No wires, no pipelines.
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
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Jun
18
No wires, no pipelines.
Tag Archives: Mike Reeves-McMillan
Jun
16
A sobering reminder that any form of power can be used for oppression and justified as “protection”.
A sobering reminder that any form of power can be used for oppression and justified as “protection”.
Via Kymberlyn Reed.
Originally shared by EDD The Midnight Son
Good read!
Jun
15
By my count I’ve read 58 of Amazon’s 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime.
By my count I’ve read 58 of Amazon’s 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime. Many of them I enjoyed; some I did not.
I’ve started some others and not wanted to continue. I own a couple more and have never got to them because they’re not really my thing. There are others that I know I won’t like, so I’ve never even tried.
I don’t think I noticed any of them that I’d never considered reading.
I think what I’m saying is: it’s OK to have your taste and not like everything that other people consider amazing. And this is pretty much a list of the usual suspects.
Jun
15
That headline, tho.
That headline, tho.
Originally shared by Arduino
This teenage Bitcoin millionaire designed a fully functional Dr. Octopus exoskeleton for a 10-year-old Marvel fan who suffers from hypermobility.
(via All3DP)
Jun
15
:: Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn’t contain any…
:: Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn’t contain any genes, finds a new paper published in Science. The study, led by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, could help explain disorders of sex development in humans, at least half of which have an unknown genetic cause. ::
Jun
15
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a hero, who saved ~30,000 Jews & others fleeing Hitler, 10x that of Schindler, defied his…
Originally shared by Anne-Marie Clark
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a hero, who saved ~30,000 Jews & others fleeing Hitler, 10x that of Schindler, defied his dictator govt & died shunned, in poverty:
“Portugal was neutral during the war. But its Fascist dictator, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, had actually issued orders banning Jews, Russians and stateless people from entering the country.
“Sousa Mendes, his country’s consul general in Bordeaux, knowingly disobeyed those orders, frantically signing visas day and night just before he was recalled to Lisbon in late June 1940.”
^^^^^
“Starting today I will obey my conscience. As a Christian I do not have the right to let these women and men die.”
Quoted in this article, written by his grandson:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/holocaust-remembrance-day_1_b_1434733.html
^^^^^
“I cannot allow all you people to die. Many of you are Jews, and our constitution clearly states that neither the religion nor the political beliefs of foreigners can be used as a pretext for refusing to allow them to stay in Portugal. I’ve decided to be faithful to that principle, but I shan’t resign for all that. The only way I can respect my faith as a Christian is to act in accordance with the dictates of my conscience.”
Quoted in this article:
More:
http://sousamendesfoundation.org/aristides-de-sousa-mendes-his-life-and-legacy/
Jun
14
“When a type of person isn’t depicted in a society’s art, that art conveys a worldview in which that type of person…
“When a type of person isn’t depicted in a society’s art, that art conveys a worldview in which that type of person is either notably rare, non-existent, or not worth depicting.”
My only experience of being attacked and insulted by an internet rando was over the statement that all fiction is political. His namecalling and hostility did not, oddly enough, convince me otherwise.
Originally shared by Standout Books
All art is political, but not all art is consciously political.
Jun
12
The gradual advance of women has seen many new opportunities and possibilities open up for them, but fewer for men.
The gradual advance of women has seen many new opportunities and possibilities open up for them, but fewer for men. That’s one of the reasons two of my recent books (Mister Bucket for Assembly and the not-yet-published Illustrated Gnome News) depict men exploring the possibilities of enjoying “women’s work” as well as vice versa.
I was fortunate to grow up with a close friend who’s gay (although I didn’t know this until we were in our late 20s; such were the times). We somehow managed to remain free from some of the more toxic expectations for how our friendship could be and how we performed masculinity.
I’m a middle-aged straight cis white man, but that doesn’t need to make me into a stereotype.
Originally shared by Keith Wilson
While society is chipping away at giving girls broader access to life’s possibilities, it isn’t presenting boys with a full continuum of how they can be in the world. To carve out a masculine identity requires whittling away everything that falls outside the norms of boyhood. At the earliest ages, it’s about external signifiers like favorite colors, TV shows, and clothes. But later, the paring knife cuts away intimate friendships, emotional range, and open communication.
Jun
11
Everyone needs an editor. Even you.
Everyone needs an editor. Even you.
Jun
11
Tim Powers.
Tim Powers.
Originally shared by Alexander M Zoltai