Tika gazing thoughtfully into the distance as she ponders the vastness of existence.
#CatsOfMastodon #Catstodon #MastoCats #ExistentialAngst
"The Dove, Number 12" by Hilma af Klint (1915).
Hilma af Klint, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Representation of the observable universe as a sphere in logarithmic scale.
Pablo Carlos Budassi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A piece of the Shergotty Meteorite that fell on August 25, 1865 in India.
SI National Museum of Natural History, CC0 via si.edu/object/shergotty:nmnhmi…
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Companies that provide good people-powered customer service always earn my loyalty. But they are becoming harder to find.
WSJ: washingtonpost.com/opinions/20…
The IVR cheat sheet, which became GetHuman, sounded great in principle but hasn't worked well in practice.
blog: blog.jonudell.net/2016/10/12/c…
I don't think hacking IVR systems is the answer. Maybe AI-supported human agents? If that's what laivly.com are going for I hope they succeed.
Customer service and human dignity
It’s been a decade since I interviewed Paul English on the subject of customer service and human dignity (audio). He was CTO and co-founder at kayak but in this interview we talked more about…Jon Udell
"Milton visiting Galileo when a Prisoner of the Inquisition," by Solomon Alexander Hart (1847).
Wellcome Collection, Public Domain via wellcomecollection.org/works/h…
Milton visiting Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition. Oil painting by Solomon Alexander Hart, 1847.
Wellcome CollectionOn the wall in the background, a cabinet version of Titian's altarpiece of the murder of St Peter Martyr, the original version of which was destroyed by fire in 1867.
Comet Holmes, 17P, on November 1, 2007.
Many Wonderful Artists, Public Domain via Flickr: flic.kr/p/XXXnbC
Comet Holmes 17P Nov 1, 2007
Comet Holmes, 17P, taken Nov 1, 2007 on excellent night. Taken with A&M 105mm apo refractor at f/5 with Borg 0.85x compressor/field flattener on SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount. Canon 20Da camera at ISO400.Flickr
"The Heat of the Sun melts the Wax attaching the Wings of Icarus who falls into the Sea," François Denis Née (1769) after Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen.
François Denis Née, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
"The Sisters of Aonia play on the Hill of Parnassus: Apollo stands in the Middle with the Laurel and Apollo's Cithare," by Rafaello Morghen (1784), after Anton Raphael Mengs of 1760.
Biblioteca de Catalunya, Public Domain via mdc.csuc.cat/digital/collectio…
Two successive atmospheric rivers hit California this month, bringing rain, snow, and strong winds. On March 16, NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this false-color image where snow is light blue, water dark blue, and vegetation green.
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3JQoV6u
#NASAEarth
Precipitation Piles on in California
Successive atmospheric rivers in March dropped even more rain and snow throughout the state.go.nasa.gov
Unlabeled Meteorite from the 1880s.
SI National Museum of Natural History, CC0 via si.edu/object/meteorite-sample…
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"Jeremiah Horrocks making the first observation of a transit of Venus in 1639," by Eyre Crowe (1891).
Eyre Crowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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I've decided to offer my first ever coupon code for merch on my channel merch store!
If you've wanted one of my geeky shirts, but felt they were three dollars too expensive, you're in luck! I've now added code "ONEYEAR". For the rest of March, to celebrate a year of operating a merch store, I'm offering a USD $3 discount on your order!
Finnish photographer Jani Ylinampa did a series of four photos of Kotisaari, showing the island from a drone’s point of view for each of the four seasons (from left to right): spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
#NaturePhotography #Drone #Art #Finland
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Photographer Captures The Changing Beauty Of Kotisaari Island In Finland Through All 4 Seasons
Jani Ylinampa is a nature photographer based in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland. He‘s a real master of capturing the dancing Northern Lights, breathtaking sunsets, beautiful forests, lakes and other wonders of nature, and he‘s been doing it for almost 15 …Hidrėlėy (Bored Panda)
Fragment of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 8563 Meteorite.
Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/2iUXxmy
Main Mass of NWA 8563 — a Rare Monomict Eucrite Meteorite from Asteroid 4 Vesta
I am in awe of its cosmic beauty. From SpaceCom: "Unlike most asteroids, the interior of Vesta is differentiated. Like the terrestrial planets, the asteroid has a crust of cooled lava covering a rocky mantle and an iron and nickel core.Flickr
We need help to write this funding fundpro.se/calls/2400 for these two #openweb coding projects:
unite.openworlds.info/Open-Med… for the #OGB
And
visionon.tv/w/jqTdss1qrdk4yEZi… for #indymediaback
We are starting the codeing on both, and funding would make this go much better.
