Reposted by Bob Brandt
There are 19 known plausibly habitable planets close enough to earth that if they can pick up radio waves and have life and a tv could have seen the first episode of south park
Bob Brandt
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Infosec, software, climate, economics, design, usability. This is all just, like, my opinion, man. Current cat herder at PowerDNS.
![Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicenlzjvvtlegllp5khszuneez6ygyiq3d5g37oaqz5hkwoqhteru)
![A line graph titled "Global Warming Has Sped Up in Recent Years," comparing Earth’s temperature from 1970 to 2026 against the 1850–1900 baseline. An orange jagged line tracks observed temperatures, which generally rise over time, sitting within a shaded light-orange band representing projected temperature ranges from 2007 CMIP3 climate models.
Two distinct black trend lines are overlaid on the data: a "1970–2010 trend" line showing a steady upward slope, and a separate "2010–2026" line showing a noticeably steeper trajectory. Text on the chart notes: "The recent warming trend is on a steeper trajectory, but still within the range of decades-old projections." The y-axis measures temperature anomalies up to 1.5°C, and the source is credited to Berkeley Earth, with observed data through May 2026. [alt-text from Gemini AI]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ik6dntilko5d3m4nhajdxj4w/bafkreiftyfyp55c2h7amwlto6tzrqqwguzpyy55aikxobr2zxstggazr3u)
![3-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with shoulder-length hair talking to Person 2] PERSON 1: I still feel a little weird saying the phrase “my husband.” It makes me feel so traditional, like a Victorian gossip. (2) PERSON 2: Yeah, well, *my* plight isn’t much better. PERSON 1: What do you mean? PERSON 2: What’s the most salient cultural reference for the phrase “my wife”? (3) PERSON 1: Ughhhh, true. PERSON 2: Even now, after two decades, when I speak of you I hear his voice, echoing through the halls of memory like a cringey ghost.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifotfrqa3sgjholuh66akxve7xyscxmr7hs4rekp4l7go6jwizjju)