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Unironicaly sharing this nice article on #Twitter:
“You Really Need To Quit Twitter”, The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/twitter-addict-realizes-she-needs-rehab/619343/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27740432
#SocialMedia #Addiction #Reading #Books #AttentionDeficit #Distraction #FOMO #JOMO #DopamineHit #SelfControl
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Kenya’s newest wildlife scandal involves ants, airport security, and a very ambitious suitcase
Suspected smuggled ants packed into capsules during a wildlife trafficking bust at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Dear Cherubs, Nairobi has somehow joined the list of places where even ants are apparently worth smuggling. According to Reuters, Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 after investigators said they found 2,238 live garden ants in his luggage, including 1,948 packed in test tubes and the rest hidden in tissue-paper rolls.
THE BIG SWITCH
This was not a random insect mishap. Reuters reported that Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks, that officials linked him to three alleged accomplices, and that immigration had already flagged a stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya the year before. Investigators were also checking his phone and laptop, which suggests this was less “oops” and more “organized inconvenience with legs.”
The species at the center of the case was Messor cephalotes, the giant African harvester ant, which Reuters said is sought after by ant enthusiasts who keep colonies in formicariums, those transparent habitats where people watch ant society do its highly efficient thing. Reuters also reported that export of the species from Kenya requires a Kenya Wildlife Service licence and a health certificate. So no, this was not a souvenir for the minibar.
WHY THE SMALL STUFF MATTERS
The bigger story is the shift in wildlife trafficking from iconic animals to smaller species that still matter ecologically. Reuters reported that Kenya’s wildlife service described an earlier 2025 ant case as a milestone in the fight against biopiracy because it involved the attempted export of Kenya’s genetic resources without prior informed consent or benefit-sharing. ENACT Africa says smuggling live ants can violate Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and fits the definition of biopiracy. Tiny package, big legal problem.
The 2025 case makes the whole thing even stranger. Reuters reported that about 5,000 queen ants were concealed in modified test tubes and syringes designed to keep them alive for up to two months and slip past airport security. The same report said the haul had a street value of about 1 million Kenyan shillings, which is a lot of money for something most people would not notice unless it crawled into their shoe.
What Kenya is dealing with here is not just a quirky airport bust. It is a reminder that the black market keeps adapting, and that conservation can’t stop at the big, photogenic species. Ants may be small, but they help sustain ecosystems, and the demand for rare ones has turned them into a cross-border commodity. Nature, as ever, is doing the most while humans turn it into a side hustle.
Sources list:
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-arrests-man-trying-smuggle-over-2000-live-ants-his-luggage-2026-03-12/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-charges-two-men-including-chinese-citizen-with-smuggling-live-ants-2026-03-17/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-agents-bust-plot-smuggle-giant-ants-sale-foreign-insect-lovers-2025-04-15/
ENACT Africa — https://enactafrica.org/enact-observer/ant-smuggling-and-biopiracy-threaten-kenya-s-ecology
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Did you know that #Zelda: Breath of the Wild was inspired by Jomon-period artifacts in #Japan?
Explore the link between the game and real-world history in our new article.
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https://archive.org/details/agikuyu
Agĩkũyũ, 1890-1965: Waiyaki. Kenyatta. Kĩmaathi. by Maina wa Kĩnyattĩ
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#Agĩkũyũ, #Gĩkũyũ, #Gĩgĩkũyũ, #Kenya, #DedanKĩmaathi, #JomoKenyatta, #WaiyakiwaHinga, #KLFA, #MauMau, #KAŨ, #ngeretha, #hicitũri"Ibuku rĩĩrĩ nĩ hicitũri ya Agĩkũyũ kuma mwaka wa 1890 nginya mwaka wa 1965."
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https://archive.org/details/agikuyu
Agĩkũyũ, 1890-1965: Waiyaki. Kenyatta. Kĩmaathi. by Maina wa Kĩnyattĩ
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#Agĩkũyũ, #Gĩkũyũ, #Gĩgĩkũyũ, #Kenya, #DedanKĩmaathi, #JomoKenyatta, #WaiyakiwaHinga, #KLFA, #MauMau, #KAŨ, #ngeretha, #hicitũri"Ibuku rĩĩrĩ nĩ hicitũri ya Agĩkũyũ kuma mwaka wa 1890 nginya mwaka wa 1965."
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https://archive.org/details/agikuyu
Agĩkũyũ, 1890-1965: Waiyaki. Kenyatta. Kĩmaathi. by Maina wa Kĩnyattĩ
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#Agĩkũyũ, #Gĩkũyũ, #Gĩgĩkũyũ, #Kenya, #DedanKĩmaathi, #JomoKenyatta, #WaiyakiwaHinga, #KLFA, #MauMau, #KAŨ, #ngeretha, #hicitũri"Ibuku rĩĩrĩ nĩ hicitũri ya Agĩkũyũ kuma mwaka wa 1890 nginya mwaka wa 1965."
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https://archive.org/details/agikuyu
Agĩkũyũ, 1890-1965: Waiyaki. Kenyatta. Kĩmaathi. by Maina wa Kĩnyattĩ
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#Agĩkũyũ, #Gĩkũyũ, #Gĩgĩkũyũ, #Kenya, #DedanKĩmaathi, #JomoKenyatta, #WaiyakiwaHinga, #KLFA, #MauMau, #KAŨ, #ngeretha, #hicitũri"Ibuku rĩĩrĩ nĩ hicitũri ya Agĩkũyũ kuma mwaka wa 1890 nginya mwaka wa 1965."
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Enlightenment At St George’s Hall | JoMo Unscripted
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A Day Walking Venice In 360 | JoMo Unscripted
https://johnmorris.name/a-day-walking-venice-in-360/
#insta360 #insta360x3 #venice #lifein360 #travel #travelphotography
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Tiny planet train watching.
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Trainspotting At Worcester Foregate Street | JoMo Unscripted
#insta360 #insta360x3 #worcester #railways #trains #travel #travelphotography #lifein360
https://johnmorris.name/trainspotting-at-worcester-foregate-street/
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Yo también os voy a compartir hoy, como @mr_rookes , una aplicación que puede ayudar a un #ProfeDeEle .
La mía es mucho más simple que la suya: el ordenador lee números y hay que decir cuál se ha escuchado.
Requiere un lector de pantalla decente (Google Speech o Samsung Speech en Android/pantalla interactiva, Microsoft Pedro o Google Speech en Windows, o voces compradas en Linux (las gratuitas son muy malas, al menos en Max Linux 11).
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Yo también os voy a compartir hoy, como @mr_rookes , una aplicación que puede ayudar a un #ProfeDeEle .
La mía es mucho más simple que la suya: el ordenador lee números y hay que decir cuál se ha escuchado.
Requiere un lector de pantalla decente (Google Speech o Samsung Speech en Android/pantalla interactiva, Microsoft Pedro o Google Speech en Windows, o voces compradas en Linux (las gratuitas son muy malas, al menos en Max Linux 11).
https://codepen.io/jomoya/pen/poKdOBo -
Yo también os voy a compartir hoy, como @mr_rookes , una aplicación que puede ayudar a un #ProfeDeEle .
La mía es mucho más simple que la suya: el ordenador lee números y hay que decir cuál se ha escuchado.
Requiere un lector de pantalla decente (Google Speech o Samsung Speech en Android/pantalla interactiva, Microsoft Pedro o Google Speech en Windows, o voces compradas en Linux (las gratuitas son muy malas, al menos en Max Linux 11).
https://codepen.io/jomoya/pen/poKdOBo -
Yo también os voy a compartir hoy, como @mr_rookes , una aplicación que puede ayudar a un #ProfeDeEle .
La mía es mucho más simple que la suya: el ordenador lee números y hay que decir cuál se ha escuchado.
Requiere un lector de pantalla decente (Google Speech o Samsung Speech en Android/pantalla interactiva, Microsoft Pedro o Google Speech en Windows, o voces compradas en Linux (las gratuitas son muy malas, al menos en Max Linux 11).
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Schade, dass dieser Artikel hinter einer #Paywall ist.
heise+ | Weniger am Handy sein – so gelingt es (vielleicht) | heise online https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Weniger-am-Handy-sein-so-gelingt-es-vielleicht-10389458.html #heiseplus #DigitalHealth #DigitalDetox #FOMO #FearOfMissingOut #JOMO #JoyOfMissingOut #SocialMedia #DoomScrolling #ScreenTime #Bildschirmzeit #DigitalWellbeing #Rawdogging
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Einen der vielen Impulse, die ich vom #i2c25 mitgenommen habe, kann ich hoffentlich beim #bibcamp25 heute und morgen umsetzen: BarCamp-FOMO einfach mal in BarCamp-JOMO verwandeln. 🙌
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What is JOMO in crypto trading? - JOMO is that "I-was-right-about-the-market" joyful feeling after ... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-is-jomo-in-crypto-trading #fearofmissingout #sambankman-fried #joyofmissingout #cryptomarket #whatisjomo #fttprice #btcprice #bitcoin #fomo #ftx
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Beyond Van Gogh At The Exhibition Centre | JoMo Unscripted
https://johnmorris.name/beyond-van-gogh-at-the-exhibition-centre/
#liverpool #beyondvangoghuk #art #travel #insta360 #lifein360
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Gibt es eigentlich schon ein #openstreemap Overlay mit Böllerverbotszonen? @jomo @luc
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JoMo kaj Liberecanoj - Kajuna Knabo
#esperanto #muziko #music #TootRadio #PouetRadio
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JoMo kaj Liberecanoj - Kajuna Knabo
#esperanto #muziko #music #TootRadio #PouetRadio
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JoMo kaj Liberecanoj - Kajuna Knabo
#esperanto #muziko #music #TootRadio #PouetRadio
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JoMo kaj Liberecanoj - Kajuna Knabo
#esperanto #muziko #music #TootRadio #PouetRadio
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JoMo kaj Liberecanoj - Kajuna Knabo
#esperanto #muziko #music #TootRadio #PouetRadio
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@synthlovers - watch the video‼️😀
Instruments used: #Roland Alpha Juno 1 & 2, JX-8P, MKS-70, TR-808; #Arturia PolyBrute 6 & 12; #DaveSmith Tetra; #Hypersynth Xenophone (x2); #Elektron Syntakt; #Jomox AirBase99; #Marion ProSynth; #TastyChipElectronics GR-1 https://ravenation.club/@phinnweb/116224531633529066
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@synthlovers - watch the video‼️😀
Instruments used: #Roland Alpha Juno 1 & 2, JX-8P, MKS-70, TR-808; #Arturia PolyBrute 6 & 12; #DaveSmith Tetra; #Hypersynth Xenophone (x2); #Elektron Syntakt; #Jomox AirBase99; #Marion ProSynth; #TastyChipElectronics GR-1 https://ravenation.club/@phinnweb/116224531633529066
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In an exchange of letters, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud discussed human nature when it comes to why people go to war. How does Japan fit in? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/japan/history/war-culture-japan-manyoshu-jingu/ #japan #history #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod #jingu #manyoshu #nihonshoki
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Während draußen die Fasnet tobt (Tipp: Polonaise in Schömberg am 15.02.!), suche ich die Stille bei Beuys in der Kunsthalle #Tübingen. Danach ein fairer Kaffee im Hofgut Rosenau. 2026 ist das Jahr der Entschleunigung. ☕️🖼️
Wer feiert mit oder sucht auch eher die Ruhe?
#SlowLiving #Zollernalb #Reutlingen #Beuys #Lifestyle2026 #JOMO #BadenWürttemberg -
How Merseyrail disruptions led to a coffee stop.
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Unexpected Stop At The Coffee Carriage | JoMo Unscripted
https://johnmorris.name/unexpected-stop-at-the-coffee-carriage/