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leyth··on Cells that breathe oxygen and sulfur at the same time
We'll be able to mimic RSW1 enzymes to produce hydrogen gas for clean fuel (:
leyth··on Merlin Bird ID
This app is super useful to me because I'm always hearing new bird calls—from eagles and hawks to starlings and, yes, even the crows. It even motivated me to crate a BirdNET-PI (recognizing birds by sound). I highly recommend this app.
leyth··on Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī's Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)
You’re welcome friend.
leyth··on Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī's Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)
Any chance you could finish the article before launching another disk-filling spree?

> "He certainly saw ecosystems, as we would call them now, in the natural world. He also understood what we might call the survival of the fittest.[46]"

> "Animals engage in a struggle for existence, and for resources, to avoid being eaten, and to breed." He added, "Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics to ensure survival, thus transforming them into new species. Animals that survive to breed can pass on their successful characteristics to their offspring."

Masood, E. (2009, March 1). Islam's evolutionary legacy. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/feb/27...

I should also note that I do have a 'horse in the race', having read Al-Jahiz’s work myself. I'm well aware that some struggle to accept that such a monumental intellectual contribution came from a Black scholar—yes, Al-Jahiz—at a time when much of the world was still in the so-called Dark Ages.

leyth··on Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī's Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)
When will Al-Jahiz finally get credit for his early ideas about evolution, long before Darwin? His book Kitab al-Hayawan is still in print.
leyth··on Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on your children?
I have children, and I will never allow them to use social media while they are under my care. Once they are grown and independent, they can make their own choices. As a father, my responsibility is to protect them from harm, and I am fully committed to doing so until they reach adulthood. Here's an excerpt from an article titled “Facebook’s War on Free Will” by The Guardian.

> The many Facebook experiments add up. The company believes that it has unlocked social psychology and acquired a deeper understanding of its users than they possess of themselves. Facebook can predict users’ race, sexual orientation, relationship status and drug use on the basis of their “likes” alone. It’s Zuckerberg’s fantasy that this data might be analysed to uncover the mother of all revelations, “a fundamental mathematical law underlying human social relationships that governs the balance of who and what we all care about”.

leyth··on Using Tailscale with Docker [video]
Tailscale offers a Docker image that they create and manage. You can find it on Docker Hub and GitHub Packages. Check out the video below for a quick guide on using Docker with Tailscale.
leyth··on Vikings in al-Andalus and the Maghreb
I am fascinated by them as well. Let me know if you know any of interesting documentaries out there.
leyth··on Vikings in al-Andalus and the Maghreb
It's interesting that they were referred to as 'majus' or fire-worshipers, a term Muslims typically used for Zoroastrians.
leyth··on The Battle to Separate Safa and Marwa
This is amazing! Great story with good ending.
leyth··on Let’s bring back the Sabbath as an act against ‘total work’
I was down-voted until I’ve lost all karma points! I wonder what harm or disconvert I may have caused by asking a simple question about a users comments.
leyth··on Let’s bring back the Sabbath as an act against ‘total work’
Based on your understanding Christianity is also an ethnicity?
leyth··on Let’s bring back the Sabbath as an act against ‘total work’
Not possible.
leyth··on Let’s bring back the Sabbath as an act against ‘total work’
I’ve heard about converting to Judaism. If it is an ethnicity how can that be possible?
leyth··on Let’s bring back the Sabbath as an act against ‘total work’
I am sorry, could you kindly explain what you mean when you say that you’re Jewish, but not religious?

I thought that if one did not observe certain tenants of Judaism that they were longer Jewish?

leyth··on The Amazigh Adventures of Le Petit Prince (2017)
The Amazigh are the people and their language is called Tamazight.
leyth··on Under 'Kenyan Time,' You're Expected To Arrive, Oh, Whenever
The fact that there are Europeans in South America is proof that there are racist Europeans. I mean, if they've already plundered South America and taken the land of the people, what need do they have for East Africa?

Obviously, I don't think that all Europeans are racist, but you know exactly the point I was making.

Tell me one political crisis in Kenya for the past 50 years that was not stoked by a European country or their policies?

Imagine showing up on other people's lands, then drawing up lines (borders), dividing brothers and cousins, just to take advantage of the chaos.

The best thing to do is to be open-minded and invest some time in a history that is not Eurocentric.

All the best.

leyth··on Under 'Kenyan Time,' You're Expected To Arrive, Oh, Whenever
I am from this region and have lived in Kenya for a while during childhood. Most people don’t really care about being punctual as life is pretty easy there. There is plenty of resource to go around, even with the rampant corruption. They have this interesting saying that goes:

“haraka haraka haina baraka”

"hurry hurry has no blessing."

All in all, they’re pretty good people, welcoming to all, including racist Europeans who until today continue to plunder the natural resources of the whole region.

leyth··on My offer numbers from big companies
Dude is advertising for LeetCode. He’s not too clever, easily figured out.
leyth··on How Seattle Got More People to Ride the Bus
The Seattle bus system is pretty good, they’re always improving. I know that a lot of people won’t ride the bus because they complain about homeless people sleeping in the back, it is an over exaggeration. Lately, I’ve noticed an influx of tech bros who refused to ride the bus because it “smells bad.”

I’ve been using the Seattle public transit over 7 years to mostly commute to downtown, it has been a good experience.

leyth··on I was in the MAPS MDMA for PTSD study
We should not compare natural human behavior to a mind altering chemical substance.
leyth··on Ask HN: What’s the best to find a mentor in the tech field?
Thank you, that was a thorough response.
leyth··on Ask HN: Where do you read the news?
The Guardian is the best.
leyth··on Ask HN: What’s the best to find a mentor in the tech field?
And they probably had good mentors or someone who guided them through the process...I think.
leyth··on Ask HN: What’s the best to find a mentor in the tech field?
I am not sure if I have to means to pay for a mentor at this point.
leyth··on New law bans California employers from asking applicants their prior salary
Why ask when you can just find out during background check. If anything, they should ban background checks completely.
leyth··on Object-oriented Programming in vanilla JavaScript
Plagiarized, isn’t it?
leyth··on RIP the Broccoli Tree
This looks to be intentional. I hope those vandals get caught.
leyth··on Arabic characters found woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves
They were probably more civilized than we think; I mean, the level of trade with the rest of the world is certainly the biggest proof we have.
leyth··on Arabic characters found woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves
Wow, talk about conjecture! If they found these artifacts in their graves, the closes thing to truth is that they were Muslims, nothing else.
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