Richard

Richard, 1 month ago to random

It's really a shame just how many anti-capitalists are out there spending their time and their voice trying to predict just how soon #capitalism will fail. It's already failed! I am more anti-capitalist than most, but I do not see capitalism going anywhere anytime soon. There is nothing wrong with being a realist.

ExtinctionR, 1 month ago to conservative

#ego #eco #ecology #nature #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #humanity #anthropocene #animals #plants #flora #fauna

SFRuminations, 1 month ago to scifi

Jonathan Fast (1948-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?387

L, Boris Vallejo. 1979; R, Bruno Elettori, 1980
#scifi #sciencefiction #books

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Richard, 1 month ago to webdev

My host informed me that it is possible to integrate #Cloudflare into my websites to take the pressure off my hosting account CPU (if I understand this correctly), which is already high because I upgraded my services to prevent problems with my websites not loading. It only happens every once in a while, but still.

I thought Cloudflare would be used before hosting, not after. So I am very confused. Going to take a while to wrap my head around this.

#webdev #hosting

https://help.mailgun.com/hc/en-us/articles/15585722150299-Cloudflare-DNS-Setup-Guide#:~:text=Already%20own%20a%20domain%20hosted%20somewhere%20else%3F%20(Third%20Method)

Richard, 1 month ago to random

#NowPlaying

#Calexico & #IronAndWine

Years to Burn

#IndieMusic #FolkRock

Richard, 2 months ago to Astronomy

Doubts Grow About the Biosignature Approach to Alien-Hunting

https://www.quantamagazine.org/doubts-grow-about-the-biosignature-approach-to-alien-hunting-20240319/

“New ideas are being explored all the time, and there could be some abiotic mechanism for that phenomenon that just hasn’t been conceived of yet”

#Biosignature #SETI #Astronomy #Exoplanet #Astrodon #Astrobiology

Richard, 2 months ago to random

"Religion is the Enshittification of the people."

• Karl Marx reading @pluralistic

Richard, 2 months ago to Astro

Study reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-age-stars-galaxies.html

#Astrodon #astronomy

Richard, 2 months ago to space

The Chandra X-ray spacecraft may soon go dark, threatening a great deal of astronomy

https://www.space.com/chandra-x-ray-observatory-nasa-fy2025-budget

"For scientists who rely on Chandra for their research, the mood is one of shock," Slane told Space.com, "but the energy to push back on this decision is high."

#NASA #Astronomy #Astrodon

Richard, 2 months ago to random

Today I learned the word "akimbo" and I am excited for the day I get to use it, no matter how many years from now that may be...

Richard, 2 months ago to space

NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/18/511919556/nasa-apollo-astronaut-tom-stafford-soyuz-died

#NASA #Astrodon

Richard, 2 months ago to Astro

Probably not, but I wonder if there is someway to plug https://www.astrodon.net into a feed reader?

#Astrodon #rss

Richard, 2 months ago to classicalmusic

TOMORROW

María Dueñas performs #Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

You can watch it on #DeutscheGrammophon's Stage+

I am pretty sure you can get a free trial before having to pay for Stage+

https://www.stage-plus.com/video/live_concert_9HKNCPA3DTN66PBIEHFJAD9L?miid=529374634&utm_mailtype=StageMailerDG&dm_i=53EK,MAHD,8R6C2Y,2JYI2,1

#ClassicalMusic @classicalmusic #violin #violinist

Richard, 2 months ago to poetry

I am a recovered #FountainPen addict. I only use them for #poetry. Took a long time to pay off. I will never to sell them no matter how broke I am.
(left to right)
-#Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black
-#Lamy 2000
-#Visconti Homo Sapiens - Blue Lagoon
-#Pelikan Souveran M1000
-Sailor 1911 Large Fountain Pen in 4AM Blue with Black IP Trim
-Pilot Custom 845 Urushi - Vermillion
-Visconti Homo Sapiens - Crystal Dream
-Visconti Opera Master Oversize - Antarctica
-#MontBlanc - Meisterstück 149

Richard, 2 months ago to headphones

Have a large bill past due. Next paycheck I will be all caught up. Previous expenses threw me off for a couple of pay periods. Luckily this bill past due doesn't report to credit score until 30 days past due, so I still have sufficient time. Almost considered selling my #Sennheiser HD 800 S. Not doing it though. I only have 2 headphones left. My other #headphones: #Focal Clear MG. Sold all my other headphones already. Sold 3/4ths of my #FountainPens. Not allowing myself to sell anything else.

nyrath, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

A Second DIY Garden Heliochronometer by Brian Huggett

http://www.short-humour.org.uk/Heliochronometer/Heliochronometer02.htm

Richard, 3 months ago to environment

Ocean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-ocean-closer-collapse-weather-chaos.html

"We are moving closer (to the collapse), but we're not sure how much closer," said study lead author Rene van Westen, a climate scientist and oceanographer at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. "We are heading towards a tipping point."

#environment #ClimateChange

Richard, 3 months ago to classicalmusic

Another reason to get #DeutscheGrammophon's Stage+, is live performances. I am looking forward to Lang Lang & Gina Alice performing #SaintSaëns's Carnival of the Animals, with #AndrisNelsons of all people conducting! Live stream both Saturday and Sunday. #classicalmusic @classicalmusic

gedeonm, 4 months ago to random

Working on the taxes. For the man.

Richard, 4 months ago to Astro

Magnetic launch of black hole jets in Perseus A

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-magnetic-black-hole-jets-perseus.html

"Besides providing first images of black holes, the EHT is supremely suitable to observe astrophysical jets of plasma and their interplay with strong magnetic fields, [...] Our new findings provide new evidence that an ordered magnetic field extends throughout the heated gas enveloping the black hole."

#Astrodon #astronomy #BlackHole

Richard, 4 months ago to StarTrek

New instance, new #introduction

Habitually rewatching #StarTrek daily. All Trek is Trek.

Often reading #TrekBooks and recently started reading Star Trek comics. Mostly reading scholarly non-fiction #books and #academic articles.

Will mostly be posting about Star Trek, #Ecology, and #astronomy

Will sometimes post about other #SciFi series such as #BattlestarGalactica (Ronald D. Moore reboot), #Babylon5, #TheOrville, and #ForAllMankind.

#macOS user with an interest in #Linux

Richard, 1 month ago to AllStarTrek

Please finish your drinks and meals for goodness sake.

#AllStarTrek @allstartrek

Richard, 1 month ago to AllStarTrek

Janeway is at her best when she is looking after others like here when she is looking after The Doctor's needs.

#AllStarTrek @allstartrek

Richard, 1 month ago to AllStarTrek

I never understood why Kes is such an disliked character. Kes is brilliant. Unique. Jennifer Lien was great. #AllStarTrek @allstartrek