Blackness of Space
@derekpalm.bsky.social
Learned everything I know from G.I. Joe PSAs. Aerospace/Mechanical Engr, UW-Madison BS '09 and Embry-Riddle MAS '13. Fourteen+ years experience in private and public aero companies. Opinions/own, etc
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I have two wolves inside me
-me explaining my weight gain
-me explaining my weight gain
March 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I have two wolves inside me
-me explaining my weight gain
-me explaining my weight gain
Listened to Crash Course Pod "The Universe" and when @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social asked @astrokatie.com about free will, I was so hoping for a phone-a-friend to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. I guess it was destined not to be...
January 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Listened to Crash Course Pod "The Universe" and when @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social asked @astrokatie.com about free will, I was so hoping for a phone-a-friend to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. I guess it was destined not to be...
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Motion to refer to large Bluesky accounts that grew organically without engagement farming as “Big Naturals.”
January 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Motion to refer to large Bluesky accounts that grew organically without engagement farming as “Big Naturals.”
What I want from an Android update: fewer clicks for my frequent tasks
What I get from an Android update: did you ever want a house emoji but it's smiling?
What I get from an Android update: did you ever want a house emoji but it's smiling?
December 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM
What I want from an Android update: fewer clicks for my frequent tasks
What I get from an Android update: did you ever want a house emoji but it's smiling?
What I get from an Android update: did you ever want a house emoji but it's smiling?
You can just do things, as they say
This is so cool! The 25-meter, amateur-operated Dwingeloo radio telescope detected signals from Voyager 1, 25 billion kilometers away. www.camras.nl/en/blog/2024...
Dwingeloo telescope receives signals from Voyager 1 – Dwingeloo Radio Telescope | CAMRAS
www.camras.nl
December 10, 2024 at 6:53 PM
You can just do things, as they say
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This is so cool! The 25-meter, amateur-operated Dwingeloo radio telescope detected signals from Voyager 1, 25 billion kilometers away. www.camras.nl/en/blog/2024...
Dwingeloo telescope receives signals from Voyager 1 – Dwingeloo Radio Telescope | CAMRAS
www.camras.nl
December 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
This is so cool! The 25-meter, amateur-operated Dwingeloo radio telescope detected signals from Voyager 1, 25 billion kilometers away. www.camras.nl/en/blog/2024...
For those trying to justify the Artemis 2 6-month slip, remember it costs $12M PER DAY
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
For those trying to justify the Artemis 2 6-month slip, remember it costs $12M PER DAY
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hitting on kurt cobain's daughter:
"is there a Mr. Bean?"
"is there a Mr. Bean?"
December 5, 2024 at 2:53 AM
hitting on kurt cobain's daughter:
"is there a Mr. Bean?"
"is there a Mr. Bean?"
Waiting for that @sciguyspace.bsky.social post dropping a bomb about the MSR decision
December 3, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Waiting for that @sciguyspace.bsky.social post dropping a bomb about the MSR decision
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There is no point in trolling if no one sees it.
User control over our feeds is great. Including the ability to fully hide from everyone, unwanted replies, and block those people.
If i hide a reply from a troll from everyone, no one sees it.
Moderation is great
Really helps engagement
User control over our feeds is great. Including the ability to fully hide from everyone, unwanted replies, and block those people.
If i hide a reply from a troll from everyone, no one sees it.
Moderation is great
Really helps engagement
@bsky.app really does feel so positive and devoid of BS spam. Can someone smarter than me explain why this product is operating better? Is it better code? Better moderation? Or has it just not reached a point where the trolls have decided to invade?
December 3, 2024 at 1:52 AM
There is no point in trolling if no one sees it.
User control over our feeds is great. Including the ability to fully hide from everyone, unwanted replies, and block those people.
If i hide a reply from a troll from everyone, no one sees it.
Moderation is great
Really helps engagement
User control over our feeds is great. Including the ability to fully hide from everyone, unwanted replies, and block those people.
If i hide a reply from a troll from everyone, no one sees it.
Moderation is great
Really helps engagement
Hyping my kids up about the eclipse where the earth goes between them and the sun. Much more common.
April 8, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Hyping my kids up about the eclipse where the earth goes between them and the sun. Much more common.
C'mon editor, overlook the one little extra 'r' to make this headline legendary
April 5, 2024 at 5:26 PM
C'mon editor, overlook the one little extra 'r' to make this headline legendary
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Inside of you are two wolves. Inside of me are two geese. Inside of that guy are two bags of grain. We arrive at a riverbank and there is a boat that can cross it but it can only ho
March 28, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Inside of you are two wolves. Inside of me are two geese. Inside of that guy are two bags of grain. We arrive at a riverbank and there is a boat that can cross it but it can only ho
And the Grammy for Best Opening Line of a Song, Ever: "Somebody's Heinie is crowdin' my icebox"
March 21, 2024 at 5:45 AM
And the Grammy for Best Opening Line of a Song, Ever: "Somebody's Heinie is crowdin' my icebox"
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One of the best comments that came out of retreat last week was “remember that social media is like chemo: necessary but also poison. Monitor not just your intake but how it’s making you feel. Take negative side effects seriously.”
March 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM
One of the best comments that came out of retreat last week was “remember that social media is like chemo: necessary but also poison. Monitor not just your intake but how it’s making you feel. Take negative side effects seriously.”
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two regulations that would be an utter no brainer in a sane country:
1) progressive vehicle weight tax that increases steeply past 5k pounds
2) grille height limit of 1.25m
1) progressive vehicle weight tax that increases steeply past 5k pounds
2) grille height limit of 1.25m
"the researchers directed a passengerless 2022 Rivian R1T truck weighing around 7,000 pounds toward an MGS guardrail at 62 mph and a 25-degree angle, reflecting common highway crash conditions. The Rivian demolished the guardrail" slate.com/business/202...
A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.
Vehicles are getting way too heavy to be safe.
slate.com
March 8, 2024 at 2:49 PM
two regulations that would be an utter no brainer in a sane country:
1) progressive vehicle weight tax that increases steeply past 5k pounds
2) grille height limit of 1.25m
1) progressive vehicle weight tax that increases steeply past 5k pounds
2) grille height limit of 1.25m
Where were they looking for the last 200 years?
March 8, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Where were they looking for the last 200 years?
@seanmcarroll.bsky.social Have you ever reviewed Anathem? Just read it, curious about your thoughts on their perception of many worlds.
February 25, 2024 at 6:13 PM
@seanmcarroll.bsky.social Have you ever reviewed Anathem? Just read it, curious about your thoughts on their perception of many worlds.
You know what's a fun word? Skribble
February 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
You know what's a fun word? Skribble
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Time to relax by reading my phone and getting upset
February 8, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Time to relax by reading my phone and getting upset
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Why do YOU support Measure HLA? Share this graphic on social media so your friends and family know why it’s so important to vote yes!
February 5, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Why do YOU support Measure HLA? Share this graphic on social media so your friends and family know why it’s so important to vote yes!
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99% of parenting is just making sure they don't accidentally watch Large Marge
January 31, 2024 at 12:20 AM
99% of parenting is just making sure they don't accidentally watch Large Marge
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Gandhi said “you must be the change you wish to see in the world” and that’s why I’ve decided to start dropping tiny swords into the lobster tanks at the grocery store so they are able to defend themselves.
January 28, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Gandhi said “you must be the change you wish to see in the world” and that’s why I’ve decided to start dropping tiny swords into the lobster tanks at the grocery store so they are able to defend themselves.
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remember to scroll back to the top of the webpage before leaving so that it's ready for the next person
August 28, 2023 at 12:24 PM
remember to scroll back to the top of the webpage before leaving so that it's ready for the next person