B. Shimoda
@bshimoda.bsky.social
😎 Twitch affiliate, gamer, all-around nerd
🎮 Space games and simulations
🥋 Kempo black belt and tai chi practitioner
🎭 I also love linguistics and I'm a fanatic rationalist.
📩 bshimoda@yahoo.com
🎮 Space games and simulations
🥋 Kempo black belt and tai chi practitioner
🎭 I also love linguistics and I'm a fanatic rationalist.
📩 bshimoda@yahoo.com
I set fires to feel joy. Is it less creepy if I direct them out the back of a rocket nozzle? Time to learn from explosions with KSP! Today's goal: testing Mercury capsule and maybe first crewed launch!
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I set fires to feel joy. Is it less creepy if I direct them out the back of a rocket nozzle? Time to learn from explosions with KSP! Today's goal: testing Mercury capsule and maybe first crewed launch!
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
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Just imagine holding beliefs and living your life in such a way so that you see "racist behavior" and "bigots" and immediately think they must be talking about you.
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Just imagine holding beliefs and living your life in such a way so that you see "racist behavior" and "bigots" and immediately think they must be talking about you.
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Historical unbuilt Gemini concepts:
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Historical unbuilt Gemini concepts:
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
1) Lunar Reconnaissance Gemini for mapping the lunar surface
2) Mission to rendezvous with the Pegasus micrometeorite satellite
3) Big Gemini space station logistics craft
4) Rescue Gemini for picking up stranded Apollo astronauts
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I am tired of scrolling through YouTube shorts and seeing beefy conspiratorial clowns declare cooked food and vaccines and the very presence of a foreign person to be anathema to their delusional vision of a perfect, homogenous, walled-off society.
We did not evolve to be ALPHA CHADS, actually.
We did not evolve to be ALPHA CHADS, actually.
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I am tired of scrolling through YouTube shorts and seeing beefy conspiratorial clowns declare cooked food and vaccines and the very presence of a foreign person to be anathema to their delusional vision of a perfect, homogenous, walled-off society.
We did not evolve to be ALPHA CHADS, actually.
We did not evolve to be ALPHA CHADS, actually.
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#3IATLAS update: we've just pinpointed the comet's path with 10 times more accuracy, using data from our #ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft. 😎🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#3IATLAS update: we've just pinpointed the comet's path with 10 times more accuracy, using data from our #ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft. 😎🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
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"There is an extreme amount of AI artwork used within the base version of the game, despite the fact that last year’s Black Ops 6 made over $1 billion in its first 10 days on sale—the highest-grossing CoD game ever."
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"There is an extreme amount of AI artwork used within the base version of the game, despite the fact that last year’s Black Ops 6 made over $1 billion in its first 10 days on sale—the highest-grossing CoD game ever."
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
Too bad I don't play CoD, I can't boycott it 🤣
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Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Just so you know, the space battle lay out might have been naturally extrapolated from the pure physics of the situation without any intended subtext, but if your response is "It's hard sci-fi" that will actually make things worse.
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just so you know, the space battle lay out might have been naturally extrapolated from the pure physics of the situation without any intended subtext, but if your response is "It's hard sci-fi" that will actually make things worse.
Debated whether to play KSP or Vintage Story, but there's a new update in Elite: Dangerous and I WANT that prize!
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Debated whether to play KSP or Vintage Story, but there's a new update in Elite: Dangerous and I WANT that prize!
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
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This is pretty significant and that it’s been 11 years since they tried to build on Maunakea and Kanaka Maoli protectors have successfully impeded them is a major victory for traditional knowledge keepers and people fighting for Kanaka sovereignty. 🔭🧪
www.tmt.org/news/708
www.tmt.org/news/708
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is pretty significant and that it’s been 11 years since they tried to build on Maunakea and Kanaka Maoli protectors have successfully impeded them is a major victory for traditional knowledge keepers and people fighting for Kanaka sovereignty. 🔭🧪
www.tmt.org/news/708
www.tmt.org/news/708
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Twin Cities aurora tonight is directly overhead and in overdrive!
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Twin Cities aurora tonight is directly overhead and in overdrive!
Throwing little green people into space. Time to learn from explosions with a Realistic Progression campaign in the one and only KSP! Today's goal: Redesigning crewed lifting vehicle so the engines will reliably light
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Throwing little green people into space. Time to learn from explosions with a Realistic Progression campaign in the one and only KSP! Today's goal: Redesigning crewed lifting vehicle so the engines will reliably light
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
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It is conceivable that an object seen entering our solar system could be an alien artifact. But Dr. Loeb’s overt eagerness to interpret all ambiguous or slightly unusual data as promising signs of alien invasion… (3/7)
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It is conceivable that an object seen entering our solar system could be an alien artifact. But Dr. Loeb’s overt eagerness to interpret all ambiguous or slightly unusual data as promising signs of alien invasion… (3/7)
That's a whole lot of cat.
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
That's a whole lot of cat.
Remember, it doesn't matter whether SNAP is restored or not. If you see someone shoplifting baby formula, NO the fuck you didn't.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Remember, it doesn't matter whether SNAP is restored or not. If you see someone shoplifting baby formula, NO the fuck you didn't.
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🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
Throwing little green people into space. Time to learn from explosions with a Realistic Progression campaign in the one and only KSP! Today's goals: designing farside Lunar lander (and comm relay)
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Throwing little green people into space. Time to learn from explosions with a Realistic Progression campaign in the one and only KSP! Today's goals: designing farside Lunar lander (and comm relay)
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
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A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at all
These Cosmic Outbursts Normally Last for Minutes. This One Went on for Hours—And Nobody Knows Why
A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at all
www.scientificamerican.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at all
We're back! And back where we belong: learning from explosions in a Realistic Progression campaign. It's the one and only KSP! Today's goals: interplanetary course adjustment, mapping the Moon
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We're back! And back where we belong: learning from explosions in a Realistic Progression campaign. It's the one and only KSP! Today's goals: interplanetary course adjustment, mapping the Moon
twitch.tv/bshimoda
twitch.tv/bshimoda
If you see this QTP with a female anime character you love.
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you see this QTP with a female anime character you love.
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One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people
Interact with art made by real artists
Interact with art made by real artists
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people
Interact with art made by real artists
Interact with art made by real artists
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Happy birthday, @pbs, and thank you for (just off the top of my head) Mister Rogers, Bob Ross, Sesame Street, Cosmos, Reading Rainbow, Nova, Frontline, The American Experience, The Magic School Bus, and Nature.
The good you put into this world, and the return on my investment, is astronomical.
The good you put into this world, and the return on my investment, is astronomical.
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Happy birthday, @pbs, and thank you for (just off the top of my head) Mister Rogers, Bob Ross, Sesame Street, Cosmos, Reading Rainbow, Nova, Frontline, The American Experience, The Magic School Bus, and Nature.
The good you put into this world, and the return on my investment, is astronomical.
The good you put into this world, and the return on my investment, is astronomical.
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“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!