At my parent's house, just realised this picture was hanging up, I don't even have a copy of this myself. How things have changed since 1998; how blessed I have been: I'm married, have a steady job, a house of our own and we have an amazing Weeguy in our lives
@mcnees Yeah my immediate thought was this had to be a DDoS attack from Elon fans. It ultimately doesn't matter it will be back up and things will carry on.
We're still buzzing about our beautiful telescope! 🤩
In case you missed it, Rubin Observatory staff recently installed the primary/tertiary mirror onto the Simonyi Survey Telescope. We officially have a complete telescope — using the commissioning camera — after 15 years of construction!
@bytebro What a magical time. I talked my dad into splurging for the high-end (2400 baud) modem and spent a summer discovering regional BBSs that wouldn't rack up long distance charges.
One minute your kid is four and they are handing you a plate of batter with a candle in it saying “I made pancakes,” and the next thing you know they are twelve and they found a recipe on an Italian cooking blog and that’s the third course of the anniversary meal they made for you and your spouse.
@mcnees when i was 12 i was barely able to cook pasta.. I think i turned out just fine in the end - friends love my vegan potato salad - still i'd like to thank you for raising a capable kid who apparently seems to like you quite a bit :3
"Those data centers, they're just evaporating water into the air. They're different from normal, residential users. When we get the water from the utility, and then we discharge the water back to the sewage immediately, we are just withdrawing water—we're not consuming water. A data center takes the water from this utility, and they evaporate the water into the sky, into the atmosphere, where it may not return to the earth’s surface until a year later."
@gruber Lol, I can see that. But wow, what a remarkable performance. I know the prosthetics are a big part of it, but talk about the actor just disappearing into the character.
Eighteen years ago today, I very selfishly used up the entire world supply of good luck. My deepest apologies if you were affected personally by the resulting shortage. But in my defense, it was worth it.
Your 80-year old reminder of the ethical decision you make if you choose to dissociate your fantasies of space exploration & love of rockets from the politics of the people building & launching them.
Credit: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Hello all. This is a thread for those who, like me, are stressed out by the U.S. election season. These final weeks before Election Day can be psychologically grueling. Both campaigns are going flat out. The MSM won’t stop its horse race approach; if anything, they seem determined to double down on it. Meanwhile, Trump increases the toxicity of his brew of misogyny, racism, and xenophobia. He escalates his commitment to making the U.S. a martial dictatorship. 1/
So @oggcamp is well and truly over for this year, but I'm pretty sure I'll be back next time. It's been great to catch up with old friends, and to meet loads of new ones. It means so much to me when people I don't know thank me for making the podcasts, even if I'm bad at showing that appreciation.
We all showed up, the speakers shared valuable knowledge and sparked new ideas, and the crew made it all run without friction. But @garythewilliams made this happen by stepping up and taking charge. ❤️