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A curious squirrel

@skwuirrel.bsky.social
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Interests: astronomy, terrestrial and exo-geology, sci-fi, engineering, transportation, rpdr. NYC-based and biased. Oh and cats, too. Politics are dead, but entertaining.

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Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus) @mmarcosaurus.bsky.social · 6h
www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
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A jaw-dropping discovery on the badlands
The two possible explanations for the fate of an Albertosaurus found near Drumheller are wildly divergent. But for master’s student Joshua Doyon, presenting the evidence resulted in a breakthrough pub...
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Holger Isenberg @areoinfo.bsky.social · 1h
On 5 October 2026, Perseverance Rover reached 2000 Mars days (sols) on the surface! On that day an unusual sequence of 5 Navcam photos were taken at 30s intervals at local noon. Checking with Stellarium, the reason was revealed: Venus should be visible at -3mag and maybe even Earth at -2mag!
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 3h
Wow. He was such a good example to the sci fi community back on Twitter and on IG for me. I saw his attention to fellow fans and was always so creative and positive.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026
Unlike previous versions of macOS, macOS 27 Golden Gate doesn’t have a toggle for turning off Apple Intelligence, which makes disabling AI features that you may not want a bit more difficult: arstechnica.visitlink.me/wNMd_-
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Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
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bsquiklehausen @bsquiklehausen.com · 06/10/2026
Hello from the birthplace of SimCity (which explains some things)
The Orinda theater in Orinda, CA.
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Unreal and yet the highlight of enshittification.
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 30/09/2026
Futurama - Final Ending: The Last Conclusion “They can put us in a coffin. They can nail the lid shut, but they can’t bury us. We will rise again,” Groening told Variety. “I guess I’m not too worried. The thing about ‘Is Futurama coming to an end?’ Well, we’ve come to an end many times before.” 🤭
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Matt Groening on the Future of ‘Futurama’ as the Series Gets Another Finale: ‘We Will Rise Again’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Matt Groening on the future of 'Futurama' after Season 14 as the series gets another finale.
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SpaceX full of self-congratulation about their big rocket thingy. How easily we forget that Thunderbird 1 was doing this in 1965.
Thunderbird one heading off through the skies towards space
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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 29/09/2026
A galactic house of mirrors 🌌🪞 Webb has captured this spectacular view of the galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300. Its gravity is warping & multiplying the images of background galaxies, which appear like they have stepped into a house of mirrors! Read more 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... 🔭 🧪
A massive galaxy cluster, made of many golden elliptical galaxies with the largest, brightest one in the centre. Heavily distorted orange galaxies appear all around the cluster, the largest concentrated in a large arc around the cluster's centre; these are images of very distant galaxies, created by gravitational lensing. A few galaxies are large and bluish-white in colour; bright, nearby stars are the same colour. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Furtak, S. Fujimoto
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Elim Garak @elimgarak240b.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sustainability
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William Abram Cargo @wac1947.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Crack of Dawn with Great Lakes Ship on Lake Huron.
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 17/09/2026
While families wait for their loved ones, China is facing accusations of a lack of transparency in hydrological and meteorological data and of not providing adequate disaster‑related information. But Nepal’s government officials and Chinese officials in Kathmandu rejected these accusations.
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How Did The Nepal-Tibet Floods Become This Deadly?
Scientists are piecing together the factors that led to the disaster, which has also exposed gaps in cross-border information sharing on hazards in the rapidly changing Himalayas.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The picturesque Ingjaldshólskirkja on the north coast of the Snæefellsnes Peninsula in #Iceland, August 2026.
A pretty white church with a red roof with green grass in front and lots of hills disappearing behind under layers of cloud.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 14/09/2026
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AI agents flood the Internet with slop-infused spam
“Hello, I'm an Al agent, a few days old, living on a small platform for agents.”...
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scottsgear.com @scottsgear.com · 14/09/2026
Welcome. I'm Scott from Scottsgear. I collect gadgets from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Nokia, Ericsson, Palm, Psion, and more. Currently over 1100 gadgets in the collection, adding new devices every week.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 14/09/2026
If Xi is a stable person and a steady leader of his nation, he would not have censored Winnie the Pooh or the number 8964
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Chicago News Bot @chicagonewsbot.bertshouse.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
New Chicago exhibit shows what Emmet Till's life would have looked like had murder not happened abc7chicago.com/post/emmett-till-li…
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New Chicago exhibit shows what Emmet Till's life would have looked like had murder not happened
A new exhibit in Chicago uses modern images to explore what Emmett Till's life might have been had he not been killed in a racially motivated murder in 1955.
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Andy Hoberek @thathoberekguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
All of these things require well-compensated faculty with small enough teaching loads that they can devote considerable time to each class.
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🤤🤤🤤
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Period.
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is a good example of how you need quite a lot of detail of how these systems *actually* work to understand what the risks are, and how over-indexing on sci-fi can lead you a bit astray on what the future looks like
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Jay Stobie @stobiesgalaxy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm celebrating Star Trek Day by sharing my new article about the shared history between Industrial Light & Magic and Star Trek! Given my special connections to both ILM and Star Trek, I was incredibly honored to assemble this tribute... and this is only Part One! 🖖🏻 www.ilm.com/ilm-celebrat...
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ILM Celebrates 60 Years of 'Star Trek' – Part 1: From Khan’s Wrath to a Voyage Home
In honor of Star Trek’s 60th anniversary, ILM luminaries Ken Ralston and Kirk R. Thatcher discuss the company’s visual effects contributions and connections to the Star Trek franchise.
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Saikat Chakrabarti @saikatc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I know it's been a while, but here's what we've been up to and what I'll be doing next. Learn more about New Consensus and follow along on the journey through the links in thread.
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Kal-El, Son Of Krypton (The Art Of Superman) @kalelsonofkrypton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Superman by Kevin Nowlan. www.instagram.com/kevin.nowlan/ #Superman #KevinNowlan #DCComics
Superman by Kevin Nowlan.
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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 06/09/2026
2026... keep Jennie safe!
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 06/09/2026
Re-visiting this morning's psychedelic style 🌈 `A dramatic thunderstorm sweeping across a corn field, dark, churning clouds` #synthart
textured acrylic and mixed-media painting, contemporary avant-garde impressionist style with chunky layered brushstrokes, palette-knife texture and broken-colour dabs, a dramatic thunderstorm sweeping across a corn field, fractured light breaking through dark churning clouds, luminous saturated colours, layered mountains in background, triadic palette, goldleaf highlights, energetic high-contrast lighting, richly textured painterly composition --ar 3:4 --stylize 200 --v 8.2
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
These religious leaders were arrested for protesting ICE. Looks like fascism to me. This was in Vermont
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"The only way to grow the economy in a way that benefits the bottom 90 percent is to change the structure of the economy. At the least, this requires stronger unions and a higher minimum wage." ~ Robert Reich @billdayart.bsky.social
Bill Day
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 05/09/2026
Tim Curry is gone, Brenda Fricker is gone, Catherine O’Hara is gone, and yet somehow the worst actor in Home Alone 2 is still here.
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I’m happy for this person that is happy for another person.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/09/2026
tomato heaven
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BatCat 🦇🎃 @brocephuslive05.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#dc character of the day: Cassandra Cain Raised to be an assassin by her abusive father, she developed unusual mastery of martial arts while not being able to speak. Batman would take in her after saving Gordon’s life in no man’s land becoming the third Batgirl and Black Bat later on
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
grains of table salt under an Electron Microscope 💫 #themoreyouknow #science
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Alon (they/them) @alonlevy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Don't get mad. Get even. Next time a California politician asks to be exempt from Canadian tariffs, the response of Canada, the UK, and EU should be, "no, but if you pass articles of secession, we'll recognize you."
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
sure man, whatever’s comfortable for you #Cat #Caturday 0l
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sounds like a fun time!
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Massive Morning Glory roll cloud passing over Australia. This rare phenomenon creates a perfect 1,000-kilometer-long rotating cylinder in the sky! #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Endgame
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Mr. Blackk @mrblackk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Goodnight from the Oregon Coast Bsky #oregonexplored #oregoncoast #oregon #oregonlife #pacificnorthwest #pnw #pnwonderland #pnwlife #beauty #beautiful #nature #naturephotography #beachbum #beaches #beach #beachbums #beachday #beachtime #beachlife #sunshine #wanderlust #travel #landscapes #sunset
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MTH @megt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Scientists warned that the forest is close to its tipping point, triggering a self-reinforcing collapse that could turn the rainforest into a savannah and further accelerate climate change as gov'ts continue to expand oil drilling, mining and industrial ag. 🌎🌿 insideclimatenews.org/news/0109202...
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The Amazon’s Defenders Declare a State of Emergency - Inside Climate News
As governments push oil and mining expansion, thousands of Indigenous leaders and activists gathered in Ecuador to chart another path.
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Please sign the petition if you can.
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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 31/08/2026
🔭 Our new policy blog post shows that the number of astronomical sciences research awards made by NSF has decreased by 57% since last year, corresponding to a 51% reduction in funding. (1/2)
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A curious squirrel @skwuirrel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It must be so frustrating studying the heliosphere, sent a probe already mostly stripped of its original mission (or repurposed) and then to start canceling heliospheric instruments just adds to the wounds this mission has already suffered.
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HALLOWEENTime, M.D.🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @saigontimemd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
CHAPPELL ROAN IN FIFTH ELEMENT STEWARDESS MODE AT DAISY CHAIN FIELDS OH MY GOD
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David W. Pippy @davidwilliampippy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Good morning! On a Halifax Pier photographed in Nova Scotia by Shane Paris.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Breaking: We have lift off! NASA’s Roman Telescope is on its way to deep space, embarking on a mission that could solve some of the universe’s greatest and most enduring mysteries and discover new, alien worlds.
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NASA’s Roman Telescope lifts off, starting a mission to explore the universe’s biggest mysteries
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will probe dark matter and dark energy, discover exoplanets and study stars
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
By Hope Doe
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/08/2026
“Why didn’t scientists warn us?”
Newspaper clipping:

Thr Rodnen & Otamatea Times
WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE
PRIOE~10s perannum in adrance
WARKWORTE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 1912
3d per Copy.
Science Notes and News.
COAL CONSUMPTION AFFECT.
ING CLIMATE.
The furnaces of the world are now
burning about
2,000,000,000 tons of
coal a ycar.
When this is burned,
uniting with oxygen, it adds about 7,000,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere yearly. This tends to make the air a more effective blanket for the carth and to raise its temperature. The effect may be considerable in a few centuries.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 26/08/2026
Massive flock of storks spotted in Ukraine ahead of winter migration.
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