Jonny Metts
@jonnymetts.bsky.social
I live in Texas with a novelist and our dogs. I design spacecraft to bring anyone to space. I used to write and podcast about video games.
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Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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If UbiSoft puts themselves up for sale, their potential buyers would be wise to wait at least two months before purchasing so they can buy the company at 50% off.
Ubisoft just postponed its earnings report and halted the trading of its shares. Unclear why at this point but could indicate a major announcement related to the company.
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If UbiSoft puts themselves up for sale, their potential buyers would be wise to wait at least two months before purchasing so they can buy the company at 50% off.
This got me salivating
An e-ink display can be used as the front panel on a Steam Machine (used for testing by Valve, will not be for sale) youtu.be/bWUxObt1efQ?...
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This got me salivating
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Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
"Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation."
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation."
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
Hell yeah
Maxine 4 Life
Maxine 4 Life
MacKenzie Scott Donates $80 Million To Reboot ‘Living Single’ https://theonion.com/mackenzie-scott-donates-80-million-to-reboot-living-single/
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hell yeah
Maxine 4 Life
Maxine 4 Life
Simpler: give healthcare directly to Americans
Trump’s new health-care proposal — to give insurers’ ACA subsidy money directly to Americans — would require an act of Congress that’s wildly unlikely. (They can’t even agree on much smaller ACA changes.)
But it’s his latest bid to pressure Democrats as shutdown drags.
With @maeganvaz.bsky.social
But it’s his latest bid to pressure Democrats as shutdown drags.
With @maeganvaz.bsky.social
Trump urges Senate GOP to give ACA subsidies directly to Americans
Obamacare subsidies have been a sticking point for Democrats. The president wants to send the funds directly to Americans, which would require congressional action.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Simpler: give healthcare directly to Americans
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Before Metroid Prime 4 launches next month, join us to revisit 2006's Metroid Prime Hunters. This ambitious title from NST (with help from Retro) sought to bring Metroid Prime to a handheld while also adapting it into a competitive online shooter. It also introduced us to Sylux.
youtu.be/Bed6ETd_d6Y
youtu.be/Bed6ETd_d6Y
I Replayed Metroid Prime Hunters in 2025 - And it is Fantastic
YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Before Metroid Prime 4 launches next month, join us to revisit 2006's Metroid Prime Hunters. This ambitious title from NST (with help from Retro) sought to bring Metroid Prime to a handheld while also adapting it into a competitive online shooter. It also introduced us to Sylux.
youtu.be/Bed6ETd_d6Y
youtu.be/Bed6ETd_d6Y
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
You don't need any context to understand the awesomeness of this play in Marvel Snap.
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You don't need any context to understand the awesomeness of this play in Marvel Snap.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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I feel like astrology was the gateway to AI and chatGPT. Like I learned to politely just be quiet as an otherwise intelligent friend was like, “Well, it *is* Virgo season!” and now you hear someone go, “I asked ChatGPT how to hammer a nail” and I’m like, I should have called you an idiot sooner.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I feel like astrology was the gateway to AI and chatGPT. Like I learned to politely just be quiet as an otherwise intelligent friend was like, “Well, it *is* Virgo season!” and now you hear someone go, “I asked ChatGPT how to hammer a nail” and I’m like, I should have called you an idiot sooner.
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We all need to post more about our games.
This is my next game ChainStaff.
You should follow me, I make cool games.
This is my next game ChainStaff.
You should follow me, I make cool games.
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
We all need to post more about our games.
This is my next game ChainStaff.
You should follow me, I make cool games.
This is my next game ChainStaff.
You should follow me, I make cool games.
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Nintendo Hid a BETTER Version of Luigi’s Mansion on Switch 2!
YouTube video by GameXplain
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Hey I wrote a chapter for this book. You can back it on Kickstarter and hold my words within your hands. (Along with the words of a variety of other folks)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
NESBOOK: The Unofficial NES Companion
An unofficial coffee table companion to the NES hardware and software, with bespoke artwork and photography
www.kickstarter.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey I wrote a chapter for this book. You can back it on Kickstarter and hold my words within your hands. (Along with the words of a variety of other folks)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
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Yup! 100000% its hard to tell people to hope because hope is very very hard to cultivate and maintain. It requires an extremely difficult to reach and harder to maintain minimum threshold of faith with the implicit understanding that you may not be rewarded for it in your lifetime. Thats a HARD ask.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yup! 100000% its hard to tell people to hope because hope is very very hard to cultivate and maintain. It requires an extremely difficult to reach and harder to maintain minimum threshold of faith with the implicit understanding that you may not be rewarded for it in your lifetime. Thats a HARD ask.
Unsigned reviews are cowardly. In these times, I have to assume it means the text was AI-generated. Clicking on the byline brings up a bio for "GameCentral News Writer".
metro.co.uk/author/gamec...
metro.co.uk/author/gamec...
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Unsigned reviews are cowardly. In these times, I have to assume it means the text was AI-generated. Clicking on the byline brings up a bio for "GameCentral News Writer".
metro.co.uk/author/gamec...
metro.co.uk/author/gamec...
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Game Awards desperately needs a puzzle game category
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Game Awards desperately needs a puzzle game category
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You hear this, Enterprising Engineers? Make two Jonny’s dreams come true. Vector displays remain like nothing else. Playing Asteroids on original hardware is like controlling light itself.
I think what's needed is for an enterprising engineer to develop a modernized version of the display that can be easily manufactured and remains compatible with the legacy software.
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You hear this, Enterprising Engineers? Make two Jonny’s dreams come true. Vector displays remain like nothing else. Playing Asteroids on original hardware is like controlling light itself.
Arachnid Anarchy | Developer Update | November 2025
YouTube video by MarvelSnap
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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In this moment, coal miners turned their red bandanas into a symbol of solidarity — both to distinguish themselves from the enemy and to show that, across racial lines, coal miners were united along class interests
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In this moment, coal miners turned their red bandanas into a symbol of solidarity — both to distinguish themselves from the enemy and to show that, across racial lines, coal miners were united along class interests
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
Don't worry -- you can now select your seat (to avoid the bullshit premium seating area where pistachios will be served)
Southwest Airlines will begin serving pistachios to passengers in new premium seats next year, sparking backlash from hundreds of travelers and parents of children with tree nut allergies that can be life-threatening.
Southwest upsets fliers with allergies by bringing pistachios on board
Southwest will start offering pistachios in premium seats next year, upsetting travelers with tree nut allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Don't worry -- you can now select your seat (to avoid the bullshit premium seating area where pistachios will be served)