Hamish for #OMN
openwebgovernancebody
(OGB) This is a space for working through Governance of horizontal projects - using #KISS online tools.Open Media Network
Egyptian Zodiac; Planisphere taken from the temple of Tentyra by John Chapman after Vivant Denon.
Wellcome Collection, Public Domain via wellcomecollection.org/works/x…
Color edits.
#eukaryotes #protists #evolution #anaerobes #mitochondria
Jeepers Frigging Cripes Crypto and NFTs are so stupid and dumb and bad and I can’t even. I’m out. Goodbye. Burn it down please. - Chris Coyier
Just my own personal experience in three acts. Literally every experience I have in this world is gross at best and criminally evil at worst. Who it benefits that actually needs the benfefit is vanishingly few. I’m sorry I even dipped a toe.Chris Coyier
I rarely post about Musk & #Twitter, but I am currently writing a dissertation related to the spread of misinformation.
This is not true. ⬇️
Our #Crew5 mission returned from the @Space_Station, @POTUS announced our proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year, and the prototype spacesuit for our return to the lunar surface was revealed—This Week at NASA.
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#NASA
Minimum wage around the world.
This map displays values for one month of minimum wage in 67 countries converted to U.S. dollars as of 2023.
Created by Marcus Lu & Sam Parker for Visual Capitalist. Details at visualcapitalist.com/minimum-w… #economy #data
Mapped: Minimum Wage Around the World
This infographic shows the net minimum wage across 67 countries, as of January 2023. A breakdown by U.S. state is also included.Marcus Lu (Visual Capitalist)
@kudra The article says “Generally speaking, developed countries have a higher cost of living, and thus require a higher minimum wage”.
That’s very true. So why doesn’t it take that into account?
For instance, it shows that US min wage is 4.5 times that in Mexico. But cost of living in the US is 2-3x higher on basic goods and housing. And even simple health care like a dental cleaning is 4x higher in the US. So while minimum wage is still better in the US, the difference is not nearly as large as this implies.
Brass planispheric astrolabe engraved with Arabic script (~1650).
Science Museum Group, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via Islamic astrolabe, 1645-1655. 1938-427 Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…
Islamic astrolabe, 1645-1655 | Science Museum Group Collection
Small brass planispheric astrolabe engraved with Arabic script, thought to be Persian, c. 1650, IC 1056 (international checklist).collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
Cooper Hewitt Announces Formal Establishment of the Digital Curatorial Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum today announced the formal establishment of the Digital curatorial department, which will collect and care for born-digital work.https://www.cooperhewitt.org/author/bohlkl/#author (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
We put together an article on "operational security" for Mastodon users.
distro.f-91w.club/masto-opsec/
Many new anarchists + their friends are coming over to Mastodon, but may not fully understand the different posting privacy levels, what locking your account means, who can see what, etc.
This article tries to cover all the different settings you can configure as a best practice, and also advice on how to use your Mastodon account safely given your personal goals and situation!
Typos or feedback welcome!
"Young Man (Lorenzo Tornabuoni?) before the Seven liberal Arts," by Sandro Botticelli (1480s).
Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
go.nasa.gov/3TsZN94
#ISS
Dragon Cargo Transfer, Installations, and Eye Exams Cap Crew Week
The Expedition 68 crew members wrapped up their week aboard the International Space Station by removing payloads for a resupply mission, installing equipment for microgravity research, and performing eye exams for a routine checkup.go.nasa.gov
The rate of sea level rise has more than doubled since 1993. Using a 30-year satellite record, @nasa is helping researchers and coastal planners track how much rise is happening so that we can prepare for where sea level rise is headed.
Details: go.nasa.gov/3yN1hkM
#NASAEarth
NASA Uses 30-Year Satellite Record to Track and Project Rising Seas
Observations from space show that the rate of sea level rise is increasing. Knowing where and how much rise is happening can help coastal planners prepare for future hazards.Tony Greicius (NASA)
#NASAEarth
#NASASolarSystem
Curious Universe Season 5 Ep 4: “Stargazers Welcome”
The night sky isn’t just for experts, it belongs to all of us! And we here at NASA love to encourage people to go out and take a look.Gary Daines (NASA)
#NASASolarSystem
NASA Skywatching Home
What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.NASA Solar System Exploration
R.I.P. Lance Reddick, star of John Wick and The Wire
Lance Reddick, star of John Wick, The Wire, and Fringe, has died at age 60Mary Kate Carr (The A.V. Club)
"The Fall of Icarus" by Merry-Joseph Blondel (1819) at the Louvre.
© Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons.
#PerseveranceRover
Nathan Schneider
in reply to Jon Udell • • •Jon Udell
in reply to Nathan Schneider • • •@ntnsndr And that right there is the kind of recommendation that would persuade me.
Maybe this isn't about adversarial tech, but rather just doing the right thing and making noise about it.