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Mark Hurst
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Host of Techtonic on WFMU: https://techtonic.fm .. Projects and bio at https://creativegood.com .. anti-Big Tech, pro-everyone who's trying to make tech better.

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The CRASH Clock uses the current density in altitude bins (averaged over eccentric orbits) of satellites, rocket bodies, and tracked debris, assuming typical cross sections for each type and orbital speeds. This calculation tells us how long to a collision if all orbital maneuvers were to […]
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mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@ink @qrper thanks, Ed!
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@mathowie great resource, thanks. I'd add one tip about disaster preparedness, which is to consider getting licensed as an amateur radio operator. I didn't know much about this until I spoke with @qrper this week on Techtonic about how he survived Hurricane Helene thanks to his radio skills […]
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mastodon.social
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
2/ Further thoughts in my essay "More reasons to avoid Tesla and Musk":

https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/more-reasons-to-avoid-tesla-and-musk/
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM