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Ed Chester

@chwarae.bsky.social

Chartered engineer (space systems are my jam); team, process and comms facilitator (Lego SeriousPlay is my other jam); chair of school governors (education is my other other jam). Tri-jammed. Erdös number is 5. Does not suffer fools gladly.

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Just don't know what to think about <everything> today, but, i get a tomorrow, which is no small blessing. Looking for positives, chatgpt is losing relevance in dynamic and rapid ways, so that's nice.

01.03.2026 20:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You folx have the maddest bird designs.

24.02.2026 05:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

... is almost the worst, least accurate, pandering clickbait crap I've not been quick enough to block. Forbes should know better. The village is always getting better idiots.

24.02.2026 05:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

Despite the FCC making it ridiculously hard to submit comments, over 300 have already been submitted for both SpaceX's million sat filing, and Reflect Orbital's filing. If you have time and energy, you could add yours to the list! darksky.org/news/two-sat...

24.02.2026 05:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! ⭐️

Loved my research, but was drawn to follow my passion in a way I could combine science, art, and education. It’s a privilege to share my paintings with you! Thanks for sticking around to support this journey 🤗

12.02.2026 02:16 — 👍 170    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 0
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The kids are alright: CUSD students demonstrate against ICE | Claremont COURIER Some 700 Claremont Unified School District students walked out of classes Wednesday and marched to the intersection of Indian Hill and Foothill Boulevard for a 90-minute protest of the federal immigra...

I’m so inspired by these young people right here in Claremont and across the country who are coming together to stand up against Trump's authoritarianism. Together, we will continue to stand up for our rights, dignity, and safety. claremont-courier.com/schools/the-...

09.02.2026 14:33 — 👍 5113    🔁 1149    💬 139    📌 42

...snart ska j lämna in en artikel till en konferens som j absolut inte kommer att gå på... #pointless #academic

06.02.2026 14:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

block ignorant morons on first sight, then forget them for they bring no value and make the world worse.

04.02.2026 09:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

"So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause."
— Padmé Amidala

03.02.2026 19:05 — 👍 44    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0

Extraordinary cool. One day I aspire to sitting across from one of these watching them watch me.

02.02.2026 20:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Obvs

01.02.2026 19:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What's most amazing about this is the fact that the WSJ needed a “study” to figure it out.

01.02.2026 03:33 — 👍 20521    🔁 4481    💬 1240    📌 462

Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.

31.01.2026 20:48 — 👍 1401    🔁 401    💬 31    📌 9
Program Description A Software Engineering Workshop for Astronomy

The application deadline for the 2026 Code/Astro workshop is in a couple of days. Open to anyone interested in learning how to develop open-source software for astronomy! Both in-person and virtual options available.

Apply here: semaphorep.github.io/codeastro/

30.01.2026 22:29 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
A pixellated pacman ghost peeking out from behind a tree.

A pixellated pacman ghost peeking out from behind a tree.

Call for interactive sessions for #PlayfulLearning closes midnight on Monday 2nd February!
If you work at the intersection of #learning and #play for adults, take a look. This year's theme is "Into the Woods".

playfullearningassoc.co.uk/conference/

#GBL #games4Research #seriousGames #creativeHE

26.01.2026 10:42 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten...

#RIP_Alex 💔

26.01.2026 20:09 — 👍 40336    🔁 9248    💬 933    📌 323
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I want there to be a website where you can put in a connector reference code, and it gives you the correct corresponding opposite connector. "Here's my plug" -> 'sure, here's the socket you want'... and links to buy it.
Like, what's the interweb even for if we don't have this??

24.01.2026 21:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

and Sigur Rós

21.01.2026 14:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

ugly, stwpid, dangerous

21.01.2026 10:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

To all Senators and Congressmen,

Trump should really be removed BEFORE he invades an ally nation. NOT AFTER.

Impeach, 25th amendment, whichever... just make it so!

19.01.2026 19:30 — 👍 1635    🔁 476    💬 55    📌 23
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We have an early CME hit! This was the fastest I've ever seen it arrive.

I'm taking this pic standing in the middle of a typical Icelandic hail squall but you can see the aurora through breaks in the clouds. Go outside now if you're in Europe!

19:50 | Þingvellir, Iceland
#aurora #northernlights

19.01.2026 19:54 — 👍 690    🔁 98    💬 24    📌 3

I suspect many of us could do with learning more about Greenland. So, anyone here to say hi to?

17.01.2026 23:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...

17.01.2026 01:33 — 👍 7326    🔁 2935    💬 135    📌 338
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for everyone feeling exhausted

13.01.2026 16:04 — 👍 69    🔁 21    💬 4    📌 2

How's that whole 'Land of the free' pretense working out?
Really, really, looking forward to other side of this aberrant, abhorrent, absolute ballwhisk timeline.

13.01.2026 12:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just been for an eye test. I enjoy eye tests. Am I weird?

13.01.2026 12:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

good find, would read, even if it's premise/promise is possibly flakey ;)

13.01.2026 11:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I vote by post in the UK for national and local elections. Its secure and time efficient. The ignorant bilepile continues the lies.

09.01.2026 20:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We should go and defend Greenland, for show, and then for real if needed.
We should arm Ukraine, for real.
Forget tariffs, just cut trade with the US, period. Yes, it will hurt, but not forever.
Let's talk again when the 2 Primary Morons are in the ground.

08.01.2026 19:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0