I hear today is International Asteroid Day, so let's take some time to appreciate these cute little guys of the cosmos. Did you know Freeman Dyson said the asteroids of our solar system combined have as much land area as 10,000 Earths?
@freemo Hello from the Crystal Methodist Church!
Scott Duncan on Twitter: "I can't believe I am writing this.
Canada 🇨🇦 has obliterated its national all-time heat record *for the second day in a row*.
Before yesterday, greater than 45°C had never been recorded. As far as climatology is concerned, this is deeply shocking."
Lytton, Canada, observed 47.9°C or 118°F.
@stux hey man flight restrictions to the netherlands just lifted. so I might be back soon (planning things now)...
Have things opened up enough that we could get a beer, catch up like old times again?
I've been thinking about making this for breakfast all night since @lupyuen posted his lunch!
It is a bagel with a tiny bit of butter, then a layer of hot pepper cheese, then blended garlic paste, then a second slice of hot pepper cheese, all topped with a sprinkling of potassium salt.
My god it was so much more glorious than it probably sounds!
@freemo do we have any mRNA tech experts here? I've been talking to somebody who I consider highly educated and smart that is pushing hard for alternative covid treatments such as Ivermectin and making claims about Pfizer's vaccine being cytotoxic. I'd like to get a second opinion to inform myself better, preferably from somebody who is actually involved in this domain as a researcher.
@zleap You nw have full moderator privileges on discourse.
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
Innovator & Entrepreneur in Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computing & Big Data. Avid SCUBA diver, Open-source developer, HAM radio operator, astrophotographer, and anything nerdy.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, USA, currently living in Utrecht, Netherlands, USA, and Thailand. Was also living in Israel, but left.
Pronouns: Sir / Mister
(Above pronouns are not intended to mock, i will respect any persons pronouns and only wish pronouns to show respect be used with me as well. These are called neopronouns, see an example of the word "frog" used as a neopronoun here: http://tinyurl.com/44hhej89 )
A proud member of the Penobscot Native American tribe, as well as a Mayflower passenger descendant. I sometimes post about my genealogical history.
My stance on various issues:
Education: Free to PhD, tax paid
Abortion: Protected, tax paid, limited time-frame
Welfare: Yes, no one should starve
UBI: No, use welfare
Racism: is real
Guns: Shall not be infringed
LGBT+/minorities: Support
Pronouns: Will respect
Trump: Moron, evil
Biden: Senile, racist
Police: ACAB
Drugs: Fully legal, no prescriptions needed
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