Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: An article on Speculative
Faith, by me, based on a post, some years ago, in this blog, on how
Christianity
shows up in a novel by Juliet Marillier, a self-acknowledged Druid.
Computing: Are your passwords safe enough? Check them with the Microsoft
Password Checker.
Humor: Audra McDonald sings
the "best answers" to some Yahoo! questions for Tonight's
Jimmy Fallon, in a 3 minute 42 second YouTube video.
Science: Wired reports that insects
have become resistant to defenses built into corn crops, mostly
because seed companies and farmers ignored the recommendations of independent scientists, and even denied the scientists access to the
particular type of corn. Corporate greed strikes again.
Wired also reports on tardigrades,
microscopic animals also called water bears. They have amazing
resistance to most everything, including temperatures near absolute zero, and above boiling. There are photos.
National Public Radio reports on the 25th
anniversary of the Exxon Valdez
disaster. Scientists have discovered that the oil spill caused more
damage, over a longer time, than they had originally supposed.
Image
source (public domain)
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