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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah now that's a TOF on beast mode. 😮

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 3h

Just spied a sundog on the drive home. #ncwx #photography

Setting sun with clouds and a sundog bright spot 37deg to left of the sun.

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Martin Tomsky @mtomsky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Brand new miniature portraits! Say hello to Jim from the infernal plane, Harold & Slink, Chomp, Ham Baby, Fenrin, Gladys, Shower Thoughts, Janet and Bookworm. Get 10% off all little artworks with code FRESHMEAT here - www.martintomsky.com/shop?categor... #art #illustration #characterdesign

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Bob Riddle @currentsky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Look up! It's World Space Week www.worldspaceweek.org

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LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This Pacific Baza appeared totally oblivious to us as it hunted its breakfast. It's the first time I've seen one with a frog and definitely one of the highlights of today's 55 species early morning walk. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A Pacific Baza eating a small green tree frog. It took it a while to get the frog down, but as soon as it did it was off hunting again, tracking movements with its bright yellow eyes.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/10/2026

This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

😮Whoa! Ah, so it's a flood of thin low quality papers for some researchers to gin up their paper numbers. 💩

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Qingshan Lake Water Forest in Lin'an District, Hangzhou is a viral attraction sometimes called "Matcha Lake" for the emerald green duckweed (subfamily Lemnoideae). These black swans (Cygnus atratus) & their cygnets are enjoying a nutritious buffet of aquatic plants. Let's learn about duckweed.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Added roller wheels to the bottom so it slides under my laser machine work bench. I'm using it to hold tall bottles of glue and other things. This turned out amazing. This is my third drawer restoration like this and each one is unique little piece of functional art. #Curbfinds #Restoration 4/end

Picture of the bottom of the finished drawer showing that small clear/white roller wheels had been added to the 4 corners of the bottom.

Another close up picture of the finished drawer front outside on a brick porch.

Picture of the drawer in place under a workbench and contains multiple tall bottles of glue and other things.

Picture of the drawer in place under a workbench and contains multiple tall bottles of glue and other things. My hand had pulled out the drawer demonstrating the roller action of the drawer.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After fully sanding I stained it with some minwax red oak 215 stain, which is my go to dark stain. No prestain conditioner to make sure the grain popped. Finished with minwax gloss brush on poly. Holy... that fire grain rocks! Whoa! #Curbfind #Restoration 3/n

Picture of the stained and finished square drawer front held in a hand in the outside sun. A flowing fire grain is seen with a gloss finish. Silver pull handle.

Picture of the stained and finished drawer front held in a hand in the outside sun. View is top down. A flowing fire grain is seen with a gloss finish.

Picture of the stained and finished square drawer front held in a hand in the outside sun. 3 quarter side view. A flowing fire grain is seen with a gloss finish. Silver pull handle.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I stripped the paint and OMG! 🔥 Check the grain on that front panel. 😍 Pretty sure the front is maple and the rest is doulas fir. #Curbfind #Restoration 2/n

Close up picture of the square drawer front with the paint stripped off and sanded. Shows an amazing fire grain pattern

Close up picture of the square drawer front from the side with the paint stripped off and sanded. You see all the dense grain waves from the side edge.

Top down view of the drawer with the paint stripped off and fully sanded

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A little repurposed restoration 🧵 (This is So Cool!) My neighborhood was developed in the 40s. So whenever I see curb debris from a kitchen renovation I always look for drawers. They are typically made from old growth wood which usually has lots of great grain and figure. #Curbfind #Restoration

Picture of a narrow kitten drawer held at arm length while standing on a neighborhood street. 3 quarter view. Drawer has a white painted front with a silver pull handle. Unfinished sides.

Picture of a narrow kitten drawer held at arm length while standing on a neighborhood street. Top down view. Drawer has a white painted front with a silver pull handle. Unfinished sides. The bottom of the drawer is covered in self-adhesive flowery shelf paper.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I always have to mutter a soft "Damn" ever time I see that photo.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Martin Tomsky @mtomsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mistakes were made and I've made a much moodier batch of octopus brooches than I intended. As the colours are off, these guys have are going for almost half price and have become a limited edition item. www.martintomsky.com/shop/moody-o... #octopus #brooch #limitededition

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An incredible satellite view of a monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Polo this morning.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Same. Once upon a time I did a bunch of HPLC-ToF-MS work and TFA was always the go to acid.

