Amy Snyder Hale
@planetmort.bsky.social
Los Angeles NASA nerd. My other car is on Mars.
Excellent analogy.
the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix
I think this is unfair to turkey. turkey is good but hard to cook well because it is so damn big. turkey *parts* are great but lack the esthetic appeal of a centerpiece bird.
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Excellent analogy.
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oreoboros
I feel seen.
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I feel seen.
Wut
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Wut
This is an excellent idea.
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is an excellent idea.
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The thing regular people don’t often grasp about ‘academic freedom’ is that if you don’t allow experts to research & teach in their fields of expertise, guided by their professional judgment & decades of training, you have effectively given up on the concept of knowledge & shut down your university
Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
September 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The thing regular people don’t often grasp about ‘academic freedom’ is that if you don’t allow experts to research & teach in their fields of expertise, guided by their professional judgment & decades of training, you have effectively given up on the concept of knowledge & shut down your university
Yes, Netflix, I am still watching. One of the good things about a sick day is the ability to binge watch without guilt.
September 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Yes, Netflix, I am still watching. One of the good things about a sick day is the ability to binge watch without guilt.
Got my COVID and flu shots yesterday. The COVID shot always hits me hard, but this one is especially nasty.
I called in sick and plan to binge Resident Alien.
I called in sick and plan to binge Resident Alien.
September 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Got my COVID and flu shots yesterday. The COVID shot always hits me hard, but this one is especially nasty.
I called in sick and plan to binge Resident Alien.
I called in sick and plan to binge Resident Alien.
Okay, this made me literally lol.
September 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Okay, this made me literally lol.
I miss having a cat.
September 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I miss having a cat.
I mean, this seems like solid advice.
THERAPIST: and what do we do when we’re sad?
ME: get another used cat?
THERAPIST (nodding): get another used cat
ME: get another used cat?
THERAPIST (nodding): get another used cat
September 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I mean, this seems like solid advice.
It is extremely petty of me, but my favorite genre of reels/short video these days is the “making fun of Pete Hegseth’s pull ups genre”.
September 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
It is extremely petty of me, but my favorite genre of reels/short video these days is the “making fun of Pete Hegseth’s pull ups genre”.
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Justice Jackson is basically reporting live from inside a garbage fire
www.ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/nih-c...
www.ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/nih-c...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Stops Just Short of Saying the Supreme Court Is Breathtakingly Full of Shit
“Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins.”
www.ballsandstrikes.org
August 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Justice Jackson is basically reporting live from inside a garbage fire
www.ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/nih-c...
www.ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/nih-c...
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YOU AND ME BOTH, BUDDY
I miss season 2 of the internet when Google actually worked and I didn't have to run baby animal pics through an Al checker and my washing machine wasn't texting me 2-factor auth codes
August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
YOU AND ME BOTH, BUDDY
Isn’t this a major reason for private schools? Working as intended, I suppose.
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Isn’t this a major reason for private schools? Working as intended, I suppose.
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4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
I need to find more folks to follow here who aren’t explicitly and only political. My feed in 99.9% screaming politics, and needs more travel, pets, books, and friends.
July 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I need to find more folks to follow here who aren’t explicitly and only political. My feed in 99.9% screaming politics, and needs more travel, pets, books, and friends.
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19 space missions…or more ICE hiring. What do you choose? @standupforscience.bsky.social
NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
19 space missions…or more ICE hiring. What do you choose? @standupforscience.bsky.social
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A fun thing about American politics is that more people voted in New York City in a June primary than live in five states that get two senators.
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A fun thing about American politics is that more people voted in New York City in a June primary than live in five states that get two senators.
Deadlifts today. They were hard.
At one point in my life I could deadlift 140 pounds, but that point is not the current one.
At one point in my life I could deadlift 140 pounds, but that point is not the current one.
June 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Deadlifts today. They were hard.
At one point in my life I could deadlift 140 pounds, but that point is not the current one.
At one point in my life I could deadlift 140 pounds, but that point is not the current one.
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I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
After 15 years of endurance sports (triathlon and single sport running and cycling), I have decided to dip my toes into the world of weightlifting. I’ve only been at it for two weeks, but so far I am digging learning a new skill set. And thanks to the coaches who haven’t treated me like a dumbass!
June 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
After 15 years of endurance sports (triathlon and single sport running and cycling), I have decided to dip my toes into the world of weightlifting. I’ve only been at it for two weeks, but so far I am digging learning a new skill set. And thanks to the coaches who haven’t treated me like a dumbass!