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Just a little Sunday travelogue... From the MUNI 30 Stockton... 01 · on public transit Around 11 I went down to Polk and North Point to catch the 30 Stockton, and my timing was serendipitous. It was idling a block away on its half...

Place de la Madeleine #cortes #edouardcortes

Way out here on the marginal reaches of the withering web, the connections that weave together are of statistical aberration, where no language model of any size would draw a path. As thus it was following the adventures of Stephen Downes as he bicycles around Iceland that got me thinking of places I saw there […]

The United States is currently in the grip of an outbreak of the Cyclospora parasite, which causes severe diarrhea and has sickened more than 3,000 people across the U.S.

Researchers found that bacteria linked to gum disease may help drive the development of calcific aortic valve stenosis by triggering inflammation and calcium buildup in the heart valve. The early findings suggest that keeping gums healthy could play a role in reducing the risk of this serious heart condition.

Citizen scientists have helped researchers solve a long-standing mystery about how parental care evolved in harvestmen. Using photos and observations from iNaturalist, scientists more than doubled the known cases of egg-guarding behavior and discovered that maternal and paternal care followed different evolutionary paths. The project, completed in just days with help from public data, shows how citizen science is transforming biological research on a global scale.

A new study suggests spacecraft exhaust could quickly contaminate the moon's most scientifically valuable regions, potentially masking ancient clues about how life began on Earth. Researchers say future lunar missions should consider new ways to reduce and monitor this pollution before it becomes widespread.

Sunday, July 12, 2026 Finally, my first rss.chat podcast. 20 minutes. As always, I take forever to get to the point.# Why you can't create an account# A karass is "a group of people linked in a cosmically significant manner, even when superficial linkages are not evid...

Édouard Manet, Under the Lamp ("Once upon a midnight dreary..."), from The Raven (Le Corbeau), 1875 #artinstituteofchicago #Édouardmanet

Berthe Morisot, Forêt de Compiègne, 1885 #artinstituteofchicago #europeanart

Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton, says Taylor Sheridan wants a much bigger creative role in Dutton Ranch Season 2. Continue reading…

api.md, new in server/docs, documents the HTTP interface between the rss.chat client and its server — every read and write call, the no-passwords email flow, the item record field by field, and the websocket verbs. The client that ships with the product is just one user of this API; the doc is for whoever wants to build the next one.

Also in server/docs: install.md's "An AI can do this install" section moved to the end of the doc — it's a good trick, but not the first thing a new host-runner needs to read.

The Art of Mothering Through Bars. For incarcerated mothers, sending handmade art to their children can help nurture vital connections—but often even this is hindered by prison officials. Story via @inquest.bsky.social. https://inquest.org/the-art-of-mothering-through-bars/?utm_source=Prison+Journalism+Project+Inside+Story+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a39b979169-June28_InsideStory_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d209fd71d2-488364920