Katie Mack
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Aug 12, 2023 at 5:46pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadWTLAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie Signed up!
Show threadHenkAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie Signed up, thank you.
Show threadErika EnsignAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie
I thought I was newslettered out, but this I cannot miss!
Show threadSamer KadouraAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie Signed up😀. I just wish there was an easier way to set the birthdate.
Show threadCromleyAug 12, 2023
@SamerKadoura @AstroKatie I'm with Samer. Would have taken me an <cough> astronomical number of clicks to get back to my birth year
Show threadSamer KadouraAug 12, 2023
@VoiceofDuum @AstroKatie The older you are, the longer it takes 😁
Show threadKatie MackAug 12, 2023
@SamerKadoura @VoiceofDuum I think that it looks very different on different operating systems but none of them require going back month-by-month. I think in some cases is it just not entirely obvious how to change the year (but it is possible)
Show threadSamer KadouraAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie @VoiceofDuum I just tried the link on my windows desktop, I was able to insert the date manually. Thank you.
Show threadCromleyAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie @SamerKadoura
Works as you describe in Chrome for Windows. On Android, however, there's no alternative but many hundreds of clicks. Cumulative Trauma Disorder can thankfully be avoided since you didn't make it a mandatory field 😁
Show threadKatie MackAug 12, 2023
@VoiceofDuum @SamerKadoura did you try tapping the year https://twitter.com/bill14051/status/1690408726681808896?s=46&t=yvnSVf2bbP9SQ1-8zMbtOQ
William Wallace on Twitter

“@JimmyOKeefe @KI7BDA @AstroKatie Ah, there's a trick to it. It isn't flagged but it seems you can get a scroll window for the year by tapping the year a the top of the date picker. It seems I still young enough to learn new tricks after all.”

Twitter
Show threadCromleyAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie @SamerKadoura THANK YOU. That works. Dunno if you want people whose intelligence is below that threshold subscribing, but too late. I'm signed up.
Show threadSamer KadouraAug 13, 2023
@AstroKatie @VoiceofDuum Thanks for tip, that worked.
Show threadCraig BrennanAug 12, 2023
@AstroKatie signed up.
Show threadOdinAug 13, 2023
@AstroKatie Is there an RSS feed option?
Show threadpaulkoanAug 14, 2023

@AstroKatie I read (watched, can't remember!) a really compelling piece you did on dark matter ages ago. It would be great to get your take on the wide binary study. Is it as significant as it sounds?

Something for the newsletter maybe.