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Today's environmental GOOD NEWS!

The hole in the ozone layer closed on December 1

The ozone layer is a layer of the atmosphere that protects us from UV light. Years ago, it was noticed that chlorofluorocarbons in aerosol sprays were aiding in the depletion of the ozone layer, and a hole was detected in this protective layer. After years of regulation and work, the hole is closed.

https://www.eldiario24.com/en/ozone-hole-closes-hope-rise/26941/

https://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Today's lukewarm take.
If you make digital art (and I include music, writing, programming, etc), don't get rid of your old projects. Archive them, put them onto an external drive, or cloud backup systems. You never know when you'll want to expand on it, redo it, borrow from it, etc.

Happy 25th anniversary to this Daily Mail article from the year 2000, proclaiming that internet "may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it".

#internet #TheWeb #OTD #OnThisDay #history

@mcc I'm absolutely convinced that a lot of adult people will willingly give up their rights, if it means they can own a property-human under the age of majority.

Internet age verification kills anonymity and risks your data. It's a terrible idea, and the fact the UK and the most conservative parts of the US were the first to embrace it should tell you that. The EU shouldn't let this bad idea infect you. https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/115621195342074414

You shouldn't need a driver's license to speak.

random protip: you can Ctrl+V in the AliExpress search bar with an image in your clipboard, and it'll let you search by product image. there are a *ton* of things on Amazon and Etsy that are just resold AliExpress stuff at big markups, and this is a quick and easy way to find them.

Just a reminder to anyone who clings to belongings, afraid to use them and break or wear them out -

I'm looking at all these stickers people gave me years ago. They're not sticky anymore. I was afraid to stick them, and now they can never be stuck. I never got to enjoy them. This applies to everything. Toys, shoes, anything. Use it and enjoy it. If it gets ruined, you got to enjoy it instead of it degrading having never been enjoyed.

@hellomiakoda my Grandma was buried in the brand new red slippers I bought her long before. I cry when I think about how she denied herself. Don’t save it for later. Don’t save it for good…later and good are now.

Your airplane should not be doing this

if you make an e-mail filter that deletes everything containing the word "webinar" sight unseen, your life will be improved with no downsides whatsoever

More genders can be discovered in future​:ElainaSmart:​

#meme #lgbtq #nonbinary

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Happy Birthday to us 🎂! KDE is 29!

Today KDE is 29 years old and we are celebrating kicking off our yearly #fundraiser . Donate and make KDE's wishes come true.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

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