Bill Farrand
@whfarrand.bsky.social
Planetary geologist, rock climber and friend to dogs!
You were either a space exploration fanatic (as I was), or you weren’t!
December 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You were either a space exploration fanatic (as I was), or you weren’t!
When I was a little kid my favorite action figure by far was Major Matt Mason.
December 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
When I was a little kid my favorite action figure by far was Major Matt Mason.
Not to mention that is a Boulder landmark. I hope any move to eliminate it is stopped.
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Not to mention that is a Boulder landmark. I hope any move to eliminate it is stopped.
The Expanse is great. It’s also unique in that it (mostly) depicts realistic space travel… i.e. it follows (mostly) actual physics.
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Expanse is great. It’s also unique in that it (mostly) depicts realistic space travel… i.e. it follows (mostly) actual physics.
Don’t you think it’s significant that he hasn’t had any rallies? It seemed like he loved doing those. Makes me think his physical and/or mental decline is such that he can’t do them anymore.
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Don’t you think it’s significant that he hasn’t had any rallies? It seemed like he loved doing those. Makes me think his physical and/or mental decline is such that he can’t do them anymore.
Maybe. I’m not an automotive engineer. I just think that in 50 years we will look at battery powered cars the same way that we look at Betamax video today
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Maybe. I’m not an automotive engineer. I just think that in 50 years we will look at battery powered cars the same way that we look at Betamax video today
Seems to me like battery powered cars are a technological dead end while hydrogen powered, something you can just gas up and go, has more potential.
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Seems to me like battery powered cars are a technological dead end while hydrogen powered, something you can just gas up and go, has more potential.
OMG!!! What a moron!!!
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
OMG!!! What a moron!!!
Yes! Agent Cooper’s old nemesis was Winsome Earl!
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Yes! Agent Cooper’s old nemesis was Winsome Earl!
F*** permanent DST. If we go to a single time it should be Standard time … that’s the REAL time.
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
F*** permanent DST. If we go to a single time it should be Standard time … that’s the REAL time.
If it is starting to impact THEM then the end of the shutdown is nigh.
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If it is starting to impact THEM then the end of the shutdown is nigh.
I love that theme music! A band called “the Rocket Scientists” do a version of it. They also do a version of the “Space: 1999” theme.
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I love that theme music! A band called “the Rocket Scientists” do a version of it. They also do a version of the “Space: 1999” theme.
I thought that guy was overly alarmist (who knows… maybe not).
October 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I thought that guy was overly alarmist (who knows… maybe not).