George Budd @Gbudd@social.cleverlibre.org

@gregeganSF Actually it is a fun back-to-the-envelope calculation. About 85% of the alpha-decays of Cs-137 result in the emission of a characteristic 662 keV gamma-ray. So, for a 19 GBq source, we should have a (isotropic) photon flux of about 1.28e9 photons/s/sr. Now…(1/5)

*Creating* generational wealth is not hard for Black people. It's happened many times in US history. There have been thriving communities.

*Keeping* generational wealth has proved to be nearly impossible. Between racist pogroms, and eminent domain used to create parks, freeways, reservoirs, and shopping malls, Black folk in the US have consistently had their wealth stolen by white folks.

I still run into New Yorkers that go to Central Park every week, but have never heard of Seneca Village.

He needs those parts for his spaceship, he's going to otter space.🚀

Just received news that a former student passed away. Gone way too soon.

Life is fleeting. Make sure to tell the people you love how much you cherish them…better yet, show them.

He's ignoring me.

this was the best thing I ever tweeted

When Fergus wants something he just sits and stares at it until someone notices. He never meows or knocks things over, just waits patiently. The most polite and meek little gentleman. 🥹

The current leader of the Republican Party charges anonymous people $200,000 for a "membership" to his home. No one need take their concerns about any sort of corruption seriously.

They are doing better than I am.

@craignewmark Didn’t complete the quiz but now I’m thinking about how confusing a bio-pic about me staring Dwayne The Rock Johnson would be. Confusing but delightful. Dude just does a bunch of math and talks to ants and it’s never explained why he’s so huge and ripped.

I'm an IT generalist. I can troubleshoot 801.x authentication based on event logs. I can write basic SQL queries to ascertain if data is there. I know routine basic coding errors in the theory of user authentication.

And that is enough. It is enough for almost anything I get called about. And that is why I am called by random people chatting me each day. When I am not enough I get you to the specialists. Because I know they exist. Because I know what I don't.

Looking through old projects to gain some initiative to work on new projects. I made this box for my brother-in-law from some cedar for the sides, and padauk for the top. Box joint was cut using a jig on my table saw. #woodworking

this is no longer a robbery

I just saw something that frankly pisses me off...

It was someone saying that just because you are having a bad day, buck up buttercup, other people have it worse

Fuck that, you're allowed to have a bad day and you're allowed to shout it from the rooftops, yes, are there people struggling other than you, absolutely, could life be worse, absolutely

That doesn't make you any less deserving of help and love, and that mentality isn't going to help you

Ask for help if you need it

She climbs on my back and screams in my ear 😢

Just to be clear, when the New York Times reported that the FBI saw “no link between Trump and Russia” — a week before the 2016 election — the FBI agent who was just arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was heading up the investigation.

#uspollitics
#BlackMastodon

Random science fact: did you know wax worms can digest plastic? They produce an enzyme that can degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature. So, umm, anyone want to raise worms?

#cats 😹😹

@tom_armstrong @cstross @SwiftOnSecurity No surprises there then...