jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Strange New Worlds was a hard ”oof!” tonight. 100
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026So, #sdcc2026 will have #Alien:Earth bags? We'll have to look into that... Backpack-mounted T. Ocellus coming to San Diego Comic-Con Thursday. 020
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Saw "Disclosure Day" over the weekend. The problem is it wants to be profound, but it also wants to be the kind of movie that opens with a wrestler getting stomped in the face. 010
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialUC San Diego @ucsandiego.bsky.social · 04/06/2026In honor of National Corgi Day and commencement just around the corner, here's a little something to brighten your feed. 🐕🎓 Photos via: @mrfoxthecorgi on Instagram. #NationalCorgiDay #UCSD #UCSanDiego #UCSD2026 0113
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Reading a biography of Napoleon by Robert Asprey, who while insisting he isn't taking a extreme view like other authors mulls whether an Europe *more* influenced by Napoleon might have avoided two world wars. 100
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026There's a subscription-based app called "my authenticator app" whose entire reason for existing seems to be to come up in searches and bill people who'd otherwise use Duo or Google Authenticator for free. 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Finally finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after putting in about 80 hours over several months. Amazing story, progress seemed to drag a bit in the third act, but that might have been a skill issue. Now I feel prepared for the real Paris... 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialVoice of San Diego @voiceofsandiego.org · 02/04/2026Another charity has been booted from selling concessions at Petco Park due to its connections to a fraudulent scheme. voiceofsandiego.org/2026/03/31/p...voiceofsandiego.orgPadres' Concessionaire Booted Another Nonprofit Out of Petco Park After We CalledDelaware North, the Padres' concessions management company, booted a charity out of the park after we started asking questions. 073
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Long way to fly just to check whether the moon is still haunted. #artemis2 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026You stumble across the oddest bits of history on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfa... "...no other priests wanted to take up the role due to describing the site as filthy and inhabited by a witch; it was subsequently fully destroyed in 1905, leaving only the boulder in its original location."en.wikipedia.orgGrandfather (boulder) - Wikipedia 001
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Based on the volume of "my late spouse had a Yamaha grand piano we'd like to donate" spam emails we receive, you'd think "piano teacher" was the deadliest profession in America. 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Interesting point about the new Trump tariffs that suggests tehy are also not legal -- the Nixon-era legislation that authorizes them is not about trade deficits, but distinctly different "balance of payment" deficits which are not currently happening: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Again, Trump Completely Misreads the Law 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialMarshall Eubanks @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Comet Specialists Discuss the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS www.youtube.com/watch?v=31GQ...youtube.comComet Specialists Discuss the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLASYouTube video by ICQ Comets (and Cousins) 021
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialKristina Halvorson @halvorson.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I helped mobilize a group of neighbors to provide direct aid to nearly 50 families who are in hiding from ICE. These folks deserve fresh, familiar foods. So we're purchasing groceries direct from neighborhood Latino markets whenever we can. Venmo @kristina-halvorson to help, and please repost. 10226100
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialKristina Halvorson @halvorson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The media's attention to Minnesota is drifting. This weekend, ICE had a road block at 694 and Central in Fridley, where they were asking for licenses and papers for every car that wanted to get through. Don't look away. 1138
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026#expedition33 has really grown on me, but it's one of those games where the story is so key that you can't really talk about where you are in the game -- or even look up tips to get past some obstacles -- without generating or reading spoilers. 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 06/02/2026To Study Antarctic Ice Rifts, You Have to Throw a Few ‘Bombs’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...nytimes.comTo Study Antarctic Ice Rifts, You Have to Throw a Few ‘Bombs’ 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 05/02/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu2B...youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Google's AI overview served up blurbs and links to AI-slop video trailers for "Leviathan" featuring Dwayne Johnson and "Mermaid Invasion" featuring Scarlett Johansson when I searched for ocean-themed sci-fi in 2026. They're not real movies, nor is "Megalodon: Fury of the Sea." 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialMichael Weinberg @michaelweinberg.org · 04/02/2026With @adafruit.com raising the alarm about bills in NY and WA that would require 3D printers to refuse to print gun parts, here is a quick post on the technical problems with this approach (regardless of your thoughts about gun control) michaelweinberg.org/blog/2026/02...michaelweinberg.org3D Printers Cannot Effectively Screen for Gun PartsI put things here so they are on the internet 2218
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Bizarrely locked out of Facebook because it's insisting I enter a code from an authentication account I never setup. Can't use the "hacked" process because Facebook insists I've never used any of my devices to log in to before. Tried to set up a new account and it demands an authentication code... 101
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social · 29/01/2026📣 The Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2026, worth eight million Swedish kronor, is awarded to Veerabhadran Ramanathan 💡🌍 youtu.be/AnfM68U8nOY?... #Science #Geosciences #CrafoordPrize @scrippsocean.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.socialyoutu.beCrafoord Prize Laureate showed that many factors affect the climateYouTube video by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1104
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialScripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 12/01/2026🗻 Live from Antarctica! Today, NOVA @pbs.org is livestreaming from the ice as researchers—including Scripps & @ucsandiego.bsky.social geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum—study the rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier, one of the most consequential glaciers on Earth. www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...youtube.comLive from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBSYouTube video by NOVA PBS Official 12512
