NASA flight director, Gene Kranz, now 91 years old, is seen posing with his lifetime achievement award from the American Astronautical Society at his restored console in Apollo mission control. space.com/space-explorat…

Horrible. Pure evil. May God bless and comfort the families of the victims.

morning ill. Victoria Ball

🎂 Richard Wagner was born on this day in 1813. Watch the overture to Rienzi, conducted here by Mariss Jansons in 2019. digitalconcerthall.com/concert/51847?…

I just met Sarah two weeks ago in my office at EPA HQ. She struck me as a young woman filled with life and positivity.   Heartbroken to learn she was one of two tragically murdered last night by a Jew-hating radical screaming “Free Palestine”.   May Sarah and Yaron rest in peace.

Sarah Milgrim, 26, was a passionate peace activist. She held a Master’s in International Studies from American University, and a second Master’s in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development from the United Nations University for Peace. At the Israeli Embassy in Washington

Mathematics. Chaos. Dreams. Imagine sailing on a tiny boat, buffeted and swirled by this formulation. Simone Attractor. Roller Coaster of the Gods. (a = 0.54, b = 1.23) By Paul Bourke, paulbourke.net/fractals/simon…, Used with permission.

Apollo 10 astronauts Tom Stafford and Eugene Cernan descended to within 9 miles of the lunar surface #OTD in 1969—the then-closest approach to the Moon. Two months later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would make the first crewed Moon landing. Photo: View of Maskelyne crater

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One of the greats ✊🇩🇪

Poor bastard 🤦‍♂️

“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.” H.L. Mencken

Today marks Richard Wagner’s 212th birthday! 🎉 Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen shares his thoughts on Wagner’s lasting legacy and his influence on fellow German composers. 🇩🇪🎶 🎵 Love Wagner? Don’t miss our concert on Thu 6 November: ✨ Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and

Grab your checkbook! ✊

Composition 469

Ryan Williams, MIT CSAIL, was rejected by every doctoral program he applied to out of undergrad Cornell University. He caught a break & was able to stay on at Cornell for a yearlong MS, then onward. He just solved a problem that’s stumped folks in comp sci for 50 yrs. Never quit! ✊

.NASA flight director, Gene Kranz, now 91 years old. F’ckin’ legend ✊🇺🇸

‘Academic moral philosophy is a conformist discipline, and habituation in writing what is well designed to secure the approval of those with established academic power is one principal means of producing and reinforcing that conformism.’ True of academic phi generally, I’d say.