🍒 American stationery nerds are fueling a Japanese notebook boom
japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/…
archive link: archive.ph/jLqaY
#japan #culture #business #marketing #paper #stationary
A Japanese-made paper planner from the 1980s has reblossomed in the post-COVID era.Thu-huong Ha (The Japan Times)
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Physalis grisea 🧵
TL;DR
-tolerates summer heat
-fast to grow/fruit
-can produce in different environments
-favorite of wildlife
-varies in taste by ripeness and application
#NativePlants #gardening #plants #cooking #ClimateChangeGardening #fermenting #fruit #GrowYourOwn
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Make My Drive Fun is a wonderful interactive map that plots out interesting sights, landmarks, and oddities to see while driving.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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#OTD in 1813.
Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice is first published in London. A second edition follows in November.
The novel was originally published anonymously, as were all of Austen's novels. However, whereas her first published novel, Sense and Sensibility was presented as being written "by a Lady," Pride and Prejudice was attributed to "the Author of Sense and Sensibility".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_an…
Pride and Prejudice at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/42671
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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Cannonball in St. Nicholas Church in Brussels, Belgium
This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.#warhistory #churches #militaryhistory #section-Atlas
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#OTD in 1902.
The first example of a Sherlockian game – a study of inconsistencies of dates in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (the serialisation of which in The Strand Magazine concludes in April) by publisher Frank Sidgwick – appears in The Cambridge Review.
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Arthur Conan Doyle at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69
Project Gutenberg offers 75,006 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
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This is how geologists collect lava samples from an active volcano.
Chemical analysis of lava provides important information about activity deep inside a volcano's magma chambers.
Video credit: USGS
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ZME Science: This Supermassive Black Hole Shot Out a Jet of Energy Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before…
When the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) unveiled the first image of a black hole in 2019, the world got its first glimpse into the glowing halo surrounding the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87, also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486... ZME Science #space #antimatter #blackholes #EHT #galaxies #gammarays
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When the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) unveiled the first image of a black hole in 2019, the world got its first glimpse into the glowing halo surrounding the supermassive black hole at the center …for much deliberation
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Black-throated Canary
A small, nondescript, streaky gray-brown seedeater with a lemon-yellow rump, white tail tips, and a variable dark throat (more obvious in the male). Pairs and flocks frequent thorn scrub, broadleaf woodland, scrubby patches in upland grassland, cultivation, and gardens, where they forage on the ground and in small shrubs and grass. The song is a complex collection of whistles and warbles, and calls include a simpler melodic one- or two-note “soooe-sweee.” The similar Reichenow’s Seedeater and Yellow-rumped Serin differ from Black-throated Canary by lacking a dark patch on the chin and throat.
Link: ebird.org/species/bltcan1
Photo Location: Botswana
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The Action Lab explains the coefficient of restitution and why a ball can bounce higher than its dropping point is an exception.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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Blue-cheeked Jacamar
Distinctive, oddly proportioned bird, with a small head and long needle-like bill. Green above and rusty below, with blue cheeks. The amount of black on the yellow bill is variable. Usually seen sitting quietly in the lower levels of humid forest and sometimes seasonally flooded forests, where it captures prey by flycatching. Sings a high-pitched “peea peea-pee-pee-te-t-t-e’e’e’e’e’e” that accelerates gradually and ends with a rattling trill.
Link: ebird.org/species/bucjac1
Photo Location: Brazil
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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Officially Moving – Scientists Just Updated Its Location : ScienceAlert…
It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift away from Canada and towards Siberia... Science Alert #earthscience #magneticnorth #navigation
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It’s time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift away from Canada and towards …for much deliberation
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Compassionate Canadian oil worker Kendal Diwisch freed three kittens from the ice using lukewarm coffee from his truck.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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:botkit: Introducing #BotKit: A #TypeScript framework for creating truly standalone #ActivityPub bots!
Unlike traditional Mastodon bots, BotKit lets you build fully independent #fediverse bots that aren't constrained by platform limits. Create your entire bot in a single TypeScript file using our simple, expressive API.
Currently #Deno-only, with Node.js & Bun support planned. Built on the robust #Fedify foundation.
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An adorable pet goat named Herman ran from room to room crying in a sweet attempt to find his human who was sitting on the bed behind him.Lori Dorn (Laughing Squid)
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Exclusive: The kaputar slug, which can grow longer than a human hand, was almost wiped out in the black summer bushfires of 2019-20Tory Shepherd (The Guardian)
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Experts recorded 45 entanglements off Australia’s east coast in 2024 – but believe that’s ‘the tip of the iceberg’Donna Lu (The Guardian)
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#NewSpecies!
New isopod from #brazil just came in:
Xangoniscus chaimowiczi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B38058F…
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.50.13…
#subtbiol #XangoniscusChaimowiczi
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #isopods
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#NewSpecies!
New long-legged fly from #usa just landed:
Calyxochaetus celatus
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/FD1A87B…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5539.…
#Zootaxa #CalyxochaetusCelatus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #diptera #fly
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#NewSpecies!
