Thoma Bravo Nears Deal for WWEX to Create $12 Billion Shipping Tech Firm
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Trump on Iran Operation Goals, Rubio: Hardest Hits Coming, More
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#DropSea: 22/7: Un po' più del pi greco
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Sky Roberts, the brother of the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, “hopes he can continue the work of his big sister, the one who protected them as children.”
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Virginia Giuffre protected her little brother. Now he's fighting for her.
Virginia Giuffre always looked after her little brother. Now Sky Roberts is speaking out for her, almost a year after her death. He wants justice., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
Supreme Court sides with parents in legal battle over notification for trans students
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Van Orden Wants To Make Illegal War On Iran Into A Holy War
Rep Drunk Van Orden is flying his Islamophobic flag high.Chris capper Liebenthal (Crooks and Liars)
‘Why I stopped doing sit-ups and started doing these 5 simple core exercises instead’
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‘Why I stopped doing sit-ups and started doing these 5 simple core exercises instead’
Want to run better? Stop doing sit-ups – here are five expert-recommended functional core movements to do instead.Kristine Kearns (Runner's World)
S4x26: New OTI Impact Score debuts to rate real-world damage from industrial cyberattacks - Industrial Cyber
New OTI Impact Score debuts at the ongoing S4x26 conference to rate real-world damage from industrial cyberattacks.Anna Ribeiro (Industrial Cyber)
YANWEN2016 2026/03/03 伊朗及其盟友组织针对以色列发动报复性袭击
🇲🇲 伊朗周一向以色列和阿拉伯国家发射导弹，战争扩展到中东时期德黑兰支持的民兵，黎巴嫩激进组织真主党对以色列发动攻击，在真主党周一凌晨向边境发射导弹后，以色列对黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特发动了空袭，至少造成31人死亡。真主党的袭击和以色列的报复性打击扩大了中东局势的持续战争。以色列表示加沙口岸将继续关闭，土耳其暂时阻止伊朗人短途访问边境。伊朗袭击后，科威特美国大使馆院内出现火灾浓烟，美国人被敦促远离。科威特国防部表示，周一有几架美国战机坠毁，所有飞行员均安全跳伞逃生，事故发生在伊朗对该国进行猛烈开火期间。在伊拉克，伊朗盟友民兵组织萨拉亚·奥利亚·达姆宣称周一对伊拉克首都巴格达机场的美军发动了无人机袭击。该组织声称周日对伊拉克北部一处美军空军基地发动了另一场无人机袭击。以色列驻联合国大使丹尼·达农表示，冲突将“持续到需要多久”为止。以色列军方发言人埃菲·德弗林准将表示，以色列“将所有选项都放在桌面上”，包括可能对黎巴嫩的地面入侵。在以色列，多个地点被伊朗导弹击中，造成11人死亡。真主党表示，周一凌晨对以色列发射导弹，以回应哈梅内伊被杀及“以色列反复的侵略”。这是该激进组织一年多来首次声称发动袭击。
Stephen Miller Admits He’s Just Building Aryan Nation Cred for His Inevitable Imprisonment
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Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller admitted that he’s just building Aryan Nation credibility for his inevitable imprisonment.bobbykorec (HARDTIMES)
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So what choice of vocabulary will bone spurs select when he’s referring to service members who have now died because of this conflict?
Suckers or heroes?
Maybe we should get a bingo card out
That is definitely one of the options. He will have to utter some word salad on the topic. And I expect it will be a total pig’s breakfast.
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Two additional American service members were killed in the conflict with Iran. The latest fatalities bring the total number of U.S. troops lost so far to six. 💔🙏
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Hollywood Reporter | “I was fired by my agency, specifically for marching and speaking out about #Gaza , for asking for a ceasefire,” Sarandon said. “It became impossible for me to even be on television. I don’t know lately if it’s changed. I couldn’t do any major film or anything connected with Hollywood.”
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Susan Sarandon: Banned From Hollywood After Gaza Ceasefire Comments
The Oscar winner was dropped by UTA in November 2023 after making controversial remarks about the Israel-Gaza war.Carly Thomas (The Hollywood Reporter)
EFF to Court: Don’t Make Embedding Illegal
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"Who should be directly liable for online infringement – the entity that serves it up or a user who embeds a link to it? For almost two decades, most U.S. courts have held that the former is responsible, applying a rule called the server test. Under the server test, whomever controls the server that hosts a copyrighted work—and therefore determines who has access to what
#Spotted at a recent Italian Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
Two jolly women (70s?) are leisurely doing an olive oil tasting.
