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@MxVerda
Science is an orthogonal human endeavour to creating an open, inclusive society that can resolve conflicts without violence. Totalitarian governments have shown they are perfectly capable of making scientific and technological progress. Right now we are in a crisis of reverting to a barbaric form of government. It's a question of what our priorities as citizens should be. Science is not going to die. Let others preserve it and make progress for awhile.

New Age 11h ago

Jon 17h ago

All my life I was fascinated with space and loved NASA.

The Orange Blight has destroyed that. I could not give less of a flying fsck what happens with Artemis, because NASA is now run by Nazis.

(One could reasonably say that NASA was run by Nazis early on with von Braun, as well, of course.)

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New Age 17h ago

@davidho
Honestly, I think the U.S. right now has vastly bigger problems to deal with than science funding cuts.

New Age 23h ago

It's amazing what technical accomplishments humanity can accomplish if it sets aside the moral context under which it has acquired the ability to do those things.

New Age 2d ago

I enjoyed watching several European tv shows on streaming. The current one I'm watching is set in Iceland and one of the characters is seen secretly taking a New Scientist magazine to the bathroom, implying ... well, you know. Europeans are so sophisticated.

New Age 2d ago

Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦2d ago

You know a task is really unpleasant when you procrastinate doing it by doing your taxes instead

New Age 2d ago

The big gaping hole in the plot of Planet of the Apes was that all Clint Eastwood had to do was look up in the sky at night and see the moon to know where he was.

New Age 2d ago

Doctor Roo 2d ago

Good luck to the Artemis II crew.

#PlanetOfTheApes #RetroSciFi #ClassicSciFi #Astronauts #CharltonHeston

New Age 3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116329275866251509

"They claims Software engineers could go extinct this year end 100%."

Now, that's a good April Fool's joke!

New Age 3d ago

Ars Technica 3d ago

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom
Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/sweden-goes-back-to-basics-swapping-screens-for-books-in-the-classroom/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social