A little good news

The onion bought infowars. Which is pretty amazing news. The site filled with hate and abject stupidity now becomes part of the unserious satirical news. 

And as you'll note in the CEOs comment, they're unsure how they'll use the site. But one of the intended outcomes was to make some peace with the parents of the Sandy Hook victims, as infowars was outrageous toward them. 

https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

The other thing to note is that the big media companies (like The NY Times and he AP) used a picture of the man that the onion CEO specifically said he wouldn't name, because he's irrelevant. 

Which is the problem with the big media. They give air to things and use salacious headlines in order to get clicks. Rather than focusing on the content and being, I don't know, accurate. 

Which is why I have stopped paying attention to most media outlets. They suck. Maybe the onion, and what it becomes will be better at reporting…

An email I sent to Senator Rubio

He's been nominated for some cabinet post, to go along with the collection of idiots who the orange menace has appointed. 

And yes, I actually sent this:

I wanted to (as sarcastically as possible) thank you for putting yourself over country in acquitting the 45th president during both impeachments, but especially the second one where you KNEW he was guilty of inciting an insurrection. And the fact that it results in a cabinet post position for you underscores how little you care about the nation, and really only think about yourself. 

But at least Florida gets the advantage of you finally leaving the senate, so maybe we can be represented by someone who cares.

Truth

Juno spacecraft returns images of Jupiter

Tell me the new images of Jupiter aren't cool!

The resolution and depth of imaging really does give us a better sense of what's happening on our solar systems largest planet!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/11/05/in-photos-see-nasa-junos-jaw-dropping-new-images-of-jupiter/

Transmissions from deep space

You may recall the Psyche mission that launched in 2023. The goal was to create new and more efficient means of transmitting data over long distances. 

Well, the probe is now 310 million miles away and faring quite well. Engineers are able to receive high definition information in a short amount of time!

https://dailygalaxy.com/2024/10/earth-receives-a-laser-communication-sent-from-nearly-half-a-billion-kilometers-away/

Understanding neurogenerative issues

Scientists published some findings that include some pictures from the cellular level that are colored to really see what's going on. 

And as a result, they think they have some clues as to what happens in diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS where a protein causes loss of transport between axons. 

Further study will be undertaken to understand why, and how it could possibly be reversed or stopped. 

But it's an interesting leap forward. 

https://www.sciencealert.com/award-winning-image-reveals-a-hidden-culprit-behind-alzheimers

Propellentless rocket?

A NASA engineer came up with a new method of propulsion that uses electric fields, and which has no expulsion of mass. 

This was something that was believed impossible, theoretically. But yet he has developed a prototype. 

I look forward to seeing how it will work, once they share more with the public. 

https://www.thebrighterside.news/space/nasa-engineer-developed-a-propellant-less-rocket-that-defies-conventional-laws-of-physics