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J. Brian Balta
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Planetary Scientist and Petrologist, dog parent.
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a group of people standing around a table with the words i shall try some of your burned replicated bird meat
Alt: Following a reminder that humans tend to cook their food, Captain Kurn states that he will try some of our "Burned replicated bird meat" while putting a turkey leg on a plate. Captain Picard is cutting a turkey breast slice, while Crusher, Laforge, and Data look on.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Isn’t the mission listed as to be canceled?
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Thanks! Working now, wanted to see if I could throw this plot into a class next week.
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The NBER link appears broken.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Last time we were in Death Valley we found a congrats on graduating balloon. Ironically, I had several students who were graduating, so gave to them?
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Wow last time I was out there some of that was underwater.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man on a fox news show ..
Alt: Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly, who included the term “loofa” in the sexual harassment that got him fired, insists that tidal motion of water cannot be explained while on his former television show.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Oh oh Death Star shot units!
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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"Elsevier, what would sedimentary transport do to the ingredients of a laptop".
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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“If only there was some answer” says the petrologist with expertise in critical
Minerals and a teaching quality award in year 16 of a job search…
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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I was only the 2nd grad student of my advisor so...this does provide a big disadvantage to new faculty.
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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To be fair, if they’d played music, no one would have heard it over the crowd.
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Is this a career move? If so congrats.
November 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Oh no what now
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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I was saying…
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM