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A Glasgow museum removes mummies that were in exhibition for decades, and they did it as a sign of respect to the deceased, that did not consent to be publicly exhibited. And you know what?! I fully agree, and I think all other museums should follow!!! www.dn.pt/cultura/muse...

Museus de Glasgow retiram múmias das galerias por falta de "consentimento informado" dos mortos

Os museus municipais de Glasgow decidiram retirar da exibição pública várias múmias egípcias e outros restos mortais históricos, invocando a ausência de "consen

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RIP Margaret Hamilton and thank you so much for your enormous contribution to Software Engineering and Space Exploration.

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Walking through museums like the Museo del Prado in Madrid, always leaves me with a lingering question: why are there so few female painters represented? If you wish to cover that gap, make yourself a favour and get acquainted with the work of the 17th-century Italian master Artemisia Gentileschi.

In Wikipedia it is written "a Zeitgeist is often described as an invisible agent, force, or daemon that seems to dominate the characteristics of a particular period". Invisible agent... force... daemon... all these express very well this 1st quarter of the XXI century...

Excellent example where less is more, and how with simple but very clever ideas Humans may have a less and a more benign impact on Nature. Anna Jørgensen is even "teaching" her Grape plants to "drink" water deeper, in preparation of a drier future. Just amazing!!! www.publico.pt/2024/09/30/t...

Anna Jørgensen fez uma revolução na vinha dos pais

Há quatro anos, assumiu a gestão da alentejana Cortes de Cima e converteu a produção para biológico, arrancando mais de metade das vinhas. Este ano, está na lista dos 40 European Young Leaders.

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"14% of software engineers working remotely do almost no work (Ghost Engineers), compared to 9% in hybrid roles and 6% in the office?" Really?! I have so many questions regarding this statement, and the validity of the scientific process used to reach to it... threadreaderapp.com/thread/18592...

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@yegordb: I’m at Stanford and I research software engineering productivity. We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. Inspired by @deedydas, our research shows: ~9.5% o...

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