she didn't want to go see the Death Cab/Postal Service tour, and didn't really like them at all, and was just humoring me because I spent so much on the tickets for her Christmas. So I sold her ticket and went alone. I guess I was sobbing about it in my sleep. 😅

Join STScI’s Dr. Nimisha Kumari for a showcase of #NASAWebb’s magnificent discoveries about galaxies in both the near and distant universe—TODAY at 8:00 p.m. ET: https://youtube.com/live/hVAbvcxsU2U?feature=share

The young man who was wrongly identified by conspiracy theorists, and Elon Musk, as being a neo-Nazi and "fed" is being represented by Mark Bankston, one of the lawyers who won a massive case against Alex Jones.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7b5bn/elon-musk-accused-a-man-of-being-a-fed-and-nazi-now-hes-being-sued
#News #elonmusk #BenjaminBrody #markbankston

Ars Technica: Ad-free Facebook, Instagram access planned for $14 per month in Europe https://arstechnica.com/?p=1972739 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #syndication #Instragram #Facebook #privacy #Policy #meta #EU

#EarthDay

Only thing I wish to stop #climate #change

#eat a #billionare

"Hidden in the Hippocampus are the Neural Secrets Behind False Memories"

https://neurosciencenews.com/hippocampus-hidden-memory-23998/

"These findings not only offer insights into memory retrieval but may also pave the way for novel therapeutic interventions for disorders like PTSD."

#brain #neuroscience

Trump at California rally:

“We will immediately stop all the pillaging and theft, very simply — if you rob a store you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store.”

Imagine a teenage girl falling for the temptation, steeling a candy bar, then 30 seconds later being executed by the store owner, because that was made legal by a Republican government.

What a vision for the future.

It looks like google is manipulating the entered search queries to make them more profitable for google.

"Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different query that just happens to generate more money for the company, and will generate results you weren’t searching for at all. It’s not possible for you to opt out of the substitution."

From https://www.wired.com/story/google-antitrust-lawsuit-search-results/

Let's be clear about this. Not removing most hate speech and disinformation/misinformation are key aspects of Musk's #Twitter/X and his publicly stated philosophies, which also include his direct friendly public interactions with racists and fascists on the platform. Twitter is the main large platform that has refused to agree to the EU code of conduct and has now been told by the EU that it will be in violation of EU laws regarding these content types, unless changes are made.

Understandably, many firms are reluctant to advertise on Twitter for fear of brand contamination through general or specific association with disreputable Twitter content.

By making it possible for #Google Ad users to buy ads on Twitter by linking the Google and Twitter ad systems, Google is now explicitly aligning itself with Musk's philosophies and sensibilities, by providing new sources of income via Google systems to increase ad buys on Twitter, and so help continue to fund Musk's hate speech and disinformation operations.

The damage to Google's reputation -- whatever is left of it at this point -- could be enormous, especially when Google Ad users find their ads associated with the more horrific of Twitter posts.

The is a dark day indeed for Google. -L

These researchers literally watched paint dry—for science!

Key insights into influential factors could lead to better control of drying process.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/these-researchers-literally-watched-paint-dry-for-science/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social