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“There has rarely been a larger gap between a mob’s viciousness and its target’s decency.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/opinion/anthony-fauci-hiv-aids-act-up.html

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1609351013344976896

“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Glasgow, 2017.

Please spare what you can to those in desperate need this Christmas. #helpthehomeless #housethehomeless
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Never take a photo of those on the streets without engaging and asking, they are vulnerable and the street provides no safeguards. They all have a story to tell, let's make time to stop and listen.

Oh, wow, Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public domain. Apparently also his website will shut down "at some date in the not too distant future" so now's a good time to download directly.

"In short, I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs.
So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money."

https://tomlehrersongs.com/

Using #vim is easy once you learn a few basic keybindings.

h and l - move left and right
j and k - move down and up
η and λ - move backwards and forwards through time
ξ and κ - translation through additional temporal dimension (if applicable)
ᚻ, ᛄ, ᚳ and ᛚ - moving left, down, up, and right through celestial spheres
𐤄 and 𐤋 - switch deity to pantheon member to left or right
𐤉 - supplicate to chosen deity
𐤊 - challenge chosen deity (dangerous)
:q - exit

Congratulations to Carole Mundell, who will become ESA’s new Director of Science next year, following on from Günther Hasinger 👏

Carole is currently Professor for Extragalactic Astronomy at the University of Bath & has worked on active galaxies & gamma-ray bursts, & has had considerable experience in UK scientific committee & government advisory roles.

Am looking forward to working with Carole in what are both exciting & challenging times for our Science Programme 👍

#astrodon