Indigenous people have been treated inhumanely by the United States government, constantly, since the birth of the latter. From literal continental genocide centuries ago to the Dakota Access Pipeline today. If that’s not pure of heart enough, I don’t know what is.

This might be a bad idea, but I’d love to read a post on the nomenclature surrounding Indigenous Peoples. The language we (white people) have used to refer to those who lived in the Americas before us has been a problem from day 1.

That’s fascinating! Thanks so much for taking the time to explain! :)

Glad to hear it’s a bacteria, because that “Myco” part really makes it sound like genital shrooms. Why... is that myco in the name, anyway?

I’ve been using Mastodon for a couple weeks, and it has me convinced that federated communities are the best possible future for online society. So Pillowfort sounds nice, but any centralized service is going to have problems like this.

I hope a little self-promotion isn’t out of order, but I’ve spent this year producing The Episodic Table of Elements, a sci-history podcast that looks at the incredible true stories behind each element on the periodic table.

I hope you enjoy! :)

I hope you’ll forgive a little self-promotion: I write and host The Episodic Table of Elements at http://episodictable.com. Every other week, I dive into the cultural and scientific history behind each element on the periodic table.

Might I shamelessly add to the list of resources here? I write and host a podcast called The Episodic Table of Elements that takes a look at the cultural history behind each element on the periodic table, and teaches some basic chemistry along the way.

dammit :/

Don’t Apple, Twitter, etc. already use a bunch of nonstandard emojis? They don’t care about the standard anyway, and they never will, so long as they can sell a thousand-dollar phone on the promise that you can turn your face into a wet stinking turd.

Perfect for the person who feels right at home in their therapist’s office!

Perfect for the person who feels right at home in their therapist’s office!

Yes, but generally only at my apartment or my in-laws’ house.

My iPad has been totally compromised by hackers even though the only apps I use are YouTube and Google Drive?

Because updates notoriously turn your perfectly serviceable Apple product into a shit machine that grinds to a halt.

Thanks for this. Here’s a related question: I really don’t want to update my iPad Mini’s firmware at all, but I can’t get it to stop bugging me to download the update. Is there any way to disable that reminder? It pops up literally every day.

Wait, why was this published 48 hours before the show closes, rather than when it opened back in April? I would’ve loved to know about it ahead of time!

The simplest answer is, “Not enough.”

This stuff saves lives. Thank you for letting more people know about it.

Thank you! I really appreciate the explanation!