Gregory Pijanowski
@gpijanowski.bsky.social
Science teacher, history buff, traveler, photographer, likes dogs and cats equally, but no, I don't play basketball. Blog at: https://www.pigeonroost.net/
It is these regions where the solar wind escapes into space dragging along the Sun's magnetic field, extending past the orbit of the planets.
A very large coronal hole is currently dominating the Earth-facing solar disk. You can see it here as this dark, snaking patch in SDO imagery. I have annotated the image. The leading edge of this coronal hole seems to be affecting Earth now, and more disturbances could be on the way.
#heliophysics
#heliophysics
December 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is these regions where the solar wind escapes into space dragging along the Sun's magnetic field, extending past the orbit of the planets.
I didn't even know Laffer was still around.
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I didn't even know Laffer was still around.
Earthquake as part of a middle school field day at Shea's Buffalo, The idea that movie was of educational value was funny (although the Sensurround was cool) - it was the theater that was awesome.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Earthquake as part of a middle school field day at Shea's Buffalo, The idea that movie was of educational value was funny (although the Sensurround was cool) - it was the theater that was awesome.
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Me reacting to the news in 2025. Also, two shots from one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek. 🖖
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Me reacting to the news in 2025. Also, two shots from one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek. 🖖
Besides the obvious, we need to know what the DOJ was doing (if anything) about this over the years.
Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Besides the obvious, we need to know what the DOJ was doing (if anything) about this over the years.
I rather like this one.
Boulevard de la Madeleine, Winter #postimpressionism #edouardcortes
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I rather like this one.
This sort of thing is common - even the amateur astronomer's telescope market of all things had a price fixing/eliminating competition scheme. www.space.com/stargazing/m...
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This sort of thing is common - even the amateur astronomer's telescope market of all things had a price fixing/eliminating competition scheme. www.space.com/stargazing/m...
Whenever i teach astronomy, I get one student who makes this mistake and I'll quietly pull them to the side to explain the difference...the politicians who wrote this deserve a stronger dressing down.
Eyup: it was a “Teach the Controversy” resolution. Our local GOP Senator reached out to us when that happened. Also even the house party whip voted it down. The sponsors were part of our “a-hole caucus” (every state has one).
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Whenever i teach astronomy, I get one student who makes this mistake and I'll quietly pull them to the side to explain the difference...the politicians who wrote this deserve a stronger dressing down.
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Purrs Convey Cats' Identities Better Than Meows — Domestication Reveals Why www.discovermagazine.com/purrs-convey...
Purrs Convey Cats' Identities Better Than Meows — Domestication Reveals Why
Learn why purrs say more about a cat's identity than its meows, and how domestication forever changed the way cats communicate with their owners.
www.discovermagazine.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Purrs Convey Cats' Identities Better Than Meows — Domestication Reveals Why www.discovermagazine.com/purrs-convey...
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Clouds mesmerizingly stream off of the Great Lakes today, producing lake effect snow over some states of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Clouds mesmerizingly stream off of the Great Lakes today, producing lake effect snow over some states of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
Dude was getting $100k per episode from Russia...you'd think he would have a rainy day fund.
Cut off from lavish Kremlin funding, Tim Pool says he's floundering and is thinking of shutting down his podcast. www.newsweek.com/tim-pool-pod...
Tim Pool says he may quit show as costs reach 'breaking point'
Tim Pool said security costs are threatening the future of TimCast IRL, days after he said shots were fired at his property
www.newsweek.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Dude was getting $100k per episode from Russia...you'd think he would have a rainy day fund.
Kenneth Arrow debunked this type of thinking in 1963 (medical markets are too asymmetric with information to function efficiently). assets.aeaweb.org/asset-server...
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Kenneth Arrow debunked this type of thinking in 1963 (medical markets are too asymmetric with information to function efficiently). assets.aeaweb.org/asset-server...
Even ignoring all the death/rape threats Kirk and his organization sent cascading towards educators, his shtick was a 30 something dude going to college campuses to debate 18 year olds - some real weak sauce there.
Mean Girls and Mamma Mia star Amanda Seyfried has refused to back down on labeling right-wing activist Charlie Kirk “hateful” shortly after his murder.
‘Mean Girls’ Star Refuses to Apologize for Charlie Kirk Death Comments
The 40-year-old has defended her right to have an opinion.
trib.al
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Even ignoring all the death/rape threats Kirk and his organization sent cascading towards educators, his shtick was a 30 something dude going to college campuses to debate 18 year olds - some real weak sauce there.
I left Texas decades ago with no regrets...
What a sad time for all of us who love The University of Texas.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I left Texas decades ago with no regrets...
This looks tasty...
Easy sheet-pan meals (combined with time to listen to audio stories and clean up the kitchen and sip things:)) have been such a help to me in recent months and years when I really WANT to cook but am very tired (it was a good day BTW!)
Sheet-Pan Sausage With Spring Onions, Potatoes and Mustard (Published 2020)
cooking.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This looks tasty...
In all fairness, it probably is still some sort of phishing site.
If I didn’t see this myself on Truth Social I’d assume it was some phishing site
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In all fairness, it probably is still some sort of phishing site.
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In computer simulations, as an object slides along the surface of ice, a structureless, "amorphous" layer forms. Materials scientists at Saarland University in Germany argue that this process may be the cause of ice’s slipperiness. www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-s...
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In computer simulations, as an object slides along the surface of ice, a structureless, "amorphous" layer forms. Materials scientists at Saarland University in Germany argue that this process may be the cause of ice’s slipperiness. www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-s...
You can take the boy out of apartheid South Africa but...
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You can take the boy out of apartheid South Africa but...
I'd settle for some leg room on the plane.
Sean Duffy: "As people travel through our skies, we want to have the most enjoyable experience for them. Someone might want to come through and do a couple pull ups."
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'd settle for some leg room on the plane.
We used to call this "a legend in his own mind."
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We used to call this "a legend in his own mind."
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Meanwhile, how the @nytimes.com is reporting the focus of this speech.
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Meanwhile, how the @nytimes.com is reporting the focus of this speech.
The last thing remember about Franco is he seemed to spend an eternity on his deathbed.
Young Republicans are looking for Trump to “be their Franco” but don’t you dare call them fascists.
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The last thing remember about Franco is he seemed to spend an eternity on his deathbed.
The one foot pivot is a thing of the past I think.
Grayson Allen commits the most egregious travel in NBA history (h/t @ianrea.bsky.social)
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The one foot pivot is a thing of the past I think.
Um, will the water Mexico sends to the US have a tariff?
I hate the fact that I can’t go to a party without missing more tariff mess
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Um, will the water Mexico sends to the US have a tariff?
Even more so when the guy talking has no medical background.
Duffy: "It's maybe a little odd for three guys to talk about nursing and options for nursing, but ...
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Even more so when the guy talking has no medical background.