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• Post #4313974

  A new and detailed map of dark matter is preliminarily available from a consortium of astronomers, the UNIONS survey. While it does not point to the constituents of dark matter, it tells us more about how it is locally distributed about the Milky Way. Gift link from the #GlobeAndMail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3c21efbc9cacbbba32550fe0f9b78d3274a69347c3b3e4bab06105b7494d9890/BP4MQUHXPBHEVMKOQTBKJJLI7I/

• Post #4313973

  I was very sad to learn today of the passing of T. Denny Sanford, who “… provided significant gifts to the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) and Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.” Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) bears his name. T. Denny SANFORD Obituary - https://www.twincities.com/obituaries/t-denny-sanford/#:~:text=SANFORD%20T.%20Denny%2C%20Philanthropist%20Thomas,and%20Edith%20(Hill)%20Sanford.

• Post #4313972

  "Trump Proposes Defunding National Academies" - AIP.ORG https://www.aip.org/fyi/trump-proposes-defunding-national-academies The National Academies are one of the last national science advisory bodies left in the US. This is consistent with the current administration's effort to wipe away independent and reliable information.

• Post #4313971

  Sudbury’s Superstack ‘getting shorter day by day’ https://flip.it/c7woUd

• Post #4313970

  Two great tastes that taste great together: Don Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things" and Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It". These #books called to me over the last 24 hours. Here we go. #bookstodon

• Post #4313969

  It’s a stormy summer evening in #Sudbury.

• Post #4313968

  Good evening, #Sudbury!

• Post #4313967

  Rainy and stormy evening in #Sudbury.

• Post #4313966

  Hangin out at the Sudbury Airport on a drizzly Friday night.

• Post #1132549

  Or … hear me out here … switch to Linux for free and never again have to deal with this “end of an operating system, pay more ransom money to continue using your computer” bullshit. Here are my two go-to distributions: https://ubuntu.com https://linuxmint.com #linux #gnu #endof10 #linux_mint #ubuntu

• Post #1093424

  Our #orchid roommate is doing really well! #flowers

• Post #1093423

  I have had this lamp since university and with a new lightbulb it just keeps on being awesome.

• Post #1093422

  I had a lot of fun yesterday talking about the Artemis II mission, some of its #science efforts, and the value of exploration and science with "Morning North" host Markus Schwabe. I am very grateful to my colleagues at @snolabscience.bsky.social for the chance to meet with Markus and discuss this moment in the space program as the Artemis II crew prepare to return to mother Earth. Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-41-morning-north/clip/16207920-scientist-work...

• Post #1093421

  Watching the return of the #ArtemisII crew from their 10-day mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A&pp=0gcJCdoKAYcqIYzv

• Post #1093420

  Our slightly underground view of the #artemisii return.

• Post #1093419

  Separation of crew capsule from the European Service Module! #ArtemisII

• Post #1093418

  So many chutes! #ArtemisII

• Post #1093417

  APPLAUSE!!!!! #ArtemisII

• Post #1093416

  Some last looks at the crew of #ArtemisII at sunset as they are transported to the nearby naval vessel and disembark for medical checkups.

• Post #979378

  Pleased to be part of the #SNOLAB team at the Xenon Workshop in #Montreal. Many great discussions with a recognition that cooperation across projects is important to advancing this technology. L to R: Dr. Erica Caden, myself, Dr. Nasim Fatemighomi, David Hawkins, and Dr. Jodi Cooley (photo shared by @jodi over on LinkedIn; not pictured are Drs. Ray Bunker and David Asner)

• Post #979376

  Had a MARVELOUS time today at "The Nutcracker" in Toronto! w/ @jodi #ballet #tchaikovsky #NationalBalletOfCanada #winter #

• Post #979375

  Well, we are 2 movies in to the "Die Hard" series and already that famous line from "Deadpool and Wolverine" is echoing through my head.

• Post #697160

  Good morning, #Sudbury!

• Post #697146

  I am spending time this morning inside one of #Sudbury's lovely bakery-cafes. The soundtrack on their stereo this morning is the soundtrack of my university life, including the Wallflower's (Jakob Dylan's) "One Headlight". #nostalgia #BetterDaysNotActuallyBetter #ButIMissThemSometimes

• Post #697145

  Saw the production of “Jagged Little Pill” by the #Sudbury Performance Group today. Whew … that was a HEAVY musical. But it was an excellent production, and I feel good that I have rediscovered community theatre in my new home. Near Sudbury? I highly recommend you go check out this show! I love watching local talent give it their all. https://www.showpass.com/alanis-morissettes-jagged-little-pill-the-musical/

• Post #697144

  Going through our cassette collection and digitizing it has made me revisit Roger Waters’s albums “Radio K.A.O.S.” and “Amused To Death”. These are very pertinent art pieces that speak to the modern era, with messages about connection, war, nihilism, and compassion that weirdly resonate with me right now.

• Post #697143

  Well, we are hunkered down for quite an end-of-season winter storm. #Sudbury is forecast to get something like 40cm (1.3ft) of snow.

• Post #697142

  EDIT: Or, maybe Steve can just read the release notes! ;-) https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v8.1.0 ORIGINAL: Recent versions of PeerTube seem to have continued problems breaking video thumbnails (e.g. in the “Discovery” view). This seems to be a known and documented issue: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/7501 I am certainly looking forward to v8.1.3. 😉 No complaints otherwise from me, though…

• Post #697141

  This was quite a winter storm. Most people have spent today digging out. Highways are closed, plows are not clearing the neighbourhoods, etc. When a plow does come through, they erect an ice and snow barricade at the end of your driveway. Here are some photos from our afternoon. Shout out to Snow Squad for clearing our driveway early this morning. Made a lot less work later in the day! w/ @jodi #snow #storm #winter #Sudbury

• Post #697140

  Today is a day for ice and snow and sundogs in #Sudbury