Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

people seem to get it confused thinking the fediverse is social media, but the fediverse is a protocol for sharing information. the fediverse wasn't designed around the flaws of social media but it might die adopting the culture

NASA’s Earth Information Center is now open to the public! 🚨🌎

Visit @nasa in downtown Washington, D.C. to see what we’re learning about our home planet in our new Earth science exhibit and immersive experience. http://go.nasa.gov/eic
#NASAEarth

social media was created to spy on people

Odd spokesperson for the “We really oughta talk about unfair advantages in sports” campaign.

Missouri couple who filmed themselves at Capitol riot are charged more than 2 years later https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article276600436.html

A 19-year-old was among the five men who perished in the terrifying submarine tragedy. I simply can't find a joke here, maybe because it just fucking happened.

RT @: Would you like your scientific image to feature on one of the 2024 BBA journal covers?
https://www.elsevier.com/life-sciences/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/journals/bba/bba-journal-cover-image-competition?dgcid=STMJ_1669887455_AWDS_NOM&utm_source=TW&utm_medium=SORG
Encompassing #biochemistry #biophysics #molecularbiology #cellbiology #genomics #bioinformatics #metabolomics #proteomics #systemsbiology

btw got locked out of my hotel room yesterday because the battery in the "smart" lock died.

more and more, tech does not seem to be improving my daily life.

NBC News Poll Shows Trump Is Only Four Points Behind Biden https://crooksandliars.com/2023/06/nbc-news-poll-shows-trump-only-one-point?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

When I first started using a telephoto lens to photograph teeny tiny leeetle birds I felt like I was being transported into a magical miniature world. Today took me right back to those wonder filled first experiences, but with a bit more technique to back it up. It looks like this superb fairy-wren is standing watch over a little fairy garden. #birds #birdphotography #nature

HOW TO SPOT A RIP CURRENT:

IT'S WHERE THE WATER LOOKS EASIEST AND SAFEST, with no waves breaking or rolling in.

NEVER ENTER THE SEA HERE.

If you get caught in a rip, DON'T FIGHT IT. You can't swim back to shore against it; you will become exhausted and drown.

Instead, SWIM ACROSS IT, parallel to shore. You'll soon be out of the current and can then easily swim back.

Boost, please, and make sure your friends and family know this when they hit the beach.

🤯

"Thousands of rock art pictures depicting huge Ice Age creatures such as mastodons have been revealed by researchers in the Amazon rainforest.

The paintings were probably made around 11,800 to 12,600 years ago, according to a press release from researchers at Britain’s University of Exeter.

The paintings are set over three different rock shelters, with the largest, known as Cerro Azul, home to 12 panels and thousands of individual pictographs."

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/amazon-rainforest-ice-age-paintings-scli-intl/index.html

I’m just remembering the time FB killed a bunch of small media companies by pretending that its video engagement was through the roof.

And the time they non-consensually experimented with only showing awful things to certain users to see if it would isolate and depress them (it did).

And the time they hosted the livestream of a mass shooting hate crime.

And the time they enabled a genocide.

Or Cambridge Analytica. JFC remembering facts and events is not hard.

@lucifargundam @zleap @RadicalEdward @freemo I pledge to keep the amount of our reputation high! (As long as it's not much work)

Female artists' work is a fraction of what's displayed in museums, but that's not due to a lack of women in art. https://t.co/aSoGWSP3Vr

Good morning all #tzag As a new working week begins may we go out with a heart that puts others first. May we show love to all we come across today and thank everyone who plays a part in our lives, especially those who do tasks that so often go unnoticed. May we be people who show others that they are appreciated and valued #BeExcellentToEachOther

If you're starting out in security and find the breadth of stuff you "need to know" daunting, I want to give you some perspective:

1. The field has broadened - dramatically. The "baseline knowledge" grows every year. Anyone saying otherwise is lying or uninformed.
2. You don't have to "know everything" to make a significant impact.
3. All the people you are looking up to now stand on the shoulders of giants, whether they admit it or not. I know I sure do.
4. Stop measuring yourself by what you don't know. You'll never know it all.
5. This is a field where you need to be comfortable with lifetime learning. Your skills will quickly become irrelevant (despite Microsoft's best efforts) if you stand still.
6. I spend at least an hour a day reading/practicing new skills. Still. It's my antidote to stagnation.
7. Pick a few areas of specialization, especially when you're starting out. You can't know more generally than a 20yr veteran. But if you pour all your focus into some new technology, you'll quickly outpace them *there*.
8. They still may be seen as more valuable, because context. But your value isn't measured against others. It's based on what you contribute to the broader team.
9. Develop a learning plan and stick to it.
10. Build your network and treat people well. People matter more than computers on SO MANY LEVELS.

Cross posted from the bird site.

Regarding the position of scicomm.xyz on #Meta and in the Fediverse, #FediPact etc.

After discussion between myself and the other mods and considering the views expressed by the people on our instance we have decided that pre-emptive blocking of Meta is warranted.

There is more detail on the background and explanation of this decision in a post on our companion site, here:
https://about.scicomm.xyz/doku.php?id=blog:2023:0625_meta_on_the_fediverse_to_block_or_not_to_block

Thanks to our people for their comments and suggestions to help us reach this decision.

Remember that attendees at #Evol2023 can report incidents of potential misconduct to our safety officer: https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/safe-evolution.html#Report during and for a few weeks after the conference ends. So if you've experienced or *observed* excluding, bullying, intimidation, harassment, or more, please reach out to them: evolutionsafetyofficer@gmail.com

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