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I live in Colorado, USA. I'm almost constantly hiking. I'm interested in humanities, computers, physics, and other sciences. I worked in physics and computer science for 30 years. I am a lucky guy!

Chrononaut: In my current, I'm traveling into the future at close to 1 sec/sec.

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“I believed Duke Ellington when he said there's no bad music, just some of it is presented badly. As a kid, hanging around Church Street, the presentation of music was so powerful, I couldn't help but jump for joy. I had discovered art, or truth, or whatever you want to call it; I had seen a light I'd follow forever.”
― B.B. King, Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King

@Crystal_Fish_Caves@mstdn.party avatar Crystal_Fish_Caves , to random

Know this guy? This is King Charles the first. Born 1600 / died 1649.

This was the LAST ROYAL to be arrested. (Until today with the arrest of Prince Andrew.)

Fun fact; he was beheaded.

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Painting of King Charles 1 of England. He was tried for high crimes tyranny as he repeated forced upon his subjects massive taxes and religious suppression. He was beheaded by Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, following which there was a brief period of non monarchical rule. Then they went right back to Monarchy. Go figure.
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@Crystal_Fish_Caves Keep up the good work!

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“The Curious Six” by Amit Eshel
from the Nature InFocus Awards 2025

6 Pallas cats on rocks in Mongolia
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@tylersi@c.im avatar tylersi , to random

Hey all! My name is Tyler. I want to share a little post. It's so nice to be here! My interests include and more. Can you recommend accounts to follow? In any case I've heard good things about Mastodon and the fediverse so I'm looking forward to connecting with folks.

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@tylersi Hi! Welcome Tyler!

It's good to read you.

May all desirables be yours.

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Someone complained that I've been talking about fascism too much lately. So, naturally, today's Low Quality Ad is for this No Gods, No Kings pin. Keep the complaints coming, pal.
https://collabs.shop/z3vtvh

A pin of a golden throne with a sword resting on it, "NO GODS, NO KINGS" is scrawled into the chair.
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@lowqualityfacts I LOVE that pin! The smashed banjo in front of the throne is perfect.

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A small, strange figure wearing a metallic suit and giant mask stands against a reddish sky. The mask is a dull reddish-brass color, square, and made from several ragged chunks of metal welded together. It has two round holes for eyes and a smaller hole where the mouth would be. Each hole is very precisely machined, with a bezel around it. Sticking out of the right side of the mask is a small smoking chimney that looks like a snorkel tube. The figure's suit is also a tarnished brassy gold. Its arms are oddly long and thin, suggesting either a robot or an insect. A dull orange sun hangs in the sky. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
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@csilverman Cool Hopi Steampunk! Thx!

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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime

Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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@ProPublica @mzedp This is important reporting. It's too rare here in the US.

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Random poll:

Would you visit the US in it's current state? Either for vacation or travel. For Americans, imagine you would visit your country from somewhere else

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@stux @mariaclarkson No. Border crossings are not safe now, with our current "policing".

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All the saints.

From the Hours of Louis de Laval, France ca. 1480.

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@publicdomainrev @petes_bread_eqn_xls C'mon, c'mon. Form a queue.

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Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial

🔗 https://www.404media.co/breathing-through-our-butts-declared-safe-after-first-human-trial/

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@404mediaco @lisamelton Thx! Good article.

'The technique proves a backdoor “to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest,” he added.'

May be crucial in future, after more viruses. And thank Apollo we can't smell through our butts.

@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social avatar NanoRaptor , to random

What's that thing called when you see someone post something so mind-numbingly wrong you need to go get some facts right before replying, go down a rabbit hole, and 14 months later you're probably one of the top 5% of experts in this niche subject and can't find the original wrong post to refute it?

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@NanoRaptor Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Also, Tomorrow Never Knows.

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Crouching down to where sky and ground meet, a traveler pushes his head through a gap and into the heavens beyond.

Known as the “Flammarion Engraving” this image has long stumped scholars: is it a lost Renaissance engraving or a 19th-century pastiche? — https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/flammarion-engraving

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@publicdomainrev This illustration was used in 1983 on the cover of Daniel Boorstin's great big book "The Discoverers". What a cool, intricate picture.

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New England Confectionery Co. (1951)
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Advertisement is for Necho wafers. There’s a large jack-o’-lantern in the background. Three young children feed the jack-o’-lantern echo wafers. One child is dressed as a devil, another young child, distressed as a witch, while the last child is dressed as a ghost.
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@LibrarianRA Mom! Sam and Judy are feeding the pumpkin again!

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This will be a long post so bear with me.

So there’s a secret I have been carrying around all my life. It’s something that I realized when I was young and as the years went on it became clearer and clearer. But because I was raised in a deeply religious and bigoted family I kept that secret buried deep inside. Keeping it buried has done a number on my mental health over the years. Depression is something that has remained a constant in my life. But I soldiered on and continued living a lie.

I’m sure by now you’re either figured it out or are wondering what this secret is. So let me just go ahead and say it…I’m . I’ve battled gender dysphoria all my life. I cosplayed as a man and engaged in hobbies and pursuits that were super masculine to hide the fact that inside was this woman screaming to get out. I got married, became a father, and continued pretending. But the dysphoria continued and depression took its toll on both my health and marriage.

Fast forward to last week. While chatting with my Big Sister Wren this secret could not stay buried any longer and my egg cracked. I told her I was trans. All at once a huge weight was lifted off my chest. I cried. She cried. And my world changed.

