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“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.”
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Jeremy Knowles, discusses the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)
OH WAIT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CECILIA PAYNE.
Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge.
Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because at that time there was not much exposure for women, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard.
Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”
Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish).
Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work.
Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard, and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science.
Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.
Read More https://araniea.com/a-98-year-old-kentucky-woman-with.../
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Jeremy Knowles, discusses the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)
OH WAIT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CECILIA PAYNE.
Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge.
Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because at that time there was not much exposure for women, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard.
Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”
Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish).
Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work.
Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard, and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science.
Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.
Read More https://araniea.com/a-98-year-old-kentucky-woman-with.../
DIY-HP-LED
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Ordering a pizza with AI...
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I get a lot of scam calls and text messages, not this particular one though. Does whose voice saying yes make a difference though? Maybe they can hack it somehow? So, if someone on the phone really needs you to say "yes" say maybe!
DIY-HP-LED
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Some good news for a change, Poland is shifting back to the left with a surprisingly high turnout.
From a little over 2 years ago:
www.euronews.com
“Tusk said he is returning to politics to help fight the `"evil'' of the current right-wing government led by Law and Justice [PiS], which has dominated Polish politics since 2016. “
It looks like that might have worked. Donald Tusk was PM of Poland 2007-2014, and from 2014 till 2019 president of EU council. Not the biggest party now but enough to form a coalition on the left, while the right, with PiS still being the largest, doesn’t have a majority by itself anymore.
From today:
“WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk said that three [pro-EU] opposition parties had sufficient votes to win the general election on Sunday after an exit poll projected that they had enough combined support to oust Law and Justice, the governing conservative nationalist party.
The Ipsos exit poll suggested that the opposition together has likely won 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, the Sejm. Law and Justice [right wing ruling PiS], according to the projection, obtained 200 seats, while the far-right Confederation got 12 seats.
“I am the happiest man on earth,” Tusk said. “Democracy has won. Poland has won.”“
Good news is an understatement, this is potentially great for Poland, great for unity in EU (leaving Hungary without a partner in crime, and Tusk will handle their relationship with Germany much better), and great for Ukraine. Tusk is for “unwavering” support for Ukraine, pretty much has been since 2014. Given his experience and seniority Poland’s influence in EU would take a drastic positive turn. Something most urban folks want, rural conservatives not so much.
Because PiS is still the largest they get to try and form a majority coalition first. It’s looking good though.
From a little over 2 years ago:
Donald Tusk returns to Polish politics to take on 'evil' conservatives
Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected head of the strongest party in Poland's fragmented opposition on Saturday.
www.euronews.com
“Tusk said he is returning to politics to help fight the `"evil'' of the current right-wing government led by Law and Justice [PiS], which has dominated Polish politics since 2016. “
It looks like that might have worked. Donald Tusk was PM of Poland 2007-2014, and from 2014 till 2019 president of EU council. Not the biggest party now but enough to form a coalition on the left, while the right, with PiS still being the largest, doesn’t have a majority by itself anymore.
From today:
“WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk said that three [pro-EU] opposition parties had sufficient votes to win the general election on Sunday after an exit poll projected that they had enough combined support to oust Law and Justice, the governing conservative nationalist party.
The Ipsos exit poll suggested that the opposition together has likely won 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, the Sejm. Law and Justice [right wing ruling PiS], according to the projection, obtained 200 seats, while the far-right Confederation got 12 seats.
“I am the happiest man on earth,” Tusk said. “Democracy has won. Poland has won.”“
Good news is an understatement, this is potentially great for Poland, great for unity in EU (leaving Hungary without a partner in crime, and Tusk will handle their relationship with Germany much better), and great for Ukraine. Tusk is for “unwavering” support for Ukraine, pretty much has been since 2014. Given his experience and seniority Poland’s influence in EU would take a drastic positive turn. Something most urban folks want, rural conservatives not so much.
Because PiS is still the largest they get to try and form a majority coalition first. It’s looking good though.
cannabineer
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so if they have a Donald Tusk, is there also an Elon Mrump?Some good news for a change, Poland is shifting back to the left with a surprisingly high turnout.
From a little over 2 years ago:
Donald Tusk returns to Polish politics to take on 'evil' conservatives
Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected head of the strongest party in Poland's fragmented opposition on Saturday.
“Tusk said he is returning to politics to help fight the `"evil'' of the current right-wing government led by Law and Justice [PiS], which has dominated Polish politics since 2016. “
It looks like that might have worked. Donald Tusk was PM of Poland 2007-2014, and from 2014 till 2019 president of EU council. Not the biggest party now but enough to form a coalition on the left, while the right, with PiS still being the largest, doesn’t have a majority by itself anymore.
From today:
“WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk said that three [pro-EU] opposition parties had sufficient votes to win the general election on Sunday after an exit poll projected that they had enough combined support to oust Law and Justice, the governing conservative nationalist party.
The Ipsos exit poll suggested that the opposition together has likely won 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, the Sejm. Law and Justice [right wing ruling PiS], according to the projection, obtained 200 seats, while the far-right Confederation got 12 seats.
“I am the happiest man on earth,” Tusk said. “Democracy has won. Poland has won.”“
Good news is an understatement, this is potentially great for Poland, great for unity in EU (leaving Hungary without a partner in crime, and Tusk will handle their relationship with Germany much better), and great for Ukraine. Tusk is for “unwavering” support for Ukraine, pretty much has been since 2014. Given his experience and seniority Poland’s influence in EU would take a drastic positive turn. Something most urban folks want, rural conservatives not so much.
