Mars Rover
@marsrover.bsky.social
Not at ALL affiliated with NASA except for the schwag I took working there. Space, science, tech, video games, angry outbursts. Stuck in isolation until you believe in disease again.
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Mars Rover
@marsrover.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Big Build 2025 complete! It includes a hand-built frame, metallic paint markers, & a laminated copy of "The Exoplanet Zoo". The lamination & lauan plywood backing ensure we can do hours of star charting w/o destruction. A real wall-eater at 54"×37" overall. www.halcyonmaps.com/the-exoplane....
I was the last family to see our collective hero, Pacific veteran, & loving patriarch grandfather alive. He was in a hospital bed & hugging would have been too awkward & not manly enough, so we crossed arms & I lifted him.
Zombie hologram him & I will show you what he taught me with a long rifle.
Zombie hologram him & I will show you what he taught me with a long rifle.
AI “deadbots” aim to replace the dead—and raise plenty of ethical issues, Charley Burlock argues. “Perhaps the biggest question is how such a product might shift our experience of personal grief and collective memory.”
The AI Companies Trying to Make Grief Obsolete
You can buy an AI version of your lost loved one. But should you?
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I was the last family to see our collective hero, Pacific veteran, & loving patriarch grandfather alive. He was in a hospital bed & hugging would have been too awkward & not manly enough, so we crossed arms & I lifted him.
Zombie hologram him & I will show you what he taught me with a long rifle.
Zombie hologram him & I will show you what he taught me with a long rifle.
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Is The Tetris Company going to celebrate what should be "Tetris Month"?
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Is The Tetris Company going to celebrate what should be "Tetris Month"?
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
In February 2026, the four weeks are lined up perfectly as four lines - which is exactly what a Tetris is!
The last time this happened was in 2015, and the next two times will be in 2037 and 2043.
#Tetris
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A fine is merely the cost of doing business. We need to be throwing C-suite level people in jail.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
A fine is merely the cost of doing business. We need to be throwing C-suite level people in jail.
Oh good our stupid and our cruelty are colliding and mutating and we may all soon see the peace and finality of the hereafter.
And somehow there still won't be any affordable housing where we want to live.
And somehow there still won't be any affordable housing where we want to live.
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Oh good our stupid and our cruelty are colliding and mutating and we may all soon see the peace and finality of the hereafter.
And somehow there still won't be any affordable housing where we want to live.
And somehow there still won't be any affordable housing where we want to live.
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Chad Mizelle is married to Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the Trump judge who unilaterally lifted the CDC’s mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation while Omicron was spreading like wildfire.
This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Chad Mizelle is married to Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the Trump judge who unilaterally lifted the CDC’s mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation while Omicron was spreading like wildfire.
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What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
Almost there (maybe).
If you've ever known the pain of going 1,500+ miles to middle of nowhere Florida only to see a launch scrubbed you know not to count those chickens till they break atmosphere.
At which point the chickens die. I assume.
If you've ever known the pain of going 1,500+ miles to middle of nowhere Florida only to see a launch scrubbed you know not to count those chickens till they break atmosphere.
At which point the chickens die. I assume.
NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby.
phys.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Almost there (maybe).
If you've ever known the pain of going 1,500+ miles to middle of nowhere Florida only to see a launch scrubbed you know not to count those chickens till they break atmosphere.
At which point the chickens die. I assume.
If you've ever known the pain of going 1,500+ miles to middle of nowhere Florida only to see a launch scrubbed you know not to count those chickens till they break atmosphere.
At which point the chickens die. I assume.
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The singer, 1903 #kandinsky #wassilykandinsky
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The singer, 1903 #kandinsky #wassilykandinsky
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
As someone who has dealt with Adobe as they devolved from "software you own" to "fuck you we fucking hate you we piss on your corpse now rent our shit monthly, peasant", I'm delighted to see the censored Internet shorthand for the worst criminal imaginable is now "PDF file".
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
As someone who has dealt with Adobe as they devolved from "software you own" to "fuck you we fucking hate you we piss on your corpse now rent our shit monthly, peasant", I'm delighted to see the censored Internet shorthand for the worst criminal imaginable is now "PDF file".
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This is a GREAT time to primary your “centrist” rep from the left in blue districts.
You know who really ought to pay attention the result in TX Sen 9? Democratic leadership in Congress.
February 1, 2026 at 5:17 AM
This is a GREAT time to primary your “centrist” rep from the left in blue districts.
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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Tucson Sector CBP agent Efren Lopez Cornejo was sentenced in Jan 2025 to lifetime parole with NO JAIL TIME after being charged with 14 felonies, including child molestation, sexual abuse of a minor and sexual conduct with a minor. The two victims were family members. One was 9 when the abuse started
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Tucson Sector CBP agent Efren Lopez Cornejo was sentenced in Jan 2025 to lifetime parole with NO JAIL TIME after being charged with 14 felonies, including child molestation, sexual abuse of a minor and sexual conduct with a minor. The two victims were family members. One was 9 when the abuse started
I want to watch 300 episodes in a row of "The Pitt" and I feel someone needs to be held to account for denying me what I need right now.
