Majority => plurality

Sure, but the language usage is manipulative.

Sorry to nitpick, but 48% is not a majority. That kind of stuff really bugs me.

To lower the pitch, you remove material from the center, which makes the anti node less stiff.

There’s an anti node in the center and at each end. If you remove material outside, the note spends less energy vibrating, so it goes faster.

Outside the nodes, yes.

I used to use them to tune marimbas.

End the war on punctuation?

Earth nipple.

I promise you, your post will be better without an ellipsis. Guaranteed.

We live in a fairly rural area, engine noises are rare. Our dog has associated such noise with cars outside.

An airplane just flew over our house. The dog went to the front door and barked.

#DogsOfBlueSky #dogs

No

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet.

I’m still mad about yesterday, when it took “dinged" but not “donged”.

Hilary lost because she assumed Trump couldn’t win, and so stopped campaigning. (Amongst other own-goals.)

I found this in the comments.

US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional Judge said ban, which originated in Reconstruction era to thwart liquor tax evasion, actually reduced tax revenue

www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/appeals-...

🙀

Dr. John Barentine FRAS (@JohnBarentine@scicomm.xyz) Attached: 2 images I fed yesterday's #Artemis II "solar eclipse" image into astrometry.net to figure out which direction they were looking by obtaining a plate solution. The astronauts captured plenty of stars in order to be able to do exactly that. https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009301/

Pretty cool from mastodon. Cc @slartyb.bsky.social
#astronomy #Artemis

https://scicomm.xyz/@JohnBarentine/116364430988252835

Did you check Google earth? I know they did mars. The moon would not surprise me.

“Share your juvenile photos” is opening up a pretty scary doorway …

He’s a convicted felon. To serve he needs a majority vote from both houses of Congress. One vote in one chamber is enough to remove him.

Jewish wife preparing hot cross buns for Easter. No word on why they’re so cross.

Well, that zoomed right over my head.

I feel seen

I mean, technically he has problems with both. He can’t stand Merlot, and he drinks too much Pinot.

Two lies and no truths.

I’m not sure what he thinks normal is. Iran is talking about putting a permanent toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz.

Cat looking out the window. Outdoors,a female turkey is standing on a deck railing.

Lavi sees her first turkey.