@joe to my business associates, but you can call me Joe Ortiz.

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Listen to the gossip.

I work in the IT/Marketing/Social fields, a Culture Vulture in heart and an one part geek in a all-rounder way!

Shiny is better.

The Milky Way, the Pond, and the Meaning of Life: Thoreau on Solitude, Sympathy, and the Salve for Melancholy [themarginalian.org]
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A New Eruption of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano (16 photos) [theatlantic.com]
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Moon Mosaic [nasa.gov]
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The Soul, the Universe, and the Vastness of Music: Composer Caroline Shaw Brings Whitman and Tennyson to Life in the Spirit of the Golden Record [themarginalian.org]
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The Unphotographable #3: Alaskan Paradise with Rockwell Kent [themarginalian.org]
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Nick Cave on Songwriting, the Mystery of the Unconscious, and the Sweet Severity of Truth [themarginalian.org]
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Curiosity's Dusty Selfie [nasa.gov]
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Photos of the Week: Knife Angel, Paris Henge, Flamingo Tagging (35 photos) [theatlantic.com]
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Life and Death and More Life: Leo Tolstoy on Science, Spirituality, and Our Search for Meaning [themarginalian.org]
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Ice Stars [nasa.gov]
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After the Floods: Recovery in Kentucky (24 photos) [theatlantic.com]
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Sappho and the Fevered Heart: Anne Carson on Jealousy [themarginalian.org]
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Wildflowers in Bloom at Kennedy Space Center [nasa.gov]
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How to Be a Citizen of Earth: Learning from the Children of Palau [themarginalian.org]
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Linux updates their kernel to 5.19 [lwn.net]

Just in time too, go ahead and update!
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But first, I need to update some software and stuff today and tomorrow which is needed of course...
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First week of vacation has started and it involves mostly cleaning and reorganizing before attending a wedding this weekend. Then a road trip happens after that.
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@Wife They're into crypto after all so yeah not surprising....
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@Streakmachine Are you planning to watch all of them in order?
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NASA Pays Tribute to Nichelle Nichols [nasa.gov]
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Anything old?