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#til about #AppropriateTechnology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology
This feels like a perfect description of how I aspire to make all my #opensource software nowadays — hbu?
> Appropriate technology is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. It was originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist (…)
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TIL that blowing out birthday candles increases the bacteria in the cake by 1400%
https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jfr/article/view/67217
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bfexfi/til_that_blowing_out_birthday_candles_increases/
Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake
This study examined the potential spread of bacteria when blowing out candles on a birthday cake. Preliminary tests of blowing on nutrient agar indicated that bioaerosols in human breath expelled from the mouth may be a source of bacteria transferred…www.ccsenet.org
TIL that Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in Space, was so inspired by Nichelle Nichols' portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on Stark Trek that she began every shift of her 1992 Shuttle mission by radioing "Hailing Frequencies Open" as a tribute to the actress and her character.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Pioneering-astronaut-and-Lt-Uhura-from-Star…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/17eokix/til_that_mae_jemison_the_first_africanamerican/
Since "geography of Mars" literally means "the description of Earth of Mars", #TodayILearned a specific term has been created for it: Areography.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areography
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TIL that in 2014, Coca-Cola paid off scientists to cover up the link between obesity and soda
https://pharmafile.com/news/researchers-find-coca-cola-paid-scientists-downplay-how-their-drinks-fuelled-obesity-cri
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g3zw7/til_that_in_2014_cocacola_paid_off_scientists_to/
Researchers find Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay how their drinks fuelled the obesity crisis -
Researchers have found that Coca-Cola paid an organization of scientists to downplay how the sugary drinks they sell fuelled the obesity crisis.pharmafile (Pharmafile)
