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Trick or Treat
The best costume I’ve seen so far was Jar Jar Binks as a Disney Princess.
A Multi-Arm Spiral
This galaxy is the beautiful multi-armed NGC 7424, seen almost directly face-on. It’s around 40 million light-years in the southern sky constellation Grus (the Crane). It’s an example of a “grand design” galaxy, intermediate in form between normal spirals and strongly barred galaxies; it has rather open arms with a small central region. Ten young massive star clusters whose size span the range from 1 to 200 light-years have been identified. NGC 7424 is approximately 100,000 light-years across, about the size of our own Milky Way galaxy.
Because of its low surface brightness, this galaxy demands dark skies and a clear night to be observed in detail. When viewed in a small telescope, it appears as a large elliptical haze with no trace of the many beautiful filamentary arms with a multitude of branches revealed in this image taken by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.
Image Credit: ESO
Radio Astronomy and M82
This composite image of starburst galaxy M82 shows the distribution of dense molecular gas as seen by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s 85-ft Green Bank Telescope (yellow and red) and the background stars and dust as seen by Hubble (blue). The yellow areas correspond to regions of intense star formation. The red areas trace outflows of gas from the disk of the galaxy.
Image Credit: NARO/NASA
California to Outlaw Gasoline Powered Cars
Uh, huh.
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but weren’t the frozen CO2 ice caps on Mars caused by Marvin’s carbon footprint?
Cosmic Inflation
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but what are the odds that we should clean Schrödinger’s cat box?
Quote of the Day
A man is known by his works. That I have heard at many a funeral.
—Winslow Homer
Bush Dynasty, R. I. P.?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for reelection and has won the state’s GOP primary—defeating George P. Bush.
Dictionary Update
Effective immediately, all agents, employees, and contractors of the Disinformation Governance Board (ДГБ) shall be referred to as checkists.
When THE Science Follows THE Narrative
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Pamela Brown, FDA chief Dr. Robert Califf explains why he says the leading cause of death in the US is misinformation. https://t.co/rrsKLlLIxf pic.twitter.com/hQ0uSXa1zz
— Android Facts (@manatweets) May 9, 2022
OK, I suppose being misinformed could cause someone to make a poor choice about one’s health.
Quote of the Day
Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.
—Heinz Guderian
Messier 61
Video Credit: Deep Sky Videos
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but why would a kudu, a wombat, and a chinchilla all walk into a bar at the same time?
Team Kimberlin Post of the Day
Yesterday’s TKPOTD dealt with an example of how Team Kimberlin often refused to let go of a failing strategy. This Dead Horse Du Jour was the follow up post from five years ago today.
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The Cabin Boy™ wants to keep flogging his dead horse story of non-existent plagiarism.
Fine. I hope he keeps it up. It has several benefits.
First, his foolishness provides an opportunity for pointage, laughery, and mockification by those who enjoy it.
Second, his time and energy spent ranting about me is time and energy that won’t be spent cyberstalking toddlers or cyberharassing the employers of his perceived enemies.
Third, over the past year or so, Bill Schmalfeldt and Breitbart Unmasked Bunny Billy Boy Unread have lost what little credibility and what few readers they once had. At this point, nothing they write or say has any clout. While I intend to hold them to account for their earlier troublemaking, what they do online now (with the exception of continuing breaches of the 2014 Settlement Agreement) is not likely to be worth the trouble of addressing with anything other than derision.
Fourth, … oh, you get the picture, Gentle Reader.
#PLM
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Losing losers gotta lose.
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but at least there are plenty of treadmills in stock.
Quote of the Day
Papers say: “Congress is deadlocked and can’t act.” I think that is the greatest blessing that could befall this country.
—Will Rogers
The Second Buchanan Administration
I started off hoping that the Xiden Administration would only be like a third Obama term. Then, I hoped it would only be Carter Redux. Now, a second Buchanan administration is looking like a best case scenario.The Gentle Reader may remember that the Democrats were also engaged in the protection of slavery during the Buchanan Administration.
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but they’re only a squad, a whole platoon would be more trouble.
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but he seems to be running out of other people to blame.
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I think so, Brain … but most literature courses teach everything about books except how to enjoy them.
Another Bullet Cluster
I’m the worst shot in the family.
I Watched Joe Xiden’s Speech This Afternoon
His lips were moving.
These Seem So … So Similar …
(H/T, @FiveTimesAugust)
Kinda makes me glad I took the Moderna vaccine.