nostr:npub1qhk3xgx2ql65w00uqt60fly2nuyjcjlh4udyllmemmjup247svrs9pvqsy definitely, which is one reason why I have been pushing for open source/open data/open science for years - so that people can do that
‘I couldn’t just ignore them’: one man’s mission to save the world’s street dogs - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/27/i-couldnt-just-ignore-them-one-mans-mission-to-save-the-worlds-street-dogs nice profile of an amazing bloke... #doggoes
nostr:npub1p0wn2r24lup7j62ea3t098ajghrrck4phec2p7fct49wh36er66q0trlrh I think "science" is just shorthand for "consensus views", which can be wrong, but with a low probability compared to individual scientists' views.
Braverman’s plan to house UK asylum seekers on ‘deathtrap’ barge faces legal hurdle - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/27/braverman-plan-to-house-uk-asylum-seekers-on-bibby-stockholm-barge-faces-legal-hurdle IOW tories have wasted another £2bn for nothing...
One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/27/mi6-richard-dearlove-covid-artificial-intelligence-misunderstands-science wow, impressive how one who was head of an "intelligence" service, can be so woefully ignorant of how things work...
Put ‘pest’ animal species on the pill, don’t cull them, says scientist - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/27/put-pest-animal-species-on-the-pill-dont-cull-them-says-scientist seems sensible
nostr:npub1xxdjunlfj2u33un56dmsdat3zs3hp2hdcvf6a9myqmcq30u2rlaqgrhnjg indeed, poetic justice...
Scientific journal retracts article that claimed no evidence of climate crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/scientific-journal-retracts-article-that-claimed-no-evidence-of-climate-crisis I'm sure all those who cited this "proof" will now report on the retraction, #amirite?
#China wants to erase #Tibet. Will Britain stay quiet about this crime? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/27/china-wants-to-erase-tibet-will-britain-stay-quiet-about-this #TibetanGenocide
Salt-free diet ‘can reduce risk of heart problems by almost 20%’ - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/27/salt-free-diet-reduce-risk-heart-problems-20-per-cent #health
nostr:npub1wfxgp3257hkjwlepg3vqzzqgd8q7q7futxj4sfult7lld04qsx0s5g8uy3 thanks for that summary of this weird world...
Rishi Sunak faces fresh conflict of interest row over India trade talks - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/26/rishi-sunak-faces-fresh-conflict-of-interest-row-over-india-trade-talks they have hundreds of millions of quid between them, but he wants even more. someone with that obsession is not fit to be PM.
nostr:npub1wfxgp3257hkjwlepg3vqzzqgd8q7q7futxj4sfult7lld04qsx0s5g8uy3 so do you think they have been conned, or are doing a noble thing for the world...?
Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance to Russian state - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/aug/26/russia-ukraine-war-live-us-trying-to-nail-down-what-caused-prigozhin-plane-crash-drone-aimed-at-moscow-destroyed?page=with:block-64e9b7468f08590bcc98e573#block-64e9b7468f08590bcc98e573 fine, let them sign it; does anyone think Wagnerites will have the slightest compunction in ignoring it later if it suits them?
The Albanian town that TikTok emptied - https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/albania-tiktok-migration-uk/ great, informative piece about why and how albanians are desperate to get to the UK... #albania #immigration
Russia’s Medvedev Threatens Annexation of Georgia’s Occupied Provinces - https://civil.ge/archives/556640 this is what Georgian Dream's russian sycophancy has wrought...
G20 poured more than $1tn into fossil fuel subsidies despite Cop26 pledges – report - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/g20-poured-more-than-1tn-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-despite-cop26-pledges-report just obscene
TechScape: ‘Without the telcos, there is no Netflix’ – the battle between streamers and broadband - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/22/techscape-teclos-netlix-streamers-broadband absurd attempt at double-dipping by greedy telcos, backed by their political mates who don't understand how the Internet works...
nostr:npub15c8tpj5rkvdjsefydj7hdwxl68zj8wqws5377x5u7la5j4lv3ztqsyfal0 still seems a bit of an extreme solution given its position...perhaps they should try sending fewer people to prison...
Loch Ness monster enthusiasts gear up for biggest search in 50 years - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/21/loch-ness-monster-enthusiasts-gear-up-for-biggest-search-in-50-years ridiculous waste of time and energy...