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628<p>&nbsp;More ChatGPT madness.&nbsp; Here is what it gave me when I asked it to rewrite the Brady Bunch theme song in the style of H.P. Lovecraft:</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The
629Brady Bunch theme tune in the style of H.P. Lovecraft would be a dark and eerie
630composition, evoking the sense of cosmic dread and madness that are common
631themes in Lovecraft's writing. The melody would be slow and ominous, with a
632sense of foreboding and impending doom. The lyrics might include references to
633ancient and unknowable beings, as well as the corruption and decay of the human
634mind in the face of the universe's horrors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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636<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;Verse
6371:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
638
639<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial;">In
640the land of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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642<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where
643the air is musty and stale,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
644
645<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lurks
646a darkness, deep and ancient,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
647
648<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That
649no mortal can avail.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
650
651<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;Chorus:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
652
653<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial;">In
654the house of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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656<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where
657the laughter once did ring,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
658
659<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now
660there dwells a creeping terror,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
661
662<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That
663will make your heart take wing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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665<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;Verse
6662:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
667
668<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial;">In
669the hearts of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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671<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where
672once joy did reign,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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674<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now
675there grows a creeping madness,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
676
677<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As
678they stare into the void.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
679
680<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;Chorus:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
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682<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial;">In
683the home of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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685<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where
686the family once did thrive,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
687
688<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now
689there reigns a lurking horror,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
690
691<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That
692will steal their peace of mind.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
693
694<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;Bridge:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
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696<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial;">As
697the stars align in cosmic fury,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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699<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And
700the gates of chaos open wide,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
701
702<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The
703Brady Bunch will face their doom,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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705<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As
706they confront the Great Old Ones.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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708<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">&nbsp;Chorus:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
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710<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;In
711the world of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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713<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where
714the sun has lost its glow,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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716<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now
717there reigns a creeping horror,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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719<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As
720they face the Great Old Ones.</span><o:p></o:p></p><br />
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778<p>&nbsp;Like many people, I've been playing around with&nbsp;<a href="https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/">ChatGPT</a>&nbsp;this week.&nbsp; My colleagues in the Physics Department have discovered that it can generate somewhat credible physics homework problems and solutions.&nbsp; However, I have been exploring a more important use:&nbsp; translating 1960s TV theme tunes into classical literary forms.&nbsp; Here's the theme from <i>Gilligan's Island</i> rendered in the style of Beowulf:</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lo, the theme of Gilligan's Island rings
779true, A tale of a fateful trip that ended in woe.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The
780castaways, they set sail on the sea, But a storm, it did arise, and their
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783<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stranded
784on an island, with no way to go, The travelers must find a way to make their
785home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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787<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There's
788the valiant skipper, the first mate, and more, Each one with a strength to help
