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• Post #3086523

  https://e360.yale.edu/digest/penguin-guano-cloud-formation-study Penguins produce an enormous volume of excrement, or guano, so much that last year four colonies of emperor penguins were discovered after researchers spotted their droppings in satellite images. Such massive quantities of guano are a major source of ammonia, a chemical known to influence the formation of clouds. #science #penguinsnews

• Post #3086522

  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221658525_Improving_the_sensitivity_of_the_IBR-gE_ELISA_for_testing_IBR_marker_vaccinated_cows_from_bulk_milk In my new line of work I come across a lot of testing methods for domesticated animals. I read up on the ELISA Tests and am now playing a game of catch with all the publications of the last 10 years or so. Fun!

• Post #3086521

  https://www.halaltimes.com/what-is-eid-al-adha-exploring-its-significance-traditions-and-celebrations/ Eid mubarak to all my muslim friends

• Post #3086520

  https://schlaff.com/wp/neal-fun-and-the-internets-creative-playground/ Wow, the old Internet is still alive

• Post #3086519

  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132325005554?via%3Dihub Effect of bedding on total thermal insulation in different sleeping postures measured with thermal manikin and modelled with JOS-3, new paper from this year. #science

• Post #3086518

  https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/news/84987 Understanding the Effect of Bedding on Thermal Insulation During Sleep. Researchers examine how different postures and bedding influence the thermal environment of sleeping. #science

• Post #3086517

  https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/anthropic-destroyed-millions-of-print-books-to-build-its-ai-models/ On Monday, court documents revealed that AI company Anthropic spent millions of dollars physically scanning print books to build Claude, an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT. In the process, the company cut millions of print books from their bindings, scanned them into digital files, and threw away the originals. Useless take: at least they bought the books instead of looting the Internet. #Tech...

• Post #3086516

  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/key-fair-use-ruling-clarifies-when-books-can-be-used-for-ai-training/ Artificial intelligence companies don't need permission from authors to train their large language models (LLMs) on legally acquired books, US District Judge William Alsup ruled Monday. The first-of-its-kind ruling that condones AI training as fair use will likely be viewed as a big win for AI companies, but it also notably put on notice all the AI companies that expect the...

• Post #3086515

  https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/takako-yamaguchi-artist-interview-studio-photos-moca-la When describing her first decades, the artist is almost apologetic about her youthful choices. “When I was first picking and choosing subjects, poking around, the process was whimsical, even irresponsible,” she says. “I picked out subjects that I wasn’t sure I was committed to.” #artist #art #takakoyamaguchi

• Post #3086514

  https://yaqeeninstitute.org.my/read/paper/a-plea-to-saintly-women-the-life-and-legacy-of-nana-asmau Nana Asma'u bint Uthman (1793-1864) was a Muslim scholar and prolific poet from the West African Sahel. Raised in a poetry-loving culture, Nana Asma'u used poetry to teach the Qur’an and transmit Islamic values, memorialize great people, and preserve her people’s history. #history #literature #Islam

• Post #3086513

  https://de.ifixit.com/News/11986/iphones-are-allergic-to-helium "An IT worker at a medical facility made a remarkable discovery about iPhones and Apple watches , after a freshly installed MRI machine appeared to disable every iOS device in the hospital." That was 2018, I wonder if new iPhones after 2018 got some safeguards against helium exposure. https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-a-helium-leak-disabled-every-iphone-in-a-medical-facility/ #technology

• Post #3086511

  http://paulryanartist.com/about-us/ Arist I saw in Dublin #artwork

• Post #3086510

  https://www.dwell.com/home/the-greenhouse-home-f2011aeb House in a green house by Margit Klev #architecture

• Post #3086509

  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raccoons-are-showing-early-signs-of-domestication/ City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals #science

• Post #3086508

  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-of-the-darkness/202511/are-rich-people-more-likely-to-be-selfish-and-mean More Selfish and Mean Than Everyone Else? Research suggests a link between wealth and selfishness. #science