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The birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :)
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
A comics page in 30 (ok, technically 33) panels - arranged five wide by six tall. We see the birth of the solar system unfold - beginning with a gas cloud in space, which is then shocked into collapse by a supernova explosion far off. The gas collapses on itself and begins to swirl. We see it gather material into its center, which heats up - and a thin disk spreading outward - with rock close to it and ice and gas and rock spread farther out. (this was the first two tiers of panels). Third tier - we see bits of dust and rock and ice stick together, then get to bigger pieces and collide, and eventually turn into planetesimals. Next row, a bigger one of these collects tons of gas and ice to itself and becomes the first planet (Jupiter) and we see the others (and some that are no longer around) form. Fifth row - these planets clear remaining dust and rock from their orbital lanes, but still pretty chaotic. a panel split into four - showing in half the collision that turned Uranus on its side, and the other showing the collision that stripped Mercury of its outer layer. We also see diagrammatically how Jupiter and Saturn moved in closer to sun at some point and then moved back outward - which among other things caused Neptune and Uranus to switch orbits, and then for row 6 - trigged the late heavy bombardment where rocks and ice and gas are flung inward at the inner planets - devastating them - but also bringing gases included water. Finally, the planets reach the more or less current configuration. I drew Saturn with a ring, which it probably didn't have - but only so people knew what it was. I drew earth with one giant continent as it might've been - but you can't really tell anyhow, the drawing is too tiny. I would've put water on Mars but I felt that would confuse everyone.
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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down on the farm
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Seattle at sunset
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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redwood top ukelele
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Glissade down from the summit of Mt Adams
July 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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⚒️🧪 Thick black goop pouring from the earth is a horror often seen in TV shows or movies. Fortunately this is an amazing geological feature, and not a malevolent monster!

This 1956 pic is of a natural bitumen or asphalt seep pouring into a mine shaft in Lettomanoppello, Italy. 🧵

Pic: Cazzini (2018)
Thick black rope of bitumen that has poured out of the roof of a mine shaft, snaking in big loops on the ground. Three miners are next to the seep, showing that it is taller than a person and wider than a leg. It’s not really relevant, but one of the miners is holding onto a chicken egg that they have put on the bitumen flow, because, well, why not??
June 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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is it a bird? a plane? It's Uruapan, Mexico!
May 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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New shot from JWST… WOW!
March 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Test pattern
March 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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New build starting
February 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Roys baby Japanese guitar getting fixed up. This might be a great kids guitar.
January 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jan 14
The "Free Our Feeds" campaign aims to protect social media from billionaire control by establishing a public-interest foundation. The initiative aims to ensure that the AT Protocol, the underlying technology of Bluesky, remains open and accessible to all.
'Free Our Feeds' campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky’s tech | TechCrunch
The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can’t be controlled by a single company ...
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January 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Mt Rainier
January 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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January 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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elephant guitar
December 25, 2024 at 8:37 AM
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uke #2
December 24, 2024 at 7:40 AM
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uke # 3
December 24, 2024 at 7:38 AM
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Finally arrive, right here! Happy Solstice, world!
December 23, 2024 at 7:41 AM