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
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 […]
@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
@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 […]
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/
https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/more-reasons-to-avoid-tesla-and-musk/
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 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/
https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/more-reasons-to-avoid-tesla-and-musk/
@niedermeyer.online not made up. covering it tonight on https://techtonic.fm - https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/tesla-grok-mom-9.6956930
Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU
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November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@niedermeyer.online not made up. covering it tonight on https://techtonic.fm - https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/tesla-grok-mom-9.6956930