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@Seraph According to https://status.lemm.ee the federation is not receiving data on real time from any kbin or mbin instance. I am following kbinmeta there and the most recent post is from three days ago. Fedia and kbin.run (both mbin) looks like two weeks ago is the earliest.
Edit: Looks like ot took about 21 hours for a kbin post to hit lemm.ee. No comments
..just post. So a 21 one hour delay so far.
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@stopthatgirl7 Same. I poked around beehaw a bit, but I am not sure its is good fit for me. Think I will check out lemmy.world, they seem to be really communicative on mastodon during their upgrade process.
But that's all I know about it. I am looking into mbin,too...but I really don't much about it.
I have been spending most of my social media time on mastodon lately.
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@HarkMahlberg Curious what other platforms, if you don't mind me asking?
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@Maestro Really good to know!! Thanks for the heads up.
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@stopthatgirl7 Agreed. I have been using Beehaw more and more as a "test". But I am not sure where I will land in the end though.
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@HarkMahlberg I did the same thing since I am not sure of the longevity of kbin.
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@roguetrick I really like kbin and want it to succeed, but between the outages, spam, and errors it is really difficult to use.
I have accounts on beehaw, mastodon, and pixelfed. I am open to other suggestions, but once I find a "home" (on kbin or otherwise) I will delete the others.
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bookriot.com
No matter which October vibes you’re here for — the cozy ones or the creepy ones — we’ve got plenty of new manga picks for you!
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While investigating a site at the southern edge of the Nefud desert in Saudia Arabia, archaeologists discovered remarkable ancient life-sized engravings of extinct camel species.
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A bombshell government report also found that a CBP official used the data to track coworkers with no investigative purpose.
A vividly painted tomb dating to the 4th century B.C. has been unearthed in an ancient necropolis in Pontecagnano, near Salerno in the Campania region of southwest Italy.
www.engadget.com
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has warned around 6,800 current and former employees that their personal data was accessed via a data breach.
www.wired.com
Untruths spouted by chatbots ended up on the web—and Microsoft's Bing search engine served them up as facts. Generative AI could make search harder to trust.
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The International Space Station is abuzz with the return of one of NASA’s Astrobee smart robots. The yellow Honey Astrobee, one of three free-flying robots,
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Russia's communications watchdog plans to block Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) from March 1 next year, a Russian senator for the ruling United Russia party said on Tuesday.
In 1973, Egyptian soldiers hoisted their flag over Sinai, smashing the myth of Israeli invincibility. Fifty years on, who claims the victory?
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The discovery shows the popularity of the ancient ruler hundreds of years after his death.
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Agriculture in Syria started with a bang 12,800 years ago as a fragmented comet slammed into the Earth's atmosphere. The explosion and subsequent environmental changes forced hunter-gatherers in the prehistoric settlement of Abu Hureyra to adopt agricultural practices to boost their chances for survival.
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Who knows what future discoveries we will ultimately have to credit to a machine?
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Archaeologists in Norway unearthed dozens of tiny gold-foil figures at a former pagan temple.
phys.org
In 2009 a giant star 25 times more massive than the sun simply vanished. OK, it wasn't quite that simple. It underwent a period of brightening, increasing in luminosity to a million suns, just as if it was ready to explode into a supernova. But then it faded rather than exploding. And when astronomers tried to see the star using the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), Hubble and the Spitzer space telescope, they couldn't see anything.
scitechdaily.com
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School, in a collaborative global study, have discovered that one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Professors John McGrath of UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medic
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There are a significant number of Anglo-Saxon burials where the estimated anatomical sex of the skeleton does not align with the gender implied by the items they were buried with.
phys.org
Solar parks and agriculture do not have to be placed on separate fields. It is possible to combine both functions on the same field, researchers from Wageningen University & Research and Renergize Consultancy write in their position paper "Producing food and electricity on the same square meter." Researchers see a future for agricultural solar parks, but also challenges. This new concept provides opportunities, but also requires new knowledge as well as modified legislation and regulations.
scitechdaily.com
NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample collection from asteroid Bennu exceeded expectations in material quantity, slowing the curation process. Advanced analysis methods are underway, with a more detailed examination planned for the coming weeks. The initial curation process for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample of ast
futurism.com
An actor seems to have given a bizarre explanation for why he liked a bunch of bigoted posts: that AI had something to do with it.
phys.org
Southwest Research Institute scientists are using telescopes to observe the asteroid Psyche in the infrared, providing context for NASA's upcoming Psyche mission. Dr. Stephanie Jarmak is using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to look for water signatures on the metallic surface of Psyche, while Dr. Anicia Arredondo is using some of the last data collected by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, to study differences in Psyche's composition at different points on its surface.
