Are we getting into botany?? Yeah, I’d say we’re getting into botany. At the next order of magnitude of mass, we find the pretty-big and super-important molecule: chlorophyll a. (Did you know there are more types, because there are and it’s fascinating!)

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 2d ago

We've finally made it to the particle of the hour. The Higgs Boson. Known to tens of people as Agent Higgs. And on a list of masses, it's an important particle to know! An exercise for the reader... which of the objects on this list gets their mass from the Higgs field?

We've finally made it to the particle of the hour. The Higgs Boson. Known to tens of people as Agent Higgs. And on a list of masses, it's an important particle to know! An exercise for the reader... which of the objects on this list gets their mass from the Higgs field?

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 3d ago

For our next mass-step: water! Water molecules are basically 18 protons/neutrons in a trench coat. (The trench coat is electrons.) Bonus since you made it this far in the mass-hierarchy, a game involving water molecules, Bond Breaker: testtubegames.com/bondbreaker....

We've finally made it to the particle of the hour. The Higgs Boson. Known to tens of people as Agent Higgs. And on a list of masses, it's an important particle to know! An exercise for the reader... which of the objects on this list gets their mass from the Higgs field?

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 3d ago

For our next mass-step: water! Water molecules are basically 18 protons/neutrons in a trench coat. (The trench coat is electrons.) Bonus since you made it this far in the mass-hierarchy, a game involving water molecules, Bond Breaker: testtubegames.com/bondbreaker....

For our next mass-step: water! Water molecules are basically 18 protons/neutrons in a trench coat. (The trench coat is electrons.) Bonus since you made it this far in the mass-hierarchy, a game involving water molecules, Bond Breaker: testtubegames.com/bondbreaker....

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 4d ago

Protons get most of their mass from the bonding energy of their quarks/gluons. The Higgs boson has oddly very little do with it. For more on that: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztc6...

Reminds me of this one from @lunarbaboon.bsky.social.

For our next mass-step: water! Water molecules are basically 18 protons/neutrons in a trench coat. (The trench coat is electrons.) Bonus since you made it this far in the mass-hierarchy, a game involving water molecules, Bond Breaker: testtubegames.com/bondbreaker....

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 4d ago

Protons get most of their mass from the bonding energy of their quarks/gluons. The Higgs boson has oddly very little do with it. For more on that: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztc6...

Protons get most of their mass from the bonding energy of their quarks/gluons. The Higgs boson has oddly very little do with it. For more on that: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztc6...

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 5d ago

At these masses, we're firmly into the mesons... named for their middle-sized masses. Middle-sized for particles, at least. Muons were once called "mu mesons" -- they aren't considered mesons today. Times change, for muons and us both. Though perhaps not at the same rate.

neat quote post stack the click through although tbh share's mostly inspired by how this muon looks like a relative of clippy p.s. no replies blaming clippy for the AI mess today clippy never needed a data center in every town he simply wanted to help y'all format your first formal letter or resume

Clippy Microsoft Office Assistant

Alt: Clippy 90s Microsoft Office Assistant paperclip cartoon with eyes and eyebrows floating but no other face limbs or body just eyes on paperclip. winking. gray gradient blueish background.

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Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 5d ago

At these masses, we're firmly into the mesons... named for their middle-sized masses. Middle-sized for particles, at least. Muons were once called "mu mesons" -- they aren't considered mesons today. Times change, for muons and us both. Though perhaps not at the same rate.

Protons get most of their mass from the bonding energy of their quarks/gluons. The Higgs boson has oddly very little do with it. For more on that: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztc6...

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 5d ago

At these masses, we're firmly into the mesons... named for their middle-sized masses. Middle-sized for particles, at least. Muons were once called "mu mesons" -- they aren't considered mesons today. Times change, for muons and us both. Though perhaps not at the same rate.

At these masses, we're firmly into the mesons... named for their middle-sized masses. Middle-sized for particles, at least. Muons were once called "mu mesons" -- they aren't considered mesons today. Times change, for muons and us both. Though perhaps not at the same rate.

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 6d ago

One step smaller and, well, you get this. (Seems like it's probably going to be a Pluto-mass black hole for quite a while...)

