MishaVanMollusq

angiebaby, 9 hours ago to random

We somehow still haven't revoked their right to breathe air.

https://mas.to/@breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social/112445057721896051

foone, 19 hours ago to random

It's a pity that the technology never aligned such that we could get an e-ink pda

dgar, 1 day ago to random

When people misuse the words concrete, asphalt and gravel, it's just cementics.

grrrr_shark, 1 day ago to random

LB: If Musk is claiming Signal has unpatched security vulns while he at the same time is pushing Telegram (which is not E2E encrypted by default and does not support encrypted group chats), I have a two word explanation of Elon and his claims for you:

Russian Asset.

That's really all there is to say. Witting or unwitting.

purplepadma, 4 days ago to random

Again my mood is too low to countenance sitting up to see if I can witness the northern lights. IDK what to do with myself other than go to sleep

purplepadma, 4 days ago to random

I really don’t feel there is anything I could take pleasure in this afternoon

purplepadma, 4 days ago to Eurovision

Not specifically boycotting #eurovision but most people I would watch it with are and I think I’m just too depressed to participate in such frivolity anyway.

purplepadma, 4 days ago to random

There were no cheese scones in M&S. it’s like Rhubarbgate all over again. I’ve got to do some more potting up of plants this afternoon, that’s something I used to really enjoy but right now the thought makes me quite literally lose the will to live. I’ll do what I can

toxi, 4 days ago to photography

Just been checking some of my fave webcams in the Alps for the aurora. Some highlights:

Konkordia (Jungfraujoch/Aletsch glacier):
https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/konkordiahuette/2024/05/11/0030

Zugspitze (w/ Höllental):
https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/zugspitze-ost/2024/05/11/0030

Zugspitze summit:
https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/bzb-gipfel/2024/05/11/0030

Nebelhorn:
https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/nebelhorn/2024/05/10/2230

All images by https://www.foto-webcam.eu

#Aurora #Photography #Webcam #Alps #Mountains

Nighttime view from the Zugspitze summit north over the dark Höllental and Garmisch-Partenkirchen with the entire scene tinted pink by the light of the aurora.
Nighttime view of the Zugspitze cablecar station near the summit with the entire scene tinted pink by the light of the aurora.
Nighttime view from the Nebelhorn summit over the still largely snow covered High Allgäu Alps (the ridge just north of Oytal) towards the Hochvogel pyramid. The entire scene tinted pink by the light of the aurora.

vicgrinberg, 5 days ago (edited 5 days ago) to Astro

It's only since Cecilia Payne's PhD thesis in 1925, that we know what the stars - and our Sun - are made of: mostly hydrogen.

Her thesis was described as ""the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy" and it extremely readable: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1925PhDT.........1P/abstract

Yet It took until 1956, 10 years before her retirement, for her to become full professor - because women were barred from becoming full professors at Harvard.

(Posted because she was born #OTD).

#astrodon #VicisArt #VicisAstro

MishaVanMollusq, 5 days ago to random

Taylor’s Nuclear Man Cave

RickiTarr, 5 days ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

RickiTarr, 6 days ago to random

Cam and I grabbed a bag of these, because we love a mystery, and after some taste research we think it's Spicy Coconut Curry. Have you tried this junk food? What do you think?

drahardja, 6 days ago to random

A moderator of a FB group I frequent has fallen headlong into the “politeness” trap, insisting that participants observe “civility” and “manners” when they post.

Many of you probably already recognize that #politeness is a trap. It is a tool used by aristocrats and the powerful to silence dissent, by protesting how the oppressed choose to cry, instead of dealing with why they cry. Southern slaveowners were probably the most polite bunch of folks you’ll ever know.

Focus on what’s important: kindess, empathy, respect, tolerance. And tell politeness to go fuck itself.

jonny, 6 days ago to random

My labmate had never heard the truth that "furries run the internet/develop all critical infra/etc." And it got me wondering how that came to be. Has anyone written like a cultural history of how furries came to concentrate in sysadmin roles and whatnot? It could be that theres no story it just is that way, but I wonder if there were notable examples of like "a team at Bell Labs in the 1960s were all furries and..."

RickiTarr, 7 days ago to random

Halp!!! I got deodorant in my mouth!

littlemiao, 8 days ago to animals

These are Ketzeleh’s sweet potatoes

#Ketzeleh #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #SweetPotatoes #Veggies

RickiTarr, 8 days ago to random

Okay, this might sound weird, but this is what I'm thinking of today. I'm assuming most of you know the idiom, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I know it's about looking at the horse's teeth to check it's age and health, but in my heart I have an alternate history where it's about The Trojan Horse, which doesn't really even make much sense, but it's still living there rent free.

So, does anyone else do this, make up alternate histories for words or phrases? If you do, I'd love examples!

KrissyKat, 9 days ago (edited 8 days ago) to random

How long before Trump violates Judge Merchan's contempt order of May 6 and ends up in jail for disrespecting the judicial system?

purplepadma, 11 days ago to random

Just put a post on Nextdoor asking if anyone in Narberth has any rhubarb they are willing to sell me!

RickiTarr, 11 days ago to random

Oppenheimer is Godzilla's Dad.

I don't make the rules, don't get mad at me.

TiciaVerveer, 13 days ago to random Dutch

This rather splendid caliga, a Roman hob-nailed shoe, was found in Mainz, Germany. Caligae resemble sandals, but were designed for marching and fighting.
ca. 1st Century AD.

Photo credit: RMN GP (MAN), Jean Gilles Berizzi.
https://musee-archeologienationale.fr/collection/objet/chaussure-de-soldat

Alice, 8 months ago to random

I stumbled upon an ice cream shop that sells a milkshake called a “McFURRY” and I thought it was a typo so I bought one to find out the truth and also to find an excuse to drink a milkshake.

Turns out it IS called a McFURRY so that’s going to be my new furry name, thanks.

Awkward woman holding a gigantic milkshake with Oreo cookies called a McFURRY