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Ugh the new Funeral Vomit got pushed to December 19 from the 10th. Which makes more sense, probably, since it's a Friday and not the Wednesday of the 10th, but it'll bump my favorite 20 of the year list to the next week in December probably. At least til after I've heard it.
The crazy thing is, I already have five things I'm looking forward to in January of the new year 🤯

"Peace" in the middle east, by de Adder.

Europa diskutiert über „digitale Souveränität“, während Amazon, Google & Co. längst Fakten schaffen. Wie nennt man es, wenn man über Freiheit redet, während man am Daten-Tropf der USA hängt? Jörg Schieb nennt es treffend: „Ein Gipfel der IT-Abgehängten.“ Reden statt Handeln bleibt kein Erfolgsmodell. #Digitalpolitik

The first ISO8601ultras sticker are now available in the stickerbox at @… Zurich
#stickerart #stickers

hello friend would you care for my crystal

In the Netherlands, we have the OV-fiets system, seamlessly connecting bike rental to train travel. On small stations, there's a bike rental 'vending machine'. Scan your public transport card, and it offers you a bike. On returning the bike, the machine asks if it was in good condition. Brilliant!

Tag 74: #rausgeschafft

#sysadmin #fursuit

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
BLAKE: Just wondered how good you really were.
AVON: Don't try and manipulate me, Blake.
BLAKE: Now why should I try and do that?
AVON: You need my help.
BLAKE: Only if you can open the doors.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/102/185…

AWS is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down major services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and Signal; AWS is investigating (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/802486/aws-outage-alexa-fortnite-snapchat-o…

Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and more.

#Marburg

📰 Täglich findest Du hier kostenlose News zu vielen Zukunftsthemen. 😀 Leider muss ich die Hosting-Rechnungen seit Jahren allein zahlen. Ich will die Amazon-Partnerlinks loswerden, aber das geht nur mit Eurer finanziellen Hilfe und reicht leider noch nicht. 😭
Bitte unterstütze meine Arbeit mit einer Steady-Mitgliedschaft: https://steady.page/klimac…

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The Kansas City Chiefs launch Foolish Club Studios, a first for an NFL team, to produce scripted and unscripted content that "might only be sports-adjacent" (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/kansas-city-chiefs-studio-plans…

Kansas City Chiefs In-House Studio Plans: TV and Film Content
The Kansas City Chiefs are the undisputed NFL team of choice for Swifties — but the team’s ultimate goal is total world fandom domination.

There are now 15 articles in our #ProspectsForDegrowth series.
Prospects for Degrowth – degrowthUK
https://degrowthuk.org/prospects-for-degrowth/

Prospects for Degrowth
Articles in this series. Introduction and call for articles. Prospects for Degrowth 2025.Mark H Burton Nothing Surprises Me.Vincent Liegey A (friendly) critique of the Degrowth movementTed Tra…

⚖️ Weight loss alone not enough to boost men's fertility
#medicine <…

Weight loss alone not enough to boost men's fertility
How men lose weight could affect their chances of having a baby, with new research from the University of Adelaide revealing healthy lifestyle behaviors seem more beneficial for improving fertility than weight loss itself.

Scottish Greens to bring buses back into public ownership with free bus travel for all, and to replace Council Tax.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e7849l1lo

Scottish Greens vow to make bus travel free for all and to replace council tax
The co-leaders pledged to "bring hope back to this country's politics" during their first conference speech after they were elected in August.

Introducing "Hey #Copilot..." that recognizes what's happening on the screen to understand what you're doing.
Now with a built-in voice agent that does GENERAL #AUTOMATION for user tasks.
✅ Making every

I'm really happy to see @… receive the 2025 Rails Luminary Award! 🎉
He’s done so much for the Rails ecosystem and the broader Ruby community.
He's always humble, thoughtful, and full of positive energy.
And I think that he never sleeps. 😅
Feels great to know that people like him are part of our community.
Huge congrats, Marco!…

#mossstodon
https://mastodon.cloud/@DamnInteresting/115583691952040061

aktuelles #Wetter #Behrendorf #Wische 20-11-2025 14:00
Temperatur: (min: 0,4C) 3,5C (max: 4,0C)
Feuchte: 95%
Luftdruck: 1004,4 hPa (stark steigend)
Windrichtung: 287 Grad
Windg…

AWS says "the underlying DNS issue" is mitigated and most "operations are succeeding normally" after a huge US-EAST-1 outage; some services are still "impacted" (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/802486/aws-o

Major AWS outage took down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and more.

