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Sharing advice and assisting with the great migration, plus various thoughts and perspectives.

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hotdogsladies, to random
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"Not Too Soon" would still sound really good on an AM radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZI-FTcFtn8

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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@hotdogsladies

Sort of like The Bangles, but trippier.

Edit: Love this band! Thank you!

flexghost, (edited ) to random
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** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON #MastodonMusic **

Tonight’s theme is:

✨🏅☄️ TOP SHELF! 🎀🏆✨󠁯󠀭

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🎵 Post FULL ALBUMS that are a 10/10 all the way through along with what you’re drinking. 🎶
—

  1. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
  2. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
  3. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
  4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

(Multiple submissions welcome)

Oban 14

Post often • share • make some friends

mastodonmigration,
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@flexghost

Maybe not qualified, since it is a compilation album, but Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady is solid all the way through.

mastodonmigration,
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@flexghost

Kinda amazed didn't see Lou Read - Transformer on here.

GeekAndDad, to random
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Didn’t read but I sure hope SpaceX / Starlink company is paying for this and not us taxpayers… https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/112457475753592138

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@jimluther @GeekAndDad

Definitely some astro tech bro attitude:

"Up until now, there's only been, you know, one group that would ever touch Hubble. And I think that they have an opinion of whether — of who should or shouldn't be allowed to touch it," Isaacman said. "I think a lot would say, 'I'd rather it burn up' than, you know, go down a slippery slope of, you know, the space community growing. So I think that's a factor now, unfortunately."

https://youtu.be/jnUO4eJJNBo?si=k_BkjgP4qwelIRqn

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1250250249/spacex-repair-hubble-space-telescope-nasa-foia

mastodonmigration, (edited ) to random
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So now SpaceX, with no working spacesuit, and years behind on it's multi-billion dollar moon lander, is lobbying NASA to go to the Hubble Space Telescope.

"A successful private mission could improve Hubble's ability to point at celestial objects and, by boosting its orbit, extend its life by years... however, an accident could leave the multibillion-dollar telescope broken — or, even more tragically, tethered to the dead bodies of the astronauts sent to repair it."

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1250250249/spacex-repair-hubble-space-telescope-nasa-foia

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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Hat tip to Daniel Fischer @cosmos4u for posting this NPR article:

https://scicomm.xyz/@cosmos4u/112453098469582845

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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In summary, Jared Isaacman, a rich "private astronaut", wants to go to Hubble which is working fine, but will 'only' work for another 10 years, do some small repairs and boost the telescope's orbit.. He says he will pay for the mission himself. SpaceX would be used. Problems are SpaceX has no experience with this kind of thing and does not have a lot of the technology needed, including a tested spacesuit.

Read the article. Do we want to trust one of our nation asset crown jewels to these guys?

mastodonmigration,
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@ivrezul

This is not correct at all. Hubble is still a wonderful asset that is in constant use.

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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Starlink is killing Hubble

Something about this plan to move Hubble, didn't make sense. If the space telescope still has 10 years of useful life, why this risky SpaceX mission to boost it's orbit now?

Well it turns out the main thing threatening the utility of Hubble is... wait for it... SpaceX Starlink satellites, which orbit just above Hubble constantly "photo-bombing" the images. Within a few years there will be so many Starlinks that Hubble will be useless.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/science/hubble-spacex-starlink.html

mastodonmigration,
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See also: https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/hubble-telescope-is-in-danger.html

mastodonmigration,
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@The_Icarian

Indeed, not to mention the increased probability of a Kessler Syndrome event, closing off space for decades, with disparate uncoordinated masses of satellites zooming around trying to avoid each other.

https://interestingengineering.com/science/kessler-syndrome-spacex-starlink-orbital-chaos

mastodonmigration,
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@lowcrabdiet

Starlinks orbit at 550 to 570 km.

