Space2090
@spaceprofessor.bsky.social
Professional Space Geographer, PhD. Here for Space, Music, and Hockey. More than a hero, a union man. Views my own.
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it does seem that everything is bad and getting worse. would rather this were not the case but evidence is strong
Glad my graduate alma mater cut 60 degree programs in subjects that require people to think so that they could offer this. Looking forward to living in a world full of Prompt Engineers.
July 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
it does seem that everything is bad and getting worse. would rather this were not the case but evidence is strong
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It's truly wild so many people have stayed on Twitter when openly racist & homophobic replies get catapulted right to the top of a lot of posts.
![Tweet from Zohran Mamdani:
"Shooting our videos is a little bit different now."
[Video of Zohran Mamdani trying to shoot a video and being constantly interrupted by fellow New Yorkers for a selfie]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ph4ta5ziknwxgfapprkgq2yl/bafkreiakoza57aeb3yy3tldymjlzx4txzn5q42sbvraraiqhkzvwygk7me@jpeg)
July 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's truly wild so many people have stayed on Twitter when openly racist & homophobic replies get catapulted right to the top of a lot of posts.
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time to play the piano
May 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
time to play the piano
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Global average temperature is expected to rise to almost 2C above preindustrial in the next five years, according to the WMO, with falls in crop yields and more than a third of the world’s population being exposed to extreme heat.
People, I'm sorry but we have to deal with this. Later is too late.
People, I'm sorry but we have to deal with this. Later is too late.
May 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Global average temperature is expected to rise to almost 2C above preindustrial in the next five years, according to the WMO, with falls in crop yields and more than a third of the world’s population being exposed to extreme heat.
People, I'm sorry but we have to deal with this. Later is too late.
People, I'm sorry but we have to deal with this. Later is too late.
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Whatever you might hear from fascist billionaires, Mars is extremely dry, extremely cold—and extremely inhospitable.
For the energy, effort, and expense it takes to make Mars habitable for humans we could ensure that Earth is protected, cherished, and able to care for countless generations to come.
For the energy, effort, and expense it takes to make Mars habitable for humans we could ensure that Earth is protected, cherished, and able to care for countless generations to come.
May 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Whatever you might hear from fascist billionaires, Mars is extremely dry, extremely cold—and extremely inhospitable.
For the energy, effort, and expense it takes to make Mars habitable for humans we could ensure that Earth is protected, cherished, and able to care for countless generations to come.
For the energy, effort, and expense it takes to make Mars habitable for humans we could ensure that Earth is protected, cherished, and able to care for countless generations to come.
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ChatGPT user delighted to combine sloth with theft
ChatGPT user delighted to combine sloth with theft
WATERLOO, ON – A local self-published "author", Chaz Wolverton, 25, is extolling the brighter side of plagiarism engines like ChatGPT and Grok.
www.thebeaverton.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ChatGPT user delighted to combine sloth with theft
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Mars fans anticipate trading only known habitable planet for world where any unprotected human would immediately perish
Mars fans anticipate trading only known habitable planet for world where any unprotected human would immediately perish
GREAT EXUMA, BERMUDA — Thousands of excited would-be Martians gathered at MarsFest to enthuse over Elon Musk’s most recent vow to colonize the categorically inhospitable Red Planet.
www.thebeaverton.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Mars fans anticipate trading only known habitable planet for world where any unprotected human would immediately perish
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In disordered discourse:
Engagement > accuracy
Performance > governance
Emotion > evidence
Identity = target
The logic of the algorithm now structures political speech. It rewards those who dramatise difference and punish deviation from the tribe.
Engagement > accuracy
Performance > governance
Emotion > evidence
Identity = target
The logic of the algorithm now structures political speech. It rewards those who dramatise difference and punish deviation from the tribe.
May 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In disordered discourse:
Engagement > accuracy
Performance > governance
Emotion > evidence
Identity = target
The logic of the algorithm now structures political speech. It rewards those who dramatise difference and punish deviation from the tribe.
Engagement > accuracy
Performance > governance
Emotion > evidence
Identity = target
The logic of the algorithm now structures political speech. It rewards those who dramatise difference and punish deviation from the tribe.
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thinking a bit about this story again today
I wrote about the crumbling mythology around Wayne Gretzky — and the sense of betrayal many Canadians feel — due to the Great One’s silence amid President Trump’s repeated calls to annex Canada while forcing a crippling trade war.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/617...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/617...
Why Canadians are stung by Wayne Gretzky’s silence
Canada's greatest hockey player and a source of national pride has faced criticism from his home country.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
thinking a bit about this story again today
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The people who want to mine 3He on the moon are space cadets: they need an excuse to go to the moon, so they picked this one.
It's bullshit on stilts. First postulate an advanced reactor tech we're nowhere near building, then source the MOST expensive fuel for it instead of the cheapest.
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It's bullshit on stilts. First postulate an advanced reactor tech we're nowhere near building, then source the MOST expensive fuel for it instead of the cheapest.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The people who want to mine 3He on the moon are space cadets: they need an excuse to go to the moon, so they picked this one.
