Mars Rover
@marsrover.bsky.social
Not at ALL affiliated with NASA except for the schwag I took working there. Space, science, tech, video games, angry outbursts. Stuck in isolation until you believe in disease again.
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Mars Rover
@marsrover.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Big Build 2025 complete! It includes a hand-built frame, metallic paint markers, & a laminated copy of "The Exoplanet Zoo". The lamination & lauan plywood backing ensure we can do hours of star charting w/o destruction. A real wall-eater at 54"×37" overall. www.halcyonmaps.com/the-exoplane....
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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This took me far too long to make. If only there was some kind of machine could've done it for me…
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This took me far too long to make. If only there was some kind of machine could've done it for me…
Return.
Philadelphia Snack Bars (2001-2005): Mini cheesecakes on a graham cracker crust, topped with a drizzle of icing. Available in Strawberry, Classic Original, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Chocolate Chip
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Return.
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"The best version the alleged rightsholder has" should be Tubi's motto.
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"The best version the alleged rightsholder has" should be Tubi's motto.
Every obvious argument I would make about cost, radiation shielding, maintenance, management, latency, etc. is already made for me in the replies.
Good job, BlueSky.
Good job, BlueSky.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Every obvious argument I would make about cost, radiation shielding, maintenance, management, latency, etc. is already made for me in the replies.
Good job, BlueSky.
Good job, BlueSky.
Obama and his appointees sure loved shoveling this guy federal contracts for OUR space program and I'm never going to forget it.
He didn't start the ball (Dec 08) but had 8 years and a supermajority start to reverse course.
He didn't start the ball (Dec 08) but had 8 years and a supermajority start to reverse course.
Elon Musk could more than double his $460.6 billion fortune if SpaceX succeeds in going public at a valuation of $1.5 trillion.
See how the giant listing would push the world's richest man close to trillionaire status: bloom.bg/4ptbZFH
📷️: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
See how the giant listing would push the world's richest man close to trillionaire status: bloom.bg/4ptbZFH
📷️: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Obama and his appointees sure loved shoveling this guy federal contracts for OUR space program and I'm never going to forget it.
He didn't start the ball (Dec 08) but had 8 years and a supermajority start to reverse course.
He didn't start the ball (Dec 08) but had 8 years and a supermajority start to reverse course.
All the while they've been making impressive, if not perfectly smooth, progress in their own space program, which has LONG been a primary ambition for them.
Anime tiddies will not protect your satellite infrastructure. Ofc there are predictive algorithms for weapon interception, but those existed.
Anime tiddies will not protect your satellite infrastructure. Ofc there are predictive algorithms for weapon interception, but those existed.
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
All the while they've been making impressive, if not perfectly smooth, progress in their own space program, which has LONG been a primary ambition for them.
Anime tiddies will not protect your satellite infrastructure. Ofc there are predictive algorithms for weapon interception, but those existed.
Anime tiddies will not protect your satellite infrastructure. Ofc there are predictive algorithms for weapon interception, but those existed.
To almost 0 fanfare & w/ no buzz even among the epidemiologists I managed to pick up here from Xitter, the new Novavax formulation is available at my CVS. It has a new name like Nuvaxid. It is not on the site & you can't make an appt. Call to confirm, but critical to folks like me sensitive to mRNA.
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
To almost 0 fanfare & w/ no buzz even among the epidemiologists I managed to pick up here from Xitter, the new Novavax formulation is available at my CVS. It has a new name like Nuvaxid. It is not on the site & you can't make an appt. Call to confirm, but critical to folks like me sensitive to mRNA.
Not for nothing, but when I was being treated for an inoperable malignancy in my spinal cord I got regular cognitive and intelligence tests to make sure the primitive imaging at the time wasn't missing something spread to my brain.
I've never wished it to be true for another person until him.
I've never wished it to be true for another person until him.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Not for nothing, but when I was being treated for an inoperable malignancy in my spinal cord I got regular cognitive and intelligence tests to make sure the primitive imaging at the time wasn't missing something spread to my brain.
I've never wished it to be true for another person until him.
I've never wished it to be true for another person until him.
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
Please people, our entire higher ed ecosystem is begging you, look at more than USNWR's bullshit rankings & the tuition top-line before making a decision you'll carry with you the rest of your life.
I saw a fair # of classmates crash out in debt just b/c they were in the wrong place.
I saw a fair # of classmates crash out in debt just b/c they were in the wrong place.
As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please people, our entire higher ed ecosystem is begging you, look at more than USNWR's bullshit rankings & the tuition top-line before making a decision you'll carry with you the rest of your life.
I saw a fair # of classmates crash out in debt just b/c they were in the wrong place.
I saw a fair # of classmates crash out in debt just b/c they were in the wrong place.
