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#50YearsAgo today, the second NASA Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-2) was launched. Dedicated to gamma-ray astronomy, it provided NASA with the first detailed look at the sky at gamma-ray wavelengths! @NASAUniverse #NASAhistory


Roots of cut down trees standing awkwardly under a flooded valley.

"My Echo, My Shadow and Me", a triptych of sculptural artworks 2022 (light, fibre-optic, wood, tape, acrylic and oil paint, Arduino, glass and water)

Now on show at Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Wicklow




Good morning! Any #commodon scholars who like thinking about culture jamming, please make your way over to… brands.town/explore


For all the Mastodon admins out there - there's a security issue you should definitely know about:

portswigger.net/research/steal…



Our 2022 BIG Idea Challenge Forum presentations kick off today! Tune in LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET to watch university students present their ideas for innovative and cost-effective robots that go beyond wheeled rovers capable of exploring other worlds: livestream.com/viewnow/bigidea… #NASATechnology


The domain feminism.lgbt has been removed from our block list and instance suspends as it is no longer owned by the miscreants that it was originally suspended for.

see:
aus.social/@bunnegirl/10934637…

Tue Nov 15 12:37:00 PM UTC 2022

#fediblock



Webb's mirrors were built to withstand micrometeoroids, which are unavoidable in space. In May, a dust-sized hit was larger than tested for. After careful analysis, we've found it to be a rare statistical event. Webb’s optical performance remains twice as good as requirements. ⬇️ #JamesWebb
in reply to NASA

Aren’t they partially avoidable if you have a long telescope tube like Hubble instead of a largely unshielded primary mirror like Webb?
in reply to NASA

This is an amazing project with untold knowledge waiting to be discovered.



November update:
Community Q&A Nov 25th
Newsflash- community, dev and Pine Store news
#PineBudsPro available December 2nd - ready to use
#Ox64 boots #Linux - available in December
#Star64 available in coming weeks
#PineTime InfiniTime 1.11 & new apps

Blog post link:
pine64.org/2022/11/15/november…

in reply to PINE64

Awesome I'm looking forward to ordering the PineBudsPro!


Check out the latest episode of Linux Saloon! 😀🐧
#podcasts
youtube.com/watch?v=R6Y9l5HY2d…


These women computers at the Muroc Flight Test Unit (now @NASAArmstrong) took advantage of a rare snowy day in California #OTD in 1949. ☃️ Their work: doing laborious calculations from long strips of data recorded by onboard aircraft instruments. @WomenNASA #AviationHistoryMonth #NASAhistory
in reply to NASA

Did I already tell you I'm so glad NASA is on Mastodon? Just makes sense.



Hi everybody - time for our #newhere #introduction in English: the #openscience team at @unibern ist now on @mastodon as well. We'll be talking about #OpenAccess #OpenData #ScholComm scholarly #publishing #repositories and the like. We'll also feature new #OA #publications that come out on our infrastructures. We're looking forward to (more) good discussions!


For those folks who asked about Mastodon this evening at my company dinner.

Here is my account name:
mastodon.online/@Iain4D
or @Iain4D

Some good profiles to start from:
* @TheSpaceshipper
* @TeslaNews
* @1994clipart
* @noisemakerbot
* @mrjoncryer
* @ChrisPirillo
* @openscience
* @Mastodon
* mastodon.online/tags/Linux

For people not using it yet, a place to start:
joinmastodon.org
#Mastodon #Introduction #Tags #Linux
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more sketches from my unfinished #inktober attempt.

I think Day 9 and Day 11 are my favorites from this batch

#traditionalArt and #abstractArt
#mastoArt

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Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert

Image Credit: USAF 388th Range Sqd., Genesis Mission, NASA

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221113.ht… #APOD

#APOD


LIVE: Astronauts Frank Rubio and @Astro_Josh make their spacewalk debut. The duo will work outside the @Space_Station preparing the orbiting laboratory for future solar power upgrades. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxl…


.@NASA_Astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio are preparing to begin a spacewalk today at 8am ET live on @nasa TV for solar array work. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20… #ISS
#iss @NASA


Eclipse in the City

Image Credit & Copyright: Stan Honda

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221112.ht… #APOD

#APOD


The #Moon rises above #Artemis I @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion at Launch Pad 39b. Check out more 📷 - flic.kr/s/aHBqjzG1pG #NasaHQPhoto


The contacts app in Nextcloud Hub 3 includes a feature which shows your organizational chart – pan, zoom & search for your team!

