Joseph Gruber
@josephgruber.com
Satellite ground software/mission ops software engineer. Alum of AWS Ground Station, Blue Origin, NASA Goddard.
Occasional weather, Python dev, AWS DevOps, Aerospace/Aviation, and the Phillies 🔔.
Opinions my own.
📍 Colorado
Occasional weather, Python dev, AWS DevOps, Aerospace/Aviation, and the Phillies 🔔.
Opinions my own.
📍 Colorado
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Joseph Gruber
@josephgruber.com
· Nov 8
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Calibri is woke?
They can tear my Nerd Fonts from my cold, dead hands.
They can tear my Nerd Fonts from my cold, dead hands.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Calibri is woke?
They can tear my Nerd Fonts from my cold, dead hands.
They can tear my Nerd Fonts from my cold, dead hands.
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Library hack for while we are closed tomorrow and Wednesday (Dec. 10 and 11) to complete the system upgrade: Download the Libby app or visit the OverDrive website to find a whole library in your pocket using your PPLD library card! Find more eLibrary resources at ppld.org/elibrary
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Library hack for while we are closed tomorrow and Wednesday (Dec. 10 and 11) to complete the system upgrade: Download the Libby app or visit the OverDrive website to find a whole library in your pocket using your PPLD library card! Find more eLibrary resources at ppld.org/elibrary
Which sportsbook is sponsoring the MLB Winter Meetings? 😏
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Which sportsbook is sponsoring the MLB Winter Meetings? 😏
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KYLE SCHWARBER IS BACK
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
KYLE SCHWARBER IS BACK
From the creators of pink slime, comes AI slop ads
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
From the creators of pink slime, comes AI slop ads
I could tell ☀️
Thank god, the earliest sunset of the Winter (at least at my specific location) - 16:39:01. It only gets better from here….slowly. 🌅 #cowx
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I could tell ☀️
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2,000 laid-off Paramount employees are wondering where tf the company just found $100 billion.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
2,000 laid-off Paramount employees are wondering where tf the company just found $100 billion.
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Congrats to Hall of Famer Jeff Kent, who was on Survivor in 2012 and said this after he was kicked off. It should be noted that the top marginal tax rate in 2012 was 35%, unchanged from the last 6 years of the Bush era. Which makes you wonder whether maybe the tax rate was not his beef with Obama.
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Congrats to Hall of Famer Jeff Kent, who was on Survivor in 2012 and said this after he was kicked off. It should be noted that the top marginal tax rate in 2012 was 35%, unchanged from the last 6 years of the Bush era. Which makes you wonder whether maybe the tax rate was not his beef with Obama.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, LOTR or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, LOTR or Marvel.
Thank god, the earliest sunset of the Winter (at least at my specific location) - 16:39:01. It only gets better from here….slowly. 🌅 #cowx
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thank god, the earliest sunset of the Winter (at least at my specific location) - 16:39:01. It only gets better from here….slowly. 🌅 #cowx
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The American Society of Hematology is holding its annual meeting in Orlando just as baseball folks are heading to Orlando for Winter Meetings. Perfect timing for a baseball writer to ask hematologists what they think of this 🙃
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The American Society of Hematology is holding its annual meeting in Orlando just as baseball folks are heading to Orlando for Winter Meetings. Perfect timing for a baseball writer to ask hematologists what they think of this 🙃
Isaacman’s full “Project Athena” was leaked over on Twitter. One thing that catches my eye immediately is how he fully assumes “space media” are his talking puppet. x.com/mcrs987/stat...
TheSpaceEngineer on X: "Jared Isaacman's project Athena (1/17) https://t.co/qT7NxDBhFj" / X
Jared Isaacman's project Athena (1/17) https://t.co/qT7NxDBhFj
x.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Isaacman’s full “Project Athena” was leaked over on Twitter. One thing that catches my eye immediately is how he fully assumes “space media” are his talking puppet. x.com/mcrs987/stat...
Castellanos yesterday on The Show: “I wanted to live as simple as possible and focus on training”
Harper: Hold my beer
Harper: Hold my beer
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Castellanos yesterday on The Show: “I wanted to live as simple as possible and focus on training”
Harper: Hold my beer
Harper: Hold my beer
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Kruk, Googling, how much blood does the human body have?
December 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Kruk, Googling, how much blood does the human body have?
Kruk, Googling, how much blood does the human body have?
December 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Kruk, Googling, how much blood does the human body have?
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DAVE DOMBROWSKI, ON THE PHONE OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT: Yeah. Okay. Fine. So is the blood back inside him
December 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
DAVE DOMBROWSKI, ON THE PHONE OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT: Yeah. Okay. Fine. So is the blood back inside him
God, Harper is going to be miserable in his retirement sponsorships.
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
God, Harper is going to be miserable in his retirement sponsorships.
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You can just see the Rockies in the clouds on approach to Denver tonight 🛬
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
You can just see the Rockies in the clouds on approach to Denver tonight 🛬
The year of Linux on the Desktop /s
Valve told Ars that, while the hardware itself actually supports HDMI 2.1, the company is struggling to offer full support for that standard due to Linux drivers that are “still a work-in-progress on the software side.”
Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.
Valve tells Ars its “trying to unblock” limits caused by open source driver issues.
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The year of Linux on the Desktop /s
Do it safely, but seeing Snoqualmie raging was a top tier experience
UPDATE: Snoqualmie and Snohomish rivers now forecast to reach major flood stage next week amid Category 5 Atmospheric River.
BLOG POST: emeraldcityweather.com/atmospheric-... #wawx #warain #atmosphericriver
BLOG POST: emeraldcityweather.com/atmospheric-... #wawx #warain #atmosphericriver
Some rivers forecast to hit major flood stage as Category 5 atmospheric river storm looms - Emerald City Weather Blog
The atmospheric river storm forecast to take aim at the Pacific Northwest early next week is now forecast
emeraldcityweather.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Do it safely, but seeing Snoqualmie raging was a top tier experience
I can’t help but hear Ralph Wiggum’s voice as I read this
December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I can’t help but hear Ralph Wiggum’s voice as I read this
God damn PLURIBUS. 😱
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
God damn PLURIBUS. 😱
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Not only that, but we have big plans this afternoon in New York City… 👀
Drop by and make some noise with us!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
Drop by and make some noise with us!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Not only that, but we have big plans this afternoon in New York City… 👀
Drop by and make some noise with us!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
Drop by and make some noise with us!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
The enquizical "You went to the @franklininstitute.bsky.social?!" has to be up there as a top Phillies radio moment. 🤣
He's one of a kind.
Enjoy 10 minutes of our favorite @JohnKruk moments of the season🤣
https://youtu.be/8urpzTm9ibU
Enjoy 10 minutes of our favorite @JohnKruk moments of the season🤣
https://youtu.be/8urpzTm9ibU
John Kruk's BEST MOMENTS of 2025!
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The enquizical "You went to the @franklininstitute.bsky.social?!" has to be up there as a top Phillies radio moment. 🤣