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Nice approach you have. I don't buy used clothes but the ones my wife buys are at least virtually always on sale. Plus, I decluttered my clothes and what is left is more than enough to last the rest of my life.
The Official Treehouse Articles Thread
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It was a hint, he wants a hemp shirt gifted to him.
"In August 2016, a park ranger stumbled upon 323 dead wild tundra reindeer in Norway’s remote Hardangervidda plateau. They had been killed in a freak lightning event. But instead of removing the carcasses, the park decided to leave them where they were, allowing nature to take its course – and scientists to study this island of decomposition and how it might change the arctic tundra ecosystem."
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‘Landscape of Fear’: What a Mass of Rotting Reindeer Carcasses Taught Scientists
When 323 reindeer were killed by lightning on a remote Norwegian plateau, their bodies were left for nature to take its course.
A reassessment of Nero...
"But what if Nero wasn’t such a monster? What if he didn’t invent the spectator sport of throwing Christians to the lions in the Colosseum? What if he wasn’t the tyrant who murdered upstanding Roman senators and debauched their wives? Indeed, what if the whole lurid rap sheet has been an elaborate set-up, with Nero as history’s patsy? After all, we have no eyewitness testimony from Nero’s reign. Any contemporaneous writings have been lost. The ancient Roman sources we do have date from considerably after Nero’s suicide in A.D. 68. The case against Nero, then, is largely hearsay, amplified and distorted over two millennia in history’s longest game of telephone. Besides, no one really wants to straighten out the record. Who wants another version of Nero? He’s the perfect evil tyrant just the way he is."
www.smithsonianmag.com
"But what if Nero wasn’t such a monster? What if he didn’t invent the spectator sport of throwing Christians to the lions in the Colosseum? What if he wasn’t the tyrant who murdered upstanding Roman senators and debauched their wives? Indeed, what if the whole lurid rap sheet has been an elaborate set-up, with Nero as history’s patsy? After all, we have no eyewitness testimony from Nero’s reign. Any contemporaneous writings have been lost. The ancient Roman sources we do have date from considerably after Nero’s suicide in A.D. 68. The case against Nero, then, is largely hearsay, amplified and distorted over two millennia in history’s longest game of telephone. Besides, no one really wants to straighten out the record. Who wants another version of Nero? He’s the perfect evil tyrant just the way he is."
Nero, History's Most Despised Emperor, Gets a Makeover
For nearly 2,000 years, the Roman ruler has been depicted as an egotistical monster who fiddled while Rome burned. But is this image accurate?
www.smithsonianmag.com
This article isn't super interesting, but it links to some other mildly interesting articles too. What I like about it is it vindicates my design preference against modern lighting. IMO, candlelight is the wavelength to emulate, with incandescent lighting a runner up. Amber switch lights are more appealing than blue. Everywhere I can, I minimize bright white and blue (back)lighting. Easier on the eyes, and it just looks better...
"Some user experience designers have been criticizing our reliance on blue light, including Amber Case, author of the book Calm Technology. On her Medium blog she documented the way blue light has become “the color of the future,” thanks in part to films like 1982’s Blade Runner. The environmentally-motivated switch from incandescent light bulbs to high-efficiency (and high-wattage) LED bulbs further pushed us into blue light’s path. But, Case writes, “f pop culture has helped lead us into a blue-lit reality that’s hurting us so much, it can help lead us toward a new design aesthetic bathed in orange.” "
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"Some user experience designers have been criticizing our reliance on blue light, including Amber Case, author of the book Calm Technology. On her Medium blog she documented the way blue light has become “the color of the future,” thanks in part to films like 1982’s Blade Runner. The environmentally-motivated switch from incandescent light bulbs to high-efficiency (and high-wattage) LED bulbs further pushed us into blue light’s path. But, Case writes, “f pop culture has helped lead us into a blue-lit reality that’s hurting us so much, it can help lead us toward a new design aesthetic bathed in orange.” "
There’s a Lot to Learn About How Blue Light Affects Our Eyes
The “blue screen of death” is taking on a whole new meaning.
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New England’s Forests Are Sick. They Need More Tree Doctors. (Published 2020)
Climate change is taking a toll on woodlands in the Northeast.
A thoughtful look at the challenges New England arborists and foresters are facing. Not cheerful, but a real look at the waves of species loss were dealing with
Fun fact: I learned to climb trees at a workshop taught by Bear and Melissa! Cool ladies
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Sean! Ya beat me to it with this article. I skimmed the beginning and ran out of time so will read it later, though I'm sorta not looking forward to it after you mentioned elsewhere some of the insect threats to the Maine woods. When I was there in September, I marveled at the new growth coming up in a selectively logged area, lots of oaks coming up and saw healthy ash were widespread, more than the Ct ash population (was), so all of that was good to see.g
As for the future:
Cool article here on seizures in marine mammals. I liked it on general principles, plus, I have a lab with seizures and it's interesting to see what is being developed.
www.nytimes.com
As for the future:
Cool article here on seizures in marine mammals. I liked it on general principles, plus, I have a lab with seizures and it's interesting to see what is being developed.
Brain Surgery for a ‘Sweet Boy’: Saving Cronutt the Sea Lion (Published 2020)
Cronutt, like a growing number of ocean mammals, developed seizures because of toxins in the water. Scientists hope a pioneering procedure he underwent this week could help.
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This is a good article on the truly amazing and human-benefitting aspects of the Amazon. The author is very good and wrote a cool book called The Shaman's Apprentice.
www.nytimes.com
Opinion | Could the Amazon Save Your Life? (Published 2020)
Scientists are looking at the medicinal potential of plants and animals in the region’s vast tropical forests.
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@kevin bingham will like this I think
www.outsideonline.com
Yes, You Can Camp in Detroit and Other Cities
An organization called Detroit Outdoors came up with a smart way to get more urban youth interested in camping—by providing experiences in the middle of the city they live in
www.outsideonline.com
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Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor', And It Changed Children's Immune Systems
Playing through the greenery and litter of a mini forest's undergrowth for just one month may be enough to change a child's immune system, according to a small new experiment. When daycare workers in Finland rolled out a lawn, planted forest undergrowth such as dwarf heather and blueberries...
www.sciencealert.com
Very curious to see more studying on this.
Not really surprising at all, but still fascinating.
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Nah just slater them with sanitizer it's faster and "safer". (sarcasm of course)Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor', And It Changed Children's Immune Systems
Playing through the greenery and litter of a mini forest's undergrowth for just one month may be enough to change a child's immune system, according to a small new experiment. When daycare workers in Finland rolled out a lawn, planted forest undergrowth such as dwarf heather and blueberries...
Very curious to see more studying on this.
Not really surprising at all, but still fascinating.
Kids need dirt .
Everyone needs dirt. I consciously avoid washing my hands before lunch if I'm at the office, unless there's chunks stuck to my hands, or stuff like motor oil. I wash them after eating my oranges, to get rid of sticky hands. I don't own sanitizer, and explicitly avoid anything with *cide in the name. I'm healthier than most.
Lots of kindergardens here are built in or adjacent to forests.
Then they do daily trips with the kids and play in the woods.
We have a local one where they bus kids from inner Copenhagen out.
Different kindergardens come out a day at the time and play and walk in "Nature".
Then they do daily trips with the kids and play in the woods.
We have a local one where they bus kids from inner Copenhagen out.
Different kindergardens come out a day at the time and play and walk in "Nature".
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How it should be.
A longish article on knotweed...
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The good...
The bad...
The ugly...
Oh, No, Not Knotweed!
It grows rapidly. It’s nearly impossible to kill. It’s terrorized England. And now it’s all over my American backyard.
The good...
The bad...
The ugly...
MCPA knocks them on their ass, if you spray it on a warm, sunny day.
Doesn't work on it's own, but in combination with Glyphosate and a scythe, it does.
Alternate between them, the scythe is for the same tactic that broke first Napoleon, then Hitler in Russia, scorched Earth.
Don't leave a single stalk alive.
Take a nice evening stroll around the property.
Carrying the scythe gives you a nice grim reaper feel.
Wipe out every one that has survived the chemicals.
Alternatively, find out if the US army still have a stockpile of Agent orange.
Doesn't work on it's own, but in combination with Glyphosate and a scythe, it does.
Alternate between them, the scythe is for the same tactic that broke first Napoleon, then Hitler in Russia, scorched Earth.
Don't leave a single stalk alive.
Take a nice evening stroll around the property.
Carrying the scythe gives you a nice grim reaper feel.
Wipe out every one that has survived the chemicals.
Alternatively, find out if the US army still have a stockpile of Agent orange.
Mozilla bought them(Pocket), and are trying to make a little money through subscriptions. A lot of people have complained about the integration of Pocket into the Firefox browser, but it's really a nothingburger. The code is just an inoperative stub if unused, and the recommended articles on the new tab page can be turned off if desired. I like them. Gives me some light reading like the landing pages of AOL or Yahoo, but tends to be more intelligent/interesting. I don't have a use for the paid service, but I like having the new tab articles, though I've noticed an increase in sponsored content(ads) lately.
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This is what the Pocket portion of the new tab pages looks like...
The articles go a bit lower(number is configurable), and you can see the "sponsored" articles, and at least one junk article. They aren't all gems.
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This is what the Pocket portion of the new tab pages looks like...
The articles go a bit lower(number is configurable), and you can see the "sponsored" articles, and at least one junk article. They aren't all gems.
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