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The Andromeda Galaxy Will Collide With The Milky Way in 5 Billion Years, But Mamdani Has No Plan To Stop It

What caused the 8.8 magnitude quake that sent tsunamis to Hawaii and California Here's what we know about what caused the earthquake off Russia's Far East and why the tsunami it generated weren't as big as anticipated.

NEW: A magnitude 8.8 megaquake blasted tsunami waves across the Pacific today. Here's everything you need to know about it, including:

-Why it happened
-Why it generated a widespread tsunami
-Why the timing of this megaquake is a bit weird

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LOLOLOLOLOL 🤣🤣🤣

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I had travel funds for this meeting included in my most recent SSW grant proposal, which was sadly declined…

Hopefully to get a better draft pick.

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I think you can guess what music I hear in my mind’s ear when I look at that picture.

Scanned and sent!

I have one picture of each bandmember! How should I send you yours?

I think so? And no, I’ve been thinking about mentioning this for a while, but I didn’t want to seem too nosey.

I think I know which file drawer that batch of photos is in: I’ll go look now.

Hah, I didn’t even remember that!

YUP!!!

I don’t recall if we as a quartet had a separate name from that of the trio (me, Steve on bass and Cory on drums).

This may sound weird and random, but 1) I think we were in a band together at MIT in the early 90s (I was the goofy guitarist) and 2) I have a photo of you from that era. LMK if you want me to send it to you.

Happy Birthday and congrats on giving a fantastic talk!!

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Thanks Joe!

It gives me particular pleasure to transmit this from a big happy Pluto Conference 😃😝😛

*the actual writers of the song are: Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina.
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#RickyNelsonFirstDraftLyrics*

We attempted “Adventure #1: the Launch” from “Welcome to the Moon”, a game with cards and dry erase boards. I started out strong but ultimately could not get the needed cascades of box-filling going, so Alyssa’s mission succeeded first.

Just like old times, I got roasted 🍗 at Lost Cities! I finally got my bearings in the third hand, but the hole was just too deep to climb out of.

Alright, that was a fun game of Sagrada, forgot to take a picture though. (But I did win 🙂).

Next up is the old classic, Lost Cities!

We have started gaming! First up: Sagrada, a colorful dice game inspired by the famous cathedral.

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Darn. Enjoy NY, though!

We are eating at Facci, the Italian restaurant at the far end of the mall across the street from the Homewood Suites.

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Hey Pluto Progress Meeting folks! A bunch of us will be playing boardgames this evening in the breakfast room at the Homewood Suites hotel. We are probably going to have some dinner then start gaming at 6:30-7 or so. Come on down!

Extremely surreal to have this news break as Pluto scientists meet to celebrate the ten-year anniversary and everything New Horizons has accomplished!