Ralf Loserth
@captainsnackbar.bsky.social
ADHD and Chronic Illness Advocate. Wrongful Conviction Advocate. ADHD - it's not a lifestyle, it's misery. Support one another! #Veteran!! #engineer Proud Veteran - Curiosity is a gift! 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
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Ralf Loserth
@captainsnackbar.bsky.social
· Nov 16
This is my dream home. #libraries are a great escape from this crazy world. Books and more books keep the #adhd curiosity well fed.
To the World, She Was a Kennedy. To Me, She Was a Rookie Ready to Work.
Tatiana #Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. #Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.
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Tatiana #Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. #Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
To the World, She Was a Kennedy. To Me, She Was a Rookie Ready to Work.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
To the World, She Was a Kennedy. To Me, She Was a Rookie Ready to Work.
Tatiana #Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. #Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
Tatiana #Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. #Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
University of Utah's School of Computing, 52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up & running the first OS version with the start of the kernel and core utils written in C
#unix & its evolution to v5 #Linux #utes
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#unix & its evolution to v5 #Linux #utes
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52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system — first OS version with kernel and core utilities written in C
A heart-warming story for cold, stony sysadmin hearts.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
University of Utah's School of Computing, 52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up & running the first OS version with the start of the kernel and core utils written in C
#unix & its evolution to v5 #Linux #utes
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#unix & its evolution to v5 #Linux #utes
www.tomshardware.com/software/lin...
There was a young lady named Bright,
Whose speed was far greater than light.
She set out one day In a relative way,
And returned home on the previous night
Whose speed was far greater than light.
She set out one day In a relative way,
And returned home on the previous night
December 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
There was a young lady named Bright,
Whose speed was far greater than light.
She set out one day In a relative way,
And returned home on the previous night
Whose speed was far greater than light.
She set out one day In a relative way,
And returned home on the previous night
In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense
The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. Yearly, monarchs travel thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico
#butterfly #Canada #Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. Yearly, monarchs travel thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico
#butterfly #Canada #Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense
The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. Yearly, monarchs travel thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico
#butterfly #Canada #Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. Yearly, monarchs travel thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico
#butterfly #Canada #Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
Feeling wonder every day improves our health. Research has established the power of awe. Here’s how to do it.
#awe #HealthyLiving #MentalHealthAwareness #joy
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#awe #HealthyLiving #MentalHealthAwareness #joy
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Column | Feeling wonder every day improves our health. Here’s how to do it.
Research has established the power of awe. I experienced it myself in a way I never thought I could.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Feeling wonder every day improves our health. Research has established the power of awe. Here’s how to do it.
#awe #HealthyLiving #MentalHealthAwareness #joy
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#awe #HealthyLiving #MentalHealthAwareness #joy
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100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
#Washington #Seattle
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#Washington #Seattle
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100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
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December 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
#Washington #Seattle
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
#Washington #Seattle
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
Live Updates: Melissa Is Churning Toward Cuba as Jamaica Tries to Assess Its Destruction
The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica.
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Cuba
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The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica.
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Cuba
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: Melissa Is Churning Toward Cuba as Jamaica Tries to Assess Its Destruction
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Live Updates: Melissa Is Churning Toward Cuba as Jamaica Tries to Assess Its Destruction
The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica.
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Cuba
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica.
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Cuba
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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6:10 PM EDT, 10/27: Sunset satellite view of #HurricaneMelissa, with central pressure of 906 mb and maximum sustained winds of 175 MPH. #Category5 #Caribbean #Meteorology
October 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
6:10 PM EDT, 10/27: Sunset satellite view of #HurricaneMelissa, with central pressure of 906 mb and maximum sustained winds of 175 MPH. #Category5 #Caribbean #Meteorology
Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains.
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane
#Jamaica
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane
#Jamaica
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains.
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane
#Jamaica
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane
#Jamaica
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Why Hurricane Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary.
It threatens to make a direct strike on Jamaica as the most powerful storm in its history. See its strength and path.
#hurricaneMelissa #noaa #Jamaica
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It threatens to make a direct strike on Jamaica as the most powerful storm in its history. See its strength and path.
#hurricaneMelissa #noaa #Jamaica
wapo.st/4nrCZnx
Why Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary
Hurricane Melissa threatens to make a direct strike on Jamaica as the most powerful storm in its history. See how strong it will become and where it’s headed.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Why Hurricane Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary.
It threatens to make a direct strike on Jamaica as the most powerful storm in its history. See its strength and path.
#hurricaneMelissa #noaa #Jamaica
wapo.st/4nrCZnx
It threatens to make a direct strike on Jamaica as the most powerful storm in its history. See its strength and path.