I've got Eve smart plugs which happen to report grid voltage they see. I've noticed this is precise enough to observe wire resistance, and see how far each plug is from the breaker box!
#homeAssistant

📰 Mit Deiner #Spende förderst Du die kostenlose #Kommunikation wichtiger #Zukunftsthemen: Warnungen zu

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Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen plans to step down December 31 after four decades, to be succeeded by his son, Ryan Blethen; Alan Fisco will become CEO (Paul Roberts/Seattle Times)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/nov/19/seattle-t…

Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen hands reins to son Ryan Blethen
Ryan Blethen will serve as the next publisher of The Seattle Times, the daily newspaper his great-great grandfather founded in 1896, the company announced Wednesday.

Games for Degrowth and a Viable Future | Steady State Manchester
https://steadystatemanchester.net/2025/09/20/games-for-degrowth-and-a-viable-future/

Games for Degrowth and a Viable Future
by Carolyn Kagan Games as a tool for Awareness-raising Naomi Klein1 asks the question How do you change a world-view, an unquestioned ideology? Much of what we do in Steady State Manchester is to e…

🤑 $54m to walk: getting fired as a college football coach is a booming industry
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/28/brian-kelly-payout-lsu-college-football-coaches

$54m to walk: getting fired as a college football coach is a booming industry
Brian Kelly’s departure from LSU is just the latest in a series of big money firings. It’s also a jarring state of affairs for many struggling fans

Los que pueden hacer estšn haciendo.
Para los del fondo: estamos viviendo un golpe de estado. Uno de los poderes estš intentando suplantar a los otros dos.
Vamos a tener elecciones pronto. Si algune me dice eso de “no voy a votar porque [PSOED; es que Podemos; Dividir; La izquierda verdadera; etc]” se va a llevar mi desprecio eterno.
En las siguientes votamos todes y, lo siento, votamos útil. El Partido Comunista de las Cumbres Borrascosas no es una opción ante el riesg…

Falls sich jemand fragt wofür die FDP steht, schaut nach ihren eigenen Werbevideos

Judge bars NSO from targeting WhatsApp users with spyware, reduces damages in landmark case https://therecord.media/judge-bars-nso-from-targeting-whatsapp-users-lowers-damages

Games for Degrowth and a Viable Future
by Carolyn Kagan Games as a tool for Awareness-raising Naomi Klein1 asks the question How do you change a world-view, an unquestioned ideology? Much of what we do in Steady State Manchester is to endeavour to change world-views, unquestioned ideologies about economic growth and the exploitation of environmental resources. We seek to enable people to discuss, challenge and develop their ideas and thinking; to help others see that…

Games for Degrowth and a Viable Future
by Carolyn Kagan Games as a tool for Awareness-raising Naomi Klein1 asks the question How do you change a world-view, an unquestioned ideology? Much of what we do in Steady State Manchester is to e…

I just love linear() 😍 #CSS #animation
Wrote about it here, in case you’re interested:
https://matthiasott.com/notes/lin…

Linear() Is Not (That) Linear · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

Donno, maybe this kids ride could have dialed the realism on the pig down a bit

Don't reset your Wife 😆 192.168.0.1
#memes #WiFi #router

Amsterdam - Buyskade - Kostverlorenvaart - Molen De Otter
#kamafotos

It’s another one of those lackluster desert sunsets again
(no editing or filters on the photo)

"These were the times of Justine Ezarik opening a box containing the 300 pages of her first AT&T bill. Of Joe Hewitt releasing the iUI framework. Of Steve Ballmer laughing at the iPhone. Of James Duncan Davidson’s iconic photo of the iPhone inside a glass screen.
The iPhone SDK and the App Store did not come alone. They were accompanied by an infamous NDA that lasted until October 2008. It prevented devs from asking questions on a new website called “Stack Overflow”."

