Solemn & Formal Declarations, The
areoform.bsky.social
Solemn & Formal Declarations, The
@areoform.bsky.social
I try to learn all the time, make stuff sometimes, and dream about our universe the rest of the time.

Proud Neptune-stan. Ask me about Neptune. (she/her)
Hey Dani, I run an account that falls outside the core criteria, but I think it might be worth including! I'd love to chat. :)
December 11, 2024 at 7:14 AM
What gets to me is that there are legitimately weird things out there in nature that we aren't able to explain yet.

Jupiter emits TWICE (2.132 ± 0.051) as much heat as it absorbs from the Sun. So does Neptune. But not Uranus for some weird reason. And no one knows why.

doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Less absorbed solar energy and more internal heat for Jupiter - Nature Communications
Radiant energy budgets and internal heat play a key role in the evolution of planets. Here, the authors analyze data from the Cassini mission to show that Jupiter’s radiant energy and internal heat bu...
doi.org
December 11, 2024 at 5:45 AM
These restrictions allow us to use these military technologies in day-to-day life while preventing harmful use.

Much of American policy around EAR / ITAR can be summed up as, "If a dual-use system is built for civilian use, then it should remain ONLY for civilian use."

Hence the hard-coded limits
December 11, 2024 at 5:34 AM
This stat, a random walk, is one way of measuring is how some of the energy generated via fusion in the core of the sun is transferred to the surface via radiation.

The absorption, emission, re-absorption & re-emission cycle acts as a way to move energy via photons through a random walk. 2/2
July 28, 2023 at 1:04 AM
If the inviter keeps on inviting toxic people, then that means their judgement isn't good, and that branch of social tree can/should be pruned.

This structure will limit growth, necessarily, but I think it'll make it possible to have a high-quality social network that scales.
July 24, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Here's the experiment + possibility,

If someone you invited directly does something horrible, such as, posts slurs, then the inviter should also get a notice that their invitee was a horrible human being.

Suddenly, there's a social consequence to being bad, people you're connected to get to know.
July 24, 2023 at 7:52 PM
I think they should hand out more invites, but I pray to Artemis, they never "open up."

An invite-only social network is an opportunity to play 6-degrees of Bacon at large.

Social shame is a strong motivator that hasn't been properly deployed by any platform (twitter & bsky mobs don't count).
July 24, 2023 at 7:50 PM
One does not question The Dax. One merely accepts ones place in a universe with The Dax.
July 17, 2023 at 4:59 AM
It makes the care that you take in your writing more palpable.

It's no longer just a neat book, it's a well thought out book by someone who thinks things through and is really awesome.
July 16, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Awkward to say this, but I've always liked your books. (I read Old Man's War when I was 15) But after reading your posts... it hits different

Usually, learning about the artist subtracts from the work. Knowing about you adds to yours. The more I learn about you, the more I go, "oh wow he's awesome"
July 16, 2023 at 2:49 PM