@chrisnelder so I know you passed on Bluesky when it first launched, which was probably the right move - it was nothing but the most hardcore of the the Extremely Online, like a full coffee cup of espresso. But now that Musk has borked blocking, the influx is real. Lots of science, climate, and energy folks showing up en masse. May be time for another visit
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@chrisnelder oh wait, there you are - leap made
FWIW, the Swifties just made the jump too. The GFY Elon vibes are ~strong~
@chrisnelder ok, that really was the big one. Post election, entire Twitter communities are decamping en masse. At some point your energy pals are going to wonder where you are
@chrisnelder You know what gets the public engaged every time?
Kaiju fights.
It's stupid but it works.
Sam WadeJust learned that we’re the only animals with chins, and am reeling. REELING. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/01/were-the-only-animals-with-chins-and-no-one-knows-why/431625/
@chrisnelder Hartford vs. Houston, essentially
Alan McConchieYesterday the Fair Representation Act was re-introduced in Congress! This reform will stop gerrymandering and make the House of Representatives more competitive and more responsive to voters.
Learn more from #FairVote here: https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/
And contact your representatives and ask them to support the #FairRepAct!
#uspol #RCV #RankedChoiceVoting #ProportionalRepresentation #gerrymandering
AndresUGH! I hate when articles act as if kids stopped going outside because parents were afraid of "stranger danger".
Parents were afraid of their kids CROSSING THE STREET. I literally wasn't allowed to cross the street in front of my house (which was a state highway) until I was 11 or 12. The street in front of my house!
Cars, fuckers. Cars ruined our childhoods. Not cable tv and video games. Those were things we used to cope with the fact that we had no independence.
@chrisnelder gift link from the FT about your nemesis https://on.ft.com/3IIR4Lk
Nuclear Energy
Concerns about energy security and climate change are fuelling a renaissance of interest in nuclear energy — and technological advances. Plus: the prospects for commercially viable fusion and recycling nuclear fuel; how cost overruns threaten nuclear’s role; and what the soaring energy demands of data mean for the industry