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Nuts to this hellsite.

2020 is bad but the November page of the Tintin calendar is good. Rock-solid calendar page.

@sciencemusings 💯I have never managed to correctly assemble a telescope, but one Christmas I was given the night sky: with binoculars and “365 Starry Nights” the stars became my friends and neighbors.

One Week, Buster Keaton's first short film, was released 100 years ago today, on Sept. 1, 1920

“I think of the Earth as a giant puzzle,” she said, “and I’m a real puzzler.” If you don't know Maureen Raymo, you should. Climate scientist extraordinaire, and now head of Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. nytimes.com/2020/07/10/cli…

One of the greatest honors in my life--to become the leader of this great institution, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. @LamontEarth @earthinstitute @Columbia #STEM #WomenInSTEM #EarthScience

We love to see our cores and the climate scientists that study them featured in this article- including our very own @Curator_LDCR! #coreaday nytimes.com/2020/04/24/nyr…

@_chuckyc Nice water tower.

Now that I’ve gotten over the Blender interface hump I can finally try all sorts of stuff that’s been locked behind full 3D applications First up: isomorphic low-poly interior. I’m attempting to make my office. I’ve got a lot to add still but it’s starting to come along 😁

It's pissing down again on #Rockall

@_chuckyc I seem to recall that each nation’s iTunes Store has their own RSS feed you can pull from for reviews. You just plug in you show ID in the request. I used to do this, but have since forgotten how I did it. 🤪

Is there an app or website that collects all of the Apple Podcast ratings and reviews from every country into one place?

Eratosthenes in the 3rd century B.C. successfully measured the Earth’s size by mathematical reasoning. In doing so, he and his contemporaries perfected a new way of thinking — today we call it science. 🌍#science #reason sciencemusings.com/escaping-the-h…

I bought a license to show this cartoon in my talks and artist ⁦@joelpett1⁩ sent me a signed copy! #karma #climatechange #thefutureisnow #myluckyday

The four seasons of bird watching. birdandmoon.com/comic/four-sea…

“For every graceful wildflower among Leonardo’s drawings there are sketches of violent storms, explosions, and turbulence.” 💡#technology #leonardodavinci #renaissance sciencemusings.com/the-dark-side-…

“We may be physically small compared to the galaxies, but our minds can be as large as the universe.” 🔭#astronomy #galaxies #sciencewriting sciencemusings.com/galactic-image…

Five Lamont scientists representing a range of research disciplines and career stages honored by @theAGU, the world’s largest Earth and space science society. ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/fi…

NEW to the archive: A lifelong search for the elusive optical phenomenon known as the “green flash.” 🌅#sunrise #sunset #nature sciencemusings.com/elusive-beauty…

@chuckyc17 Take out everything that doesn't matter. Then cut it in half.

Alright, got everything filled out last night for initial App Store review except the copy for the description Any tips for writing a good description for the App Store page?

NEW to the archive: August 12/13 is the peak of the annual #Perseids meteor shower, the scattered detritus of Comet Swift-Tuttle.🔭#astronomy #PerseidMeteorShower sciencemusings.com/augusts-shower…

@chuckyc17 Free to play, but $1.99 to make it stop. 🤑

Throw your app pricing advice at me! 💵 I’ve already landed on paid-up-front for launch. I know that’s not the best “business” decision but for “reasons” that’s where I’ll be at for launch

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