@rachel@norfolk.social2025-11-15 16:23:55
A very dear friend of mine, Fern, who taught me pretty much all I know about overland bike travel, is in need of a new wheelchair. One that will get her out and about again on new adventures on five wheels rather than the two she is more used to.
Please do give what you can - it all helps.
https://www.justgivin…
@doktrock@toad.social2025-12-16 19:07:20
Helping to judge high school #chemistry projects today! Groups carried out metathesis reactions to create the best nontoxic nail polish. They presented marketing materials for mock companies in addition to explaining the scientific basis. Enjoyed the creativity.
The kids are all right! ⚗️ 🧪 💅
@stefanlaser@social.tchncs.de2025-10-16 07:39:55
Epic #semiconductors. I am part of a German-Taiwanese research collab: “Exploring Silicon Urbanism: Bilateral Workshops and Fieldtrips in Dresden and Hsinchu.” With trips to clean rooms and affected communities.
Photo-documentation upcoming! #sts
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-14 20:18:44
The Liberty Justice Center
is the litigation arm of the
right-wing Illinois Policy Institute.
It has aggressively backed legal attacks on labor unions
(including the landmark Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case),
attacked gun safety measures,
and promoted policies that undermine public schools, such as taxpayer-funded vouchers.
The Liberty Justice Center received $1 million in 2021 from the Marcus Foundation,
a charitable giving nonprofit run b…
@gwire@mastodon.social2025-10-16 09:19:34
When you connect to a WiFi point and macOS asks if you want to “Always Trust” the provider’s certificate for “X.509 Basic Policy” and you do, because if it was important the question would be in english.
@shriramk@mastodon.social2025-12-15 01:04:47
The best description of Brown University, from Bess Kalb. (And to be clear, the heirs and star's kids are invariably also in that carton.)
https://besskalb.substack.com/p/brown-america
@cjhearn@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-12 20:11:54
I can still smell the fresh paint.
Back in my Cardiff happy place after it's had a little refresh 💅🏻 (It is busy here, just waited for ages for the bar area to clear to be able to take a photo!)
#MarysCardiff #CDF #LGBTQIA
@hex@kolektiva.social2025-10-03 07:32:35
Hope and imagination aren't just a nice things. Authoritarianism is rooted in doom. Authoritarianism is naturally unstable. It's naturally weak. It's extremely complex and fragile. Authoritarian regimes often collapse rapidly and catastrophically. They keep people pinned in place by removing hope. They heap trauma on their victims because trauma destroys hope and reduces creativity. So hope and imagination are the most powerful weapons against authoritarianism.
The regime tells you that things can only get worse. The regime needs you to believe it. They want you to fight on their terms, so they can pick you off, or to run or freeze, so they don't have to fight you at all. Authoritarianism must kill the creativity of it's victims, because authoritarianism has already killed it's own creativity. When you respond with hope and creativity, the system cannot adapt.
It is not simply that we should imagine what could be because we may have the opportunity to create it. It is that hope manifests the opportunity to create what we've imagined.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social2025-12-06 00:30:00
Moody Urbanity - Old & New VI 🔆
情绪化城市 - 新与旧 VI 🔆
📷 Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite
@cdarwin@c.im2025-10-09 06:26:11
Stop the No. 1 killer of Americans
Millions of people could be saved
by focusing on detecting and managing atherosclerosis, or the build up of plaque that narrows arteries over time, before overt signs or symptoms appear.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/…
