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SaaraI started taking a little cold shower every time I take a shower and I have managed to upkeep this habit for over a year! I do it to to build my self dicipline and resilience and get a free dopamine hit.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sparkling?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sparkling</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/coldexposure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coldexposure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/coldshowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coldshowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/habits?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#habits</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/coldexposuretherapy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coldexposuretherapy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dopamine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dopamine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/showering?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#showering</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sparkle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sparkle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/prisms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prisms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/prism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rainbows?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rainbows</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/colorful?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colorful</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meri?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meri</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sparklingsea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sparklingsea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/summermagic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#summermagic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturemagic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturemagic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturelovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/summerlovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#summerlovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/calming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/magical?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#magical</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/faeaesthetic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#faeaesthetic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pastels?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pastels</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/manualeffects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#manualeffects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/psychedelic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psychedelic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/psychedelicart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psychedelicart</a>
Likely Jan Lukas<p>I've played around with using <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mylar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mylar</span></a> to create <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LightTubes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightTubes</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/mirrors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mirrors</span></a> and other <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/reflective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reflective</span></a> surfaces to change or shape light direction and spread, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fresnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fresnell</span></a> lenses to magnify small amounts of light, etc etc etc.</p><p>I've learned lots of interesting things but I am still a LONG way from being hired to light the interior of a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pyramid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pyramid</span></a>. 😀</p><p>15/x</p>
Wm.son<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Light</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prisms</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WinterSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterSun</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Reminders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reminders</span></a></p><p>Every afternoon, if it's sunny, the cut-glass paperweight on my kitchen windowsill gives us this...</p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Prismatic coal hole cover on Hope Street in Glasgow. Coal holes in the street allowed deliveries to coal cellars without having to carry the coal through a building. Prismatic coal hole covers were commonly used allow natural light into the otherwise pitch black cellars. Only a few of the original prisms remain in this particular example.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/coalholecover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coalholecover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/coalhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coalhole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetfurniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetfurniture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/manholecovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manholecovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
Nelson<p>What is this contraption attached to a telephone pole in South Jersey? There were two at 90 degrees around the pole from each other.</p><p>Is this a survey prism? Is it in active use? If these are reflective, are they on the pole to prevent people from hitting it? Or is it just decoration? Why is it here?</p><p><a href="https://geomatics.cc/wiki/survey-prisms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">geomatics.cc/wiki/survey-prism</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://jawns.club/tags/WhatIsThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatIsThis</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/surveying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveying</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a></p>
Tilda Moose, citizen<p>Let's make <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/binoculars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>binoculars</span></a> with really <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/alignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alignment</span></a> screws, so that when you inevitably <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/drop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drop</span></a> them, you can tweak the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a> back into alignment without a fight.</p><p>Currently, the adjustment screws are usually hidden, tiny, and thread-locked. They can break easily if you try forcing them.</p><p>My ideal binoculars would have these presets as big lockable user controls.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RepairShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairShop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StoryOfStuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryOfStuff</span></a></p>
Huber Digital<p>Delighted to announce the addition of a sample of 1,425 manuscripts (MS descriptions with complete <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IIIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IIIF</span></a> surrogates) from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medieval</span></a> Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries corpus to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSE</span></a> platform <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRISMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRISMS</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.prisms.digital/collection/medieval-mss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">prisms.digital/collection/medi</span><span class="invisible">eval-mss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnowledgeBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeBase</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XML</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RDF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSS</span></a></p>
attresa.geo<p>Realgar - <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/sulfide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sulfide</span></a> class <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mineral</span></a> As4S4. </p><p>*<a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crystals</span></a> in the form of monoclinic <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/syngonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syngonia</span></a>, <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a>, <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/needles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>needles</span></a>. <br>* The <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>color</span></a> is <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/red" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>red</span></a>. <br>* Formed during <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/hydrothermal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrothermal</span></a> processes. It is found <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/deep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deep</span></a> in the <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a>.<br>* Found in lead, <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/silver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silver</span></a>, <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gold</span></a> ore veins, <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/volcanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volcanic</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/craters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>craters</span></a>, fumaroles, hot spring deposits along.<br>* It used for <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/paint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paint</span></a>.<br>* Disintegrates from light and moisture. Long-term (not a one-day process). </p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/realgar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realgar</span></a></p>
Huber Digital<p>One of the aims of the open <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnowledgeBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeBase</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSE</span></a> platform <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRISMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRISMS</span></a> was to make progress towards Peter Shillingsburg's "electronic infrastructure for script acts" (2006). We believe we're halfway there...</p><p><a href="https://www.prisms.digital/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">prisms.digital/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenScholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScholarship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SemanticWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SemanticWeb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KnowledgeGraphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeGraphs</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Prismatic coal hole cover on Hope Street in Glasgow. Coal holes in the street allowed deliveries to coal cellars without having to carry the coal through a building. Prismatic covers were commonly used allow natural light into the otherwise pitch black coal cellars. Only a few of the original prisms remain in this particular example</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/coalholecover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coalholecover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/coalhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coalhole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetfurniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetfurniture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/manholecovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manholecovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowhistory</span></a></p>
Huber Digital<p>Many thanks to everyone who voted for <a href="https://home.social/tags/PRISMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRISMS</span></a> @dhawards 2022!</p><p>You can stay in touch and find out about future plans and updates here, at <a href="https://home.social/@Huber_Digital" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">home.social/@Huber_Digital</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Huber_Digital" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/@Huber_Digital</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and on <a href="https://www.prisms.digital/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">prisms.digital/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://home.social/tags/DH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DH</span></a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/DSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSE</span></a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/LOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOD</span></a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/OpenScholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScholarship</span></a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/KB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KB</span></a></p>
Hedron App<p>Welcome to this mesmerizing loop featuring 40 icosagonal prisms! In this video, you'll be taken on a visual journey through a stunning arrangement of 40 icosagonal prisms, each with 22 faces and 40 vertices.</p><p>As the loop progresses, you'll witness the intricate details of these prisms, from their sharp angles to their smooth surfaces. The geometric <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/symmetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symmetry</span></a> of the icosagonal prism is truly a sight to behold, and this <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/loop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loop</span></a> showcases that beauty in full.</p><p>Whether you're a math enthusiast, an artist, or just someone who appreciates the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/beauty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beauty</span></a> of <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/geometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geometric</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/shapes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shapes</span></a>, this loop is sure to captivate you. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this stunning display of 40 icosagonal <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a> in motion.</p>
Adam Gonnerman<p>I guess there are people who find <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/prisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisms</span></a> objectionable now. 🤷🏼‍♂️</p>