Doug Mohney
@dougontech.bsky.social
#space #satellite #ces2025 #fiber #broadband and other hashtags of #tech.
There are those in our families and local communities that already have hard days now. In the days and weeks to come, what can you do to help?
There are those in our families and local communities that already have hard days now. In the days and weeks to come, what can you do to help?
December 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks
His blood pressure was 254/150. Readings of 180/120 are considered an emergency.
arstechnica.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@teroterotero.bsky.social Turkey gonna Turk.
😡 russia deliberately hit the Turkish ship VIVA in the Black Sea - 11 people on board, just carrying sunflower oil to Egypt along the grain corridor.
And yes, the world will probably just watch and say it’s “concerning”…
AGAIN
And yes, the world will probably just watch and say it’s “concerning”…
AGAIN
December 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@teroterotero.bsky.social Turkey gonna Turk.
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If you sent me a PR pitch about #CES2026, are about to, or are just worried that your boss will order you to send yet another CES pitch on behalf of a client, please consult this post I wrote yesterday about my plans for the show. (Spoiler alert: My life sentence of covering CES remains unparoled.)
Of course I’m going to CES. Again. Why would I not?
Normal people can look forward to easing their way back into the work after the holidays, but I know I won’t have that luxury–because I will once again fly to Las Vegas for CES only a f…
robpegoraro.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you sent me a PR pitch about #CES2026, are about to, or are just worried that your boss will order you to send yet another CES pitch on behalf of a client, please consult this post I wrote yesterday about my plans for the show. (Spoiler alert: My life sentence of covering CES remains unparoled.)
#CES2026 virtual press conference notes - 1) CTA went to visit Canada and Hong Kong among their international visits. Hmm. 2) Maybe I missed it, but no bragging about "More exhibitors than ever" this year so far. 3) Palmer Luckey has a CES keynote. Seriously?
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
#CES2026 virtual press conference notes - 1) CTA went to visit Canada and Hong Kong among their international visits. Hmm. 2) Maybe I missed it, but no bragging about "More exhibitors than ever" this year so far. 3) Palmer Luckey has a CES keynote. Seriously?
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Oracle hitting new lows in pre open trading - now down -12%. There has been zero nibbling. It’s been straight down since the new CAPEX numbers hit. People are now seriously scared of the AI spending frenzy. It’s not titillating anymore. Mood shifted.
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Oracle hitting new lows in pre open trading - now down -12%. There has been zero nibbling. It’s been straight down since the new CAPEX numbers hit. People are now seriously scared of the AI spending frenzy. It’s not titillating anymore. Mood shifted.
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A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns
For the first time, astronomers have detected a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun, and it was a big one – powerful enough to strip the atmosphere from nearby planets. That's bad news for the search for extraterrestrial life. Here's why: physicsworld.com/a/astronomer... 🧪⚛️🔭
Astronomers observe a coronal mass ejection from a distant star – Physics World
Burst from M-dwarf star could be powerful enough to strip the atmosphere of any planets that orbit it, with implications for the search for extraterrestrial life
physicsworld.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A bit inconvenient for potential alien life forms if they’re constantly being incinerated by their own suns
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And, not to be a hater but...
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And, not to be a hater but...
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
If you hear someone saying cooling will be easier in space, you can instantly write them off as someone who has never read a single relevant book or paper and never talked to a single person with undergraduate level expertise. This is very basic.
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Honestly you might get better results when you compare it to the toxic as fuck disinformation environments present in Facebook parenting groups, which are very popular.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Honestly you might get better results when you compare it to the toxic as fuck disinformation environments present in Facebook parenting groups, which are very popular.
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Sobering reminder of why good #scicomm is important and "what's the harm" in promoting wild ideas?
🧪🎢🔭
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Some have argued to me strongly that even if Loeb is wrong, he’s getting people interested in 3I/ATLAS and that’s a good thing for science.