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While installing new gas lines in Peru, workers unearthed nearly a dozen pre-Inca mummies buried alongside a variety of artifacts.
A rare 16th century globe has been restored and put on display at the Museo Galileo in Florence. The terrestrial globe was made by Antwerp cartographer Cornelis De Jode in 1594. Most of his surviving oeuvre is a world atlas, the Speculum Orbis Terrae, he published in 1593.
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Interpersonal violence was a consistent part of life in ancient hunter-gatherer communities on the Atacama Desert coast of northern Chile, according to a new study.
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Whether or not UFOs exist, we need to pay attention to how they are influencing our politics and culture
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A howling 'monster wolf' is scaring wild bears away from the city of Takikawa.
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Space.com spoke with author Laura Krantz about her new book "Is There Anybody Out There?"
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Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors
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@Midnitte Waste handling has me curious as well.
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A large, gaseous planet orbits a red giant star that should have destroyed it. It's 530 light-years from Earth.
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Once, a long time ago, there was a poet and a warrior. His name was Grette the Strong (Grettir Ásmundarson, an Icelandic outlaw). His superpower was widely known even among the strongest berserkers.
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Inside the surreal, AI-generated Elvis-inspired extravaganza at U2's Vegas residency
futurism.com
Microsoft is betting on small modular nuclear reactors to grow its energy infrastructure for training AI, a highly ambitious plan.
A Scythian scepter carved from animal bone has been discovered in a 5th century B.C. warrior burial in Provadia-Solnitsata, northeastern Bulgaria. Bone scepters have been found before, but they are usually cross-shaped and the design of this one is unique.
phys.org
India's sun-monitoring spacecraft has crossed a landmark point on its journey to escape "the sphere of Earth's influence", its space agency said, days after the disappointment of its moon rover failing to awaken.
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The Basic HTML function was helpful for people dealing with a slow internet connection but wanted to read their email.
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Life-size carvings of camels have been found in the Saudi Arabian desert, but archaeologists aren't sure who created them and when.
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While searching for a missing gold ring with a metal detector, the family in Norway found, to their big surprise, something entirely different in their garden on the island of Jomfruland.
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Study reveals how magma oceans may affect the evolution of hot exoplanets. Lava worlds, massive exoplanets home to sparkling skies and roiling volcanic seas called magma oceans, are distinctly unlike the planets in our solar system. To date, nearly 50% of all rocky exoplanets yet discovered ha
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Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view science. Science fiction scholar Istvan Csicsery-Ronay calls this "science-fictional habits of mind."
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The NSA is starting an artificial intelligence (AI) security center that will be integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems.
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@Lo@kbin.social @fruitleatherpostcard Either under the Artemis Accords or the Moon Treaty.
Space
‘Fossilized’ Bubble 10,000 Times the Size of the Milky Way Could Be a Relic from the Big Bang
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@ShaunaTheDead You never know with what we are finding today, but it is possible we wouldn't even understand it if it was:
kurzgesagt did a nice little overview of this: https://youtu.be/rhFK5_Nx9xY?si=5cr0miFH0iUKhtFb&t=412
Science
6x Tougher Than Kevlar: Spider Silk Is Spun by Genetically Modified Silkworms for the First Time
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@Gordon_Freeman As of 2019:
Well, all went a bit quiet. Partly because the Montreal-based company leading the way, Nexia Biotechnologies, a company spun out of McGill University, swiftly went bust and sold its two GM goats — Sugar and Spice — to the Canada Agriculture Museum in Ottawa, which in 2013 removed its genetically-engineered goats from display amid public pressure.
Quiet momentum continues, however, under Dr Randy Lewis of Utah State University and his team. Though he is unaware of the whereabouts of Sugar and Spice today, his lab looks after over twenty goats capable of producing silky milk.
Source: https://agfundernews.com/what-happened-to-those-gm-spider-goats-with-the-silky-milk
Moving to: m/AskMbin!
How often do you read fiction and how do you manage to do it?
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@EdenRester I try to set a reading schedule. Nothing prolific, just some time where I can sit down uninterrupted and read. It is usually later in the evening, after the day has calmed down a bit. Sometimes in that time box, I knock out several chapters of a book. Other times, I can barely get through a few pages.
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@FuzzyLeonardo The Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
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@Arotrios Thank you. That is a great explanation.
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@Arotrios Interestingly enough, I can see my kbin posts in Mastodon as https://mastodon.social/@readbeanicecream@kbin.social, but it seems that those posts do not appear in my Mastodon timeline under the hashtags that I follow. For example, if I post something that includes #nasa, I do not see that post in Mastodon under #nasa. However, I do see it as a post under https://mastodon.social/@readbeanicecream@kbin.social.