Laughing and comparing notes.
Do they like the chili flavour?
The lemon? Hmm.
Maybe both.
They wander off arm-in-arm, debating the merits of an afternoon Aperol Spritz.
In a marquee behind a food truck: A whistling man (60s?) is wielding a wooden spoon, stirring sauces in big no-nonsense pots.
Every now and then his son calls from the food truck: "How's it goin' back there Papa?"
Whistling Man replies: "Can't rush. It'll be ready when it's ready!"
A woman (60s?) says to her poker-faced parter: "What I really fancy is some balls. Big balls. I dunno what they're called, but I really want some of those REALLY BIG DELICIOUS juicy balls."
Both later seen sitting beneath a shady tree, happily chomping on a couple of arancini.
At a pizza stand, a tiny human (2?) is holding her hands up in the air: "Up Dad! Up!"
Dad picks her up.
Tiny Human considers her situation.
Hmm. Nope.
"Down Dad down!"
Indecisive Tiny Human gets put down and then frowns. Hmmm Nope.
"Up Dad up!"
Two men (50s?) are both motoring side-by-side towards the festival on vintage Vespas. Grinning at each other as they come to a stop not far from the local Italian Club.
Any typos spotted in this post are very much looking forward to eating the take-home arancini they purchased at a recent Italian festival. They are rather big and juicy balls.
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One would imagine Microslop, being a pretty old company by now, would have heard about the Streisand Effect:
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I mean, they almost certainly trained Slopilot on that particular article (among others). 
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Microsoft trying to ban the word Microslop being used by customers is sending me 🤣 windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/m…Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash
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Iran and its allied organisations launched retaliatory strikes against Israel.
伊朗及其盟友组织针对以色列发动报复性袭击
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日本漫畫界近日爆出重大醜聞。
出版社「小學館」，被揭發包庇性虐待未成年女學生的漫畫家「山本章一」，雖然小學館發聲明致歉但未能平息眾怒，多名知名漫畫家，將作品從小學館的 APP Manga One 下架，包括《亂馬1/2》、《相聚一刻》等的殿堂級漫畫家高橋留美子，以及近年大熱的《葬送的芙莉蓮》的山田鐘人等，亦有網民呼籲小學館生招牌《名偵探柯南》的青山剛昌響應，但目前青山剛昌未有表態。
綜合日本傳媒報道，在小學館連載漫畫《墮天作戰》的作者山本章一（本名：栗田和明），2016年在北海道一間某私立高中任教時，涉性侵和虐待一名當時只有15歲的女學生，包括強迫發生性行為、逼吃排泄物、在身上刻字等，到2020年事主鼓起勇氣通知警方，山本章一被捕，山本章一因違反《兒童色情法》被判罰款；及後到2022年，受害人再提出民事起訴，在協商和解期間，小學館一名編輯曾介入，提出以 150 萬日圓賠償和解，並要求准許當時已停止連載的《墮天作戰》復刊，但受...
#醜聞 #性虐待 #漫畫界 #道歉
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4,298 likes, 26 comments - renews_hk on March 2, 2026: "日本漫畫界近日爆出重大醜聞。 出版社「小學館」，被揭發包庇性虐待未成年女學生的漫畫家「山本章一」，雖然小學館發聲明致歉但未能平息眾怒，多名知名漫畫家，將作品從小學館的 APP Manga One 下架，包括《亂馬1/2》、《相聚一刻》等的殿堂級漫畫家高橋留美子，以及近年大熱的《葬送的芙莉蓮》的山田鐘人等，亦有網民呼籲小學館生招牌《名偵探柯南》的青山剛昌響應，但目前青山剛昌未有表態。 …Instagram
US-Israel war on Iran dramatically expands across Middle East
US allies in Gulf states come under attack from Iranian missiles and drones as three US fighter jets mistakenly shot down by KuwaitJason Burke (The Guardian)
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Android XR
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Here’s how you’ll control and navigate Android XR glasses
Android XR glasses are coming in 2026. Here’s what you can expect from the user interface and experience...Abner Li (9to5Google)
Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash
Microsoft blocks the word Microslop on its Copilot Discord, bans users, and locks channels after backlash, showing tensions around its AI pushAbhijith M B (Windows Latest)
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#wx #NWS Active Weather Alerts weather.gov Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
159 PM EST Mon Mar 02 2026
Valid 00Z Tue Mar 03 2026 - 00Z Thu Mar 05 2026
...Frontal system to bring rain and wintry precipitation to the
Mid-Atlantic today and through Tuesday morning, before moving in the
Northeast on Tuesday...
