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Weirdly, a NASA official says fixed-price contracts do the agency “no good”

"What really makes me worried is that I think it shows where the heart of the agency is."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/weirdly-a-nasa-official-says-fixed-price-contracts-do-the-agency-no-good/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

@ScottSoCal Interesting results in this poll — a very clear winner but lots of love for each of the shows.

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" debuted today on Paramount+ "and its glorious return is most welcome," says NPR's Eric Deggans. Here's his full review (some spoilers): https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1182335025/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-review

Which of the new generation of "Star Trek" shows do you think is the best? [disclaimer: Our poll settings only allow for four answers — if you love something else, tell us in the comments!]

#StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #Television #Reviews

What do you think they talk about?

Mario thought I looked lonely while eating lunch.
#DogsOfMastodon #MarioTheYorkie #LunchTimeBlues

Happy Anniversary to us!
16 years and I’d do it all over again. ❤️

Your friendly #catboy ​

Not inspired by any anime #character but by @ar previous hairstyle :3

#drawing #art #MastoArt #CreativeToots #krita #ArtWithOpenSource

In the dead of night, WI Republican lawmakers just defunded the Child Care Counts program. Sen Kelda Roys said the decision will make even more of Wisconsin into a childcare desert. The program has funded more than 22K child care jobs & helped 113K children since 2020. It'll be devastating for needy families & the state’s economy: #GOPHatesChildren #GOPSabotage https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-child-care-subsidy-budget-9218b9a132e89749546a27d3120c2c8d

russian Oligarch’s Website Boasts of Taking 350 Ukrainian Children From Bakhmut, Swiftly Gets Deleted

There have been calls for the #ICC to investigate Oleg Deripaska over the deleted post which is potential evidence of a war crime – the unlawful deportation of children.

Read more here 📎 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/18353

#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine

There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about how to set up Mastodon.

1. You do not have to sacrifice a duck. Any waterfowl will do.

2. The bit about dancing around naked in a forest glade? While dancing is fun, you may just walk.

3. When the demon appears, you needn’t chant in Latin. It is fluent in all languages.

The rest of the guide is correct.

N.B. If while searching for the glade you come to a boiling river of blood, you have gone too far.
1/11

The lighting setup -> the result

I'm going to have a salad for lunch. If I don't tell The Internet this I don't get points.

@lednabm @shades @DavidCorn
And I don't want to have just the two parties either so I'm working to make it so every American votes using Ranked Choice which I think is the only way to break their hegemony, but it's going to take time.

If we allow Republicans to gain more power it becomes even harder though and will end up taking longer so...vote blue in every election and especially in the primaries to pick the most progressive candidates there.

🙂

https://twitter.com/DrMassicotte/status/930225763638317058

The cult of hate

Reddit is warning volunteer moderators they could be replaced if they keep popular subreddits private to protest Reddit's plan to charge for API access. https://www.pcmag.com/news/reddit-ceo-threatens-to-boot-moderators-who-back-blackout-protest

I'm so tired of having to keep track of which way electrons are flowing

Negative? AND Positive?

Conductivity AND Resistance?

OhmyGod!

@SecularJeffrey I can help you out with the last one.

Conductivity is always maxed out as resistance is futile. Now lower your shields and surrender your ships