Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

The Y chromosome’s genetic puzzle is finally complete

The male sex chromosome can vary in length from person to person by millions of DNA bases

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-dna-telomere-chromosomes-pangenome

@msbellows @CitizenWald that's really interesting. I think there's really something to it, though: when you start approaching risks as a profession you become a lot more aware of them and horrified by the cavalier approach others take with them. Interesting paradox.

#NFL #Preseason Week 4 Scores:

Upcoming Games:
8/24 - 7:30 PM EDT #ATL - #PIT
8/24 - 8:00 PM EDT #PHI - #IND
8/25 - 8:00 PM EDT #CAR - #DET
8/25 - 8:15 PM EDT #TEN - #NE
8/25 - 10:00 PM EDT #SF - #LAC
8/26 - 1:00 PM EDT #CHI - #BUF
8/26 - 1:00 PM EDT #GB - #SEA
8/26 - 1:00 PM EDT #KC - #CLE
8/26 - 1:00 PM EDT #MIN - #ARI
8/26 - 6:00 PM EDT #NYG - #NYJ
8/26 - 6:05 PM EDT #WSH - #CIN
8/26 - 7:00 PM EDT #TB - #BAL
8/26 - 7:00 PM EDT #JAX - #MIA

Could microplastics in soil introduce drug-resistant superbugs to the food supply? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230823192945.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #science #sustainability

🛠️ Title: Bottles
🦊️ What's: A libre tool to simplify Wine setup
🏡️ https://usebottles.com
🐣️ https://github.com/bottlesdevs
🦉️ https://mastodon.online/@usebottles
🔖 #LinuxEmulation #Microsoft #Automation
📦️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/

🥁️ Update: 51.6➜51.9
⚗️ Code improvement 🚀️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles/releases
🐘 From: 📶️ https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles/releases.atom

💥️🕯️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/TbuLI5PKdOk
🕯️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/o2HUNRPUDkU
🕯️[fr] https://www.youtube.com/embed/rSQnZ0Se8Y4
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/YnkcFH97TGQ

why the fuck is everyone in the computer industries pushing LLMs and generative AI so goddamn hard.

it feels like blockchain all over again but it’s catching people i expected better of. i don’t even think generative AI is useless, i just don’t understand why everyone wants to throw caution to the wind on a technology that is *known* to lie regularly.

So, it turns out Tesla isn't the only racist company run by Elon Musk. Quelle surprise.

"DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination against non-citizens/lawful permanent residents"

"Between 2018 and 2022, SpaceX wrongly claimed that export control laws limited its hiring to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents"

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/doj-sues-spacex-alleging-hiring-discrimination-against-refugees-and-asylum-seekers.html

Winnipeg’s Union Station to receive multi-million-dollar investment, VIA Rail says
Winnipeg's Union Station is getting a facelift through a multi-million-dollar investment from VIA Rail, with the goal of renovating the city's train station.
#globalnews #Canada #Centraltrainstation #passenger #Toronto
https://globalnews.ca/news/9917463/winnipeg-union-station-multi-million-dollar-investment-via-rail/

Justice Department files hiring discrimination suit against SpaceX https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/08/24/SpaceX-Justice-Department-hiring-lawsuit-non-citizens/4251692900458/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Hell freezes over as Apple supports right-to-repair bill

As California legislation nears finish line, Apple suddenly switches sides.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/hell-freezes-over-as-apple-supports-right-to-repair-bill/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Perhaps some signs of accelerating progress for Ukrainian forces?

"Further tactically significant Ukrainian gains in and around Robotyne in western Zaporizhia Oblast are widening the Ukrainian breach of Russian defensive lines in the area and threatening Russian secondary lines of defense."

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-23-2023

#Ukraine

Hawaii's Keck Observatory can deliver near-infrared images three to four times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope.

#science #sciencefacts #keckobservatory #hubblespacetelescope

I've been helping some friends and colleagues block some of the site scraping bots that are feeding "AI" models. Decided to take some of my notes and make something others could use too. It's a work-in-progress. Happy to add to or correct things.
https://neil-clarke.com/block-the-bots-that-feed-ai-models-by-scraping-your-website/

Christian extremist group attacks LGBTQ+ bar in Beirut @lebanon

https://www.newarab.com/news/christian-extremist-group-attacks-lgbtq-bar-beirut

The Pistachio Nebula
Credit - Bray Falls & Chester Hall-Fernandez - Astronomy Picture of the Day - https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230822.html - Amazing. This nebula was discovered during a dedicated amateur survey, and the image is the result of 70 hours of exposure time.

https://www.newarab.com/news/christian-extremist-group-attacks-lgbtq-bar-beirut Christian extremist group 'Soldiers of God' attacks LGBTQ+ friendly bar in Beirut

Break down larger tasks into smaller bites.

If you haven’t yet done so, check out our radio show and podcast Big Picture Science. It puts SETI Institute research within the context of the broader agenda of science. Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/a-twist-of-slime

#podcast #science #scicomm #biology