If you’re a science communicator and you use AI, read this. This is about what’s happening to Hank Green.

At these masses, we're firmly into the mesons... named for their middle-sized masses. Middle-sized for particles, at least. Muons were once called "mu mesons" -- they aren't considered mesons today. Times change, for muons and us both. Though perhaps not at the same rate.

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · 6d ago

One step smaller and, well, you get this. (Seems like it's probably going to be a Pluto-mass black hole for quite a while...)

One step smaller and, well, you get this. (Seems like it's probably going to be a Pluto-mass black hole for quite a while...)

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · last wk.

Almost there, now! If we go even smaller than that admittedly confusing entry... we come to one of my personal favorite particles... the Down Quark. Seen for the first time here, isolated from any other quarks.

Almost there, now! If we go even smaller than that admittedly confusing entry... we come to one of my personal favorite particles... the Down Quark. Seen for the first time here, isolated from any other quarks.

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · last wk.

And with that, we finally come to the smallest (er, lowest mass) step of our journey: the electron. Thank you for traversing the universe with me. Continue smaller only at your own risk! Want to learn more? My favorite related links: testtubegames.com/higgs101/?p=...

Almost there, now! If we go even smaller than that admittedly confusing entry... we come to one of my personal favorite particles... the Down Quark. Seen for the first time here, isolated from any other quarks.

Andy Hall@testtubegames.com · last wk.

And with that, we finally come to the smallest (er, lowest mass) step of our journey: the electron. Thank you for traversing the universe with me. Continue smaller only at your own risk! Want to learn more? My favorite related links: testtubegames.com/higgs101/?p=...

And with that, we finally come to the smallest (er, lowest mass) step of our journey: the electron. Thank you for traversing the universe with me. Continue smaller only at your own risk! Want to learn more? My favorite related links: testtubegames.com/higgs101/?p=...

And with that, we finally come to the smallest (er, lowest mass) step of our journey: the electron. Thank you for traversing the universe with me. Continue smaller only at your own risk! Want to learn more? My favorite related links: testtubegames.com/higgs101/?p=...

An interesting game about making Interaction Diagrams... the controls took some getting used to (as a clue, try holding w, x, shift) FeynCraft by scriptering scriptering.itch.io/feyncraft

An interesting game about making Interaction Diagrams... the controls took some getting used to (as a clue, try holding w, x, shift) FeynCraft by scriptering scriptering.itch.io/feyncraft

“A.I. Movies” www.tiktok.com/@americanbar...

1/12 John Baez et al. have just published a paper linking decades-old #mathematics to a new way of thinking about quantum mechanics. 🔭🧪⚛️ The result? The Standard Model (SM) of particles seems to emerge naturally from certain mathematical structures. Here’s a simple explanation, I hope. #physics

Factory Town 2 is now available on Steam!! 10% launch discount --> store.steampowered.com/app/3312130/...

Save 10% on Factory Town 2: Paradise on Steam

A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts...

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One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️

Sam Niell was one of us, bird fam. 💔

RIP, a good man who delivered so many "happily ever after stories"

Chris Mohney@chrismohney.bsky.social · 3w ago

in addition to his movies and warmly genial public persona, I always liked Sam Neill’s tiktoks etc, increasingly rare kind of celeb just posting cute little daffy personal clips along with famous person stuff. here’s Sam Neill with one of his beloved chickens

Oooh, pretty gravity... DustSim by Kodub kodub.itch.io/dustsim

There’s a common (carbon copy) discussion I’m seeing around game dev. 1-“Here’s my game” 2-“Did you use ai to make it?” 1-“I’m not going to answer that, and also why should it matter anyway?” And like I’m still trying to figure out what exactly is going through that person’s head. (1/2)

There’s a common (carbon copy) discussion I’m seeing around game dev. 1-“Here’s my game” 2-“Did you use ai to make it?” 1-“I’m not going to answer that, and also why should it matter anyway?” And like I’m still trying to figure out what exactly is going through that person’s head. (1/2)

It's so cool that you can explore many museums virtually these days. Like here, right now, you can go visit the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History! naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/?st... Dinosaurs, neat. Wait... what's that off to the side -- a paleobotany section!?! Sign me up!