KelsonV @KelsonV@wandering.shop

"The machine can show you your self in a parallel dimension. But only once."
"Even so, it's amazing!"
"There, it has scanned you. It calibrates on happiness."
"What?"
"Do you want to see yourself in a better or worse life?"
"I... I don't want to..."
"That's what almost all say."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

AlternativeTo has restored Pixelfed!! We are still the #1 alternative to Instagram 😁

https://alternativeto.net/software/instagram/

Plants can also help filter the air in your home. In 1989, the NASA Clear Air Study examined several plants for their ability to remove airborne contaminants.

Among the most effective are ivy (Hedera helix), peace lily (Spathiphyllum sp.), snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata) and Chrysanthemum morifolium.

Possibly one of the best is bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii), which is also non-toxic to pets.

This page has more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Clean_Air_Study

Phytoremediation is the practice of detoxifying an environment through several techniques, using living plants.

Some types of phytoremediation include:
• Extraction (plants pulling contaminants from soil and water via their root systems)
• Stabilisation (reducing the mobility of contaminants in the soil)
• Degradation (removing organic pollutants and breaking them down through plant metabolism)
• Stimulation (helping microbial activity in the soil to improve degredation of organic pollutants)

A group of researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully translated nerve impulses from the brain into words and sentences, in a paper published in Nature today: https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/24/scientists-pull-speech-directly-from-the-brain/

They emphasize that this isn't mind-reading; they're picking up the signals that the brain sends to the facial muscles to create the speech, and this process relies on an electrode matrix being implanted in the brain. But it's still cool.

When I started pixelfed, stuff like blocks or mutes wasn't even on my radar.

I have never experienced abuse or harassment online. I've never blocked an account on twitter. It was naive to think those should not be a priority based on my own experiences.

I've learned so much this past year, and strive to build a safer alternative to IG for everyone.

It might take a bit longer, but it sure is worth it!

When you interact with other people, it takes the same amount of energy to lift them up as it does to push them down. Optimism takes the same amount of energy as cynicism.

Being kind or not is a simple choice to make. And while there may very little difference to you, it could make a world of difference to someone else.

Always try to make a good choice. 💚

The answer to this question appears to be “some of them do, but mastodon converts articles into a note+a link anyway so it doesn’t really matter”

Ref:
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9823
https://github.com/pterotype-project/pterotype/issues/2
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/6218/commits/bf84da8805d2699fcff9fd50070cf0d7f8a7b1b8

"A year with Spectre: a V8 perspective" https://v8.dev/blog/spectre

It's hard to overstate how much of an impact Spectre/Meltdown had on browser architecture. The conclusion that you basically have to isolate all origins within their own processes was a sobering one.

One millipede in California, USA has a toxic defense: it can release cyanide gas, strong enough to even kill birds. But in an interesting twist, one beetle has been found that preys on it: the beetle is immune to cyanide.

#Biology #Nature #Millipedes #Beetles #Chemistry #Cyanide #Toxins

https://www.kqed.org/science/1939811/this-millipede-and-beetle-have-a-toxic-relationship

"Free world building idea: Wizards have the same trust in magic that software designers have in software, which is to say, almost none at all."

Meteors, Comet, and Big Dipper over La Palma

Image Credit & Copyright: Vincent Duparc

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190423.html #APoD