Van Gogh's Starry Night

Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics.

After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes match up with our current ideas of atmospheric turbulence, but the colors used throughout the piece communicated fairly accurate physics at a remarkably small scale.

Researchers think that Van Gogh could have come to understand these movements by “studying the movement of clouds and the atmosphere, or that he could have just had “an innate sense of how to capture the dynamism of the sky.”

The swirling colors and flowing brushstrokes of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night have secured the painting (and its artist) a place among the all-time greats. As a piece of art, Starry Night is undeniably beautiful, but beauty alone is often not enough to keep a painting so cemented in the minds and hearts of the public.

Beyond just being beautiful, Starry Night somehow manages to capture the feeling of a clear night sky. Capturing feeling may be the whole point of impressionism—Van Gogh is himself most often labeled a post-impressionist, a style separate from true impressionism that nonetheless uses many impressionist techniques—but Starry Night does a singular job at managing it. Something about those particular swirls of paint just… feels like the night.     READ MORE...

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What Do We Know?

 

We know several things actually...

First - we know that we have a problem with illegal immigration that started almost four years ago.

Second - we know that we have a problem with inflation (even though it has come down a tad) that started almost four years ago.

Third - we know we have a problem with crime and violence in our big cities that started almost four years ago.

Fourth - we know that we have a problem with Fentanyl that started almost four years ago.

Fifth - we know we have wars and rumors of war breaking out all over the world that started almost four years ago.

As someone who is not very smart, I am seeing a trend here...  all five of these items started about four years ago when Biden became our President.  Now, I have heard over and over again, that these five items are not Biden's fault that they were actually caused during the Trump administration.

Well...  assuming that to be true, then why hasn't BIDEN FIXED THE PROBLEM, or does he believe that since he thinks he did not cause it, then he should not have to fix it.

I am not sure I see the logic in that, but I believe that is the narrative that mainstream media is pushing.

So, if Trump caused the problem and Biden does not want to fix it because he did not cause it, then logically we should return Trump to the white house so he can fix HIS OWN DAMN PROBLEMS.

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Social Media

 

I have had a membership on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter/X.  On LinkedIn and Facebook, my accounts were hacked and several items were posted that violated the rules about which I knew nothing, so I was KICKED OFF.

I stayed off of social media for several years but after Elon Musk purchased Twitter/X, I decided maybe I should try it out again.

LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY...

On all three of these social media platforms, there are females that are trying to scam you out of your money, or sell their bodies online, or photos of their bodies to fools who want to pay the money to buy that crap.

No one knows if the people to whom you are talking are REAL or FAKE.

My suggestion is if you have to go on one of these social media forums, do so, but stay away from the women, even those who claim to be married and just want to fool around a little.

BELIEVE NO ONE

TRUST NO ONE

Somewhat Political

 

A Particle of Gravity Glimpsed

Gravitons, the particles thought to carry gravity, have never been seen in space – but something very similar has been detected in a semiconductor.

Physicists have been searching for gravitons, the hypothetical particles thought to carry gravity, for decades. These have never been detected in space, but graviton-like particles have now been seen in a semiconductor. Using these to understand gravitons’ behaviour could help unite the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, which have long been at odds.

“This is a needle in a haystack [finding]. And the paper that started this whole thing is from way back in 1993,” says Loren Pfeiffer at Princeton University. He wrote that paper with several colleagues including Aron Pinczuk, who passed away in 2022 before they could find hints of the elusive particles.          READ MORE...

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GYNECOMASTIA  is a condition in which the glandular tissue in the breasts becomes enlarged in males, sometimes causing discomfort or nipple tenderness. It is usually the result of a hormonal imbalance and typically occurs during infancy, adolescence, or mid to late life.  Jan 18, 2024     SOURCE:  MAYO Clinic

Last week, I had an appointment at the Breast Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.  My appointment was for a mammogram, and it had been scheduled by my Oncologist, after feeling my left breast during a routine appointment, after I had complained about some tenderness there.

Once my childish neighbors, who are also retired found out about my appointment at the Breast Center, you would not believe the jokes that they tossed my way.  None of which are repeatable here.

The exam lasted about 10 minutes, and I saw the doctor about 15 minutes after that for my results.  My condition was GYNECOMASTIA and was not life threatening he explained with a smile.  He also thought that if I search around, I might be able to find a plastic surgeon who would be willing to perform an extraction of the tissue.  I told him I would not be interested in something like that, but my comment did not come with a smile.  Of course, I was not angry either.

Since my condition was typical for men of my age, then this was something with which I was just going to have to live.

Now, I get to add another ache to my list of OLD MAN issues.

And just to make matters worse, I twisted my left knee somehow, doing what I do not know, and I have been limping around the house because it does not seem to be going away any time soon.

After reading this, I am sure you cannot wait to reach your 70s...  LOL

Somewhat Political

China Developing High Quality Robots

A humanoid robot showcases its ability to run at the 2024 World Robot Conference held in Beijing, August 22, 2024. (Photo by Chen Xiaogen/People's Daily Online)



The 2024 World Robot Conference was recently held in Beijing. Nearly 170 Chinese and foreign robot enterprises joined the 2024 World Robot Expo, part of the World Robot Conference, unveiling more than 600 innovative products, including 27 humanoid robots.

In recent years, the Chinese robot industry has experienced rapid growth, integrating deeply into people's daily work and life. China has become the world's largest market and producer of robots.

Recently, humanoid robot Walker S Lite developed by UBTECH Robotics Corp., Ltd., a leading robotics firm based in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, completed training at the 5G smart factory of Chinese electric vehicle brand Zeekr in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang province, after working three weeks alongside its human counterparts. With a maximum load of 15 kilograms, it can assist workers in carrying work bins.  READ MORE...