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@georgetakei I doubt if she pumps her own groceries.

A long delayed message to my dear supporters of #SeldonCrisis on Patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/seldon-crisis-is-121209123?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

I just uploaded a new episode of #SeldonCrisis featuring an interview with the voice actor behind the character Bayta Darell and several others on the podcast. Amanda provides a lot of great insight into voice acting and some of the challenges it presents.

It's also a nice retrospective on a particularly exciting section of the #Foundation story by Isaac #Asimov, wherein Bayta bravely faces off with the Mule, bent on conquering the entire galaxy.

https://www.seldoncrisis.net/being-bayta-with-amanda-kreitler/

@Sentientism It was wonderful getting to talk to Jamie Woodhouse about this critically needed shift in worldview. Rather that just being empathetic to our fellow humans, we should extend our compassion to all the sentient beings we share the world with.

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Sci-fi and Sentientism. I had the pleasure of talking to Joel McKinnon on his @seldoncrisis podcast. I hope you enjoy! https://www.seldoncrisis.net/beyond-asimovs-humanism-with-jamie-woodhouse/

@Sentientism My pleasure!

Here's the Active Transcript by Fanfare (read/listen):
https://www.withfanfare.com/p/seldon-crisis/beyond-asimov-s-humanism-with-jamie-woodhouse

New episode on Seldon Crisis podcast - first in well over a year. My guest is Jamie Woodhouse, exploring the ethical worldview of Sentientism, characterized by concern for evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.

https://www.seldoncrisis.net/beyond-asimovs-humanism-with-jamie-woodhouse/

Joel at Seldon Crisis boosted:

For all you cis folks. Feel free to boost.

#trans #transgender #FirstTheyCame #MartinNiemoller #Allies

First, they came for the
transgender community
and I spoke out immediately even though Im straight and cis
because l've read the rest of the
fucking poem

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In this 20 minute short film "I’m Not a Robot" by Victoria Warmerdam, a series of failed Captcha tests plunges a woman into a strange new reality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrLQXR7mKU

#scifi

@petewalkden The face of wariness. Great shot!

@odawgie Wonderful photos and excellent alt text!

Joel at Seldon Crisis boosted:

For anyone in need of a break from the insanity, I come bearing some exceptionally soft mosses and a veritable rainforest of lichen for your viewing pleasure :neocat_floof_happy:

#Mosstodon #lichensubscribe #NaturePhotography #photography

photo of a collection of vibrant green moss growing at the base of a tree trunk along with lots and lots of lichen; the moss is growing in many round lumps, creating a texture somewhat reminiscent of mammatus clouds

macro photo taking a closer look at some of the lichens from the previous photo; there are many bluish-green stalks reaching up towards the sky, with a few of them carrying red fruiting bodies; there is also still some of the moss visible towards the bottom of the frame

macro photo of a different moss growing around a small tree stump; this one appears extremely soft, almost like green fur, with tall brown sporophyte stalks each bearing a crescent-shaped sporangium at its tip

another macro photo of the same moss from the third pic; the moss still has a very soft appearance, and the sporophytes are much more densely concentrated in this section

@davep This is just excellent framing.

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Stop asking candidates if they "believe in" climate change and start asking if they understand it.

It's science, not Santa Claus.

@TheValorieClark

I was out yesterday for the kickoff and just got to watch the speeches. I swear this is the best I've felt about any pair of candidates in my adult lifetime. These two are genuinely good people and I think they'll make a great team in the white house.

https://www.youtube.com/live/wP5qOjgY88M?si=WaH8m4REGA2mby88&t=1766

NASA recently cancelled the VIPER moon rover project after spending $450 million on it and was estimated to cost an additional $80 million.

The goal of the mission was to search for water ice at the moon's south pole. It's critical to understand how much water there might be there to potentially support future human missions.

Please sign this petition to congress to revive this critical project!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIUzsdEiT8cbt7YqYE1RdctvtMaflyh3bc2M9HnH0C0Wpzww/viewform

@Syulang ChatGPT 4o had no problem.

When comparing decimal numbers, the whole number part is compared first. If the whole numbers are the same, the decimal part is compared digit by digit from left to right. In this case:
9.9 has the digits 9 and 9.
9.11 has the digits 9 and 11 (1 and 1).
After comparing the whole numbers, both are 9, so we compare the decimal parts. 0.9 is larger than 0.1, making 9.9 larger than 9.11. e P

I’m here with my Citizens Climate Lobby Chapter to fight climate change this morning! If you want a way to stop climate change, go to the CitizensClimate.org or email SanMateo@CitizensClimateLobby.org to sign up for a weekly one-minute climate action or message.

Project 2025 will destroy America!
#LookItUp #Project2025

Joel at Seldon Crisis boosted:

Look what I found hidden in plain sight.
Pun intended.
This Alt Text decision tree is going to be super helpful in making my content more accessible. Since I make that now, I guess.

#Accessibility #Disablity #AltText #Alt4Me #Blind #Neurodivergent

https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/

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