[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago

I2P could be a solid option over TOR then, no?

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

A solid privacy conscious youtuber, The Hated One, just published a video on this exact topic. It's very detail oriented and should be easy for anyone to follow along. Here's the link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=A8ZXDiQLH9I

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

“Shots fired, into the sky, are now returning, where the fuck will you hide?”

Rise Against — Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I see, I interpreted the statement as Mozilla handing over previously collected user data as payment for getting AccuWeather's widget.

However, any webpage visited in a bowser provides this info. So if you haven't stopped it happening from the get, you're handing this data over in mass. But thanks for clearing that up for me!

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Why would Mozilla pay AccuWeather in user data? This would cut into their revenue and be horrendous press. Doing so makes no sense, legit entirely illogical. AccuWeather paid to get placement on the new tabs page. But, if you're this worried about it and haven't spent time in about:config to prevent fingerprinting, tracking, and location data collection, start there for sure. Either way, this seems like a huge stretch and wouldn't make sense for Mozilla try and pull off.

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago

Are you implying Mozilla paid AccuWeather to have placement on it's browser? It's always the other way around, think about Google paying to be the default search engine on Safari. If anything, I have to think Mozilla was paid to incorporate AccuWeather and not the other way around.

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, cellular/molecular biology is applied organic chemistry. It's all chemical based in some way or another. I guess with T and B cell receptor formations, each receptor binding domain is made totally at random. So much so, they go through training to ensure they won't attack self and are able to detect pathogen associated molecular patterns. Wildly, most T and B cells don't pass training and get recycled, more or less.

So maybe, but you're talking about the world on the cellular level, it's all based on chemical reactions with environmental stimuli. To be alive requires responding to your environment, and chemistry is how that works at the microscopic level.

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

Immune cells form from stem cells. From start to finish in the stem cell differentiation process, four major changes occur. Some of these changes can have up to four potential outcomes each. Here's a map:

While all cells react to their environment based on environmental stimuli and feedback loops, even bacteria and archaea, this is a great example of cell differentiation. All our cells started as stem cells, but the immune system's continuous and consistent use of the process is very unique. It's also the most elaborate and the image is surface level. Most the end cells pictured here will become more specific. Like there's many different T-cells, even T-cells which change so much they don't meet the classification of being a T-cell. The CD16 T-cell is a great example of this happening.

I feel like this is what you were looking for, but I'm not totally sure.

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

I've spent a good amount of time studying various DNA processes and never once made a connection between i-motifs and clippy. Great catch! lol

The thing is, our cells create these "knots" to make room for enzymes to access our DNA. They're quite common as it's required for DNA transcription + replication, chromosome segregation in cell division, telomere maintenance, and to alter gene expression. Not sure how I overlooked what happens if they form more often than intended. Wild to learn it can lead to cancer, neurodegeneration, and heart disorders! Guess I missed two massive aspects when studying all this, the imapct of DNA forming i-motifs too often, and the resemblance to clippy hahaha.

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Innovative study of DNA’s hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including cancer.

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[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 50 points 3 weeks ago

Yep! Insects can use their legs, mouthparts, as well as other specialized structures for grooming. In addition, some beetles actually use water to wash off dirt and contaminants. Other insects make and secret substances for cleaning. A common example of this is ants using formic acid as a disinfectant. Then, similar to monkeys, bugs like bees and ants conduct social grooming. This helps with the colonies overall health.

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

Standard Notes is my go to for notes 100%. It's all about privacy through encryption and is FOSS. Plus for this specific scenario, it also allows for notes export.

https://standardnotes.com/download

[-] ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

I just use radindiemedia.com as my source for these news feeds. It's curated by an activist who also mixes in some of his work as well as a few other news sources. But those sites make up the vast majority of the links.

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This past weekend the heads of state from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger met in the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States.

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