GlobalUsefulNativeTrees, a database documenting 14,014 tree species, supports synergies between biodiversity recovery and local livelihoods in landscape restoration. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39552-1

If you remember ditto machines, you immediately remember what it smelled like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYLLzpeVnU

The Large Hadron Collider, outside Geneva, has been beset with delays and problems since 2006, when it was originally scheduled to launch. Are they portents from the future? [2007]
https://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1937370,00.html

6 Misconceptions About Using Generative AI to Improve Programmer Productivity

Generative AI can improve developers’ productivity — but only when they correctly calibrate expectations. Here are six ways to get off on the wrong foot.
https://www.growthaccelerationpartners.com/blog/6-misconceptions-about-using-generative-ai-to-improve-programmer-productivity

Hive mind: What do you wish you knew before you started implementing public-facing APIs? (For an article, but I don’t have to quote anyone.) #APIs

"It is this double use that makes the DDC notational system so ingenious: It’s a tool for both physical access (as a system of shelf arrangement) and intellectual access (as a classification system)." https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/dewey-decimal/

New AI tool efficiently detects asbestos in roofs so it can be removed

The computer vision system uses freely available aerial photographs and has demonstrated a level of accuracy of over 80%
https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/245608/identifier/14478

Canada Agrees 200 Islands Belong to the Indigenous Haida Nation https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/canada-agrees-200-islands-belong-to-the-indigenous-haida-nation/

I always keep a tape measure in my panic room.

Because desperate times call for desperate measures.

Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder, is among those who have joined the board of directors of Mastodon’s new U.S. nonprofit. https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/twitter-co-founder-biz-stone-joins-mastodons-new-u-s-non-profits-board/

failure.museum: Exploring Failed Ideas & Ventures
https://failure.museum/

The easiest way to spot AI-generated text is by checking for words that you don’t usually use but are common for ChatGPT. https://levelup.gitconnected.com/detect-ai-text-by-just-looking-at-it-24604008027c

For your mellow background: the Cornell Lab Bird Cams https://www.youtube.com/@CornellBirdCams/streams

These underwater cables can help to detect earthquakes earlier, monitor biodiversity and expand our knowledge of the ocean. https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/245105

How alphabet books dealt with the letter X before the rise of x-rays and xylophones. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/x-is-for

Are you going to #RSAconf next week? Here's what one tech expert expects to see. (Spoiler: AI, AI, and more AI.)
https://securityboulevard.com/2024/05/what-to-expect-at-rsa-2024-will-ai-wreak-havoc-on-cybersecurity/

Ask the Experts: 11 Favorite Native Plant Combinations

Worth it for the "oh pretty" photos.
https://www.gardenista.com/posts/ask-experts-best-native-plant-pairings/

AI-powered cameras installed on Metro buses to ticket illegally parked cars https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-24/ai-powered-cameras-installed-on-metro-buses-will-be-used-to-spot-illegally-parked-cars

Ever wanted your very own supercomputer? Got a spare 100k or so burning a hole in your pocket (and a professional moving team)? Have we got a bargain for you! https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/282996

What it’s like to feel invisible, according to people who are paid to be invisible.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxj84n/camouflage-clothing-experts-describe-feeling-invisible