jmccyoung

jmccyoung, 16 days ago to random

A Hilarious Parody Sketch About a Riderless Bicycle Inspired by Self-Driving Cars
https://laughingsquid.com/riderless-bicycles/ cc @ai6yr

jmccyoung, 19 days ago to random

@ai6yr Bike and bees! Thought of you:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bees/s/6Ccnn3Pbrh

jmccyoung, 1 month ago to random

Why Does the NYPD Hate This Bike Chain
https://www.404media.co/email/1cc25606-201a-4f10-87ce-aeefa8285c3f/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

'“This is not what students bring to school,” Sheppard said, holding the chain to the camera. “These are heavy industrial chains that were locked with bike locks, and this is what we encountered on every door inside of Hamilton Hall.”

'But this is exactly what students bring to school, and it’s a bike lock chain that’s recommended to them through the Columbia University website.'

jmccyoung, 1 month ago to random

Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals
https://www.404media.co/nurses-protest-ai-automation/

jmccyoung, 2 months ago to random

@futurebird Saw and immediately thought of you:
The comings and goings of ants: how are social skills shaped in an ever-changing world?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01000-z

jmccyoung, 2 months ago to random

Caribbean nation of Aruba backs itself up to Internet Archive
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/caribbean-nation-of-aruba-backs-itself-up-to-internet-archive/
"The Internet Archive is now home to the Aruba Collection, which hosts digitized versions of Aruba’s National Library, National Archives, and other institutions including an archaeology museum and the University of Aruba. The collection comprises 101,376 items so far—roughly one for each person who lives on the Island—including 40,000 documents, 60,000 images, and seven 3D objects."

jmccyoung, 2 months ago to random

@ai6yr In case you hadn't seen this (and with apologies if you've covered it already):
Another significant landslide in the Hollywood Hills of California
https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/hollywood-hills-landslide

jmccyoung, 3 months ago to random

The Radio Squirrels of Point Reyes - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/04/ann-hermes-morse-code/677468/
Maritime Morse code was formally phased out in 1999, but in California, a group of enthusiasts who call themselves the “radio squirrels” keeps the tradition alive cc: @ai6yr

jmccyoung, 3 months ago to random

@ai6yr DLARC Preserves “Ham Radio & More” Radio Show
https://blog.archive.org/2024/01/30/ham-radio-and-more/
Saw this and immediately thought of you.

jmccyoung, 3 months ago to random

‘To kill a program’: Duke to close herbarium after over 100 years of operation - The Chronicle
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-university-plants-biodiversity-herbarium-climate-commitment-kathleen-pryer
The Duke Herbarium, one of the largest herbaria in the country, will shut down and have its plants relocated in the next two to three years, according to a Tuesday email obtained by The Chronicle.

jmccyoung, 4 months ago to random

Striking fossil found along Calif. coast reveals new mammal species
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/new-walrus-fossil-santa-cruz-county-california-18642540.php
An extinct species of walrus was unearthed in Santa Cruz County, providing a unique window into a time when California was teeming with odd creatures that feel closer to fantasy than reality, researchers said.

jmccyoung, 4 months ago to random

@ai6yr Are you still in the market for a bike light? I recently ran across this: https://luxebiking.com/collections/all/products/zynon (maybe via an Instagram ad?) & today was the first dark morning ride I tried it on & it is in fact bright! I've had the predecessor to https://www.serfas.com/shop/products/lights/usm-1000-e-lume-1000-headlight/ for about 6 years but the battery life has gotten a little short & when I saw the Luxe one for essentially the same price I went for it. It's huge & heavy (c.0.75lb!) but effective & seems durable. My first "see" vs. "be seen" light.

jmccyoung, 4 months ago to random

@ai6yr "Don't do this"
https://mapstodon.space/

jmccyoung, 5 months ago to random

@ai6yr They made a documentary about you! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/movies/the-beekeeper-review.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NE0.3H1c.z17sqAoP1E1p&smid=url-share (unlocked) ;-)

jmccyoung, 5 months ago to random

@ai6yr Fires in South Africa:
https://newsie.social/@hthiart/111647316133334741 It's so easy for me to forget it's summer in the southern hemisphere h/t @gwaldby

jmccyoung, 5 months ago to random

Reindeer can activate sleep mode while eating
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04034-x
“Reindeer can meet digestive and sleep requirements at the same time,” says Melanie Furrer, the study’s first author and a neuroscientist at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Like a cow, a reindeer has four chambers in its stomach, and it uses the first to store grass for later regurgitation and chewing — a process known as rumination.

jmccyoung, 5 months ago to random

xkcd’s Geography Challenge – The Map Room
https://www.maproomblog.com/2023/12/xkcds-geography-challenge
"Stare at this map for a while until you figure out what Randall Munroe has done in last Friday’s xkcd."

jmccyoung, 5 months ago to random

@futurebird I expect you've probably run across this E. O. Wilson quote but just in case not; thought of you.
Laudator Temporis Acti: Triumph
https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/2023/12/triumph.html

jmccyoung, 6 months ago to random

@ai6yr In case by some small chance you hadn't seen news of the earthquake in the Philippines:
https://masto.ai/@lastquake/111511354197071102

jmccyoung, 6 months ago to random

New Studies Debunk Controversial Biblical ‘Curse Tablet’ From Mt. Ebal - Archaeology - Haaretz.com
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-11-30/ty-article/new-studies-debunk-controversial-biblical-curse-tablet-from-mt-ebal/0000018c-20b6-d21c-abae-76bee75f0000
A lead tablet discovered at ‘Joshua’s altar’ in the West Bank was trumpeted as the oldest Hebrew inscription. Skeptics suspect it says nothing and the thing was a fishing weight

jmccyoung, 6 months ago to random

Rare plant spotted for first time in Santa Cruz County reveals hidden ecosystem reborn in fire
https://lookout.co/santacruz/environment/story/2023-11-27/rare-plant-spotted-for-first-time-in-santa-cruz-county-reveals-hidden-ecosystem-reborn-in-fire
"A hobby naturalist...discovered a patch of what turned out to be Humboldt County milkvetch, a rare plant that had never been spotted south of Mendocino County. Scientists believe the plant...actually has a far wider range than initially understood, but its seeds lay dormant here for decades until the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire."

jmccyoung, 6 months ago to random

Ancient DNA uncovers past migrations in California
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03503-7
"Nakatsuka et al. analysed the genomes of individuals from regions of what are now California and Mexico, including the Baja California peninsula of Mexico and the Californian Channel Islands. By comparing the genomes of ancient and present-day individuals, they find evidence of a northward migration from Mexico into central California that happened roughly 5,200 years ago..."

jmccyoung, 6 months ago to random

Fire Histories May Be Written on Grains of Sand - Eos
https://eos.org/articles/fire-histories-may-be-written-on-grains-of-sand
Tiny bits of quartz record the intensity of fires from hundreds or even thousands of years ago, potentially offering new ways to study historic fires and how heat affects soil

jmccyoung, 7 months ago to random

Transgender Catholics are permitted to be baptized, Vatican says - OPB
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/08/vatican-says-it-s-permissible-for-transgender-catholics-to-be-baptized/ h/t @GottaLaff cc: @ulmfn

jmccyoung, 7 months ago to random

California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/victory-california-department-justice-declares-out-state-sharing-license-plate
"It is against the law for police to share data collected from license plate readers with out-of-state or federal agencies. This is an important victory for immigrants, abortion seekers, protesters, and everyone else who drives a car, as our movements expose intimate details about where we’ve been and what we’ve been doing."