A rare type of native tree whose fruit was eaten by children as sweets and was once used to make a type of beer is being cultivated as part of a project to boost biodiversity.
Necronomicon's Reckoning
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Publisher: Rarr! I'm A Monster PublishingIn the shadowed recesses of existence, where the veil between our world and the cosmic horrors beyond thins, a grim reckoning awaits. Necronomicon's Reckoning invites you to step into the role of the last guardian…
Dragonheart Magazine #3
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Publisher: Astral Door GamingDragonheart is a new monthly 5e-compatible magazine consisting of one-page dungeons, magic items, one-shots, and more. In this issue, explore the Starborn Domain subclass, magic items, one-page dungeons, one-shot, 10 wolf…
Volunteers are using mules to deliver food and supplies to isolated mountain communities in western North Carolina, where roads remain impassable due to Hurricane Helene's damage.
Mountain Mule Packers, an organization specializing in mule transport, deployed a dozen mules to carry essential supplies to these hard-to-reach areas.
Attackers exploit critical vulnerability recently patched in Zimbra servers
When successful, attacks install a backdoor. Getting it to work reliably is another matter.
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Lilbits: PineNote, Office 2024, Snapdragon X2 Elite, and a fanless Intel N100 mini PC made for networking
The PineNote is a tablet with a Rockchip RK3566 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 10.3 inch, 1404 x 1872 pixel E Ink display with support for pressure-sensitive EMR pen input. First introduced in 2021, the tablet began shipping to early adopters in early 2022. But it’s been unavailable for purchase for a while now.
That’s because the pace of software development was slow. […]
#chips #fanless #firewall #glymur #goodtico #lilbits #microsoftOffice #miniPc #networking #office2024 #pine64 #PineNote #qualcomm #router #sc8480xp #snapdragonX #snapdragonX2Elite #windows11 #windowsInsiders
I've been playing with AI to turn important documents into podcasts. Here's a surprisingly engaging discussion of exceptions to the first amendment, drawn from a CRS report on that topic.
One month after The Washington Post revealed that the Egyptian government may have illegally given Donald Trump $10 million in 2017, Democrats have announced they will be investigating the allegations.
When is a retweet an official act?
Earlier this summer, SCOTUS ruled that Trump is “absolutely immune” for any official acts on January 6. In an October Non-Surprise, prosecutors are arguing that Trump is being charged for unofficial acts.
A partly-unsealed brief asserts, among other things, that Trump used his Twitter in a personal capacity while attempting to overturn the 2020 election, by tweeting and retweeting conspiracy theories and attacks on public officials. Although Trump sometimes tweeted about official White House business,
> ... he also regularly used the account to post on unambiguously private matters — for example, when he posted a picture of himself golfing with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, and re-tweeted a Trump Organization post about the Trump New York hotel being “named the # 1 ‘Best Hotel in the World!’”
Dozens of #JDVance's former Yale Law classmates spent Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate donating money to a fund for Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, raising more than $10,000.
#USPolitics #Election2024 #trump
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Remember those Frog Saunas? That helped frogs resist an infection by raising their temperature above that preferred by the infectious agent? Well, along those lines, I bring to you: Bat Freezers!
Many bat species in my neck of the woods have been affected by the "white nose syndrome," a fungal infection that causes bats to become dehydrated and waste away while hibernating. But scientists noticed that some species were rebounding after being infected, after choosing colder, drier hibernation spots. The fungus likes it warm and damp! So they started bringing cooling devices to areas where bats are known to hibernate, and have seen positive results.
There's so much work to do and so many people are doing bullshit jobs. Frog sauna attendant and bat freezer technician (or local disease-impacted species equivalent) should be well-paid entry-level jobs across the world.
#Bats #BatAppreciationMonth #FatFrogFriday #FrogSaunas #BatFreezers
T. J. Bombadil
in reply to SunnJax ❄️🏳️🌈 • • •Record-breaking heat in early October? Yeah. 😕
Sure is pretty though.