Scott K. Johnson
@sjonearth.bsky.social
sci comm person, controversially anti-nazi
Pinned
the great thing about black box systems is that they do exactly whatever you think they do
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Self-Portrait (rotated), potential sketch for The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo, late 15th//early 16th c
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Self-Portrait (rotated), potential sketch for The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo, late 15th//early 16th c
I have more detailed thoughts on this coming soon, but this is not true, which is *one* part of why this sucks so much.
For some class modalities and levels? Sure. But not for others. It's teaching, it's not just a professional license exam taken in front of proctor.
For some class modalities and levels? Sure. But not for others. It's teaching, it's not just a professional license exam taken in front of proctor.
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I have more detailed thoughts on this coming soon, but this is not true, which is *one* part of why this sucks so much.
For some class modalities and levels? Sure. But not for others. It's teaching, it's not just a professional license exam taken in front of proctor.
For some class modalities and levels? Sure. But not for others. It's teaching, it's not just a professional license exam taken in front of proctor.
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
It's a sort of Idiocracy Fudrucker that clean coal started as a greenwashing euphemism for a potential technology to reduce coal emissions and now, having abandoned any illusion of ever using it, they just say "coal is clean".
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It's a sort of Idiocracy Fudrucker that clean coal started as a greenwashing euphemism for a potential technology to reduce coal emissions and now, having abandoned any illusion of ever using it, they just say "coal is clean".
No whale oil for the navy?
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
No whale oil for the navy?
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Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
Please Clap 2: Olympic Please-Don't-Boo
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Please Clap 2: Olympic Please-Don't-Boo
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From NOAA Satellites:
The arctic blast that put much of Florida into a deep freeze also created these mesmerizing cloud streets caught by bsky.app/profile/noaa.gov 's GOESEast.
Learn more in our #SatelliteSnapshot: bit.ly/3NVBiT5
The arctic blast that put much of Florida into a deep freeze also created these mesmerizing cloud streets caught by bsky.app/profile/noaa.gov 's GOESEast.
Learn more in our #SatelliteSnapshot: bit.ly/3NVBiT5
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
From NOAA Satellites:
The arctic blast that put much of Florida into a deep freeze also created these mesmerizing cloud streets caught by bsky.app/profile/noaa.gov 's GOESEast.
Learn more in our #SatelliteSnapshot: bit.ly/3NVBiT5
The arctic blast that put much of Florida into a deep freeze also created these mesmerizing cloud streets caught by bsky.app/profile/noaa.gov 's GOESEast.
Learn more in our #SatelliteSnapshot: bit.ly/3NVBiT5
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Over 3,400 journalists were laid off in 2025
The next item in the auction was a week in a house in Sag Harbor. As the auctioneer was in the middle of talking about the item, Bari shouted “Name your price!” Didn’t wait for the bidding to begin. She won it for $25k.
February 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Over 3,400 journalists were laid off in 2025
I was just doing napkin math a couple days ago. A "hyperscale" data center could be 200MW, the ISS can generate ~200KW... it would take something like 8k Starlink-sized sats. So OpenAI's goal of adding 10GW of compute would take 400k. Guess I napkinned pretty well.
www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...
www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...
SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites for Orbital Data Center Push
In a late Friday FCC filing, the company mentions deploying a staggering 'one million satellites' in orbits ranging from 500 kilometers to 2,000km.
www.pcmag.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I was just doing napkin math a couple days ago. A "hyperscale" data center could be 200MW, the ISS can generate ~200KW... it would take something like 8k Starlink-sized sats. So OpenAI's goal of adding 10GW of compute would take 400k. Guess I napkinned pretty well.
www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...
www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...
"Sure! I can do that for you!"
*monkey paw curls*
*monkey paw curls*
lmao this is what happens if you have the audacity to plan a date night using “ai agents”
www.wired.com/story/google...
www.wired.com/story/google...
January 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"Sure! I can do that for you!"