789them explore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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791<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But
792the bumbling Gilligan, oh what a sight, His clumsiness leads to problems, day
793and night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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795<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Together,
796they must learn to survive, And find a way off the island, if they're alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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798<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With
799dangers lurking, and challenges ahead, The castaways must work together, or
800they'll all be dead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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802<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So let us cheer on Gilligan's Island, As they
803strive to escape their fateful plight.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the theme from <i>Flipper</i>&nbsp;in the style of Chaucer:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the days of old, when knights were bold,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And dolphins roamed the sea,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a tale of a noble steed,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whose name was Flipper, oh so fleet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">With fins as strong as any sword,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And a heart that knew no fear,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">He swam the waves with grace and ease,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And saved the day time and time again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Through storm and strife, through battles won,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flipper was always there,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">A symbol of strength and courage,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">A friend to all who knew his name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">So if you ever find yourself adrift,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In danger or in need,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just call upon the mighty Flipper,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">
803And he will come to your aid, indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">For Flipper is the bravest of them all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">A true and noble hero,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And his legend shall live on forever,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;">
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849</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the hearts of those who know his name.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">I'm always happy to see the latest technology put to good use.</span></p><p>
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967Jim Peebles was awarded half of this year's prize for his foundational contributions to cosmology.&nbsp; I've known him for 40 years -- he was my senior thesis advisor at Princeton and had already been the most influential figure in the field long before I met him.<br />
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969Cosmology was actually a bit of a backwater from the 1930s until the discovery of the cosmic microwave background in 1965.&nbsp; Peebles had a tangential role in that discovery (look it up -- 
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1038plausible destinies. Are we a fluke? Might we be the first to navigate the
1039minefield of existence? Astrophysicist and novelist David Brin will (briefly)
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1159My short story, "Portle", has just appeared in the July/August issue of&nbsp;<i><a href="http://analogsf.com/">Analog</a>.&nbsp; </i>I'll have a blog post about the story at the <i>Analog </i>website soon, but in the meantime I have this comment about the story from Adrian Melott, a fellow cosmologist (and collaborator) at the University of Kansas, to share:<br />
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1170<i>Physicists couldn't tolerate the grandiose vision implied
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1292Think of the most famous people of the past 100 years:&#160; Einstein, Churchill, Gandhi.&#160; All of them, and hundreds more, are instantly recognizable from their photos:<br>
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1307So here is a question to ponder: who is the most famous person of the past century whom most people would <i>never</i> recognize from a photo? I have a nominee -- it&#39;s this guy:<br>
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1312Do you recognize him? Who is it? I&#39;m being a little unfair here, as he became famous at a much younger age. Try this photo instead:<br>
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1379I've just had a couple of items accepted by&nbsp;<i><a href="http://www.analogsf.com/">Analog</a>.&nbsp;</i>The first is a nonfiction article that discusses the similarities and differences between "doing" theoretical physics and coming up with new ideas for science fiction. (I need to specify here that my cosmology research does <i>not </i>fall under the category of "science fiction"). And the second is the short story to which I alluded&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/04/how-did-we-survive-1980s.html">here.</a>&nbsp;I can't tell you what it's about -- you'll just have to wait and see.
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1437It&#39;s pretty easy to measure the radial velocities of distant stars or galaxies. (The &quot;radial&quot; velocity is the motion of an object directly toward or directly away from us). Astronomers use the Doppler shift, the stretching or compression of light from the moving object. Light from stars or galaxies moving toward us gets &quot;bunched up,&quot; and the wavelength shrinks, making the light bluer, while light from objects moving away from us gets stretched out and becomes redder. The Doppler effect works so well that we can pin down the radial velocities of the most distant galaxies in the universe -- these observations provided the first evidence for the expanding universe.<br>
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1439But it&#39;s a lot harder to measure the sideways, or &quot;transverse&quot; velocity. The only way to measure a transverse velocity is to keep careful watch on an object and wait... and wait... and wait... We&#39;ve been able to measure the transverse motions of stars for a long time -- the star with the fastest transverse motion is Barnard&#39;s Star, named after Vanderbilt&#39;s E.E. Barnard. But even Barnard&#39;s star is moving at a glacial rate across the sky -- 10 arcseconds a year.&#160; At that rate, it will take almost 200 years to move the width of a full moon.<br>
