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S-cones (which respond to short wavelengths) are very few in the fovea center
so causing a so-called S-cone blind spot
(Williams et al., 1981)
but they peak in number on the foveal slope at about 12% of the population
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11515/

S-Cone Pathways by Helga Kolb
There are differences in the genetic structure and locus of the S-cone visual pigment compared with the L- and M-cone pigments (Nathans et al., 1986), yet the S-cones are common to all vertebrate retinas and always form a consistent 8-10% of the cone photoreceptor population (Marc, 1982; Kolb and Lipetz, 1991).The S-cones are however, very few in the fovea center so causing a so-called S-cone blind spot (Williams et al., 1981) but they peak in number on the foveal slope at about 12% of the popu…

"Washing machine filter captures microfibers as small as 20 micrometers in size"
#Plastic #Plastics
https://

Washing machine filter captures microfibers as small as 20 micrometers in size
A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and polyester materials. Lab testing of an SA-made washing machine filter at Flinders University shows it can be a useful new way to help protect waterways from polyester and other synthetic microparticles.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Millie Turner:
🎵 January
#NowPlaying #MillieTurner
https://open.spotify.com/track/0NWel7MCItXOwPbIWWIWxk

Modern software developers: 100% of our users enable telemetry *.
* according ot the data obtained from our telemetry.
Also modern software developers: 147% of users use "AI" features †.
† according to our "AI".
#OpenSource #Mozilla #NoLLM

From our Johnny G's gig
Kae Murphy: trumpet
Nolan Murphy: tuba
Gary Murphy: banjo
#ChristmasMusic #livejazz #tubasolo

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Nolan Potter:
🎵 My Favorite Things
#NolanPotter
https://nolanpotter.bandcamp.com/track/my-favorite-things
https://open.spotify.com/track/54WQpWDRSkzWEPQPtKqsPK

(14 years ago, in 2011) Building the bionic eye: an emerging reality and opportunity https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3326660/ "blind individuals will continue to benefit from the use of sensory substitution devices";

Building the Bionic Eye: An Emerging Reality and Opportunity
Once the topic of folklore and science fiction, the notion of restoring vision to the blind is now approaching a tractable reality. Technological advances have inspired numerous multidisciplinary groups worldwide to develop visual neuroprosthetic ...

LLM-guided development is making #autobahn truly great. Now it decided to arbitrarily start "vendoring" flatbuffers. Except that by "vendoring", they actually mean installing their own top-level `flatbuffers` package as part of `autobahn` (and therefore overwriting the original `flatbuffers`). I wonder how #Google feels about that…
#NoLLM

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy
Sonja:
🎵 Nylon Nights
#Sonja
https://blackflagsoverbrooklyn.bandcamp.com/track/sonja-nylon-nights
https://open.spotify.com/track/3UyiPTAf5lHL71xfdKukGU

In the age of "#AI" assisted programming and "vibe coding", I don't feel like calling myself a programmer anymore. In fact, I think that "an artist" is more appropriate.
All the code I write is mine entirely. It might be buggy, it might be inconsistent, but it reflects my personality. I've put my metaphorical soul into it. It's a work of art.
If people want to call themselves "software developers", and want their work described as a glorified copy-paste, so be it. I'm a software artist now.
EDIT: "craftsperson" is also a nice term, per the comments.
#NoAI #NoLLM #LLM