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working on solving space data… and where I put those car keys.
working on solving space data… and where I put those car keys.
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The Mercury 13 were thirteen American women who in 1959-60 took part in a privately funded research program run by physician William Randolph Lovelace II, a private contractor to #NASA, which aimed to test and screen the women for spaceflight #InternationalWomensDay
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury...
Mercury 13 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Mercury 13 were thirteen American women who in 1959-60 took part in a privately funded research program run by physician William Randolph Lovelace II, a private contractor to #NASA, which aimed to test and screen the women for spaceflight #InternationalWomensDay
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury...
You know what's fun about working with space data? If you get bored with interoperability, you can Flat Earth it and be like, "These satellites are driving drunk as hell."
February 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You know what's fun about working with space data? If you get bored with interoperability, you can Flat Earth it and be like, "These satellites are driving drunk as hell."
Part 1 of showing off my “I’m a big boy and I can do what I want!” toys. Next up, more comics. Or Legos. Or diabetes!
February 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Part 1 of showing off my “I’m a big boy and I can do what I want!” toys. Next up, more comics. Or Legos. Or diabetes!
Also, Mad Libs — that fun, classic word game — should now be a fill-in-the-blank game for what the current president says at any given moment, all you have to decide is if it's The Onion or not.
You won't even have to change the name of the game.
You won't even have to change the name of the game.
February 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Also, Mad Libs — that fun, classic word game — should now be a fill-in-the-blank game for what the current president says at any given moment, all you have to decide is if it's The Onion or not.
You won't even have to change the name of the game.
You won't even have to change the name of the game.
There should be a game where trending topics are Scrabble pieces or Mad Libs: CPAC made Steve Bannon tweet an Apple Statement about Severance packages for Yankees who had facial hair. Payment delayed by USPS Control.
February 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There should be a game where trending topics are Scrabble pieces or Mad Libs: CPAC made Steve Bannon tweet an Apple Statement about Severance packages for Yankees who had facial hair. Payment delayed by USPS Control.
I have high-functioning ADHD, which is supported by ADDA... ADDA? That reminds me of ABBA! Oh man, Dancing Queen is such a fun song. Did you know that ABBA was ... Wait, why did I walk into this room?
February 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I have high-functioning ADHD, which is supported by ADDA... ADDA? That reminds me of ABBA! Oh man, Dancing Queen is such a fun song. Did you know that ABBA was ... Wait, why did I walk into this room?
me at work combining datasets. also, me at home deciding which streaming service's thumbnails i want to endlessly click so i can decide what to watch after i've run out of thumbnails to look at.
xkcd.com/927/
xkcd.com/927/
Standards
xkcd.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
me at work combining datasets. also, me at home deciding which streaming service's thumbnails i want to endlessly click so i can decide what to watch after i've run out of thumbnails to look at.
xkcd.com/927/
xkcd.com/927/
Many people have been tricked by AI that MLM stands "Machine Learning Model", but really it's mathematical calculations and algorithms known as Multi-Level Marketing, which facilitate selling you vast amounts of data at marked-up rates, and asking if you have 10 friends to refer for a commission.
February 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Many people have been tricked by AI that MLM stands "Machine Learning Model", but really it's mathematical calculations and algorithms known as Multi-Level Marketing, which facilitate selling you vast amounts of data at marked-up rates, and asking if you have 10 friends to refer for a commission.
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The advances in astronomy during my lifetime have been spectacular.
Left: Image of galaxy pair Arp 107 taken the year I was born, using the Palomar 200" (the world's most powerful telescope at the time).
Right: Image of Arp 107 taken last year by JWST. 🧪🔭
ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/A...
Left: Image of galaxy pair Arp 107 taken the year I was born, using the Palomar 200" (the world's most powerful telescope at the time).
Right: Image of Arp 107 taken last year by JWST. 🧪🔭
ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/A...
February 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The advances in astronomy during my lifetime have been spectacular.
Left: Image of galaxy pair Arp 107 taken the year I was born, using the Palomar 200" (the world's most powerful telescope at the time).
Right: Image of Arp 107 taken last year by JWST. 🧪🔭
ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/A...
Left: Image of galaxy pair Arp 107 taken the year I was born, using the Palomar 200" (the world's most powerful telescope at the time).
Right: Image of Arp 107 taken last year by JWST. 🧪🔭
ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/A...
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A rocky planet less than half the mass of Earth seems to have an atmosphere made almost entirely of sulphur dioxide – this could be due to a huge amount of volcanic activity.
Distant exoplanet may be the most volcanic world ever found
www.newscientist.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A rocky planet less than half the mass of Earth seems to have an atmosphere made almost entirely of sulphur dioxide – this could be due to a huge amount of volcanic activity.