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 21/09/2026

Did you know the wasabi in most sushi restaurants isn't wasabi? Or that a chemical synergy between dried seaweed and raw fish enhances sushi's savoury flavours? Learn more about sushi science with this infographic, as requested by my sushi-mad seven-year-old 🍣 wp.me/s4aPLT-sushi #ChemSky 🧪

This infographic titled "Sushi chemistry: nori, wasabi and sticky rice" explores the science behind sushi. It features three main panels with illustrations, chemical structures, and explanations. The left section explains how amylopectin in rice creates stickiness and how acetic acid from vinegar aids gelatinisation. The middle panel covers umami flavours from glutamate, inosinate, and guanylate found in nori and raw fish, displaying their molecular structures. The right panel discusses allyl isothiocyanate in wasabi and horseradish, along with gingerol and shogaol compounds in pickled ginger (gari). Photos of six different sushi rolls line the bottom.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ah, got it now. Thanks. 😃

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yeah, but for $9 it's worth a shot. The arm is a bit short but I just have to lift my arm a little to see fully behind me.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ok, I've been informed by biking peeps on Mastodon that my new nickname is Captain Dashboard. 🤪

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ok I think I’m maxing out on handle bar space for accessories. 😁 #Biking

Picture looking from the back of a bike to the front handlebars. Mounted on the handles, from left to right, is a cup holder, a cellphone holder and a rear view mirror.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waxing gibbous moon paired at sunset with some high thin pink clouds. To my minds eye the clouds look like a flying fire breathing dragon with the moon held in its claws. 🐉 #astrophotography #Moon #dragons.

Picture of a still blue sky over the top of some trees at sunset . In the sky is a bright gibbous moon paired with some feathery thin pink clouds.

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saraofwhimsy @saraofwhimsy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And I'm back! There are three pet ghost jars left! The pet ghosts are always a hit at the market. I actually think that covers all of the new items in the shop actually. www.whimsystation.com/product/pet-...

Four jars with pairs of ghosts hanging in them, floating above the moss.

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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A little response to the many comments on yesterday's mushroom photos.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1/x In the 1840s, a lame American naval officer, grounded at a desk in Washington, cut weeks off the world's ocean voyages without inventing a single machine. His raw material: a warehouse of logbooks nobody had ever read. Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder of the Seas. A 🧵 #maritimehistory

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just keep inching, just keep inching…. Had no idea at first what this was and the Seek app drew a blank. Finally honed in on the ID looking for adaptive camouflaged caterpillars.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also recently saw what it will morph into on the side of my car.

Close up picture of a pale green moth spread out on the side of a cream colored car door.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Found some on a cutleaf coneflower in my yard very recently.

Close up picture of a yellow flower. In the center cone of the flower is a very small inch worm larvae that is adorned with parts of the flower as camouflage.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hmmm I think I might need a bigger trailer. 😁 #Biking #Curbfind

Picture of a bike parked on a sidewalk with a cargo trailer behind it. In the background behind the trailer is a weathered longboard surfboard that is many time the length of the trailer.

Picture showing the other side of the surfboard with the bike trailer behind it.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I may have taking the new trailer on a test drive to my local maker space. 😁 #Biking

Picture of a bike with a trailer outside the building for the Cape Fear Makers Guild.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trailer is now attached. Rides great. 🎉 More upgrades coming. #Biking

Picture outside on a sunny day at the end of my driveway. There is a silver bike with an attached converted dog trailer that’s now a cargo trailer. Collapsible crate strapped to the backend of the trailer.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Weight is important when you have to pull it on the bike. The first caster I bought was just a regular 6" swivel caster. I had to send it back because I failed to read the fine specification print. The beast weighed in at almost 6lbs. 😳 🤣

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is the wheel I'm getting. Took me a fair bit of searching to realize what I wanted was a front forked wheel for a wheelchair. 6" wheel and weighs just over 1lb.

Screenshot picture of a black replacement front wheel for a wheelchair.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Don’t mind me. Just nailed the tolerences on the pressure fit of two bearings on the first 3D print. 😁 This will hold the stem of the stem caster I’m using to make my pet bike trailer find into a cargo bike trailer with a 2-in-1 option. Will convert to a push cart. PETG 100% infill. #3Dprinting

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

But design is part of the fun. 😅

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I find it kind of weird when I can't find something already designed that see like it really should already exist. But I realize that, more often then not, it's because I'm wanting something that is more kind of niche then I assumed. 🤪

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I called him up and was like, "Yoh, why do you need some gift cards?" 😆

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm a freemason and I've seen phishing scam emails that look kind of of legit supposedly from the Master (President) of my lodge.

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