KelsonV @KelsonV@wandering.shop

I just reread a blog post recently recommended by @22 and wasn’t disappointed. The story about scurvy and lime juice (instead of lemon juice!), and the polar expeditions, and the limits of scientific progress – in human nature, in our social interactions, in the power of authority – all of it makes for great reading. As @22 said: «Perhaps the Maciej piece I most often think about is the one on scuvy vs lemon juice vs lime juice»
It’s long. It’s good.
https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm

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“Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.”
“What sins have you committed, my child?”
“I keep singing Barenaked Ladies songs.”
“How long has it been since you last confessed?”
“IT’S BEEN — ”

Hi hello good evening the rainforest is burning. If you're in the US, you might not know what you can do to help. Here's some ideas:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-amazon-rainforest-is-on-fire-what-we-know-so-far-and-how-you-can-help/

It's mostly "donate" and "sign petitions", but every bit helps until we find better collective actions.

Honestly if you think you're making someone uncomfortable you should always just straight-up apologize immediately. Don't try and play it off as a joke. Don't insist that they lighten up. Just walk it back, and don't do it again. Better to have too much concern for others than too little.

"Have you seen the news? We are in the worst timeline!"
"No, we are not. We are in one of the better ones."
"How can you say that?"
"Because we will bring the world back from the brink."
"How? How can you still have hope?"
"Otherwise this would be the worst timeline."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

The Orion You Can Almost See

Image Credit & Copyright: John Gleason & Rogelio Bernal Andreo

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190821.html #APoD

Three billion devices run Java

Absolutely NO obscene jesters allowed!! 😡

Canada Unveils ‘Dinosaur Mummy’ Found With Skin And Gut Contents Intact

Scientists hail it as perhaps the best-preserved dinosaur specimen ever uncovered. You can’t even see its bones.

That’s because, 110 million years later, those bones remain covered by the creature’s intact skin and armor.

https://www.archaeology-world.com/canada-unveils-dinosaur-mummy-found-with-skin-and-gut-contents-intact-2/?fbclid=IwAR28Ifqg9RGyMzzT8gDQ7AcNvUJNIzlqsQSFf-5MxEgOBqgDD5pXWyEwFDY

Hugo awards have been announced. If you need some more reading recommendations, it's a good place to look: http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/08/2019-hugo-awards-announced/

Lenticular Clouds over Mount Etna

Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile

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