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superhero by day, mild mannered knitter by night. (liking does not imply agreement- unless it's about feminism) she/her
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IT'S SET 200 YERAS IN THE FUTURE, HUMANITY HAS COLONISED THE SOLAR SYSTEM BUT THEY'RE BEEFING AS USUAL AND THEN AS A DETECTIVE INVESTIGATES A MISSING PERSON CASE HE DISCOVERS IT'S A PIECE OF A FAR BIGGER, DANGEROUS PUZZLE IT'S CALLED THE EXPANSE YOU SHOULD WATCH IT
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Well if this won’t cause existential dread, nothing will.
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The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!
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The secret to life is making enough time for family/friends, enough time for travel/passions, enough time for physical activity, enough time for career, enough time for sleep, enough time to keep a clean/inspiring home, and enough time for reading. So, like, good luck with that.
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EVERYBODY WANTS TO SELL YOU THE BOOK AS "LESBIAN NECROMANCERS IN SPACE" BUT THEY DON'T REALLY SPEND ANY TIME IN SPACE AT ALL, IT'S MORE LIKE "LESBIAN NECROMANCERS EXPLORE A HAUNTED CASTLE" WHICH HONESTLY IS JUST AS GOOD, THE SECOND BOOK IS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY DO STUFF IN SPACE SO
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SEE HE SOLD HER MASTERS WITHOUT GIVING HER A CHANCE TO BUY THEM AND THE GUY WHO OWNS THEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DICK TO HER SO SHE’S RE RECORDING HER OLD ALBUMS RENDERING HIS PURCHASE NEARLY WORTHLESS AND THATS WHY YOU HAVE TO STREAM THE RE RECORDS ONLY—
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EVEN THOUGH CHERNOBYL AND FUKUSHIMA WERE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, NUCLEAR POWER IS OVERWHELMINGLY SAFE, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO FOSSIL FUELS. DID YOU KNOW 1/5 DEATHS EACH YEAR CAN BE TRACED BACK TO FOSSIL FUEL POLLUTION? 1,000 PEOPLE IN CHINA DIE *A DAY* FROM IT AND YET ALL WE HEAR AB
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