Happy birthday November babies! Your birthstone, the topaz, can be blue, pale green, yellow, pink, red, purple, brown and even black. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/november-birthstone-topaz…
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2.35 Million Lose Power In California As State Faces Extreme Weather and Wildfires
California’s largest power utility began power shut-offs today for an estimated 2.35 million people — expected to last two days — after weather forecasts predicted extreme fire danger due to exceptionally dry weather and severe winds, according to the Washington Post. “Some gusts this weekend might reach 75 mph (120 kph) or higher as part of a ‘historic’ wind event, the…
Larry Wall Approves Re-Naming Perl 6 To Raku
Long-time Slashdot reader hondo77 notes that Larry Wall has given his approval to the re-naming of Perl 6. In the “Path to Raku” pull request, Larry Wall indicated his approval, leaving this comment:
I am in favor of this change, because it reflects an ancient wisdom: “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will…
Fedora Drops 32-Bit Linux
Brian Fagioli, writing for BetaNews: Beginning with the upcoming version 31 of the operating system, i686 32-bit processor support is being dropped by the Fedora Project. “The i686 architecture essentially entered community support with the Fedora 27 release. Unfortunately, there are not enough members of the community willing to do the work to maintain the architecture. Don’t worry, though — Fedora…
Red wine drinkers have more diverse gut bacteria than other drinkers
Drinking red wine may be better for your microbiome than drinking other types of alcohol, according to a study of 3000 people Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214561-red-wine-drinkers-have-more-diverse-gut-bacteria-than-other-drinkers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The Planet Needs a New Internet
An anonymous reader shares a report: When climate change comes for our coffee and our wine, we’ll moan about it on Twitter, read about it on our favorite websites, and watch diverting videos on YouTube to fill the icy hole in our hearts. We’ll do all this until the websites go dark and the networks go down because eventually, climate change…
How To Make Compost
We probably don’t need to tell you the benefits of compost for your soil. With a few easy steps you can grow bigger healthier plants and save your scraps from being turned into garbage. Plus, composting gives you the opportunity to see exactly what is going into your fertilizer. So enrich your soil, plants, and life…Continue Reading
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Astronomy ambassadors to Chile: ALMA radio telescope
Robert Pettengill’s final report on his recent trip to Chile with the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassador Program. Thank you, Rob! Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/aceap-2019-alma-chile-pettengill…