SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jun 22nd, 2025

 I don't need your ghetto scenes.. I don't need your war machines.

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Vol II No 70

242 links Curated

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Scientists find link between depression and microbes in your mouth.

#microbiome #diversity #PHQ-9 #"Alpha diversity"

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Astronomers locate universe's 'missing' matter in the largest cosmic structures.

#baryons #"Cosmic Web" #tendril #"four galaxy clusters"

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Deep-soil microbe that may help fight water pollution.

#"Earth’s Critical Zone" #Sysuimicrobiota #scavenging #physiology

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How light is rewriting fossil fuel chemistry.

#photoredox #"lower energy demands" #SuPRCat #photosynthesis

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Data center company uses stranded renewable energy.

#intermittent #grid #Soluna #"curtailed renewable power"

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jan 29, 2025

…the only person you’re ever competing against is yourself. The rest is out of your control.

Vol II No 24

331 links Curated

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Most of the millions of U.S. transformers are approaching the end of their useful lives.”

https://spectrum.ieee.org/transformer-crisis

Tags: #transformers #grid #renewable #transition #inverters

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Plant material from pine could be a substitute for chemicals in polyurethane foams.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123937.htmhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123937.htm

Tags: #pine #polyurethane #lignin #renewable #bio-based

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11 Baltic cables damaged in 15 months, pushing NATO to boost security

https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2025/01/28/11-baltic-cables-damaged-in-15-months-pushing-nato-to-boost-security/

Tags: #Baltic #Power #communications #cables #pipelines

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Your VAX In A Cloud Is Ready

https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/your-vax-in-a-cloud-is-ready/

Tags: #DEC #VAX #OpenVMS #DECUServe #VM

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On the last Wednesday of March, advocates of free and open technologies celebrate Document Freedom Day

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/01/27/document-freedom-day-2025/

Tags: #DFD #Open #standards #Interoperable #Transparent

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 26, 2025

Treat the Janitor with the same respect as the CEO.

Vol II No 21

158 links Curated

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A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/pristine-ancient-forest-frozen-in-time-discovered-in-rocky-mountains

Tags: #Beartooth #whitebark #pine #alpine

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Renewables were supposed to take over the grid. Instead they’re falling short.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/renewables-were-supposed-to-take-over-the-grid-instead-they-re-falling-short/ar-AA1xEk4R

Tags: #renewables #regulations #grid #opposition #wind #solar

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A recent study sheds light on a factor that could delay the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: maladaptive daydreaming.
https://www.psypost.org/maladaptive-daydreaming-may-mask-adhd-symptoms-delaying-diagnosis-until-adulthood/

Tags: #maladaptive #daydreaming #immersive #compulsive #diagnosis #mask

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Heat Pumps Outselling Gas Furnaces In America
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/24/heat-pumps-outselling-gas-furnaces-in-america/

Tags: #heat #pump #gas #familiarity #advances #safety #performance

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Changing 30 lines of Linux code could cut data center energy use by 30%
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/changing-linux-code-could-cut-data-center-energy-use-by-30-researchers-claim/

Tags: #packets #network #pipeline #kernel #6.13

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