Mike Nolan
@mikeynolan.bsky.social
Radar astronomer. OSIRIS-APEX Deputy PI.
Yep, same one. Nothing.
September 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Yep, same one. Nothing.
I took that same picture, but from farther away. It just missed us, so still no rain here.
September 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I took that same picture, but from farther away. It just missed us, so still no rain here.
Kinda feels like that's all we have time for anymore.
March 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Kinda feels like that's all we have time for anymore.
Dave has always been a fountain of ideas. 90% crazy, but that's still one amazingly good idea per day. He would spout off ideas while teaching undergraduates.
March 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Dave has always been a fountain of ideas. 90% crazy, but that's still one amazingly good idea per day. He would spout off ideas while teaching undergraduates.
I don't know either of those languages, but it seems to have Swedish and Finnish words jumbled together? Yksi Kaksi Kolme were the only words I actually recognized, but there was certainly some "yeah that's Germanic" in there.
A fun tune in any case.
A fun tune in any case.
March 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I don't know either of those languages, but it seems to have Swedish and Finnish words jumbled together? Yksi Kaksi Kolme were the only words I actually recognized, but there was certainly some "yeah that's Germanic" in there.
A fun tune in any case.
A fun tune in any case.
I don't know in inches, but I prefer lanyards short so that it's not as hard to attempt to surreptitiously look to see what the name of this person you really should know is. There are competing issues, of course.
March 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I don't know in inches, but I prefer lanyards short so that it's not as hard to attempt to surreptitiously look to see what the name of this person you really should know is. There are competing issues, of course.
That whole "cause - effect" thing isn't something they believe in.
February 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
That whole "cause - effect" thing isn't something they believe in.
What could possibly make you think that?
February 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
What could possibly make you think that?
This happened last time too. Sometimes he would say something sane because he hadn't yet been told that that wasn't the policy.
February 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This happened last time too. Sometimes he would say something sane because he hadn't yet been told that that wasn't the policy.
They might if they get federal funding. That's the problem with this: so much simultaneous insanity that there's no way to keep up
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
They might if they get federal funding. That's the problem with this: so much simultaneous insanity that there's no way to keep up
I guess it depends. I have back trouble, and my PT wants to hurt me without it hurting :).
January 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I guess it depends. I have back trouble, and my PT wants to hurt me without it hurting :).
Oh, and I use that phrase because it's what Wikipedia calls it. Other choices are политический руководитель or Nationalsozialistische Führungsoffiziere
January 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Oh, and I use that phrase because it's what Wikipedia calls it. Other choices are политический руководитель or Nationalsozialistische Führungsoffiziere
As my PT says, If it hurts when you do that, don't do that.
January 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
As my PT says, If it hurts when you do that, don't do that.
I guess she just should have, then.
January 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I guess she just should have, then.
That's the movie I'm speaking of :-(
January 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
That's the movie I'm speaking of :-(
And then there's the whole "every grant program must have a political commissar" requirement in the memo.
January 28, 2025 at 4:55 AM
And then there's the whole "every grant program must have a political commissar" requirement in the memo.
No salary for students and post-docs = the people who support them also lose their jobs. R1s go bankrupt quite quickly in this scenario.
January 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
No salary for students and post-docs = the people who support them also lose their jobs. R1s go bankrupt quite quickly in this scenario.
Note also the requirement that every grant program have a political commissar.
January 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Note also the requirement that every grant program have a political commissar.
This pretty much fires every scientist working for a university or research company, and most people doing work for NASA.
January 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This pretty much fires every scientist working for a university or research company, and most people doing work for NASA.
Reposted by Mike Nolan
For context, Russ Vought, the OMB nominee, told Congress he believes he is allowed to not spend appropriated fund regardless of the law banning impoundment. The Senate should not confirm someone promising to engage in illegal executive aggrandizement.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
For context, Russ Vought, the OMB nominee, told Congress he believes he is allowed to not spend appropriated fund regardless of the law banning impoundment. The Senate should not confirm someone promising to engage in illegal executive aggrandizement.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
This post was for you :).
January 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This post was for you :).
Yeah but it would end up being all Sinclair news sites with the same propaganda. The point is occasional access to the local source of the news of the day, and that's not going to happen in the era of conglomerates.
January 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Yeah but it would end up being all Sinclair news sites with the same propaganda. The point is occasional access to the local source of the news of the day, and that's not going to happen in the era of conglomerates.
Most do, unfortunately. E.g. , LA TImes is getting a lot of hits right now, but I don't have a long-term interest and certainly don't want to be on their long-term ad list.
January 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Most do, unfortunately. E.g. , LA TImes is getting a lot of hits right now, but I don't have a long-term interest and certainly don't want to be on their long-term ad list.