Exploring ideas for better Temporal Software. Mastodon: https://xitter.cf/t.co/NVGof5Mi2c
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Some things sneak up on you. It seems I've had a blog for over 20 years. I recently moved The Computus Engine from Wordpress to @ghost. In the process it got a long overdue cleanup. In fact more of a "remaster". I've written about that here.
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99% of the world's population gets daylight this Friday at 11:15 UTC! At least, that's what the internet says. But is it actually true? Read our fact check:
timeanddate.com/news/astrono…
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Really looking forward to #EMFCamp this weekend. The schedule is looking really good! If you're around on Friday, I'll be speaking about Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time, at 11am on Stage A.
emfcamp.org/schedule/2022
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The Astronomia Sky Watch by Jacob and Co. provides the mapping of the entire cosmos, costing a whopping $580,000.🚀✨⌚️🤩
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In this episode of the Atlas Obscura Podcast, we explore a modern landmark in a medieval city. The Corpus Clock in Cambridge, England honors both the past and future of telling time. atlasobscura.com/articles/po…
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The clever people at @NASA have created this deceptively simple yet highly effective data visualisation showing monthly global temperatures between 1880-2021. Watch until the end...
Learn more here - svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4975
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #climate
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People will be gathering at Stonehenge tomorrow morning (or streaming live via @EH_Stonehenge) to watch the sunrise and celebrate #WinterSolstice2021.
Learn more about the significance of the winter solstice & the role of the Sun in this important event: bit.ly/3eg5D9M
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Today’s “Unsung Science” episode may be my favorite yet… The earth’s spin is gradually slowing, to the point where earth-based clocks are drifting out of sync with our computer clocks. WHO KNEW!? Come hear about the ingenious and hilarious solutions… link.chtbl.com/omn2Gx2b
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sure, this ‘author clock’ is cool - but it ain’t no #trippingclock…
xitter.cf/erocdrahs/status/13137…
gizmodo.com/author-clock-tel…
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First version of climatearchive.org is now online! The app allows interactive access to more than 100 model simulations covering the climate history of the last 540 million years! It uses a WebGL renderer (@threejs) to visualize climate data in 3D in your browser.
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The Green Zone golf course straddles Finland and Sweden (seven holes in Finland and 11 in Sweden). On hole six, balls stay in the air for approximately an hour and three seconds due to the countries' differing time zones.
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How has time been imagined, politicized, and weaponized over the centuries—and how might it bring peace?
Find out in 3 hours at @rooneyvision’s Long Now Talk, A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks. RSVP for the talk & live Q&A with Rooney & @zander: eventbrite.com/e/a-history-o…
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24-hour cycle for one weekday in the life of Americans flowingdata.com/2021/08/25/c…
