Adrian of the Stars

@AdrianOfTheStars
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I practice Skepticism, play video games, and study astronomy!

Newport Public Library ๐Ÿ“š banned books staircase.

The mural was created by artist Gary M. Herd of Kraken Studios as part of Banned Books Week celebrations.

#Art #Artwork #Artist

No, I do not want to install your app.

No, I do not want that app to run on startup.

No, I do not want that app shortcut on my desktop.

No, I do not want to subscribe to your newsletter.

No, I do not want your site to send me notifications.

No, I do not want to tell you about my recent experience.

No, I do not want to sign up for an account.

No, I do not want to sign up using a different service and let the two of you know about each other.

No, I do not want to sign in for a more personalized experience.

No, I do not want to allow you to read my contacts.

No, I do not want you to scan my content.

No, I do not want you to track me.

No, I do not want to click "Later" or "Not now" when what I mean is NO.

An email I received left me speechless. Obviously, they don't respect my creative choices. I will not 'fix' this panel under any circumstances.

You know why we Germans are so pedantic about data protection? Someone around 90 years ago went through all records available, selected people with certain criteria, with the help of IBM, and then killed them all.

We don't want to be on any list.

And now the US Gov and Musk are trying to get access to all data they have about every person and put them into a big fat DB and run AI over it.

I am afraid what they will do with that.

New stickers...

๐ŸŽ‰ Wikipedia is 24 years old today!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day

#Wikipedia

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Day - Wikipedia

A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from spaceโ€”ever
During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-nasa-astronaut-may-have-just-taken-the-best-photo-from-space-ever/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from spaceโ€”ever

During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.

Ars Technica

YES, YOU *DO* WANT TO SEE THE MIGHTY 11,000 X 8,000 PIXEL IMAGE OF THIS NEARBY CLUSTER FULL OF GALAXIES UNLESS HAVING YOUR BRAIN LEAP OUT OF YOUR SKULL IN WONDER IS SOMETHING YOU *DON'T* WANT

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-antlia-galaxy-cluster-is-spectacular-but-which-galaxies-are-actually-in-it

The Antlia galaxy cluster is spectacular! But which galaxies are actually in it?

The full 11,000 x 8,000 pixel image will destroy you.

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