Ray N. Franklin 🇺🇸

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124

Account age

3 yrs

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Spider silk spun by the rufous net-casting spider (Asianopis subrufa) can stretch up to 24 times its extruded length without breaking.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/silk-net-casting-spiders-prey-web
#spider #science #biology #arachnid

31 views Spider silk spun by the rufous net-casting spider (Asianopis subrufa) can stretch up to 24 times its extruded length without breaking. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/silk-net-casting-spiders-prey-web #spider #science #biology #arachnid

Satellite view of one of the world's largest solar farms in China, west of the Longyang Gorge reservoir.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taruo+Qiaoyi,+Gonghe+County,+Hainan+Tibetan+Autonomous+Prefecture,+Qinghai,+China,+813000/@36.0131425,100.4978604,5412m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x37acd4af9b96e073:0x19d1ff990e91e68a!8m2!3d36.01311!4d100.51846!16s%2Fg%2F11pqx3gppx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIx

2 views Satellite view of one of the world's largest solar farms in China, west of the Longyang Gorge reservoir. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taruo+Qiaoyi,+Gonghe+County,+Hainan+Tibetan+Autonomous+Prefecture,+Qinghai,+China,+813000/@36.0131425,100.4978604,5412m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x37acd4af9b96e073:0x19d1ff990e91e68a!8m2!3d36.01311!4d100.51846!16s%2Fg%2F11pqx3gppx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIx

The business world sees the US losing the AI energy race. We could probably catch up if we decided ALL forms of energy development are on the table.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/05/why-the-us-is-losing-the-ai-energy-race-to-china?utm_campaign=MKP_WEEKLY_newsletter_20260213&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_&utm_content=&utm_term=120315934
#ai #energy #solar

1 views The business world sees the US losing the AI energy race. We could probably catch up if we decided ALL forms of energy development are on the table. https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/05/why-the-us-is-losing-the-ai-energy-race-to-china?utm_campaign=MKP_WEEKLY_newsletter_20260213&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_&utm_content=&utm_term=120315934 #ai #energy #solar

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

4.8%

Engagement vs followers

Dec 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Spider silk spun by the rufous net-casting spider (Asianopis sub · 31 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

0.51 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly text

Recent: 8 text · 4 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

0.9×

Follows 145 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Spider silk spun by the rufous net-casting spider (Asianopis subrufa) can stretch up to 24 times its extruded length without breaking. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/silk-net-casting-spiders-prey-web #spider #science #biology #arachnid ★ 31

Canada's boreal forests are burning bigger than ever. And, yes, the reason is climate change. The article is worth viewing just for the animated image of swirling smoke from the arc of active fires during 1 week. It's also loaded with scie… Good news for women: NIST researcher is working on a pain-free mammogram technology. https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/my-research-working-toward-pain-free-mammogram-alternative #womensHealth #women #medicine United Citizens Defeating Citizens United! Here is State Representative Kanani Souza, speaking in support of Hawai'i bill that bans corporations from spending money in the state to influence elections. This bill effectively overturns the C… ★ 1 #ScribesAndMakers 7 May: When did you think of the idea for your current project? Do you remember how it came about? Nine years ago, I critiqued a horror short story by a better writer than I. He thought my comments were so helpful, he su… ★ 11 The library ebook market has evolved into a complex mess that serves no one but the big five publishers. Some librarians are looking to a legislative fix. https://www.wordsandmoney.com/librarians-say-the-library-ebook-market-needs-another-… ★ 4 Quantum security keeps improving. Science News reports that scientists have used photon entanglement to demonstrate 'quantum position verification' for the first time. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-physics-location-security I… ★ 1 Watch Artemis II lift off in 10 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eMVaWoJtE0 And cue Major Tom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMDbX1zksgI #artemis #nasa ★ 1

Cartoon by Amy Hwang, a prolific New Yorker cartoonist. From my photo of a New Yorker promotional post card. https://www.amyhwang.com/ She also appears in the 'Women Laughing' documentary. https://www.womenlaughingfilm.com/screenings #wome… ProWritingAid is sponsoring a writing contest called Novel Beginnings. Submit the first 5,000 words of your work in progress for a chance to win the $50,000 grand prize or one of the $5,000 shortlisted awards. Any unrepresented, unpublishe… ★ 3

The business world sees the US losing the AI energy race. We could probably catch up if we decided ALL forms of energy development are on the table. https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/05/why-the-us-is-losing-the-ai-energy-race-to-ch… ★ 1

Satellite view of one of the world's largest solar farms in China, west of the Longyang Gorge reservoir. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taruo+Qiaoyi,+Gonghe+County,+Hainan+Tibetan+Autonomous+Prefecture,+Qinghai,+China,+813000/@36.013142… ★ 2

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

mindly.social

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On Mastodon since

Dec 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 6 views per post.

📤Posts about 0.5× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

80/100

Excellent Credibility score

97%

Real Real audience

Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~4.8% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Established account (3+ years old).

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About

Author: Kid's science; Adult horror, SciFi, palindromes. Retired engineer/programmer, PHP/SQL fan. Colorado resident, 2nd-gen TX native (missing the wildly varied landforms). Generalist, liberal, gardener, bird watcher, dog lover, cat-tolerant, health nut, syncopated, eccentric to a fault. 0-7 toots/day. Profile pic=selfie. Header=heart of Milky Way by NASA. #AmWriting #SpaceOpera #SciFi #palindromes