New ricefish from #taiwan just surfaced:
Oryzias chenglongensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03C4DE5…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5550.…
#Zootaxa #OryziasChenglongensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #ricefish
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24news team There's a common misconception that snakes hibernate throughout the winter, much like bears. However, this isn't entirely accurate. While some may become less active, snakes can occasionally awaken during winter to feed.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Revolutionizing Offshore Energy: Six Ingenious Designs for Floating Wind Turbines
As the world seeks sustainable energy solutions, floating wind turbines are emerging as a game-changer. With heights rivaling skyscrapers, these innovative structures harness the power of deep-sea win...
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#news #tech #FloatingWindTurbines #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWindPower
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#KnowledgeByte: #Healthcare is one of the fields which has seen remarkable progress in last few centuries - based on different discoveries and inventions by the #Pioneers of the field.
Here is a list of some of these pioneers and their contributions. #HerosOfMedicine
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List of famous personalities who have helped progress the field of Medicine and invented techniques of diagnostic and treatment for some of the fatal diseases – thus helping life expectancy of humans.Knowledge Zone
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‘Nine Winter-y Words to Warm the Cockles’
from BBC Radio 4
“Now here's a word to love on a frosty morning: “apricity” is a now obsolete word that means “the warmth of the sun in winter”. E.G.: “The apricity of today's sun feels like a warm blanket.” It was in 1623 that lexicographer Henry Cockeram recorded (or invented) the word in his book The English Dictionarie: Or, An Interpreter Of Hard English Words. It never stuck. Perhaps it's about time we brought it back.”
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If you're in the #UK, please ask your MP to turn up on Friday to support the #Climate and #Nature Bill #canbill
This is 'on a knife edge', an opportunity to tackle climate and ecological crises together in a long-term, realistic legislative framework. 💚🌲🐌🍄🚴🏽♀️
Check if your MP is supporting and send a personal message either way:
action.zerohour.uk/
Commentary:
citizensclimatelobby.uk/news/2…
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From “windsleds” to sled dogs.Roxanne Hoorn (Atlas Obscura)
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Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 | Climate crisis | The Guardian…
Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing “misery to millions of people”... #climatechange #globalwarming #extremeweather #parisagreement #C3S #fossilfuels #greenhousegases
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The Wind Power Paradox: A Century of Innovation Delayed
From the early dreams of harnessing wind energy to its eventual rise as a dominant force in electricity generation, the journey of wind power is a tale of missed opportunities and technological evolut...
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Green-cheeked Parakeet
Long-tailed parakeet with a brown crown and green cheeks; depending on the subspecies, the breast is either white or yellow, and the maroon belly patch is often reduced. Found in woodland and gallery forest; usually seen foraging or flying in noisy groups.
Link: ebird.org/species/gncpar
Photo Location: Bolivia
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Second pair of illegally released animals safely captured in Cairngorms after they were spotted on camera trapsSeverin Carrell (The Guardian)
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New accessibility features are rolling out for select Android devices, such as LE Audio hearing aid support and support for HID Braille displays.Mishaal Rahman (Android Faithful)
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#OTD in 1929.
The Adventures of Tintin begin with the first appearance of Hergé's Belgian comic book hero in Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, serialized in the children's newspaper supplement Le Petit Vingtième.
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There is a controversy about Tintin entering the public domain in United States. For Alain Berenboom, lawyer for the Hergé Foundation, according to the Berne Convention, Tintin will enter the public domain in 2034.
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Scientist discovers living animal known only from fossils. Scientist credits insight to 18th century amateur naturalist, a woman who keeps a "cabinet of curiosities". And hardly anybody knows this story! It's a great rabbithole to have gone down.
scientistseessquirrel.wordpres…
I’ve been working on a new book – no, not this one, a newer one, one that will tell the story of how science came to understand the phenomenon of extinction.* This is to some extent a return to the…Scientist Sees Squirrel
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J blue
in reply to J blue • • •Pickling can also change the flavor in radical ways. I used shiro koji on them and they turned out tasting exclusively like bananas.
Mr. Pomegranate
in reply to J blue • • •J blue
in reply to Mr. Pomegranate • • •@verdeubled were you growing peruviana or grisea?
That’s pretty weird 🫨
Mr. Pomegranate
in reply to J blue • • •Ground Cherry, Otto's Brush Creek (Organic) - Adaptive Seeds
Adaptive SeedsJ blue
in reply to J blue • • •This is a real champ of a plant. You could run over it with a lawnmower and it would grow back. And that’s where you might find them, in overgrown weedy lawns.
They can grow in a variety of conditions. Pictures are from the same batch of seeds I saved. The first pic is one plant grown in sun with lots of fertilizer, the second is no fertilizer, terrible soil, next to a street in shade. It will still produce fruit.
Rozzychan
in reply to J blue • • •Steve Gisselbrecht
in reply to Rozzychan • • •Poster about used "cape gooseberry." I've also seen "ground cherry."
Rozzychan
in reply to Steve Gisselbrecht • • •Is it related to Solanus or tomatoes? Does it taste similar?