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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)

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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 6h
"That doesn't seem right," said Milo helplessly, for, with the bird taking everything the wrong way, he hardly knew what he was saying. "Agreed," said the bird, with a sharp click of his beak, "but neither is it left, although if I were you I would have left a long time ago."
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 6h
Fifty-seven out of fifty-seven is pretty darn close to “all men” if you ask me.
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 3h
'Good news for Venus terraformers' sounds like it should be the name of a book or band or something
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 5h
Alfred Bester sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bester... died on this day, so here are some of his book covers (Artist: Adrian Chesterman, Richard Powers, [couldn't identify] and Richard Powers):
A cover for Alfred Bester's "Tiger! Tiger!"A cover for Alfred Bester's "Star Light, Star Bright"A cover for Alfred Bester's "Феномен исчезновения"A cover for Alfred Bester's "Starburst"
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 8h
I've noticed that a lot of men don't understand what the patriarchy is and how it structures their lives. You need to wise up.
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 13h
"A century before a human being left Earths’ gravitational pull, Verne saw technology reshaping his world and penned a novel that captures the complex social, political, and *human* reality of innovation and space exploration." @reactorsff.bsky.social @anaklimchy.bsky.social
reactormag.com
Misunderstanding the Genius of Jules Verne — And Why It Matters to Science Fiction - Reactor
Our cultural obsession with Verne's predictive abilities ignores the real critical nuance and power of his writing, to everyone's detriment.
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 12h
How the Rosetta mission created a new archaeological site in space. 🧪 🏺 #SpaceArchaeology #PlanetSci
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Comet Quest
Click on the article title to read more.
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 17h
substack.com
Political Witch (@politicalwitch1)
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 15h
I started to read the Principia and then thought life's too short.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 17h
What I see popping up already: the main physical condition is “dropped” from the plan without evidence it is resolved, leaving psychosocial condition support which the NDIS plans to slash
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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 17h
REMINDER - Early bird registrations for the AAA conference in Adelaide in December will close on Friday! aaaconference.com.au/registration/ #AAA49
aaaconference.com.au
Register Now for AAA2026
Secure your place at AAA2026 and connect with Australia’s archaeology and heritage community. Join us in Adelaide/Tarntanya from 1-4 December 2026.
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Dr Hélène Maloigne @hmaloigne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👋 I'm keen to hear from historians, sociologists, psychologists, critical heritage studies scholars, community practitioners, commercial archaeologists....
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Brian Weeden @brianweeden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nuke the site from orbit: American orbiting nuclear weapons during the Cold War www.thespacereview.com/article/5325/1
thespacereview.com
Nuke the site from orbit: American orbiting nuclear weapons during the Cold War
In the aftermath of World War II, it seemed obvious to many that the future of warfar would involve rockets in orbit designed to deliver nuclear weapons. Dwayne Day and Hans Dolfing examine one study…
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Space.com @space.com · 29/09/2026
Newfound 'fire amoeba' could broaden the search for alien life to planets hotter than Earth www.space.com/space-explor...
space.com
Newfound 'fire amoeba' could broaden the search for alien life to planets hotter than Earth
The newly discovered microbe breaks new ground for complex life.
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Amber Ying 應 緣 @amberying.com · 29/09/2026
maybe the problem with college campuses weren't all the safe spaces but the rape culture
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Mat Riches @matriches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You should see their projections for the year… I say you should see their… is this thing on?
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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"And, most important of all," added the Mathemagician, "here is your own magic staff. Use it well and there is nothing it cannot do for you." He placed in Milo's breast pocket a small gleaming pencil.
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Dr. S.A. Applin @anthropunk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The malware is already released. All of it is Malware. LLMs have been malware since the start. Anything that feeds on the collected human knowledge corpus is going to get the worst of us along with the best. The biggest problem is word matching software (e.g. LLM's/"AI") can't tell the difference.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/09/2026
Israel engaged in the demolition of a city with families still inside the buildings. Real life horror.
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Owen Maresh @graveolens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
arxiv.org/abs/2609.35334 /Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics/ leidendeclaration.ai (authors overleaf)
arxiv.org
Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research. Technological developments have repeatedly transformed the practi...
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'PICTURE, n. A representation in two dimensions of something wearisome in three'. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
science.org
NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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Brian Weeden @brianweeden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good insight into the discussions within UN COPUOS on developing principels for space resources opiniojuris.org/2026/09/25/s...
opiniojuris.org
Space Resources and the Anatomy of Consensus at COPUOS
[Dr Güneş Ünüvar is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter and a Board Member and Legal Advisor of the Moon Village Association (MVA). The MVA is a permanent observer at COPUOS. The a…
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They mean male violence.
