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Physics, quantum foundations, general relativity, clean power PhD physics, co winner of the breakthrough prize in physics, co-wrote Starry Night astronomy software, audio software, tractor, dog, nuclear powered home.
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The comet from meaford. On a phone. Looked Great in my 12x36 image stabilized binoculars!

submitted 133 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: Hubble has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up of one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars. R Aquarii undergoes violent eruptions that blast out huge filaments of glowing gas: bit.ly/3Uazoyd 🔭 🧪

submitted 133 days ago • 2 comments

Zotero @zotero.bsky.social - thanks for version 7 - much much faster (Native Apple Silicon support + other stuff) and smoother on my Mac, which makes things like tab switching much better. Also it looks better. The small amount I spend per year for storage, etc makes it even better.

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This video by Matt O'Dowd explains @postquantum.bsky.social 's theory of non-quantum gravity. Since Matt is so good at what he does, the explanation works at many levels of understanding. If you haven't dug into 'postquantum gravity' - here is a great launch point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfzo...

submitted 176 days ago • 0 comments

How close to our universe can we get if we use a model containing *only* General Relativity. So QM, EM, Strong, Weak are modeled as emergent. Radical simplification. gravityphysics.com

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