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Paul Wren
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Avionics software engineer, adjunct Astronomy professor, occasional planetary scientist, former developer of @jmars_gis.bsky.social he/him #SaveOurOceans #BlackLivesMatter #SaveOurRepublic
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Post a picture from your first #StarTrek movie

I was so psyched for this when I was lucky enough to see a trailer for TMP at the Phoenix Fan Convention (where I was a volunteer "gopher") over a year before the film was released in 1979.
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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says the convicted felon.
Donald J. Trump's post on Truth Social on October 8, 2025: "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!"
October 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Just pre-ordered the newest MurderBot novel by @marthawells.com. Not sure how to wait until May...
Cover art for upcoming Martha Wells book Platform Decay, the 8th book in the Murderbot Diaries series. The art shows Murderbot possibly transiting a passageway within a spaceship. Murderbot is gripping an orange ladder moving along the grey walls of the passageway. There is a window behind it showing stars in space, and it appears to be in a "zero-G" environment.
October 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I asked Grok "Do the recent public speeches given by Donald Trump show signs of growing dementia?"

Grok's response was lengthy, but here's its conclusion:
Conclusion Yes, recent speeches (particularly the UN address) exhibit growing signs consistent with dementia, per expert consensus: Escalating disorganization, repetition, and motor/behavioral changes suggest progression since 2024. This isn't definitive without medical access, but the patterns—worsening from baselines analyzed since 2016—raise serious fitness concerns for a president handling nuclear codes and global crises. Public discourse on X and in media reflects alarm, with calls for transparency. For deeper insight, monitor upcoming appearances like October policy addresses.
September 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I'm worried that if I tried this, I would end up covered in notes and would need to read myself every morning, basically living the film Memento
A shirtless man sits at a kitchen table, reading his many textual tattoos. He is the character Leonard from the film Memento, played by the actor Guy Pearce.
September 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Who's your favorite Jedi? (wrong answers only)
A young blonde woman with green eyes is staring intently at something off-camera. She appears to be using her mind to change something, and is waving her hand to focus her power. The woman is Lucy (from the film of the same name), played by Scarlett Johansson.
September 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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post a duo
Jayne and Vera: A tough-looking hombre, muscled with short hair and a goatee, holds a formidable looking combat rifle. It's a Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge. (fictional person and weapon from the gone-before-its-time TV show "Firefly")
September 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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The "W" is doing a lot of work, because he means "the White West"
Image of a tweet from Elon Musk: "Low birth rate is the number one threat to the West, followed closely by migration. There will be no West if this continues."
September 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Dr. Who,” or “Transformers.”
The Android from the television show Dark Matter (on SyFy).
July 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Pass this on to a friend of yours who is embarrassed to have a Tesla: Steal My Tesla

stealmytesla.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Niven and Pournelle foresaw this possibility
Cover art for the novel Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
March 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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here's Kona!
A very attentive Dalmatian lying on an outdoor bed, likely hoping someone will hand him a treat. 12/10
February 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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If you see this, post a skeleton

Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis
A photograph of the recovered bones of an Australopithecus afarensis named "Lucy"
February 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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MapQuest wins the "Gulf" war, embracing how ludicrous the whole thing is. (h/t John Gruber)

gulfof.mapquest.com
A generated MapQuest map centered on the Gulf of Mexico (America), but named the "Gulf of Nothin' Between the Ears" Make your own at: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/
February 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Apple Maps from my iPhone:
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
Beach in La Paz, BCS. Gentle waves caress the sand.
February 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I may have let a review of a certain gulf...
A 1-star review of the Gulf America on Google Maps: "I read great reviews, but there's a lot broken here. The makers of these maps decided to suddenly change the labeling on the Gulf of Mexico. It sometimes says "Gulf of America", which is confusing. The signage also changes as you zoom in and out. Also, it would be more correct to name it the Gulf of North America. It just wasn't what I was looking for... won't be coming back (to Google Maps).
February 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16

#Books
💡📚💙
#nonfiction
#BookChallenge
Cover of the book Head First Java: A Brain-Friendly Guide by KAthy SIerra & Bert Bates
January 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15

#Books

💡📚💙

#nonfiction

#BookChallenge
Cover of the book Beyond The Moon: A Golden Age of Planetary Exploration 1961-1978 by Robert Kraemer
January 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14

#Books
💡📚💙
#nonfiction
#BookChallenge
Cover of the book A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me
January 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 13

#Books
💡📚💙
#nonfiction
#BookChallenge
Cover art for Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
January 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12

#Books
💡📚💙
#nonfiction
#BookChallenge
Cover to book A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime by John Archibald Wheeler. Photo shows two skydivers high above the ground with the curvature of the Earth visible in the background.
January 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I keep wondering... didn't Elon, in a private moment, look at this image and say "Yeah, okay. Not a good look."
Photo of Elon Musk at the podium following the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. He is aggressively biting his lower lip and raising his right arm in a salute, the arm and hand forming a straight line and his palm down.
January 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11

#Books
💡📚💙
#nonfiction
#BookChallenge
Book cover for It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong.
January 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Choose 20 non fiction books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10

#Books
💡📚💙
#nonfiction
#BookChallenge
Cover of the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. There is a photo of an bus abandoned in the wilderness/
January 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM