Notices by rsp (rspfau@ecoevo.social)

If anyone knows of good news somewhere in the world, please share.

I ran across this fantastic scientific illustration on Wikimedia: dissection of the European garden spider Araneus diadematus (=Epeira diadema), circa 1902.

The artist, Paul Pfurtscheller (1855-1927), taught biology classes until his retirement in 1911. His artwork was done in the form of wall charts to support his teaching lessons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pfurtscheller

#NaturalHistory #Nature #Spiders

I downloaded NASA's climate change website today in case it gets the chopping block. I use it as a resource in teaching my university Ecology & Evolution class.
https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/

Right now, it appears they're focusing on removing dangerous DEI words from NASA's webpages.

Used HTTrack Website Copier software--seems to have worked well.
https://www.httrack.com/

I hope that us Americans suffer far worse economically than those who live in nations upon which our physcopathic leader has placed tariffs. We must suffer greatly for this in order to reset our collective mindset.

You can't not love this Cactus Weevil, with that cute nose and big, black eyes? Many weevils feed on seeds, but the adults and larvae of the cactus weevils feed on the flesh of prickly pear (and some other) cacti. They range from Canada to South America.

I'm not sure what species this particular one is, but it was attracted to the lights on the outside of a bathhouse at a state park in eastern New Mexico. Yes, I stalk bathhouses at night with headlamp and camera!

#WeevilWednesday

@aral Totally! I edited my post b/c I meant to say "most" arent companies but that most are linked back to the companies in some way or another. I.e. it's complicated.

@media_dept Linux distros arent like Windows or Apple...theres no central company employing hundreds of workers. Often just a guy piecing components together that were made by other guys...from home. So there's not really anything to be green. You'll be happy with Cinnamon Mint.

Heres some history behind Mint if you're interested:
https://www.networkworld.com/article/681362/software-q-a-clement-lefebvre-the-man-behind-linux-mint.html

@aral This may reveal my ignorance, but can Windows or MacOS be installed and run on a tablet? Or do tablets have to run a tablet-specific OS?

@aral I'm going to go make a wrist rest now!