The Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny Magazine
2024-08-14: shared by Lw who thought I would love this short story about mutual aid in the 'apocalypse'
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Vein patterns in insect wings
Computational analysis of size shape and structure (2019) https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.040774
Mary K. Salcedo, Jordan Hoffmann, Seth Donoughe, L. Mahadevan https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/8/10/bio040774/224129/Computational-analysis-of-size-shape-and-structure
Abstract: The size, shape and structure of insect wings are intimately linked to their ability to fly. However, there are few systematic studies of the variability of the natural patterns in wing morphology across insects. We have assembled a dataset of 789 insect wings with representatives from 25 families and performed a comprehensive computational analysis of their morphology using topological and geometric notions in terms of (i) wing size and contour shape, (ii) vein topology, and (iii) shape and distribution of wing membrane domains. These morphospaces are complementary to existing methods for quantitatively characterizing wing morphology and are likely to be useful for investigating wing function and evolution. This Methods and Techniques paper is accompanied by a set of computational tools for open use.
algo shuffle
Hala Alyan on Instagram: "any steadfastness of the diaspora and allies is a direct testament to the steadfastness of those on the ground #ceasefirenow (lovely art by @sarahdayarts)"
okay, in an effort to not let these allegations and others get squashed down or forgotten about I’ve been keeping up so here is a thread of additional allegations against Neil Gaiman as well as some other Odd Shit.
whisper networkElon Musk has dipped his pen into the company ink and secretly had twins with an executive at Neuralink. He has 9 kids and his oldest has completely disowned him.
richest man everIn 24 hours, Elon Musk banned accounts he said he never would, made up new rules to justify it, threatened legal action against a 20-year-old, pontificated on how doxing is banned on the platform, and then immediately doxed a man.
5.) Cole Sprouse recreating photos he took of Lili Reinhart in the EXACT SAME LOCATIONS with the same poses with the gf he replaced lili with. this is a common & subtle tactic for emotional abusers to show their victim that they weren't special & they can be easily replaced.
If you're wondering what happened with Elon Musk: He signed a piece of paper saying he would buy Twitter, and then he didn't want to anymore, but Twitter was like "no take backsies" and then Elon said "but you lied about how there are tons and tons of fake users, I had no idea!"
Whatever Musk says about “why he bought twitter”, remember that he did it for the optics, tried to back out last minute and was then forced to buy twitter (and it’s massive debt) because the shareholders took him to court.
the don lemon interview shows just how quickly elon musk’s bullshitting falls apart when journalists ask him real follow up questions. it’s incredible that it comes at the same time kara swisher presents herself as tech’s great truth teller, yet she never did the same.
So when Elon Musk pretended to buy Twitter and exclaimed “anything that comes out in the next few weeks is a political hit-job” — was all to cover up for having twins with his employee?
This is what Gaiman's defenders say is proof of consent: his victim telling him it was "eventually consensual" in a conversation where Gaiman threatens to kill himself if she tells people he raped her.
Dictionary from the Palestine Diaspora Movement
Pali-Dictionary is a resource created by the Palestinian diaspora and designed to help you decolonize your vocabulary. The language often used to describe the colonization of Palestine obscures the power imbalance between the settler colony of ‘Israel’ and Palestine.
there are no taxis for the dead - Uncanny Magazine
transformative justice resource — selflovetribute
a zine about the somatics of centered accountability, conflict, survival, repair & more
CHIHIRO - Billie Eilish (Spirited Away alternative music video)
An alternative music video to CHIHIRO cut from Spirited Away
You Won't Be Able To Recognize These Modern Animals Drawn Like Dinosaurs
leftist study guide: online resources & archives | abolition notes
Biderman’s Chart of Coercion - samim
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Netflix 3 Body Problem - Well Here We Go [CC]
A Chinese person's perspective of the American production of 3 Body Problem (33:33) including reading roasts online in Mandarin
How I put down my phone and started making art I cared about
اقتربت ساعة القيامة
"no, this is how civilisation ends"
Companies Profiting 2023-2024 Attacks on Gaza
The companies listed here have provided Israel with weapons and other military equipment used in its attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria between October 2023 and January 2024.
INFLUENCER INSANITY EP 4 | Catching influencers lying about their lifestyle, IT’S ALL FAKE!
How Hasan Piker Became Our Generation’s Top Political Pundit | Blueprint
(22:08) The video to introduce people to Hasan Piker broadly about who he is. 17 March 2022. "Hasan Piker always knew he had a knack for debunking arguments. Starting off as a fill-in host for the YouTube news show “The Young Turks,” Hasan garnered attention for his political analysis around the 2016 elections. Soon after, he started combining news commentary with Twitch streaming under the handle hasanabi, creating the prototype of a new kind of political pundit. No matter how controversial the topic, Hasan has never shied away from offering his uncensored opinions. His determination to educate and inform has made him one of the most-viewed, most-subscribed-to, and at times, most-talked-about streamer on Twitch."