Michael Porter @MichaelPorter@qoto.org
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Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything.
I like a good debate that introduces me to other perspectives. I don't waste much time with people who devolve to name-calling or insults, aside to call them out on it.
I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know.
30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊
I like dogs, cats, and astronomy pictures with a bias towards the shorter wavelengths (kinda leaves out all those lovely Hα pics 😄).
The first thing I look at when shopping for cars is headroom/legroom. Saves a lot of time.
Joined Nov 2022
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Extremely grateful today for the end of the birdsite’s monopoly on rumor, quips, news, and the cultural memes that—more than we know—exert a vicegrip on our imaginations & moods. What a dangerous setup that was, & I can only fully see it now, with hindsight. Twitter can now fall apart or do porn/sports betting/4chan stuff. But it’ll never have a monopoly again.
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Whoever named the nervous system did a really good job
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If you think it’s horrible one billionaire bought up the public square and killed it, wait until you find out why your city doesn’t have a trolley system
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@cstross I (who am totally not a robot) wish you a traditional American Giving of the Thanks as depicted in patriotic image of first Thankinggives at Plymouth The Rock. Has Turkeybird and Pilgrimship! Much American, very traditional, wow!
@FaithfullJohn Sounds like my dog. If I want to get him to stop doing something, I just have to pull out the camera 😄
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Yes, I *know* I turned it off myself 30 minutes ago. I’m not stupid, *you* are
You know, it would be *really* helpful if my phone would tell me that all that stuff I’m trying to do requires turning on ~data~, instead of just throwing up derpy “I can’t do that, no idea why” messages… 🙄
@65dBnoise That combined cross eyed/parallel view is a great idea. I always have to use cross eyed.
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3D views (left cross-eyed, right parallel) of a core fragment shown right at the entrance of the sample tube.
Processed images:
Undistorted MCZ_RIGHT
LMST: 14:13:33
MCZ_LEFT
LMST: 14:12:42
RMC: 30.1172, Sol: 626
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
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Take breaks & encourage them folks.
Healthy cultures value time off and encourage vacations and breaks to renergize. In toxic ones, burnout is proof of commitment and people often take long breaks just to recover from exhaustion.
Handy visual of what we often do vs. perhaps should:
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The best toots are intentional toots
@BrownKnowser *Finally* got it. Creeping senescence is slowing me down these days 😄
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@rock_jockey @allochthonous @Geotripper Oh, that's nice – I hope the school has an Earth Sciences program!
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@allochthonous @Geotripper One of my favorite fault traces: through the parking lot of the Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, TX USA. This is the surface expression of the Big Barn fault, a down-to-the-basin growth fault associated with salt withdrawal into two nearby salt diapirs. There is some fault gap exhibited here, too: you can stick your arm down into the gap in places in the parking lot! The fault also goes through some nearby neighborhoods, causing expensive damage. #geology
- Pronouns
- he/him
- Size
- XLT
- Philosophy
- Humanist
- Politics
- Lefty-Antifa
Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything.
I like a good debate that introduces me to other perspectives. I don't waste much time with people who devolve to name-calling or insults, aside to call them out on it.
I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know.
30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊
I like dogs, cats, and astronomy pictures with a bias towards the shorter wavelengths (kinda leaves out all those lovely Hα pics 😄).
The first thing I look at when shopping for cars is headroom/legroom. Saves a lot of time.
Joined Nov 2022
