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@markrsmith@smithtodon.org
2026-07-16 01:57:21

This quote from a fantasy book describes being a chaplain so well.
#chaplain #listening #PaulaLester

Quote: Phoenix held the orb. The knowing moved through her, filling the spaces between her ribs, pressing against the walls of her chest. It was enormous, this man's sorrow and love and regret, too large for a letter, too large for a lifetime, and she held it. She held it the way she'd held the hill sprite matriarch's humming and Oak's silence and the sentient mailbox's existential crisis and the taste of her mother's soup on a Tuesday afternoon. She held it by not looking away, by not trying …
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-09-06 17:47:09

Folk who've been following me for a long time will remember that last autumn I was posting pictures of doing the joinery for a new workshop. And then I went mad, and got ill, and for most of this year there's been no progress.
But my friend Lucy has been here for a week, and between the two of us the frame is now erected. Now I need to sort the timber stack (which hasn't been improving while I've been ill), erect a roof, and build some walls. But the bit I couldn't …

Lucy standing in front of the north end truss, which has just been erected and its tenons forced into their mortices with a Spanish windlass. The truss is held upright by temporary diagonal braces. Between the pillars, various carpentry tools lie on a very chaotic timber stack.
The footing of one pillar of the south end truss on an old tree stump. The reason the building is so crooked is because it's foundations are the stumps of four trees that were blown down in Storm Arwen.
General view of the newly erected frame from its north east corner. The chaotic pile of sawn timber runs through it from north to south. Beyond, the trees on the edges of the wood are still standing, but most of the centre was blown flat in the storm, and new young trees are only slowly beginning to grow through the remaining wreckage.
Looking down on the new frame from my bedroom window. One of the new top rails still needs to be cut to length, and there's at least one brace still missing (I'll add more if I think they're needed. This is enormous progress, and a weatherproof workshop will be a great improvement to my quality of life.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-07-03 00:30:40

Urban Spirit II 👻
城市魂 II 👻
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7)
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Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of a narrow alleyway. The alley is dimly lit, with sunlight streaming in from the right, casting sharp shadows on the walls and ground. Various objects, including buckets, a ladder, and other indistinct items, are stacked or leaning against the walls. The alley appears cluttered and leads into darkness at the far end. 中文 一张黑白照片，展现了一条狭窄的小巷。小巷光线昏暗，右侧有阳光照射进来，在墙壁和地面上投下清晰的阴影。各种物品，包括水桶、梯子和其他难以辨认的物品，堆放或靠在墙壁上。小巷看起来杂乱无章，远端延伸至黑暗中。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A high-contrast black-and-white photograph of a modern shopping mall interior. The scene is dominated by multiple escalators with smooth, curved handrails and metallic steps. Some individuals are visible: one person stands on the upper-level escalator, another walks near the base of the escalators, and two are midway on a lower escalator. The floor and walls are tiled, and the ceiling features a large, circular skylight allowing natural light to filter in. The…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph capturing a traditional Chinese architectural structure. The building features a tiled roof with intricate eaves and a brick wall with a large, arched doorway. The doorway is sealed with wooden boards, and there is a stone plaque with Chinese characters above it. A person in a light-colored shirt is walking in the foreground, slightly blurred. The ground is paved with bricks, and there are bags or sacks stacked to the left of the d…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of a tree with twisted branches and dense foliage. The tree is positioned in front of a wall with classical architectural details, such as ornate carvings. Sunlight filters through the branches, creating intricate shadow patterns on the building's facade. The image captures the contrast between the organic shapes of the tree and the structured lines of the architecture. 中文 一张黑白照片，拍摄了一棵枝干扭曲、叶子茂密的树木。这棵树位于一座具有古典建筑细节的墙前，例如精美的雕刻。阳光透过树枝照…
@mszll@datasci.social
2026-07-24 03:24:43

Invisible walls: how pedestrians navigate around social interactions
arxiv.org/abs/2607.20876

A diagram of our field experiments. Actors (shown in orange) stood in busy pathways while displaying 5 distinct signs of interactional involvement (see depictions of Variables 1–5). In different configurations of these variables, we observed whether pedestrians (shown in blue) walked between or around our actors and we measured pedestrians’ walking trajectories.
@arXiv_astrophCO_bot@mastoxiv.page
2026-08-06 07:43:52

Fractal properties of the cosmic web
Jaan Einasto
arxiv.org/abs/2608.04694 arxiv.org/pdf/2608.04694 arxiv.org/html/2608.04694
arXiv:2608.04694v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The cosmic web is one of the most complex systems in nature, consisting of galaxies and clusters of galaxies connected by filaments and walls, and separated by large empty regions known as cosmic voids. The most common method for describing the web is the correlation function and its derivative, the structure function and fractal dimension function. In this paper I review the fractal properties of the cosmic web within the concordance {\Lambda}CDM framework. I describe how the fractal function is derived from the angular and spatial distributions of galaxies and discuss the relations between these approaches.
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@arXiv_physicsinsdet_bot@mastoxiv.page
2026-08-24 07:53:05

Preventing quart-NaI adhesion in Bridgman growth using ammonium iodide
Lam Tan Truc, N. T. Luan, Gul Rooh, O. Gileva, K. A. Shin, H. S. Lee, A. Iltis, C. R. Byeon, C. H. Lee, H. J. Kim
arxiv.org/abs/2608.21171 arxiv.org/pdf/2608.21171 arxiv.org/html/2608.21171
arXiv:2608.21171v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Adhesion between NaI(Tl) single crystals and the walls of quartz ampoules remains a major limitation for Bridgman growth under sealed conditions, particularly for applications requiring ultra-radiopure scintillators for dark matter searches, where sealed handling is essential. In this study, ammonium iodide (NH4I) was used as an additive to generate HI in situ, thereby suppressing the NaOH-SiO2 reaction that forms adhesive sodium silicate phases. Small-diameter crystals (8 mm) were first grown to determine the NH4I concentration required to eliminate adhesion. The optimized condition was then applied to the growth of a large NaI(Tl) crystal. A crack-free and bubble-free NaI(Tl) crystal with dimensions of 3 inches in diameter by 3 inches in length was successfully grown. The crystal exhibited a light output of 59,000 photons/MeV, which is higher than that of the commercial NaI(Tl) crystals used as references in this study.
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@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-07-20 00:30:05

Civic Museums III - Relics🏛️
民间博物馆 III - 残垣 🏛️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from
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Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) English Black-and-white photograph of a long, curved brick wall with faded Chinese characters inscribed on its surface. The wall stretches horizontally across the image, with trees visible in the background. The characters are large and appear weathered, blending into the texture of the bricks. The scene is quiet, with a few stone benches placed along the base of the wall. 中文 黑白照片，展现了一面长长的、弯曲的砖墙，墙面上刻有褪色的中文字。砖墙横贯整个画面，背景中可见树木。这些字体较大，看起来经过了风化，与砖块的纹理融为一体。场景安静，墙脚下放置着几张石凳。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) English Black-and-white photograph of a traditional building with a tiled roof and white walls. Two people sit on a stone bench against the wall, facing away from the camera, hugging each other. The wall is made of large, rectangular bricks, and the roof has curved eaves. Tree branches hang into the frame from the top left, adding a natural element to the architectural scene. 中文 黑白照片，展现了一座传统建筑，屋顶铺着瓦片，墙壁为白色。两人坐在石凳上，背对着镜头，靠在墙上，拥抱着彼此。墙由大块长方形砖块砌成，屋顶有弯曲的屋檐。左上角有树枝伸入画面，为建筑场景增…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) English Black-and-white photograph of a traditional Chinese building with a curved, tiled roof. Tall, thin trees with bare branches rise in front of the building, partially obscuring the view. The roof's curved edges and detailed tiling are visible, and the scene is framed by the contrast between the dark roof and the lighter sky. 中文 黑白照片，展现了一座中国传统建筑，屋顶弯曲并铺有瓦片。建筑前方有几棵高大、细长的树，光秃的树枝部分遮挡了视线。屋顶的弯曲边缘和细节丰富的瓦片清晰可见，画面通过深色屋顶与浅色天空的对比构图。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) English Black-and-white photograph of a park scene. A large, leafless tree dominates the left foreground, its branches spreading outward. In the background, a tall brick wall runs horizontally. Several people, some wearing hats, are scattered across the open space. Two individuals stand near a bench, while others walk or stand in small groups. The ground is paved, and the scene is bathed in natural light, casting soft shadows. 中文 黑白照片，展现了一个公园场景。左前方有一棵大树，枝干茂密但没有叶子。背景是一面…