Mark "Chogon" DeForest
@realchogon.bsky.social
(Mostly) retired video game developer
Myst series and other titles. MOULa
Interests:Physics+Quantum,Space,Geocache,3d printing
Myst series and other titles. MOULa
Interests:Physics+Quantum,Space,Geocache,3d printing
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Louder for the people in the back!
June 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Louder for the people in the back!
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Hi. Hello.
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
n.pr
June 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Hi. Hello.
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
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Researchers developed an all-optical method based on optical excitation for krypton-81 atom counting for dating ice cores up to 1.5 million years old, opening a window into Earth's past climates.
Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3FkPhOm 💡⚛️🧪
Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3FkPhOm 💡⚛️🧪
May 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Researchers developed an all-optical method based on optical excitation for krypton-81 atom counting for dating ice cores up to 1.5 million years old, opening a window into Earth's past climates.
Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3FkPhOm 💡⚛️🧪
Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3FkPhOm 💡⚛️🧪
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Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
May 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
*GASP* 😮
We know, it's a big goal.
If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.
Careful what you step on
Researchers have made a soft robot that can roll continuously without the benefit of an external force or any rigid structures, demonstrating that a simple shape-changing mechanism can generate a self-propelled, rolling motion.
Insect Larvae Inspire Rolling Robots
A study of the rolling motion of fruit-fly larvae has enabled researchers to create a soft robot that can rotate by itself.
physics.aps.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Careful what you step on
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Sameehn is now available! Restored by Ametist, Sameehn is a quiet mining Age home to diverse wildlife. As previously reported, Ella Darrington has made a linking book available from her private library. #Myst #Uru #ANewEraInDni
May 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sameehn is now available! Restored by Ametist, Sameehn is a quiet mining Age home to diverse wildlife. As previously reported, Ella Darrington has made a linking book available from her private library. #Myst #Uru #ANewEraInDni
Today is a perfect square date!
April 18, 2025 = 4182025 = 2045*2045
April 18, 2025 = 4182025 = 2045*2045
April 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Today is a perfect square date!
April 18, 2025 = 4182025 = 2045*2045
April 18, 2025 = 4182025 = 2045*2045
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My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
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It is the government's responsibility to protect the lives of We The People, whenever possible.
The NWS and NOAA have developed and maintained an effective, lifesaving system. It benefits ALL PEOPLE in the US to continue to fund weather alerts.
The attack must stop!
The NWS and NOAA have developed and maintained an effective, lifesaving system. It benefits ALL PEOPLE in the US to continue to fund weather alerts.
The attack must stop!
April 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It is the government's responsibility to protect the lives of We The People, whenever possible.
The NWS and NOAA have developed and maintained an effective, lifesaving system. It benefits ALL PEOPLE in the US to continue to fund weather alerts.
The attack must stop!
The NWS and NOAA have developed and maintained an effective, lifesaving system. It benefits ALL PEOPLE in the US to continue to fund weather alerts.
The attack must stop!
Reposted by Mark "Chogon" DeForest
Reposted by Mark "Chogon" DeForest
Why did you make this? What is the point?
Joy. Joy is the point. Isn't that enough?
Joy. Joy is the point. Isn't that enough?
April 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Why did you make this? What is the point?
Joy. Joy is the point. Isn't that enough?
Joy. Joy is the point. Isn't that enough?
Cool stuff!
My 3d printer project backlog just got bigger 😃
My 3d printer project backlog just got bigger 😃
At Studio Gillis in Los Angeles, 🎬 filmmakers have been crafting practical effects for over three decades. Their latest secret weapon? 🌟 3D printing, which streamlines everything from animatronic monsters to miniature spaceships. ✨
April 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cool stuff!
My 3d printer project backlog just got bigger 😃
My 3d printer project backlog just got bigger 😃
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This should be amplified, so I'm posting to the #science, #astronomy, #physics, and #heliophysics feeds.
☀️🔭⚛️🧪🚀
☀️🔭⚛️🧪🚀
So proud to be part of the SPD Community. We are not sitting around waiting to see what happens. We are standing up, making public statements, and finding ways to push back.
‼️📢 ALL HELIOPHYSICISTS AND SPACE SCIENTISTS: PLEASE READ AND TAKE ACTION!
‼️📢 ALL HELIOPHYSICISTS AND SPACE SCIENTISTS: PLEASE READ AND TAKE ACTION!
A CALL TO ACTION FROM SCIENTISTS (YOU!) - SolarNews
Scientific funding is under threat across both this fiscal year (FY) and next, and both require action from you. The Federal appropriations process for FY2026 is about to begin: the Presidential Budge...
solarnews.aas.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This should be amplified, so I'm posting to the #science, #astronomy, #physics, and #heliophysics feeds.
