Benjamin Carr 👨🏻💻🧬🌊🐕📷
@benjaminhccarr.bsky.social
@benjaminhccarr@hachyderm.io
#Ecology & #Ocean #Scientist now doing Scientific #HPC, #SRE, #DevOps, #PlatformEngineering, and #Supercomputing
I also talk about #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #Linux #PhDLife
#Ecology & #Ocean #Scientist now doing Scientific #HPC, #SRE, #DevOps, #PlatformEngineering, and #Supercomputing
I also talk about #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #Linux #PhDLife
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I don’t think the Republicans have fully gamed out what it will mean for the current administration down the road if presidential pardons can be invalidated www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report | CNN Politics
Former President Joe Biden experienced such “cognitive decline” while in office that it remains a serious question as to whether he was aware of the substance of the various pardons and commutations s...
www.cnn.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I don’t think the Republicans have fully gamed out what it will mean for the current administration down the road if presidential pardons can be invalidated www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
Scientists claim you can't see difference between 1440p and 8K at 10ft in study of #human #eye — an improvement on previously-touted upper limit of 60 pixels/degree
Measuring pixel-per-degree eye can see up to 94 PPD for grey, but as few as 53 for yellow & violet
www.tomshardware.com/monitors/sci...
Measuring pixel-per-degree eye can see up to 94 PPD for grey, but as few as 53 for yellow & violet
www.tomshardware.com/monitors/sci...
Scientists claim you can't see the difference between 1440p and 8K at 10 feet in new study on the limits of the human eye — would still be an improvement on the previously-touted upper limit of 60 pix...
Measuring the pixel-per-degree of a display, researchers found the human eye can see up to 94 PPD for grey, but as few as 53 for yellow and violet.
www.tomshardware.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Scientists claim you can't see difference between 1440p and 8K at 10ft in study of #human #eye — an improvement on previously-touted upper limit of 60 pixels/degree
Measuring pixel-per-degree eye can see up to 94 PPD for grey, but as few as 53 for yellow & violet
www.tomshardware.com/monitors/sci...
Measuring pixel-per-degree eye can see up to 94 PPD for grey, but as few as 53 for yellow & violet
www.tomshardware.com/monitors/sci...
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The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...
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ok who did this? ☹️
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
ok who did this? ☹️
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I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase
The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky
www.thehandbasket.co
September 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
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Having met with both sides on the current RubyCentral/RubyGems situation, here's my take:
- RubyCentral have managed this exceptionally poorly in many ways including removing literally the most active member of the RubyGems organisation by mistake who has declined to return
- RubyCentral have managed this exceptionally poorly in many ways including removing literally the most active member of the RubyGems organisation by mistake who has declined to return
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Having met with both sides on the current RubyCentral/RubyGems situation, here's my take:
- RubyCentral have managed this exceptionally poorly in many ways including removing literally the most active member of the RubyGems organisation by mistake who has declined to return
- RubyCentral have managed this exceptionally poorly in many ways including removing literally the most active member of the RubyGems organisation by mistake who has declined to return
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No one trolls with street names quite like Prague.
September 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
No one trolls with street names quite like Prague.
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By making jokes about killing innocent brown people at a political rally, JD Vance is doing politics the right way.
—Ezra Klein
—Ezra Klein
Vance on Trump's strikes on boats: "I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."
September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
By making jokes about killing innocent brown people at a political rally, JD Vance is doing politics the right way.
—Ezra Klein
—Ezra Klein
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Ezra Klein went beyond opposing political violence to extol Charlie Kirk for doing politics "exactly the right way," making up a fictional version of Kirk to praise.
That distortion, with its indulgence of bad faith, is a perfect illustration of the larger media failure that helps Trump.
My latest
That distortion, with its indulgence of bad faith, is a perfect illustration of the larger media failure that helps Trump.
My latest
Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump
The prominent liberal pundit made up a fake version of Charlie Kirk to praise, laundering his reputation the way a lot of mainstream media launders MAGA
www.arcdigital.media
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ezra Klein went beyond opposing political violence to extol Charlie Kirk for doing politics "exactly the right way," making up a fictional version of Kirk to praise.
That distortion, with its indulgence of bad faith, is a perfect illustration of the larger media failure that helps Trump.
My latest
That distortion, with its indulgence of bad faith, is a perfect illustration of the larger media failure that helps Trump.
My latest
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The data doesn't lie; the court order in Los Angeles had a clear and measurable impact.