I guess I am still just learning how it all works.
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@sentient_loom #kbin for the win!
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@roldyclark @End0fLine Well, if you are interested in the US gov't:
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RSS is good place to start: https://www.usda.gov/rss/latest-releases.xml
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@stopthatgirl7 This seems like quite the lift and shift. Moving to a new platform would definitely split their user based. I would also thin that any form of aggressive defederation would split their user base as well. From what I can tell, there are not many (if any) fediverse platforms that have the level of moderation tools they they are looking for.
Unfortunately, It just looks like they are in a tight spot. One the could make or break that community.
News and discussions about technology
Decent alternative to Tumblr + Twitter. Tiblur.com
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@geosoco Reduce, Report, & Block.
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This place is getting spammed by bots and nobody acts
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Leaving Lemmy World
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@HipPriest @IzzyData @Whiskeyomega Another vote for kbin. There is:
Kbin has a great community and I have not run into any problem users ... mods or otherwise. So, I say, welcome aboard!
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This place is getting spammed by bots and nobody acts
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I have not noticed many spammers here on kbin. But, when I do, the way I handle it is:
- Reduce/Report.
- Do I see the same user posting spam, block user.
- Does it seem to come from the same domain, block domain.
Futurama
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When relaying inconvenient news or the need to complete annoying tasks, I like the preface with it "Good news, everyone."
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Is there a way to change KBin default post language to English? I've removed Swedish but it keeps defaulting all posts to that regardless.
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@cragsand What about removing English, saving, and adding it back. Also, maybe clearing the cache will help.
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Is KBIN dying? Srs Question: Is there any further development or support being done for Kbin.Social Keep getting the error page when trying to block users, create posts, view notifications. Been going
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You can do this with firefox, too. It how I run it on my mobile.
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@ernest Don't let someone with the red ass, who by the way is using a self-described beta product for free and without ads) get you down. You need to take care of yourself and your family first. We will manage. I spend more time on kbin than I do on reddit and mastodon combined. The few little glitches I have hit here and there are nothing. This is a solid product and I have a blast using it!
If anyone says that /kbin is dying ... well I will leave this right here:
Kudos to you @ernest and everyone else who contributes to the project!
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Can you recommend me a book?
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Just a few different options:
- Project Hail Mary (Scifi)
- Red Planet Blues (Scifi)
- Dresden Files (Fantasy)
- Gunslinger (Fantasy)
- Sigma Force Series (Action/Historical Fiction)
News
Bullet Trains Are Coming to America. Too Bad Our Old Rail Lines Can’t Handle Them. Only a measly 375 miles of U.S. track are equipped for 100+ mph speeds. [https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/
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@perviouslyiner There is a need for it. America as whole needs a more robust public transportation system.
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@stopthatgirl7 That seems really low. The Roanoke colony in the U.S. had around 120 people with access to food, water, and shelter on Earth and still vanished. I know that is not a 1:1 comparison, but the point is that I would think that a Mars colony would be 10x more difficult. But, I guess we will never know until we try.
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@idoubtit Gotta love those titles!
Linux
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Bodhi was one of the first linux distros I tried. I have fond memories of that little distro.
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What's a dead giveaway that someone is a bad person?
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When they do not return the grocery cart to the cart corral.
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@unofficial_kbin_guide I would!
Technology
Google Flights will now tell you when it's the cheapest time to book | TechCrunch
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TIL: There was something called Google Flights.
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Solar powered Low-tech Magazine: How to Build a Low-tech Internet?
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I like the ideas the site proposes in principle (a lighter, more efficient tech/internet); however, I am not sure I agree with some of the solutions, such as returning to typewriters and paper-based solutions in a general office environment. Also, I am not sure image dithering lightens a website enough. (Full disclosure: I do like the aesthetic of the site itself.)
Instead of typewriters and paper, I would say that more cli-based and tui-based solutions would be more energy efficient. As well as replacing most monitors with e-ink displays for these solutions. I do agree with the deployment of minimal, static websites. However, instead of image dithering, focus on image formats optimized for the web (such as webp). Also, include images only when helpful or relevant; not just plastering a site with stock photos. I would contend that the images and videos included on most webpages are irrelevant, anyway.
The problem here is not me and you and our websites; its corporate websites (retail, news, social media.). With all of the tracking, javascript, inline ads, popup ads, video ads, spam emails, etc that they deploy, the web has become bloated. They deploy whatever they can to get us to click. Until we, as content consumers, actively choose to avoid these sites, their behavior will never change.