https://www.space.com/meat-grown-in-space-station-bioprinter-first.html
“In space, we don’t have 10,000 or 15,000 Liter (3962.58 Gallon) of water available to produce one Kg (2.205 Pound) of beef,” Didier Toubia, Co-Founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, said in the release. “This joint experiment marks a significant first step toward achieving our vision to ensure food security for generations to come, while preserving our natural resources.”
Reality update: Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom | PNAS … :
“We compared students’ self-reported perception of learning with their actual learning under controlled conditions in large-enrollment introductory college physics courses taught using 1) active instruction (following best practices in the discipline) and 2) passive instruction (lectures by experienced and highly rated instructors).“
In Europe, we have the Schengen area and the Dublin III treaty with so-called “sichere Drittländer” (safe third-party countries). That’s why Italy, Spain and Greece are in such big trouble and why Erdogan became that powerful. Trump is following that path, I think…
Reality update: ‘Shoot them in the legs’: Trump reportedly floated ‘extreme’ measures to stop migrants | US news | The Guardian … :
“The supreme court also ruled to allow the Trump administration deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on their way to the US, blocking most Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty who arrive at the southern border. In a dissenting opinion, justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor said that the policy “affects some of the most vulnerable people in the western hemisphere”.“
Reality update: Strong, smart teen girls have had enough. No wonder men like Trump are rattled | Sasha Brown-Worsham | Opinion | The Guardian … :
“It’s no wonder men like Donald Trump are shaking in their boots. Because hell hath no fury like a teenage girl who is awake and aware and done with your bullshit. The fears of men like Trump have made mocking teenage girls a favorite American pastime.”
“What would happen if teenage girls were actually allowed to feel good about themselves? What if we allowed them to have their interests with no shame? They might rise up and change everything. And that scares a certain kind of man.
“As the mother of a teenage girl myself, I know how hard they are to manipulate. They are strong and smart and know themselves in ways big and small. They can’t be forced by anyone – not teachers or parents – to say things they don’t mean at a school assembly, let alone on world stage. Thunberg doesn’t need anyone to push her. She pushes herself. She’s well-informed, brilliant, and unafraid to take on all the leaders in the world. Like so many other teenage girls. Like Anne Frank. Like Peltier. Like Joan of Arc.“
Reality update: Unclassified memorandum of telephone conversation | Government | Politik … :
Reality update: Bad ancestors: does the climate crisis violate the rights of those yet to be born? | Environment | The Guardian … :
“While the Pennsylvania lawsuit ultimately failed, a similar case filed in Oregon has been wending its way through the legal system with greater success. In Juliana v United States, 21 plaintiffs take aim at the federal government for violation of the constitutional rights not just of their generation but also of future ones. Now aged 11 to 22, they accuse federal officials and oil industry executives of knowingly creating a national energy system that causes climate change, despite decades of evidence that carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels destabilise the environment. Officials did not merely fail to regulate and restrain bad actors, they argue, but actively facilitated their endeavours, thereby violating citizens’ constitutional rights to life, liberty and property while also jeopardising essential public resources.“
Reality update: Greta Thunberg’s defiance unsettles the patriarchy – wonderful | Suzanne Moore | Opinion | The Guardian … :
“She is a 16-year-old, and these are grown men. And they are terrified. Wonderful. Who knew you could shake the patriarchy simply by refusing to smile for it, dress for it or demur to it? A refusal to acquiesce to the male gaze has these dinosaurs squirming. Greta, you teach us about more than one kind of climate. Thank you.“
https://skyclerk.com/blog/if-you-run-a-small-business-park-in-the-back-of-the-parking-lot
“Have you ever walked into a bar and the bartender asks for and holds your credit card while opening a tab? This is a very negative and I submit it is often poor business practice. In this example, one of the earliest interactions with a customer is to signal a lack of trust. The bartender is suggesting the customer will leave without paying. It would be one thing if the bar was making the customer’s life easier so when they were done they could simply walk out effortlessly paying the bill but that is not the typical case. I understand some bars have issues with people “dining and dashing”, so a bar owner has to weigh the pros and cons – but few realize there are cons that should be deeply considered.“
Marktanalyse: Microsoft-Abhängigkeit führt zu “Schmerzpunkten” beim Bund | heise online
Die Bundesverwaltung hängt im Software-Bereich am Tropf von Microsoft, haben Forscher herausgefunden. Die digitale Souveränität des Staates sei gefährdet.