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"Plant-based records take the PVC out of vinyl"
#Music #Vinyl
https://newatlas.…

Startup spins out plant-based alternative to PVC in vinyl records
Though streaming accounts for most of our music consumption, sales of vinyl records have been on the rise for a few years now. But the plastic used to create them is bad news for the enviro-conscious listener. A UK startup is hoping to change that by pressing for plant-based alternatives.

Given that I see calls for better support for those random opensource devs that happen to maintain some of the most important pieces of software on the planet: a good friend of mine is maintaining expat - possibly the most important popular xml library out there - and he has a message in his latest changelog that you may want to read:

libexpat/expat/Changes at R_2_6_2 · libexpat/libexpat
:herb: Fast streaming XML parser written in C99 with >90% test coverage; moved from SourceForge to GitHub - libexpat/libexpat

Neuer Look für iOS 18 in Planung, macOS kommt später
Apple plant für iOS 18 eine ganze Reihe von Neuerungen: Neben frischen KI-Funktionen wird auch das Design entstaubt. macOS muss offenbar warten.
https://www.

Terrestrial planet formation from a ring: long-term simulations accounting for the giant planet instability
J. M. Y. Woo, D. Nesvorny, J. Scora, A. Morbidelli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17259

Terrestrial planet formation from a ring: long-term simulations accounting for the giant planet instability
The process leading to the formation of the terrestrial planet remains elusive. In a previous publication, we have shown that, if the first generation of planetesimals forms in a ring at about 1 AU and the gas disk's density peaks at the ring location, planetary embryos of a few martian masses can grow and remain in the ring. In this work, we extend our simulations beyond the gas-disk stage, covering 200 Myr and accounting for the phase of giant planet instability, assumed to happen at differen…

It actually makes her perfect for theGOP and their next planned regime https://mastodon.social/@fawfulfan/112340076981002730

"More recent research has documented the declining nutrient value in some staple crops due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels; a 2018 study that tested rice found that higher CO2 levels reduced its protein, iron and zinc content."
The evidence that excess CO2 is just junk food for plants continues to grow. And unless we stop CO2 emissions, that problem persists, and #SolarRadiationModification

"More recent research has documented the declining nutrient value in some staple crops due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels; a 2018 study that tested rice found that higher CO2 levels reduced its protein, iron and zinc content."
The evidence that excess CO2 is just junk food for plants continues to grow. And unless we stop CO2 emissions, that problem persists, and #SolarRadiationModification

It actually makes her perfect for theGOP and their next planned regime https://mastodon.social/@fawfulfan/112340076981002730

Thought I'd try reading a Star Trek novel so I went for The Antares Maelstrom by Greg Cox.
It had good characterizations of the familiar star-ship crew but felt slow and poorly paced. I guess coz it's so much longer than a 50 minute TV show.
The way the Federation has supposedly done away with money and need makes a gold-rush story difficult to fathom. How can you have a gold-rush ("pangeum" rather than actual gold) of people heading to a mining-planet if nobody uses money or has any personal wealth?
By making the planet only a potential Federation member, it turns out.
Then everyone can act like a Ferengi.
Anyway, it was okay, but didn't really feel much like watching the old TV shows did.
#reading #books #starTrek

"More recent research has documented the declining nutrient value in some staple crops due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels; a 2018 study that tested rice found that higher CO2 levels reduced its protein, iron and zinc content."
The evidence that excess CO2 is just junk food for plants continues to grow. And unless we stop CO2 emissions, that problem persists, and #SolarRadiationModification