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This is so much what I've been thinking about a different period that I'm writing about - that it's there, even though people are saying It's Ded, it's just not doing the flashy newsworthy visible stuff or the results are the things are are not, or no longer, happening: The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism.

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I am a great admirer of Professor Athene Donald's blog, and I like this recent post: Unintended Consequences - in particular perhaps this apercu:

Business gurus tend to talk about ‘being authentic’ as the right way to lead. But if you are a testy, over-bearing soul being authentic may be very destructive for those around you.

So much that.

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This is another story about mobility in the world: Looted from a royal palace: The medieval jug now on display in London:

A large bronze medieval jug bearing the English royal coat of arms would be a rare find if dug up in England, but somehow it had ended up in West Africa, in modern-day Ghana, thanks to early trading routes between nations.
Dating from between 1340 and 1405, the jug is the largest surviving bronze ewer from medieval England. Decorated with an English inscription, royal heraldry and coat of arms, it was originally a luxury object — but its meaning changed dramatically as it moved across continents.

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I've had to do with either this artefact or another very similar in my working days, I did not know about the biological contamination (we didn't know for quite some time about the radioactive notebooks, either): a parchment scroll designed to guard against the dangers of childbirth:

Until now, this scroll’s worn surface and suggestive staining constituted the main evidence for its use in childbirth. However, new research by Sarah Fiddyment, presented in the exhibition, reveals that human proteins found on the scroll’s surface indicate the presence of cervico-vaginal fluid. This is an important breakthrough in the burgeoning field of biocodicology, which seeks out the invisible traces left behind by users of manuscripts, as they held, rubbed or kissed a parchment.

(I hadn't heard that story about the dormouse, but wot she does not mention the Godalming rabbit lady?!).

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You know, I would have sworn that back in my working days I came across something appertaining to this historic event: How smallpox claimed its final victim, but I'm unable to trace it.

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-molecular-chains-customized-carbon-nanoribbons.html

The longest chains of the conductive polymer poly(p-phenylene; PPP) produced to date are just under one micrometer (thousandth of a millimeter) long—almost an order of magnitude longer than previously possible. A research team from the fields of chemistry and physics led by Prof. Dr. Michael Gottfried from Marburg University, Germany, has demonstrated for the first time that PPP can be synthesized on surfaces via a specific ring-opening polymerization as genuine chain growth.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-molecular-chains-customized-carbon-nanoribbons.html

jesse_the_k

While he was quite surprised to walk out for his morning on-leash ablutions into heavy snow above his knees, he's really starting to relax.

This morning I reached down to stroke his back and he didn't flinch.

Just now I was resting on the floor by his bed, petting his back. I started to scritch the scruff of his neck, and he relaxed even more, his dark eyes shining up at MyGuy behind the camera. (I'm reclining on my tripled-up exercise pad just behind him, shockingly without glasses.)

( Read more... )

Only 28 days of enforced rest to go!

greghousesgf

I'm cooking my lunch right now, later this afternoon I'm going to get a few groceries. I also have to take out the garbage.

Current Music: Keltik Elektrik

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scans_daily

"I’m so anxious to share this story, which was inspired by politicians wanting to ban sex ed and basics about biology in schools. It got me thinking about how the resulting void of info could be exploited—which, in this case, is done by bullies at a nature camp. And a decade later, their actions come back to haunt them. It’s a bit like Carrie meets Yellowjackets. I’m grateful that Mad Cave gave us total freedom to let the narrative—and the blood—flow.” -- Paula Sevenbergen

( Scans under the cut... )

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-cannibalism-major-young-blue-crabs.html

The Chesapeake Bay's most popular crustacean has a dark streak. Cannibalism is the No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in mid-salinity waters where they are known to congregate, according to a new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. But shallow waters can offer a vital refuge.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-cannibalism-major-young-blue-crabs.html

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-lowest-density-super-puff-planet.html

A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's composition, but also its origin, according to a new study. A team led by Penn State researchers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to take a deeper look at the "super-puff" planet that defies planetary formation models. However, the thickest layer of haze found on a planet yet makes discerning the chemical elements in the planet's atmosphere—and any clues to the planet's formation—challenging.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-lowest-density-super-puff-planet.html

yarnandglue

I was just thinking about picking up spinning again and then I saw we just added a drop spindle to our Library of Things. Is this a sign??