☀️🔭⚛️🧪🚀
☀️🔭⚛️🧪🚀
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Don't miss the #OceanAcidification section. 🧪🌊🦑
Ocean acidification "endangers organisms and ecosystem services, including food security..."
Ocean acidification "endangers organisms and ecosystem services, including food security..."
A very informative Story Map on the State of the Climate 2024, for multiple audiences. Important sections on
"Atmosphere"
"Land"
"Ocean"
"Cryosphere"
"Extreme Events"
"Risks & Impacts" and
"What can we do?"
Well done @WMO!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9...
🧪 cc @katharinehayhoe.com
"Atmosphere"
"Land"
"Ocean"
"Cryosphere"
"Extreme Events"
"Risks & Impacts" and
"What can we do?"
Well done @WMO!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9...
🧪 cc @katharinehayhoe.com
State of the Global Climate 2024
The global climate system is complex. In order to unpack such complexity, the WMO State of the Global Climate uses seven Climate Indicators to describe the changing climate. The following site aims to...
storymaps.arcgis.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Don't miss the #OceanAcidification section. 🧪🌊🦑
Ocean acidification "endangers organisms and ecosystem services, including food security..."
Ocean acidification "endangers organisms and ecosystem services, including food security..."
With quantum internet, Gigabit will feel like something from the dialup modem era.
Or is this a step towards singularity 😬
Or is this a step towards singularity 😬
A quantum repeater is a proposed device that relays quantum information along an optical fiber. A new study demonstrates that erbium ions integrated into a solid-state device are a promising candidate to fill that role, as they interact directly with fiber-traversing photons.
Erbium Ions Apply for Quantum Repeater Job
Experiments with erbium ions show that they can be used to create entangled photons in the telecom band—an important step in building quantum repeaters.
physics.aps.org
March 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
With quantum internet, Gigabit will feel like something from the dialup modem era.
Or is this a step towards singularity 😬
Or is this a step towards singularity 😬
Ultrafast, good! Magnetic storage, hmmm
Using intense flashes of terahertz radiation, researchers have read information from magnetic memory at ultrafast speeds.
This work could lead to the development of ultrafast magnetic storage devices.
Read the story: bit.ly/4bPUM3y
#technology 💡🧪⚛️
This work could lead to the development of ultrafast magnetic storage devices.
Read the story: bit.ly/4bPUM3y
#technology 💡🧪⚛️
March 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ultrafast, good! Magnetic storage, hmmm
Gravitational lens, dark matter, dark energy and 35 terabytes of data. What more could you ask for?
Launched in July 2023, the Euclid Space Telescope was designed to explore the composition and evolution of the dark energy and dark matter that makes up 95% of the Universe. Its first set of data has just been released.
Lensing Candidates Stand Out in Euclid Mission’s First Data Release
The Euclid satellite released its first trove of galaxy data based on seven days of deep-field observations in three sky areas.
physics.aps.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Gravitational lens, dark matter, dark energy and 35 terabytes of data. What more could you ask for?
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Wanted to vent about how the world is horrible, but instead I'm just going to spread the joy and recommend all fans of fantasy literature check out @aptshadow.bsky.social's The Tyrant Philosophers series.
Highly recommended if "darker, less whimsical Discworld" sounds like your jam.
Highly recommended if "darker, less whimsical Discworld" sounds like your jam.
Tyrant Philosophers Series
The Final Architects, Shards of Earth, Eyes of the Void, Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky
adriantchaikovsky.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wanted to vent about how the world is horrible, but instead I'm just going to spread the joy and recommend all fans of fantasy literature check out @aptshadow.bsky.social's The Tyrant Philosophers series.
Highly recommended if "darker, less whimsical Discworld" sounds like your jam.
Highly recommended if "darker, less whimsical Discworld" sounds like your jam.
What is the PUNCH mission? Simon Steel chatted with heliophysicist Becca Robinson in our latest #SETILive #podcast! Listen here: buff.ly/WziNGrb 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 🔈
March 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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“This planet’s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works—not just on Earth, but on all planets.” —Julia Seidel @eso.org 🧪🔭
First 3D Map of Exoplanet Weather Reveals Superfast Jet - Eos
New observations also answer a long-standing question about where this ultrahot planet keeps its titanium.
eos.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“This planet’s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works—not just on Earth, but on all planets.” —Julia Seidel @eso.org 🧪🔭
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It wasn't long ago that @hossenfelder.bsky.social famously critical of new physics theories, highlighted the postquantum theory of gravity as one of the top five breakthroughs of 2024. But is the honeymoon over? ⚛️ 🧪1/
March 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It wasn't long ago that @hossenfelder.bsky.social famously critical of new physics theories, highlighted the postquantum theory of gravity as one of the top five breakthroughs of 2024. But is the honeymoon over? ⚛️ 🧪1/
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March 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM