Jèf Uphoff ("antifa type")
@juphoff.bsky.social
Principal Systems Engineer at @ctrliq.bsky.social. Lapsed astro/physics guy.
Ex C’ville & RVA, now Roanoke.
Tours @ AWS, Red Hat, SUSE, rPath, NRAO, Transmeta, kernel.org, among others. Veteran x2. NAPS/USNA/VT/UVa alum. Pilot. Ump.
Crazy cat gentleman.
Ex C’ville & RVA, now Roanoke.
Tours @ AWS, Red Hat, SUSE, rPath, NRAO, Transmeta, kernel.org, among others. Veteran x2. NAPS/USNA/VT/UVa alum. Pilot. Ump.
Crazy cat gentleman.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
So I was just pondering that a tuna-salad sandwich is kind of like a sushi roll using bread instead of rice, and if sake goes well with sushi, then...
...hello lunch!
...hello lunch!
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So I was just pondering that a tuna-salad sandwich is kind of like a sushi roll using bread instead of rice, and if sake goes well with sushi, then...
...hello lunch!
...hello lunch!
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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I saw a car chew its own leg off today
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I saw a car chew its own leg off today
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This cat is every middle-aged ex-punker dude walking into the basement show.
(Also adopt a senior pet.)
(Also adopt a senior pet.)
November is Adopt A Senior Cat Month! If you're looking to add a cat to your family, please consider an older one. They have so much love to give! 🐱❤️ #adoptaseniorcatmonth
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This cat is every middle-aged ex-punker dude walking into the basement show.
(Also adopt a senior pet.)
(Also adopt a senior pet.)
Easiest thing in the world to support--just buy a cup of coffee somewhere else.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Easiest thing in the world to support--just buy a cup of coffee somewhere else.
Post someone who looks great in a hat.
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Post someone who looks great in a hat.
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You can't just flip a switch on unpaid and exhausted air traffic controllers. Things are still going to be messed up.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You can't just flip a switch on unpaid and exhausted air traffic controllers. Things are still going to be messed up.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
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"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a packet of communion wafers, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a packet of communion wafers, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
Some writers get to the point, and others appear to be little more than faulknering around.
A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some writers get to the point, and others appear to be little more than faulknering around.
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Updated maps for tonight. Best viewing from sunset to 11pm-ish. Get out there and check your skies. Last night, they came in waves, so even if you don't see something right away, keep checking back!
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Updated maps for tonight. Best viewing from sunset to 11pm-ish. Get out there and check your skies. Last night, they came in waves, so even if you don't see something right away, keep checking back!
Age yourself with gaming.
[Blackjack on the teletype]
[Blackjack on the teletype]
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Age yourself with gaming.
[Blackjack on the teletype]
[Blackjack on the teletype]
It me.
(Clouds here last night. Le sigh.)
(Clouds here last night. Le sigh.)
when every other person on social media saw the aurora borealis but you
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It me.
(Clouds here last night. Le sigh.)
(Clouds here last night. Le sigh.)
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Ireland is the first country in the world whose people have voted to elect three women as Presidents.
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ireland is the first country in the world whose people have voted to elect three women as Presidents.
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
#MaryRobinson
#MaryMcAleese
#CatherineConnolly 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I have a Bill Mauldin compendium on my shelf. Absolutely brilliant work.
Peanuts from November 11, 1998. Charles M. Schulz pays tribute to veterans (and Bill Mauldin) by featuring Mauldin's characters, Willie & Joe.
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I have a Bill Mauldin compendium on my shelf. Absolutely brilliant work.
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NEW: I wrote about Nasa's rather incredible system for detecting tsunamis, in near real-time, by *analysing GNSS signals*.
Some tsunamis are so big, they cause ripples in the Earth's atmosphere big enough to affect GPS.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Some tsunamis are so big, they cause ripples in the Earth's atmosphere big enough to affect GPS.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'It sounded kind of crazy': How ripples in the high atmosphere warned scientists of a tsunami in real time
Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NEW: I wrote about Nasa's rather incredible system for detecting tsunamis, in near real-time, by *analysing GNSS signals*.
Some tsunamis are so big, they cause ripples in the Earth's atmosphere big enough to affect GPS.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Some tsunamis are so big, they cause ripples in the Earth's atmosphere big enough to affect GPS.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
As a National Guardsman ages ago, I once helped occupy an indoor shopping mall. We'd set up a static display for recruiting, and I was part of the overnight detail keeping an eye on it.
"Full Retail Jacket"
"Full Retail Jacket"
Look, I think a situation in which national guard troops are tasked with conceiving and implementing retail wld be a huge improvement. Dude in full battle rattle manning the perfume counter, masked soldier asking if you’d like to try a cheese sample…
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
As a National Guardsman ages ago, I once helped occupy an indoor shopping mall. We'd set up a static display for recruiting, and I was part of the overnight detail keeping an eye on it.
"Full Retail Jacket"
"Full Retail Jacket"
I order mine “so dirty it needs an X rating, and with at least three olives.”
(Gin? Vodka? “Surprise me!”)
Perhaps I’m sexually problematic in a different way? 😏
(Gin? Vodka? “Surprise me!”)
Perhaps I’m sexually problematic in a different way? 😏
Bond: Vodka martini; shaken not stirred.
Barman: P-p-p...
Bond: Um. Please?
Barman: That's better. Why shaken, by the way? Can you really taste the difference or is it just to create more work for me? Is this some manner sicko power thing? I bet you're sexually problematic.
Bond: Stirred's fine.
Barman: P-p-p...
Bond: Um. Please?
Barman: That's better. Why shaken, by the way? Can you really taste the difference or is it just to create more work for me? Is this some manner sicko power thing? I bet you're sexually problematic.
Bond: Stirred's fine.
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I order mine “so dirty it needs an X rating, and with at least three olives.”
(Gin? Vodka? “Surprise me!”)
Perhaps I’m sexually problematic in a different way? 😏
(Gin? Vodka? “Surprise me!”)
Perhaps I’m sexually problematic in a different way? 😏
Old sailors learn a thing or two through life…like to wait until well after dinner to get those November 10th tears in.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Old sailors learn a thing or two through life…like to wait until well after dinner to get those November 10th tears in.
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Men will literally destroy all the norms of western civilization in the name of western civilization rather than go to therapy. :(
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Men will literally destroy all the norms of western civilization in the name of western civilization rather than go to therapy. :(
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[Christopher Cross intensifies]
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
The driver of a stolen van sped through Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, eventually driving into Mexico to evade the California Highway Patrol, officials said.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
[Christopher Cross intensifies]
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My child asked for “airplane spoon” during dinner and I had to explain that we simply don’t have enough air traffic controllers. Shutdowns have consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My child asked for “airplane spoon” during dinner and I had to explain that we simply don’t have enough air traffic controllers. Shutdowns have consequences.
Dammit, autocorrect, for once I’m actually *trying* to type “duck”!
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Dammit, autocorrect, for once I’m actually *trying* to type “duck”!
🤨
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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