Matt Wood
@astromattwood.bsky.social
Astronomer, pilot, bass player, DIYer, traveler. Views my own.
All the way down in Texas
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
All the way down in Texas
% who believe they live in the Midwest. Iowan by birth I’m amazed at how far east and west people identify as midwestern. Source Reddit r/mapporn.
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
% who believe they live in the Midwest. Iowan by birth I’m amazed at how far east and west people identify as midwestern. Source Reddit r/mapporn.
I thought it was a bit 'thin' when I saw the page count, but it seems it's a typical length for Econ dissertations. Source: beckmw.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/h...
August 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I thought it was a bit 'thin' when I saw the page count, but it seems it's a typical length for Econ dissertations. Source: beckmw.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/h...
For any teacher/professor:
August 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For any teacher/professor:
Electric car prototype spotted in Algoma, Wisconsin.
July 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Electric car prototype spotted in Algoma, Wisconsin.
We clicked the "publish" button on our long-in-the-works book yesterday. Should be live within a week!
June 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We clicked the "publish" button on our long-in-the-works book yesterday. Should be live within a week!
A tangential point in this excellent read but spot on.
June 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A tangential point in this excellent read but spot on.
Flight Review completed. Good for 2 more years.
May 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Flight Review completed. Good for 2 more years.
At this point they need to put "reporters" in quotes, or preface with "so-called".
April 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
At this point they need to put "reporters" in quotes, or preface with "so-called".
Chump golfs while Rome burns. (AI generated image)
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Chump golfs while Rome burns. (AI generated image)
Aesop to Democrats:
March 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Aesop to Democrats:
Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
February 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
For reference, $1M in $100 bills is about 10 liters, so fits in a briefcase. A $4T stack of $100 bills would reach the moon. It would form a cube 120 ft on each side (think of a ~10-story building and make it a cube.
February 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For reference, $1M in $100 bills is about 10 liters, so fits in a briefcase. A $4T stack of $100 bills would reach the moon. It would form a cube 120 ft on each side (think of a ~10-story building and make it a cube.
From r/fednews: "Made this infographic today to help everyone share and the word that federal employees are NOT the enemy. Please feel free to distribute on social media.
Hold the line, don't resign!"
Hold the line, don't resign!"
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From r/fednews: "Made this infographic today to help everyone share and the word that federal employees are NOT the enemy. Please feel free to distribute on social media.
Hold the line, don't resign!"
Hold the line, don't resign!"
I saw this posted today and tried it myself. While this is entertaining, the worrisome thing is our corporate overlords are using AI to enshitify everything. Note that LLMs do not *know* anything. They are spell checkers on steroids, and I'm not ducking kidding.
January 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I saw this posted today and tried it myself. While this is entertaining, the worrisome thing is our corporate overlords are using AI to enshitify everything. Note that LLMs do not *know* anything. They are spell checkers on steroids, and I'm not ducking kidding.
My lovely partner's 1st book is coming out in a month or so. It's probably the driest read in the replies, but we're excited it's finally coming out.
January 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My lovely partner's 1st book is coming out in a month or so. It's probably the driest read in the replies, but we're excited it's finally coming out.
Hope it goes smoothly, my friend.
December 10, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Hope it goes smoothly, my friend.
Wikipedia already updated - what a great community:
November 14, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Wikipedia already updated - what a great community:
Done Old Trump endorses Harris!
August 10, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Done Old Trump endorses Harris!