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[Jim Beattie @JimBeattie18]

The Tangerine Hour

Oil on Canvas

Elena Wuest.

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

First and foremost, thank you to everyone who took the time to tell me how gravity works. My high school physics education was, in hindsight, woefully inadequate. Thus, while I respectfully defer to your sanctimonious sermonizing and angry tirading, I can't help but point out that even though this conspiracy theory has no grounding - for seven seconds on August 12th, neither will we.

Likely, you're right and nothing happens. But what if you're wrong and 10:33 a.m. on the day finds you sailing skywards like my grandmother, a former circus clown, that time she was shot out of cannon? Do you really want to find yourself floating about the thermosphere with your significant other berating you for "not listening to Joe?".

You owe it to everyone to, at the very least, take the following simple precautions:

1. Avoid carbonated beverages on the day.

2. Empty your pockets of loose change.

3. Drain your pool.

4. Make sure the toilet lid is down.

5. Install seatbelts on your office chairs.

6. Super-glue your car to the driveway.

7. Nail every piece of furniture to the floor. Wrap fragile household items and elderly family members in bubble wrap.

8. Outfit your loved ones and pets with jet packs. Parachutes are the cheaper alternative, but not as cool. If parachutes are still out of your price range, then invest in a helmet so that at least it will make it easier to identify you through dental records.

9. What comes up must come down. More than likely on your car. Make sure your insurance is up to date and includes a Skyfall Comprehensive rider.

10. Move to Australia. They're already upside-down relative to the rest of the planet, so when gravity flips you'll be the only ones right-side-up.

[CatoTiger @CatoTiger]

@BaronDestructo Is that not the toy gun from "The Light"?

[Spuck11 @humbumbeebam]

Dropping an Apple on y'all

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Interesting discussion on the Stargate cancellation here with @shadmbrooks @xraygirl_ @Nerdrotics @KinelRyan @RealLifeFakeWiz @QTRBlackGarrett @ComixDivision @disparutoo #CallMeChato
https://t.co/aZ3j48o4E5

[Daniel ShenSmith (BlackBeltBarrister) @dshensmith]

@Ryanair Like this?

[Max Evans @_MaxQ_]

Left: photo I took of the moon with a 1200mm lens two nights ago

Right: photo captured by the Artemis II crew with a 400mm lens through the windows of Orion *this morning*

The crew's view of the Orientale basin is remarkable - we can't see most of it here on Earth!

But it's also kind of alarming(?!) to see the moon FILLING THE FRAME at only 400mm... guess that tends to happen when you're only 32,000 miles away compared to us being around 238,000 miles away on average 🤣

Absolutely FROTHING for what they're able to capture during their closest approach this evening!!!

NSF Live Coverage: https://t.co/HEFUSpTRHE

[Yakovlev @VadimYa35764635]

One more Archer girl as commission for Lemonfall :3

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

STARGATE RETURNS!

Yes, it’s true.  14 years after the franchise aired its last episode (SGU’s “Gauntlet”), a new Stargate series has been greenlit by Amazon.  And it’s not a reboot or a wholesale reimagining that will wipe the slate clean on 17 seasons and some 350 hours of Stargate history.  It’s a new series that will be the perfect jumping-on point for first-time viewers while, at the same time, honoring the existing past.  And the reason for that is because this new series was created by longtime franchise veteran Martin Gero who worked on SG-1, Atlantis and Universe, writing such notable fan favorites as The Storm, The Eye, Duet, First Strike, Be All My Sins Remember’d and many more.

Joining the production of the new series is Brad Wright, co-creator and co-showrunner of all that came before – Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.  Martin has kindly offered yours truly a role on the project as well and I have happily accepted.

Martin has been developing this show for a while now.  A little over a year ago, he reached out and asked “Want to read something cool?”.  That something, it turned out, was his pilot script for the new Stargate series.  Now I obviously can’t say too much about the content at this point – but I can assure you that it embraces everything that made the original Stargates so great: heart, humor, rich mythology, exploration, action, adventure, compelling/endearing characters, and that overall sense of optimism and fun that made you fall in love with Stargate.

You are all in for a treat.

Eventually.

Now putting this production together is going to take some time even though Martin has already done a lot of the preliminary heavy lifting, writing the pilot script and series overview that details the show, its world and characters, as well as his plans for the first season and beyond.  Between now and the series premiere somewhere down the line, the writers room must be assembled, stories need to be spun, scripts written, prep started, crew hired, actors cast and, eventually, a new Stargate series produced.

It will take a while but Martin shares my philosophy when it comes to dialing in the fandom, so expect to receive updates throughout the prep, production, and post process.  Concept art, behind-the-scenes photos, videos and insights, breaking news and much much more!

Get ready.  We’re heading through the gate one more time.

Chevron Eight is locked!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Views from onboard Starship's tenth flight test

[Rui Huang @RuiHuang_art]

End of Universe

[VeraCrypt@IDRIX @VeraCrypt_IDRIX]

🚨 VeraCrypt 1.26.20 is here!
• ⚡ Performance boost: SHA-256 acceleration on ARM64
• 🛠️ Fixed regressions: Linux Mint auth, Windows driver issues
• 🔄 "Unmount" replaces "Dismount" for consistency
🔗 Release notes: https://t.co/qmv5RftYCS
⬇️ Downloads: https://t.co/9eL9CyrjOJ

[RJB/Mallacore 🇨🇦 @RJB_Mallacore]

Some Babylon 5 art to enjoy.

#fanart #scifiart #scifi #babylon5

[RJB/Mallacore 🇨🇦 @RJB_Mallacore]

Some Babylon 5 art to enjoy.

#fanart #scifiart #scifi #babylon5

[RJB/Mallacore 🇨🇦 @RJB_Mallacore]

Some Babylon 5 art to enjoy.

#fanart #scifiart #scifi #babylon5

[Max Evans @_MaxQ_]

A booster the size of a fully stacked Falcon 9 just hit the brakes near supersonic speeds and asked the tower for a hug.

"Bring it in!"

📸 - @NASASpaceflight

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!

[RJB/Mallacore 🇨🇦 @RJB_Mallacore]

Some Babylon 5 art to enjoy.

#scifiart #scifi #fanart #Babylon5

[RJB/Mallacore 🇨🇦 @RJB_Mallacore]

Some Expanse art to enjoy.

#scifiart #scifi #fanart #Expanse

[RJB/Mallacore 🇨🇦 @RJB_Mallacore]

Some Star Trek art for Trek Tuesday.

Enjoy.

#scifiart #scifi #fanart #StarTrek #TrekTuesday