#soylent | Logs for 2025-03-31
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[00:20:39] <halibut> Ingar: Good for you. I owe a lot to a few people who got me interested in various things, and knew enough to give me a push in that direction. It sounds like you are being one of those people for kids today.
[00:21:42] <halibut> As far as eclipses go, whenever I have an opportunity, I show people how to see the eclipse through a small telescope, or directly through welder's glass (or safe solar glasses), but I am really a fan of pinhole cameras.
[00:22:27] <halibut> I have some good cardboard boxes where I have an aperture made of some foil across a hole with a pinhole in the foil, and, inside the box, a piece of white paper taped to the side.
[00:23:15] <halibut> I also really like showing how you can take a collander, or something like it ( https://en.wikipedia.org ) and show how its shadow shows a whole bunch of eclipses.
[00:23:16] <systemd> ^ 03Colander - Wikipedia
[00:24:03] <halibut> I also try to answer questions in such a way as to encourage people to ask more. My favorite, relating to eclipses:
[00:24:21] <halibut> One person asked me, shortly before the elipse began, ``Where is the moon?''
[00:24:36] <halibut> They prefaced it with, ``This is probably a stupid question, but ...''
[00:25:38] <halibut> I was able to answer it (just a tiny bit to the side of the sun, but you cannot see it because ...), but I made sure to start with, ``It is not a stupid question. The moon is one of the main players in this event, and it is literally nowhere to be seen!''
[00:26:34] <halibut> Probably should have mentioned that it literally took thousands of generations before people learned enough about the heavens to even figure out that the moon had anything to do with it.
[00:27:14] <halibut> It is intuitive now that we know, but if you do not know, it does not make any sense at all. I was glad to get the opportunity to explain that to somebody.
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[01:47:26] <c0lo> =sub https://www.newsweek.com https://www.discovermagazine.com +https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08779-5 +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpopXmw13ck
[01:47:34] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03NASA Early Galaxy Discovery Shines Light on 'Cosmic Dark Ages'" (45p) -> https://soylentnews.org
[03:51:21] <chromas> c0lo++ # nicely subbed
[03:52:36] <c0lo> Good teaching and not yet complete memory failure.
[05:13:50] <c0lo> Chances are he won't live that long, but for your thrill addiction: https://www.abc.net.au
[05:13:51] <systemd> ^ 03Donald Trump says he is considering ways to serve a third term as US president - ABC News
[05:22:14] <c0lo> =sub first orbital rocket to crash into European waters https://www.abc.net.au
[05:22:17] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03Donald Trump Says He is Considering Ways to Serve a Third Term as US President - ABC News" (103p) -> https://soylentnews.org
[05:22:48] <c0lo> Oh, fuck, noooooo!!!!
[05:23:13] <c0lo> =sub first orbital rocket to crash into European waters https://www.theguardian.com
[05:23:14] <systemd> ✓ Sub-ccess! "03First Orbital Rocket Launched From Mainland Europe Crashes After Takeoff" (28p) -> https://soylentnews.org
[06:59:29] <chromas> https://www.youtube.com
[06:59:31] <systemd> ^ 03Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles - Caravan of Garbage
[06:59:47] <chromas> two aussies yapping about movies. must be c0lo and crutchy
[06:59:55] <chromas> only two aussies I know of :D
[07:08:34] <chromas> that connecting R brits and aussies have is funny sometimes. "Vanilla Rice"
[08:26:00] <chromas> https://www.youtube.com
[08:26:01] <systemd> ^ 03Admiral Benson All Scenes from Hot Shots 1 and 2
[08:26:21] <chromas> oh I borked the offset, oops
[09:07:23] <c0lo> I (sorta) grew with Pif and Rahan for cartoons and spaghetti westerns for movies. Turtle ninjas and transformers and starwars - I registered them existing, but I'm not impressed. The next (chronological order) two movies that spoke to me were Alien/Aliens.
[09:08:15] <c0lo> So, I can't be any of the two yapping aussies.
[09:50:50] <Ingar> The Goonies
[09:51:06] <Ingar> and shitti-bang-bang
[09:51:34] <Ingar> the latter had a somewhat dark theme for an old kids movie
[13:49:06] <Ingar> Did I mention today Excel is a piece of shit ?
[13:50:51] <fab23> Ingar: does it still contain the flight simulator? :)
[14:06:59] <Ingar> I have no idea, and I don't want to know!
[14:07:51] <Ingar> fab23: office 97 it seems
[14:13:34] <fab23> ah, I didn't know the details any more
[14:18:10] <Ingar> fab23: Wikipedia ;)
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[22:37:11] <AlwaysNever> I'm learning that "Let's Encrypt" Certifaction Authority is now a victim of Trump's DODGE policies...
[22:37:14] <AlwaysNever> https://www.heise.de
[22:37:16] <systemd> ^ 03After Trump's decree: fight for US funding for Tor, F-Droid and Let's Encrypt
[22:38:00] <AlwaysNever> a LOT of websites rest of "Let's Encrypt" existing, and existing as a free service
[22:38:13] <AlwaysNever> there's gonna be fallout
[22:38:29] <chromas> Switch to DANE. Problem solved :D
[22:38:56] <chromas> Also there are alternatives to let's encrypt for free certs
[22:39:24] <AlwaysNever> I'm thorn between gettin LOTS of popcorn, or changing to another professional sector, LOL
[22:39:49] <AlwaysNever> I probably should do both
[22:43:59] <AlwaysNever> Let's Encrypt ceasing operation is going to be such a sight to be seen!
[22:45:42] <AlwaysNever> amazing times
[22:58:41] <chromas> hm so even though they're smol businesses they get all their money as free government handouts?
[22:59:29] <chromas> SN was a PBC, why weren't we getting free moneys?
[23:01:37] <AlwaysNever> To be a successfull corrupt entity, you have to give kickbacks
[23:01:48] <AlwaysNever> money flows both ways, you know
[23:02:08] <chromas> oh then we should become a cert authority
[23:09:45] <chromas> https://www.youtube.com
[23:09:47] <systemd> ^ 03Steven Seagal's Exit Wounds - Insane People Actually Enjoy It - Worst Movie Ever
[23:52:33] <c0lo> Dual choice bordello https://yt3.ggpht.com