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Nap time in NOLA

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For best results watch this on mute.

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Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period.

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Not many people know this, but the song 8675309 is actually threatening people who live in the zip code 75309

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4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday

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If you can’t beat them… But I will not be riding this in the city I think. Those guys are nuts. Summer road trip alternative. Run to the supermarket. Sure, Dave. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ESj-...

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Great thread on the Institute for Advanced Study, relevant to today's science crisis.

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The caprices of the ultra-elite are a fickle foundation for good work, with funds often yanked on short or no notice as the attention of the billionaires bounces elsewhere or cowardice rears its curly head.

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Baby Steps 3: Running into walls. Learning nodes for dome, almost. Resolve Fusion.But it needs .exr file with latlong data. It's always something.

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More baby steps. Now to combine the dome master, fisheye view and the splats. I think I've got it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT4o...

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Baby steps

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I've enjoyed looking at Ralph Pratt's The Vanilla Book. Stripped down basic versions of standards. They're not always perfect (e.g. Round Midnight in Ebm is relative to Gb, not Db) but it's good to see the barebones. www.ralphpatt.com/VBook.html

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I've gone way down the cubemap camera to dome master projection rabbit hole now, and the next two stops are Resolve Fusion CubeMap node and Adobe After Effects dome compositing. This tutorial will keep me busy for a while. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ULX...

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Remembering Dimitri Tiomkin on his birthday 🎂 He conducts his score for George Stevens' Giant. 📷 Allen Grant, 1956 "If producer wants loud, is loud. You write pianissimo, but is loud. We work on fait accompli. We make post mortem. Music is not creative part of film.”

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This is just a picture of corn it's all corn the food the gasoline everything is corn

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three million years ago somebody picked up a rock because it looked like a little face and held onto it This is older than any god this is who we truly are

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If this looks old it's because it's been up there a while.

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A gorgeous alternate version of one of Bruce Hornsby’s best songs, featuring Shawn Colvin. I think I like this better than the “official” one.

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Remarkable essay by a data scientist. I’ve been grumbling that the only ethical use of AI is writing code. Let the computer talk to the computer. This is more nuanced. minimaxir.com/2025/05/llm-...

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A papa Resplendent Quetzal delivering food to the nestlings at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica #birds #nature

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We take it for granted, but those mapping apps on our phones? NASA (government-funded) research made them possible. Today on NASA's flagship Curious Universe podcast, a celebration of Landsat, a 50+ year program to map the Earth's surface from space.

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This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

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NYC hot take: Cars are a problem, congestion pricing is working. BUT cyclists and e-bikers risk losing good will and "superiority" when they run red lights and fly through pedestrians crossing the street. More cyclists run red lights than drivers, damaging the walkable city. Get hip, folks!

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you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos

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I love you my Canadian brothers and sisters. Thank you for showing up. You give us decent Americans hope.

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On a panel this week in Boulder. Say hi if you are there at Dome Fest West (or in Boulder).

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there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see.

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Comments from a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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Thread. On point.

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The reporting we needed.

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🌟 The May 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF includes a Sky Calendar and user-friendly sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, as well as equatorial regions. Please share & enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #astronomy #stargazing

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‘A huge honor’: China reveals the foreign scientists awarded rare lunar samples Seven teams in six nations to get lunar material brought to Earth by the Chang’e-5 mission 🧪🔭 www.science.org/content/arti...

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I don’t need a pickup. Welcome cheaper EVs. But all I can think of is that “Slate” is an anagram for “Tesla” and it’s backed by Bezos.

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Great new feature in OpenSpace, the free, open source planetarium and astronomy software - a new User Interface! Check this recording of a recent users zoom with the developers based at AMNH/Hayden Planetarium in New York. Demo of the new UI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlT9...

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🌿☕Good morning to all cheeky squirrels🐿️ The word squirrel comes from the Greek skiouros meaning shadow tail 💕 referring to it's bushy tail I prefer the old English word for 🐿️ "acweorna" deriving from āc (oak) & weorna (weaver). I can just picture 🐿️weaving through ancient broad oaks @susiedent.com

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Trasitoen Espiral https://www.wikiart.org/en/remedios-varo/trasitoen-espiral

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Always loved this clip. We need a new Carl and all we have is wannabe comedians and megalomaniacs.

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Sign of the day…

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