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from my link log —
Situated software.
http://shirky.com/essays/situated-software/
saved 2025-10-28 https://dotat.at/:/HGVI9.html

🗿 A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil: What companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
https://theconversation.com/a-billion-dollar-drug-was-found-in-easter-i…

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

An implicit admission GOP congressmen want Trump do by decree something they could never pass through Congress as a statute, much less a constitutional amendment.
https://bsky.app/profile/lawrencehurley.bsky.social/post/3m4j44cqvos2k

Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley.bsky.social)
The following members of the House and Senate think that -- as a legal matter -- the longstanding accepted view that the 14th Amendment confers citizenship to anyone born in the US (with minor exceptions) is wrong:

"“There is generally no statute of limitations for war crimes.”
Senator Mark Kelly Doubles Down On Warning Troops Against Illegal Orders, As Veterans In Congress Launch Bipartisan Probes Into Hegseth For War Crimes, and The Regime’s Ukraine “Peace Deal” Grift Exposed
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-distributes-food-to-families

A look at the rising popularity of virtual K-pop stars, usually created by artists wearing motion sensor suits, and the labor rights questions they raise (Michelle Kim/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/metaverse-kpop-idols/

The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star
In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.

For #MonochromeMonday and #Photomontag ... I visited this spot twice now and it looked SO different. Once with a lot of fog in the evening, the other time earlier with less fog.
Not just was it the fog that ws different. But once there were NO birds at all. And the other time it w…

During Dive 878,
the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps science team studied & sampled an active pockmark on the seafloor,
-- where liquids & gases were escaping.
Their goal:
the first & most comprehensive exploration of #cold

Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean.bsky.social)
During Dive 878, the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps science team studied & sampled an active pockmark on the seafloor, where liquids & gases were escaping. Their goal: the first & most comprehensive exploration of cold seeps, one of the least-studied deep-ocean ecosystems in SW Atlantic.

Today, Mr. Boots & I both cast our votes in the CA special election. If you’re a Californian, you should, too. We must use our voices while we still have them! #Prop50 #StatewideSpecialElection

Is The Comey Case Barred By The Statute Of Limitations? It's Complicated! (But Also Yes.) - Above the Law
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/is-the-comey-case-barred-by-the-statute-of-limitations-its-complicated-but-also-yes/

Remember, we have an anti-vax conspiracy theorist as the *head* of all healthcare in the U.S.
This particular conspiracy theory is even more bonkers than his others (and there are many others).
How is this remotely ok? 🧪
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:4