Hari Nair
@mcfiddish.bsky.social
Software engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, supporting Europa Clipper, Dragonfly, and others!
It's especially common in India. My kids call my female cousins "Ammayi" (... which means Aunt). I never understood this third cousin once removed nonsense.
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It's especially common in India. My kids call my female cousins "Ammayi" (... which means Aunt). I never understood this third cousin once removed nonsense.
Trader Joe's has this spiced chai latte powder. I mix it with hot water and some heavy cream. One time I just mixed it with the heavy cream and ate it all before the water boiled. If I ever kill someone and am on death row, that's what I'm requesting for my last meal.
October 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Trader Joe's has this spiced chai latte powder. I mix it with hot water and some heavy cream. One time I just mixed it with the heavy cream and ate it all before the water boiled. If I ever kill someone and am on death row, that's what I'm requesting for my last meal.
This is how I think of it.
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is how I think of it.
What is the intention behind these resolutions? They seem like gotcha statements. What do you gain by playing?
September 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What is the intention behind these resolutions? They seem like gotcha statements. What do you gain by playing?
And if Harris had won the pundits would have proclaimed it was a brilliant move for Biden to drop out with three months to go and a masterful strategy by the Democrats.
August 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And if Harris had won the pundits would have proclaimed it was a brilliant move for Biden to drop out with three months to go and a masterful strategy by the Democrats.
His recent tweets have been hilarious. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
August 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
His recent tweets have been hilarious. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
It's a stunning coincidence that Neptune and Jupiter had such a close conjunction just a couple of years into Galileo's observations.
August 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's a stunning coincidence that Neptune and Jupiter had such a close conjunction just a couple of years into Galileo's observations.
I fell asleep watching this one and didn't bother to rewatch. I very much enjoyed episode 2, although I was disappointed the resolution was exactly the same as in the original series.
July 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I fell asleep watching this one and didn't bother to rewatch. I very much enjoyed episode 2, although I was disappointed the resolution was exactly the same as in the original series.
The first man to leave the moon!
July 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The first man to leave the moon!
Couldn't this job be done by AI? Or maybe it is.
July 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Couldn't this job be done by AI? Or maybe it is.
Any church that does so will have its tax exemption revoked because separation of church and state. Any church promoting Trump's successor will be fine because first amendment. Both arguments will be in Alito's majority opinion, maybe in the same paragraph.
July 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Any church that does so will have its tax exemption revoked because separation of church and state. Any church promoting Trump's successor will be fine because first amendment. Both arguments will be in Alito's majority opinion, maybe in the same paragraph.
He is speaking to an audience of one.
June 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
He is speaking to an audience of one.
Using sin(lat) is fine, but sin(lon) doesn't give enough information; you still need something for east and west hemispheres.
We could use complex notation (sin(lon), cos(lon)). If the government mandated that it wouldn't even be the third worst idea this week.
We could use complex notation (sin(lon), cos(lon)). If the government mandated that it wouldn't even be the third worst idea this week.
June 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Using sin(lat) is fine, but sin(lon) doesn't give enough information; you still need something for east and west hemispheres.
We could use complex notation (sin(lon), cos(lon)). If the government mandated that it wouldn't even be the third worst idea this week.
We could use complex notation (sin(lon), cos(lon)). If the government mandated that it wouldn't even be the third worst idea this week.
Or we could simply use the sine and cosine of the appropriate longitude bin which would be unambiguous.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Or we could simply use the sine and cosine of the appropriate longitude bin which would be unambiguous.
I have many more such ideas if you would like to subscribe to my newsletter.
I have many more such ideas if you would like to subscribe to my newsletter.
Hmmm, he only has immunity for crimes conducted as "official business". Crimes during his personal time are fair game.
May 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hmmm, he only has immunity for crimes conducted as "official business". Crimes during his personal time are fair game.
We all can't get into Hollywood Upstairs Medical College, you know.
May 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We all can't get into Hollywood Upstairs Medical College, you know.
San Dimas High School Football rules!
May 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
San Dimas High School Football rules!
And a Gilligan's Island!
May 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
And a Gilligan's Island!
"Elon came to me, with tears in his eyes, and said Sir, I have to go back to work at Tesla."
April 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Elon came to me, with tears in his eyes, and said Sir, I have to go back to work at Tesla."
Made in China, with a tariff exemption.
April 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Made in China, with a tariff exemption.
If on one side you have "some say", and on the other you have "many people are saying", and some of those many people have tears in their eyes, well, I just won't know who to believe.
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If on one side you have "some say", and on the other you have "many people are saying", and some of those many people have tears in their eyes, well, I just won't know who to believe.