YSK about the New York Times' Tor onion service ( open.nytimes.com )
Why? In their words:...
Former chemical engineer in the coal industry, urging B.C. municipalities to change the term natural gas to "fossil gas" ( www.cbc.ca )
“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”
YSK that there is no such thing as an "alpha wolf" ( cdn.zmescience.com )
Some of the many articles about it:...
The colour of the Sun is white ( www.wtamu.edu )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6080744...
YSK that Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, will donate all profits on September 13th (tomorrow) to victims of the recent Moroccan earthquake ( blog.ecosia.org )
Ecosia is great in general, they’ve done stuff like this before for wildfires and such, and they are carbin negative and use 100% of their profits for helping the planet...
YSK that there are a range of medications that can prevent alcoholics and other addicts from relapsing ( quillette.com )
If you or one of your loved ones is struggling with this its worth knowing and worth asking your doctor about. Article mainly discusses generic anticonvulsants that have proven beneficial, but there are others such as Naltrexone that can also be helpful.
YSK: Instructables.com runs maker contests of all sorts and offer prizes ( www.instructables.com )
YSK if you've seen something traumatic, playing Tetris for a couple of hours afterwards can drastically reduce the chance of it becoming a deeprooted memory and causing PTSD ( www.ox.ac.uk )
ox.ac.uk/…/2017-03-28-tetris-used-prevent-post-tr…
YSK How to Prepare Your Phone and Other Tech for a Natural Disaster ( www.wsj.com )
Because it’s not totally intuitive how to prep and use tech in an emergency. Archived version: archive.fo/wk3fE
You should learn how to properly write accessible image captions as the fediverse has a large amount of blind and visually impaired users who rely on screen readers ( mashable.com )
Right now there is a bit left to be desired when it comes to lemmys accessibility features, but it’s a good idea to be mindful of the fact the fediverse and its platforms tends to have pretty universal accessibility features that will likely come to lemmy sooner rather than later
UO People is an accredited and tuition free college that offers full degrees and certificates ( www.uopeople.edu )
If you’re considering doing online college, check to see if they offer your program!...
YSK that restroom hand dryers blow fecal bacteria onto your hands ( journals.asm.org )
There was a peer-reviewed report published in the journal for Applied and Environmental Microbiology that studied the amount of bacteria that was blown from hand dryers in 36 public restrooms at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The sample from the study concluded that as many as 60 colonies of bacteria were...
YSK that 1.5 million dehumidifiers have been recalled ( www.cpsc.gov )
This recall involves 42 models of dehumidifiers with brand names Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole and Seabreeze, manufactured between January 2011 and February 2014.
YSK: The Dark Knight came out 15 years ago and you are not young anymore ( lemmy.one )
July 15th 2008
YSK About Notable Scientists Who Were Socialists, Communists, and Anarchists ( lemm.ee )
Many well-known scientists throughout history have been socialists, communists, or anarchists. These scientists believed in forming a society where resources are more equitably distributed, often involving common ownership of the means of production. Here are some examples:...
YSK: Buddy Icons can be set as your profile picture on Lemmy for that sweet, sweet nostalgia. ( lemmy.world )
For example, on my profile picture. Find them on Coolbuddy or some other site and save as a webp.
YSK you can meditate without sitting quietly ( psychcentral.com )
WHY YSK- Many people practice mindfulness and meditation as part of their lives, and some would like to but feel like they don’t have time to sit down and meditate properly. Once you’ve gotten used to doing it as a part of your daily activities, it becomes easy to simply take a few breaths and gain some peace from your...
YSK: Loudspeaker quality can be more reliably estimated with a set of objective measurements called a Spinorama than by reading subjective reviews ( www.avsforum.com )
Why: You can find better sound for less money if you learn how to read a Spinorama....
YSK you can play the original lemmings on PC at HTML5 Lemmings 🕹️ Play on CrazyGames ( www.crazygames.com )
Why YSK...
YSK Hubert Humphrey's name -- in 1948 (!), he gave a speech at the DNC in favor of civil rights. ( www.americanrhetoric.com )
I read his name in “Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72,” but I never really understood who he was. This was back when the Democrats were the racist party and the Republicans were the party of Lincoln, decades before LBJ and Nixon tacitly agreed to exchange those positions. Here’s what he said in 1948:...
YSK: It's possible to digitally write mathematics using Mathcha – Free Online Mathematics Editor ( www.mathcha.io )
Why YSK: So you can easily and digitally write and share mathematics, for free....
YSK: Google is deleting some old Hangouts photos this week ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1639498...
YSK that a lot of common questions/complaints about Lemmy are presently answered by kbin ( kbin.social )
This is not an attempt to convert Lemmy users, nor is it a slight on Lemmy. I'm sure there are plenty of reasons why Lemmy works better for some, and I love the fact that we not only have multiple choices, but multiple choices that allow us to interact with each other regardless! It's amazing. Lemmy is great, no shade....
YSK: There's now a Lemmy Issue Tracker Community to Share Suggestions and Issues ( lemm.ee )
Hey everyone! Exciting news: there’s now a Lemmy Issue Tracker community where you can share your ideas, suggestions, and collaborate with others. This community is more flexible than the GitHub repository when it comes to duplicate posts, so feel free to share any great ideas you come across. With nested comments and a voting...
YSK: Imagus is Hover Zoom for Lemmy that actually works ( addons.mozilla.org )
On desktop Hover Zoom is life changing way to browse memes and gifs. One thing I struggled with when I moved to Lemmy was Hover Zoom support. While it worked with imgur links, these are few and far between. I had given up hope when I finally discovered Imagus works perfectly.
