Will Cross, Ph.D.
@thatn3rd.bsky.social
Physicist by education. Storyteller by profession. Opinions my own. He/him
This one hit hard for me and my two sides in the fridge
I want bacon but I don’t want to make it. You see my dilemma, yes?
February 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This one hit hard for me and my two sides in the fridge
Happy Sportsball Sunday to those who observe
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Happy Sportsball Sunday to those who observe
When Musk says data centers in space will be cheaper than on the ground, has he shown us his math?
What assumption could make it *cheaper* to lift computers with solar panels into space than to leave them on the ground on earth to do their job?
www.thenews.com.pk/latest/13913...
What assumption could make it *cheaper* to lift computers with solar panels into space than to leave them on the ground on earth to do their job?
www.thenews.com.pk/latest/13913...
Elon Musk says space becomes cheapest place for AI data centres
Elon Musk says space will soon be the most affordable location for artificial intelligence data centres. The prediction was made during a podcast discussion, following new regulatory filings by...
www.thenews.com.pk
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM
When Musk says data centers in space will be cheaper than on the ground, has he shown us his math?
What assumption could make it *cheaper* to lift computers with solar panels into space than to leave them on the ground on earth to do their job?
www.thenews.com.pk/latest/13913...
What assumption could make it *cheaper* to lift computers with solar panels into space than to leave them on the ground on earth to do their job?
www.thenews.com.pk/latest/13913...
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this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...
JD Vance should have been sold by his mother for drugs, NYT columnist says
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie suggested Vice President JD Vance's mother was reasonable when attempting to sell him for drugs during his childhood.
www.foxnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...
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Oh my GOD, the White House copied our ad but made it completely deranged.
The Nazi slop factory is all out of ideas! SAD!
The Nazi slop factory is all out of ideas! SAD!
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Oh my GOD, the White House copied our ad but made it completely deranged.
The Nazi slop factory is all out of ideas! SAD!
The Nazi slop factory is all out of ideas! SAD!
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Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
Kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
m.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
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Naah, I want them on trial.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Naah, I want them on trial.
We need to get rid of this moron who thinks people are in the streets looking for some light reform
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 5:49 AM
We need to get rid of this moron who thinks people are in the streets looking for some light reform
Data centers have to get rid of heat. Vacuum is an insulator. I really don't see this happening.
Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says
Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says
What would it take to build a data center in space?
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Data centers have to get rid of heat. Vacuum is an insulator. I really don't see this happening.
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The whole "Trump can't rig the elections" thing strikes me somewhat the same way as "climate change isn't going to drive human beings extinct" thing.
Like ... sure. OK. But there's a whole lot of bad shit that stops well short of that!
Like ... sure. OK. But there's a whole lot of bad shit that stops well short of that!
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The whole "Trump can't rig the elections" thing strikes me somewhat the same way as "climate change isn't going to drive human beings extinct" thing.
Like ... sure. OK. But there's a whole lot of bad shit that stops well short of that!
Like ... sure. OK. But there's a whole lot of bad shit that stops well short of that!
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Tear gas may be a mild abortifacient but mostly we haven't studied its long term effects on men or women so we don't know how much long-term damage the poison does while it's in our bodies.
fun fact the military didn't look into this at all when they were studying tear gas back in the 1960s
but in addition to stuff like irregular periods, there's evidence tear gas exposure can be linked to miscarriage
more than enough data to suggest caution
share.google/SoozTodiv791...
but in addition to stuff like irregular periods, there's evidence tear gas exposure can be linked to miscarriage
more than enough data to suggest caution
share.google/SoozTodiv791...
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Tear gas may be a mild abortifacient but mostly we haven't studied its long term effects on men or women so we don't know how much long-term damage the poison does while it's in our bodies.
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This one hit my brain just right
June 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This one hit my brain just right
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
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A new Pew poll finds that Trump's job approval rating stands at 37%, only 27% support all or most of his policies, and 50% feel the administration's actions have been worse than expected.
Also, only 21% are very confident Trump acts ethically in office.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Also, only 21% are very confident Trump acts ethically in office.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A new Pew poll finds that Trump's job approval rating stands at 37%, only 27% support all or most of his policies, and 50% feel the administration's actions have been worse than expected.
Also, only 21% are very confident Trump acts ethically in office.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Also, only 21% are very confident Trump acts ethically in office.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
This is my Senator
I voted against funding a lawless ICE and DHS. These agencies are out of control and putting Americans’ lives at risk.
The administration is refusing to hold officers who abuse people accountable and refusing to submit to congressional oversight.
The administration is refusing to hold officers who abuse people accountable and refusing to submit to congressional oversight.
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 AM
This is my Senator
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I sometimes wish the Democratic Party in Congress consisted of any 260 people in the Minneapolis telephone directory rather than the 260 dignitaries now representing us.
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I sometimes wish the Democratic Party in Congress consisted of any 260 people in the Minneapolis telephone directory rather than the 260 dignitaries now representing us.
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The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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OK, this amused me. I gave Claude a copy of this classic XKCD comic and the prompt: "solve this. do a great job. ask no questions."
And it gave me this in one shot 3 minutes later, including the style (and the note that it thought it was 2024?): xkcd-1425-bird.netlify.app
And it gave me this in one shot 3 minutes later, including the style (and the note that it thought it was 2024?): xkcd-1425-bird.netlify.app
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 AM
OK, this amused me. I gave Claude a copy of this classic XKCD comic and the prompt: "solve this. do a great job. ask no questions."
And it gave me this in one shot 3 minutes later, including the style (and the note that it thought it was 2024?): xkcd-1425-bird.netlify.app
And it gave me this in one shot 3 minutes later, including the style (and the note that it thought it was 2024?): xkcd-1425-bird.netlify.app
A real national "the beatings will continue until morale improves" moment
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
A real national "the beatings will continue until morale improves" moment
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This is literally all so stupid, but especially point three. The man who killed Renee Good videoed it himself and we know who he was. This cannot be reformed. It must be abolished.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This is literally all so stupid, but especially point three. The man who killed Renee Good videoed it himself and we know who he was. This cannot be reformed. It must be abolished.