Monday, April 6, 2020
Stonehenge and Woodhenge
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Wouldn't it be cool if we could restore Stonehenge to its ancient glory, rebuild Woodhenge, then recreate the winter and summer solstice pilgrimages and ceremonies of the Neolithic Britons?
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Space Engine
If I had to recommend any video game, or simulator, it would be Space Engine 0.99 (available on Steam). This thing is good for hours of fun, searching for galaxies, stars, planets, etc. Unlike other sims I've used, you can actually land on the planets and walk around on their surfaces.
It's not perfect. There are no weather effects on the planets, nor does the lava from the volcanoes move, but those are just minor quibbles.
Overall, this sim's a beast!
English Workers in 1901
Watching these videos is so eerie. I've seen posts describing the people in them as ghosts, and that does feel quite accurate. They're no longer living, yet we see them moving. Our grandparents weren't even born yet when this was made, yet we can see them, going about their daily lives. It's almost like peering through the veil of time into a bygone era.
Coronavirus
One thing I'm really hoping will come of all this is a fundamental shift in our society away from cutthroat capitalism more toward social democracy. Maybe we'll all just wake up and see that either a universal income, or universal healthcare, are a necessary safety net for us to maintain a modern lifestyle.
Money Talks
Those who have the most money speak with the loudest voice. Those who have the least speak in barely a whisper.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Exoplanets
I wonder how many exoplanets we'll find when all is said and done. We're at over 4,000 currently, with data from Kepler, Hubble, and many other telescopes from ESA, etc. With TESS, it's likely only to go up. I wonder if we'll be up to 10,000 planets in the next five years.
Every star seems to have at least three planets orbiting it. We are likely afloat in a vast cosmic ocean, in which we are but a speck of nothing.
Every star seems to have at least three planets orbiting it. We are likely afloat in a vast cosmic ocean, in which we are but a speck of nothing.
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