@malducin

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Tech support gremlin at GAC, #VFX, movies, #80s, traveller, programmer & troublemaker https://linktr.ee/malducin
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/116844616500605008

The impact of satellite constellations on astronomy can get much worse. A new ESO study has quantified not only the effects of the satellite streaks, but also the overall increase in the sky brightness due to (a) millions of faint satellites that create a veil of diffuse light, and (b) sunlight scattered by space mirrors, even when not aiming directly at the observer. 👇 #astronomy #space

45 years ago today
The Decline of Western Civilization is an American documentary film about the Los Angeles punk rock scene, released on this day in 1981

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcore #hardcorepunk #losangeles #history #punkrockhistory #otd

This is scary ... no matter whether I look this as a networking, web person, or a privacy/computer security person this is scary.

The damage to citizens and companies from this kind of exposure is beyond measure.

Trust in government is hard to establish. This will erase it. This turns maga fantasies about dark government into real concerns.

"‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/government-website-visitor-tracking-surveillance-fears

‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

The Guardian

😍 81 years young 💥
Happy Birthday to the georgeous, fantastic Angela Trimble aka Deborah Ann Harry, born on this day in 1945, Miami, Florida.

Photo by John Lamparski

#punkrock #womenofpunk #debbieharry #blondie #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Don't be afraid of what you don't know as Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond, and Matt Wallin share their thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day”. We discuss the film’s strengths and weaknesses, examine its use of #VFX, and explore what works, and what doesn’t, in Spielberg’s newest blockbuster.

https://mattwallin.com/blog/vfx-show-306-disclosure-day

Post - Matt Wallin

[ In alien language ] - Don't be afraid of what you don't know as Mike Seymour , Jason Diamond , and Matt Wallin share their thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s latest summer release, Disclosure Day . We discuss the film’s strengths and weaknesses, examine its use of #VFX, and explore what works,

MATT WALLIN

Researchers tested the cognitive ability of apes – and it could change the way we think of intelligence
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/ape-human-cognitive-ability?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into BBC Wildlife Magazine @bbc-wildlife-magazine-BBCWildlife

Researchers tested the cognitive ability of apes – and it could change the way we think of intelligence | Discover Wildlife

Scientists may have been asking the wrong questions about ape intelligence

Discover Wildlife

Speaking in Whistles: The Whistled Language of Oaxaca, Mexico

https://www.openculture.com/2018/01/the-whistled-language-of-oaxaca-mexico.html

Speaking in Whistles: The Whistled Language of Oaxaca, Mexico

Whistled language is a rare form of communication that can be mostly found in locations with isolating features such as scattered settlements or mountainous terrain. This documentary above shows how Dr.

Open Culture
Oh merino.wool, where have you been all my life #hiking