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We used to be an internet. A proper internet.

Space, emerging technologies, and science. Now trade too, I guess.
I wish there was an optimistic takeaway from this other than "space is now for sale."
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Fish eagerly read the terms and conditions. Many of us humans don't read the terms of service, but fish are smarter than we are"

– caption from Mutekimaru in a video about the incident
September 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is by far my favorite quote. Portraying #Frankenstein as "strangely sinister" is....exactly the core material of a man who takes science too far.
September 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is fantastic trivia, and you are 100% correct. The Orlando Bishop even told Pope Paul VI such in 1969, apparently.
May 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
TIL that per a 1917 canon law technicality, since Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral, which fell under the Diocese of Orlando, the Moon is under the jurisdiction of Orlando, Florida.

Thanks for the rabbit hole @williameasley.bsky.social!

#catholic #catholicchurch #orlando #florida #spacelaw
The Universal Church: An Obscure Rule Puts This Bishop in Charge of the Moon | uCatholic
Houston, do we have a problem? It might sound strange, but the Diocese of Orlando, Florida has jurisdiction over an otherworldly object: the Moon. Why might you ask? The answer involves an obscure rul...
ucatholic.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM