Notices by 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org), page 33

@Surasanji I think we define it for the context we speak on. In most moral areas I see some progress but mostly just churn disguised as progress. We liberate some groups while oppressing the next. But I think there is sme legitimate sense of moral progress in other ways,

For technology I think there is a clear sense of progress but the rate of which has remained fairly constant throughout the millennia,

@celesteh I'm not talking parties, I think it is obvious to many that the democratic party often has candidates who are neither neo-liberal or classical liberal.

I am talking about people, and there is no shortage of the left in america, by that i mean "Supporting a government whose focus is taxation aimed at wealth distribution as well as a high reliance on government regulation" which tends to be descriptive of the left in most ountries including the US.

While in and of itself this isnt always a devestating decision in america it is applied with a toddler level of understanding that makes it nearly impossible to succeed. One day with more education perhaps the left and right in america might make sense, be regardless left and right does apply.

@DarckCrystale
Joke? Don't do that, its not fair to me, everyone knows I don't have a sense of humor!

@Gargron

@DarckCrystale
Is what? QOTO has been around for a bit now, we are pretty well established. Overwatch is a game.

@Gargron

"Give a man a match he will be warm for a minute, light a man on fire he will be warm for the rest of his life" -- The Osiris Child

@Gargron ahh, good game, been a while. Enjoy!

@Gargron Where is this from? A future idea for mastodon?

@Gargron It already exists, get yourself one of these :)

@jory Sadly I dont have the source anymore. But this isnt anything controversial. If you look up statistics on bee populations on google images all the results youll see will agree with what is posted here. Furthermore they will link you to various papers that go into more detail if youd like. If you have any trouble finding that let me know.

@danriggins Well, yes and no. After we recovered from CCD the species least susceptible to the disease grew in numbers at greater rates than those with more susceptibility. Since these bees mostly share the same niche a very natural process of shifting populations have occurred. Some species that were relatively rare are now abundant and some that were abundant (like bombis Affinis) are now relatively rare.

With that in mind it is entirely reasonable to continue to monitor and do science on what is going on.

But the important part is, 1) the populations are at an all time high 2) the shift in what species were dominate came about by almost entirely natural causes 3) these sorts of shifts in species populations are entirely normal in a healthy eco system. 4) relatively few species are even on the endangered list though. Throughout the continental USA only one bumble bee species became endangered as a result, all others are unlisted. This is Affinis and it is mostly due to extreme vulnerability to the pathogen that causes CCD.

@thewumbles Sorry, global warming is very very much real.

But the scare on bees was entierly legitimate. Colony Collapse Disorder is and was very real. The scare hit its absolute worst in 2006, which you can see in the graphs as the low point. The threat at the time was real and legitimate.

With that said the part that is so often left off is that for the past 12 years we have seen amazing numbers in terms of recovery. But people I think are so scared that people will stop caring about bees they continue to try to perpetuate the fear rather than focus on the good.

@arteteco I dont have it anymore, though a reverse image source might find it. Its a topic I've read up on from dozens of sources over the years. The number of papers that detail the thriving bee community (as well as the challenges that still need addressing) arent hard to find, though I dont have a specific source off hand for you. Luckily virtually any source you can find agrees with this data, it isnt a particularly controversial subject among scientists, just one of those things you hear from the dooms day'ers who arent as informed.

@madhur I like that idea :) #U2K users it is! :)

@yahananxie I wasnt refering to any specific article, there were several. This is one of them yes, and I had read it before making my post. My point still stands.

@mneme Well I'm not sure thats a bad thing. "farmed" bees are still effectively wild. They go where they please, they can swarm and create new hives off the farm, generally provide all the same advantages to biodiversity.

Also the cause of CCD was pretty much jsut as easily effecting wild bees as farmed bees. So generally the recovery is just as positive regardless of whether your assertion is true or not.

@RomeoTBravo I've always preferred fountain pens. I think the writing experience is just much smoother. The reason i never realized their full potential is because modern day fountain pens are very stiff compared to the older kind. So while they do improve handwriting not really to the same extent. Wasnt until I really got into them and practicing my hand writing that I realized the aesthetic range of a really good antique fountain pen is extraordinary.

A land survey done in 1772 related to the Dartmouth college land dispute. It was done by one of my ancestors (8th great uncle) Jon Freeman.

Not only is it a cool family artifact I managed to acquire but it also has a lot of value considering the importance to Dartmouth history.

Interesting fact of the day: Despite the misinformation in the news both Bumblebee 🐝 and Honey Bee populations are at an all time high for the last 50+ years.

there was a legitimate scare about 12 years ago, a momentary crash in numbers. But since then it has recovered very well as can be seen from the charts.

@eeldoodles
Anything that would help for an old-schooly map similar to the tolkein maps? If so I could use a tool like that.

@renardroi