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  A new and detailed map of dark matter is preliminarily available from a consortium of astronomers, the UNIONS survey. While it does not point to the constituents of dark matter, it tells us more about how it is locally distributed about the Milky Way. Gift link from the #GlobeAndMail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3c21efbc9cacbbba32550fe0f9b78d3274a69347c3b3e4bab06105b7494d9890/BP4MQUHXPBHEVMKOQTBKJJLI7I/

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  I was very sad to learn today of the passing of T. Denny Sanford, who “… provided significant gifts to the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) and Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.” Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) bears his name. T. Denny SANFORD Obituary - https://www.twincities.com/obituaries/t-denny-sanford/#:~:text=SANFORD%20T.%20Denny%2C%20Philanthropist%20Thomas,and%20Edith%20(Hill)%20Sanford.

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  "Trump Proposes Defunding National Academies" - AIP.ORG https://www.aip.org/fyi/trump-proposes-defunding-national-academies The National Academies are one of the last national science advisory bodies left in the US. This is consistent with the current administration's effort to wipe away independent and reliable information.

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  Sudbury’s Superstack ‘getting shorter day by day’ https://flip.it/c7woUd

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  Two great tastes that taste great together: Don Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things" and Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It". These #books called to me over the last 24 hours. Here we go. #bookstodon

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  It’s a stormy summer evening in #Sudbury.

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  Good evening, #Sudbury!

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  Rainy and stormy evening in #Sudbury.

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  Hangin out at the Sudbury Airport on a drizzly Friday night.

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  Or … hear me out here … switch to Linux for free and never again have to deal with this “end of an operating system, pay more ransom money to continue using your computer” bullshit. Here are my two go-to distributions: https://ubuntu.com https://linuxmint.com #linux #gnu #endof10 #linux_mint #ubuntu

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  Our #orchid roommate is doing really well! #flowers

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  I have had this lamp since university and with a new lightbulb it just keeps on being awesome.

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  I had a lot of fun yesterday talking about the Artemis II mission, some of its #science efforts, and the value of exploration and science with "Morning North" host Markus Schwabe. I am very grateful to my colleagues at @snolabscience.bsky.social for the chance to meet with Markus and discuss this moment in the space program as the Artemis II crew prepare to return to mother Earth. Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-41-morning-north/clip/16207920-scientist-work...

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  Watching the return of the #ArtemisII crew from their 10-day mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A&pp=0gcJCdoKAYcqIYzv

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  Our slightly underground view of the #artemisii return.

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  Separation of crew capsule from the European Service Module! #ArtemisII

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  So many chutes! #ArtemisII

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  APPLAUSE!!!!! #ArtemisII

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  Some last looks at the crew of #ArtemisII at sunset as they are transported to the nearby naval vessel and disembark for medical checkups.

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  Pleased to be part of the #SNOLAB team at the Xenon Workshop in #Montreal. Many great discussions with a recognition that cooperation across projects is important to advancing this technology. L to R: Dr. Erica Caden, myself, Dr. Nasim Fatemighomi, David Hawkins, and Dr. Jodi Cooley (photo shared by @jodi over on LinkedIn; not pictured are Drs. Ray Bunker and David Asner)

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  Had a MARVELOUS time today at "The Nutcracker" in Toronto! w/ @jodi #ballet #tchaikovsky #NationalBalletOfCanada #winter #

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  Well, we are 2 movies in to the "Die Hard" series and already that famous line from "Deadpool and Wolverine" is echoing through my head.

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  Good morning, #Sudbury!

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  I am spending time this morning inside one of #Sudbury's lovely bakery-cafes. The soundtrack on their stereo this morning is the soundtrack of my university life, including the Wallflower's (Jakob Dylan's) "One Headlight". #nostalgia #BetterDaysNotActuallyBetter #ButIMissThemSometimes

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  Saw the production of “Jagged Little Pill” by the #Sudbury Performance Group today. Whew … that was a HEAVY musical. But it was an excellent production, and I feel good that I have rediscovered community theatre in my new home. Near Sudbury? I highly recommend you go check out this show! I love watching local talent give it their all. https://www.showpass.com/alanis-morissettes-jagged-little-pill-the-musical/

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  Going through our cassette collection and digitizing it has made me revisit Roger Waters’s albums “Radio K.A.O.S.” and “Amused To Death”. These are very pertinent art pieces that speak to the modern era, with messages about connection, war, nihilism, and compassion that weirdly resonate with me right now.

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  Well, we are hunkered down for quite an end-of-season winter storm. #Sudbury is forecast to get something like 40cm (1.3ft) of snow.

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  EDIT: Or, maybe Steve can just read the release notes! ;-) https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v8.1.0 ORIGINAL: Recent versions of PeerTube seem to have continued problems breaking video thumbnails (e.g. in the “Discovery” view). This seems to be a known and documented issue: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/7501 I am certainly looking forward to v8.1.3. 😉 No complaints otherwise from me, though…

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  This was quite a winter storm. Most people have spent today digging out. Highways are closed, plows are not clearing the neighbourhoods, etc. When a plow does come through, they erect an ice and snow barricade at the end of your driveway. Here are some photos from our afternoon. Shout out to Snow Squad for clearing our driveway early this morning. Made a lot less work later in the day! w/ @jodi #snow #storm #winter #Sudbury

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  Today is a day for ice and snow and sundogs in #Sudbury