Because PiS is still the largest they get to try and form a majority coalition first. It’s looking good though.
cannabineer
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I just had a weird thought. Unless I internally skewed the data, the start of civilization coincides with the start of slavery as an institution. Someone please tell me I’m wrong.
Bad Karma
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I subscribe to the Tyler Durden school of phone call etiquette.
So I never answer incoming phone calls or texts …unless they’re in my contacts.
not really since like you can make money off social media, IG paid me for a while every month a few hundred dollars.
DIY-HP-LED
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We worry about climate change and a sustainable future, but is this situation sustainable? Wealth imbalance keeps getting worse, we are not in a steady state, the rich will get richer and the rest of us will get poorer. 50% of the population lives on 12.5% of the national wealth and this is the result. People don't have money, governments don't have money, who has money and why, who doesn't pay taxes on their money and why? I'm not saying we shouldn't have rich people, but we need a fairer economic and taxation system. Canada is the same, except if we tax our rich, they move to the US and people there are so consumed by culture wars and bigotry they don't know how badly they are being screwed and elect obvious grifters who serve the rich.
www.buzzfeed.com
We Rounded Up The Hourly Income You'd Need To Afford Rent In The U.S., And It's Clear People Aren't Getting Paid Enough
The average full-time minimum wage worker can't afford rent in ANY state in America.
Full-time workers who make minimum wage can’t afford a one-bedroom rental home in any state in the U.S. without spending more than the recommended 30 percent of their income, according to a report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).
The group’s annual “Out of Reach” report compares minimum wages and housing costs in states, metropolitan areas and counties across the country. This year’s results show the hourly wage rate needed for a “modest” two-bedroom rental in 2022 is more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in every single state.
Nationally, a person would need to make $25.82 per hour to pay for a modest two bedroom rental home without spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. For a modest one-bedroom rental, it’s $21.25.
Even where local minimum wages are higher than the federal standard, it’s not enough. “No local minimum wages are sufficient to afford a one-bedroom rental home at the fair market rent with a 40-hour workweek,” the group states.
We Rounded Up The Hourly Income You'd Need To Afford Rent In The U.S., And It's Clear People Aren't Getting Paid Enough
The average full-time minimum wage worker can't afford rent in ANY state in America.
We Rounded Up The Hourly Income You'd Need To Afford Rent In The U.S., And It's Clear People Aren't Getting Paid Enough
The average full-time minimum wage worker can't afford rent in ANY state in America.
Full-time workers who make minimum wage can’t afford a one-bedroom rental home in any state in the U.S. without spending more than the recommended 30 percent of their income, according to a report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).
The group’s annual “Out of Reach” report compares minimum wages and housing costs in states, metropolitan areas and counties across the country. This year’s results show the hourly wage rate needed for a “modest” two-bedroom rental in 2022 is more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in every single state.
Nationally, a person would need to make $25.82 per hour to pay for a modest two bedroom rental home without spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. For a modest one-bedroom rental, it’s $21.25.
Even where local minimum wages are higher than the federal standard, it’s not enough. “No local minimum wages are sufficient to afford a one-bedroom rental home at the fair market rent with a 40-hour workweek,” the group states.
BudmanTX
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yeah we got to see totality of the eclipse, it was freaking wonderful to see.....we only had the glasses though, sorry we didn't get pics......that was an after the fact when i had the idea of taking one of the glasses apart and attaching the lense to the camera on the phoneI hope we get a pic or two from the Texas contingent. They get the full ring higher up in the sky.
Here are some cool pix off the web
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"Party Time!!!"
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In the future Amazon might send you one of these for free with a membership, you place it where you want the drone to drop off packages with great accuracy. Improvements in battery technology will mean much longer ranges and heavier payloads. I can see a system using a combination of GPS and these things to aid in package delivery. It is a system that would greatly reduce traffic and the carbon emitted by delivery vehicles and the expense of employing drivers. The entire process can be automated from package pick up to battery swapping for the drone, economics and technology will drive change.
interestingengineering.com
New tech can guide drones without relying on cameras, GPS
A battery-less RFID tag could do the job just as well as a GPS landing module. The researchers have further refined how the tag works.
DIY-HP-LED
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This Butt Plug Will Allow Toyota To Build 900-Mile EVs [Update]
Presumably, the charge port on these EVs will be at the rear.
jalopnik.com
cannabineer
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This Butt Plug Will Allow Toyota To Build 900-Mile EVs [Update]
Presumably, the charge port on these EVs will be at the rear.
This article teases about EVs with 932-mile (1500km) range, but they infuriatingly do not mention either battery capacity or this notional EV’s efficiency (allowing a simple calculation of capacity).
Toyota Inks Deal to Mass Produce Solid State EV Batteries With 932-Mile Range
Using material developed by Idemitsu Kosan will allow Toyota to commercialize these energy-dense batteries by 2028.www.pcmag.com
The real headscratcher is the shape of the display container.
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DIY-HP-LED
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They are keeping their cards close to their chests on this one, if they are bullshitting it would be a major loss of face in that culture since shareholders are counting on this too. It is proprietary and neither they, nor the Chinese respect patents much, so industrial secret time. We will know when the many independent reviewers in the industry get their hands on one, which should be in a year or two, at least for preproduction models.