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ryugu-asteroid-samples-dna-rna.html

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ryugu-asteroid-samples-dna-rna.html

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-extremely-rare-generation-star-ancient.html

Discovered in the Pictor II dwarf galaxy, star PicII-503 has an extreme deficiency in iron—less than 1/40,000th of the sun. This signature makes it the clearest example of a star within a primordial system that preserves the chemical enrichment of the universe's first stars. PicII-503 also has an extreme overabundance of carbon, providing the missing link to connect carbon-enhanced stars observed in the Milky Way halo to an origin in ancient dwarf galaxies.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-extremely-rare-generation-star-ancient.html

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sugar-enzyme-hidden-job-cells.html

A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function—it can unwind RNA and promote cell cycle progression, an additional function beyond its role in energy production, according to a new study led by the University of Surrey.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sugar-enzyme-hidden-job-cells.html

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Guardian Reverse Exchange 2026. Image shows Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan facing each other, gripping the Sundial between them.

Links: General info/rules/schedule | Sign-ups on

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Description: A 镇魂 | Guardian fandom multimedia exchange covering the drama, the novel and RPF. Participants can offer and/or request fanfic, fanart, icons, vids, podfic, meta, a remix of an existing fanwork, or fanart for an existing fanwork. Or any combination of the above!

This is a reverse exchange with a two-part sign-up process: first you make your offer, saying what you like to create; then you choose three anonymised offers from the list and make your requests. (Only one of your requests will be assigned.)

Important Dates:
Sign-ups part 1 (offers): until Friday 27 March - sign-ups open now
Sign-ups part 2 (requests): Saturday 28 March - Friday 3 April
Deadline: 13 May
Reveals: 20 May (520 Day)

For more info, see the General info post.

james_davis_nicoll

A monstrously large horde of rulebooks, supplements, and sourcebooks for Trail of Cthulhu, the tabletop roleplaying game of eldritch Cthulhu Mythos investigations using the GUMSHOE System from Pelgrane Press.

Bundle of Holding: Trail of Cthulhu MEGA

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-whale-song-remix-humpbacks-shift.html

A humpback whale alters the pitch of its song when joined by a neighboring singer, a finding that opens a new chapter in the ongoing effort to understand whale song, some of the most structurally and acoustically complex vocal patterns produced by mammals.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-whale-song-remix-humpbacks-shift.html

lavenderfleuret

I’m waiting for spring in between this heat

The summer that never ends

Winter waits, leaves refuse to fall

But love’s just around the bend

Current Mood: chipper
Current Location: Tenebrae

ailelie

What I've been landing on is this: I provide a choice when at least one of the following is true:

1. The choice allows the player to be a specific type of MC (empathetic vs logical; subtle vs sensational; a little mean)
2. The choice affects mechanics (e.g., stat changes, stat tests)
3. The choice leads to significantly different text and non-essential knowledge (essential knowledge is always passed on, but may receive varying degrees of emphasis)

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https://www.transformativeworks.org/ao3-releases-0-9-453-0-9-456-change-log/

https://www.transformativeworks.org/?p=280523

We started the year with some major improvements to our bookmark search, making it possible to sort and filter bookmarks by word count, and deployed several batches of fixes to strengthen site security and improve performance. These release notes collect all changes made to AO3 in January.

Shoutout to first-time contributors Juliette Curran, KooShnoo, Mae Light, and sanchal ghosh! Thank you for your work.

Credits

Coders: Brian Austin, Cubostar, FlyingFalcon, irrationalpie, Juliette Curran, kiyazz, KooShnoo, Mae Light, sanchal ghosh, Sarken, Shakelush
Code reviewers: anmazz, Bilka, Brian Austin, james_, KooShnoo, lydia-theda, ömer faruk, Sarken
Testers: ana, Bilka, Brian Austin, choux, killiane, Lute, lydia-theda, marcus8448, ömer faruk, slavalamp, wichard, Yuca

Details

Release 0.9.453

On January 21, we deployed some major improvements to our bookmark search, including the ability to filter and sort bookmarks by word count!

