Ben (DrTruffleMaps) Tuttle
@bentuttle.com
Geo-geek,
Geographer,
Technologist,
Outdoor Enthusiast,
Dog Lover
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Principal GeoOutlook, LLC
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Opinions are my own
Geographer,
Technologist,
Outdoor Enthusiast,
Dog Lover
----
Principal GeoOutlook, LLC
----
Opinions are my own
As they say, I may not know a lot about art, but I know what I like...and I like this!
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November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As they say, I may not know a lot about art, but I know what I like...and I like this!
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Do yourself a favor and go check out the new Tycho/Paul Banks track!
open.spotify.com/track/6pVETl...
open.spotify.com/track/6pVETl...
Boundary Rider
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Do yourself a favor and go check out the new Tycho/Paul Banks track!
open.spotify.com/track/6pVETl...
open.spotify.com/track/6pVETl...
Regardless of your thoughts on the potential outcomes of current events I encourage you to give this a read, it is a thought provoking look at past events.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Regardless of your thoughts on the potential outcomes of current events I encourage you to give this a read, it is a thought provoking look at past events.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There are definitely some piles of money being set on fire with now.
August 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There are definitely some piles of money being set on fire with now.
You had me at Maps!
August 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
You had me at Maps!
"Among people who write with two spaces after periods there was an increase in reading speed of 3 percent when reading text with two spaces following periods, as compared to one. This is, Johnson points out, an average of nine additional words per minute”
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The Scientific Case for Two Spaces After a Period
A new study proves that half of people are correct. The other is also correct.
www.theatlantic.com
August 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Among people who write with two spaces after periods there was an increase in reading speed of 3 percent when reading text with two spaces following periods, as compared to one. This is, Johnson points out, an average of nine additional words per minute”
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
AI bias FTW, be careful how you use your new robot best friend.
July 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
AI bias FTW, be careful how you use your new robot best friend.
The US needs to be paying attention or we are going to cede a decades long advantage in Space.
share.google/lvRUoXM5vnHe...
share.google/lvRUoXM5vnHe...
China appears to pull off satellite feat that NASA has never achieved
Reports that China may have docked two satellites in geostationary orbit developed on Sunday.
share.google
July 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The US needs to be paying attention or we are going to cede a decades long advantage in Space.
share.google/lvRUoXM5vnHe...
share.google/lvRUoXM5vnHe...
"But the deeper concern isn’t about any single congressional race or even the balance of power in the Senate — it’s about the long-term health of our political institutions."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Opinion | Jeff Flake: The Republican Fever Must Break
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"But the deeper concern isn’t about any single congressional race or even the balance of power in the Senate — it’s about the long-term health of our political institutions."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Have you read it yet?
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. It's already happening. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Have you read it yet?
Very cool dashboard offered by Kayhan Space that allows you to watch Albedo's Clarity-1 sat as it navigates its way down to VLEO.
www.satcat.com/sats/63227
www.satcat.com/sats/63227
Track CLARITY-1 (NORAD ID: 63227) live with Satcat
CLARITY-1, 63227 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites includ...
www.satcat.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Very cool dashboard offered by Kayhan Space that allows you to watch Albedo's Clarity-1 sat as it navigates its way down to VLEO.
www.satcat.com/sats/63227
www.satcat.com/sats/63227
Lots of challenges ahead, how we address them is key. This statement will be at the core of my approach.
Making sure AI works the way we want it to is a huge challenge. I love this statement as a core of developing new models.
"You don’t just train the model. You intentionally test its boundaries"
www.linkedin.com/posts/lorna-...
"You don’t just train the model. You intentionally test its boundaries"
www.linkedin.com/posts/lorna-...
AI's moral compass: Claude's affair threat | Lorna Khemraz posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Last week, Claude threatened to expose an engineer’s affair to avoid being shut down.
Yes, really.
As part of a controlled safety evaluation, Anthropic fed Claude Opus 4 a fabricated backstory: that...
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June 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lots of challenges ahead, how we address them is key. This statement will be at the core of my approach.
Looking forward to the discussion at #EOSummit next week. Going to be a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make some new ones!
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Looking forward to the discussion at #EOSummit next week. Going to be a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make some new ones!
This seems to be a growing challenge in many professions based on conversations I've had. How are you deciding what AI tools are up to the demands of your work?
How do you really know if you can trust your AI tools? What validation have you put in before selecting for yourself?
www.businessinsider.com/increasing-a...
www.businessinsider.com/increasing-a...
AI hallucinations in court documents are a growing problem, and lawyers are responsible for many of them
AI hallucinations in court documents are becoming more common. Self-represented people used to be the main culprits; now, it's legal professionals.
www.businessinsider.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This seems to be a growing challenge in many professions based on conversations I've had. How are you deciding what AI tools are up to the demands of your work?
“The tariffs themselves are a shock to the system, and the shock is echoed and amplified across the entire chain. Even if there is resolution, it will take nine to 12 months to work out these bumps.”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.
A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.
www.theatlantic.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“The tariffs themselves are a shock to the system, and the shock is echoed and amplified across the entire chain. Even if there is resolution, it will take nine to 12 months to work out these bumps.”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
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This topic has been coming up a lot lately, we can do better, but drastic, arbitrary cuts are not the way. Doing this right won't be fast and it won't be easy...but it will deliver crucial results to further our exploration and understanding of space
www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
NASA Needs Rational Reforms, Not Reckless Cuts
We are deeply disturbed that the White House Office of Management and Budget is contemplating cutting NASA’s science budget by up to 50 percent. Certainly, the space agency needs to modernize an
www.realclearscience.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This topic has been coming up a lot lately, we can do better, but drastic, arbitrary cuts are not the way. Doing this right won't be fast and it won't be easy...but it will deliver crucial results to further our exploration and understanding of space
www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
"The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please believe me, they are wrong."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
One Simple Hack to Ruin Your Easter
The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please believe me, they are wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative. Please believe me, they are wrong."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_...
Dachau concentration camp - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_...
This is
a) hard to watch
b) hilarious
c) all of the above
Jake Tapper asks agricultural secretary about tariffs on islands populated by penguins
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/p...
a) hard to watch
b) hilarious
c) all of the above
Jake Tapper asks agricultural secretary about tariffs on islands populated by penguins
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/p...
Jake Tapper asks agricultural secretary about tariffs on islands populated by penguins | CNN Politics
CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins about tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, questioning why Heard Island and McDonald Islands, an uninhabited Australian territ...
www.cnn.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is
a) hard to watch
b) hilarious
c) all of the above
Jake Tapper asks agricultural secretary about tariffs on islands populated by penguins
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/p...
a) hard to watch
b) hilarious
c) all of the above
Jake Tapper asks agricultural secretary about tariffs on islands populated by penguins
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/p...
Reposted by Ben (DrTruffleMaps) Tuttle
Excited to see if this succeeds in creating some competition for StarLink. Also interested in hearing everyone’s thoughts on this upcoming launch.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to the company's plan to deploy a massive constellation that will rival Elon Musk's Starlink system.
www.reuters.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Excited to see if this succeeds in creating some competition for StarLink. Also interested in hearing everyone’s thoughts on this upcoming launch.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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Should we spend less, probably
Could we spend less, probably
Are we falling behind, most definitely
We need to bring this topic to the forefront and figure it out
spacenews.com/space-force-...
Could we spend less, probably
Are we falling behind, most definitely
We need to bring this topic to the forefront and figure it out
spacenews.com/space-force-...
Space Force budget squeeze: Saltzman worries about keeping pace with China amid cuts
“We are literally shrinking in resources as a Space Force,” Gen. Chance Saltzman said.
spacenews.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Should we spend less, probably
Could we spend less, probably
Are we falling behind, most definitely
We need to bring this topic to the forefront and figure it out
spacenews.com/space-force-...
Could we spend less, probably
Are we falling behind, most definitely
We need to bring this topic to the forefront and figure it out
spacenews.com/space-force-...
I hope one day to professionally write a sentence this amazing (but less depressing): “I think we are going to see an absolutely staggering orgy of corruption and crony capitalism in the next four years unlike anything we’ve seen since the late 19th century, the Gilded Age.”
tinyurl.com/3u6nf49c
tinyurl.com/3u6nf49c
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I hope one day to professionally write a sentence this amazing (but less depressing): “I think we are going to see an absolutely staggering orgy of corruption and crony capitalism in the next four years unlike anything we’ve seen since the late 19th century, the Gilded Age.”
tinyurl.com/3u6nf49c
tinyurl.com/3u6nf49c
Let's go Rapids!
March 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Let's go Rapids!