History's Last Knight in Shining Armor: The Odd Story of Josef Mencik the Knight Who Stood Up Against Nazi Germany in 1938
A lone knight in full armor plate and with drawn sword sits atop his mighty warhorse before his castle as the sun rises and burns away the...Michael Kilianski (Blogger)
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Spherical Astrolabe from Persis (before 1480).
History of Science Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
"The north ecliptic pole (An) and the north celestial pole (Enlil) of the sky in Zuism (Sumerian-Mesopotamian Neopaganism)."
The blue ones are the current phase.
Aethelwolf Emsworth, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The "Agpalilik" fragment of the Cape York Meteorite, found in Greenland by Peary in 1894.
FunkMonk FunkMonk (Michael B. H.), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
"The Fall of Phaeton" by Johann Rottenhammer (~1604).
Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
+1,627 in the last hour
+45,914 in the last day
+151,292 in the last week
Comet 168P Hergenrother on October 5, 2012.
Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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The Messier Catalog is a resource that includes many astronomical sights from the northern hemisphere. We’re sharing new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can “stargaze” from your screen.
Join us for a mini #MessierMarathon, no matter where you are!
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Explore - The Night Sky | Hubble’s Messier Catalog
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Cassegrain reflecting telescope of 6 inch aperture by Jesse Ramsden (~1762-1774).
Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Cassegrain reflecting telescope, 1762-1774. 1913-281 Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…
Cassegrain reflecting telescope, 1762-1774 | Science Museum Group Collection
Cassegrain reflecting telescope of 6 inch aperture by Jesse Ramsden, London on an adjustable equatorial mounting with 2 spirit levels and 3 levelling screws.collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
"Galileo Galilei" by Unknown Artist.
Wellcome Collection, Public Domain via wellcomecollection.org/works/x…
Galileo Galilei. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 18th (?) century.
Wellcome Collection"I am inclined to regard this as a genuine portrait of Galileo while living. The painter's name is not known, but it is, clearly, of considerable age.
Mesa 23 Makes Linux Shader Stuttering A Thing Of The Past
Linux gaming has been progressively getting better and better and one area that's still needed a lot of work was shader compilation but soon that problem is ...YouTube
Off Grid Internet Use Cases
Expanding the uses of an autonomous network, and offering some ideas on the ways that autonomous and community controlled networking can lead to change.Anarcho Solarpunk
The program of the 8th EasyBuild User Meeting (EUM'23), 24-26 April 2023 in London, is now almost complete, including a keynote talk by Ian Cutress (a.k.a. TechTechPotato).
If you plan to attend (physically or remotely), please register!
LLVM 16.0.0 released
Version 16.0.0 of the LLVM compiler suite has been released. As usual, the list of changes is long; see the specific release notes for LLVM, Clang, Libc++, and others linked from the announcement.lwn.net
Hello #fediverse
Let's make this first toot count...
Check out our revamped documentation 😎 : docs.easybuild.io
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"A Cosmological Plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical Vision; surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe... among the billowing clouds, other solar systems can be seen... The scale at the bottom measures the distance between our solar system and Sirius..." by Johann Melchior Füssli (1732).
Wellcome Collection, Public Domain via wellcomecollection.org/works/b…
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A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.
Wellcome CollectionThe seven figures in the print are explained by Scheuchzer on p. 4 of volume 1 of 'Physique sacrée': I. The Ptolemaic system. II. Tycho Brahe's system. III. The system between that of Tycho Brahe and Copernicus. IV. The Copernican system. V.
Meteorite MAC 88105,125 was found in Antarctica in 1988.
SI National Museum of Natural History, CC0 via si.edu/object/mac-88105125:nmn…
Tony Blair had it restructured ~2008 to turn it into a govt mouthpiece. This was in retaliation for its Iraq War skepticism.
The BBC has no independence left.
Tapestries of the Story of Phaeton: "The Fall of Phaeton." At the Château d'Ecouen (Val d'Oise) - Musée national de la Renaissance.
Patrick, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr: flic.kr/p/BWo6sL
Museum: musee-renaissance.fr/collectio…
A speedpainting inspired by Devin Townsend's 2022 music album. I'll go to his concert tomorrow in Toulouse! Lightwork Tour. I listen to his music since 2000. I can't wait!
#krita #MastoArt
#devintownsend #concert
Potosí, the Bolivian mining city and one of the highest cities in the world, grew at the foot of an eroded volcano riddled with silver.
#Landsat 8 captured this image of Potosí and the nearby mountain, Cerro Rico, on November 24, 2022.
Potosí and Cerro Rico
The Bolivian mining city—one of the highest cities in the world—grew at the foot of an eroded volcano riddled with silver.go.nasa.gov
"Dated to about 1783-5, this reflecting telescope was made by the famous astronomer, William Herschel for his good friend Dr Watson who he first met in Bath."
Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Reflecting telescope by William Herschel. 1876-1000 Pt1 Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…
Reflecting telescope by William Herschel | Science Museum Group Collection
Newtonian reflecting telescope with 6 1/8-inch diameter speculum mirror of 7-foot focal length with mahogany tube and altazimuth stand; includes accessories and a pamphlet of directions for use.collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
Proper meta conversation going on here socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/…
Am kinda confuse what people think this means?
Meta Discussion: Where should we discuss the question: "What do 'we' mean by public?"
Am kinda confuse what people think this means? public = users public = society public = culture Think this conversation would be more meaningful if people were clear.SocialHub
Comet C/2020 F3 with Messier 53 and NGC 5053 by john.purvis, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2jAxGW3
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Comet C/2020 F3 crossing two globular clusters in Coma Berenice
Robotic data from Grand Mesa Observatory Scope 4. 14 subexposures were blended as comet only and star only images then combined. The globular clusters are Messier 53 and NGC 5053. Processed only in PixInsight.Flickr
I Asked ChatGPT Why Books Should Be Banned: Book Censorship News, March 17, 2023
bookriot.com/chatgpt-on-book-b… #ChatGPT #BookBanning
I Asked ChatGPT Why Books Should Be Banned: Book Censorship News, March 17, 2023
What does ChatGPT have to say about parental rights, inappropriate books, and the First Amendment? That, plus this week's book censorship news.Kelly Jensen (BOOK RIOT)
Serious Question: who cares about #mastodon user counts? and why? – outside #SiliconValley #BigTech #VC #Media #Attention #Surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism interests?
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More Earth photos.. flic.kr/s/aHsmACYoYM
#ISS
Earth
Photographs of Earth taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.NASA Johnson (Flickr)
#NASAhistory
NASA - A Stellar Explosion You Could See on Earth!
A powerful stellar explosion detected by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object visible with the naked eye.go.nasa.gov
This chart shows the percentage of female employees at big #tech companies (based on self-reported figures in 2021).
The percentages of #women specifically doing tech jobs is lower, given they make up <25% of those positions.
With the recent departure of visible female leaders in companies like Meta & YouTube (replaced by men), I’ve been wondering whether there are any women left in top roles at major tech companies.
I’m genuinely curious bc I can’t think of any. If not, why?
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"Island Three Eclipse: Cylindrical colonies, eclipse of the sun with view of clouds and vegetation," by Donald Davis (August 26, 1975).
Donald Davis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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