I recently got into cooking with a #cast-iron pan, and as a scientist, grew really curious about the process of "seasoning": cooking with oil repeatedly leads to a non-stick surface. After reading quite a few techniques online, I thought: somebody has had to have studied this scientifically. Sure enough here's an article for that!
Seasoning Chinese cooking pans: The nanoscience behind the Kitchen God's blessing
The Chinese iron pan can function as a nonstick pan even without a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating after a “Kitchen God blessing” seasoning pro…www.sciencedirect.com
Welp, finally pulled the bandaid fully. Transferred the SIM to the #Pixel4a with #grapheneos . Smell ya later, #iPhone !
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I’m speaking with my wallet, by getting a Pice 4a and flashing GrapheneOS on it. But this also. 
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This is so cool! Nature always finds a way to surprise you. Wonder if I can grow something like that here to keep mosquitoes at bay?
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026091196/this-sweet-white-flower-is-actually-a-sneaky-carnivore-scientists-discovered
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026091196/this-sweet-white-flower-is-actually-a-sneaky-carnivore-scientists-discovered
This Sweet White Flower Is Actually A Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discover
Carnivorous plants are rare, but now botanists say they've found one that's long been overlooked. It lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, and in other parts of the Pacific Northwest.NPR
Man, and I was just getting used to the iPhone too; this looks suspiciously like the top of a slippery slope. Welp, forced my hand to try to figure out an Android to choose to flash /e/ or LineageOS.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/apple-explains-how-iphones-will-scan-photos-for-child-sexual-abuse-images/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/apple-explains-how-iphones-will-scan-photos-for-child-sexual-abuse-images/
Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images
Apple offers technical details, claims 1-in-1 trillion chance of false positives.Ars Technica
I guess there's one benefit of remote work I can see as an essential employee, a lot of the middlemen I report data to may not be around and I can get more credit for the work I do:
"Similarly, if your entire work product is boxing up other people’s production and sending it to the CEO, that becomes significantly harder to prove as your own in a fully digital environment—the producer in question can simply send it along themselves. Remote work makes who does and doesn’t actually do work way more obvious."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/work-from-home-benefits/619597/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
"Similarly, if your entire work product is boxing up other people’s production and sending it to the CEO, that becomes significantly harder to prove as your own in a fully digital environment—the producer in question can simply send it along themselves. Remote work makes who does and doesn’t actually do work way more obvious."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/work-from-home-benefits/619597/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Why People Like Working From Home
Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.Ed Zitron (The Atlantic)
As a sort of “Christmas in July” gift, I set up a website for my parents’ business using #hugo and the hugo-scroll theme. Actually the most time was spent on the logo which I recreated as an #svg using #Inkscape . Even #self-hosting it on my own server!
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This is not nice.
Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees
Apple’s Weather app on iOS 14 has an usual issue: it refuses to display the number 69 for its forecasts, rounding its source data up to 70 degrees or down to 68. The error appears to be fixed on the upcoming iOS 15, however.Chaim Gartenberg (The Verge)
And we’re back.
Back to civilization after TWO DAYS without power from a storm. Just glad Ameren doesn’t run the toilets!
Our yard is officially a wildlife preserve. Right outside our front door, a cardinal decided to nest and lay some eggs. This is after the deer fawn we see every year, along with a resident groundhog.
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I've also heard these are a good source of tannins, and were used to make the original iron based inks.
Been having fun finding galls - swellings or growths on leaves & stems caused by insects, mites, & even fungi. There are so many different shapes and they're all so fascinating! You can find many on oak and hackberry trees. Just flip over a leaf! #galls fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/…
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According to Google, you’re not human if you aren’t being tracked by Google.
“…one of the ways that Google determines whether you’re a malicious user or not is whether you already have a Google cookie installed on your browser.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/90369697/googles-new-recaptcha-has-a-dark-side
#SurveillanceCapitalism
“…one of the ways that Google determines whether you’re a malicious user or not is whether you already have a Google cookie installed on your browser.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/90369697/googles-new-recaptcha-has-a-dark-side
#SurveillanceCapitalism
Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side
The latest version of the bot detector reCaptcha is invisible to users and has spread to more than 650,000 websites. It’s great for security—but not so great for your privacy.Katharine Schwab (Fast Company)
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Happy B-Day dear #Fediverse ! A teenager, how time flies :D
Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Sunday, 18-May-08 15:49:33 UTC - Identi.ca
Hey, Plusporans!
I posted this as a reply to someone who was reposting the announcement about the issues Pluspora was having lately, but I figured I would post this just in general.
I would like to extend an open invitation to you and anyone who is wanting or needing to setup another fediverse account (due to the unfortunate circumstances at Pluspora) to come check out Friendica. Our friendly Friendica instances speak many languages, so they reach in to many other parts of the fediverse - the GNU Socials, Pleromas, Mastondons, etc, as well as Hubzillas and of course, Diasporas. This invitation is not to dissuade from choosing any particular path, but as I don't see enough cheering for all the great improvements that go in to Friendica all the time, I figure I'd make some noise, especially in light of the changes (or possible changes?) going on at Pluspora.
