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 🔔.
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Occasional weather, Python dev, AWS DevOps, Aerospace/Aviation, and the Phillies 🔔.
Opinions my own.
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Joseph Gruber
@josephgruber.com
· Nov 8
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4 seconds closer. Remember when this was measured in minutes?
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
4 seconds closer. Remember when this was measured in minutes?
Which reminds me - we saw countless stories of “is @mayor.nyc.gov up for this” pre-storm and I haven’t seen anything post-storm. Did he not slip on the ice or something? 😏
Complete failure of the @mayorbowser.dc.gov administration. More than 24h after the storm ended many neighborhood streets are still untouched by plows.
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Which reminds me - we saw countless stories of “is @mayor.nyc.gov up for this” pre-storm and I haven’t seen anything post-storm. Did he not slip on the ice or something? 😏
In just a few short hours, Southwest (#$SWA) will do its last cattle call. Going to be a hot mess for them tomorrow. Will miss the “old Southwest”.
January 27, 2026 at 3:07 AM
In just a few short hours, Southwest (#$SWA) will do its last cattle call. Going to be a hot mess for them tomorrow. Will miss the “old Southwest”.
Or they’ll just be fed to the wolves 🤷♂️
I hate slippery slope arguments but I can’t help but think these federal officials know POTUS is going to pardon them, regardless. Otherwise why dig into the lies?
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Or they’ll just be fed to the wolves 🤷♂️
Going to miss that 🦀
Harrison Bader goes to San Francisco for two years and $20.5 million: www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Harrison Bader agrees to two-year deal with the Giants: Source
The energetic Bader received a two-year deal after delivering a career-best offensive season and providing his customary above-average defense.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Going to miss that 🦀
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Snow place like home.
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Snow place like home.
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Is it me or does something seem off on the comms for this accident?
BREAKING: Seven people died and one was seriously injured when a private jet crashed in Maine during the snowstorm, the FAA says.
Federal Aviation Administration says 7 killed, 1 survived jet crash in snow in Bangor, Maine
The Federal Aviation Administration says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine’s Bangor International Airport.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Is it me or does something seem off on the comms for this accident?
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November 8, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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US Olympic Committee: Damn, we should have thought of this.
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
US Olympic Committee: Damn, we should have thought of this.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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KBGR 260115Z 05007KT 3/4SM R15/P6000FT -SN VV011 M17/M19 A3033 RMK AO2 P0001 T11671194
KBGR 260115Z 05007KT 3/4SM R15/P6000FT -SN VV011 M17/M19 A3033 RMK AO2 P0001 T11671194
Any cold Sunday night movie recs to distract from <waves around> all of this?
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Any cold Sunday night movie recs to distract from <waves around> all of this?
Just 18 days until the Rockies pitchers & catchers first workout, Colorado sports fans. 😉
January 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Just 18 days until the Rockies pitchers & catchers first workout, Colorado sports fans. 😉
I hate slippery slope arguments but I can’t help but think these federal officials know POTUS is going to pardon them, regardless. Otherwise why dig into the lies?
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I hate slippery slope arguments but I can’t help but think these federal officials know POTUS is going to pardon them, regardless. Otherwise why dig into the lies?
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From my public radio colleagues at MPR— whom I recommend you read/follow:
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
From my public radio colleagues at MPR— whom I recommend you read/follow:
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
If the government shuts down on Thursday, and it looks like it will at this point, how long until @democrats.org cave like they did last time? Can we get a Polymarket on this?
January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
If the government shuts down on Thursday, and it looks like it will at this point, how long until @democrats.org cave like they did last time? Can we get a Polymarket on this?
Crazy that another person killed by the federal government has a connection to Colorado. @cprnews.bsky.social @coloradosun.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Crazy that another person killed by the federal government has a connection to Colorado. @cprnews.bsky.social @coloradosun.com
Deploying State Patrol (and "conservation officers?") is not "protecting the people", @governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social. That's protecting the 🧊 🐷.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Deploying State Patrol (and "conservation officers?") is not "protecting the people", @governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social. That's protecting the 🧊 🐷.
Gmail's kinda borked this morning, isn't it?
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Gmail's kinda borked this morning, isn't it?
Like I said, the modern day Klan. 😔
Also ICE showing why they’re the modern day Klan. #DefundIce coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
Racist ace of spades cards left behind following ICE arrests in Eagle County, Colorado nonprofit says
ICE said it began an investigation into the allegations and that it "unequivocally condemns" any such actions
coloradosun.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Like I said, the modern day Klan. 😔