arrakeen_urbanite

arrakeen_urbanite@universeodon.com

Lifelong lover of sci-fi 🚀, concerned about welfare of 🇺🇦, citizen of 🇺🇸, horrified at our current leadership.“Statistics matter; only stupid people think in anecdotes.”This thought occurred to me yesterday: No one should ever have to learn about the personal lives of their political heroes, and definitely they shouldn’t ever learn the politics of their personal heroes.

Posts

Post #1024162
@Enalys@mastodon.zergy.net I hate #ElonMusk as much as anyone choosing to socialize here instead of his vanity microblog site. SpaceX has definitely figured out reusing rockets for LEO satellite launches and ISS visits, many times a year. That is important. However, Artemis is doing the harder thing right now, plus always focusing on moving science forward. It’s a different task, and it’s the kind of thing that got me interested in going into science and engineering in colllege.
Post #1023897
@joeress@mastodon.social American old nerd here. I kept listening to Jupiter for a while after, but nowadays, for Linux stuff, it’s all your network of podcasts, plus @linuxlads@mastodon.ie
Post #1000440
@StefanThinks@beige.party I’m personally on the Dark Side of the Earth for hours every day
Post #941582
@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org They are nice, but I prefer a General Systems Vehicle from the Culture series by Iain Banks
Post #911165
@mklopez@mastodon.social You just need some proper linen robes as used in Saudi Arabia
Post #903743
@spocko@mastodon.online I too have intense discomfort with this, but the full video was definitely something to behold. It made me wish there had been a live action Star Trek show in the disco era. I guess we’ll always have Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica, as short lived as they were.
Post #820274
@pierogiburo@tech.lgbt I do not think those are words
Post #805920
@penpencilbrush@mstdn.social I had never heard of Dr. Suzuki, I think because I’ve never had CBC. Sounds like my kind of guy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Suzuki
Post #612616
@stoicteacher@me.dm @paninid@mastodon.world That’s an extended noun phrase, not an actual sentence. It’s a fraction of an actual quote trimmed to match a social post format, I guess.
Post #608620
@Nichelle@wandering.shop @ComicContext@mstdn.social Why do I remember this was a thing, but no can’t think of the names of most of my high school teachers or college professors
Post #608376
@azonenberg@ioc.exchange @iftas@mastodon.iftas.org I’m with you on xenomorphs. I didn’t know it was referencing an emoji for a long time and just assumed it was something macabre about face huggers.
Post #608298
@controlc@mstdn.ca Got one https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/andy-ogles-sparks-backlash-saying-muslims-dont-belong-america-rcna262575
Post #608240
@huntingdon@mstdn.social @MissGayle@urbanists.social @pluralistic@mamot.fr Once a month, a business trip of theirs should be randomly downgraded to coach on their own airline.
Post #600425
Nuremberg Code https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/09/tennesseans-should-reject-legislation-that-bars-naturalized-and-dual-citizens-from-federal-office/
Post #575965
@dtm@mastodon.cc @paninid@mastodon.world @A11yAwareness@disabled.social Agree. The phrase “your audience” is doing work here. If you’re writing for the adult populace, then maybe aim for 8th grade. You can assume higher for other audiences. I agree wholeheartedly about the importance of keeping statements plain, especially in works of persuasion. E.g., avoid overused common expressions, even if they sound “plain” to your ears. Say what you’re saying directly.
Post #472191
@count_01@mastodon.social Let me guess, that shopkeeper eventually married her.
Post #452164
@itsfoss@mastodon.social Not subject to near-weekly shifts in the winds of whatever Microsoft and Apple decide their users should have shoved down their throats
Post #449367
RE: https://mastodon.world/@AaronDavid/116139010615595484 Not sure, but the relative sizes all look correct, as well as the Earth-moon distance
Post #438322
@rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf I’m not sure what a chud is, but if they constantly whine about “woke” and “DEI”, then I feel you. I just finished watching the first two episodes, and am loving it. I didn’t expect to. I was afraid it would be “Starfleet’s Creek 90210”, but it has a good story and 3-dimensional young characters. Discovery’s last two seasons felt bleak by comparison (though I’m still a fan), and I couldn’t even get halfway into “Section 31” before giving up, but “Academy” is a joyous surp...
Post #433928
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net I just did an experiment. I looked on the app for a local big box retailer here in Tennessee. If I am only worried about obtaining a smartphone and laptop computer, lowest prices I can find, I can walk out of the store today with both for about $280 plus taxes, which would probably bring the total to about $315. That is an unlocked Motorola Android phone ($130) and a very basic Intel N150 laptop ($150). I could when walk out with a smartphone for as low as $50 if...
Post #405835
@anon_opin@mastodon.social Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy
Post #405529
I woke up this morning to hear that Trump had made a policy proposal in his #SOTU, basically matching up to $1000 on a 401k-like investment account for workers with no access to such an account. I’m not necessarily against this idea. However, I will point out that we already have something called Social Security where the worker pays 6.2% of their wages into a government-managed retirement fund, and their employer contributes a matching amount. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/investors-...
Post #345373
@MikeImBack@disabled.social
Post #340903
@vintagefantasyart@mastodon.social @isaackuo@spacey.space One of the great things about “Rings of Power” is the bringing to life of Moria in its heyday.
Post #340812
@hllizi@hespere.de @georgetakei@universeodon.com He’s been writing on fascism and adjacent topics for many years. Bloodlands is an incredibly important book IMHO. https://timothysnyder.org/books
Post #337869
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@bontchev/116086740002523392 Thought @joeress@mastodon.social would appreciate this
Post #321957
@paco@infosec.exchange @briankrebs@infosec.exchange Yeah. The Democrats knew what was coming this time, and tried to prepare, but that somehow just gave her more energy.
Post #318424
@b0rk@social.jvns.ca Appears to be coded in C. Perhaps it is a good target for re-implementation in Rust or Go?
Post #308380
@danwentzel@urbanists.social My favorite of his was The Apostle https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118632/, though had to love his performance in Apocalypse Now
Post #260174
I’ve always disliked Trump, but this is the first time he’s directly messed with my quality of life. I’m downstream of both of these coal plants, so it affects my air quality. Even if they have good scrubbers in the steam towers, this is horrible from a CO2 emissions standpoint. He had to actually fire 2 TVA administrators and replace them to accomplish this idiocy. Replacement with natural gas plants, as was planned, would have not been perfect, but far more preferable. https://newschannel9.com...