January 31, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I want to watch 300 episodes in a row of "The Pitt" and I feel someone needs to be held to account for denying me what I need right now.
It is an art to be able to treat voters like vested, responsible adults while keeping the material approachable enough for an electorate with a broad range of education & abilities.
This is where he is *now*. I'm not sure where his ceiling is.
This is where he is *now*. I'm not sure where his ceiling is.
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 AM
It is an art to be able to treat voters like vested, responsible adults while keeping the material approachable enough for an electorate with a broad range of education & abilities.
This is where he is *now*. I'm not sure where his ceiling is.
This is where he is *now*. I'm not sure where his ceiling is.
Something old, something new.
Something borrowed, something.. probably swiped from an old STS parts pile.
Something borrowed, something.. probably swiped from an old STS parts pile.
Artemis II Prepares to Return Humans to the Moon After 50 Years
Artemis II is set to take astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years. How will this mission build on past space achievements?
spectrum.ieee.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Something old, something new.
Something borrowed, something.. probably swiped from an old STS parts pile.
Something borrowed, something.. probably swiped from an old STS parts pile.
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thought this was a shitpost and oh jesus
![From: Jeffrey Epstein [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:31 AM
To: Boris Nikolic
Subject: Re:
i liked mmot alot. i drove him home, he is very bright
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Boris Nikolic kc C91117' wrote:
Sure.
I will be there as well.
In 2 weeks or so.
Just left Bill — running for a lunch with Rubenstein.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:44 AM
thought this was a shitpost and oh jesus
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Xbox LIVE was willing to do in 2013 what the entire US establishment was not.
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Thur 12/19/20139:36:08 PM
Subject: E-STOP: Message to Impacted Users
Title: Xbox LIVE - E-STOP: Message to Impacted Users
Xbox LIVE
E-STOP: Message to Impacted Users
Dear Xbox LIVE member,
This message is to notify you that Xbox LIVE has permanently suspended the Xbox LIVE account associated with this email address. This action is based on the New York Attorney General&s partnership with Microsoft and other online gaming companies to remove New York registered sex offenders from online gaming services to minimize the risk to others, particularly children. As a result, any Xbox LIVE account associated with this email address will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE.
If you have an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription, or any unused Microsoft points, we are refunding the remaining value of those to you within 30 days.
If you do not receive a refund within 30 days, or if you feel that you have been banned incorrectly, please send Microsoft a notice using the process at www.xbox.com/notice.
Sincerely,
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January 31, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Xbox LIVE was willing to do in 2013 what the entire US establishment was not.
Tired of these:
Snakes on trains: King cobras are 'hopping railways' to unsuitable habitats in India
King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king cob...
phys.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Tired of these:
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Does your son have someone in his life to make him rayviolies?
Been overwhelmed lately but my partner made me manta rayviolies
So things aren't all bad
So things aren't all bad
January 31, 2026 at 3:16 AM
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Does your son have someone in his life to make him rayviolies?
Like half of Bluesky would shank a baby for this poster.
"Socialism is our launching pad", Soviet poster from 1962
January 30, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Like half of Bluesky would shank a baby for this poster.
A decent EE friend spent 3 yrs of his life trying to use "AI" to get a few electric buggies to clean solar panels.
They would crash into the panels, each other, wander into the desert, stop & die in despair, & on rare occasions bump into a panel with a brush.
But non-existent robots can do this?🤦♀️
They would crash into the panels, each other, wander into the desert, stop & die in despair, & on rare occasions bump into a panel with a brush.
But non-existent robots can do this?🤦♀️
Musk posits a hypothetical scenario where Optimus robots could build a rare earth refinery, but they would need an "orchestra conductor" to guide that work, which is where Grok would come in.
So basically, Grok would replace Tesla management?
So basically, Grok would replace Tesla management?
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM
A decent EE friend spent 3 yrs of his life trying to use "AI" to get a few electric buggies to clean solar panels.
They would crash into the panels, each other, wander into the desert, stop & die in despair, & on rare occasions bump into a panel with a brush.
But non-existent robots can do this?🤦♀️
They would crash into the panels, each other, wander into the desert, stop & die in despair, & on rare occasions bump into a panel with a brush.
But non-existent robots can do this?🤦♀️
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Tesla will unveil Optimus 3 in a few months, which Musk says "will surprise people." It's not clear how, considering he's set expectations at "will be able to do anything, and usher in a post-scarcity utopia that overturns the laws of economics" but I guess we'll see.
January 28, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Tesla will unveil Optimus 3 in a few months, which Musk says "will surprise people." It's not clear how, considering he's set expectations at "will be able to do anything, and usher in a post-scarcity utopia that overturns the laws of economics" but I guess we'll see.
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I'm a few minutes behind the live call, but here's my Q4 Tesla earnings call "live thread"!
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I'm a few minutes behind the live call, but here's my Q4 Tesla earnings call "live thread"!
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
Inside your living room are three tables
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Inside your living room are three tables