New ICE data show that the court order banning profiling reduced ICE arrests in LA by 66%! In other words, ICE is effectively admitting that TWO THIRDS of LA arrests were unconstitutional profiling. Did they admit this to the court? NO! They lied to the courts...
August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The data doesn't lie; the court order in Los Angeles had a clear and measurable impact.
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Does anybody know if @datarescueproject.org has a team at the Smithsonian right now? We're gonna need 'em. 🤬😥
#RewritingHistory #AlternateReality
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
#RewritingHistory #AlternateReality
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials
The Honorable Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 1000 Jefferson Dr SW Washington, DC 20560 Subject: Internal Review of Smithsonian
www.whitehouse.gov
August 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Does anybody know if @datarescueproject.org has a team at the Smithsonian right now? We're gonna need 'em. 🤬😥
#RewritingHistory #AlternateReality
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
#RewritingHistory #AlternateReality
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
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📢 The Carpentries is in Forbes!
Our Directors @drkariljordan.bsky.social @erinstellabecker.bsky.social were interviewed by @jdrakephd.bsky.social for Forbes on The Carpentries' decision to withdrew from the $1.5M science grant due to new federal DEI rules: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Our Directors @drkariljordan.bsky.social @erinstellabecker.bsky.social were interviewed by @jdrakephd.bsky.social for Forbes on The Carpentries' decision to withdrew from the $1.5M science grant due to new federal DEI rules: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules
A coding nonprofit turned down a $1.5M NSF grant after new DEI restrictions, highlighting the clash between federal policy and scientific community values.
www.forbes.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📢 The Carpentries is in Forbes!
Our Directors @drkariljordan.bsky.social @erinstellabecker.bsky.social were interviewed by @jdrakephd.bsky.social for Forbes on The Carpentries' decision to withdrew from the $1.5M science grant due to new federal DEI rules: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Our Directors @drkariljordan.bsky.social @erinstellabecker.bsky.social were interviewed by @jdrakephd.bsky.social for Forbes on The Carpentries' decision to withdrew from the $1.5M science grant due to new federal DEI rules: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
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There was basically no job growth in New York City in the first half of the year: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
There was basically no job growth in New York City in the first half of the year: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...
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This is Heritage Foundation Chief Economist EJ Antoni, Trump's new nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.
And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.
And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.
August 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is Heritage Foundation Chief Economist EJ Antoni, Trump's new nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.
And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.
And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.
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Stay salty DC 🔥
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Stay salty DC 🔥
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Trump: It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion
Powell: I’m not aware of that.
Trump: It just came out
Powell: You just added in a third building
Trump: It’s a building that’s being built
Powell: It was built five years ago.
Powell: I’m not aware of that.
Trump: It just came out
Powell: You just added in a third building
Trump: It’s a building that’s being built
Powell: It was built five years ago.
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump: It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion
Powell: I’m not aware of that.
Trump: It just came out
Powell: You just added in a third building
Trump: It’s a building that’s being built
Powell: It was built five years ago.
Powell: I’m not aware of that.
Trump: It just came out
Powell: You just added in a third building
Trump: It’s a building that’s being built
Powell: It was built five years ago.
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Powell would rather be having a root canal. Without anesthesia
July 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Powell would rather be having a root canal. Without anesthesia
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Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
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I shit you not, people
June 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I shit you not, people
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All things, with one exception, have to end
After years of sharing #HPC news and insights, it's time to log off
It was fun while it lasted and I remain grateful to all of you who followed and interacted
Stay curious, stay kind!
— @hpcguru.bsky.social signing off
#HPC #Farewell
After years of sharing #HPC news and insights, it's time to log off
It was fun while it lasted and I remain grateful to all of you who followed and interacted
Stay curious, stay kind!
— @hpcguru.bsky.social signing off
#HPC #Farewell
June 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
All things, with one exception, have to end
After years of sharing #HPC news and insights, it's time to log off
It was fun while it lasted and I remain grateful to all of you who followed and interacted
Stay curious, stay kind!
— @hpcguru.bsky.social signing off
#HPC #Farewell
After years of sharing #HPC news and insights, it's time to log off
It was fun while it lasted and I remain grateful to all of you who followed and interacted
Stay curious, stay kind!
— @hpcguru.bsky.social signing off
#HPC #Farewell
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Trump says anybody who protests the military parade on Sunday will be met with “very heavy force”
June 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trump says anybody who protests the military parade on Sunday will be met with “very heavy force”