BJ Nicholls

@bjn2
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Graphic designer, photographer, reluctant marketer, & enthusiastic volunteer fossil preparator. he/him
New article out about what a million satellites could do to our atmosphere. It's bad. https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366
A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’

Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.

The Conversation

German satirical artist Jacques Tilly has been sued in Russia by Vladimir Putin for defaming the Russian state by making carnival sculptures in Germany — outside Putin's dystopian jurisdiction — so it would be a real shame, if that made us share his artworks and embarrass Putin even further.

Source: https://youtu.be/hGzaU6eAsVI?si=SoMPHdut3MlEhx4v

This is brilliant. Watch it all. https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?si=LMiz5qxha0De2mKA
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

YouTube

I read stories about the massively inflated share prices of various companies.

#TaxTheRich with a wealth tax, so that billionaires actually have to pay taxes on all of those stock holdings.

Then maybe they will actually be accurately valued.

I hate that these Earth-destroying bros name all of their shit after the cooleset things. Oklo is the natural fission reactor found in Gabon...one of the most amazing geologic discoveries of all time. The site needed a high concentration of natural uranium + very pure water to start a natural fission reaction. And no, I don't trust them with plutonium, which is very expensive to make and secure.

#geology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor

https://futurism.com/science-energy/trump-altman-plutonium-oklo

Natural nuclear fission reactor - Wikipedia

No kings SLC. #nokings

Metropolitan Museum of Art

#photography #NYC #Met #Art #Museum

She found the post! Screen cap from bsky

#USpol

Hi journalists! Before I start targeted emails to journalists I've talked to before, I'm just going to put this out here and see if it works:

Now that Reflect Orbital https://www.reflectorbital.com/ has officially filed to launch their first satellite, does anyone want to write an article about what a stupid, useless, potentially destructive and harmful idea this is? I would be happy to be interviewed about all the ways this is a very very bad idea and why I'm absolutely livid that they're launching.

Reflect Orbital

Sunlight after dark

Meet Syn57, a living cell that only needs 57 codons, not the standard 64. Here's my story on how synthetic biology is tackling the mystery of our bloated genetic code. Gift link: https://nyti.ms/3Hf4f9v
Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

The New York Times