Erica Sadun
Developers new to the iOS platform are completely (and thankfully) unaware of its rocky start during its initial years. The first iPhone was announced on January 9th, 2007, and was released in the United States on June 29th that year. The iPhone SDK was announced by Steve Jobs in October 2007, and released in March 2008. But even before the official SDK was first announced, people were already "jailbreaking" the device, and thereby making applications for the iPhone. First-generation iPhone and…

Eigentlich hätte ich mit dem #FotoVorschlag zum Thema #Orange noch warten können. Die bei @… bestellten, orangenen Fake-Fanta

#Kundenglücklichmachungsposteinlieferungsgeräusch in der Abflugzone.

Good morning from Harlem
#Photography #GoodMorning #Sunrise #NYC

3 gute und 3 schlechte Seiten am Soldiner Kiez https://weddingweiser.de/3-gute-und-3-schlechte-seiten-am-soldiner-kiez/

Heads Up With Em
The series will highlight themes of resilience, survival, and gaining a new perspective on life, while offering a resource for those currently battling brain cancer...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/heads-up-with-e…

Heute habe ich übrigens #Shakshuka ausprobiert. Lecker.
Und gestern Apfelrollen. Auch lecker.
Ich werde demnächst mal meine neuen #Rezepte in meine Empfehlungsliste aufnehmen, dann könnt Ihr Euch da „durchfressen“. 😱 😆
Übrigens würde ich gern die Amazon-Affiliate-Links loswerden…

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The Lego (building) table is finished. My son already has plans to move his in progress build to finish it.
#woodworking
#finished

Die vier partijen plus de Wilders fanclub verwarren een uiterst-rechts-staat met de democratische rechtsstaat.

Micron reports Q1 revenue up 57% YoY to $13.64B, vs. $12.84B est., net income up 180% to $5.24B, and Q2 revenue forecast above est.; MU jumps 5% after hours (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/17/micron-q1-earnings-forecast-memory-demand-ai.html…

Micron forecasts surging revenue as computer memory demand for AI remains high
The high demand for memory has driven Micron shares higher and they are up 168% in 2025.

Trump directs federal disaster aid along partisan lines, granting relief to red states & denying blue states in a display of political favoritism and control.
☑️ #Trump Denies #Disaster #Aid for Bl…

Trump Denies Disaster Aid for Blue States While Approving It for Red States
Trump directs federal disaster aid along partisan lines, granting relief to red states and denying blue states in a display of political favoritism and control.

aktuelles #Wetter #Behrendorf #Wische 18-10-2025 01:40
Temperatur: (min: 6,6C) 6,7C (max: 7,6C)
Feuchte: 87%
Luftdruck: 1022,5 hPa (langsam steigend)
Windrichtung: 311 Grad
Win…

Storefront signs in #Chicago

💥 Bubble wrap bursts enable power-free acoustic testing
#sensors

Bubble wrap bursts enable power-free acoustic testing
Non-destructive testing allows engineers to evaluate the integrity of structures such as pipelines, tanks, bridges, and machinery without dismantling them. Conventional approaches rely on loudspeakers, lasers, or electric sparks. While effective, these systems can be difficult or dangerous to use in flammable or confined areas and require considerable power to function effectively.

Den hab ich tatsächlich zwei Jahre lang nicht gemacht? Musste erst suchen wegen Rezept. Aber jetzt!
https://mastodon.acm.org/@CerstinMahlow/111302997605094057

今日は本義足の型取り。なんでも、1点だけ要望を出した足部の部品、仮義足の足部の 1/3 の価格だそう。仮義足は「いちばんシンプルな部品で」という要望で作ったのに...。そんな事ってあるのか。

Extended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV
https://ift.tt/NFcOlYM
Extended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV…
via Input 4 RELCFP

Extended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV
Extended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: November 30, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: June 30, 2026 Around the late 1990s/early 2000s …

Uncertainty Matters in Dynamic Gaussian Splatting for Monocular 4D Reconstruction
Fengzhi Guo, Chih-Chuan Hsu, Sihao Ding, Cheng Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12768 https://

