Citizen Gold @unifex@hitchhiker.social

A Closer Look at the ‘Trojan Horse’ That is exFAT Inside Linux | Techrights http://techrights.org/2019/08/30/the-exfat-deception/

Just because it's easy to right really shit JavaScript why the fuck do people have to make it a goal?

#FML

http://citizengold.from.nz/b/2019/08/why-my-entity-untranslatable

Skeptical Activism is that overlap in the venn diagram of Science and Consumer Protection. Occasionally that overlaps with the law as we. This is great to see.

RockTape Class Action Says Kinesio Tape Doesn't Relieve Pain | Top Class Actions https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/health-fitness/905814-rocktape-class-action-says-kinesio-tape-doesnt-relieve-pain/

Australia is so fucked up now. :/

Adani protest: French journalists arrested while filming anti-coal activities | Environment | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/22/adani-protest-french-journalists-arrested-while-filming-anti-coal-activities

A very good opinion piece on the nature of #ClimateDeniers and #ClimateDoomists and how neither are helping.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/doomsday-scenarios-are-as-harmful-as-climate-change-denial/2017/07/12/880ed002-6714-11e7-a1d7-9a32c91c6f40_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fe1b3e41d8c7

I think this is a worthwhile thing to post here. More for the US readers, but that's why it's important.

https://centerforinquiry.org/alerts/tell-congress-to-support-the-scientific-integrity-act/

A classic example of why 'celebrity' is not a qualification we should look to on scientific topics. Given how often he's been called out this topic in the past you have to wonder what was going through his head when making this decision.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/25/prince-charles-criticised-continuing-promote-homeopathy #homeopathy #royalty #pseudoscience

Last couple of days of voting for the DrupalSouth standing committee...

https://groups.drupal.org/node/535061#comment-1163941 Go. Vote! If you haven't already...

And the very first comment on the story dives head first into conspiracy theory.

The Times view on homeopathic treatments: Dangerous Quackery | Comment | The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-homeopathic-treatments-dangerous-quackery-6b3c96z9k?shareToken=3b0fa6007fe5233f658324883d68f87b

Adam Shaftoe on Twitter: "Soooooo I have been writing reviews for about ten years. My wife's review of Alien puts everything I have ever written to shame. "Alien is a movie where nobody listens to the smart woman, and then they all die except for the smart woman and her cat. Four stars."" https://twitter.com/AdamShaftoe/status/1123389416532213760

Thread by @chadhayesmd: "A : It’s Easter again, and for reasons that remain unclear to me, millions of people are spending time and money tu […]" #homeopathegg #tweetorial #homeopathy #homeopatheggsperiment https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1119614171644145668.html

Quite a good summary of the quackery that is #homeopathy

It is only a matter of time before this is woven into every item of clothing we have.

Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall | UCLA http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/best-in-snow-new-scientific-device-creates-electricity-from-snowfall

#comics Aztec Star Wars https://pluspora.com/posts/1158679

It's the facilities that are solar powered rather than each individual #RaspberryPi, but this is still awesome. :)

## Powering Potential Expands to Peru | Open Source Initiative https://opensource.org/node/982

Well that's a bit of positive news for the day.

#Homeopathy prescribing set to be blacklisted under NHS England plans | News Article | Pulse Today http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/clinical/homeopathy-prescribing-set-to-be-blacklisted-under-nhs-england-plans/20038534.article