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1441Galaxies are much farther away than stars, so their transverse motions are minuscule in comparison and have never been observed. But recently the <a href="http://sci.esa.int/gaia/">Gaia</a> satellite has allowed astronomers to pinpoint the locations of distant objects with unprecedented accuracy. So there&#39;s speculation that if we could monitor distant galaxies for a long enough time (10 years? 20 years?) we might be able to measure their transverse motions.<br>
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1443All of which leads to a puzzle. We don&#39;t want to sit around for 10 years, only to discover that we&#39;ve been watching a slowpoke galaxy that&#39;s hardly moving sideways at all.&#160;If we could monitor only a handful of distant galaxies, which ones are likely to have the biggest transverse velocities? Are they the galaxies with the largest<i> </i>radial velocities? That makes sense -- a galaxy with a large radial velocity is more likely to have a large<i> total</i>&#160;velocity, so the component of its velocity in the transverse direction is also likely to be large. But here&#39;s an argument in the opposite direction: if all the galaxies are moving at about the same speed, then a large radial velocity means that the galaxy is likely to be moving almost directly toward or away from us, so it will have a small transverse velocity, while a galaxy with almost no radial motion is likely to be moving perpendicular to our viewing direction and will have a very large transverse velocity. In that case, we should monitor the galaxies with the <i>smallest</i> radial<i> </i>velocities.<br>
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1689I just finished writing a short story that had to be set, for various reasons, in the early 1980s.&#160; And I could feel my characters&#39; pain.&#160; How does one character find out about another one when there&#39;s <i>no internet??</i>&#160; I couldn&#39;t have anyone type into a computer, call each other on cellphones, or look up facts on Wikipedia.<br>
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1792<span class='zippy toggle-open'>
1793
1794        &#9660;&#160;
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1796</span>
1797</a>
1798<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2022/12/'>
1799December
1800</a>
1801<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
1802<ul class='posts'>
1803<li><a href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2022/12/hp-lovecraft-does-brady-bunch.html'>H.P. Lovecraft does the Brady Bunch</a></li>
1804<li><a href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2022/12/chatgpt-and-1960s-television-theme-tunes.html'>ChatGPT and 1960s Television Theme Tunes</a></li>
1805</ul>
1806</li>
1807</ul>
1808<ul class='hierarchy'>
1809<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1810<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
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1815</span>
1816</a>
1817<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2022/09/'>
1818September
1819</a>
1820<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1821</li>
1822</ul>
1823</li>
1824</ul>
1825<ul class='hierarchy'>
1826<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1827<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
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1829
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1832</span>
1833</a>
1834<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/'>
18352019
1836</a>
1837<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
1838<ul class='hierarchy'>
1839<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1840<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1841<span class='zippy'>
1842
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1844      
1845</span>
1846</a>
1847<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/10/'>
1848October
1849</a>
1850<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1851</li>
1852</ul>
1853<ul class='hierarchy'>
1854<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1855<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1856<span class='zippy'>
1857
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1860</span>
1861</a>
1862<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/09/'>
1863September
1864</a>
1865<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1866</li>
1867</ul>
1868<ul class='hierarchy'>
1869<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1870<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1871<span class='zippy'>
1872
1873        &#9658;&#160;
1874      
1875</span>
1876</a>
1877<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/07/'>
1878July
1879</a>
1880<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1881</li>
1882</ul>
1883<ul class='hierarchy'>
1884<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1885<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1886<span class='zippy'>
1887
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1889      
1890</span>
1891</a>
1892<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/06/'>
1893June
1894</a>
1895<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1896</li>
1897</ul>
1898<ul class='hierarchy'>
1899<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1900<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
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1906</a>
1907<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/04/'>
1908April
1909</a>
1910<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1911</li>
1912</ul>
1913<ul class='hierarchy'>
1914<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1915<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1916<span class='zippy'>
1917
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1920</span>
1921</a>
1922<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/02/'>
1923February
1924</a>
1925<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
1926</li>
1927</ul>
1928</li>
1929</ul>
1930<ul class='hierarchy'>
1931<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1932<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
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1934
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1938</a>
1939<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/'>
19402018
1941</a>
1942<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(11)</span>
1943<ul class='hierarchy'>
1944<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1945<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1946<span class='zippy'>
1947
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1951</a>
1952<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/09/'>
1953September
1954</a>
1955<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1956</li>
1957</ul>
1958<ul class='hierarchy'>
1959<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1960<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1961<span class='zippy'>
1962
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1966</a>
1967<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/07/'>
1968July
1969</a>
1970<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1971</li>
1972</ul>
