The Luddite Renaissance is already upon us.
07.03.2026 02:40
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The Luddite Renaissance is already upon us.
But itโs also Friday night and I have tacos and donโt have to deal with work till Monday so ๐
Oh no. Just realized weโre headed into another weekend and as the news quiets down what fresh nonsense will he unleash now. At least itโll be an hour shorter.
I strangely remember them whining that it was Bidenโs fault for the rise in gas prices when Russia invaded Ukraine. Trumpโs War is more of a self own there, they can shove off.
*jazz hands* GEOGRAPHY
Couldn't restrain myself and made this into a Linkedin post
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Page 2 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: constructive suggestions regarding how the already remarkable institutional efficiency and societal impact of NCAR could be further enhanced through increased (not decreased) federal support in the years to come. Please note: To ensure the highest level of technical rigor, this response focuses exclusively on the core atmospheric and natural hazard science topics within the authorโs primary domain of expertise; for this reason, I have omitted a response to Topic 4 (Space Weather)." NCAR weather modeling and atmospheric observing capabilities a) Management and operations of weather-related observational platforms, modeling and science as a stand-alone activity. The proposed management of weather-related research as a stand-alone activity is a scientifically regressive path that ignores the fundamental physical reality of the Earth system. Modern atmospheric science has demonstrated (largely, it is worth noting, due to groundbreaking researc
Page 3 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: b) Management and operations of weather-related observational platforms, modeling and science as combined with other NSF investments/facilities. The highly specialized nature of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) infrastructure represents an extraordinary value proposition that cannot be replicated by combining it with more generalized NSF programs. The NWSC is not a generic high-performance computing (HPC) facility; it is a laboratory uniquely optimized for atmospheric science workflows, with a hardware and storage architecture specifically designed to handle the massive, high-bandwidth data demands of Earth system modeling. Furthermore, its model of providing an excellent, free-at-point-of-use technical support team ensures that the focus remains on the science rather than the overhead of systems administration. This centralized expertise allows individual researchers, smaller labs, and even entire universitiesโwho would otherwi
Page 4 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: NCAR Mesa Lab (located in Boulder, Colorado) a/b) Ownership of the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab building for public and private use. Far more than just an office building, NSF NCAR Mesa Lab is an iconic and purpose-built facility designed specifically for the study of atmospheric science. Its position at the physical interface of the Rocky Mountain foothills and the Great Plains is a deliberate reflection of its mission, serving as a visible symbolโin an iconically American settingโof the federal government's enduring commitment to science in service of society. For many in the field, including myself, the Mesa Lab holds singular importance as a focal gathering point for the global atmospheric science community. My own early career exposure to weather and Earth system modeling, in fact, occurred within these walls, and I have long felt that the facilityโs architecture and location inspire a necessary sense of awe regarding the atmosphereโs complexity a
Page 1 of letter by Daniel Swain. It begins: Dear Acting Director Stone and the NSF NCAR restructuring team: I am writing to provide a formal response to the Request for Information (RFI) regarding the proposed restructuring of the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and its critical weather science infrastructure contained within the January 23, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) entitled โNSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure.โ I submit these comments in my professional capacity as an atmospheric research scientist within the University of California, where my research focuses on the physics and dynamics of atmospheric processes related to extreme weather events and their role in shifting natural hazard and disaster risk. My perspective is informed by a public-sector career dedicated to bridging the gap between fundamental atmospheric research and real-world application in an academic context, with a particular focus on understanding and mitigating
I just submitted my letter to NSF responding to its proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). I argue that doing so would be an astonishing and avoidable misstep, and that federal support for the institution should in fact be *increased.* [1/4]
โKristi Noem tried to upstage the President. And Trump would never stand for that. You can run an agency into the ground, and trample all over Americansโ constitutional rights, and use government funding like itโs your own personal slush fund. But you absolutely cannot steal Trumpโs spotlight."
BREAKING via Reuters
U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation.
Okay Miss, just a little further to Mawsonโs Peak. Just past Cricketโs Revenge and along Cape Good, along Pretti Ridge and we will be at your new volcaโฆWe mean, Office.
Importantly they are planning to hire these people on 2 year contracts so what actually happened is they fired everyone so they could rehire them with worse working conditions and an easy revolving door with industry ๐ซฉ ๐ญ
Screenshot of a nasa FB post that says 3:36 4 F17 < NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Ad... โขโข. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space NASI Administration e โข Follow 3hใป Explore with us! Learn more about NASA Force, a new initiative to recruit the nation's top engineers and technologists in support of America's space program. Applications are opening soon: https:// go.nasa.gov/4|ctjOz NASA 626 41 ~ 72
Itโs weird how this doesnโt say โoops we accidentally pushed out/incentivized to leave/firedโ a lot of engineers and it turns out engineering projects need those.
All dogs go to heaven.
Kristi Noem, on the other handโฆ
on threads jbpritzker posted a(n obviously fake) linkedin screenshot showing kristi noem is โopen to work.โ her title is listed as DHS Secretary (Former) | Public Speaker | Unlicensed Dog Euthanizer
holy hell
Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.
A cartoon from the 1950โs thatโs more relevant than ever ๐
A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.
โNo front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.โ www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...
The mother had hosted alcohol-fueled gatherings for teenagers.
and so ends one of the dumbest faux scandals in political history
there's a lot going on right now but did you know a massive amount of the world's fertilizer flows through the middle east, and did you know that that fertilizer needs to be shipped to the us *right now* for planting season, and uh did you know we are at war with iran
You know who else is excellent at collecting relevant papers to assist a researcher in trying to understand a particular topic? A librarian.
You know what you still have to do when conducting a lit review? Read the damn papers. There is no shortcut for doing quality research. You just gotta do it
There have been MULTIPLE early leaks of scientific discoveries via DECORATED CAKE. Scientists are good at many things, but shutting up is definitely not one of them.
Karoline Leavitt just cited the Iran Hostage Crisis (1979) and the Beirut barracks bombings (1983) as evidence of the "threat" posed by Iran now, in 2026
People who believe in an imminent Rapture/Armageddon don't have anything invested in what happens to you here on Earth. You are irrelevant to them and will be treated accordingly.
When someone says โScientists do not want you to knowโ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They canโt shut up about what they found out and want you to know.