It’s a thousand years of the English language, compressed into a single blog post. Read it and notice where you start to struggle. Notice where you give up entirely.

https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english

#language #english

A radiation-eating fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, thrives inside the Chernobyl reactor. Scientists theorize its melanin pigment may perform "radiosynthesis," harnessing deadly ionizing radiation for energy like plants use sunlight. While not yet proven, the fungus demonstrably grows better in radiation and may even act as a radiation shield, a stunning adaptation to a man-made disaster.

https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability

#science #biology

Linux users when they need to remember a simple command in the terminal:

Aha, there it is!

#programmerhumor #linux

Chinese solar and wind manufacturers are not only driving a massive buildout of renewable energy in China but also propelling a rapid shift away from fossil fuels in much of the developing world, according to a new analysis.

The result is that many emerging markets are now outpacing the U.S. in the shift to renewable energy, including Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Morocco, Kenya, and Namibia

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-clean-tech-developing-countries

#cleanenergy #solar #china #technology

this perfectly captures the current state of US/EU relations

Lyudmila Pavlichenko, also known as Lady Death and the Terror of Nazis, was the great Soviet sniper of the Red Army, one of the deadliest snipers in history, and a hero of the sieges of Odesa and Sevastopol.

#PeoplesHistory #history

Popular referendum in Brazil launches vote for taxing the super-rich and reducing working hours.

The referendum, organized by popular movements, aims to pressure Congress for fairer working hours and the end of privileges for the rich.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/07/06/popular-referendum-in-brazil-launches-vote-for-taxing-the-super-rich-and-reducing-working-hours/

Linux is suddenly booming in Europe. April 2024, Linux had a small 2.84% slice of the desktop market in Europe. Fast forward to July 2025, and that share has jumped to an impressive 5.21%. That’s a massive 83.45% increase in just over a year.

When Windows 10 support ends, hundreds of millions of computers won’t get vital security updates. Instead of buying new hardware, people are choosing a different path.

https://blazetrends.com/unprecedented-linux-growth-in-europe-amid-windows-10-end-of-life/

#linux #opensource #europe