TIL that half the visual information from each retina goes to one hemisphere of the brain, rather than one eye per hemisphere
1d 8h ago in til from en.wikipedia.orgIt is really cool to perceive some of the structure of your visual cortex in cases like this. Another example is watching the patterns when your eyes are closed for a while in a dark room. Those spreading waves you can sometimes see resemble the activity recorded from cortex at rest.
Judge Rules Blacked.com Can Sue Meta for Scraping Its Porn
2d 4h ago in technology from www.404media.coWhy did grandma say she never answered the door after the first time the BBC man came to collect?
What's your contingency plan for the apocalypse?
8d 16h ago in selfhostedOk but hear me out... dog chariot.
Meow meow meow
8d 22h ago in science_memes@mander.xyz from mander.xyzAt a scientific conference I saw someone presenting a cat study poster. Japanese guy studying the neural control of bowel movements. His prep had a balloon inflated up a cat's ass to measure peristaltic contractions.
Dress codes
9d 58m ago in microblogmemes from slrpnk.netDon't be mad, this joke is so old and tired that a sunagogue considered it safe to tweet in 2021
Gaze
9d 6h ago in artshare from lemmy.zipDefensive Voting
10d 1h ago in onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone from lemmy.blahaj.zone... don't you think a lot of Trump votes were defensive votes against Hilary/Harris? Telling people to vote against the worse candidate is morbid and devoid of hope.
Elections should be restructured so people aren't forced into 1-on-1 battles. People naturally have more diverse beliefs than a left/right spectrum. The current system was gamed into crisis. Time for an amendment
Anthropic/OpenAI may be spending more than $1000 for every $100 you pay them
10d 5h ago in technology from ea.rna.nlYeah, I thought everyone was aware they are building datacenters and basically investing in infrastructure right now. Their spending doesn't reflect how much it costs to deliver the service.
I don't believe they will succeed, I just think there's more discussion to be had here than repeating "fuck AI lol"
Your 401K Is Their Exit Strategy (SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI) [Video][34mins]
10d 8h ago in fuck_ai from www.youtube.comBreaking: Fox News now turning the geezers against AI companies. Who will be next?
Civilian Conservation Corps preparing beavers for transplant to a new area to stabilize the local ecosystem, USA, ~1938
11d 8h ago in historyphotos@piefed.social from upload.wikimedia.orgThe wiki links to this awesome 1950 video Fur for the Future that was rediscovered in 2015, restored, and uploaded to YouTube.
Mesmerizing stainless steel tiled wall
11d 16h ago in dull_mens_club from giraut.github.ioThese 360 videos are awesome
Vivid orange on an aqueduct in the Azores
1mon 20d ago in Lichen@mander.xyz from lemmy.zip








