Lee Riemenschneider @lwriemen@librem.one

**Material found in house paint may spur technology revolution**

"The development of a new method to make non-volatile computer memory may have unlocked a problem that has been holding back machine learning and has the potential to revolutionize technologies like voice recognition, image processing and autonomous driving."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019145544.htm

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**Biochar helps hold water, saves money**

"Biochar's benefits for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear, but new research shows it can help farmers save money on irrigation as well."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019125519.htm

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**Driver of the largest mass extinction in the history of the Earth identified**

"252 million years ago, at the transition from the Permian to the Triassic epoch, most of the life forms existing on Earth became extinct. Using latest analytical methods and detailed model calculations, scientists have now succeeded for the first time to provide a conclusive rec…"

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019125512.htm

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Being expected to learn Python/Django, Reach, Ruby/Rails and the infrastructure of an app your team has built before all at once while the team is on a mission to rebuild what they had from memory makes for a really stressful time at work.

As a PHP/WordPress dev who has been in GoLang for the last couple of years, this has not been a fun project for me.

reddit: the front page of the internet
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/jd5iwa/microsoft_teams_us_gov_domains_wireshark/

Having a restful weekend? Want to change that? Read @RepAnnaEshoo @RepBobbyRush & @RonWyden’s stirring letter demanding an investigation into government surveillance of protesters https://eshoo.house.gov/sites/eshoo.house.gov/files/Eshoo-Rush-Wyden%20ltr%20to%20PCLOB%20re%20protests%20-%2010.15.20.pdf

"Together", the new version of Jami and a new step forward
https://jami.net/together-the-new-version-of-jami-and-a-new-step-forward/

Here Are 10 of the Best Climate Change Podcasts Out Right Now
https://earther.gizmodo.com/here-are-10-of-the-best-climate-change-podcasts-out-rig-1845397380 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Facebook reportedly choked traffic for left-leaning news sites including Mother Jones - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/17/21520634/facebook-reportedly-choked-traffic-mother-jones-zuckerberg

Don't forget: You have a constitutional right to record the police.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/you-have-first-amendment-right-record-police