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1. Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Oct-2024 22:08:06 UTC Víctor R. Ruiz

   Un día después de la tragedia de Valencia no dejo de pensar en cómo todo está conectado con los intereses petrolíferos del imperialismo ruso. El negacionismo rampante en la extrema derecha, los insultos y amenazas a los meteorólogos, los videos "virales", el intento de descrédito de los organismos... el hilo conductor entre Trump, Musk, Vox, el supremacismo, los criptobros, el anti-feminismo, la guerra de Ucrania es, en última instancia, Putin. Lo peor: no veo ni análisis ni reacciones.
2. Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Oct-2024 11:45:03 UTC Project Gutenberg

   March for Science Posters

   — Beyond Curie is a design project that highlights badass women in science, technology, engineering + mathematics.

   by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya

   #science #technology #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech

   https://www.beyondcurie.com/
3. Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 17:19:41 UTC Project Gutenberg

   #OTD in 1675.

   Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus. He adapted the integral symbol, ∫, from the letter ſ (long s), standing for summa (written as ſumma; Latin for "sum" or "total").

   https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7168

   #books #mathematics
4. Rubin Observatory (vrubinobs@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 17:16:36 UTC Rubin Observatory

   Photons, meet the Commissioning Camera 🤝

   On October 24, Rubin staff successfully completed the first end-to-end on-sky test of the full telescope system using the testing camera — from capturing the night sky to transferring data to SLAC! This means that Rubin now has a complete AND functioning telescope 🥳

   This group photo was taken in the closed dome through a pinhole ahead of the on-sky test.

   Read more ➡️ https://rubinobservatory.org/news/test-camera-sees-sky
5. Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 17:08:56 UTC Prof. Sam Lawler

   It's now official, over the next few months, I'll be transitioning in to become one of the 2 co-chairs of the American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment https://compasse.aas.org/

   Despite the depressing developments in orbit, this is definitely my favourite committee I've ever been on. The members are AMAZING, we GET SHIT DONE, and it's a perfect way to channel my anger about satellites into powerful and productive actions.
6. Juan Carlos Muñoz (astro_jcm@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 14:00:24 UTC Juan Carlos Muñoz

   Are the colours in astronomical images real? What do these colours mean? And what about images that aren't taken in visible light?

   We get these questions all the time, so in the latest episode of Chasing Starlight we show you how these colourful images are made:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BodtjPYFaP8

   #astrodon #astronomy #space #science
7. Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 13:22:13 UTC Project Gutenberg

   Three women translators who bridged cultures

   Stories of Birgitte Thott, Sarah Austin, and Émilie du Châtelet.

   by Małgorzata Szynkielewska via @Europeanaeu

   https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/three-women-translators-who-bridged-cultures

   #books #literature #translator
8. Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 11:46:36 UTC Project Gutenberg

   Italian physicist and academic, first woman to have doctorate in science Laura Bassi was born #OTD in 1711. Bassi became the most important populariser of Newtonian mechanics in Italy.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bassi

   #science #physics #WomenInSTEM
9. Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 18:24:14 UTC Prof. Sam Lawler

   Also, in case anyone is counting, Starlink is now 63% of all active satellites.

   2 out of ever 3 satellites up there now are owned by that awful billionaire. He effectively controls Low Earth Orbit. That should terrify everyone.
10. Aurora ✅ (coriopsicologia@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 21:55:23 UTC Aurora ✅

    Si ante un caso de violencia de género, lo único que se te ocurre decir es que son problemas de primer mundo y que peor están en Gaza....

    Pues te mereces un block como una casa.
11. Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 13:15:28 UTC Project Gutenberg

    "Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist."
    — Lise Meitner (7 November 1878 – 27 October 1968)

    #WomenInSTEM
12. Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 13:14:34 UTC Project Gutenberg

    Lise Meitner died #OTD in 1968.

    She is known for her part in the discovery of nuclear fission. Among physicists she had been known for many years as one of the early pioneers in the study of radioactivity. Einstein nicknamed her ‘the German Madame Curie’ despite being Austrian.

    #physics #science
13. Daniel Marín (eurekablog@astrodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 11:10:17 UTC Daniel Marín

    En el blog > La fragmentación del satélite estadounidense Intelsat 33e y los problemas de basura espacial en la órbita geoestacionaria https://danielmarin.naukas.com/2024/10/24/la-fragmentacion-del-satelite-estadounidense-intelsat-33e-y-los-problemas-de-basura-espacial-en-la-orbita-geoestacionaria/
14. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 03:38:44 UTC Robert McNees

    It’s happening.
15. NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 20:44:37 UTC NYbill

    in reply to

    • Luke

    @luke seems we're a cult. :P

    Classic, agreed.

    • Luke (luke@social.sdfeu.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 20:44:38 UTC Luke

      • theru
      • marshall

      @NYbill @theru @marshall I love opinel knives. A design classic

16. NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 20:13:02 UTC NYbill

    • theru
    • marshall

    @marshall @theru Nice! Classics!
17. Andrea Bettini (andreabettini@mastodon.uno)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 15:42:23 UTC Andrea Bettini

    Nuova inchiesta del Washington Post: Elon Musk avrebbe lavorato illegalmente negli Usa all'inizio della carriera, quando pose le basi per uno dei suoi primi progetti imprenditoriali
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
18. NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 14:44:24 UTC NYbill

    Brand new, vs ~40yrs old. Bought the new one for kicks. I didn't know they still made them.

    • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 15:38:07 UTC NYbill

      in reply to

      • theru

      @theru Heh, if i last that long. :P

      We used to go camping at a lake as kids. To the same place every year. The whole family. Uncles, Aunts, cousins, grandparents, etc...

      My cousins and I would save up money to buy a new pocket knife & fishing lure at the hardware store up that way.

      That 40+yr old one is one of those knives. I recently found it in a box.

    • theru (theru@pleroma-in.ouda.space)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 15:38:08 UTC theru

      in reply to
      @NYbill In 40 years it’s likely to look the same still :)
    • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 15:38:23 UTC NYbill

      in reply to

      • theru

      @theru Heh, if i last that long. :P

      We used to go camping at a lake as kids. To the same place every year. The whole family. Uncles, Aunts, cousins, grandparents, etc...

      My cousins and I would save up money to buy a new pocket knife & fishing lure at the hardware store up that way.

      That 40+yr old one is one of those knives. I recently found it in a box.

19. Paul (paul@social.lightlyseared.online)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 18:40:29 UTC Paul

    It's the weekend! Cheers all.

    • NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 18:40:29 UTC NYbill

      in reply to

      @Paul@social.lightlyseared.oA pint of the dark stuff. Nice! #cheers

20. NYbill (nybill@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 17:09:44 UTC NYbill

    This thing is going to dump itself out soon. Then my mowing becomes vacuuming.