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Rectus Abdominus
@decypher.bsky.social
Well-rounded, fair, with a photographic memory. Interested in physics, materials science. From NYC, now in Central Europe
Did you hear the rumor about butter?

I did, but I don't want to spread it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What is the "normal" rate for a car to kill its user and what is Tesla's rate?
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Very good, long article on it here:

bsky.app/profile/clim...
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Her family’s wish, as both articles note, is that she be remembered as an equal contributor—not merely as someone who was wronged.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What We're Still Learning About Rosalind Franklin’s Unheralded Brilliance
Using new historical evidence, two scientists argue the female chemist was more involved in discovering DNA's structure than she got credit for
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Your image paints Rosalind Franklin as a victim more than it frames her as a contributor that should be celebrated more. She is an under-appreciated part of this discovery.

Perhaps you should take how she felt into account instead of further muddying history

newsroom.lmu.edu/administrati...
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Through your investigation, what is the source of the quote?

Is there any attribution possible, or through digging did you find out it wasn't said/posited by someone from which it would have added weight and deeper significance?
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reposted by Rectus Abdominus
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Here's a video on it with the 1000x claim, timestamped to that point

CR's 0.5microgram level is for Prop 65 labelling, daily background exposure in the USA is about 40 times that just from food water and air. In Europe average exposure is ~50 micrograms per day per person

youtu.be/IVpI2iNCfos?...
Lead contamination found in Protein Powders | New Investigation shocks consumers
YouTube video by Nutrition Made Simple!
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Outdated technology?

Solar PV is over twice as old a technology as nuclear fission.

There's a lot of misinformation in this thread so far.
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Excellent news, I am glad to see it reported in production

Usually I see capacity growth numbers reported, which requires calculations about insolation to find what the actual generation would be

In that vein, what was the capacity growth over the last year that resulted in 50% more production? 🙏
September 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
IRIS missile defense systems, current and near-future iterations (SL-X), and any other European operations still do not match Patriot's capabilities when it comes to ballistic missile defense.

As I live in Europe I am hoping for advances in this regard, and semi-related, an EU-wide army/military.
September 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
That's certainly remarkable.

By what percentage did Ireland's PV capacity grow in the last year or so?
September 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Here you go, data supports him for at least 3 out of 4 of the last US Presidential elections.

You can change the year in the URL (add 4): ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-v...

Obama/Romney:
<$50,000 60 38

Clinton/Trump
<$50,000 53 41

Biden/Trump
<$50,000 55 44

Harris/Trump
<$50,000 48 50
How Groups Voted in 2012 | Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Demographic Group Obama Romney TOTAL All Voters Pct. 51% 47% SEX Men 47 45 52
ropercenter.cornell.edu
September 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's quite mean-spirited, and the post is making assumptions seemingly without expert knowledge of the subject.

I, too, enjoy your posts, but this one displays (perhaps willful) ignorance. No big deal, carry on.
September 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Absolutely not. NYC without AC on a humid 90-100 degree day and one would wish for death instead of that sticky hell.
July 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM