KR
@karlroush.com
PhD AE, working on space programs 🚀
»Senior Systems Quality Engineer @Draper
»Previously Sr. Eng RS-25 turbomachinery for SLS @LHX, US DoE Gas Turbine Fellow @SwRI
»Senior Systems Quality Engineer @Draper
»Previously Sr. Eng RS-25 turbomachinery for SLS @LHX, US DoE Gas Turbine Fellow @SwRI
you know, maybe saving my instant hand warmers for the 5 years will actually pay off now that I’ve moved up north 🤔🤔🤔
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
you know, maybe saving my instant hand warmers for the 5 years will actually pay off now that I’ve moved up north 🤔🤔🤔
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"The United States has given approval for the ROK to build nuclear-powered attack submarines. The United States will work closely with the ROK to advance requirements for this shipbuilding project, including avenues to source fuel." www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Joint Fact Sheet on President Donald J. Trump’s Meeting with President Lee Jae Myung
President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK) welcomed President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America (United States or U.S.) for a
www.whitehouse.gov
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"The United States has given approval for the ROK to build nuclear-powered attack submarines. The United States will work closely with the ROK to advance requirements for this shipbuilding project, including avenues to source fuel." www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
bruh is google using AI to change the like button animation?
we are burning coal for this???
we are burning coal for this???
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
bruh is google using AI to change the like button animation?
we are burning coal for this???
we are burning coal for this???
@karaswisher.bsky.social was in Tron Ares????
I saw & was like hey wait a minute, she's a real reporter!
wonder if there's a cool backstory on that...
I saw & was like hey wait a minute, she's a real reporter!
wonder if there's a cool backstory on that...
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@karaswisher.bsky.social was in Tron Ares????
I saw & was like hey wait a minute, she's a real reporter!
wonder if there's a cool backstory on that...
I saw & was like hey wait a minute, she's a real reporter!
wonder if there's a cool backstory on that...
Attending the #SASE STEM conference in Pittsburgh as my first ever professional conference!
I am very proud to spend time meeting with my fellow Asian Americans!
I am very proud to spend time meeting with my fellow Asian Americans!
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Attending the #SASE STEM conference in Pittsburgh as my first ever professional conference!
I am very proud to spend time meeting with my fellow Asian Americans!
I am very proud to spend time meeting with my fellow Asian Americans!
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New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch
The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.
techcrunch.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.
i suppose an upside of no longer living in florida is that I don't have to check @noaa.gov 's hurricanes.gov daily! 🫠🫣
Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2525 Correa Rd Suite 250 Honolulu, HI 96822 W-HFO.webmaster@noaa.gov
hurricanes.gov
September 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
i suppose an upside of no longer living in florida is that I don't have to check @noaa.gov 's hurricanes.gov daily! 🫠🫣
Student tickets for #AIAA #SciTech2026 are $199 vs. corporate $1049 😨
Very much seems like if your company isn’t paying for you to attend, you don’t attend.
Might have to just go with a $400 day pass because +4d for +550$ is Disney pricing tbh 😶🌫️
Very much seems like if your company isn’t paying for you to attend, you don’t attend.
Might have to just go with a $400 day pass because +4d for +550$ is Disney pricing tbh 😶🌫️
September 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Student tickets for #AIAA #SciTech2026 are $199 vs. corporate $1049 😨
Very much seems like if your company isn’t paying for you to attend, you don’t attend.
Might have to just go with a $400 day pass because +4d for +550$ is Disney pricing tbh 😶🌫️
Very much seems like if your company isn’t paying for you to attend, you don’t attend.
Might have to just go with a $400 day pass because +4d for +550$ is Disney pricing tbh 😶🌫️
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Bad Keyboards Thread:
So I like to make intentionally bad keyboards, in part because of my unfulfilled blood feud with mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, but mainly because I like being a chaos gremlin.
Most recently, the Juggling Keyboard:
bsky.app/profile/foon...
So I like to make intentionally bad keyboards, in part because of my unfulfilled blood feud with mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, but mainly because I like being a chaos gremlin.
Most recently, the Juggling Keyboard:
bsky.app/profile/foon...
Behold my latest keyboard, the JuggleKeyboard!
Just click the letters as they're juggled, it's an easy* way to type.
* it's not easy
Just click the letters as they're juggled, it's an easy* way to type.
* it's not easy
September 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Bad Keyboards Thread:
So I like to make intentionally bad keyboards, in part because of my unfulfilled blood feud with mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, but mainly because I like being a chaos gremlin.
Most recently, the Juggling Keyboard:
bsky.app/profile/foon...
So I like to make intentionally bad keyboards, in part because of my unfulfilled blood feud with mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, but mainly because I like being a chaos gremlin.
Most recently, the Juggling Keyboard:
bsky.app/profile/foon...
Want to read about some interesting design decisions from the Space Shuttle Program? 🚀 🛰️
The first paper from my PhD work has now been published in the #AIAA JSR!
Read:
"Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program"
arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2...
#space
The first paper from my PhD work has now been published in the #AIAA JSR!
Read:
"Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program"
arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2...
#space
Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
Covers advancements in spacecraft and tactical and strategic missile systems, including subsystem design and application, mission design and analysis, materials and structures, developments in space s...
arc.aiaa.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Want to read about some interesting design decisions from the Space Shuttle Program? 🚀 🛰️
The first paper from my PhD work has now been published in the #AIAA JSR!
Read:
"Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program"
arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2...
#space
The first paper from my PhD work has now been published in the #AIAA JSR!
Read:
"Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program"
arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2...
#space
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If our elected leaders truly believe we're in a new space race with China, then we cannot afford to abandon space science.
Read the NEW OP-ED by me and Maxwell Zhu today in Payload Space: payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-...
Read the NEW OP-ED by me and Maxwell Zhu today in Payload Space: payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-...
Op-ed: Space Science Is Part of the Space Race with China
Beijing is pressing ahead with an ambitious space science effort designed to close the gap with—or even exceed—US capabilities in the coming decades. If our elected leaders believe that America’s cont...
payloadspace.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If our elected leaders truly believe we're in a new space race with China, then we cannot afford to abandon space science.
Read the NEW OP-ED by me and Maxwell Zhu today in Payload Space: payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-...
Read the NEW OP-ED by me and Maxwell Zhu today in Payload Space: payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-...
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Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
ssd.eff.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
my first journal paper has been accepted !!
August 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
my first journal paper has been accepted !!
last day in the old place 🥲
feels sad moving again after finally living in one place for literally more than a year
feels sad moving again after finally living in one place for literally more than a year
August 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
last day in the old place 🥲
feels sad moving again after finally living in one place for literally more than a year
feels sad moving again after finally living in one place for literally more than a year
i was going to say one of the downsides to leaving twitter was missing all my internet friends' food reviews, but some of them are now on bluesky!!!!
August 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
i was going to say one of the downsides to leaving twitter was missing all my internet friends' food reviews, but some of them are now on bluesky!!!!
“do you trust the government and/or a private company to
(1) accurately verify your age
(2) not get hacked and protect your ID
(3) not abuse this further
?”
No, certainly not, LOL
(1) accurately verify your age
(2) not get hacked and protect your ID
(3) not abuse this further
?”
No, certainly not, LOL
Age verification laws are coming fast.
And, from my perspective, opponents are struggling to find impactful messaging for the general public to frame damage they are about to do to freedom.
Or to propose alternate futures that address the underlying anxieties. 1/
And, from my perspective, opponents are struggling to find impactful messaging for the general public to frame damage they are about to do to freedom.
Or to propose alternate futures that address the underlying anxieties. 1/
August 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“do you trust the government and/or a private company to
(1) accurately verify your age
(2) not get hacked and protect your ID
(3) not abuse this further
?”
No, certainly not, LOL
(1) accurately verify your age
(2) not get hacked and protect your ID
(3) not abuse this further
?”
No, certainly not, LOL
co-hosted my first ERG event at the new job and ~50 people showed up! 😁
July 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
co-hosted my first ERG event at the new job and ~50 people showed up! 😁
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just got invited to an 8 hour meeting because I’m the “technical expert” 🫠
you know maybe being less qualified was a good thing
you know maybe being less qualified was a good thing
July 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
just got invited to an 8 hour meeting because I’m the “technical expert” 🫠
you know maybe being less qualified was a good thing
you know maybe being less qualified was a good thing
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Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented…
The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science…
www.planetary.org
July 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...
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My work devices are even isolated on their own vlan at home - they can talk to each other and to the internet, and nothing else on my network can talk to them.
Never cross-contaminate accounts. You’re one legal hold away from your general counsel having to explain your DMs in court.
Never cross-contaminate accounts. You’re one legal hold away from your general counsel having to explain your DMs in court.
July 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My work devices are even isolated on their own vlan at home - they can talk to each other and to the internet, and nothing else on my network can talk to them.
Never cross-contaminate accounts. You’re one legal hold away from your general counsel having to explain your DMs in court.
Never cross-contaminate accounts. You’re one legal hold away from your general counsel having to explain your DMs in court.
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The FOIA releases are available here. Congratulations to Tony Tan for his dogged pursuit of these documents! www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
25-3980 (N.D. Cal.) Response 07.03.2025
www.documentcloud.org
July 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The FOIA releases are available here. Congratulations to Tony Tan for his dogged pursuit of these documents! www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
It won’t go below 83 F in my apartment even with AC on full blast
Chat I might be cooked
Chat I might be cooked
June 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It won’t go below 83 F in my apartment even with AC on full blast
Chat I might be cooked
Chat I might be cooked
for my first workout in a month, I accidentally packed two shorts instead of an outfit 💀
Can’t wait to completely drench my work shirt when walking home during the heatwave 🥵
Can’t wait to completely drench my work shirt when walking home during the heatwave 🥵
June 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
for my first workout in a month, I accidentally packed two shorts instead of an outfit 💀
Can’t wait to completely drench my work shirt when walking home during the heatwave 🥵
Can’t wait to completely drench my work shirt when walking home during the heatwave 🥵