While i haven't gone any further with the #camera project physically i found a few videos on youtube.. including the #PiKon which looks nice.. I also discovered there were a couple of #raspberrypi magazines based solely around the camera... #MoreResearchIsNeeded #maybeishouldlearnpython
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Did you know that some viruses can be upgraded by add-on software updates? Some of such updates, like hepatitis D, are mere patches amending the gameplay of the base virus; in this case, hepatitis B. These are called satellite viruses. But there's also viral DLC that doesn't even have its own box, and persistently steals the genes to make the capsid for itself from another virus. These are called viroids, and perhaps unfortunately, you would be unlikely to have heard of any unless you're into plant medicine (or arcane genomics), becuse there aren't any viroid diseases known (yet) that infect any creature that is not a plant. But plants, including many plants that human farmers care about because they make delicious edibles when healthy, can suffer from a large variety of viroid diseases, so #MoreResearchIsNeeded.

Tirritate a fascist by pointing out that prohibiting war crimes is discriminatory on the basis of being a fascist, because only a fascist would be attracted by the allure of committing atrocities with no military value just for the cruelty's sake.

Luckily, it's legal to discriminate against fascists on the basis of doing fascy crimes. Whether fascism is one of these Immutable Characteristics(tm) is a much hairier question. #MoreResearchIsNeeded. Meanwhile, point at ex-fascists peacefully existing.

The #chemistry behind that pricey cup of #civet #coffee: Fans of #kopiLuwak claim the coffee has a unique aroma and taste. A new chemical analysis backs them up, 20251029,
by Jennifer O,
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/fermentation-is-key-to-coffee-beans-gleaned-from-civet-feces/

#shit #feces #food #science #moreResearchIsNeeded

The chemistry behind that pricey cup of civet coffee

Fans of kopi luwak claim the coffee has a unique aroma and taste. A new chemical analysis backs them up.

Ars Technica
Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control

The termites know how much of their agricultural area has been taken over by weeds.

Ars Technica