Uncertainty Matters in Dynamic Gaussian Splatting for Monocular 4D Reconstruction
Reconstructing dynamic 3D scenes from monocular input is fundamentally under-constrained, with ambiguities arising from occlusion and extreme novel views. While dynamic Gaussian Splatting offers an efficient representation, vanilla models optimize all Gaussian primitives uniformly, ignoring whether they are well or poorly observed. This limitation leads to motion drifts under occlusion and degraded synthesis when extrapolating to unseen views. We argue that uncertainty matters: Gaussians with r…

Be the finger you want to see in the world. https://norden.social/@hart/115524635150999965

Hart (@hart@norden.social)
Attached: 1 image Ohne Worte..

bitcoin_alpha: Bitcoin Alpha trust network (2017)
A network of who-trusts-whom relationships among users of the Bitcoin Alpha platform. Each directed edge (i,j,w) represents the rating of user j by user i, in which i assigns j a weight w on a scale of -10 (total distrust) to 10 (total trust) in steps of 1.
This network has 3783 nodes and 24186 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Weighted, Signed, Timestamps

Quite a dramatic rainbow over the cottage just now

Metropolitana III🔶
城 III🔶
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Ilford Pan 100
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Brutale ‘glasvezelcowboy’ laat zich niet wegsturen en blijft op deur bonzen: ‘Stickers gelden niet voor mij’ | Binnenland | AD.nl
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/brutale-glasvezelcowboy-laat-zich-niet-wegsturen-en-blijft-op-deur-bonzen-stickers-gelden-niet-voor-mij~a618c976/
'Het aanbellen bij iemand met een sticker valt onder agressieve handelspraktijken en is verboden.'
Kijk ... Dus gewoon gelijk 0900-tuig bellen in dit soort gevallen.
(Via @… )

You can't “overbuild” internet infrastructure. Just like highways, demand always catches up. Except fiber doesn't kill forests.
#fiber #unifi #network

I need to manage my finances better...
Let's make my #Catima as pretty as possible
#androidApps #bankingApp

I had a quick visit to say hi at @… and saw some aliens. 👽 👾

Episode 1686 - Barack Obama (Brendan McDonald/WTF with Marc Maron Podcast)
https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1686-barack-obama
http://www.memeorandum.com/251013/p123#a251013p123

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE MAN

📰 Deine Spende macht’s möglich: Ich informiere täglich über #Klima und #Forschung auf Deutsch, damit englischdominierte #Wissenschaftsmeldungen besser zugänglich werden. Danke für das Tei…

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😿 The Crisis of the Portuguese Left
#politics

The Crisis of the Portuguese Left
The Portuguese Socialist Party once seemed to be a model for Europe’s center left, gaining support while its sister parties were in decline. But this year’s election was a crushing defeat that saw the Socialists fall behind the far-right group Chega.

Good morning from Brentford
#Photography #GoodMorning #Sunrise #London

🫧 Artificial muscles use ultrasound-activated microbubbles to move
#machines

Artificial muscles use ultrasound-activated microbubbles to move
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound. In the future, these muscles could be deployed in technical and medical settings as gripper arms, tissue patches, targeted drug delivery, or robots.

you know it's gonna be good if the book on computer graphics starts with this

#vereinfachteSprache
Der westafrikanische #Monsun bringt den #Sommerregen, den die Menschen in Afrika dringend brauchen. Doch der

Klimawandel: Der westafrikanische Monsun könnte sich verändern und die Sahelzone gefährden (vereinfachte Sprache)
Der westafrikanische Monsun ist eine wichtige Wasserquelle für die Sahelzone. Der Klimawandel könnte den Monsun verändern und zu Dürren, Überschwemmungen und Hunger führen.

“Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world.."
Oh really?
1) Emissions of greenhouse gases are still rising
2) The degree of decoupling is far from enough
3) for the United Kingdom, the reduction 2015-2023 was -18.41%, average
-2.51% per year. To reach net zero emissions by 2050, an annual reduction of 10% is needed.
4) Those decoupling countries are not compensating for the growth in emissions elsewhere.

Decoupling …… again
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds” 1. The Guardian appears…

🚁 Drones could cut travel delays and reduce spoilage of donated blood, study shows
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-drones-delays-spoilage-donated-blood.html

Drones could cut travel delays and reduce spoilage of donated blood, study shows
Delivering blood from collection sites to labs is a fast-paced, labor-intensive process. Donated blood can deteriorate within a few hours at room temperature, leaving little room to maneuver in case of unexpected traffic congestion or other delays between collection sites and blood centers.

