jrh @jrh@qoto.org
astrophysics et cetera
"Swallowed up in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I know nothing and which know nothing of me, I take fright." - Pascal
"Optimism for the sake of restitution in order to retain the right to be a pessimist at some point — do you understand that?" - Nietzsche
Joined Apr 2022
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My #FollowFriday suggestions are a bunch of astrophysicists! I'm listing their research specialities, but they're more than their work and have lots of other interests you can check out in their bios!
@AdiFoord - Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei
@alstev - Black Holes, Neutron Stars
@thomasconnor - Black Holes
@dpthorngren - Planet Interiors
@astrobiolena - Astrobiology
@spacetides - Planetary Tides
(There are more, but these are the ones actively posting right now!)
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I'm pleased to note that even https://dolphin.town, my Mastodon server where the only letter you are allowed to post is "e", has seen increased activity in the last few days.
Thanks Eeeeelon!
@takloufer@fosstodon.org ah that makes sense. So identi.ca predates the Romulan war. Unfortunately by the time of the Federation I'd been assimilated to the Borgsite 🐦
@trinsec I'm not sure the exact relation. I think Friendica and other federated microblogging platforms came online when identi.ca switched to pump.io. But by then I had been assimilated to the birdsite 
The total #newbie I am - I was today years old when I learned that the Fediverse was once just identi.ca (is that right)? which means... I was here once before... a long, long time ago...
May 12: Major press conference at ESO on groundbreaking Milky Way results from the EHT Collaboration
@considermycatjohn haha yes I was somewhat hesitant about the professed ethos. But the promise of inline LaXeX math mode.... I couldn't .... resist ..... 😂
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For new people wondering why Mastodon is on thousands of servers instead of one:
-It helps protect us all against Elon Musk scenarios. It's very difficult for anyone to buy a network made of thousands of independently owned servers. (It's the same reason why no one owns the world's email network, because there are so many independent providers out there.)
-If your server misbehaves (or sells out to a malevolent billionaire), you can move your account to a different server, or even to a brand new server. Decentralisation means you're never trapped on a site you hate.
-Mastodon is an open platform where anyone can start their own server, and they don't need tech knowledge if they use a service like https://masto.host or https://federation.spacebear.ee
...and there are lots more good reasons too, to do with servers using alternative Fediverse software etc, but I'll save that for a future post 😁
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Professional musician. Jazz bass and beyond.
Extragalactic astrophysics research side gig. In particular, Radio-Loud Active Galaxies. In the fine print, magnetohydrodynamic simulations of jet launching, collimation (or not hello FRI/FRII dichotomy) and environmental interaction.
New resident of Mastodonia but I've already migrated to qoto.org for the inline LaTeX math mode support, not that I'm likely to use it. Also the Markdown capabilities and the 65000+ character limit.
astrophysics et cetera
"Swallowed up in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I know nothing and which know nothing of me, I take fright." - Pascal
"Optimism for the sake of restitution in order to retain the right to be a pessimist at some point — do you understand that?" - Nietzsche
Joined Apr 2022
