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Radio science at MIT Haystack Observatory. Formerly: x-rays with OSIRIS-REx, gravitational waves with LIGO, Fulbrighter in Pisa at EGO/Virgo. He/him.

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Gotta admit, it's a terrific business model

01.02.2026 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man says but you are not serious people in a dark room ALT: a man says but you are not serious people in a dark room
28.01.2026 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The people of Minneapolis did it the hard way and I think you should too

27.01.2026 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But we're gonna require body cams that will fix things

27.01.2026 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He was naive in 2009 and he's still naive today.

25.01.2026 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. Weโ€™d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

24.01.2026 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23765    ๐Ÿ” 7846    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 632    ๐Ÿ“Œ 611

Skill issue

17.01.2026 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What an embarrassing beat to have as a reporter

14.01.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This sounds like something a boomer would propose

14.01.2026 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

06.01.2026 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14750    ๐Ÿ” 3032    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 215
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Bob Dylan attempts to explain Willie Nelson in The New Yorker's profile of Willie: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

22.12.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 894    ๐Ÿ” 250    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Omg "voice like a warm porchlight" is perfect, perfect

22.12.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When they said AI requires a lot of water I did not think they meant six bathrooms in a 3-bed

01.12.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 253    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Favorite thanksgiving dish?

27.11.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's nice to be reminded that we're all under the same sky

12.11.2025 05:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another Earth directed coronal mass ejection after an X1.2 flare eruption from sunspot region 4274. Arrival early on November 12 + strong geomagnetic storm expected.

10.11.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I remember when the last American veteran of WWI died, and the newspaper quoted him remembering his time in London before being shipped off to France, and how he had watched a military paraded that included survivors of the Light Brigade

08.10.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scenes from bike trails in northern vermont

05.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There's an abandoned quarry just on the other side of the mtns from Carrara. Incredible place to visit if you're in the area.

17.09.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Steam engines and fantastical contraptions" sounds like steampunk, not cyberpunk?

16.09.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
New images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration have revealed a dynamic environment with changing polarization patterns in the magnetic fields of supermassive black hole M87*. As shown in the images above, while M87*โ€™s magnetic fields appeared to spiral one direction in 2017, they settled in 2018 and reversed direction in 2021. The cumulative effects of this polarization change over time suggests that M87* and its surrounding environment are constantly evolving. Credit: EHT Collaboration

New images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration have revealed a dynamic environment with changing polarization patterns in the magnetic fields of supermassive black hole M87*. As shown in the images above, while M87*โ€™s magnetic fields appeared to spiral one direction in 2017, they settled in 2018 and reversed direction in 2021. The cumulative effects of this polarization change over time suggests that M87* and its surrounding environment are constantly evolving. Credit: EHT Collaboration

This is amazing:

A direct image of the shadow of a black hole.
A direct image of the hot, swirling gas circling and falling into it.
And brand-new images showing an apparent magnetic flip around the black hole, a sign of turbulent, tumultuous changes. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ”ญ

eventhorizontelescope.org/new-eht-imag...

16.09.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

That's 2010, not 2019

15.09.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is that the Brooklyn bridge in the upper right corner?

14.09.2025 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very sad news; it was a great privilege to work beside him in a small way.

26.08.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This a kabuki theater, not journalism.

04.08.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sometimes! Not too often, but both the beaches and the marsh walks there are beautiful. Feels like the edge of the world on a very wintry day!

01.08.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It happens still. It's very disheartening.

01.08.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's easy to be cordial, and I have learned that when people are not cordial, that is a choice!

01.08.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, there can be cultural differences, it's a short note and people make mistakes - but it's hard for me to imagine why someone would write that, rather than a simple "I'm very sorry, but our slots for visitors fill up quickly, and it's unlikely there will be room on the dates you request."

01.08.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a very rude message. I'm sorry you have to deal with this sort of thing.

01.08.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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