JayV

JayV

@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

I try not to drive faster than I can see. 2006 TIME Person of the Year Astronomer, actor, etc. TinyMUD's Captain-Nemo. SCA East, Known World Players (KiCMA as Jotun-Eirikr Bjarnason)

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J. Michael Straczynski
@straczynski.bsky.social

Good news! The standalone version of Harlan's story I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM, with additional essays by Harlan and other pieces, and currently a USA TODAY national bestseller, is now available to read for free for those using Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.com/Have-Mouth-M...

amazon.comI Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (Singularity)Amazon.com: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (Singularity) eBook : Ellison, Harlan: Kindle Store

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

Replying to @jesslikesstuff.bsky.social

No, not irreversible. But it will almost certainly take more than one Democratic term to fix. Which is why I’ve been so insistent that folks stop the goddamn purity tests and vote responsibly in November. We aren’t looking for perfect candidates. We’re looking for better than Republicans.

JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

"This is the first film ever made about H. P. Lovecraft. Shot in 1989–90, it features unique interviews with Lovecraft's friends and colleagues. It has sat unfinished for more than 35 years. We need your help to complete it and release it for the first time." www.greenlit.com/project/love...

greenlit.comLovecraft: When the Stars are RightThis is the first film ever made about H. P. Lovecraft — and almost no one has seen it. Shot in 1989–90, it features unique interviews with Lovecraft's friends and colleagues. It has sat unfinished fo...

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A.R. Moxon
@juliusgoat.bsky.social

I know there are lot of people who think voting does nothing to stop fascism, but I do notice that one group who seems to think voting does something to stop fascism are the fascists, who are trying to prevent it as much as possible.

Joshfrai@joshfrai.bsky.social

Well, voting’s not important or anything so no biggie. ncnewsline.com/2026/08/20/n...

ncnewsline.comNC Board of Elections votes along party lines to reject most Sunday early voting hours • NC NewslineRepublicans on the NC Board of Elections rejected most early voting plans that included Sunday hours, but found a few compromises.

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Michael E. Mann
@michaelemann.bsky.social

The wildfires in Ontario and Minnesota are a direct consequence of the high temperatures and low rainfall resulting from a major July heat dome event. A year ago we showed that these events had tripled in frequency due to human-caused warming: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social

Summer 2023 called. It wants its apocalyptic haze back... www.independent.co.uk/us/voices/ai...

independent.co.ukWelcome to the apocalyptic haze of the new abnormal | Michael E. MannThe current wildfires are a preview of far worse things to come, write climate experts, Susan Joy Hassol and Professor Michael E. Mann

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Huei Sears, PhD 🌟
@starlights.bsky.social

great to see this feature on GRB 260310A !! ft. comments from grad student + lead author, Collin Christy, + Profs. Kate Alexander + Tanmoy Laskar !! vvv cool result 🧪🔭☄️

National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NSF NRAO@thenrao.bsky.social

Using the NSF Very Large Array, astronomers detected polarized light from a gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow + Faraday rotation in a GRB (a phenomenon in which magnetic fields cause the polarization of light to twist as it travels through space) for the first time at radio wavelengths! #RadioAstro

bit.lyMagnetic Fingerprint of a Cosmic Explosion for the First TimeNSF VLA radio telescope reveals polarized light and a powerful magnetic environment in a gamma-ray burst afterglow
JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

Looking forward to it!! Sidney's artistry is unique and captivating; for those of you new to it you are in for a rare treat!

Sidney Arcane, Author@sidney-arcane.bsky.social

I MADE A BOOK: The Time Traveler’s Final Mission Pre-Launch Edition “An absolutely mind-blowing adventure that turns traditional time travel stories inside out. It was impossible to put down.” —Richard Dansky ≤30 will be @campnecon.bsky.social (leftovers direct thru me). Official full launch TBD.

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Scott Kardel aka Palomar Skies
@palomarskies.bsky.social

Replying to @leilabelkora.bsky.social

Here's a photo of the 200-inch mirror from the Caltech optical shop. There's a paper replica of Newton's telescope in the center hole. Chief Optician Marcus Brown has a replica of one of Galileo's telescopes balancing on his shoulder.

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Greg Sargent
@gregsargent.bsky.social

Replying to @gregsargent.bsky.social

Obama has long been a spokesman for "creedal nationalism." His speech lays this out, but also calls out those who believe "some groups are more equal than others." That's key. We need more Dems to point out that Trump/MAGA reject the Declaration's core promise: newrepublic.com/article/2121...

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

Can’t help but notice all the people who said Obama would desecrate the White House with Escalades and rap music on the South Lawn are absolutely loving this UFC fight on the South Lawn. Probably just a coincidence.

JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

Exactly. I'd bet the idea would never occur to him.

The Rude Pundit@rudepundit.bsky.social

Imagine how shitty a human being you have to be to have the money to end world hunger on your own and not doing it. Now imagine doing it would barely scratch your wealth and you refuse. Now imagine deciding to use your wealth to kill the starving instead. That's the level of evil we've reached.

JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

The Backrooms seems rather like "The Night Floors" from the "Hastur" section of the Delta Green/Call of Cthulhu RPG "Countdown" book. Right down to the yellow walls.

JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social
The Associated Press@apnews.com

Pope Leo XIV called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

bit.lyPope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanityPope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.
JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

...and I bet he told it all. Just like he does to Russia

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Did you talk to Xi about the cyber attacks that he's done in the United States? TRUMP: I did. And he talked about attacks we did in China. You know, what they do, we do too. We spy like hell on them too. I told him, 'we do a lot of stuff to you that that you don't know about.'

JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

"Tom Hiddleston is Benedick. Hayley Atwell is Beatrice.

Two of their generation’s finest actors star in Tony Award®️winner Jamie Lloyd’s joy-fueled reinvention of Much Ado About Nothing."

JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social

Just waiting for the "I did that" stickers of Trump to appear on gas pumps. Wait that's just for when it happens under Democrats for reasons they couldn't control but not when the GOP POTUS starts a war in the middle east that chokes off Hormuz?

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Nicholas Grossman
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

The Roberts Court, the Trump White House, and the national GOP are acting like this is their one big shot. Either they secure the lasting end of US Constitutional democracy, or they’re in very serious trouble from the backlash. And they’ve already gone so far that there’s no other possibility.

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