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Notices by Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)

  1. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2019 05:42:45 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    So I'm sure you're all familiar with the UN projection of the Earth that puts the Arctic at the center and shows all the land, but let me present to you the inverse of that, the Spilhaus projection, which centers the map on Antarctica and shows the world's ocean as the single, continuous mass of water that it is.

    In conversation Tuesday, 08-Oct-2019 05:42:45 EDT from radical.town permalink
  2. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2019 04:05:57 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    it's like marxism, but in your computers

    In conversation Saturday, 31-Aug-2019 04:05:57 EDT from radical.town permalink
  3. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2019 18:46:59 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    It turns out, mapping the galaxy is a much more difficult job than anticipated, but using the light from Cepheid variable stars, which are stars that brighten and dim according to their size, we can pretty accurately tell distance. By using these stars, we can build a map of the distribution of stars in our galaxy...

    So here's a 3D map of Cepheid variable stars, in our very own Milky Way galaxy, released in a survey done back in February. It reveals that the Milky Way isn't as flat as we thought, but rather a little bit warped or twisted. Although rare, it's far from unheard of to see a spiral galaxy with a wobble to it, and quite apparently our galaxy is among them.

    Our galaxy is not flat, which means that a whole lot of art is out of date.

    We don't know yet what caused the warping effect, could be a recent interaction or collision with another galaxy or even dark matter. At this point, it's still to early to tell.

    In conversation Saturday, 10-Aug-2019 18:46:59 EDT from radical.town permalink
  4. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2019 08:03:45 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    literally all of this debate is pointless when we could clearly solve all of these problems by opening the volcano

    In conversation Friday, 26-Jul-2019 08:03:45 EDT from radical.town permalink
  5. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2019 11:53:34 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    antifa sells t'chuplate

    In conversation Wednesday, 17-Jul-2019 11:53:34 EDT from radical.town permalink
  6. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Monday, 01-Jul-2019 03:16:40 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    Having a Facebook account "just for memes" is like having a set of men in vans sitting outside your house, constantly monitoring your every move and word, information of which they will quickly sell to the highest bidder, just so that you can get in a few good nose-exhales because they also happen to deliver funny newspapers right to your door.

    In conversation Monday, 01-Jul-2019 03:16:40 EDT from radical.town permalink
  7. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Monday, 17-Jun-2019 05:20:47 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball
    • incorporeality show

    @amsomniac
    shit, we can never get everybody on the same day huh

    In conversation Monday, 17-Jun-2019 05:20:47 EDT from radical.town permalink
  8. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2019 20:33:35 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    Land ownership is a tool of oppression across the globe

    In conversation Saturday, 08-Jun-2019 20:33:35 EDT from radical.town permalink
  9. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Sunday, 19-May-2019 13:55:38 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    you don't hate Mondays, you hate capitalism
    you don't hate commercials, you hate capitalism
    you don't hate your shoddy internet service provider, you hate capitalism
    you don't hate shopping, you hate capitalism
    you don't hate your job, you hate capitalism
    you don't hate standardized learning, you hate capitalism

    In conversation Sunday, 19-May-2019 13:55:38 EDT from radical.town permalink
  10. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Sunday, 19-May-2019 13:44:27 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    Imagine for a moment a society actually designed to convenience us, not one designed to extract wealth. Imagine a society actually designed to work in a sustainable way. Imagine a better way.

    In conversation Sunday, 19-May-2019 13:44:27 EDT from radical.town permalink
  11. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Monday, 15-Apr-2019 17:07:58 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    Notre Dame isn't some confederate statue erected in 1970. This was a world history site. We won't get it back. It's a tragedy, let people grieve. We know the RCC was shit, we know France was shit, but Notre Dame wasn't entirely shit. I'd cry if the Taj Mahal collapsed or if the Hagia Sophia was destroyed, it's not all about religion or the West or whatever you want to make it about. Sometimes it's just about the art and history itself.

    All of civilization, all of the things we do on this earth are temporary and mortal and it is painful to admit so. Nothing lasts forever, not even these things that feel like they've been here forever.

    In conversation Monday, 15-Apr-2019 17:07:58 EDT from radical.town permalink
  12. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 08:55:37 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    The press conference starts in 5 minutes.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnJi0Jy692w

    In conversation Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 08:55:37 EDT from radical.town permalink

    Attachments

    1. National Science Foundation/Event Horizon Telescope press conference
      By National Science Foundation from YouTube
  13. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2019 19:14:57 EDT Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    afraid to like things because people make fun of things

    In conversation Tuesday, 26-Mar-2019 19:14:57 EDT from radical.town permalink
  14. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Saturday, 15-Dec-2018 15:19:29 EST Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    "YouJelly?" is a website where you can vlog about your perfect life and your extremely fun and exciting adventures, all while starting drama with absolutely every other account, but the catch is that you don't actually have any real fans, just people who are jealous and would rip you to shreds in an instant to have your life.

    In conversation Saturday, 15-Dec-2018 15:19:29 EST from radical.town permalink
  15. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Monday, 10-Dec-2018 13:27:54 EST Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    Stars can't be green for the same reason you can't make iron glow green-hot! It goes from dull red, to white hot, to bluish hot. The thermal blackbody radiation curve that peaks in the green has equal parts blue, green, and red, so it appears kind of yellowish-white to us. If green stars were possible, our own sun would be exactly that! If you think about it, you're glowing like a star right now, just only in the infra-red spectrum, can't see it (unless you have an infrared heat camera) ✨

    In conversation Monday, 10-Dec-2018 13:27:54 EST from radical.town permalink
  16. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Sunday, 09-Dec-2018 20:51:53 EST Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    Boost and I'll give you a space cowboy name.

    In conversation Sunday, 09-Dec-2018 20:51:53 EST from radical.town permalink
  17. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Nov-2018 19:37:54 EST Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball

    if you're on mastodon, you're a little bit famous

    In conversation Sunday, 18-Nov-2018 19:37:54 EST from radical.town permalink
  18. Starwall the Science Ball (starwall@radical.town)'s status on Thursday, 15-Nov-2018 17:05:47 EST Starwall the Science Ball Starwall the Science Ball
    • Eugen
    • Rev. Andi N. Fiziks

    Hey @Gargron did you see this tool that @andi made? You can view any thread in the fediverse with it in a really cool, visualized way! https://beta.observablehq.com/@nuklearfiziks/hellthread-visualiser

    In conversation Thursday, 15-Nov-2018 17:05:47 EST from radical.town permalink
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