Feel free to try out a Friendica account at https://social.isurf.ca (I've been running this instance since April 2018) or at any instance that might be close and comfortable geographically - you can find a list at https://the-federation.info/friendica
Heck, even if one has had an account on a Friendica instance in the past, there's been a great number of improvements over the past couple of years.
Have a great day, hope all is well, and we look forward to seeing you wherever you wind up!
#pluspora #diaspora #friendica
Tagging a few people:
@David Thiery @diane @Frederick Wilson II @David English @wynter @Jess Nut @Whuffo @DavïÐ Låzårµ§ @Whuffo @Stuart Richman @garpu @garpu @doug t @Jeff Sexton @Paul Frank @Michele Hax @Nora Qudus @Rodrigo Mesa @John Hummel @Steven Vaughan-Nichols @Matthias Vos @Bill B @Wilco Roos
I used to love visiting Cahokia Mounds as a kid; the place is fascinating. Apparently the vast majority of the site also remains unexcavated…wonder what else is hiding there….
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/science/cahokia-mounds-floods.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/science/cahokia-mounds-floods.html
What Doomed a Sprawling City Near St. Louis 1,000 Years Ago?
Excavations at Cahokia, famous for its pre-Columbian mounds, challenge the idea that residents destroyed the city through wood clearing.Asher Elbein (The New York Times)
Signal is doing a lot of trolling lately and I’m here for it. 
https://gizmodo.com/signal-tried-to-run-the-most-honest-facebook-ad-campaig-1846823457
https://gizmodo.com/signal-tried-to-run-the-most-honest-facebook-ad-campaig-1846823457
Signal Tries to Run the Most Honest Facebook Ad Campaign Ever, Immediately Gets Banned [Updated]
A series of Instagram ads run by Signal got the messaging app booted from the former’s ad platform, according to a blog post Signal published on Tuesday.Shoshana Wodinsky (Gizmodo)
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Saw a couple goldfinches outside of my window a few days ago! Thinking about setting out some thistle to see if I can attract a few more.
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12 people are behind most of the anti-vaxxer disinformation you see on social media12 people are behind most of the anti-vaxxer disinformation you see on social media
The "Disinformation Dozen" are spreading anti-vaccination content throughout the internet.Matt Binder (Mashable)
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So excited to see industrial chemists included in this database! #DiversityandInclusion #diversitymatters
https://twitter.com/DiversifyChem/status/1373803961485000706
Every adult Missourian will now be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on April 9. Here is our guide to signing up.
When and where can I receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
The latest: Thanks to an increase in vaccine supply, Missouri will enter Phase 2 of its vaccine rollout plan on Monday, March 29, and Phase 3, all adult residents, on Friday, April 9.hubs.li
#nowplaying
Caspian - Sycamore - Audiotree Live
Caspian performs "Sycamore" on Audiotree Live, September 12, 2012. Download the complete session and interview at: http://bit.ly/2ihesk8YouTube Playlist: htt...www.youtube.com
How to hike Missouri's longest, most extraordinary trail
The Ozark Trail's so cool, Walmart even borrowed the name for its outdoor equipment line.hubs.li
#nowplaying
Caspian - Sycamore - Audiotree Live
Caspian performs "Sycamore" on Audiotree Live, September 12, 2012. Download the complete session and interview at: http://bit.ly/2ihesk8YouTube Playlist: htt...www.youtube.com
CDC Guidelines Allow Fully Vaccinated People To Gather Indoors With Curtains Drawn To Reduce Spread Of Jealousy bit.ly/3cbrQVa
Bastards!T-Mobile to share customers' web, mobile-app data with advertisers unless they opt out
T-Mobile will start sharing customers’ web and mobile app data with companies for third-party advertising next month unless users opt-out, it said in a recent privacy policy update.thehill.com
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lets say joe and john are very similar.
joe opts out.
but john is still in.
so you can learn things about joe from watching john.
it's not enough for a small minority to opt out.
joe opts out.
but john is still in.
so you can learn things about joe from watching john.
it's not enough for a small minority to opt out.
COVID Moonshot
In case you're running Folding@Home (and I hope you are!), this site is where a lot of candidate molecules are displayed that show the effect of activity calculated against coronavirus. You can see your contribution in real time!
https://covid.postera.ai/covid/activity_data
https://covid.postera.ai/covid/activity_data
COVID Moonshot Candidate Molecules
All of the substances displayed on this site are designed to be biologically active. The prediction of toxic effects remains an extremely difficult problem. Therefore all materials described here should be treated as having high biological activity with a risk of severe toxicity which may include, but is not limited to: cardiac impairment up to and including the risk of causing cardiac arrest, irreversible liver or renal damage, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity (risk to the unborn child) and, or generation of a severe allergic response. Unless otherwise stated, no material has been profiled for toxicological effects and therefore no materials should under any circumstances be synthesised and taken for any therapeutic or recreational effect by any person or for any other purpose.covid.postera.ai
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