Major step forward in the production of 'green' hydrogen
The first thermodynamically reversible chemical reactor capable of producing hydrogen as a pure product stream represents a 'transformational' step forward in the chemical industry.
In case you were still wondering if these shitbags weren't facists looking to suppress participation in our "representative democracy".
The Right Opens Up a New Front in the Census War: Criminal Records - https://theintercept.com/2019/05/22/census-2020-criminal-record-question/
Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved
New computational analysis finds that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors, previously thought to control activity of similar genes across species have in fact human-specific roles and could help explain how our species came to be.
An Indiana Man Who Vandalized A Synagogue With Nazi Symbols Admitted How Far-Right Figures Radicalized Him - https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/indiana-man-vandalized-synagogue-nazi-symbols-radicalized
New causes of autism found in 'junk' DNA
Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in so-called 'junk' DNA can cause autism. The study is the first to functionally link such mutations to the neurodevelopmental condition and the first clear demonstration of non-inherited, noncoding mutations causing any complex human disease or disorder.
You can pre-order the Librem 5 smartphone (shipping starts in Q3) for $649.
Price goes up to $699 soon as we prepare for launch.
‘If I disappear’: Chinese students make farewell messages amid crackdowns over labor activism - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/if-i-disappear-chinese-students-make-farewell-messages-amid-crackdowns-over-labor-activism-/2019/05/25/6fc949c0-727d-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html
9 Klan Members Showed Up to Their Ohio Rally. 600 Anti-Racists Came, Too.
A branch of the Ku Klux Klan—the Honorable Sacred Knights of Madison, Indiana—planned a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday. But when the time came to march, only nine supporters of the group showed up downtown, and they were met by 500 to 600 counterprotesters rallying against racism. City leaders feared a rerun of the […]
Europe's surging, far-right, "anti-establishment" parties: funded by billionaires, voting for billionaire-friendly policies, lining their own pockets - http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ZgeCXzYOn9U/turkeys-vote-for-christmas.html
These corporations backed the politicians who will murder women by banning legal, safe abortions - http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/U99XBYIgRIc/never-again-2.html
Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use
About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis. Neuroscientists have been researching the effects of cannabis on the adolescent brain. Adolescence is associated with the maturation of cognitive functions, such as working memory, decision-making, impulsivity control and motivation, and the research presented suggests cannabis could have long-lasting, but possibly reversible effects on these.
Went and saw Avengers Endgame last night. Pretty damn disappointing. They could have easily cut an hour out of that movie without affecting the plot; it would have been just as disappointing, but shorter.
The really sickening thing about it was the post-mortum Stan Lee cameo; there was also a preview for the next Star Wars snooze-fest also featuring a post-mortum Carrie Fisher cameo. People can't even die in peace anymore. Fuck that shit!
#1yrago Comcast's $1.2b/year modem-rental scam picks your pocket, then exposes you to hackers, stalkers and identity thieves https://boingboing.net/2018/05/24/corrupt-connectivity.html
The @purism Librem 5 smartphone will run GNU/Linux.
Why will it succeed, when others did not? Is it the hardware kill-switches?
Yes, but mostly it is the all-out privacy and security. The time is right. This era calls for it.
Move 9 women freed after 40 years in jail over Philadelphia police siege
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/25/move-9-black-radicals-women-freed-philadelphia
Delta is union busting — try flying with these unionized carriers instead | News Hits - https://m.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/05/24/delta-is-union-busting-try-flying-with-these-unionized-carriers-instead
It’s Been One Year Since GDPR Scared the Crap Out of Silicon Valley, What’s Next? https://gizmodo.com/it-s-been-one-year-since-gdpr-scared-the-crap-out-of-si-1834978929?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_campaign=top #privacy
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa