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sundogplanets, 5 days ago to random

The only feeling I have about starship is dread.

They want to use that to launch batches of HUNDREDS of Starlinks at once. And guess where all those Starlinks will end up? The pieces that don't make it to the ground will end up in our upper atmosphere, screwing up the stratosphere, the ozone layer, who knows what else because SpaceX isn't required to do any environmental assessments of this.

Shit. Maybe a good time to post this essay I wrote yet again: https://theconversation.com/an-astronomers-lament-satellite-megaconstellations-are-ruining-space-exploration-215653

mcc, 6 days ago to random

Zero-dimensional chess

shoq, 6 days ago to random

The Right deliberately set out to sully the word “liberal” and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. But the Left killed the word progressive all by itself by letting every random group, no matter how extreme, uncooperative, or just fucking nasty, to use it for their own ends.

Green_Footballs, 5 days ago to random

With headlines about giant venomous flying spiders, I expected monsters the size of bulldogs with huge sharp fangs dripping green venom, eight red-rimmed eyes, and wings. Fuckin' wings!

Turns out they're slightly bigger than normal, venom's harmless, they don't have wings and don't "fly."

Sad.

shoq, 6 days ago to random

via @gtconway3

shoq, 6 days ago to random

It’s understandable that people invested in ActivityPub would feel it’s the most logical standard for a global open social web protocol. And perhaps it should be. But there are competing arguments for and against it. Other federations happened after long and painful competitions between competing tech and players. In the meantime, there were gateways and bridges between them, just as there is one now emerging with BlueSky. It’s a very healthy competition, I think. And both can evolve to …

shoq, 5 days ago to random

HAHAHA. That IDIOT @JohnKasich just said Trump’s retribution will be “constrained by the people around him.” Good fucking god, WHY IS THIS FRAUD ON @msnbc? WHY WHY WHY?

indivisibleteam, 5 days ago to random

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation to give a joint address to Congress.

But Netanyahu should not be given this platform. Members of Congress must send a clear message that they do not support the continued bloodshed and slaughter of innocent Palestinians or the disregard for returning hostages to their loved ones. https://act.indivisible.org/sign/no-netanyahu-tell-your-members-congress-not-attend-speech?source=mastodon&medium=directpost

shoq, 3 days ago to random

I thought #opensocial was all about DEI? But lately it feels like it’s all about #Caturday. What about dogs, ferrets, pot-bellied pigs, and domesticated wolverines?