It's bullshit on stilts. First postulate an advanced reactor tech we're nowhere near building, then source the MOST expensive fuel for it instead of the cheapest.
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It's bullshit on stilts. First postulate an advanced reactor tech we're nowhere near building, then source the MOST expensive fuel for it instead of the cheapest.
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Whenever you see someone talk about mining Heium-3 in the Lunar regolith, just remember:
THEY'RE TALKING COMPLETE BULLSHIT.
Because …
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THEY'RE TALKING COMPLETE BULLSHIT.
Because …
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Suspect Sam Bell has an opinion on this!
Space start-up Interlune will launch a moon mission in 2027, with the ultimate goal of mining rare and expensive helium-3 from the lunar surface.
March 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Whenever you see someone talk about mining Heium-3 in the Lunar regolith, just remember:
THEY'RE TALKING COMPLETE BULLSHIT.
Because …
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THEY'RE TALKING COMPLETE BULLSHIT.
Because …
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SKA AND PRO WRESTLING ARE THE ONLY LEGITIMATE FORMS OF ART
March 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
SKA AND PRO WRESTLING ARE THE ONLY LEGITIMATE FORMS OF ART
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boy the "it was supposed to explode all the time, akshually" guys are going to have a hard time if this thing's a dud
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning
The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.
www.planetearthandbeyond.co
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
boy the "it was supposed to explode all the time, akshually" guys are going to have a hard time if this thing's a dud
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
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I love pro-wrestling
March 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I love pro-wrestling
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Images captured by Percy's Mastcam-Z cameras have enabled production of more than 1000 mosaics, incl. over 40 360º panoramas. The team is starting a project to make all of these available as a resource for researchers, educators, and the public.
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps... #Mars #LPSC2025 🧪🔭
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps... #Mars #LPSC2025 🧪🔭
Panoramas & Mosaics - Mastcam-Z
mastcamz.asu.edu
March 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Images captured by Percy's Mastcam-Z cameras have enabled production of more than 1000 mosaics, incl. over 40 360º panoramas. The team is starting a project to make all of these available as a resource for researchers, educators, and the public.
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps... #Mars #LPSC2025 🧪🔭
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lps... #Mars #LPSC2025 🧪🔭
Stocking up on self-sealing stem bolts before the tariffs hit.
March 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Stocking up on self-sealing stem bolts before the tariffs hit.
Tanya is right on launch and robotics AND yet the parts of Space that we haven't even tried, but so many visions of human spaceflight futures just assume, may not only be "hard" but impossible. Effects of months-long Lunar or Martian radiation and gravity may well be insurmountable barriers 1/*
It's not that space isn't hard anymore, it's that it's *not as hard as it used to be* because NASA has so much experience. But "space is hard" almost gets thrown around as an excuse for failure in recent times, and that's what irks me. (2/2)
March 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tanya is right on launch and robotics AND yet the parts of Space that we haven't even tried, but so many visions of human spaceflight futures just assume, may not only be "hard" but impossible. Effects of months-long Lunar or Martian radiation and gravity may well be insurmountable barriers 1/*
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Truth in labeling.
March 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Truth in labeling.
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Let's debunk this whole "space is hard" mantra.
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
March 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Let's debunk this whole "space is hard" mantra.
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.
Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.
That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)
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SCXV - When Will We Get Samples from Mars?
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March 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Yup, if threats to our sovereignty escalate we will have more important things to worry about than pointing out how cowardly Canadian TV hockey personalities were in this moment. But right now, we have every reason to call these dorks out for putting the sanctity of a song above those threats.
trump: we are going to conquer canada and make it a state
canadian hockey fans: fine, we will boo your anthem at games
media: these two actions are exactly the same level of bad
canadian hockey fans: fine, we will boo your anthem at games
media: these two actions are exactly the same level of bad
February 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yup, if threats to our sovereignty escalate we will have more important things to worry about than pointing out how cowardly Canadian TV hockey personalities were in this moment. But right now, we have every reason to call these dorks out for putting the sanctity of a song above those threats.
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not watching the Four Nations but this team ain't gonna win with Jordan Binnington in net. he is spiritually American
February 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
not watching the Four Nations but this team ain't gonna win with Jordan Binnington in net. he is spiritually American
Well yeah, wrestling rules.
I've seen national political writers, TV and movie podcasters, and random friends all posting about a hockey game tonight. The fights, silly as they were, blew up on social media. That drew the eyeballs. The intensity and pace of the play held onto them. This is what "growing the game" looks like.
February 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Well yeah, wrestling rules.
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Final thought: Given everything happening between the two countries right now, and what the US president is openly threatening to do, Canadian fans are being extraordinarily reserved and polite if the worst they do is make a disapproving noise at a song.
February 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Final thought: Given everything happening between the two countries right now, and what the US president is openly threatening to do, Canadian fans are being extraordinarily reserved and polite if the worst they do is make a disapproving noise at a song.