#Elmo is going to demand a selfie and a copy of your ID and an Israeli company will be handling the data. I can't possibly stress enough how strenuously you must refuse to do this...if you still for some ungodly reason wanted to remain on Shitter but this means leaving, LEAVE.

Update: Article doesn't state it's for blue checks only but that may be the case. If so, it could eventually expand. I still say "leave!" because it's a cesspool. https://www.pcmag.com/news/verifying-your-identity-on-twitter-will-require-taking-a-selfie

Wikipedia is now on Mastodon, at @wikipedia!

They've taken an interesting approach here, as it is an account run by the community, where everyone can contribute (explanation here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/@Wikipedia). At the same time, it is verified on the official homepage of wikipedia.org, as you can see in the screenshot.

Personally, I think this suits the spirit of the fediverse that the Wikipedia account is not a PR department, but community members building something together!

Colored droplets in corn syrup seemingly blended together can be returned to their original state by reversing the direction of mixing, a form of laminar flow called "Stokes flow".

Video credit: UNM Physics & Astronomy
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes_flow