Notices by Stargeezer Smith (stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza)

Whales Can Live Up to Twice as Long as We Thought, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert

https://www.sciencealert.com/whales-can-live-up-to-twice-as-long-as-we-thought-scientists-say

@GeePawHill
I've read that Mel Brooks had that insight too, laugh at them. It's why he often made fun of Nazis in his movies, like the Springtime for Hitler sequence in The Producers.

@jwildeboer
I'm a bit out of touch. What is signal suggested to replace? Email, or text messaging like Google voice, or what?

Strange Metal From Beyond Our Planet Found in an Ancient Treasure Stash

https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-metal-from-beyond-our-planet-found-in-an-ancient-treasure-stash

@br00t4c
I've been thinking about this. I call it the blue alliance. Domestic things like economic concerns, health policy, education policy, citizens rights, could be protected in blue (and like minded) states by some coordination.

The blue states, after, should have tremendous leverage over the next WH. They have most of the nation's money.

@deprogrammaticaipsum
I did occasionally lament that the creations I accomplished in computer science would be lost in just a few years. Sometimes it made me think I should have followed a math career instead.

But what the heck. I enjoyed what I did, and at least in my working years I was able to elevate the computer use of the organizations where I worked.

@bmacDonald94
Read and learn. I learn a lot here at Mastodon. I'm pretty much a nerd, only well read in my small corner. I'm not very literary, but always willing to be enlightened.

@bmacDonald94
Thanks. I was quoting from my recollection.

@bmacDonald94
I think it was physicist Steven Weinberg who said that with or without religion there will be good people who do good things, and bad people who do bad things. But to get good people to do bad things you need religion.

@br00t4c
Not since I've been taking note. Then again, that's only for half a century.

@tomiahonen
I'm sure you are familiar with Reich's background as former Labor Secretary and public policy professor. I don't believe he says he's a statistics expert, but once a political insider and still an avid political observer.

I follow him for his expertise on some areas of government policy. It appeared to me he must be bothered by the closeness of whatever polls he's observing.

I mostly follow your poll analysis, and observe the fund raising advantage Harris has among small donors and her superior rally sizes, which to me suggest she has an enthusiasm advantage. Reich only mentioned his concern of close polls.

Thanks for responding.

In the outer Solar System, far from the light and warmth of the Sun, things can get a little… hinky.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-simulations-suggest-planet-nine-might-not-be-a-planet-at-all

@countcol
Maybe, as with money, the information is being sucked up by intellectual billionaires.

@Remittancegirl
I agree.

VP Harris had to endure the time advantage Trump got because the moderators succumbed to his bullying, but he couldn't bully her. It was toe to toe and as he flailed as he tried to land made up attacks, she responded with in your face direct, factual attacks.

VP Harris is the toughest opponent Trump has ever been on stage with.

@jeffowski
Very well stated. I've thought for a long time that liberals can feel empathy for people they don't even know, and the bubble of empathy of conservatives seems to only envelope folks close to them.

@HistoPol @ReallyBlue2
Just compare the number of scandals in Biden's cabinet vs the scandals during Trump's tenure.

@nonlinear @kevinriggle @futurebird @dahukanna @PavelASamsonov @knowuh
It seems the microscopic to macro influence must be hinted by the old limerick:

Big whorls have little whorls Which feed on their velocity, And little whorls have lesser whorls And so on to viscosity

(By Lewis Fry Richardson)

@WarnerCrocker
Is a return to slavery next? It was in the books if you go back far enough.

@cstross
I'm admittedly not up on the AI news and development. I'm mostly familiar with it as a means to spot subtle information buried in astronomical data. A legitimate use I think.

I'm more concerned about it's use in Internet search engines. Why? Because science research data doesn't contain lies, just noise and data, sometimes with complex relationships. The Internet has a high percentage of misinformation -- lies.

@georgetakei
I suspect that Johnson will find that the Speaker job was far easier to get (he kind of fell into it) than it will be to do.

If I believed totally in fantasy, I'd suggest that he consult with Nancy Pelosi, the most successful living previous Speaker, and perhaps the most successful in history.

Imagine any other field where you as the new kid have at your access the historical legend of the position you hold. You'd take advantage of that.

But not in politics.