Erik Przekop @IAmErik@qoto.org
Parent, programmer, amateur astronomer and terrible guitar player.
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Here is my introduction post:
Instead of defining myself by saying “I am a…”, here’s a collection of hashtags that interest me (in no particular order). #meditation (specifically #twim right now) #cigars #bicycling #photography #computerscience #physics #guitar #music .
I live in #Michigan (in #LakeOrion, which is 35+ miles north of #Detroit), and spend a lot of time around #RogersCity (I’ll bet that’s the first time that hashtag has been used on Mastodon). My kids are really bright and sometimes struggle with #ADHD, so I’ll probably talk about that at times as well. I have spent more than 3 decades of my life as a #programmer, and now I get to be the old man who leads really smart people in solving big problems with small amounts of #software.
Joined Nov 2022
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Do you prefer to perform overt, immediate evil, or slow, indirect evil? 🤔
No dogs, no smoking and absolutely no dogs smoking.
(At Knaebbe's orchard in northern Michigan.)
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As I have begun posting political posts more frequently here, this is an excellent time to remind folks that I have a “no strikes” mute/block policy, which means that if I decide you’re being a jerk in my replies, to me or others, that’s it, you’re out of the pool, no second chances. Note: disagreeing with me does not (automatically) qualify as being a jerk, but when in doubt of tone, I block or mute. Life is short and I’d just rather not deal with dickheads. Thanks in advance for understanding.
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Trump is being arrested today. For the third time. So here’s a bold thought: Maybe he doesn’t belong in the White House. Like, ever again.
It was a beautiful day for a bike ride on the Northeast Michigan trail.
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"The Tragedy of the Commons" was written by a eugenicist and was effectively debunked as ahistorical fantasy decades ago. More propaganda in the service of privatizing public space and resources. Pass it on. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/the-tragedy-of-the-tragedy-of-the-commons/
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Dark Matter Experiment Fails to Turn Up the Mysterious Particle, but Narrows its Hiding Places
The search for dark matter continues in telescopes at the largest scales and particle detector experiments deep underground. The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) collaboration has published a new analysis of experimental data captured by the detector. They searched for dark matter's interaction with regular matter using Bremsstrahlung radiation and the Migdal effect. Neither of these approaches turned up evidence for the mysterious particle but helped constrain the possible characteristics of dark matter for future searches.
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Thank you Musk for adding more reasons to make the move.
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They deserve the Congressional Medal of Freedom.
They literally rescued the election by securing the box containing the election certifications from each state & getting it away from the insurrectionists.
I think of all the photos I've seen from that day this is one of the most powerful of all.
Thank you Ladies.
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I'm enjoying a 3-year-old Fuente "Lost City" I have read that you want to smoke these when you get them because they're best at that point, having already been aged. I don't know about that. I think this tastes better than the last one I had.
Paired with a reposado tequila whose name I'm too lazy to go inside and check.
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I suppose I’m in the minority but I always lick my knife when I’m done.
None of the other surgeons seem to do it.
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It's July the 4th! The 247th anniversary of some of the North American colonies thanking parliament for defending them from a foreign Empire who wanted to invade by defaulting on their debts.
So: Happy Thanksgiving Day, as we in the UK call it!
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Gravitational Waves Can Be Gravitationally Lensed, and This Could Provide Another Way to Measure the Expansion of the Universe
Astronomers can never have enough ways to measure the expansion in the Universe, from nearby stars to distant quasars. A new study suggests another method might come from the growing catalog of gravitational waves detected by LIGO and other observatories. As two black holes merge in a distant galaxy, the gravitational waves could pass close to a massive cluster that would create a gravitational lens. Some of the waves would take different paths around the gravitational lens, allowing astronomers to measure the expansion rate of the Universe. Gravitationally lensed gravitational waves.
Parent, programmer, amateur astronomer and terrible guitar player.
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Here is my introduction post:
Instead of defining myself by saying “I am a…”, here’s a collection of hashtags that interest me (in no particular order). #meditation (specifically #twim right now) #cigars #bicycling #photography #computerscience #physics #guitar #music .
I live in #Michigan (in #LakeOrion, which is 35+ miles north of #Detroit), and spend a lot of time around #RogersCity (I’ll bet that’s the first time that hashtag has been used on Mastodon). My kids are really bright and sometimes struggle with #ADHD, so I’ll probably talk about that at times as well. I have spent more than 3 decades of my life as a #programmer, and now I get to be the old man who leads really smart people in solving big problems with small amounts of #software.
Joined Nov 2022
