Ag Terrane @agterrane@qoto.org
#Mostly confused. #Seismology. #Volcanos. #Astrophysics. # Archaeology. #Art. #Interior Design. Most science.
Joined Nov 2022
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"The monstrous denizens of the intergalactic deep reveal themselves not through the light they emit, but by how they stir the space-time we share. When a gravitational wave moves through you, you are, for a moment, a different shape.” By me, in the Washington Post:
https://wapo.st/3PLNyoi
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@realcaseyrollins People there and on Bluesky basically see the fediverse as extreme control freaks in endless warfare with each other, and having to pick a server knowing which servers are at war with any other is insane, and being banned, blocked or defederated for extremely innocuous things. I think they are basically correct
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I boosted this first time it came around, but it's worth repeating for emphasis: the Tulare Lake in California, once the biggest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in the USA, is BACK! And the Tachi Yokut Tribe, for whom the lake is central and sacred, want it to stay. Ever since the early 20th century, white farmers and authorities have been trying to keep it drained so they can farm the fertile soil in its dried-up bed. But restoring the lake would restore Tachi cultural heritage as well as the local ecology. There's plenty of farmland elsewhere.
The article is good and there is some excellent video of the lake, which is now almost as large as Lake Tahoe. Do check it out.
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Please, I'm begging you, if you're a researcher, archive your data, back up your files, have a data succession plan.
Chat to your library, chat to your colleagues. The best time is as you collect the data, the second best time is now.
I'm dealing with multiple different data nightmares now. People leave academia, people retire, people pass away with a plan to make a plan.
No judgement here, just sadness for all that hard work thrown into uncertainty.
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Apropos of absolutely nothing, a reminder of JFK’s successful Harvard application essay
Learn about Oakland, CA!
@lucifargundam Pretty good. Congrats!
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“Lol, look at you showing your extremism by not liking our culture of Nazi flags at drag shows and people shooting children who ring the doorbell. Woke much, loser?”
Fuck that.
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Looking west from #Eigg towards Rùm this morning.
@DrEvanGowan I have problems seeing and serif helps me distinguish between letters, especially I and lowercase L. In my younger days I loved sans, but now really regret the pain I put people through.
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Despite some stubborn clouds, I caught the International Space Station transiting the Sun today.
When I was a kid in the sixties, I babysat for people who made a very good living from fishing. (Middle class living, owned house, single earner, family of five). Today, there are few, if any fishing boats left. San Francisco, the same. I wonder what happened-- overfished? factory fishing? climate change? Just a thought on earth day.
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Calling it a gotcha that I "critique Biden policies after voting for him" is what's wrong with US politics today.
Voting for him doesn't mean I can't critique him—it's literally the best reason to be critical. It's called holding electeds accountable. It's how democracy works. And it’s how political parties work when they aren’t cults.
@trinsec December. But I was here on April 1 and they were working then...
Ideas? Thanks
Toots in my lists seem to be missing (msg:There is nothing in this list yet. When members of this list post new toots, they will appear here).
I checked, and some list members had tooted today. I haven't been on-site recently, so I may have missed something.
Can someone direct me to the info I need to reactivate the lists.
Thank you in advance.
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The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-liberals-win-majority-rcna77190
#Mostly confused. #Seismology. #Volcanos. #Astrophysics. # Archaeology. #Art. #Interior Design. Most science.
Joined Nov 2022
