carolynporco

carolynporco, 11 days ago to TierraSapiens

Fellow Mastodonians ...

Do any of you do video editing ... perhaps for a podcast or maybe personal home videos? If so, what is the best, most easily used video editing software out there?

I don't need all the bells & whistles, but will need features like splicing video segments (from diff't sources) together, some nice (not over the top) transitions, ease of use, & good quality end results.

Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

#video #science #astrodon #images #podcast #art #culture

carolynporco, 23 days ago to TaylorSwift

Here's another inquiry thrown out into the Mastodon fediverse ...

Any of you live in Vancouver, B.C.? As you might have heard, I'll be going to the early December #TaylorSwift concert at Vancouver's BC Place stadium. So I'm wondering: what are the best, not-so-expensive places to stay nearby?

Thanks for any advice you can give on procuring lodging near (or maybe somewhat near) the stadium around the concert day!

#Music #Swift #ErasTour #Vancouver #BCPlace #friendship

carolynporco, 23 days ago to Astro

Hey!

Are there any serious amateur astronomers out there? If so, I'd like to know what Saturn looked like to your eyes during Cassini's 13 yrs there. Did the rings look white? Pale pink? Beige? What about the various bands in the atmosphere? Did colors change w/ time?

When I asked this ? abt Jupiter prior to Cassini's Jupiter encounter, I received guidance frm those amateurs who specialized in color. Doing the same now.

Thx!

#astrodon #astronomy #space #science #photography #image

carolynporco, 1 month ago to Astronomy

Hey! It's a dbl header!

A new 'Remembering Cassini' post, the 2nd in one week, is now up on my "Coming of Age in the Solar System" Substack site.

"This One Belongs To Us" tells of our 1st sighting of the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Check it out!
https://tinyurl.com/4hdf2fxj

And pls spread the cheer & boost this post!

#astronomy #astroph #space #exploration #Saturn #Cassini #images #Titan

carolynporco, 1 month ago to space

Hey Mastodonians,

A new 'Remembering Cassini' episode is now posted on "Coming of Age in the Solar System".

It's called 'Entering the House of Saturn' ... which is what Cassini did 20 years ago today.

https://carolynporco.substack.com/p/remembering-cassini-entering-the

Check it out!

#space #astrodon #Saturn #Cassini #astronomy #planets #news #images #explore

carolynporco, 1 month ago to random

Hello Everyone,

The latest issue in my 'Coming of Age in the Solar System' newsletter it out!

You can find it here:

https://carolynporco.substack.com/p/four-windows-on-saturn

And if you'd rather receive notice of new issues directly in your Inbox, you'll find a Subscribe button at the bottom of the link above.

There is also a Comment section there if you'd like to converse with other subscribers.

Enjoy!
Carolyn Porco

carolynporco, 1 month ago to random

The latest issue in my Coming of Age in the Solar System newsletter is out!

https://tinyurl.com/42e4rr35

Today it's another episode in 'Remembering Cassini', a 20th anniversary celebration of major milestones in the mission along with behind-the-scenes stories.

Want to get newsletter notices to your inbox? Subscribe at link above.

Enjoy!

carolynporco, 2 months ago to news

SpaceX’s Secret Constellation Is A Game Changer

"We are talking abt the possibility of panoptic or near panoptic targeting and surveillance from space."

"China has clinically studied us & our dependency on space, & figured out exactly what they think our architecture looks like & now is rapidly building systems to hold that architecture at risk"

Human civilization is about 6000 years old, & we're still trying to kill each other.

https://tinyurl.com/my5avac4

#news #military #space #spacex

carolynporco, 2 months ago to news

NATO is one member stronger today.
Sweden is finally formally in!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68506223

#news #NATO #Sweden

carolynporco, 2 months ago to space

Hey all!

Today marks 20yrs since the #Cassini Imaging Team's 1st release of an image of #Saturn, taken at the start of our approach, b4 getting into orbit.

And I'm now on Substack!

So read about all what happened, the preparations involved, the science we did, and more, on the journey to Saturn.

http://tinyurl.com/4tm8d96

#space #explore #science #news #adventure #photography #Cassini

carolynporco, 2 months ago to random

It's getting very scary out there.

Please, PLEASE BOOST POST 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 so that everyone can look this squarely in the eye and then ...

