@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

@sentient_loom #kbin for the win!

@MicroWave @Emperor

@roldyclark @End0fLine Well, if you are interested in the US gov’t:

@hansl @Mesaji @ribboo 90% of my internet consumption is via RSS.

@roldyclark @End0fLine

RSS is good place to start: https://www.usda.gov/rss/latest-releases.xml

@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.

@geosoco Reduce, Report, & Block.

@HipPriest @IzzyData @Whiskeyomega Another vote for kbin. There is:

• @scifi
• @sciencefiction
• @AskScienceFiction

Kbin has a great community and I have not run into any problem users … mods or otherwise. So, I say, welcome aboard!

When relaying inconvenient news or the need to complete annoying tasks, I like the preface with it “Good news, everyone.”

@perviouslyiner There is a need for it. America as whole needs a more robust public transportation system.

@idoubtit Gotta love those titles!

TIL: There was something called Google Flights.

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.

tougher thinner

pricier

The biggest thing to note about the new messenger, by far, is that the developer intends to provide end-to-end encryption. More impressively, the app is intended to work with any Fediverse account.

This would make cross communication across the fediverse easier and may even interest others to join. It gives a leg up to the InstaRedFaceXTwitThreadApps since you can just use your one fediverse account.

There are definitely some open questions about how Sup works with the rest of the Fediverse. Do users just sign in to a service via an OAuth dance with their Fediverse accounts? Do the messages federate over ActivityPub? Does my server store my messages, or does just the app store those?

These questions and more would have to be answered before I signed up though.

@JoBo I just googled it and Kenya came up as the first hit in Search and in Bard.

Space.com would probably appreciate the clicks.

“This isn’t from the Tree of Knowledge. You won’t find one in the orchards of Heavenly Hillsboro. Birches, beeches, butternuts. A few ignorance bushes. No Tree of Knowledge.”

Inherit the Wind

I was thinking that fish and seafood would be good alternative to.

It would also help if healthy, fresh foods were less expensive and unhealthy treats/desserts/junk food were more expensive. Some families cannot afford to eat healthy.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has described five broad categories of social determinants of health. These include:

• economic stability
• education access and quality
• health care access and quality
• neighborhood and the built environment, such as access to sidewalks and playgrounds
• social and community context