#hurricaneMelissa #noaa #Jamaica
wapo.st/4nrCZnx
Tracking Hurricane Melissa:
Melissa was a Category 2 hurricane in the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane #noaa
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Melissa was a Category 2 hurricane in the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane #noaa
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking Hurricane Melissa
See the likely path and wind arrival times for Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Tracking Hurricane Melissa:
Melissa was a Category 2 hurricane in the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane #noaa
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melissa was a Category 2 hurricane in the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
#HurricaneMelissa #hurricane #noaa
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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OKX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Oct 12, 11:05 PM EDT ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
October 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
OKX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Oct 12, 11:05 PM EDT ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
US East Coast tropical wind and rainstorm to bring top-5 storm surge, major travel disruptions
#NewEngland #NewYork #NewJersey #tropicalstorm
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#NewEngland #NewYork #NewJersey #tropicalstorm
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October 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
US East Coast tropical wind and rainstorm to bring top-5 storm surge, major travel disruptions
#NewEngland #NewYork #NewJersey #tropicalstorm
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#NewEngland #NewYork #NewJersey #tropicalstorm
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error. The layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded #CDC
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error. The layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal. Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded #CDC
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Autism, A.D.H.D., Anxiety: Can a Diagnosis Make You Better? As our diagnostic categories expand to include ever milder versions of disease, researchers propose that the act of naming a malady can itself bring relief.
#ADHD #Autism #neurodivergent
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...
#ADHD #Autism #neurodivergent
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...
Autism, A.D.H.D., Anxiety: Can a Diagnosis Make You Better?
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Autism, A.D.H.D., Anxiety: Can a Diagnosis Make You Better? As our diagnostic categories expand to include ever milder versions of disease, researchers propose that the act of naming a malady can itself bring relief.
#ADHD #Autism #neurodivergent
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...
#ADHD #Autism #neurodivergent
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...
September 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#bipolardisorder Moving from manic to deep bipolar depression in a hurry, being blindsided by it and no one noticing because you've alienated everyone you know but didn't mean to.
September 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
#bipolardisorder Moving from manic to deep bipolar depression in a hurry, being blindsided by it and no one noticing because you've alienated everyone you know but didn't mean to.
From an X post.
Sunday evening with ADHD: rehearsing every mistake, planning Monday like an anxiety screenplay. Then staring at dishes instead of scenes.
#adhd #mentalhealth #anxiety
Sunday evening with ADHD: rehearsing every mistake, planning Monday like an anxiety screenplay. Then staring at dishes instead of scenes.
#adhd #mentalhealth #anxiety
August 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
From an X post.
Sunday evening with ADHD: rehearsing every mistake, planning Monday like an anxiety screenplay. Then staring at dishes instead of scenes.
#adhd #mentalhealth #anxiety
Sunday evening with ADHD: rehearsing every mistake, planning Monday like an anxiety screenplay. Then staring at dishes instead of scenes.
#adhd #mentalhealth #anxiety
Just in general. I'm grateful for the blessings I have, including all of my friends and family.
August 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just in general. I'm grateful for the blessings I have, including all of my friends and family.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars.
#nasa #mars #europa #europaclipper #solarsystem
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#nasa #mars #europa #europaclipper #solarsystem
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NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars - NASA
The agency’s largest interplanetary probe tested its radar during a Mars flyby. The results include a detailed image and bode well for the mission at
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August 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars.
#nasa #mars #europa #europaclipper #solarsystem
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#nasa #mars #europa #europaclipper #solarsystem
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Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah. The fire-induced tornado produced winds up to 122 mph, making it an EF2 on the 0-to-5 scale for twister intensity.
#Wildfire #tornado #firetornado
Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah wapo.st/4594vQy
#Wildfire #tornado #firetornado
Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah wapo.st/4594vQy
Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah
A rare fire tornado brought destructive winds up to 122 mph.
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July 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah. The fire-induced tornado produced winds up to 122 mph, making it an EF2 on the 0-to-5 scale for twister intensity.
#Wildfire #tornado #firetornado
Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah wapo.st/4594vQy
#Wildfire #tornado #firetornado
Watch a rare fire tornado touch down in Utah wapo.st/4594vQy
Intel Set to Lay Off Up to 20% of Its Factory Workforce
Up to 11,000 factory workers could lose their jobs as Intel tries to address its financial troubles.
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Up to 11,000 factory workers could lose their jobs as Intel tries to address its financial troubles.
www.pcmag.com/news/intel-s...
Intel Set to Lay Off Up to 20% of Its Factory Workforce
Up to 11,000 factory workers could lose their jobs as Intel tries to address its financial troubles.
www.pcmag.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Intel Set to Lay Off Up to 20% of Its Factory Workforce
Up to 11,000 factory workers could lose their jobs as Intel tries to address its financial troubles.
www.pcmag.com/news/intel-s...
Up to 11,000 factory workers could lose their jobs as Intel tries to address its financial troubles.
www.pcmag.com/news/intel-s...
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season. The agency entered hurricane season understaffed & underprepared, after months of turmoil, plummeting morale & workforce reductions.
#Trump #FEMA #hurricaneseason2025 #DisasterResponse
www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/p...
#Trump #FEMA #hurricaneseason2025 #DisasterResponse
www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/p...
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s l...
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June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season. The agency entered hurricane season understaffed & underprepared, after months of turmoil, plummeting morale & workforce reductions.
#Trump #FEMA #hurricaneseason2025 #DisasterResponse
www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/p...
#Trump #FEMA #hurricaneseason2025 #DisasterResponse
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Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
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June 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...