Winchell Chung @nyrath@qoto.org

If you download your Twitter archive it arrives wrapped as a static HTML page, which is not very useful for doing anything with, and worse: it requires the original account to be still active to do useful things like enlarge the images since they use t.co links.

So here's a Python script to convert a Twitter archive to markdown or other formats: https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser

Now you can archive your tweets in any way you want.

Live views from the Kennedy Space Center this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN50Gj7zejY - at least the Artemis I stack is still standung. Alas ... "wind gusts exceeded its design specification": https://twitter.com/alexwitze/status/1590694425252200448

The Puddle-jumper; a small electric plane the family uses to trade along Two-Sky River. Many parts were bought from traders across the Kiln, or made by Mother and other artisans out of local materials. #Birrin #scifi #sciencefiction #alien #illustration #art

I'm Rob, an illustrator from the UK. I love to draw spaceships, robots, and imaginary places. I've worked on several books, including my own sci-fi project - Weird Field World. I'm available for private and commercial commissions.

You can find me here…

https://t.co/xhb7rtK4E2

Started painting in oils again recently in my spare time. Personal projects looking for looser style. Water soluble oil on panel.

In honor of Carl Sagan, born #OTD in 1934: Here's the original Pale Blue Dot image, taken by Voyager 1 gazing back on the solar system in 1990, along with Carl's reflections on why it mattered. https://www.planetary.org/worlds/pale-blue-dot #astronomy #SciComm

What are the rules and guidelines for posting links to products you'd profit from the sale of?

(Including Kickstarters and the like.)

I have a few things on DriveThruRPG I wouldn't mind boosting.

@albinokid

Tip 1: Use hashtags. There's no algorithm to suggest followers or shove posts into your feed in the hopes you follow someone.

Tip 2: Boost (re-post) toots liberally. *You* are the algorithm.

Tip 3: Use CW (content warnings / content wrappers) to discuss politics, the meta.

Tip 4: To create "threads", make the first post public and each reply "unlisted" to prevent clogging up your instance's feed.

Tip 5: Provide text descriptions, even just basic ones, when attaching photos or media.

Tip 6: Use the "report" features for moderating trolls so your admins can take action.

I've become somewhat fascinated by how the removal of Quote Tweet type functionality forces a behavioural change here.

Dipole Repeller

A cosmic void, located 700 millions light years away in a previously uncharted territory. It was found when we observed a divergence in the map of the cosmic velocity field. By emptying itself in favor of its denser neighboring structures, it effectively acts as repeller, pushing our local group of galaxies and contributing to its velocity of 2.3 millions km/h through the universe.

Nat.Astro discovery paper: https://rdcu.be/wqbG

#astronomy #cosmology #space #galaxies

Four recent backgrounds from my streams.

I make a new background in MidJourney for each stream. These are fairly old, predating the recent release of MidJourney 4. I'm running out of backgrounds so I'll have to start experimenting with the latest release soon.