Rhianna PratchettHappy Father’s Day to all dads both here and there.
sf/f fan. prof. nerd. from Vernon
On traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh
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Ken McLeod
A.R. Moxon, Verified Duck 🦆A South African Nazi billionaire is buying votes to give a Nazi pretend billionaire dictator control of enough nukes to destroy the planet and apparently it’s either not against the rules or nobody is going to enforce the rules because stopping Nazi billionaires is “radical.”
Ars TechnicaArs is seeking a seasoned senior reporter for all things Google
Got feelings about the future of AI and/or phone bezel width? Come apply!
Teri KanefieldLet's talk about my role as "perspective-bringer."
I think I am wasting my time responding to each new outrage by offering explanations and perspective.
Let's do some math.
(I know you all, and almost all of you are better at math than I am 😂 )
Editing back because I found it: only 15% of people like seeing social media posts about politics.
Just over 66.6 % of the voters voted in 2020.
People who are highly engaged vote in high numners. . .
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Hugely excited to bring you a preview of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch. Words crafted by Gabrielle Kent and I, and illustrated by Paul Kidby.
Words! Pictures! Oh my! https://terrypratchett.com/discworld/preview-tiffany-achings-guide-to-being-a-witch/
Preview: Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch | Terry Pratchett
Take a look at the stunning cover and slipcase of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch. Published 9th November this year, and covering everything you’ve ever wanted to know from telling the bees to magical cheese, from working with other witches to dealing with elves, it’s the perfect book for anyone looking to visit...
Robert McNeesMargaret Hamilton, a pioneer of software engineering who led NASA's in-flight software team for the Apollo mission, was born #OTD in 1936.
Image: NASA
Ólafur Waage
Geoff 🏴In numerical terms, this must be one of the biggest corrections ever made by a newspaper.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/24/the-big-idea-why-the-laws-of-physics-will-never-explain-the-universe
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/24/the-big-idea-why-the-laws-of-physics-will-never-explain-the-universe
After completing her PhD in 1954, Rubin presented these results at the AAS meeting.
One advisor, William Shaw, had offered to present the results for her, because she was pregnant. But only if he could present them in *his* name.
https://www.astronomy.com/science/how-vera-rubin-confirmed-dark-matter/