...A cold front will bring strong to severe thunderstorms in parts of the
Southern Plains beginning midweek...
...Warm temperatures are set to continue for much of the United States for
the next several days...
A frontal system located over the southern Ohio/Tennessee Valleys will
continue to bring rain and wintry precipitation
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Kesha Blasts White House for Using 'Blow' to 'Incite Violence and Threaten War' in TikTok Clip
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Kesha Blasts White House for Using ‘Blow’ in TikTok Clip
Kesha lambasted the White House on Monday for using 'Blow' in a TikTok video 'to incite violence and threaten war.'Althea Legaspi (Rolling Stone)
Trump says US attacks on Iran could go beyond previous 5-week estimate - The Mainichi
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out the idea of extending the attacks on Iran beyond the four to five weeks hThe Mainichi
BREAKING: U.S. LOSES THREE F-15's + IRAN REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE, TRUMP DESPERATE FOR A CEASEFIRE
Reports say Trump is ready for a ceasefire, but Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s National Security Council says: “We will not negotiate with the United States.”Rachel Blevins
> Gen Z men are eating ‘boy kibble,’ the human equivalent to dog food, to load up on protein cheaply
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LMAO, they basically "invented" arroz con picadillo (rice with ground beef). 😄
Oh good grief, I was going to say more but I am still laughing. . . 😆
#SocialMedia #influencers #useless #stupid #men #GenZ
Gen Z men are eating ‘boy kibble,’ the human equivalent to dog food, to load up on protein cheaply
A simple meal of beef and rice is all the craze across social media.Jake Angelo (Fortune)
Just in: Nonpartisan House ethics office found "substantial reason to believe" that Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, engaged in improper reimbursement practices.
Amounts reimbursed for lodging expenses do not appear to match the costs she actually incurred.
6-0 vote
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Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Nancy Mace - House Committee on Ethics
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Photo of suspect's bloody undershirt in Austin attack suggests link to Iran
The image of the undershirt of the shooting suspect in Austin who was gunned down by police suggests that he may have been motivated by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Two people were killed and another 14 were injured when 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne allegedly opened fire early on Sunday morning at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden. Police tracked him down and shot him to death, according to the Austin Police Department.
The sweatshirt is stained with blood.
Images of the suspect showed that he wore a hoodie proclaiming the wearer to be the "Property of Allah," but another image after Diagne was taken down points to Iran for the possible motivation.
The image, obtained by CBS News and posted on social media, shows a gloved hand, likely of a police officer, lifting the suspect's sweatshirt to show another shirt with designs from the Iranian flag. The sweatshirt is stained with blood.
FBI agent Alex Doran had previously said "there were indicators ... on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism."
Police said Diagne first shot at patrons outside the bar from the window of his vehicle. He then parked his SUV and fired a rifle at unsuspecting pedestrians. Police fatally shot him after encountering him on East 6th Street.
A New York Times report indicated that a Quran was found inside the suspect's vehicle. Investigators also found an Iranian flag and pictures of Iranian leaders after conducting a search warrant on Diagne's residence in Pflugerville.
CBS also reported that the suspect had dealt with mental health issues.
RELATED: 'Painful days': Iran kills US troops as Trump threatens decapitated Iranian regime
Diagne migrated to the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa in March 2000 and became naturalized in April 2013 after seven years of being married to an American citizen, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He was originally from Senegal.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) made reference to the suspect's alleged terror ties.
"To anyone who thinks about using the current conflict in the Middle East to threaten Texans or our critical infrastructure, understand this clearly: Texas will respond with decisive and overwhelming force to protect our state," the governor wrote.
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Viral video shows Kuwaiti approaching US Air Force pilot who ejected from fighter jet
Video of an apparent interaction between a Kuwaiti citizen and a U.S. Air Force pilot who ejected from an F-15 fighter jet went viral online.
Three U.S. military jets were shot down from the sky in Kuwait, and reports initially assumed they were downed by Iran's military forces. U.S. Central Command later indicated the incidents were the result of "friendly fire" from Kuwaiti air defenses.
'You're safe, you're safe. ... Thank you for helping us!'
The video shows the perspective of the Kuwaiti walking up to the soldier, who smiles as the man greets her and reassures her she is in friendly hands.
"You're fine? Really? Do you need something to help you?" the man asks.
"No, I'm OK," she replies.
"No problem, you're safe, you're safe. You're safe," he repeats. "Everything good? No problem."
"Thank you for helping us!" he adds.
Video of the amicable interaction was posted to social media, where it went viral.
The U.S. military said six Air Force members parachuted from the jets to safety and survived. The fighters were a part of Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S. and Israeli military attack on Iran.
All of the aircrew are in stable condition, according to U.S. Central Command. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Dan Caine confirmed the incident during a press briefing on Monday.
"Kuwait has acknowledged this incident, and we are grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation," reads a statement from CENTCOM.
Jeffrey Fischer, a former U.S. Air Force colonel, told Military.com that it was "nearly impossible for Iran to reach that far with an air defense missile and score a hit against a fighter jet."
RELATED: Catch up on what's happening in Iran: US jets shot down, girls' school bombed, and more
The incident remains under investigation.
Kuwait was at the center of the controversial U.S. military intervention in the Middle East after Iraq invaded the small oil ally of the U.S. in 1990. President George H.W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, which eventually led to the 2002 invasion under George W. Bush after the 9/11 attack.
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Every single time I see a video like this, I’m happy that I don’t focus on physical video games.
Now don’t get me wrong, I have a physical collection. But that’s not my focus. And the reason I have most of this is because it’s a result of walking around in thrift stores and going, “Oh, this is $5? I’ll take it.”
I can’t imagine paying waiting a decade to buy a game for $500, only to get really bitter once there’s a re-release, causing the value of the original to drop.
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Will miracles never cease?
Nigel’s going after thingy! Just another conservative, trying to get into peoples knickers.
I tend to see it more as cock-up than conspiracy. True they engineer division in certain circumstances, to distract the media and public, undermine trade unions, etc - but they certainly don't want widespread disrespect for property, high crime rates, dropping out, drug use, family break-ups, etc - all the social disintegration that goes with the economic insecurity that is inherent in unregulated capitalism - not to mention the deeper alienation that makes even the wealthy less happy in less equal societies.
All they care about is total control. Every social element provides them the basis for total control and domination.
If you read certain journalistic accounts, they know the consequences. Their goal is mastery in a world of slaves.
It's that time of year when crane flies appear in my apartment without explanation.
Mythology Expert Reviews Depictions of Greek & Roman Myths in Popular Movies and TV Shows
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Mythology Expert Reviews Depictions of Greek & Roman Myths in Popular Movies and TV Shows
It's safe to say that we no longer believe in the gods of the ancient world — or rather, that most of us no longer believe in their literal existence, but some of us have faith in their box-office potential.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
GIMP 3.2 RC3 Released In Preparation For The Stable GIMP 3.2
Ahead of the stable GIMP 3.2 release hopefully happening soon, GIMP 3.2 RC3 was released this evening for testing...
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I had been meaning to post this picture on an ash tree I saw in Quebec City recently. Appears to be in good health. I guess the emerald ash borer hasn't got that far north yet.
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Look at the limbs on that one!
Thick trunk!
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in reply to W6KME • • •i think any hardware/toys you can geek about count. i follow folks talking about musical instruments, fiber crafts, jewelry, woodworking, calligraphy/fountain pens. you just have to be well beyond sanely interested in whatever it is and overly willing to share technical details. ;)
David Nash
in reply to Paul_IPv6 • • •@paul_ipv6 @W6KME Hardware/toy geekery pairs nicely with "Something something astronomy".
Current bit of precision-ground glass in a tube: 12.5"/320mm f/5 Dobsonian reflector on a cart for easy transport. It breaks down into smaller components so it's possible to take it on a road trip to darker skies.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to David Nash • • •David Nash
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •@paul_ipv6 @W6KME
Regrettably, no. I’m not that dexterous. I bought it a while back from someone who was a woodworker first, astronomer second. He put a good mirror into some seriously gorgeous wood work. This scope was also slightly cheaper than the comparable commercial options at the time (right around the start of the 2000s).
Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)
in reply to David Nash • • •Mensch, Marina
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •mark
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •command line adventure?