It's tragic when it happens to anyone but we throw fucking CHILDREN off coverage and out of care, half dead and with no hope of recovery. Oh and we leave them to fend with the costs & consequences of decisions they DID. NOT. MAKE. alone & without help the rest of their lives.
Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's tragic when it happens to anyone but we throw fucking CHILDREN off coverage and out of care, half dead and with no hope of recovery. Oh and we leave them to fend with the costs & consequences of decisions they DID. NOT. MAKE. alone & without help the rest of their lives.
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
Big Alpha move to threaten wolves.
At least tell me it wasn't because some DOGElord Ctrl+F'ed "Mexican"?
At least?
At least tell me it wasn't because some DOGElord Ctrl+F'ed "Mexican"?
At least?
Last month, the Trump administration proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act that could make it much harder to protect species at risk of extinction, including the Mexican gray wolf.
These changes are open for public comment until December 22. Make your voice heard.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48ZIrK1
These changes are open for public comment until December 22. Make your voice heard.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48ZIrK1
Proposed ESA rollbacks could limit future habitat for Mexican wolves
Late last month, the Trump administration proposed to roll back specific Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that would, among other changes, severely limit the designation of critical habitat for species on the path to extinction – including the genetically vulnerable Mexican gray wolf.
www.kunm.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Big Alpha move to threaten wolves.
At least tell me it wasn't because some DOGElord Ctrl+F'ed "Mexican"?
At least?
At least tell me it wasn't because some DOGElord Ctrl+F'ed "Mexican"?
At least?
A film critic I watch and don't agree with on all things once cited this as an example of mature, restrained, professional masculine behavior, and I think it really holds up. Hell I'd even want my nephews to see it as a way to be frustrated but also resolve and carry on. Good thing sis loves TNG.
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A film critic I watch and don't agree with on all things once cited this as an example of mature, restrained, professional masculine behavior, and I think it really holds up. Hell I'd even want my nephews to see it as a way to be frustrated but also resolve and carry on. Good thing sis loves TNG.
Much prettier to you meatbags than how I see it: 10111010111000110101110111001101101000101011101110100010111010101011110110101100110110101010101111
Mars Photo Reveals the Red Planet in "True Color" from Orbit for the First Time—and It's Not All Red
Mars has never looked like this. After two decades in orbit, a European spacecraft just revealed the planet in colors you were never meant to see—exposing hidden scars, ancient secrets, and a landscap...
dailygalaxy.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Much prettier to you meatbags than how I see it: 10111010111000110101110111001101101000101011101110100010111010101011110110101100110110101010101111
This would be unforgivably grotesque on any high-ranking government official, anywhere, but one from a country whose people have a history like his?
I don't need to go off on them. Their leadership is perfectly capable of shockingly insulting themselves.
I don't need to go off on them. Their leadership is perfectly capable of shockingly insulting themselves.
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This would be unforgivably grotesque on any high-ranking government official, anywhere, but one from a country whose people have a history like his?
I don't need to go off on them. Their leadership is perfectly capable of shockingly insulting themselves.
I don't need to go off on them. Their leadership is perfectly capable of shockingly insulting themselves.
Billionaire, apparently without a hint of irony or self-awareness, says we should bring back public executions.
December 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Billionaire, apparently without a hint of irony or self-awareness, says we should bring back public executions.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Perseverance landing Descent Stage Downlook Camera - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qMuEkG
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Democratic national leadershjp will never, ever do it because obviously encouraging people to ask why institutions that don't serve us or the future still exist or have power, but that's where we need to be. Not how do we "fix" this SCOTUS, but why let it exist at all, or heed it 1 iota.
It is really, really hard to get your head around the raw hubris of the majority. They really will be destabilizing the operating structure of the entire U.S. government. Why? Because they believe they have a better idea about how the past century should've been done.
December 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Democratic national leadershjp will never, ever do it because obviously encouraging people to ask why institutions that don't serve us or the future still exist or have power, but that's where we need to be. Not how do we "fix" this SCOTUS, but why let it exist at all, or heed it 1 iota.
My favorite part is the weapon that is the big bonker & has a chance to do a very big bonk, a megabonk if you will, and every time it goes *DUNK* I get to point at the TV and yell "THE GAME SAID THE THING!"
OK fine Megabonk is actually really good & gonna be the primary reason I am drag-ass at my team meeting in a few hours.
Save 20% on Megabonk on Steam
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
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December 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My favorite part is the weapon that is the big bonker & has a chance to do a very big bonk, a megabonk if you will, and every time it goes *DUNK* I get to point at the TV and yell "THE GAME SAID THE THING!"
OK fine Megabonk is actually really good & gonna be the primary reason I am drag-ass at my team meeting in a few hours.
Save 20% on Megabonk on Steam
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
store.steampowered.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
OK fine Megabonk is actually really good & gonna be the primary reason I am drag-ass at my team meeting in a few hours.
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.