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Nerd, husband, amateur photographer. My hobby is collecting hobbies. ADHD Inattentive Type. He/Him

Avatar is a photo of an enamel pin of a DSLR camera created by artist TheGrayMuse pinned to the lapel of a peacoat. Header is a photo of a small white and brown mushroom growing on the post of a fence, on a small bed of moss.

Current Projects/Interest AreasBuilding photography chops - GM TTRPG campaigns in D&D and Alien - Board game design for Mistpiercer - Magic: The Gathering Commander - Playing all the video games

"Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars"

It's great to see someone FINALLY mention the magnetosphere issue, in the very first sentence no less, but this article rips into the idea so much more thoroughly than that, and with admirable gusto.

#skeptic #musk #mars

https://defector.com/neither-elon-musk-nor-anybody-else-will-ever-colonize-mars

Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector

Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic active dynamo at Mars’s dead core? No? Well. It’s fine. I’m sure you have some other workable, sustainable plan…

The comic shop owner said she had intended to order 7 copies of Alien #4 and mistakenly purchased 70. Knowing it was unlikely she would be able to sell 70 copies, she reached out to a local artist who does printmaking to see if she wanted to do something with them. The artist, who goes by Damsel in the Press, printed each copy with unique cicada prints and the artist and comic shop are splitting the profit on these unique pieces. I am obsessed.
I found this incredible gem at my local comic shop today. It's origin is very cool... #art #comicbooks

Someone reminded me it's time to post some alternatives to Adobe software:

#Adobe #Software #productivity #OpenSource #Free

I think that the best way I have found to describe alt-right conservatives, conspiracy theorists, racists, homophobes and terfs is the following:

They are willing participants in a human centipede of misinformation and hate.

I cannot find a more succinct definition, so this working definition will have to suffice.

“This machine kills AI.”
Alan Wake 2 is so good.
My partner has been leveling up her crochet skills recently, and for my birthday today, she surprised me with my favorite Pokemon Vileplume! He is going to hang out on my desk.
Okay, so this year has already kicked us in the teeth. Between sickness (Non-Covid, but ER visit required), burst water pipes due to the freezing temperatures, and a tire blow out, we're not doing so hot. However, I won't drop the feeling that this year is going to be a good one. Regardless of how rough it has been, I'm thankful for what I do have. (Especially my partner.) Here's hoping that it calms down some, though.

Just in time for you to bid farewell to the year and paddle away into 2024: our very special 10th Anniversary Edition of Bones in the Ocean, re-recorded with *all* past members of the band, as well as remixed versions of the originals, is now LIVE. Make sail for the dawn.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2V47QhXgGDQtp3OCh7AWaB

#TheLongestJohns #BonesInTheOcean #BitO #2023 #FolkMusic #FolkSong #SeaShanty #Shanty #SeaSong #NewYear

Bones in the Ocean (10 Year Anniversary Edition)

The Longest Johns · Album · 2023 · 10 songs.

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