But Loeb isn't just wrong, he's recklessly following an old playbook that got 39 people killed in 1997.
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
But Loeb isn't just wrong, he's recklessly following an old playbook that got 39 people killed in 1997.
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
Loeb’s Behavior is Reckless
I’ve largely ignored Loeb for the past few weeks. When he started in on his 3I/ATLAS thing, there were plenty of mainstream media outlets willing to give his claims a wide and credulous platform, and ...
sites.psu.edu
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Sobering reminder of why good #scicomm is important and "what's the harm" in promoting wild ideas?
🧪🎢🔭
🧪🎢🔭
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We've completed qualification & acceptance testing of the Hungry Hippo fairing for Neutron 🚀 With the design, structure, and operations of Neutron's fixed reusable fairing and upper module now proven out, Hungry Hippo is ready for launch.
December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We've completed qualification & acceptance testing of the Hungry Hippo fairing for Neutron 🚀 With the design, structure, and operations of Neutron's fixed reusable fairing and upper module now proven out, Hungry Hippo is ready for launch.
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John Deere share price falls as the President of the United States commands it to cut prices. This is how we live now.
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
John Deere share price falls as the President of the United States commands it to cut prices. This is how we live now.
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At a telecom-policy event focused on direct-to-device service from satellites to mobile devices, NTIA deputy administrator Adam Cassady says D2D enables a "shift from conditional to ubiquitous connectivity." That strikes me as making big assumptions of service reliability, especially for data.
The Americas D2D Policy Forum 2025
A one-day Policy Forum focusing on Direct-to-Device, taking place on December 8, 2025 and held back to back with The Americas Space Forum
d2dpolicy.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
At a telecom-policy event focused on direct-to-device service from satellites to mobile devices, NTIA deputy administrator Adam Cassady says D2D enables a "shift from conditional to ubiquitous connectivity." That strikes me as making big assumptions of service reliability, especially for data.
Return of the print?
"Print can totally sidestep Big Tech’s distribution mechanisms." *Really!? Wow, amazing, etc
December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Return of the print?
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"Print can totally sidestep Big Tech’s distribution mechanisms." *Really!? Wow, amazing, etc
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Print can totally sidestep Big Tech’s distribution mechanisms." *Really!? Wow, amazing, etc
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It's going to be incredible when World Cup travelers from developed nations with modern infrastructure, like Korea and Colombia and China and Turkey, land in Los Angeles/LAX and realize they've left civilization and it's not possible for them to arrive anywhere in less than two hours.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's going to be incredible when World Cup travelers from developed nations with modern infrastructure, like Korea and Colombia and China and Turkey, land in Los Angeles/LAX and realize they've left civilization and it's not possible for them to arrive anywhere in less than two hours.
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Save us Obi Wan @teroterotero.bsky.social
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Save us Obi Wan @teroterotero.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits the Alaska-Canada border, according to preliminary data. - GlobalQuake
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits the Alaska-Canada border, according to preliminary data. - GlobalQuake
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
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A former leader of a Kaliningrad Spetsnaz-unit suddenly appeared in an unmarked uniform on a shadow fleet vessel in Oresund.
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
Tidligere Spetsnaz-leder dukkede pludselig op på skyggeflådeskib i Øresund
En lods var ved at sejle et tankskib gennem danske farvande, da han pludselig blev mødt af russiske mænd i camouflageuniformer. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at en a
danwatch.dk
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A former leader of a Kaliningrad Spetsnaz-unit suddenly appeared in an unmarked uniform on a shadow fleet vessel in Oresund.
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
I do find it interesting that Army is more than competitive with Navy in swimming (cc: @lethalityjane.bsky.social @jasonkirell.bsky.social ) Apologies to Jane, because it's not hockey.
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I do find it interesting that Army is more than competitive with Navy in swimming (cc: @lethalityjane.bsky.social @jasonkirell.bsky.social ) Apologies to Jane, because it's not hockey.