DO. SOMETHING. ABOUT. IT!

What's that? VOTE BLUE IN NOVEMBER!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1761089372588286114

Free_Press, 3 months ago to news

The U.S. House of Representatives does not schedule hearings until Feb. 28, according to the meeting calendar posted on the House website.

Therefore, the possible consideration in the House of a bill on aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan adopted by the Senate is postponed indefinitely

In a press conference on Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson stressed that the House "will not bow to pressure from the Senate to pass the bill".
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #USA

carolynporco, 4 months ago to news

Trump lawyer: “There's nothing in the case law or the statutes...that says qualificatn to be on a ballot is a pre-condition to appear on the ballot".

By simple logic => Qualification to be X is not a pre-condition to be X, where X can be doctor, lawyer, etc.

How could this possibly end well?
http://tinyurl.com/5n96cm47

#Trump #election2024 #news #law

gearhead, 4 months ago to politics

Follow group profile for #Exvangelical #Deconstruction

Fans of 14th Amendment Separation: Get Politics out of the Pulpit. Religious Deconstruction, etc. / matters ahead of '24 Election Cycle.

Thanks for Boosting.

What's on your mind?

Follow here:
@exvangelical

#Evangelical #Christian #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #Politics #Racism #MAGA #Republicans #Immigration
#GOP #ChristianNationalism

carolynporco, 4 months ago to writing

Hey! I'm still immersed in the #Substack pros/cons mess.

What say you this question ... Substack or Patreon? ... w/ regard to:

. ease of use for creator

. ease of use for subscriber

. financial hassles: eg, the Substack 'charge dispute' fee that falls on the writer?

. etc

#writing #news

carolynporco, 4 months ago to Energy

Great news!

Today, US DOE granted final approval of the $1.1B Civil Nuclear Credit loan to the operators of #DiabloCanyonPowerPlant in CA. tinyurl.com/5xhy28xf

What could cause trouble? Berkshire Hathaway Energy (Warren Buffett) has been pushing hard for grid regionalization via Bill AB 538.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB538/id/2796203

This wld mean that BHE Wyoming cld sell (coal-powered) energy to the CA grid & compete w/ nuclear power.

Watch this space!

#energy #climatechange #news #environment #science

carolynporco, 4 months ago to random

To those of you who know well the #Substack universe ... how much of a problem is it that the Substack writer/publisher is charged a credit card 'charge dispute fee' by Substack/Stripe and never gets it back, even if s/he wins the dispute? Does this issue mostly turn up for fraudulent charges? How often do subscribers dispute a Substack subscription charge?

carolynporco, 5 months ago to space

This review from the Guardian of a recent book called 'A City on Mars' left out some big issues that make settlement on Mars a bunch of hooey.

The dust which is plentiful - ever hear of months-long global dust storms on Mars? - is toxic.

The Martian surface won't look like Sedona: many Mars rover pics have been enhanced to make the scenery less hazy.

And sex w/ an oxygen mask? Hmmm...

@philipcball]

https://tinyurl.com/mr2tuem6
#mars #space #explore #science #astronomy #musk

carolynporco, 5 months ago to news

Woohoo! Fabulous #news!!

PGE has finally won approval to keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open!

http://tinyurl.com/bdz759f6

And while there may be small to modest increase in the cost of electricity, it pales next to what it would be if Diablo's energy had to be replaced by oil/gas or wind/solar.

California is now wisely in step with the rest of the world in including civilian #nuclear power in the US #energy portfolio.
#climatechange

carolynporco, 5 months ago to news

Uh oh ... Just reported on #CNN ... tinyurl.com/2pcm35ed

Voyager 1 has experienced a computer glitch that’s caused loss of communication with the Earth.

Hopefully, they'll fix the problem. I'm not ready to bid that beauty goodbye yet.

#news #astronomy #space #exploration #science #Voyager

carolynporco, 5 months ago to politics

An exec from one of Canada's biggest pension funds said at #COP28, “It’s probably the most impressive piece of legislation in my lifetime.”

tinyurl.com/326bbbjd

Bidenomics' Inflation Reduction Act is so hot that all the world wants to copy it!

So go ahead & try to tell me Biden isn't kickin' ass.
#politics #news #climatechange #Biden #energy #nuclear