Chris 
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lol, reading a news story on stonks right now...
Musk says "use Signal" and people go nuts buying stock in Signal Advance, a one-man business that has nothing to do with the app.
it also mentions that when Zoom took off, people bought ZOOM stocks. while the correct ticker is ZM.
why do these idiots have money to invest on Wall Street? stupid people should give their money to me.
oh wait... *starts a business*
Musk says "use Signal" and people go nuts buying stock in Signal Advance, a one-man business that has nothing to do with the app.
it also mentions that when Zoom took off, people bought ZOOM stocks. while the correct ticker is ZM.
why do these idiots have money to invest on Wall Street? stupid people should give their money to me.
oh wait... *starts a business*
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Great cartoon! Abandon Twitter, Amazon, Apple, Google--the whole lot of them!
Been catching up reading #astrobites.
Nearly missed this little gem about Penrose Diagrams.
Prof. Sir Roger Penrose did this seminal work in 1963, now, these diagrams are an important tool in #physics when trying to understand causality in general relativity.
Sir Roger continues to do important, interesting, and somtimes controversial work in physics, #maths, #consciousness & #computability.
Ironing out Infinities with the Conformal Diagram | astrobites
https://astrobites.org/2020/11/23/conformal-diagram/
Interesting implications for the search for #extraterrestrial life?
Did the Moon’s Ancient Magnetic Field Help Shield the Infant Earth? | astrobites
https://astrobites.org/2020/12/21/many-worlds-multiple-super-earths-discovered-around-a-nearby-and-unusually-quiet-red-dwarf-3/
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At z=11, this galaxy is the furthest ever seen. Formed a mere 400 million years after the #bigbang .
Can a galaxy really form so quickly? It always surprises me.
Pinning Down the Distance to the Farthest Galaxy Ever Observed | astrobites
https://astrobites.org/2021/01/04/gn-z11-spec/
Looking forward to the James Webb Telescope becoming operational hopefully later in the year. Scheduled for launch eof October! 
Six space missions to look forward to in 2021
https://theconversation.com/six-space-missions-to-look-forward-to-in-2021-151622
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"Something is Rotten in Online #Advertising"
https://sparktoro.com/blog/something-is-rotten-in-online-advertising/
If you are into #flightsimulator s check out this video on spinning. Presented by a retired #RAF flying instructor.
Real life techniques taught by a professional!
Real Fighter Pilot Teaches Spinning for F-5 in DCS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZqY3bGSkk
An interesting way to measure curvature using the evolution of galaxies ...
Measuring the curvature of the Universe with cosmic clocks | astrobites
https://astrobites.org/2020/12/03/cosmic-clocks/
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"If you jump into [a #BlackHole] you will not be gone for good. Particle by particle, the information needed to reconstitute your body will reemerge"
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-black-hole-information-paradox-comes-to-an-end-20201029/
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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.
Physics Nobel Awarded for Black Hole Breakthroughs | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/physics-nobel-awarded-for-black-hole-breakthroughs-20201006/
An Uncertain Future for the Night Skies | astrobites
https://astrobites.org/2020/09/25/leosats/
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