Notices by titaniumbiscuit (titaniumbiscuit@nerdculture.de)

"Kiss my shiny metal ass!" https://www.darengreenhow.com/photo_9530210.html #asstodon #futurama #bender

Perfect setup for an RPG heist adventure published in the Guardian today:

"The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe

Fantastically expensive and hard to handle, the substance holds the key to a holy grail of science. And experts at Cern now know how to transport it

(Robin McKie, science editor
Sun 8 Dec 2024 07.00 CET)

Researchers are preparing to make one of science’s most unusual journeys. They are planning to transport a container of antimatter in a lorry across Europe."

#pnp #pnpde #ttrpg

@CCC Ich habe laut aufgestöhnt als ich die Nachricht gelesen habe (dass die CDU die VDS einführen will). Fällt denen eigentlich nix neues ein?

@neongod Even if you allow access to your contacts, they will not leave your device. What happens afaik is that a hash sum is being computed from each contact and only that is send to signal servers, so that they can know (in an anonymity-preserving way) who of your contacts has #Signal so that you can talk to each other directly. So yes, they need access to your contact, but it is not the invasion of privacy that you seem to be making it out to be.
Look here for a description of the hows and whys: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007061452-Does-Signal-send-my-number-to-my-contacts

The European Southern Observatory #ESO has a ton of interesting resources on its webpage, posters, papercraft, ultra-highres astronomy pictures and more. For the #RPG crowd, the Soundscapes and Music sections might be interesting for background ambience: "Paranal exterior night wind" https://www.eso.org/public/products/soundscapes/ss-paranal-exterior-night-wind/

Or this one "Paranal Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) dome closing" https://www.eso.org/public/products/soundscapes/ss-paranal-at-dome-closing/

Then there is actual music, often over 20 minutes long: https://www.eso.org/public/products/music/

Have fun exploring!

CC @astro_jcm

#pnp #pnpde #astrodon #musodon

@cstross Holy Moly, what a thoroughly interesting dickhead...

@evan I don't doubt it but it seems short-sighted at best. Trump's interest in the region - insofar it exists - certainly doesn't seem to include Palestinians' rights. As cruel as it is to say, there are larger issues in play in this election IMO, namely the state of US democracy and civil rights, and the security of Europe among others. Biden has his flaws, sure. But I'm confident that a Biden administration is going to be *much* better than a Trump one, which I don't even want to think about.

@evan I hear you, but I also urge you to consider to still vote for Biden if you can, as Trump will be much much worse for the world as a whole I think. He certainly dgaf. (Not USAican so am a bystander to your country's elections.)