Frank Van Haste
@vanhaste.com
PP-ASEL IR Busily retired. Ashburn, VA. I'm a docent at a large aerospace museum located in DC.
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“Safety is a pure waste.”
- Stockton Rush, OceanGate, before becoming a meat cloud twelve thousand feet down near Titanic.
- Stockton Rush, OceanGate, before becoming a meat cloud twelve thousand feet down near Titanic.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Safety is a pure waste.”
- Stockton Rush, OceanGate, before becoming a meat cloud twelve thousand feet down near Titanic.
- Stockton Rush, OceanGate, before becoming a meat cloud twelve thousand feet down near Titanic.
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Apollo astronauts & Soyuz 9 crew at a backyard party (left-to-right: Armstrong, Aldrin, Anders, Nikolayev, McDivitt, Conrad, Cunningham, Stafford, Swigert, Gordon, Schweickart, Scott, Lovell, Slayton, Sevastyanov)
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Apollo astronauts & Soyuz 9 crew at a backyard party (left-to-right: Armstrong, Aldrin, Anders, Nikolayev, McDivitt, Conrad, Cunningham, Stafford, Swigert, Gordon, Schweickart, Scott, Lovell, Slayton, Sevastyanov)
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Rest in Peace, NASA Astronaut Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck (April 11th, 1941 - November 6th, 2025).
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Rest in Peace, NASA Astronaut Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck (April 11th, 1941 - November 6th, 2025).
Thread. Very much worth your time.
LtCol Charles Waterhouse is known for his paintings portraying USMC history.
Lost in the weeds is his background; he landed with the 2nd wave at Iwo Jima, and served 3 tours in Vietnam as a civilian combat artist before his commission in ‘71.
He created over 500 works of USMC art.
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#USMC250
Lost in the weeds is his background; he landed with the 2nd wave at Iwo Jima, and served 3 tours in Vietnam as a civilian combat artist before his commission in ‘71.
He created over 500 works of USMC art.
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#USMC250
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thread. Very much worth your time.
Ahoy, @radiofreetom.bsky.social, I thought I'd differentiate myself by actually reading something of yours. My esteemed county librarian got this out of the stacks for me. Will likely check back in a couple days with a reaction.
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ahoy, @radiofreetom.bsky.social, I thought I'd differentiate myself by actually reading something of yours. My esteemed county librarian got this out of the stacks for me. Will likely check back in a couple days with a reaction.
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Hey remember that whole "Bluesky doesn't have algorithms" thing
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hey remember that whole "Bluesky doesn't have algorithms" thing
I could not agree more.
No matter the platform you should have your default feed be reverse chron of who/what you follow and curate and diversify that feed.
You’ll be better informed and less prone to disinfo and group think.
This is a hill I will die on.
You’ll be better informed and less prone to disinfo and group think.
This is a hill I will die on.
“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I could not agree more.
Brilliant thread on probably USAFs sexiest airplane ever, the B-58 Hustler.
Convair B-58 Нustlеr 🧵
The B-58 was the most technologically advanced aircraft of its time. A Mach 2 capable, wasp-waisted war chariot, drawn by four J79s, that included silver brazed stainless steel honeycomb sandwich panels in its design.
The B-58 was the most technologically advanced aircraft of its time. A Mach 2 capable, wasp-waisted war chariot, drawn by four J79s, that included silver brazed stainless steel honeycomb sandwich panels in its design.
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Brilliant thread on probably USAFs sexiest airplane ever, the B-58 Hustler.
Oh, brave new world...
The short-form video has brought about a second age of orality. That’s partly because phones are addicting, and partly because America’s ruling class wants it that way.
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oh, brave new world...
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Alexey Leonov, 1965, with his daughters Victoria and Oksana
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Alexey Leonov, 1965, with his daughters Victoria and Oksana
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My unexpected chance to be public-editor-for-a-day (sort of). Featuring explanations of 'No Kings' coverage from NYT spokespeople.
(Paywall at very end.)
fallows.substack.com/p/putting-th...
(Paywall at very end.)
fallows.substack.com/p/putting-th...
Putting the ‘Public’ Back in Public Editor.
When the NYT eliminated its Public Editor position, it said that ‘readers across the internet’ could do the same job, better. Here is what I learned from unexpectedly giving that system a try.
fallows.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My unexpected chance to be public-editor-for-a-day (sort of). Featuring explanations of 'No Kings' coverage from NYT spokespeople.
(Paywall at very end.)
fallows.substack.com/p/putting-th...
(Paywall at very end.)
fallows.substack.com/p/putting-th...
Outside my son & d-i-l's window in Shelburne, VT this afternoon.
October 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Outside my son & d-i-l's window in Shelburne, VT this afternoon.
19. Oddly, never been to Dallas.
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
19. Oddly, never been to Dallas.
This disaster led eventually to development of the marine chronometer by John Harrison and solving of the Longitude Problem:
22 Oct 1707 (O.S.) // Four #RoyalNavy ships, part of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell's fleet returning from the Mediterranean, struck rocks and were wrecked off the Isles of Scilly: HMS Association (90 guns), HMS Eagle (70 guns), HMS Romney (50 guns), and fireship HMS Firebrand (8 guns). [1/3]
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This disaster led eventually to development of the marine chronometer by John Harrison and solving of the Longitude Problem:
And in the south Bronx...
Oct. 22, 1925: Mining magnate Daniel Guggenheim breaks ground for the New York University School of Aeronautics, which will be the first institution of its kind in the U.S. The philanthropist provided $500,000 for the project.
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
And in the south Bronx...
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Nothing to add...
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nothing to add...
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Hit the link The New Stuff is...nice!
It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com
Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.
www.thefarside.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hit the link The New Stuff is...nice!
What Ken says!
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What Ken says!
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“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
I don't watch television. At all.
i have never, not once, listened to a song on spotify unless it was playing at somebody else's place
what are you a luddite about
what are you a luddite about
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I don't watch television. At all.