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Mensa Test Retaker
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Spaceflight dynamics engineering lead. Uncle of nine. He/him.
My papers: https://tinyurl.com/cpnpaper
Dune It Well podcast: https://tinyurl.com/dune-it-well
Breakfast is a construct that I am eschewing with pei wei at the airport
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Feeling gassy
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
mfw I'm debating if wiping is enough or I should just take a shower
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
job search complete, bit over
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
face scan children to verify age?
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We are reading Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler for the Dune podcast, as one does
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Used syntactical prompt injection to jailbreak the holodeck into projecting some of the most disgusting simulations imaginable
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Watching House of Dynamite rn and my main note is that repeating the same suspense over and over has a diminishing return on emotional impact. Personally would have preferred a post-explosion story line about the atrocity caused even by one bomb. The people who survived, at first.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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EXPLAINED: Trump calls a reporter "Piggy"
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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You learn more from failure than success is a phrase that has been thrown around a lot the past few years in the world of spaceflight.

Incredible to look back on this sentiment today and see which programs are succeeding and which ones are failing.
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🚨PRAYER WARRIORS🚨
Pleased to announce that I have accepted the role of lead flight dynamics engineer at firefly. Mashallah
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
💯💵💰GRINDSET DAILY ROUTINE💰💵💯

5:00AM - wake up
6:00AM - brush teeth
7:00AM - still brushing
8:00AM - say big number on the phone eg 100 million
10:00AM - baffling workout
12:00PM - banana lunch
2:00PM - work day 2
5:00PM - micro sleep
9:00PM - wake up confused, unsure of date
10:00PM - sleep 2
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I wish this game to end
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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This is what Jupiter looks like in the infrared.

Its hot, lower atmosphere shining through the cooler cloud layers above.

You show me Jupiter and I'll show you a planet that wants you dead.
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Good time to share this absolute h bomb from the print Onion
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Free banner pic
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Every time I appeal my Twitter suspension I get an email that says "we think you're being hacked and have suspended your account" brilliant work guys
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
can't believe I'm saying this but: boomer sooner, f bama
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It must rule to be the vice president and your job is to do panel shows where you say insane nonsense like "yeah you kmow I think the sky used to be more blue" and "I don't know anyone who can swallow a pill, I don't think it's possible"
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Ronald Reagan moved Space Station Freedom to a 52 degree inclination, making it useless as a staging point for deep space exploration, to create the ISS which mitigated former Soviet rocket/space brain drain to "rogue states". The ISS stands as an enduring testament to global collaboration.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It is a testament to American ingenuity and can-do attitude that we fought on the correct side and won World War 2 despite the New York Times
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
less than 17 minutes to takeoff www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihey...
Watch live: Blue Origin's New Glenn launches NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars
YouTube video by Spaceflight Now
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Just over an hour until the scheduled launch for ESCAPADE. New Glenn is fueled and so far it’s a greenboard here at Cape Canaveral.

Liftoff is scheduled for 2:57 PM EST

📸 by me
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Rare reddit w. Free pfp
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM