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richard

@richard@disabled.social

#ScienceFiction #Ecology, #Astronomy, #Degrowth, #Books, #StarTrek. Book collector. Anti-Capitalist. Johns Hopkins alum. Schizoaffective. Ace. richard[at]ciaccona.art

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richard, to random
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Another album released Friday, also from , is Julius Asal's Scriabin – Scarlatti, which seems to have some good reviews, but perhaps I will have to listen to it a couple of times to see it? Asal seems like a competent pianist, yes, but not "uncommon."

richard, to academicchatter
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Has anyone wrote about how sociological and philosophical writing has changed over the last few centuries from being what the author really meant, really felt, to being what the writer believed people wanted to hear? (Yes, I know there is some Discourse Theory hidden in there somewhere.)

@sociology @philosophy @academicchatter

richard, to Astro
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Space.com really bothers me.

richard, to Palestine
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Seeing videos of protestors in so many campuses being abused by coward pig cops . I am so in love with all these brave college students. I am not surprised professors don't have the guts to join then. At least it is very rare that one does. Security in is a powerful drug. Be careful you don't lose your integrity with your confort, @academicchatter.

skrishna, to space
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This week in space stuff:

  • Video coming today on dark energy
  • First science results from the ESA’s dark matter/energy observatory Euclid expected Thursday
  • Possible geomagnetic storm May 24-25, but likely nothing as strong as the one that made the aurora so visible
  • Boeing Starliner currently scheduled for launch Saturday May 25, but this could slip further

richard,
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@skrishna Starliner, more like Starlinger, lol

Artemis201, to Babylon5
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I'm watching and we're near the end of season 1.
Definitely discount DS9 so far. They sure did include an episode where the creepy 50-something alien dude decided to introduce another character to strip clubs and gambling, and the way he cheats at poker is using some sort of prehensile sticky tentacle-like appendage to reach across under the table and steal cards from the dealer.
Later confirmed, yes. That sure was a sex organ.
I'm glad that kind of humor has mostly died.

richard,
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@Artemis201 "discount DS9"? Well, in one sense you are correct. JMS didn't have money. Esp. after he pitched to Trek producers (and he had spent years pitching B5 everywhere) and they said no and then they went and created a show based on a space station anyways, with almost the same general story arc, and even stole the name Dukat. So, no, didn't have Trek money. The irony is is the best Trek series of them all and it was completely plagiarized.

franco_vazza, to Astronomy
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#astronomy #astrodon

opening of the Application process for 17 PhD positions in Astrophysics at the University of Bologna, to begin in november 2024.

https://www.unibo.it/en/study/phd-professional-masters-specialisation-schools-and-other-programmes/phd/2024-2025/astrophysics

Deadline to apply:
💥 17 June 2024 💥

please share

#academic

richard,
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@franco_vazza 17 candidates...that seems very high. Isn't that atypical?

richard, to classicalmusic
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There is an interesting album coming out tomorrow. I have more Shostakovich albums than I know what to do with, but I am interested in hearing more of the Carducci String Quartet (elsewhere simply titled, Carducci Quartet). It is his String Quartets Nos. 9 & 15

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9599332--shostakovich-string-quartets-nos-9-15

@classicalmusic

richard, to AllStarTrek
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I am going to be watching "Cold Fire" with if anyone is up this late on a Sunday. I always skip this one. Although Gary Graham is wonderful as Soval in , his one-time role here as Tanis in is awful, imho. Still, I really need a rewatch. As I said I always skip this one on my Voyager rewatches. @allstartrek

richard, to Astronomy
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Astronomers discover new Earth-sized world orbiting an ultra-cool star

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-astronomers-earth-sized-world-orbiting.html

"Next steps for the project could include follow-up observations by the James Webb Space Telescope, which would deliver important insights into the planet's surface mineralogy, and the potential for an atmosphere."

#JWST #Astronomy #Astrodon

richard, to Astro
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The more I see Lisa Kaltenegger in the media the more I get the feeling she is going to end up with egg on her face.

And I am confused, some outlets are saying she works with @setiinstitute, but other media outlets don't mention it at all.

Regardless, she is jinxing it for the rest of us.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/27/we-live-in-a-golden-time-of-exploration-astronomer-lisa-kaltenegger-on-the-hunt-for-signs-of-extraterrestrial-life

richard, to poetry
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I am more comfortable writing with a , but that does mean transcribing to my computer. Which is great for revisions, but is time consuming.

