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Bad Astronomer, SciCommer, Dork. Crash Course Astronomy guy. He/him. Newsletter: badastronomy.beehiiv.com
I'm self-employed so my opinions do represent my company's.
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Indeed
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Malien
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Fonzie would love that puzzle
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I was told there wouldn't be math in this heatwave
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I wonder if Alito and Thomas know any good lawyers
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Congrats on the promotion, chief!
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they did spell your name correctly
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Scientific American, one of the (oh fine, THE) best science magazine in existence, is having a sale: one buck gets you 60 days of digital access to the whole archive! I have 98 articles there. 😜
www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/60-...
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Some years ago a kid took a photo of a shadow cast by Jupiter.
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
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In a sense you saved my fictional life then. I know I'd last like three hours there.
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Is this one of those "how many errors can you spot" games? I'm thinking three.
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Ohhhh, interesting. Since the GOP has a slim majority this will never get passed, but come November... hmmmmmm
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And in Ireland due to the Corey O'Lis effect.
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FWIW, I've seen Venus many times in broad daylight by naked eye. It's not easy but once you spot it it's pretty obvious. So Big B will be *bright*.
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Only for a few weeks, until something else takes over. #FireAwayFireAway
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In the southern hemisphere the water only moves when it's not windy
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I missed this xkcd when it came out earlier, but it made me laugh out loud. The joke, which is aimed at a very small group of people, is that the graph is shaped like the light curve (the change in brightness over time) of a classic supernova. Brightens fast, peaks, fades slowly.
xkcd.com/2878/
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My friend Wil has some good advice for people going to college, and it turns out it's easily extrapolatable to any time in your life.
wilwheaton.net/2024/07/look...
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Hmmmm, noted. Lots cheaper than Amtrak to DC, too.
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The European Space Agency had a (mostly) successful launch of their new Ariane 6 rocket, which they hope will get them into the cheaper launch arena with SpaceX. But there were issues...
orbitalindex.com/archive/2024...
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Internet pedants out in force today, so I wish them a very happy mute buttoning
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ok
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👍
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Yes, written 7/9 in America
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😁
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I would've written a shell script
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ok
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Nice shot of Sagittarius there at the bottom right!
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(ohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease^∞)
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🎶 Those were the dayyyyys🎵
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They mong sandwiches there
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It's called white supremacy but assholes like this are the best they can do
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Pret A
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Ok, NORTH Americans then
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Nice! Congrats!
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Happy 7/9 Day, Americans
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huh
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Ars Live: Join us TODAY for a lively discussion on time travel in the movies. "Bill and Ted" co-creator @edsolomon.bsky.social joins physicists @seanmcarroll.bsky.social and Jim Kakalios—and me. :) arstechnica.com/culture/2024...
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i’m so close to meeting a premium subscriber goal and just need a few more folks to get me there. sign up and support the handbasket and my truly independent journalism! www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
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Oops. I mean Colorado, not California.
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D'oh!
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They ask that in the paper as well, and give a few potential sources.
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I'm vocally opposed to a lot for stuff he does and did, so I'd expect my account to get nuked if they actually implemented the policy of deleting inactive ones.
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The article is dated today.
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I looked over the actual report and yeah, this is very concerning. There is no safe exposure level to lead. The authors note it's not known how much gets absorbed into the body via tampon use because that research has never been done. It's maddening how research on women's health is lacking.
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I haven't posted there since I left and it's still active.
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That's far higher than I would've guessed, given how much of Alberta's economy depends on fossil fuel.
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Also in this issue, I learned via @katharinehayhoe.com about how renewables (wind+solar) are taking off and pushing out coal+methane use in California. It's a very, very hopeful sign.
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Hubble the asteroid hunter!
And I mean, holy wow, check out that image!
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/hubble-ast...
🔭🧪
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