Mark Panning
@markpanning.seismology.space
Planetary seismologist in Pasadena. Project Scientist for InSight (sigh) and PI for Farside Seismic Suite. Somewhat nerdy. Opinions are, of course, my own. he/him
It was a good parade. People were excited. We lucked into being close to the street by virtue of getting lost through all the tunnels and stuff around Bunker Hill. Imagine this with a mental soundtrack of Randy Newman singing I Love LA.
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It was a good parade. People were excited. We lucked into being close to the street by virtue of getting lost through all the tunnels and stuff around Bunker Hill. Imagine this with a mental soundtrack of Randy Newman singing I Love LA.
Right at the base of the formerly tallest building in LA (and still really the tallest without relying on a stupid “structural mast”).
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Right at the base of the formerly tallest building in LA (and still really the tallest without relying on a stupid “structural mast”).
Apparently this is the “in the crowd” spot for CBS LA.
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Apparently this is the “in the crowd” spot for CBS LA.
The view of the parade route after a lot of randomly wandering around closed pedestrian passes around Bunker Hill.
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The view of the parade route after a lot of randomly wandering around closed pedestrian passes around Bunker Hill.
On the A train (formerly known as the gold line). Lot of people not on the way to work, I think.
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
On the A train (formerly known as the gold line). Lot of people not on the way to work, I think.
Hey @thelouvreof.bsky.social, here’s one for you.
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey @thelouvreof.bsky.social, here’s one for you.
Seranthony Dominguez wearing a 51 on his hat for Alex Vesia is super classy. Hard to dislike these Blue Jays even if I still want the Dodgers to win.
November 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Seranthony Dominguez wearing a 51 on his hat for Alex Vesia is super classy. Hard to dislike these Blue Jays even if I still want the Dodgers to win.
Dodger dog Thaddeus is still worn out from Game 3, but Game 4 is here whether we’re ready or not.
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Dodger dog Thaddeus is still worn out from Game 3, but Game 4 is here whether we’re ready or not.
Thaddeus is a Dodger dog. Please don’t eat him, though.
October 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Thaddeus is a Dodger dog. Please don’t eat him, though.
Baseball with snow on the San Gabriels. I don’t know how often that happens. Early atmospheric river for the win.
October 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Baseball with snow on the San Gabriels. I don’t know how often that happens. Early atmospheric river for the win.
Yeah, the Top Deck is high, but I actually love the view.
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Yeah, the Top Deck is high, but I actually love the view.
#CicLAVia today. Took the Metro to Chinatown and then biked on closed streets down broadway and then out 7th to MacArthur Park, then back to Little Tokyo and then out 6th over the river and then up to Mariachi Plaza. Nice day for it!
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#CicLAVia today. Took the Metro to Chinatown and then biked on closed streets down broadway and then out 7th to MacArthur Park, then back to Little Tokyo and then out 6th over the river and then up to Mariachi Plaza. Nice day for it!
That’s a lot of 9’s.
October 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
That’s a lot of 9’s.
The best part of it? Its chemical formula basically spells out nacho and it makes your cheese smooth like nacho cheese.
October 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The best part of it? Its chemical formula basically spells out nacho and it makes your cheese smooth like nacho cheese.
The problem with AI is it’s a powerful pattern recognition system that works with our own internal pattern recognition system to produce a pareidolia machine
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The problem with AI is it’s a powerful pattern recognition system that works with our own internal pattern recognition system to produce a pareidolia machine
Baseball with the San Gabriels in the background always makes me happy.
September 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Baseball with the San Gabriels in the background always makes me happy.
Great place to watch some baseball, a New Jersey, and a Joe Davis bobblehead. I find it amusing that the bobblehead has less blush than it always seems like Joe Davis has on in the broadcast booth.
September 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Great place to watch some baseball, a New Jersey, and a Joe Davis bobblehead. I find it amusing that the bobblehead has less blush than it always seems like Joe Davis has on in the broadcast booth.
Thaddeus says hi to the pups.
September 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thaddeus says hi to the pups.
This is a face made for portrait mode.
September 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is a face made for portrait mode.
Flaming Lips put on a much more involved show with themed inflatables for every song. 20 foot tall pink robots are quite something.
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Flaming Lips put on a much more involved show with themed inflatables for every song. 20 foot tall pink robots are quite something.
This is not an exciting video, but a minute before this, the otter was knocking a shellfish against a rock it was carrying. And it let me use one of my core skills: saying information I read on a sign 5 minutes before as if it were something I always knew.
September 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is not an exciting video, but a minute before this, the otter was knocking a shellfish against a rock it was carrying. And it let me use one of my core skills: saying information I read on a sign 5 minutes before as if it were something I always knew.
Thaddeus is helping move my daughters into their new college apartment and can totally lounge in the beanbag like a college kid.
September 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Thaddeus is helping move my daughters into their new college apartment and can totally lounge in the beanbag like a college kid.
His head is peeking around the branch.
August 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
His head is peeking around the branch.