Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

"For scientists it is unequivocal: humans are to blame. All this is entirely consistent with predictions and repeated warnings. The only surprise is the speed of the change. Climate change is here. It is terrifying and it is just the beginning.

The era of global warming has ended.
The era of #GlobalBoiling has arrived.

The air is unbreathable, the heat is unbearable, and the level of fossil fuel profits and climate inaction is unacceptable. Leaders must lead." — António Guterres

#EndFossilFuels

U.S. senators have released a bipartisan bill today that proposes the creation of a new federal agency to regulate Big Tech. It would have the power to sue platforms that take part in harmful practices such has those that are anticompetitive, violate privacy and spread misinformation.

https://flip.it/Lwlw6a

Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican Lindsay Graham talk about their new endeavour in a New York Times op-ed. (Content may be paywalled)
https://flip.it/uu1_ra

#BigTech #Congress

Going to try posting on Mastodon more.

So, supposing that the rumours are true and Google eventually manages to lock down the web and ban adblockers ad infinitum, y'all know that #gemini is a thing, right? 🤔

Picture of the Day: Margaret Green (1925-2003) "Bus Trip from the Pits" (1956) The Herbert Gallery and Museum Coventry Dressed in their Sunday best families from a Durham Pit Village take a trip to the beach at Seaton Carew. The pits have gone but the coach trip to the beach is still a part of the summer in my village.

Quick.

Which part of this headline will outrage republicans?

The Women's World Cup fights for relevance in co-hosts New Zealand, where rugby and cricket are dominant.
After a slow build-up, a World Cup buzz grows in New Zealand

X wants to be both my social media site, and my bank, so that if I criticize Elon Musk I lose access to my money?

@zleap @Sheril

It won't. They don't care about the success of their states, they just want bigots to keep them office.

In their #JEB100 Review, Lakhiani, Shanavas & Melnattur review sleep in different animal taxa, highlighting the diversity of sleep behaviour and provide insights into sleep physiology and function.

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/14/jeb245677/324840

#comparativephysiology #zoology #biology #science

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/more-classified-evidence-found-on-a-laptop-at-donald-trumps-mar-a-lago-home/48900/

End of last year we launched our own #Mastodon server Vivaldi Social, becoming the first #browser company to step into the decentralized world of the #fediverse.

Our goal was to offer better #alternatives for people to communicate in an algorithm-free environment with no surveillance capitalism, devoid of tracking or #dataprofiling.

Read more what Forbes wrote about it👇
https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2022/12/09/how-musk-made-vivaldi-build-a-mastodon-server-in-a-fortnight

#socialmedia #privacy #community

@mcnees One of my all-time favorite tweets was from an attendee at a science talk. The presenter asked "what did Watson and Crick discover?" And from the back of the room someone yelled
"Rosalind Franklin's notes!"

USB-C iPhone modder makes AirPods case battery easier to replace - For his latest project, Ken Pillonel — the modder best kno... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/26/23808180/airpods-pro-mod-iphone-usb-c-battery-replacement

‘OH F*CK!’ Stunning Footage of Crane Collapsing in Midtown Manhattan Captured By Bystander https://www.mediaite.com/news/oh-fck-stunning-footage-of-crane-collapsing-in-midtown-manhattan-captured-by-bystander/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

this official publication from the UK Health Protection Agency assessing the dangers of toxic combustion products has the document title "Microsoft Word - HPA-CHaPD-004 WITH A BIT OF LUCK FINAL VERSION"

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/458052/HPA-CHaPD-004_for_website.pdf

Lol @ my mind

People talking about twitter changing to X.

So twitter.com becomes X.com?

"XCOM (originally called X-COM) is a science fiction video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering alien invasions of Earth."

Here, have a freebie: