Pat @Pat@qoto.org

@freemo @trinsec

DNA evidence shows that Ramses III had Y chromosomal haplogroup E1b1a1-M2, and ancient Egyptians in general had E-M2, which originated in western Africa.

Also, contemporary paintings from the time show that people were dark-skinned.

@trinsec

That's it! The ethnicities of the actors playing the lead roles -- those characters who have the power -- are played by people whose backgrounds are Welch, British, Scottish, Italian, etc., while the menial characters are played by people who actually look Egyptian.

This sort of thing happens all the time in Hollywood movies, but it mostly goes unnoticed. But when people of color play historical figures who were white, like with the play "Hamilton", then everybody notices it.

#woke

@trinsec

You're on the right track. It's something that doesn't fit with the historical facts.

#ancient #Egypt #movies #Hollywood #film

@trinsec

What issues did you look for?

What's wrong with this picture?

This is a frame from the movie "Exodus: Gods and Kings"

@robryk @freemo

Yes, aerodynamic forces wouldn't be very much at velocities obtained after falling only a few centimeters.

If the stream of water was to suddenly become "disconnected" at the top (at the faucet) then the stretching doesn't continue (I think), and eventually, if it falls far enough, it would form into a sphere. So the connection to the fixed faucet has something to do with it, I think.

@robryk @freemo

I think you are referring to tide forces, or what is known as spaghettification when it happens around very strong gravitational gradients like black holes.

I'm not sure if that is what happens to a falling stream of water near the Earth because of the effects of aerodynamic drag. The water will reach terminal velocity very quickly.

It's an interesting problem, though.

Congratulations to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work in developing methodologies in the analysis of causal relationships.

The methodologies are useful in many fields of study beyond economics and allow precise conclusions to be drawn about cause and effect from natural experiments (observation of naturally occurring conditions and events rather than planned, controlled experiments).

This is has been a huge problem in many fields -- establishing cause and effect rather than just correlation between variables. Their methods have made that easier.

#economics #cause #effect #causality #experiment

@tripu

I don't understand your comment. Is it a criticism of Professor Bright, or a criticism of the way the students reacted? Or both?

@brian

In the US we use the terms "pinning" and "put a pin in it" to refer to remembering something. And when something is fastened using a thumb tack we usually say that it is "pinned" not "tacked", although the latter is sometimes used.

@brian

I didn't know that. Thank you.

Now it makes sense. I guess the folks who chose that icon probably didn't know about the North American term "thumb tack" for that device.

I guess now I'll have to find another toot to pin in my profile...

The feature set in Affirmation 7.4 has significantly increased over the previous version.

#NewRelease #features

Captain Kirk in space (for real)

Congratulations to Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and William Shatner for traveling into space on top of the Blue Origins New Shepard rocket. The Texas launch happened on the morning of October 13, 2021 14:49 UTC.

The 90-year-old Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek series, is the first Star Trek actor to go into space and the oldest astronaut to boldly go beyond the Kármán line (100 km above sea level).

Video: launch and flight
https://youtu.be/uEhdlIor-do?t=8555

Video: Shatner discusses his experience and how thin the atmosphere is
https://youtu.be/uEhdlIor-do?t=9971

#TruthBeTold

The truth is...

Bozo the Clown wasn't a single person, but several people who played the character. They include Michael Zamakhshari, Hank Werneckfarsborn, Roy Higgs, and others.

To differentiate between the various versions of the character, they are simply referred to as the Z Bozo, the W Bozo, the Higgs Bozo, etc.

#TruthBeTold
#clown #qed #qcd #qm #mass #confusion #electrifying #weak #strong #tv
#dumb #pun

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn't true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies... or just for fun)

Created with #Mathlab by "Jahobr".

Source code: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_and_white_wiggler.gif#Summary

@freemo

Occasionally, someone who doesn't know much about a problem can have a perspective or insight that experts overlook simply because they are just too close to the problem.

@freemo

I often use a modified form of that...

"I don't know much about this but here's my opinion anyway..."

@skells

January 10, 1776

@vital876@mastodon.social

You need to find it in your particular browser -- they all do it differently. Look for "privacy" under the settings menus. You should be able to find it if you are persistent. Or you can just search for in your browser's documentation online.

This video explains how the Earth's greenhouse effect works, and it's not the same way that an actual greenhouse works.

(includes a detailed explanation with some math)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUFOuoD3aHw