Joseph Gruber
@josephgruber.com
Satellite ground software/mission ops software engineer. Alum of AWS Ground Station, Blue Origin, NASA Goddard.
Occasional weather, Python dev, AWS DevOps, Aerospace/Aviation, and the Phillies 🔔.
Opinions my own.
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Occasional weather, Python dev, AWS DevOps, Aerospace/Aviation, and the Phillies 🔔.
Opinions my own.
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Joseph Gruber
@josephgruber.com
· Nov 8
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Reposted by Joseph Gruber
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
Hahaha. Totally forgot I have some FL politicians phone numbers in my contacts. Opened Signal to see this…
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Hahaha. Totally forgot I have some FL politicians phone numbers in my contacts. Opened Signal to see this…
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West Virginia! We need you for our library map. If you know of a library in WV, please let us know. :)
a drawing of a train in west virginia with the sun behind it .
ALT: a drawing of a train in west virginia with the sun behind it .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
West Virginia! We need you for our library map. If you know of a library in WV, please let us know. :)
I keep hearing from SWE's how AI is "taking the jobs" yet I have a Sr Python engineer role open and it's barely a trickle of candidates. 🤔
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I keep hearing from SWE's how AI is "taking the jobs" yet I have a Sr Python engineer role open and it's barely a trickle of candidates. 🤔
James Madison has entered the chat
Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
James Madison has entered the chat
Losers
It's official - 8 D AYEs
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Losers
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MLB needs to send a strong message here. Permanent bans imo.
Breaking News: Two MLB pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz of the Cleveland Guardians, were charged with sharing inside information about their pitches with sports bettors.
2 MLB Pitchers Are Charged in Gambling Investigation
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, were charged with sharing inside information about their pitches with bettors. Mr. Ortiz was arrested Sunday.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
MLB needs to send a strong message here. Permanent bans imo.
The original AI slop maker
The 208-year-old Maine-based Farmers Almanac says it will publish its planting guidance and weather predictions for the final time, citing financial challenges.
A lesser-known Farmers' Almanac will fold after 2 centuries, citing money trouble
The 208-year-old Maine-based Farmers Almanac says it will publish its planting guidance and weather predictions for the final time, citing financial challenges.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The original AI slop maker
Do I know anyone going to Iceland? I seem to have lost my absolute favorite beanie, which I had picked up at the Seljalandfoss waterfall gift shop. The best beanie ever. 😔 😔
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Do I know anyone going to Iceland? I seem to have lost my absolute favorite beanie, which I had picked up at the Seljalandfoss waterfall gift shop. The best beanie ever. 😔 😔
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I will never forget the Toronto Blue Jays relief pitchers sharpie-ing Vesia’s number on their caps during games 6 and 7 of the World Series for as long as I live.
Just a simple act of love and solidarity and sportsmanship so desperately needed in these awful times. Class organization.
Just a simple act of love and solidarity and sportsmanship so desperately needed in these awful times. Class organization.
Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla announced that their newborn daughter, Sterling Sol, died on October 26th.
Please continue to keep this family in your thoughts. 💔
Please continue to keep this family in your thoughts. 💔
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I will never forget the Toronto Blue Jays relief pitchers sharpie-ing Vesia’s number on their caps during games 6 and 7 of the World Series for as long as I live.
Just a simple act of love and solidarity and sportsmanship so desperately needed in these awful times. Class organization.
Just a simple act of love and solidarity and sportsmanship so desperately needed in these awful times. Class organization.
Hey @merriam-webster.com, what’s a synonym of excess?
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey @merriam-webster.com, what’s a synonym of excess?
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
Even Microsoft Bob wasn’t this bad
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Even Microsoft Bob wasn’t this bad
The GOP is going to ruin Thanksgiving should be screamed by all Dems from the roof tops.
Senior Senate GOP aide says the Democratic proposal is “dead on arrival” -Reuters
Senate Democrats scaled back demands to end the 38-day US government shutdown, seeking a one-year extension of expiring ACA subsidies.
GOP senators plan to meet at 3:30 p.m., sources tell Axios. It’s likely the GOP will reject the deal, per Bloomberg.
GOP senators plan to meet at 3:30 p.m., sources tell Axios. It’s likely the GOP will reject the deal, per Bloomberg.
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The GOP is going to ruin Thanksgiving should be screamed by all Dems from the roof tops.
Ok, honestly, they never shared in school that he was still alive. I had no idea… www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
James Watson, who helped unravel genetic blueprint for life, dies at 97
With Francis Crick, he co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA. His reputation was tarnished when his later writings were condemned as racist.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Ok, honestly, they never shared in school that he was still alive. I had no idea… www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
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Pete Buttigieg never canceled your flight
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg never canceled your flight
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. A modern day CCC would do this country wonders.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. A modern day CCC would do this country wonders.