1973<ul class='hierarchy'>
1974<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1975<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1976<span class='zippy'>
1977
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1981</a>
1982<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/06/'>
1983June
1984</a>
1985<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
1986</li>
1987</ul>
1988<ul class='hierarchy'>
1989<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
1990<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
1991<span class='zippy'>
1992
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1996</a>
1997<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/04/'>
1998April
1999</a>
2000<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
2001</li>
2002</ul>
2003<ul class='hierarchy'>
2004<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2005<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2006<span class='zippy'>
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2011</a>
2012<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/03/'>
2013March
2014</a>
2015<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
2016</li>
2017</ul>
2018<ul class='hierarchy'>
2019<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2020<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2021<span class='zippy'>
2022
2023        &#9658;&#160;
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2026</a>
2027<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/02/'>
2028February
2029</a>
2030<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
2031</li>
2032</ul>
2033<ul class='hierarchy'>
2034<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2035<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2036<span class='zippy'>
2037
2038        &#9658;&#160;
2039      
2040</span>
2041</a>
2042<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2018/01/'>
2043January
2044</a>
2045<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
2046</li>
2047</ul>
2048</li>
2049</ul>
2050<ul class='hierarchy'>
2051<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2052<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2053<span class='zippy'>
2054
2055        &#9658;&#160;
2056      
2057</span>
2058</a>
2059<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/'>
20602017
2061</a>
2062<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(32)</span>
2063<ul class='hierarchy'>
2064<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2065<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2066<span class='zippy'>
2067
2068        &#9658;&#160;
2069      
2070</span>
2071</a>
2072<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/09/'>
2073September
2074</a>
2075<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
2076</li>
2077</ul>
2078<ul class='hierarchy'>
2079<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2080<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2081<span class='zippy'>
2082
2083        &#9658;&#160;
2084      
2085</span>
2086</a>
2087<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/08/'>
2088August
2089</a>
2090<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2091</li>
2092</ul>
2093<ul class='hierarchy'>
2094<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2095<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2096<span class='zippy'>
2097
2098        &#9658;&#160;
2099      
2100</span>
2101</a>
2102<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/07/'>
2103July
2104</a>
2105<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
2106</li>
2107</ul>
2108<ul class='hierarchy'>
2109<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2110<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2111<span class='zippy'>
2112
2113        &#9658;&#160;
2114      
2115</span>
2116</a>
2117<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/06/'>
2118June
2119</a>
2120<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2121</li>
2122</ul>
2123<ul class='hierarchy'>
2124<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2125<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2126<span class='zippy'>
2127
2128        &#9658;&#160;
2129      
2130</span>
2131</a>
2132<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/05/'>
2133May
2134</a>
2135<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span>
2136</li>
2137</ul>
2138<ul class='hierarchy'>
2139<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2140<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2141<span class='zippy'>
2142
2143        &#9658;&#160;
2144      
2145</span>
2146</a>
2147<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/04/'>
2148April
2149</a>
2150<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span>
2151</li>
2152</ul>
2153<ul class='hierarchy'>
2154<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2155<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2156<span class='zippy'>
2157
2158        &#9658;&#160;
2159      
2160</span>
2161</a>
2162<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/03/'>
2163March
2164</a>
2165<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2166</li>
2167</ul>
2168<ul class='hierarchy'>
2169<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2170<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2171<span class='zippy'>
2172
2173        &#9658;&#160;
2174      
2175</span>
2176</a>
2177<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/02/'>
2178February
2179</a>
2180<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span>
2181</li>
2182</ul>
2183<ul class='hierarchy'>
2184<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2185<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2186<span class='zippy'>
2187
2188        &#9658;&#160;
2189      
2190</span>
2191</a>
2192<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2017/01/'>
2193January
2194</a>
2195<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2196</li>
2197</ul>
2198</li>
2199</ul>
2200<ul class='hierarchy'>
2201<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2202<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2203<span class='zippy'>
2204
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2206      
2207</span>
2208</a>
2209<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/'>
22102016
2211</a>
2212<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(63)</span>
2213<ul class='hierarchy'>
2214<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2215<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2216<span class='zippy'>
2217
2218        &#9658;&#160;
2219      
2220</span>
2221</a>
2222<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/12/'>
2223December
2224</a>
2225<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(3)</span>
2226</li>
2227</ul>
2228<ul class='hierarchy'>
2229<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2230<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2231<span class='zippy'>
2232
2233        &#9658;&#160;
2234      
2235</span>
2236</a>
2237<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/11/'>
2238November
2239</a>
2240<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
2241</li>
2242</ul>
2243<ul class='hierarchy'>
2244<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2245<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2246<span class='zippy'>
2247
2248        &#9658;&#160;
2249      
2250</span>
2251</a>
2252<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/10/'>
2253October
2254</a>
2255<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
2256</li>
2257</ul>
2258<ul class='hierarchy'>
2259<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2260<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2261<span class='zippy'>
2262
2263        &#9658;&#160;
2264      
2265</span>
2266</a>
2267<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/09/'>
2268September
2269</a>
2270<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
2271</li>
2272</ul>
2273<ul class='hierarchy'>
2274<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2275<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2276<span class='zippy'>
2277
2278        &#9658;&#160;
2279      
2280</span>
2281</a>
2282<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/08/'>
2283August
2284</a>
2285<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span>
2286</li>
2287</ul>
2288<ul class='hierarchy'>
2289<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2290<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2291<span class='zippy'>
2292
2293        &#9658;&#160;
2294      
2295</span>
2296</a>
2297<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/07/'>
2298July
2299</a>
2300<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
2301</li>
2302</ul>
2303<ul class='hierarchy'>
2304<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2305<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2306<span class='zippy'>
2307
2308        &#9658;&#160;
2309      
2310</span>
2311</a>
2312<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/06/'>
2313June
2314</a>
2315<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2316</li>
2317</ul>
2318<ul class='hierarchy'>
2319<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2320<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2321<span class='zippy'>
2322
2323        &#9658;&#160;
2324      
2325</span>
2326</a>
2327<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/05/'>
2328May
2329</a>
2330<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2331</li>
2332</ul>
2333<ul class='hierarchy'>
2334<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2335<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2336<span class='zippy'>
2337
2338        &#9658;&#160;
2339      
2340</span>
2341</a>
2342<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/04/'>
2343April
2344</a>
2345<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span>
2346</li>
2347</ul>
2348<ul class='hierarchy'>
2349<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2350<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2351<span class='zippy'>
2352
2353        &#9658;&#160;
2354      
2355</span>
2356</a>
2357<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/03/'>
2358March
2359</a>
2360<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2361</li>
2362</ul>
2363<ul class='hierarchy'>
2364<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2365<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2366<span class='zippy'>
2367
2368        &#9658;&#160;
2369      
2370</span>
2371</a>
2372<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/02/'>
2373February
2374</a>
2375<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span>
2376</li>
2377</ul>
2378<ul class='hierarchy'>
2379<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2380<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2381<span class='zippy'>
2382
2383        &#9658;&#160;
2384      
2385</span>
2386</a>
2387<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2016/01/'>
2388January
2389</a>
2390<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span>
2391</li>
2392</ul>
2393</li>
2394</ul>
2395<ul class='hierarchy'>
2396<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2397<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2398<span class='zippy'>
2399
2400        &#9658;&#160;
2401      
2402</span>
2403</a>
2404<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/'>
24052015
2406</a>
2407<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(75)</span>
2408<ul class='hierarchy'>
2409<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2410<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2411<span class='zippy'>
2412
2413        &#9658;&#160;
2414      
2415</span>
2416</a>
2417<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/12/'>
2418December
2419</a>
2420<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span>
2421</li>
2422</ul>
2423<ul class='hierarchy'>
2424<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2425<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2426<span class='zippy'>
2427
2428        &#9658;&#160;
2429      
2430</span>
2431</a>
2432<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/11/'>
2433November
2434</a>
2435<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(8)</span>
2436</li>
2437</ul>
2438<ul class='hierarchy'>
2439<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2440<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2441<span class='zippy'>
2442
2443        &#9658;&#160;
2444      
2445</span>
2446</a>
2447<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/10/'>
2448October
2449</a>
2450<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span>
2451</li>
2452</ul>
2453<ul class='hierarchy'>
2454<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2455<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2456<span class='zippy'>
2457
2458        &#9658;&#160;
2459      
2460</span>
2461</a>
2462<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/09/'>
2463September
2464</a>
2465<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span>
2466</li>
2467</ul>
2468<ul class='hierarchy'>
2469<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2470<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2471<span class='zippy'>
2472
2473        &#9658;&#160;
2474      
2475</span>
2476</a>
2477<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/08/'>
2478August
2479</a>
2480<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
2481</li>
2482</ul>
2483<ul class='hierarchy'>
2484<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2485<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2486<span class='zippy'>
2487
2488        &#9658;&#160;
2489      
2490</span>
2491</a>
2492<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/07/'>
2493July
2494</a>
2495<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(11)</span>
2496</li>
2497</ul>
2498<ul class='hierarchy'>
2499<li class='archivedate collapsed'>
2500<a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'>
2501<span class='zippy'>
2502
2503        &#9658;&#160;
2504      
2505</span>
2506</a>
2507<a class='post-count-link' href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2015/06/'>
2508June
2509</a>
2510<span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span>
2511</li>
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