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grb090423

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Interests: cosmology, astronomy, the sciences in general, wildlife.
Rusty polyglot. Slowly learning Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic).
I informally tweet ESA news when I can.
GRB090423 was the furthest Gamma Ray Burst known to us back when I started on social media.
Both avatar and header images were taken by me.
I rarely boost images that don't have Alt Text.
I boost The Vagina Museum posts; please don't be offended... it's good to learn.
I always check your TL - If no posts, I don't follow back.

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benroyce, to SpaceX
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" satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. satellites make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth"

Irony:

dreams of "saving" humanity by colonizing , dooms us to impact- his toys blot our warning

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html

grb090423,
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@benroyce

@sundogplanets may be interested in this 🤔

sundogplanets, to random
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/spacex-drops-a-load-on-saskatchewan

This is a great article, and I am 100% delighted by their description of me!! "Lawler has been an academic Chicken Little for years about the danger of freefalling space shit, especially in a time when space travel has been privatized and so many bored billionaires would rather spend their money playing Spaceman Spiff than, say, solving world hunger or the climate crisis"

grb090423, (edited )
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@sundogplanets

What a wonderful way to describe all your efforts!

The first paragraph is just chef's kiss.

Brilliantly worded article.

markmccaughrean, to random
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When you realise you are just a brain in a vat 😬

Was busy yesterday & kept wondering whether I’d remembered to do the daily Wordle over breakfast as usual 🧐

Sort of assumed I did, because I always do, but forgot to check before going to bed 🤷‍♂️

Woke up this morning & realised I hadn’t 🙀

25 day streak lost 😭

Decided I should get back to it immediately 😤

Then this happened 😬✌️

Must be because it’s Jürgen Klopp’s last Liverpool game today 🙃

grb090423,
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@markmccaughrean

Happened to my sibling too.

I only got it on the 6th go 🤦‍♀️

One of those words.

elizabethtasker, to animals
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BOING!

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

Who is this? New?

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

Oh! He's back! 😻

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

Aww... 🥰

EricIndiana, to animals
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Notice tunnel through wall

grb090423,
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@EricIndiana

You had this done for your cats? How lovely! 👏👍

noondlyt, to random
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There has been a noticeable increase in white men posting misogynistic joke content popping up on my feed. Please think before posting. It's not funny and women have fewer rights than you do and, oddly, we aren't over that yet.

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@noondlyt

Well said!

Gargron, to random
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Back home after a very busy week in San Francisco. I spoke with @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @harrymccracken, @laurengoode, @chrismessina, @Markoff and so many others. In an age where the old web is gradually getting killed off by AI, there is still hope for the future in the shape of the fediverse.

grb090423,
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@Gargron @caseynewton @mmasnick @harrymccracken @laurengoode @chrismessina @Markoff

This is encouraging.

elizabethtasker, to random
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I’m listening to “Wildacre”; historical fiction by Philippa Gregory.

The protagonist is evil. An utter psychopath. Admittedly, life for a woman in the 18th century is rough, and the opportunities Beatrice’s skills warrant are passed to incompetent men. But the body count is unpleasant!

It’s a very long book and a stressful read. Frankly, I want to stop but I also want to know the outcome and I’m not sure a synopsis will be satisfactory.

In short, I’m in a hostage situation with an audiobook.

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

I think I'd have to put it away, maybe come back to it another time.

Well done you for persevering! 👍

(Have to admit, half of me wants you to continue as I need to know the outcome 🤦‍♀️😄)

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

Oh crikey! 😯😂😂😂

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

Thank you for the summary.

I'm really not certain I'd ever be tempted to read these books! :D

You deserve to relax with the Murder Club! XD

grb090423,
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@elizabethtasker

And it sounds like this one was most valid indeed! 😆

paezha, to Haiku
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Mixed in with dream-sounds:
the understated chorus
of impending dawn.

grb090423,
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@paezha

This is beautiful and so spot on!

vicgrinberg, (edited ) to random
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The world is pretty shitty right now and I have a long weekend, so let me try to make the world a bit better: who wants a hand made aquarelle postcard and a book recommendation?

You don't get to choose the card (and I don't yet know what I feel like painting) but you can tell me what kind of book and in which language you want 😊

I'll be happy when I make the card and you when you received it so we get a net win in happiness together 💚

grb090423,
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@vicgrinberg

✋ please.

My choice would be any kind of historical, space-related or scientific book, in English.

grb090423,
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@vicgrinberg

I'm sure it would be interesting, whatever it is :)

I should say I wouldn't mind French or Portuguese. (They're both very rusty and I need to practice!)

Fischblog, to random German
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Mein Eindruck ist, dass gerade etwas ganz ähnliches passiert wie am Ende der römischen Republik. Reichtum ist so stark konzentriert, dass Akteure mit ihm die staatlichen Institutionen aushöhlen und für ihre eigenen Zwecke nutzen. Der Kontext ist anders, aber die Gefahr für die Republik ist die gleiche.
Klassisches Zitat zum Thema: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

grb090423,
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@Fischblog

I have been thinking along the same lines but you have put it much more eloquently than I could.

(Sorry for the English, I'm afraid I don't speak German.)

Tattooed_Mummy, to Bloomscrolling
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If you don't add alt text. Not everyone can see your image.

grb090423,
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@Tattooed_Mummy

Indeed!

I saw someone respond with a laughing loudly emoji after they'd been 'd.

Some, it seems, don't agree with it! 🤷

grb090423,
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@Tattooed_Mummy

I totally understand that. 👍

grb090423, to random
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Helen Sharman, Britain's first astronaut.

Launched on the 18th May 1991 to the Mir space station, her mission name was Project Juno.
A chemist and astronaut, she became the first British person, the first Western European woman and the first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station.

Link: helensharman.uk

KiwiEV, to random
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We have a driveshaft installed! The passenger side fits great!
Now I'm just waiting on the driver's side to arrive, then we can get the wheels spinning and I can upload the next video in the EV conversion saga. So, so close! 😃

grb090423,
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@KiwiEV

I see a peeping angry, red, robot face!

wakehamAMR, to animals
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I don’t know how much longer Mr Kitty will be with us.

What I do know is that I am going to cram as many snuggles, cuddles, skritches and purrs in as possible.

I also know that how ever many I do, will not be anywhere enough.

grb090423,
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@wakehamAMR

💕

BeazLouise, to Birds
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Spotted Sandpiper in front of a cigarette butt. 🙄

grb090423,
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@BeazLouise

The fag end shows the diminutive size of the bird. I'd always assumed it was a larger bird!

(Ofc, I'd much rather people didn't litter and so force me to guess at the bird size.)

sundogplanets, to random
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Wow the mansplaining is extra strong today.

grb090423,
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@sundogplanets

🤦‍♀️😥

grb090423, to random
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Excellent! The sun twanged in a big way!

The May 2024 solar storm: your questions answered.

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_weather/The_May_2024_solar_storm_your_questions_answered

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