Frank Horowitz
@frankhorowitz.bsky.social
(Sort-of) Retired research geophysicist.
"Assume a spherical C̶o̶w̶ Earth."
"Assume a spherical C̶o̶w̶ Earth."
Paraphrased from @hcrichardson.bsky.social quoting somebody on her politics chat yesterday.
August 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Paraphrased from @hcrichardson.bsky.social quoting somebody on her politics chat yesterday.
Given that the House Appropriations Committee just passed a resolution to rename Kennedy Center’s Opera House in Washington, D.C. after First Lady Melania Trump, I hereby submit an "alternative fact".
July 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Given that the House Appropriations Committee just passed a resolution to rename Kennedy Center’s Opera House in Washington, D.C. after First Lady Melania Trump, I hereby submit an "alternative fact".
Bart Simpson!
In an iceberg!!!!
In an iceberg!!!!
February 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Bart Simpson!
In an iceberg!!!!
In an iceberg!!!!
"Shock and Awe." It's how they are trying to disorient and subdue us.
January 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Shock and Awe." It's how they are trying to disorient and subdue us.
This kind of thing seems to be all the rage now.
January 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This kind of thing seems to be all the rage now.
Inauguration Souvenir Photo from Rotunda. Plz send "donations" to crypto address...
January 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Inauguration Souvenir Photo from Rotunda. Plz send "donations" to crypto address...
This is what's left of the synagogue I attended as a kid in Altadena.
All gone.
Source is from this damage map from LA County: <https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/>.
All gone.
Source is from this damage map from LA County: <https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/>.
January 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is what's left of the synagogue I attended as a kid in Altadena.
All gone.
Source is from this damage map from LA County: <https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/>.
All gone.
Source is from this damage map from LA County: <https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/>.
Comet ATLAS survived its encounter with the Sun. It is BRIGHT (-2 magnitude).
Photographed by somebody named Erik in Italy -- as reported by SpaceWeather(dot)com
Go look for you local visibility details on SkyAndTelescope(dot)com
Photographed by somebody named Erik in Italy -- as reported by SpaceWeather(dot)com
Go look for you local visibility details on SkyAndTelescope(dot)com
January 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Comet ATLAS survived its encounter with the Sun. It is BRIGHT (-2 magnitude).
Photographed by somebody named Erik in Italy -- as reported by SpaceWeather(dot)com
Go look for you local visibility details on SkyAndTelescope(dot)com
Photographed by somebody named Erik in Italy -- as reported by SpaceWeather(dot)com
Go look for you local visibility details on SkyAndTelescope(dot)com
Muchas Gracias.
January 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Muchas Gracias.
"Whaddaya MEAN this is a DOG bed?"
January 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Whaddaya MEAN this is a DOG bed?"
From the LA Times.
January 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
From the LA Times.
OK, I have a bunch of friends from the area who are probably trying to understand where in Altadena that horrific map of active fires is actually located.
So, I fired up QGIS.
Here is a quick and dirty result:
So, I fired up QGIS.
Here is a quick and dirty result:
January 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
OK, I have a bunch of friends from the area who are probably trying to understand where in Altadena that horrific map of active fires is actually located.
So, I fired up QGIS.
Here is a quick and dirty result:
So, I fired up QGIS.
Here is a quick and dirty result: