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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-06 01:23 am

Climate Change

A hidden Antarctic shift unleashed the carbon that warmed the world

Ancient Antarctic water-mass upheavals unleashed stored carbon—and may hint at our climate future.

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that helped release long-stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Deep-sea sediments show that ancient Antarctic waters once trapped vast amounts of carbon, only to release it during two major warming pulses at the end of the Ice Age. Understanding these shifts helps scientists predict how modern Antarctic melt may accelerate future climate change.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-06 01:02 am
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Philosophical Questions: Trends

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

Is the cultural trend of individualism and the rejection of collectivism a beneficial or detrimental trend?

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-05 10:40 pm
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Today's Cooking

Today I'm trying out a new recipe for Banana Banana Bread that I found in All Recipes.  This one uses 5 bananas where my usual one takes 3, and butter instead of oil.  I made half the flour whole wheat.  Partway through I realized there was no other flavoring besides the bananas, so I added a teaspoon of cinnamon.  It will be interesting to see how this turns out.  :D

EDIT 12/5/25 -- This turned out pretty well.  It's a bit prone to falling apart, but may set up more as it cools.  It has quite a strong banana flavor.  I don't think I'll replace my usual recipe, but this certainly works for using up a lot of bananas.
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-05 08:20 pm

Activism

Equality matters

When we say that we want equality, what do we mean? Same pay for everyone? Same caloric intake? Same size of house? Same amount of electricity consumed every day? Same amount of household waste? Same amount of political power, influence, or fame?

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-05 07:59 pm

Economics

A Founder Got Fed Up With Potential Hires Using AI to ‘Fake It.’

Mollion says some job candidates have always misrepresented themselves, but AI has made the gap between presentation and reality even wider—making interviews and written materials even less reliable.

“On top of that, traditional interviews simply don’t reveal real skill, work style, responsiveness, or judgment,” Mollion told me. “People can say all the right things in an interview, but none of that guarantees how they actually perform on the job.”



I've been saying for years that brief resumes, college degrees, and office interviews offer very little indication of an applicant's actual ability to do a job.

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low_delta ([personal profile] low_delta) wrote in [community profile] birdfeeding2025-12-05 07:44 pm
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oh deer

We had a deer at the feeder last night. First I saw her nosing the feeder, then she seemed to be hoovering up the seed on the ground.
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote in [community profile] birdfeeding2025-12-05 02:11 pm

Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus two mourning doves.

I put out water for the birds.
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-05 02:09 pm

Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus two mourning doves.

I put out water for the birds.
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puddleshark ([personal profile] puddleshark) wrote2025-12-05 04:54 pm

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River Frome 2

Photo was taken yesterday. Today, a howling gale and sleeting rain. I was going to stop off at the supermarket on the way back from work, but when I came out of the office and went to open the car door, the wind instantly sucked out all my shopping bags and hurled them into the void.

I think the shopping will have to wait until tomorrow...
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summersgate ([personal profile] summersgate) wrote2025-12-05 11:51 am

friday

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Full Moon. Chloe texted me around 8 last night to ask if I had seen the Super Moon yet so I went out to take a look at it. It was cold last night. The kind of cold that sticks in your throat and freezes your nose hairs. It was only 2F this morning. When they first started talking about "super moons" years ago I thought it was something rare but they happen 3 or 4 times a year. Still, any excuse to get outside and see the night sky is a good thing.

Dave went off with Andy to retrieve the knife that he accidently left in the woods when he killed his buck. And then he hopes to stop by and visit an old friend of his. She's in her 90s and he hasn't seen her in 30 years. I hope she's home. Me, I'm just sticking around the house and working on the mirrors. I'll probably get done with them today. Plus we are going to an ARC potluck dinner tonight in Clarion and I want to make 3 bean salad to take.
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Susan Dennis ([personal profile] susandennis) wrote2025-12-05 07:44 am

Just stuff

Biggie takes 3 pills a day. He has a vet appointment next week. His old vet moved to Iowa. So this is a new-ish one. She saw him last fall when he ate (and then popped) the nose plug but she hasn't weighed in on his pills/food. The last vet gave him one of the pills to discourage him from eating weird shit. The other pill was in lieu of the hyper expensive food she had prescribed the year before for his urinary issues.

I'm thinking we drop the anti anxiety pill and see how that goes. And then also drop the other one and go back to the hyper expensive food. Expensive, yes, but easier over all. He's fine. He acts fine. He eats fine. He poops fine. He pees fine. He drinks plenty of water. He's fine.

Oh and the tofu litter? It's really really fine. I am never going back. It's cleaner with no dust or debris and I also feel like I need less of it to do the job.

This morning, I think I'll go out and get some smaller cash. I never need 20 dollar bills. When I do need cash, it's ones and fives. There is a little Christmas fair this morning to raise money for something. But Martha has a table so I have to go. If I want to buy something, it's much more considerate to have exact change and all I have are 20's. To today is a good excuse to go get some usable money. I set up the Chase account for this very reason but have yet to take advantage. The closest Chase branch is very close.

It's cold and rainy but not nearly cold enough for ice so no big obstacle for going out and the car needs to stretch its tires.

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conuly ([personal profile] conuly) wrote2025-12-07 02:34 am

Today's coworker is in college in the hopes of increasing her earnings

Which, good for her, but she's not going to make the big bucks in social work, which is what she's getting her BS in. Well, best of luck to her anyway. (She does have her eyes wide open, because everybody has told her that. Unsurprising.)

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-05 02:03 am

Follow Friday 11-28-25: Active Communities on Dreamwidth Fall 2025 J-Z

Today's theme is Active Communities on Dreamwidth Fall 2025 J-Z.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote in [community profile] birdfeeding2025-12-04 11:40 pm

Photos: House Yard

Today I took pictures of icicles and snow, mostly in the house yard, some down the driveway.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-04 11:39 pm

Photos: House Yard

Today I took pictures of icicles and snow, mostly in the house yard, some down the driveway.

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ranunculus ([personal profile] ranunculus) wrote2025-12-04 08:17 pm

Obstacle Weekend Approaches

Sat and Sun are December's Obstacle Practice Days here at the Ranch. As usual I have 8 obstacles planned.  Sunday's event already has its limit of 10 riders signed up.  Saturday has 5.  I have no idea why Sunday is more popular, but that has been true on several recent events.  In any case, I'm really happy to have this many riders signed up in the middle of winter.  It is true that the weather has been spectacular for the last week and should be perfect on Sat: Sunny with a high of 65F.  The hills are green and lovely. 
Got some shelves half installed. They are good metal industrial style shelving that were being thrown out of the Opera House back when I was working there. I brought them up from Henry St last week. 
Scored an excellent buy of some used but very good fence panels. Priced about $150 per panel.  New they would be 250+.  It was one of those deals that I tuck a little money away for.  Thank goodness Ray was willing to pick them up for me, the seller wanted them gone ASAP.
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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-04 10:11 pm

Today's Adventures

Today we went to Mattoon.

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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-12-04 05:49 pm

Activism

Four countries announce Eurovision 2026 boycott after Israel allowed to compete

Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have all said they won't be taking part in next year's contest.


You can play along at home by skipping Eurovision 2026 to purchase songs from countries who have taken a stand against genocide -- or buy Palestinian music.
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summersgate ([personal profile] summersgate) wrote2025-12-04 05:07 pm

thursday later

It was cold today but sunny so that was nice. We walked down back to the creek and lake in the afternoon and Rainy even went with us. She did get some ice balls on her legs but she was wearing a sweater so at least her tummy didn't have ice balls. After that Dave and I, with Andy drove to Cochranton Vet to pick up Skye's regular meds and then to Meadville to go shopping. By the time we got home the sun was setting and doing it's thing where it lights up the rainbow flags on the back porch. With the icicles getting lit up by the sun too I thought I should get out the big camera. Read more... )