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Orbital archaeology! 🏺 🧪
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'And why should something be assessed only for its benefits for us? This is such a narrow way to look at the richness of off-Earth environments, and one I’m deeply uncomfortable with'. 🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #SpaceHeritage
zoharesque.blogspot.com
How we manage the values of off-Earth environments
Before I was an academic, I was a professional heritage consultant working with Aboriginal communities in Australia. I worked on all stages ...
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.' - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
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Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wild story!
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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 27/09/2026
[Nic Cage, into the camera] and that’s why we need to steal Armstrong and Aldrin’s moon turds
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Le désobéissant 🏴Ministre fantôme pour les ministres fantômes @sybilchaos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"82 per cent of Israeli Jews support the expulsion of Gazans"
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 27/09/2026
Very much @drspacejunk.bsky.social’s special subject area. “Why these iconic rocket ship playgrounds disappeared | 7.30” www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cQt... And why Powerhouse Parramatta has built a new one. Powerhouse Parramatta opens 7 November.
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Why these iconic rocket ship playgrounds disappeared | 7.30
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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Defective Cook @novaoulx.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
A spacefaring corporation harvesting poopbags from the Apollo missions for nefarious purposes is so Arthur C. Clarke
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is very interesting! Nearly 20 years ago I suggested that astronaut poop might have archaeological value, and was mocked for it. 🧪 🏺 #SpaceArchaeology
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Who knew astronaut poop could cause such controversy?
It's funny how people react to the idea that human waste may have archaeological value. Of course, in space, the main problem would be exp...
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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"It's very much like you’re trying to reach Infinity. You know that it's there, but you just don't know where—but just because you can never reach it doesn't mean that it's not worth looking for." "I hadn't thought of it that way," said Milo, starting down the stairs. "I think I'll go back now."
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Paul Halpern @phalpern.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On his 84th birthday, inventor Thomas Edison was interviewed by his friend Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone tires Firestone asked Edison "What do you think of Einstein's theory?" Edison responded, "I don't think anything of Einstein's theory because I can't understand it" #Einstein #Edison
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Saavik ‘Careful of the Ankle’ Ford @saavikford.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey folks—this is doing really well—more than 90% raised!!! But they aren’t there yet! Can you help save the grave of the man who 1st recognized light is an electromagnetic wave??? It’s more than a little shocking this is down to private fundraising, but with your help, it will get done!!!
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Space junk podcast for kids! cc @abqkatiestone.bsky.social 🧪
childrenshour.org
Space Junk Podcast for Kids
Space Junk Podcast for Kids
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Do not give a rat's about any football-related activities this weekend
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'PHONOGRAPH, n. An irritating toy that restores life to dead noises.' - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
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Sacha Prins @sacha.prins.net · 25/09/2026
don’t leave us hanging!
youtu.be
Warumpi Band - My Island Home (1987)
YouTube video by Adam Ford
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Sacha Prins @sacha.prins.net · 25/09/2026
youtu.be
Didjeridoo Blue
YouTube video by Warumpi Band - Topic
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
116. I've had a blog for over 20 years (it's called Space Age Archaeology) but I thought I should try and learn new things about blogging. #TabClosed2026
margaretbourne.com
How To Start A Blog In 2026: A Step-By-Step Guide For Beginners
Starting a blog may feel overwhelming — but with the right plan, it becomes manageable. Whether you're looking to create a blog for business promotion, a lifestyle blog, or something in between, this ...
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just find it kind of baffling how many people seem to forget that they were managing to do their jobs and live and accomplish things just fine three years ago or whatever when they couldn't ask the chatbot to do those things for them
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Luke Dones @lukemeister.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dear Scientists, What Is Preventing Your Paper From Looking Like This?
en.wikipedia.org
1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg - Wikipedia
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You'd think running America's space program would be a position above politics. Jared Isaacman, however, has given $3 million to MAGA, Inc. since being confirmed as NASA administrator. This isn't illegal, experts tell me. But is it right?
Isaacman contributions
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just one month until Gascia Ouzounian’s brilliant new book, "The Trembling City," is out. The book exposes the often-overlooked acoustic violence of genocide. Learn more/pre-order here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205648...
Cover of "The Trembling City: The Sonic and Atmospheric Violence of Vibrational Warfare," over a gray background.
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Gibby @thegibbon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It might be spelt homeopathy, but in economics they pronounce it "trickle-down"
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of the greatest Australian songs ever written - My Island Home by the Warumpi Band. From the collections of the Powerhouse Museum. #AuSky
collection.powerhouse.com.au
Powerhouse Collection - Audio record, single (45 rpm), 'Warumpi Band, My Island Home/ Didjeridoo Blue'
Audio record, (5 of 13), single (45 rpm), 'Warumpi Band, My Island Home/ Didjeridoo Blue', vinyl / paper, Parole Records, Australia, 1987
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