Featured Links - November 28, 2022

Links to things I was interested in but didn't want to do a full blog post about.

Frenchman's Bay 

Canadian carrier apps include trackers from Facebook, Google, more. "DuckDuckGo's App Tracking Protection feature blocked hundreds of tracking attempts from carrier apps on my phone." I am definitely going to have to look at this. 

A {Twitter] thread for those who think we're going to be importing lots of hydrogen over vast distances. Hydrogen is not like LNG, propane, or gasoline. Transporting it is difficult, expensive, dangerous, and energy intensive. 

Some Very Basics Basics About Writing Novels. Advice from Margaret Atwood who does know what she is talking about.

Google Is About To Stop Answering Your Stupid Questions. "This actually seems like a pretty good idea."

Archaeologists reveal the white supremacist nonsense behind Netflix's "Ancient Apocalypse". Just in case you're thinking there might be something to the show. 

Should I join Mastodon? A scientists’ guide to Twitter’s rival. "The open-source platform has added nearly half a million users in little more than a week — but should scientists make the leap? We examine the pros and cons."

Tonga's strange volcanic eruption was even more massive than we knew. "The ferocious 2021 explosion blew out 2.3 cubic miles of rock, unleashing a 35-mile-high plume and a global tsunami that sent scientists racing to understand the blast. Now they're finally putting together the pieces."