Back in the days before imap, when email storage was a bit precious, I set up a while true loop to send emails to a friend. It only ran for a few seconds, but absolutely obliterated their inbox.
Paul_IPv6
in reply to mark • • •i used to do that to my voicemail so that no one could leave me voicemails...
Paul_IPv6
in reply to Paul_IPv6 • • •@ATLeagle
had a friend who was a sysadmin at DEC. his voicemail was always full and the greeting was:
"i know my voicemail is full. i don't check it. if you need me to do something, send me email. if the reason you're calling is because email isn't working, i already know about it and am working on it."
Captain Button
in reply to Paul_IPv6 • • •@paul_ipv6 @ATLeagle
I left a voicemail with the IT dept. of a large organization because the new update had bricked my laptop, making it impossible to access my email. Nothing happened for a week. My boss contacted them to say WTF, they said they hadn't done anything because I hadn't answered their email asking for more details.
Duh.
So instead of fixing the laptop I had, they had to send me a new laptop.
With the guy up top at least the "FUCK OFF, LOSER" would be obvious at once.
Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)
in reply to Captain Button • • •AI6YR Ben
in reply to Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD) • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •my next experiment will be trying out encrypted off-grid messaging via meshcore - getting a Heltec v3 or v4 soon.
This is the result of spending almost 4 years on the Fediverse as my only social media 😅🤣
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@_elena 😂
We don't even follow each other, and over in my other window here...
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Silouanwinter
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Chao-c'
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •KnowAttitude
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •sbmakers.com/
and someone handed me a loom
and some fabric loops
and some advice,
and I made this.
So now I am a fabricator.
Dianora (Diane Bruce)
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Tionisla
in reply to Dianora (Diane Bruce) • • •@Dianora and tiramisu
cc @stefano
Stefano Marinelli
in reply to Tionisla • • •Wendroid 🇺🇦
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Scott Johnson / FutureFarmer
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Easiest way to generate a decent password:
cat /dev/urandom | base64 | head -c 12
(let the debate rage on)
Mike Gerdts
in reply to Scott Johnson / FutureFarmer • • •@fuzzygroup if you are looking for an equally high quality password that uses only characters that are easy to distinguish using a sans serif font:
openssl rand -hex 9
This and the -base64 variant are my go to when I don’t have a password manager handy or I will never actually use the password.
Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)
in reply to Mike Gerdts • • •@mgerdts @fuzzygroup I would argue the L in openssl could be ambiguous, but I guess the context makes it clear.
/s
Kinene⭐🐻
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Photo of old Singer Sewing Machine, modded by removing the motor and adding a hand crank.
It works great on very heavy fabrics and sewing hems in jeans.
Leander Lindahl
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •m[redacted]2
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Sensitive content
Betelgeuse could have gone supernova years or centuries ago. We won't know until it becomes as bright as the full moon.
Michael Busch
in reply to m[redacted]2 • • •@mar10sanch32
The neutrino flash from Betelgeuse going supernova will get here 2 to 3 hours before the optical flash does.
If you should want advance notice, there is a mailing list: snews2.org/ .
(Betelgeuse is close enough that a significant number of people will experience a Cherenkov flash inside their eyeballs from the neutrinos. But that will be largely unnoticed.)
SNEWS – SuperNova Early Warning System
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Technodad
in reply to Michael Busch • • •Michael Busch
in reply to Technodad • • •I had understood that @sundogplanets was the astronomy professor of Mastodon.
Prof. Sam Lawler
in reply to Michael Busch • • •Michael Busch
in reply to Prof. Sam Lawler • • •My point was just that I am only a research scientist.
Prof. Sam Lawler
in reply to Michael Busch • • •@michael_w_busch @technodad @mar10sanch32 "only"! You are amazing and do incredible work, and gatekeeping with titles is obnoxious.
Please join me in the "astronomy professors of Mastodon" club!
glasspshr
in reply to Prof. Sam Lawler • • •@sundogplanets @michael_w_busch @technodad @mar10sanch32
How about “former adjunct professors (of chemistry) who are amateur astronomers”?
Asking for a friend…
Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)
in reply to glasspshr • • •Irina
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Reid
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •> Random photos of flowers
do cats sleeping in flower pots count?
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Reid • • •Reid
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Paul_IPv6
in reply to VillageSewist • • •could be worse. a family friend had a wolfhound, 110lb/50kg, who was convinced he was a lap dog.
Ash-Miw-Re
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