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 21/12/2025As many others have pointed out: an incredible paragraph in the NYTimes today. Important note: This is not an editorial — it's an analysis piece from the paper's chief White House correspondent. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u... 1018677
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Some channels were churning out this kind of slop even before AI slop was a thing: deadline.com/2025/12/yout...deadline.comYouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By MillionsYouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers. 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 15/12/2025No wonder the pilates class constantly has to sign up new students. 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialJason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Really interesting analysis here on how claims get amplified by our current media environment (and a rebuttal of sorts to those who argue that Avi Loeb's alien spacecraft hype is good because any science engagement is good engagement): www.cip.uw.edu/2025/12/03/3...cip.uw.eduAlien of the gaps: How 3I/ATLAS was turned into a spaceship onlineWhen we reach the frontier of current knowledge, we’re tempted to insert a higher power into the space where answers aren’t yet satisfying for all. 23311
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialESO @eso.org · 05/12/2025The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS ☄️ cruising through our Solar System is no alien spaceship and won't hit Earth. Still, the buzz around it is far from unfounded 🤩 Discover why with #ChasingStarlight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtiqLxfSiVI 🔭 🧪 03912
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Are quality video producers effectively ceding long-form content to AI slop mills? YouTube and the like pay more for shorts, so makers who used to post polished makes just seem to do shorts. And you get people doing unscripted rants while cheap AI videos pop up for trending news or science topics. 020
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Oh, the joys of a password reset form that blanks out the new password you're entering while simultaneously hiding the password requirements, that also hides the password requirements if you go off the tab to generate a password to meet the requirements. 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialRutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 25/11/2025I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1 337100445078
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialben driscoll @daisyowl.com · 24/11/2025maybe i am going insane 154179853832
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21/11/2025good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/... 3203105
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Never change, ChatGPT, never change. 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialAstroRick @therickman.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Astrophotographer Captures Stunning New Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS - #Astronomy - ift.tt/FyhmbnSift.ttAstrophotographer Captures Stunning New Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS | Sci.NewsA member of the ICQ Comet Observations group has released a new image of 3I/ATLAS, the third object and the second comet from outside the Solar System confirmed. 1233
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Two days of pointless 3I/Atlas speculation to go. Conspiracy theorists, please note the "comet" and "interstellar comet" labels before jumping to conclusions. www.nasa.gov/news-release...nasa.govNASA to Share Comet 3I/ATLAS Images From Spacecraft, Telescopes - NASANASA will host a live event at 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 19, to share imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS collected by a number of the agency’s 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 15/11/2025The dumbest thing about the "universe is a simulation" theory is that the simplest sufficient simulation is whatever you're perceiving, not the whole universe. Congrats, you've reduced your reality to the delusions of a brain in a box. 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialMichael Merrifield @astromikemerri.bsky.social · 11/11/20253I/ATLAS Update: would you believe it? It’s *still* a comet. 🔭 (www.virtualtelescope.eu/2025/11/11/i...) 3588
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialProf. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/11/2025I cannot believe how much misinformation there is about comet 3I/ATLAS. It's just very cool on its own without having to be an alien spaceship conspiracy... Prof. Jason Wright wrote a great breakdown of all the ways Avi Loeb is wrong about his awful alien conspiracy theories, and why 3I/ATLAS […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 3539
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialScott Kardel aka Palomar Skies @palomarskies.bsky.social · 11/11/2025That fuzzy dot at the center of the image is the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as captured from my backyard this morning. 🔭 2649
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialMarshall Eubanks @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...sites.psu.eduLoeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” ExplainedAvi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ... 054
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialAndrew Jones @andrewjonesspace.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter successfully observed the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS in early October at a distance of ~29 million km, CNSA has just announced. www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n67... 010230
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/11/2025If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit 211118172006
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 04/11/2025youtu.be/oX8vBXhFQ5o?...youtu.beAll The Latest Real Science on 3I/ATLASYouTube video by Mark Norris 000
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialSteve Desch @deschscoveries.bsky.social · 03/11/20253I/ATLAS has both Ni and Fe vapor, like 2I/Borisov and dozens of solar system comets. These are probably from carbonyls formed when metal reacts with ice, and seems pretty universal. Its 3I/ATLAS’s hyperbolic orbit that tells us it formed in another star system. 4133
Reposted by @jeffronicus.bsky.socialp.s @p-s-v.bsky.social · 02/11/20253I/ATLAS is now visible from🌎w small🔭 Interstellar☄️3I/ATLAS is now rising early enough in morning twilight to be seen even with small🔭 under imperfect conditions. Here's an image from this morning through thin☁️using a 152-mm Ritchey–Chrétien reflector 📸 Qicheng Zhang cometary.org/@qicheng/sta... 131
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...npr.orgWhy an interstellar comet has scientists excitedThe comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas surrounding it. 000
jeffronicus.bsky.social @jeffronicus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025There's also a very good chance it will very expensively never get built. 000
