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This meme could be used non-ironically for <waves vaguely around>:

The Sombrero Galaxy

NASA’s Webb Rounds Out Picture of Sombrero Galaxy’s Disk

The new image of the famous Sombrero galaxy in near-infrared wavelengths shows dust from the outer ring blocking stellar light from the inner portions of the galaxy.

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
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Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at age 76 | CBC News Former astronaut and cabinet minister Marc Garneau has died. He was 76.

Ad Astra Per Aspera. Godspeed, Marc Garneau. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

First tracks, for the ski folks.

Getting dirty.

Nothing like a freshly cleaned grinder.

Whatever he is on, it's not jazz cabbage and in that video, he is clearly *cooked*.

New gear, interesting container ("paint can" lid).

Hydrogen Rules the Universe: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Composition of Stars ‘You are young, and wrong. You must retract.’ When fresh-faced zeal confronts experience, it usually loses. Scientists who think they’ve solved everything on day one usually find that they’ve merely w...

Today we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the individual who determined that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen but was compelled by her advisors to downplay her findings.

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#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #Astronomy 🔭

Find a new hobby they said, why don’t you try crocheting they said..

If an organization doesn't have an incident response plan, they best have a disaster recovery plan.

Dealt with too many organizations that have neither this year, and their ability to remain a going concern is uncertain following a cybersecurity incident.

Deep sigh.

14:20 has 420 already in it. Hurry up! 😉

Dirtlings, today is National Alien Abduction Day.

Who wants to be abducted?

Lockheed Martin F-35 VP Sales:

Tired: Dumping tea into a harbour

Wired: Dumping Teslas into a harbour

Updates to cannabis rules and regulations now made public Stay informed about the updates to cannabis regulations that aim to streamline licensing and production for businesses.

Health Canada updates to cannabis regulations, come into force March 12, 2025: stratcann.com/other/update...

Folks melting down on Hellsite / Dead Bird app over Carney being the new Canadian PM and “unelected”.

Laughs in Westminster.

Picture of police guarding a Tesla dealership.

Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.

Tired: Smuggling fentanyl into the United States

Wired: Smuggling eggs into the United States

US infosec peeps:

Thinking of relocating to Canada? Fast track for skilled workers: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...

Snort.

Apropos:

Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Canada Won’t Scrap Tariffs Unless All US Levies Are Lifted, Official Says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if US President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada in place, according to a senior Canadian gov...

Canadian tariffs will remain until all US tariffs are lifted.

Never play chicken with a country with Canada geese.

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Mood

FTFY: Do not send your kids to the States (I'm Canadian 😉)

Daughter D: Why should we study the Classics? They're ancient.

Me: Things have changed, people have not.

A jar of picric acid crystals, about as terrifying a substance as you will find on chemistry shelves. It's on a dusty wooden shelving, with B&A brand name, in brown glass, and someone has written A-253 on it.

As an undergrad lab tech, I was assigned to do a chemical inventory, long overdue, for my biochemistry PI.

And that's when I found a vial of picric acid from the 1970's and got to meet the university's bomb squad.

Let's talk about picric acid & why it sends shivers down the spines of chemists.

They're the same picture

Masterclass in statesmanship and diplomacy demonstrated today.

Dog Feels Like He Always Has To Be ‘On’ Around Family

Dog Feels Like He Always Has To Be ‘On’ Around Family
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