*monkey paw curls*
*monkey paw curls*
Ben Franklin in the
1st shot = Anthony Hopkins
2nd shot = Kelsey Grammer
3rd shot = Dick Cheney and Kelsey Grammer
4th shot = top 1/3 Hopkins, middle Grammer, bottom 1/3 Kevin Spacey
5th shot = Bill Belichick and Peter Stormaare
1st shot = Anthony Hopkins
2nd shot = Kelsey Grammer
3rd shot = Dick Cheney and Kelsey Grammer
4th shot = top 1/3 Hopkins, middle Grammer, bottom 1/3 Kevin Spacey
5th shot = Bill Belichick and Peter Stormaare
You don't have the be an avowed AI hater to be impressed without lifeless and unwatchable this is.
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Ben Franklin in the
1st shot = Anthony Hopkins
2nd shot = Kelsey Grammer
3rd shot = Dick Cheney and Kelsey Grammer
4th shot = top 1/3 Hopkins, middle Grammer, bottom 1/3 Kevin Spacey
5th shot = Bill Belichick and Peter Stormaare
1st shot = Anthony Hopkins
2nd shot = Kelsey Grammer
3rd shot = Dick Cheney and Kelsey Grammer
4th shot = top 1/3 Hopkins, middle Grammer, bottom 1/3 Kevin Spacey
5th shot = Bill Belichick and Peter Stormaare
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In 2024, a fireball over Southern California was witnessed by many people. It turned out to be remnants a spacecraft falling out of orbit.
In this new video, learn how seismologists tracked the resulting sonic booms using California’s seismic network.
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📽️ https://loom.ly/v0IhxHA
In this new video, learn how seismologists tracked the resulting sonic booms using California’s seismic network.
⬇️
📽️ https://loom.ly/v0IhxHA
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🎬
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Being an FBI agent wasn’t a job to former Bear Charles Tillman as much as it was a vocation. He loved the people he worked with and found honor, integrity and nobility in their service. Then came that day last January. My story. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
January 29, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Being an FBI agent wasn’t a job to former Bear Charles Tillman as much as it was a vocation. He loved the people he worked with and found honor, integrity and nobility in their service. Then came that day last January. My story. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
A little "oh god there are so many things I have to log back into" inertia got me stuck halfway through moving off Chrome on all my devices. Thanks for the push I needed!
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A little "oh god there are so many things I have to log back into" inertia got me stuck halfway through moving off Chrome on all my devices. Thanks for the push I needed!
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Metrodora, a Utah-based clinic that sought to cure “neuroimmune disorders” like #LongCOVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis, promised comprehensive treatment — but within two years, it abruptly closed, leaving former patients feeling betrayed. Read more from @brittashoot.com: bit.ly/46iIGOy
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Metrodora, a Utah-based clinic that sought to cure “neuroimmune disorders” like #LongCOVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis, promised comprehensive treatment — but within two years, it abruptly closed, leaving former patients feeling betrayed. Read more from @brittashoot.com: bit.ly/46iIGOy
19-D chessobouros
Trump: "A lot of what's going on with respect to Minneapolis -- with all the hoopla -- is so people don't talk about the fraud. It's a distraction."
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
19-D chessobouros
A little louder for the 2As in the back, please.
Q: Did he brandish a gun?
KRISTI NOEM: This individual showed up to impede a law enforcement operation and assaulted our officers. I don't know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign. This is a violent riot when you have someone showing up with weapons
KRISTI NOEM: This individual showed up to impede a law enforcement operation and assaulted our officers. I don't know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign. This is a violent riot when you have someone showing up with weapons
January 24, 2026 at 10:42 PM
A little louder for the 2As in the back, please.
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Literally 10 days ago, this hypocritical jackass introduced a bill to make concealed carry easier across the nation to help "law-abiding citizens to more freely exercise their Second Amendment rights." www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-re...
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Literally 10 days ago, this hypocritical jackass introduced a bill to make concealed carry easier across the nation to help "law-abiding citizens to more freely exercise their Second Amendment rights." www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-re...
Great defender of blue collar workers against the "elites" wants you to know she has never been in the dust mask aisle of Home Depot.
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Great defender of blue collar workers against the "elites" wants you to know she has never been in the dust mask aisle of Home Depot.
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.