Good morning from Brentford
#Photography #GoodMorning #Sunrise #London

No hay nacionalismos de izquierdas. La izquierda es internacionalista por algo. https://mastodon.social/@arredro/115382389475574707

Bully talking to bully...
I hope that it will help the people in Gaza and West Bank...
Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative"
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/05/trump-netanyahu-call-gaza-peace-deal-hamas

💗 Nanomedicine researchers restructure common chemo drug to boost its power by 20,000-fold
#medicine

Nanomedicine researchers restructure common chemo drug to boost its power by 20,000-fold
In a promising advance for cancer treatment, Northwestern University scientists have re-engineered the molecular structure of a common chemotherapy drug, making it dramatically more soluble and effective and less toxic.

Good morning from Vacaville
#Photography #GoodMorning #Windows​ #GoodMorningFromHarlem<…

📖 Ich habe Angst vor #Groupies. Das Gekreische und Herumgezerre ist wirklich schlimm. Also keine #Buchmesse.🤭
Deshalb stelle ich Euch erlauchten #Nerds (lt. Sascha Lobo 😁) hier eines meiner

Decoupling …… again
If you've been reading our material for long you'll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: the decoupling thesis. Early work focused on debunking claims that were made without evidence. Later on, evidence for some decoupling was provided and we reviewed its implications.  Briefly we questioned its scale, permanence, and the quality of the data underpinning…

Decoupling …… again
If you’ve been reading our material for long you’ll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: …

Good morning from Harlem
#Photography #GoodMorning #Sunrise #NYC

Decoupling …… again
A response to the recent article in the Guardian and the report from ECAU on which it is based.
http://degrowthuk.org/2025/12/16/decoupling-again/

Decoupling …… again
An article appeared in The Guardian on Thursday, December 11th, entitled “Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds” 1. The Guardian appears…

😮‍💨 Research shows that improved home ventilation can ease asthma symptoms, advance public health
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-home-ventilation-ease-asthma-symptoms.html

Research shows that improved home ventilation can ease asthma symptoms, advance public health
For millions of people living with asthma, even the air inside their homes can make breathing difficult. But researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have shown that better ventilation systems can make a measurable difference in helping people breathe more easily.

NY governor signs bills requiring ads to disclose AI-generated performers and mandating consent of heirs to use a deceased person's likeness commercially (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/12/new-york-ai-law-consumers-film-industry-1236646078…

New York Enacts Landmark AI Laws Requiring Disclosure Of Synthetic Performers In Ads And Consent For Posthumous Use Of Name, Image & Likeness
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed the nation's first AI bill designed to both protect consumers and increase transparency in the film industry.

📏 Text rendering and effects using GPU-computed distances
#graphics

Text rendering and effects using GPU-computed distances

📰 Dein Support macht’s möglich: Ich informiere täglich über #Zukunftsthemen, die uns alle betreffen. #Klimaschutz, #Klimaanpassung und

KlimaCrew
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Cork (Ireland), will host the 12th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in 2027 with satellite gatherings in Covilha (Portugal) and Cluj-Napoca (Romania).
Cork 2027 | degrowth.info
https://degrowth.info/en/conference/cork-2027

Cork 2027
Coming in August 2027 the 12th Conference will take place in Ireland, with satellite gatherings in Covilha (Portugal) and Cluj-Napoca (Romania). With a thematic focus on "policy, practice and culture" the event aims to help accelerate the decolonial momentum of the just transition, celebrating diverse, pluriversal voices from around the world and turning a critical eye on the extractivist policies.

📰 Hier findest Du täglich Informationen zu #Klima & #Wissenschaft auf Deutsch. Mit Deiner Unterstützung kann ich das weiterhin kostenlose tun. Ich möchte helfen, #Sprachbarrieren zu überb…

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🥄 'Self-fixturing' friction stir technique removes barriers for US manufacturing
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-fixturing-friction-technique-barriers.html

'Self-fixturing' friction stir technique removes barriers for US manufacturing
A spinning tool plunges into two pieces of metal, rotating at a high rate of speed. As the tool begins to move, it softens and mixes the metal, creating a powerful weld—one that can securely join similar and dissimilar materials (particularly metals and alloys) without rivets, fasteners, or adhesive. This advanced manufacturing technique—called friction stir welding—requires only a fraction of the energy required by conventional techniques, but it isn't used on many assembly lines today.

That Guardian article on decoupling. I managed to split the thread into two.
Part 1: https://mstdn.social/@degrowthuk/115706303130608298
And part 2:

⛳ Novel textile can adjust its aerodynamic properties on demand
#fabric

Novel textile can adjust its aerodynamic properties on demand
Imagine a road cyclist or downhill skier whose clothing adapts to their wind speed, allowing them to shave time just by pulling or stretching the fabric.

😧 Astringent, sharper mind: Flavanols can trigger brain activity for memory and stress response
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-astringent-sharper-mind-flavanols-trigger.html

Astringent, sharper mind: Flavanols can trigger brain activity for memory and stress response
Astringency is a dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery sensation in the mouth caused by plant-derived polyphenols. Polyphenols, including flavanols, are well known for risk reduction in cardiovascular diseases.

Wise words on the Hickel-Liegey/Nelson debate.
Neither the either nor the or: for a sideways degrowth | degrowth.info
https://degrowth.info/en/blog/neither-the-either-nor-the-or-for-a-sideways-degrowth

Neither the either nor the or: for a sideways degrowth
Here we are again: a position in the degrowth movement becomes apparent, strong, almost dominant, and the other side responds, feeling misrepresented. And in reacting, it inevitably ends up claiming to be the herald of the “true Degrowth” and rejecting the contribution of the other side.

😻 New test can flag drugs that could be harmful to cats
#cats

New test can flag drugs that could be harmful to cats
A new test developed at Washington State University will help pharmaceutical companies, veterinarians and regulatory agencies identify drugs that may trigger severe—but preventable—neurological side effects in some cats.

🦾 Robots you can wear like clothes: Automatic weaving of 'fabric muscle' brings commercialization closer
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-robots-automatic-fabric-muscle-commercialization.html

Robots you can wear like clothes: Automatic weaving of 'fabric muscle' brings commercialization closer
The commercialization of clothing-type wearable robots has taken a significant step forward with the development of equipment that can continuously and automatically weave ultra-thin shape memory alloy coil yarn—thinner than a human hair—into lightweight and flexible "fabric muscle" suitable for large-scale production.

💪 Muscle tissue from a 3D printer—produced in zero gravity
#muscle

Muscle tissue from a 3D printer—produced in zero gravity
Human health is the Achilles heel of space travel. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now succeeded in printing complex muscle tissue in zero gravity. This will enable drugs for space missions to be tested in the future.

🪼 How the Discovery of Single-Celled Marine Organisms Resulted in One of the Most Influential Illustrated Books Ever Published
https://lithub.com/how-the-discovery-of-single-celled-marine-organis…

How the Discovery of Single-Celled Marine Organisms Resulted in One of the Most Influential Illustrated Books Ever Published
No creatures from the microscopic world have managed to captivate the human imagination as authoritatively as radiolarians. Since the late nineteenth century, they’ve made their existence known in …

👀 Eyes above the trees: LiDAR technology improves forest assessment with laser beams
#laser

Eyes above the trees: LiDAR technology improves forest assessment with laser beams
Forests have been benefiting humanity since long before the health benefits of forest bathing were discovered. They are major carbon sinks that provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including timber and non-timber forest products, recreation, and climate regulation.

😰 Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/harrison-ford-donald-trump-climate-crisis

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

💥 Growing popular unrest in India’s Ladakh region as New Delhi makes it a forward base for war with China and Pakistan
#india

Growing popular unrest in India’s Ladakh region as New Delhi makes it a forward base for war with China and Pakistan
On September 24, security forces opened fire on unarmed protestors opposing the Indian central government’s oppressive rule of the region, killing four and wounding more than 150.

🌾 Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms
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Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.

👎🏿 Americans Are Mostly United Against 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑
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Americans Are Mostly United Against Citizens United
When the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United decision, it allowed a torrent of unchecked dark money into political campaigning. Ordinary Americans of all political stripes have taken notice, and they overwhelmingly disapprove of the results.