You're a good guy, Frank.

Loved this movie when I was a kid. Overall it sticks somewhat close to the book, too.

I can't wait for the 2029 MAGA freakout and headlines about a partisan DoJ going after them

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Yes, this investigation is indeed criminal

If they had just built the 8.5-meter version they could cut exposure times by around 50%. Someone should have thought of that.

"corpus" sounds menacing in this context

Happy Columbus day, ahistorical nationalist racists!

A City on Mars is a great book, and I'm glad to see this, and assume the reason none of my books are on the shelf is because they sold immediately

John asked me for some science support, and I gave him some vague ideas, but I don't know enough hydro to figure out what would happen to the interior of the moon if it turned to cheese. I did say that the water content would turn to steam and that could cause ruptures, so that was fun.

Farewell NASA ADS ☄️

This supposition has merit

Yeah I've seen a ton of his videos and he's pretty good.

Yeah. Yeah. I'm just a guy writing a newsletter and handling the business end as well, so just talking one on one is way, way better, including for your soul.

Anybody who has ever had herd animals learns this, usually the hard way. Goats are maniacally good at escaping, and I spent many a fun time getting them back in to their pen.

Damn. Sorry, Katie.

I was verified a while back, jn fact. When you change your handle, I think, it has to reverify.

Something I didn't anticipate when we moved into a forest: raindrops hitting leaves and dripping down from leaf to leaf amplifies the sound of rainfall dramatically, even if the rain is quite light. It's magical, and with everything else quiet outside it's truly lovely to experience.