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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Action. If you feel energized by this issue and want to learn more about how Starlink is wrecking astronomy as well as creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome catastrophe please follow eminent astromoner activist Prof. Samantha Lawler @sundogplanets and join the Kessler Rebellion (https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action) initiative to get the FCC to properly regulate Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/112456699856194393

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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Action. If you feel energized by this issue and want to learn more about how Starlink is wrecking astronomy as well as creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome catastrophe please follow eminent astronomer activist Prof. Samantha Lawler @sundogplanets and join the Kessler Rebellion (https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action) initiative to get the FCC to properly regulate Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/112456699856194393

dugglebutt, to random
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I don’t really use Twitter anymore, I have a burner that I just use for sports and weather and news and never post from. But every time I open it, I have to question my sanity.
I just read an article about how there is an ice cream that is designed to, and I am not making this up, “taste like your grandma”
I subsequently read another article about how the New York Knicks won an NBA playoff game because someone let out “an epic fart”
These are real things. You can look them up.
Are people just getting more insane? Should I double up on my meds?

mastodonmigration, (edited )
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@benroyce @dugglebutt

It's a really good idea to use Lists too.

Create a list for all your favorite subjects and immediately add new follows to the appropriate list.

This way you can just click on a list to see the most recent posts on that subject.

For more on using Lists check out this Mastodon User Tip: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/110733963197354169

jeffjarvis, to random
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"Charges"? I might have used the verb "claims".
Trump’s lawyer charges Michael Cohen lied to jury https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/16/michael-cohen-trump-hush-money-trial/

mastodonmigration,
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@jeffjarvis

Don't really see how this is the gotcha moment they are claiming, and pretty simple to explain on redirect. It seems very possible that Cohen could have also spoken to Trump about the Stormy matter during the minute thirty interaction. Something like, "Let me talk to the boss" Hands phone to Trump. "Boss, we need to pay Stormy." "Yes, yes, pay her" And hands phone back to Schiller.

mastodonmigration, to random
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Flagrant violation of the gag order...

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-appears-to-violate-gag-order-after-judge-threatened-incarceration-2668284543/

"Trump wraps up his morning rant by attacking one of the prosecutors, Colangelo, which is a flagrant violation of his gag order"

shoq, to random
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I almost hate to report this, but my “fedi journalists” list hasn’t just slowed to a crawl, but mostly, “It’s dead, Jim.”

I assume most have converted to Threads, but since there is no way to know that except researching each profile, I can only assume.

We all love the potential of ActivityPub. I wish it had more time to evolve before Musk happened. That opened the door for Meta. Now it’s a crapshoot whether it evolves the way we’d like. We need services others will never offer.

mastodonmigration,
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@shoq

Sad, but true. Noticing pretty much the same thing.

tomiahonen, to random
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And then for the counter-view to my calendar 'extension'

This trial may end TUESDAY of NEXT WEEK (in FIVE days)

Trump team says they have 1 witness (Smith) and maybe other witness/es who will all be done during Monday !

So closing statements for TUESDAY next week
https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112452608749660966

mastodonmigration,
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@tomiahonen

So, likely no Schiller? Certainly no Trump?

mastodonmigration,
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@tomiahonen

Thank you. Would that not open him up to cross examination regarding other aspects of the case?

mastodonmigration,
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@tomiahonen

Seems like the 'surprise' witness may be Robert Costello.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-blanche-cohen-meaningless/

GottaLaff, to legal
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NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

Running a little late, so some preamble included here.

1/…

Tyler McBrien:

At 2:04 p.m., the prosecution strolls back in and lays out stacks of papers, binders, and other documents on the desk.

mastodonmigration,
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@GottaLaff

NFL - tough to do when we have the bank statement with Weisselbergs handwriting saying "Grossed up."

mastodonmigration,
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@GottaLaff

Wonderful job today Laffy. You're the best! 👏

mastodonmigration,
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@GottaLaff

So no Schiller? Seems like it would be very misleading to bring him in now having made these statements, but we will see.

mastodonmigration, (edited ) to random
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So, over in the astronomy world there is some consternation about a tweet from eminent satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.

Apparently "Starlink Precipitation" is now a thing. And yes, you got that right, Starlink precipitation is pieces of Elon Musk's fucking internet satellites raining down from space.

See also this post from @carlysagan: https://mastodon.social/@carlysagan/112448150797509408

mastodonmigration,
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@carlysagan

Action. If you feel energized by this issue and want to learn more about how Starlink is wrecking astronomy as well as creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome catastrophe please follow eminent astromoner activist Prof. Samantha Lawler @sundogplanets and join the Kessler Rebellion (https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action) initiative to get the FCC to properly regulate Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/112456699856194393

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