So here I am…Applefangirl. Hopefully those that follow me will continue to do so and support me over the next few years as I begin this transition journey. So this is my last post on this account (and it will be my pinned post on my new account). Love you all! 🩷

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@AppleFangirl Thank you for telling us your story so far.

I wish you love and all good feelings.

Your old self isn't lost, either. It was necessary, but now you can fly -- on a broomstick!

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@AppleFangirl Thanks, I saved the witch movie.

Hey, for Halloween, you could wear a blond wig! You'd be the spitting image of Elizabeth Montgomery!

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If you need a library card to access online materials like e-books, audiobooks, and databases, you can get an out-of-state library card for $50 from the Queen's Public Library in NY. The application is online, no need to visit a location.

Identification not required

https://www.queenslibrary.org/get-a-card/regular-card-ecard-info

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@dnsprincess Yep. It works.

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slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross

Mailer that reads: Molly, Seasons may change, but the need for blood is constant.
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@molly0xfff @elverkonge They should have said the need is insatiable. They'd get more hits.

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It has been a very interesting week in the Mediterranean.

65,000 Gazans have been killed, and Israel has attacked volunteer ships from the Sumud Flotilla which is trying to get aid into Gaza.

Monday, 500,000 Italians went on a strike organized by labor union USB, blocking trains and highways, demanding that Italy serveres relations with "the terrorist state of Israel".

Wednesday, prime minister Georgia Meloni then declared, that Italy would change its course and recognize Palestine.

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@randahl @Su_G She's still a fascist. The Italians will have to strike more and longer.

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Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find brambles first.
Cambridge researchers use satellite-based bramble detection as a proxy for mapping hedgehog habitats.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/can-ai-detect-hedgehogs-from-space-maybe-if-you-find-brambles-first/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica That's not an earthly hedgehog! That's a mutant porcupine/echidna from the Altair system.

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Very early , 23 Sept 1943, Pearl Witherington parachutes into Nazi-occupied France as a Special Operations Executive courier. The British SOE supported the French Resistance. A courier was tasked with moving papers and equipment around their network.

Witherington takes over leadership of her network, eventually commanding 1,500 maquis and overseeing the surrender of 18,000 German troops.

Pearl Withington in her Women's Air Auxiliary Force uniform. She is a white woman with her cap at a very nifty angle.
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Thank you @CarveHerName , I loved the Wikipedia article about the remarkable woman Pearl Witherington.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Witherington

When I hear stories of incredible bravery, I like to ask myself if I could do any bit of that. The answer is always:
HAH! AS IF!

But it's always worth picturing it.

Now to read her biography:
Seymour-Jones, Carole (2013).
She Landed By Moonlight: The Story of Secret Agent Pearl Witherington: the Real 'Charlotte Gray' ISBN 978-1444724608

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    @Binder But I call it critterical thinking. To diffurentiate it from critsterical thinking.

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    This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.

    WEB'S END IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WERE WEBSITES. YOU VISITED THEM AND IT WAS FUN. Computer screen: Jill's Homepage LINKS AND STUMBLEUPON HELPED YOU FIND NEW ONES. Computer screen: Cheese Art GOOGLE ACTUALLY WORKED AND SENT YOU TO SITES BUILT WITH CARE BY REAL PEOPLE. Computer screen: Lovable Expert THEN CAME SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS ALGORITHMS DETERMINED WHAT YOU CLICKED. Computer screen: Facebook THEN AGGREGATOR SITES TOOK OFF. Computer screen: CRAP FROM AROUND THE WEB THEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TRIED TO KEEP US FROM EVER LEAVING… AND WE DIDN'T. Woman on phone: SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL THEN AI BEGAN GENERATING SUMMARIES SO YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CLICK THROUGH TO A SITE ANYMORE. Computer screen: MONOPOSEARCH Summary SOON... THE AI CHATBOT BECOMES THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REAL PUBLICATIONS DISAPPEAR. Woman speaking to phone: CHATBOT, WHAT IS A WEBSITE? UNTIL ONE DAY, PEOPLE WALK AWAY AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW. Woman has left devices on the ground and is walking into sunset © 2025 Jen Sorensen
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    @jensorensen I'm trying to find MonopoSearch. I mostly use Kagi, but it only leads to dead-ends like Yahoo and Google.

    You'd better get MonopoSearch.com and .edu so you can flip 'em.

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    @jensorensen @wcbdata Butter cows are old-school.

    @nocontexttrek@mastodon.social avatar nocontexttrek , to random

    Star Trek The Next Generation scene. We're in the CARGO BAY! Riker in red uniform is speaking with Geordi in gold uniform. Riker has a smug sort of skeptical look on his face as he listens. Closed caption reads, "I think it's time we spoke to the captain about Broccoli."
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    @nocontexttrek and asparagus.

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    @dansup Seems to work fine with the Loops beta on iPhone and iPad. Thanks.

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    End of Tenure - Some remarks as I close a long chapter in my journalism career: https://newsguy.substack.com/p/end-of-tenure

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    @w7voa @ZeroHour Thank you for your hard work! And thank you for hanging in there. Thanks for hanging out here. And just THANKS.

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    "We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." -- Benjamin Franklin

    Jumping up and down is dance. It's not always fun.

    Beating on things is music. It's best when you convince other people to join. I beat on a bass regularly.