Andrew Steffl
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Andrew Steffl
@steffl.bsky.social
Planetary scientist, husband, dad, walker of dogs, cook, asteroid (6814)… he/him
I mean, do you really want that text?
March 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Taking a break from work for art is rarely the wrong choice.
March 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Agreed! This is a really complex issue! Made much more difficult by different cultures having a wide variety of different, and sometimes conflicting, ideas on the subject.

What is the morality of mining on the moon? How do we—or even can we—reconcile the major cultural differences?
March 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Yeah. It will take a generation to recover from the self-inflicted damage.
March 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
On its surface, yes. but this sort of thing happens pretty regularly. When the U.S. attempts to engage in diplomacy we often pause some of our activities, so as not to jeopardize the negotiations. Sadly our adversaries do not return this professional courtesy. Don’t get too upset about this just yet
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A “right”? No. The privilege? Maybe. it’s not as if there is any lunar life to be taking resources from. Who decides whom and under what conditions resources may be extracted?
https://No.it’s
March 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Snitch up deepstaters!
January 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
That said, my son ended up with a bunch of high-end new FjallRaven gear, and my daughter ended up with some lightly used but high end purses. Carolyn and I ended up with the dregs. Filling a clothing void, but no joy.
January 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's being constantly reminded that you are a victim. We found that at some point, the act of going to these "free stuff for fire victims" events was doing more emotional harm than good. At some point, and that will vary from person to person. You have to cut that off and try to move on.
January 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Another thing, which I should have led with) is to simply say "yes" to anyone and everyone who offers to help you, in any way. It's emotionally hard for many of us (me included) to ask for help. It's hard to even accept help.Just suck it up and say, yes, thank you to every offer of help you receive.
January 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It's spending hours going to warehouses full of donated goods available for free to fire victims. But, for the most part, the stuff donated is what retailers couldn't sell, because it was ugly. Yes, it's clothes on your back when you had little before, but not clothes you feel good wearing.
January 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"Recovery Fatigue" is the idea that the very act of trying claim some the free stuff that has been donated is emotionally exhausting. It's feeling like you're a privileged person who, yes has undergone a tragedy, but is nonetheless in better shape than the poor or homeless.
January 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is really hard to answer. It's 3 years since the Marshall fire and my family *just* closed the last big item on our recovery journey. The PTSD is still there, and comes back when the weather conditions are similar.

That said, one of the most surprising things to us was "Recovey fatigue"
January 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Perhaps I shall have to include that in my next NASA proposal...
December 10, 2024 at 10:44 AM
And while it is quite interesting, from a scientific point of view, I'm not entirely certain that "NASA BOFFINS" have said that it holds "KEY TO SECRETS OF WHOLE UNIVERSE".
December 10, 2024 at 10:41 AM
I mean, they're not wrong! Uranus very much does need to be probed.
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Definitely do NOT lick it!
November 23, 2024 at 6:26 AM
It's literally not stochastic, as SSN numbers are not random!
November 18, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Fossilized remains of Wall-E?
November 16, 2024 at 7:45 AM