Notorious RBMK
@comraderobot.bsky.social
equal parts physics, left politics, DIY science, and photos (space/birds/stuff). formerly astroparticle physics, now astrodynamicist. "dr" in certain extremely specific professional contexts. ohio for 3 decades then west coast (sfbay, now pdx). fuck ai art
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Notorious RBMK
@comraderobot.bsky.social
· Oct 17
okay we can pin stuff now and tons of people are pouring in from an X debacle… so
Hi! my name is Nathan
i post jokes and do a bunch of tedious but aesthetic stuff in my free time:
* space photos
* bird photos
* bouncing radio off the moon
* making gadgets
* using/programming old computers
Hi! my name is Nathan
i post jokes and do a bunch of tedious but aesthetic stuff in my free time:
* space photos
* bird photos
* bouncing radio off the moon
* making gadgets
* using/programming old computers
i do consider procreation to be kind of value-neutral and it consistently gets me in Absolutely Enormous Trubs. like if you say you’re having a baby i respond approximately the same as if you’re going sky diving. idk what’s wrong with me exactly but lol that’s the deal
December 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
i do consider procreation to be kind of value-neutral and it consistently gets me in Absolutely Enormous Trubs. like if you say you’re having a baby i respond approximately the same as if you’re going sky diving. idk what’s wrong with me exactly but lol that’s the deal
one more i said anne hathaway was “wealth-coded” and MANY people hated this to the point where i felt bad and deleted it lmao
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
one more i said anne hathaway was “wealth-coded” and MANY people hated this to the point where i felt bad and deleted it lmao
in summary i have fucked around and made a lot of people mad this year, 2025. it will happen again next year
December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
in summary i have fucked around and made a lot of people mad this year, 2025. it will happen again next year
oh also i said that people who don’t want to have babies should be able to take 6 weeks off too lol that cost me a respected follow
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
oh also i said that people who don’t want to have babies should be able to take 6 weeks off too lol that cost me a respected follow
told them how electricity works after they said they knew how electricity works (they did not know how electricity works)
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
told them how electricity works after they said they knew how electricity works (they did not know how electricity works)
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a friend got me the light my bricks kit for the lego delorean last year for christmas and i finally got around to installing it
pretty fuck cool
pretty fuck cool
December 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
a friend got me the light my bricks kit for the lego delorean last year for christmas and i finally got around to installing it
pretty fuck cool
pretty fuck cool
MTG is just a happy “let them fight” moment and deserves no further analysis imo
December 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
MTG is just a happy “let them fight” moment and deserves no further analysis imo
new canonical sickos guy just dropped
this cartoon understands MAHA better than 90% of newspaper columns in the country
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
new canonical sickos guy just dropped
trying to put my finger on why pluribus resonated so deeply with me and i think it’s just the whole “friendly yet ultimately adversarial other” theme. chatbots, maga neighbors. it’s a weird lonely time out there.
December 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
trying to put my finger on why pluribus resonated so deeply with me and i think it’s just the whole “friendly yet ultimately adversarial other” theme. chatbots, maga neighbors. it’s a weird lonely time out there.
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lol timeline synergy
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
lol timeline synergy
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a friend got me the light my bricks kit for the lego delorean last year for christmas and i finally got around to installing it
pretty fuck cool
pretty fuck cool
December 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
a friend got me the light my bricks kit for the lego delorean last year for christmas and i finally got around to installing it
pretty fuck cool
pretty fuck cool
its annoyingly expensive but I’ve switched to this bullshit for anything that’s not poop-touching
and my hands have been baby soft and non-bleeding ever since (and i was a major knuckle bleeder)
www.eoproducts.com/collections/...
and my hands have been baby soft and non-bleeding ever since (and i was a major knuckle bleeder)
www.eoproducts.com/collections/...
December 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
its annoyingly expensive but I’ve switched to this bullshit for anything that’s not poop-touching
and my hands have been baby soft and non-bleeding ever since (and i was a major knuckle bleeder)
www.eoproducts.com/collections/...
and my hands have been baby soft and non-bleeding ever since (and i was a major knuckle bleeder)
www.eoproducts.com/collections/...
this “ope we did bomb venezuela” shit is more proof that the universe is currently optimizing for stupid outcomes
December 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
this “ope we did bomb venezuela” shit is more proof that the universe is currently optimizing for stupid outcomes
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Mother of Christ bsky.app/profile/bcfi...
An attack in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.
Seemingly conducted as covert action and then casually disclosed by POTUS while calling into a radio show.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Seemingly conducted as covert action and then casually disclosed by POTUS while calling into a radio show.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Mother of Christ bsky.app/profile/bcfi...
oh well I guess! too bad we lack free will or agency !!!
Well *this* extremely bleak paragraph is gonna haunt me for a while. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
oh well I guess! too bad we lack free will or agency !!!
like i said he just walked into the jungle to die based on general principle lmao
man they really don't make em like Manousos Oviedo
December 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
like i said he just walked into the jungle to die based on general principle lmao
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man they really don't make em like Manousos Oviedo
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
man they really don't make em like Manousos Oviedo
idk if anything will ever knock true detective season 1 out of the top slot but I’d say severance and pluribus are currently jostling for number 2.
definitely the best shows currently running.
definitely the best shows currently running.
December 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
idk if anything will ever knock true detective season 1 out of the top slot but I’d say severance and pluribus are currently jostling for number 2.
definitely the best shows currently running.
definitely the best shows currently running.
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was working at a coffee shop near a music venue and Wayne Coyne came in. he was extremely nice and got a juice and the newspaper and sat in the cafe reading it and not a single person noticed despite him constantly looking like this lmao
December 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
was working at a coffee shop near a music venue and Wayne Coyne came in. he was extremely nice and got a juice and the newspaper and sat in the cafe reading it and not a single person noticed despite him constantly looking like this lmao
getting old as fuck means realizing good audio quality is more determined by how well you can hear a tambourine vs how well you can hear a bass guitar
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
getting old as fuck means realizing good audio quality is more determined by how well you can hear a tambourine vs how well you can hear a bass guitar
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where i take your posts
December 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
where i take your posts
remember when the word “twee” was fashionable for like 18 months during the obama administration
lol
lol
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
remember when the word “twee” was fashionable for like 18 months during the obama administration
lol
lol
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I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.
what’s the pointing of doing a swoop if it isn’t even fell
December 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
what’s the pointing of doing a swoop if it isn’t even fell