[AO3-6301] – Series blurbs would list all fandom tags from the works included in that series, even if a work was still saved as an unpublished draft. Now series blurbs only display fandoms from posted works.
[AO3-6303] – Series blurbs would also always list fandoms from works that were restricted to logged-in users. We now make sure that if a fandom in a series comes from a restricted work, it’s not listed when a guest is browsing series blurbs.
[AO3-6304] – Relatedly, series blurbs would always show up in bookmark listings for a certain tag even if that fandom’s work in the series was restricted to logged-in users. That’s also fixed now!
[AO3-6471] – We have added word count information to bookmarks! You can now search, filter, and sort bookmarks by the length of the bookmarked work or series. If a series contains restricted works and you’re not logged in, a series’ word count will reflect only the works that are accessible to you.
[AO3-7119] – We tweaked the way search queries work when searching bookmarks, so input is parsed more accurately and a “1k” and a “2k” tag won’t be interpreted as the same tag anymore (for example).

Release 0.9.454

A small grab bag of fixes was released on January 26.

[AO3-7264] – We employ certain measures to prevent spam on AO3, such as limiting how many times an action can be performed by a user in a certain time frame. We have now added an option to restrict new accounts more severely than older accounts when it comes to leaving and editing comments.
[AO3-7238], [AO3-7262] – We added extra information to the details our spam-checking provider uses to determine if a comment is spam or not.
[AO3-7045], [AO3-7060], [AO3-7248] – Some database clean-up and dependency updates.

Release 0.9.455

On January 28, we deployed some of the necessary changes to enable two-step verification for AO3 admin accounts.

[AO3-6918] – These changes prepare the login interface for 2FA enforcement to ensure the greatest possible security for admin accounts.
[AO3-7249] – Site admins, such as members of the Policy and Abuse committee, frequently need to look up a user’s past usernames and email addresses. To speed up searches while we work on long-term performance improvements, we moved this information to separate tables.

Release 0.9.456

A collection of navigation and display fixes was deployed on January 30.

[AO3-6869] – On devices running iOS, footnotes on the Policy Questions & Abuse Reports form were misaligned. Now everything looks tidy again.
[AO3-7028] – In one of our public site skins, some pagination links had become unclickable. If you’ve been using the Low Vision Default skin, now you can page through a user’s works in collections again!
[AO3-7213] – On narrow screens, the “Suggest a Language” button on the Work Languages page was slipping behind the list of languages and couldn’t be clicked. That’s also fixed.
[AO3-7247] – Fixed the broken link to the Fannish Next of Kin FAQ on the Technical Support & Feedback form.
[AO3-7251], [AO3-7266] – Some code clean-up.

https://www.transformativeworks.org/ao3-releases-0-9-453-0-9-456-change-log/

https://www.transformativeworks.org/?p=280523

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ocean-bacteria-team-biodegradable-plastic.html

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ocean-bacteria-team-biodegradable-plastic.html

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https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sea-turtles-beaches-seas-sites.html

Sandy beaches account for approximately a third of the world's ice-free coastlines. These sandy shorelines are responsible for sediment and water retention, provide a buffer against rising water levels, and offer habitats for shorebirds and sea turtles. The research is published in the journal Earth's Future.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sea-turtles-beaches-seas-sites.html

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Asakiyume mita

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A miscellanea

Molecular chains with bite: Customized carbon nanoribbons open a cleaner path to molecular electroni

Day 21: Shadow Continues to Mellow

(no subject)

Flow #1

Cannibalism takes major bite out of young blue crabs, but the shallows offer a refuge

Origin of lowest density super-puff planet remains a hazy mystery

Spinning...?

Monday, March 16 - Child(hood)

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories

Extremely rare second-generation star discovered inside ancient relic dwarf galaxy

Sugar-processing enzyme has a hidden second job—controlling when cells divide

镇魂 | Guardian: 520 Day Reverse Exchange 2026

Bundle of Holding: Trail of Cthulhu MEGA

Whale song remix: Study shows that humpbacks shift pitch when a neighbor joins in

Springtime.

Personal rules for setting choices for players

AO3 Releases 0.9.453 – 0.9.456: Change Log

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Release 0.9.453

Release 0.9.454

Release 0.9.455

Release 0.9.456

Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic

Sea turtles, shrinking beaches and rising seas: Study finds nesting sites running out of room

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