#Nextcloud #AppTuesday

nextcloud.com/blog/2nd-prize-h…



Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield

Image Credit: Jim Lafferty

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221106.ht… #APOD

#APOD


Sorry to link out to Twitter but this is a good thread on Mastodon’s structural flaws and how they lead to the erasure of disabled people. twitter.com/stephtaitwrites/st…
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mastodon - Link to source
Eugen Rochko
@hyperplanes A trove of wildly viral content on here disproves this idea. Just yesterday I saw a poll with 26 thousand votes in it. All you need for virality is the reblog (boost). There are people who are literally on a server-of-one and go viral regularly here.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron @hyperplanes Which content is viral on here? The point of the thread is that the public is historically very adept at ignoring disability. What does Mastodon do to break that status quo, and amplify marginalized voices? If the answer is, "We treat everyone equally," then you're equally marginalizing those voices as much here as anywhere else. If that's not a priority, then it isn't, but please don't then claim that marginalized voices have access to public visibility here.


Cult Of The Lamb In One Image #shorts #Gaming #CultOfTheLamb youtube.com/shorts/n0aWg57fmUQ


In 2038 Every Legacy Linux & BSD System Dies #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/chR1gcoeHgE


[The Man Behind Mastodon Built It for This Moment]
an interview with @Gargron by @willknight in Wired
:fediverse: :fediverse: :fediverse:
wired.com/story/the-man-behind… #fedinews
in reply to Eugen Rochko

We have corrected the article to make it clear that Mastodon uses the ActivityPub protocol, and to explain that the Fediverse extends beyond just Mastodon. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!



The ill-conceived and illegal program of "robodebt" that caused the deaths of numerous people who were falsely charged with accepting too much Australian social security aid.

Among those attending the inquiry was Kath Madgwick, the mother of 22-year-old Jarrad, who died by suicide in 2019, hours after learning he owed a $2,000 Centrelink debt.

"I want to see some accountability, to see that nothing like this happens again, that there's some safeguards in there for people with mental health," Ms Madgwick said.

She said she was "appalled" to learn the department had been warned about potential legal issues in 2014, before the scheme came into effect.




Attention: there are some known bugs with the new Mastodon version (4.0.1) that areecausing posts to be incorrectly filtered using the filter settings from other accounts. Details here: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…

There may also be a bug with uploading certain media types.

We will apply fixes ASAP when available.

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in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron I've had several people complain to be about being rejected when posting media due to size. So far, I can't reproduce it, though
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron the report is related to profile picture size, not in normal posts. I suspect that is working as designed.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron So there's an old bug that causes a few problems with GIFS (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…) where the aforementioned workaround does not resolve the issue. I noticed it when I signed up for Mastodon. It does still seem to be an issue in the newest release. Even changing the compression level of the GIF didn't seem to work (I tried a few sites). (Basically, I had to use my Discord avatar's profile link to re-dl the same GIF in order to work around this issue). Screenshot below:



Rover power! In the latest episode of "On a Mission," learn all about how the Mars rovers power through their missions. 🔊 Tune in here, or wherever you get your podcasts: go.nasa.gov/3X0Ctkf #NASAMars


LIVE NOW: NASA leaders are providing an update on the #Artemis I mission to the Moon, scheduled to launch NET 1:04am ET (0604 UTC) on Nov. 16: youtu.be/sDc-yVnFlXg


#Artemis I is launching to the Moon! Nov. 15: 3:30pm ET (2030 UTC): Tanking coverage 10:30pm ET (0330 UTC): Launch broadcast Nov. 16: 8:30am ET (1330 UTC): Trajectory burn 10am ET (1500 UTC): Earth views from @NASA_Orion Stay tuned: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2a…


"What can people do to help Mastodon if they like your ideas?

I would say contribute to the Patreon for the server that your account is on. These people who are running servers, they're making it happen, and it's them who should be receiving people's support."

wired.com/story/the-man-behind…

#mastodon @Gargron


in reply to ADHDinos

OH! Yes! It’s like waiting in the wings for the whole day. Nothing else can happen. There is no ‘down time’ there is only… time… and it is oh so long!

in reply to ADHDinos

yeah well had that the last 1.5 years and didn‘t even notice time passed by till now. Lets have a break, the next 1.5 years phase comes soon enough 😅


In the #UK it's not always sunny enough for one of these to be useful, but I've hooked mine up to a #DIY #battery pack—made of #recycled #liions—and while it's basically useless on a cloudy or rainy day, it actually provides a meaningful amount of power on a sunny day.

This would never work as a commercial product because, if these components were all brand new, it wouldn't make any economic sense.

That's the beauty of #solarpunk #diyelectronics and #recycling! It brings a whole new life to these reclaimed panels and cells!



We need to acknowledge this stuff rather than hide from it.

8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences
via the lovely @earendil@diaspora.glasswings.com

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