Dusted off and connected our old Wii. OMG it is so fun and nostalgic. I am cursing Nintendo for discontinuing this amazing platform (now over a decade ago).
Dusted off and connected our old Wii. OMG it is so fun and nostalgic. I am cursing Nintendo for discontinuing this amazing platform (now over a decade ago).
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Doing my mandatory emergency training. I love my coffee as much as anyone, but I think I might set down the mug in this situation. Or maybe it makes a better weapon than I realize?
In my local FB marketplace right now.
Except for the robot partβ¦
Best news all day!
Oh this is rich. Should we be expecting Trump to go after governor Abbott and take over the state with 1000s of ICE agents?
Congratulations, we are officially increasingly close to destroying ourselves.
I once had a student who believed the Earth is flat. The mental gymnastics she had to do to maintain her belief were bonkers, but no one got hurt.
The ability of humans to come up with explanations so our unfounded beliefs can stay intact is literally killing people.
Iβm curiousβ if youβre playing one of the violent video games and you shoot an innocent person, are there any consequences?
Thinking this is like a video game in which you kill people, and that is βcoolβ, really explains a lot about all of this.
Maybe he thinks late night hosts need more material? That is surely the most logical explanation.
Breaking news: when people care about other people everyone is better off. MN is above average across the board, which is totally on brand for Lake Wobegon.
Some people spend years working on a treaty to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Others try to take over countriesβ¦? Irony doesnβt even begin to cover this narcissism.
Some people spend years working on a treaty to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Others try to take over countriesβ¦? Irony doesnβt even begin to cover this narcissism.
Iβm leaning into my maternal Minnesotan Finnish ancestry. Sisu runs strong there.
#Minnesota #ICE
Iβm not sure what their long-game is, but if the plan is to sacrifice humans for corporate profit, theyβre nailing it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
I have never felt as much existential stress about humanityβs future (both on and off of Earth) as I do now. Itβs like the emergency breaks on an elevator have all failed while greed and ignorance are accelerating us toward catastrophe.
Full quote includes the following π:
βWe, humans, as far as we know right now, are the only sentient beings in the cosmos. And this could change tomorrow. We could detect extraterrestrial life any day now.β
Full quote includes the following :)
βWe could detect extraterrestrial life any day now. But as of right now, we are the only sentient beings in the universe that are capable of trying to understand the universe that weβre literally made of.β
Indeed - the quote above is not complete and out of context.
So fun to be quoted (and interviewed!) by @scifri.bsky.social β¨ππ§ͺ
Can we please get past this βmight makes rightβ BS? This is what people say when they donβt have any actual defensible and logical arguments.
Sure, Iβm happy to share them. Send me an email :)
Astronomers at #AAS247, Iβd love to see our community show up for the special session on Tuesday an interdisciplinary discussion of the Ethics of Outer Space. Decisions are being made now that will affect everyone on earth for generations to come. What is our role? What are the ethical frameworks?
I wish I knew! Someone within the CITIC publishing group, but I donβt have a name. I need to find out!
I got a super fun surprise in the mail today! Iβm so excited for this book to be introduced to the Chinese market, and I LOVE the cover. Now my Chinese DuoLingo training needs to catch up :).
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#books #science #astronomy