Winchell Chung @nyrath@qoto.org
Star map and Atomic Rocket geek. The hard-science SF writer's tech support. The website is at
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/
Refugee from the decline and fall of Google Plus.
In my long and misspent youth I did the artwork for various TTWG such as Ogre, WarpWar, GEV and such.
Joined Apr 2022
In the 16th century some navys would take a ship, pack it to the scuppers with high explosives, then try to maneuver said ship into the enemy fleet and light the fuse. The hope was to destroy the entire fleet with one ship. A "hellburner".
It seems to me this would be an irresistible concept for a scifi space opera with interstellar battlefleets. I cannot recall any examples but I sure there must be some.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/hellburners-weapons-destruction.html
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RT @arvalis@twitter.com
DeviantArt has decided your artwork there is fair game to be used in their new AI generator by default. You have to go to an obscure form to opt-out and requires 10 days to be reviewed. https://twitter.com/DeviantArt/status/1591113199218487300
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A fast rising tidal disruption event from a candidate intermediate mass black hole: https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.00018 -> Death of a star reveals midsize black hole lurking in a dwarf galaxy: https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/11/dwarf-galaxy-tde.html
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5/ GURPS Alphabet Arcane is another collection of 26 entries, with spells, artifacts, and such for fantasy RPG campaigns.
I'm really proud of some of these, particularly the Condor Boy items. CB was a legendary kid hero who walked to the edge of the earth with the help of special boons.
Zendo, game of inductive logic by Looney Labs
https://www.looneylabs.com/games/zendo
Design history of Zendo. A long read, but engrossing
https://www.koryheath.com/zendo/design-history/
Does the moon mean Mars is next?
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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.
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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
Explaining Laser Weapons in Space Combat (video)
https://youtu.be/DJWzvfnkwNQ
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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
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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…
NASA delays Artemis 1 moon launch to Nov. 16 due to Tropical Storm Nicole
https://www.space.com/artemis-1-moon-launch-delay-november-16-tropical-storm-nicole
How many types of precipitation can a planet have?
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/types-of-precipitation-planet/
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Started painting in oils again recently in my spare time. Personal projects looking for looser style. Water soluble oil on panel.
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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
CROWLSPACE: Space Based Solar Power vs Earth-based-with-storage – Part 2
https://crowlspace.com/?p=3693
CROWLSPACE: Space Based Solar Power vs Earth-based-with-storage – Part 1
https://crowlspace.com/?p=3672
DIY six degrees of freedom hand controller, 3d printed prototype. Perhaps usable with Kerbal Space Program.
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/diy-spacenavigator-brings-the-freedom/
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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.
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I've become somewhat fascinated by how the removal of Quote Tweet type functionality forces a behavioural change here.
Star map and Atomic Rocket geek. The hard-science SF writer's tech support. The website is at
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/
Refugee from the decline and fall of Google Plus.
In my long and misspent youth I did the artwork for various TTWG such as Ogre, WarpWar, GEV and such.
Joined Apr 2022
