#Technology

[hope-for-the-planet]

From the article:

When rain pounds earth that contains the right mix of minerals, carbon dioxide in the air dissolves into the water and reacts to form new compounds that imprison carbon dioxide. With enough time, this natural process of literally petrifying the air will cleanse the atmosphere of the carbon dioxide pollution humanity has emitted from burning fossil fuels and other activities. The problem, though, is this natural cycle takes millennia. Kanan’s idea is to take a process that normally operates on geologic time — and speed it up. To do so, his team mixed together limestone with a crushed silicate mineral that contains magnesium — such as olivine, an olive-tinted mineral that can be found around the world. When heated to furiously high temperatures in a kiln, calcium in the limestone and magnesium in the silicate jiggle and switch sides, like participants in a square dance. The result of the chemical reaction is two compounds — magnesium oxide and calcium silicate — that both readily react with air and water to trap carbon dioxide in a matter of weeks. After accounting for emissions from heating the kilns and capturing carbon dioxide from burning limestone, each ton of material can remove one ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the researchers estimate. “We didn’t expect that it would work as well as it does,” said Yuxuan Chen, lead author of the study who worked in Kanan’s lab while getting his PhD, said in a statement.

[thebritishenglishlanguage]

Technology - Super Mario Bros. (video game)

reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

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We’ll find you Amanda.

[scriptingthewhy]

Embracing Risks: My Journey into Tech

AI-generated image. “A can be equal to B, but B cannot be equal to A. What even is life? “ Life’s most rewarding moments often come from stepping out of our comfort zones and embracing the unknown. Taking risks can be daunting, but sometimes the leap is worth it. When we reflect on the risks we’ve taken, certain choices stand out—not because they were easy, but because they shaped who we are…

[catchymemes]

[foolishmortal]

what! I was always curious as to what they were but never thought to look it up.

Have you ever looked closely at a car windshield?

The edge of the glass is painted where it is glued to the car but it has these small dots between the clear and painted glass.

These are there for a reason. When the sun hits the glass the painted areas and the clear areas will absorb heat at different rates. This causes the glass to expand and contract differently putting stress on the glass.

These dots help the glass to warm up more evenly over a larger area so the glass does not suffer stress that could cause it to spontaneously explode.

Fun fact: the Tesla cybertruck doesn’t have these.

Yes, the glass will spontaneously crack or explode in the sun.

[technologywhis]

[stimtoy]

🍎 || garrettbv

[simple id: four gifs showing a 2000's tv in the shape of a red apple, with the front being able to open and close to cover the screen. /end id]

[miamaimania]

"Nature & Technology" by morganetenoux ◆ Same circles, different purposes

[veluigi]

this is what i been saying! the concept of technology in the imperial zeitgeist has been colonized to all hell.

— Ursula K. Le Guin, from “A Rant About ‘Technology’”

[spongebobssquarepants]

[mikufigureoftheday]

🎮Today's Miku "figure" is:🎮

Hori NSW-230 game controller ver. (2025)

[technologywhis]

[awfulhorrid]

It's amazing how much AI has added to my job! All of it in finding ways to keep AI from doing things we don't want it to do (or, in my case, from doing anything at all.)

All those stories about humans fighting back against The AI with guns and explosions, but so far most of it comes down to Powershell scripts, GPO settings, and least privilege access authority.

I wish there was a way to completely OPT OUT of AI. Like you could set your ENTIRE Internet browser to NOT shove it down your throat.

When social media was getting big, you could just NOT get a Facebook or a Twitter. It was simple as that. You can't do that with AI.

Trying to find a job? It goes straight to an AI filter. Trying to look at art? Here's 100+ ai shit. Trying to look up who was in what movie from the 1980s? GOOGLE GEMINI IS HERE WITH THE COMPLETELY WRONG ANSWER!

Someone PLEASE create a way to allow people to get AI the FUCK OUT of our lives if we DO NOT WANT IT!

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