Just who are these people with extra time these days? I will admit to being a bigot to people with free-free time. It seems like they are not really suffering the consequences of of . The quality of their suffers from their lack of suffering. Very little critical thinking coming from these people.

richard, to AllStarTrek
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Here is it. Aside fro Tuvok's ridiculous quick recovery from burning from the inside out, Tanis is like, "Bring the fire!" and how is that not a cringe moment? Why burn plants as a demonstration of power? Ugh. @allstartrek

richard, to StarTrek
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"Far Beyond the Stars" is not just the best episode, it is the best episode.

@allstartrek

richard, to books
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I've added a link to this page to most of my websites. It is the very detailed, poignant, and a sobering wake-up call every aspiring writer needs. It should be read widely.

No one buys books, by Elle Griffin
https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books

Okay, , if nothing this should be a call to make self-publishing significantly more professional.

There needs to be a new system, that is for certain. A writer controlled system.

@bookstodon

richard, to classicalmusic
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New album today from the great and

: Symphonic Dances

https://open.qobuz.com/album/m6tn25lj4ryob

@classicalmusic

richard, to ai
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I was bored so I did the unthinkable. Well, to me it was always unthinkable as I have always been anti- . But, out of curiosity I subscribed to -4o and have been feeding various essays, poems, and posts from my various websites and asking for explications and such. And wow does have a great deal of just wonderful things to say about me. I will admit getting all this truly high praise is seducing.

richard,
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Okay. So I have been using for a couple of hours and there is no doubt in my mind that many, many, many college students are using to write essays. I am so, so, so sorry professors and lecturers. I am so glad this was not around when I was in school. First colleges across the country started shutting down extensive courses/programs and now this. Oh, what a loss of a good .

@academicchatter

richard, to random
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@stefan I know I'm biased, but I was surprised to see you never included @nocontexttrek in your hall of fame. Historically, there have been some brilliant ones. https://alttexthalloffame.org/en/

richard, to scifi
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Treated myself to Clifford D. Simak books. I am familiar with the Hugo Award and a Nebula Award winning author, but I can't remember if I have read him before. I know I have Way Station in paperback waiting to be read.

I got The Trouble with Tycho and Cosmic Engineers two-parter in eBook format. I think I read something about these books before. Pretty sure. More to add to my overwhelming To-Read list.

richard, to conservative
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An Indigenous ecologist on why we need to stop and listen to save the planet

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/indigenous-scientist-earth-medicine-1.7178030

New book: Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A journey toward personal and ecological healing.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/717113/medicine-wheel-for-the-planet-by-dr-jennifer-grenz/9781039006010

"How would you explain Indigenous research methodology?

It is rooted in reciprocity, and respect, and relationality — the three Rs as we call them. So when we're approaching research, we're working respectfully on the land and we're working in reciprocity."

richard, to StarTrek
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Season 5's Captain Rayner Ran His Ship Like a Pirate

https://collider.com/star-trek-discovery-season-5-callum-keith-rennie/

"Like, say Battlestar, when I started on that I had no idea where that one was gonna go. Discovery was already very established, but I actually didn't let any of that into my [head], because I went, 'That's not gonna help.' So, I didn’t. Now, I'm feeling the world of it. Now, I'm sensing what the world of Discovery is and how many people love it, and how it fits."

richard, to classicalmusic
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Guillaume Leroy with Victor Metral, Camille Pépin, and Aurélien Pascal

Constellations, a Viola Journey

https://open.qobuz.com/album/au9hqhb9hd68b

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9594298--constellations-a-viola-journey

@classicalmusic @contemporarymusic

richard, to books
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What’s better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader?

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/25/1252930557/book-e-reader-kindle-climate

"Traditional print publishing comes with a high carbon footprint.

[...]

But digital reading seems to have a considerable eco-advantage over print because it is paperless, so it saves trees, pulping and shipping [...] But digital devices also come with a substantial carbon footprint, predominantly at the manufacturing stage."

@bookstodon

richard, to ChatGPT
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told me to call the manager. So much for sneaking in and discovering glueball particles on my own. This stinks. I want my money back, !

@physics @setiinstitute

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