Kepler was born on this day in 1571. Unbeknownst to most, he wrote the world's first book of science fiction. It landed his mother in a witchcraft trial. He spent six years defending her, all the while revolutionizing our understanding of the universe: https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/12/26/katharina-kepler-witchcraft-dream/

Movement of magnetic north pole over the years

Journalists will never stick around this app long term sadly unless it adds quote posting. We desperately need it to communicate effectively, build on each others ideas, and add crucial context to posts. These are things replies simply do not accomplish. Also quote posting or reblogging does not = harassment! Tumblr, for instance, has had the feature since the beginning. We need it here now too 🙏🏻

Three views of an American #mastodon lower 3rd molar from Logan County, Ohio, in the collections from #EarlhamCollege. #FossilFriday #DailyMastodon #paleontology #fossils

Oh dear. I've just been informed that collecting the names of every person on the planet for my naughty and nice lists is, and I quote, “a significant and wholly irresponsible breach of #GDPR “.
I'm going to hand out about 8 billion consent forms soon. If you could all get them back to me ASAP that would be appreciated.

writing malware that will infect a Kindle and replace all the books with ads for mexican beer. that's right, a novel corona virus

"It's really cold so therefore global warming is a hoax," said the fucking moron.

Everyone, pass this on to whomever may benefit (boost to spread the word!): 13-21 year olds anywhere can apply for a free Brooklyn Public Library e-card to gain access to these books, as part of their "Books Unbanned” campaign. https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
#BooksUnbanned #FreedomToRead
#FightCensorship 
#BannedBooks