"War has instead done what it usually does: empowered the powerful, rallied the faithful, and allowed an apparatus of repression to present its imperatives in terms of national security." It's too soon to look away.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
"Day 121, orbit 1873 — Sunday morning science with Sophie, episode 9: Hunting for sounds, part 2.
Before anyone starts wondering why the TOCA is clicking while it’s switched off… I recorded the sound later on during actual operations. It’s my absolute favourite sound onboard the Station! "
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Et on emmerde le CNRS pour 20 M€, soit 1,3% de ce détournement... Très largement en dessous de sa marge d'incertitude, qui se chiffre certainement en centaines de millions d'euros.
"modern science is incredibly super-national and the scientists were [ARE] beside themselves."
The only hope for UK reocvery is in the continued use of English as a lingua franca in Western Europe, in aggressive re-establishment of scientific collaborations as soon as possible, and in time to heal.
Did Eli Saslow consult you @kakape.bsky.social and if so, why was your original piece not cited properly or credited here?
Cela montre le dédain de la classe politique nationale pour le savoir et l'expertise depuis 25 ans et son appétence malsaine de l'exercice instantanée de pouvoir comme but en soi. J'ai vécu les effets en temps réel — une catastrophe nationale où l'on a déplumé un fleuron pour l'appât du gain.
A musician I sometimes collaborate with is dumbfounded (and defensive) that someone told him it's more polite to ask *before* rather than after using someone's likeness in generative AI to show them as a member of a different profession for a chuckle. 🤦♀️