Phil Plait

“Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being."
— Robert Anton Wilson

It's illegal whether or not they act on it.

The amount of illegal this is is a lot.

My pleasure!

Why, this is hell, nor are we out of it

Holy wow

It was a shot in the dark

I'm guessing some eligible folks follow me here.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazil native and the mother of Leavitt's nephew, was arrested near Boston on November 12, her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, told CNN. https://cnn.it/49FElI3

An ouef?

[I listened that album a million times in high school]

Oh! I forgot to add at the time: Rebecca is of course doing all the heavy lifting here in researching and discussing this. I'm just trying to find my own way, and I'm very very glad for those who are doing so much to publicize the problems.

There are several people in my life with varying degrees of mental health issues, including myself, so I know my experience isn't universal. I hope that you keep making the decision you have been for so long, and that you're also getting the help and support you need.

though not specifically aimed toward people with mental health issues. In this case, too, I don't mean to trust your gut without reservation, but to understand that experience can build wisdom, or at least something against which to judge decisions. As you point out, that too can go wrong.

Hi- First off, I'm glad you're here (like, at all) and talking about this. Your point is a good one. I don't like giving advice too often because everyone is different, and yeah, my privilege can make advice seem more universal than it really is. That was part of the message I wrote near the bottom…

"Seek out comfort shows to rewatch"

How does magnetism help a baby star grow? It helps material spiral down into the protostar

Hey you know what helps a healthy star grow?

Magnetism! Literally: we can now see it helping funnel material down to the hungry young protostars.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/how-does-m...

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Very cool indeed.

Which town?

Phosphene - Wikipedia

Those are called phosphenes, BTW.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphene

Phenomenal art by Jenny Johnson depicting showrunner Terry Matalas in the middle, with drawings of characters from shows he ran including 12 Monkeys, Star Trek Picard, and Marvel's Vision (upcoming). The painting was given to Terry by Todd Stashwick, who played Deacon on 12 Monkeys and fan fave Captain Liam Shaw on Picard.

Sweet! It's James Cole, Cassie Railly, José Ramse, Jennifer Goines, Katarina Jones, and Deacon.

(incredible 12 Monkeys art by @jennyrjohnsonart.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/jenn...)

I CAN CHANGE THE VERY PATH OF YOUR LIFE

(seriously this is lovely and it's nice to know that some thoughts I have can affect others so deeply)

Yay!

Oh! I missed that! Im just getting ready for the next big multiple of 100.

Airplane! isn't in the top 10, and Peewee's Big Adventure isn't even on the list? Ironically, this list is a joke.

Related: arXiv is currently hiring an Engineering Director to guide these funds:

blog.arxiv.org/2025/11/24/w...

Congrats^2!

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Wow. The Universe is definitely nudging me to change things up... first with stuff at work, and now with @philplait.bsky.social giving advice in today's BAN. So have a teaser:

New projects are coming soon. Want to support me in the process? Buy my cats food at my KoFi: ko-fi.com/planetarypan 🧪👩‍🔬

I do have a fairly low Erdos-Bacon-Black Sabbath number thanks in part to Geo.

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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.

"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."