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Paul Wren

@elevenpointtwo.bsky.social

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Software developer, adjunct Astronomy professor, occasional planetary scientist, former developer of @jmars_gis.bsky.social he/him #SaveOurOceans #BlackLivesMatter #SaveOurRepublic

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 2h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"But... unit tests passed!"

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 1d

"The chancellor approved it"

🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“a supply chain attack”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 1d

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 1d

HE STRAIGHT UP SAID THEY WERE EVIL ANF COULD LITERALY NOT STAND IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD'S SACRAMENT

For those who are not clear on the implications, Father Dowling is saying that ICE is straight up powered by evil in the demonic sense.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect that the deportation quotas motivate ICE agents to find low-hanging fruit... the cruelty comes as a bonus for them.

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Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 1d

Non-ironically my favorite genre of writing these days is a syntactically awkward student paper that is nevertheless brimming with ideas they’re trying on

Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1d

The palpable relief of reading a syntactically awkward student paper nevertheless brimming with ideas they’re trying on after having to consume the stale cardboard generalities of a Chat GPT essay.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 1d

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 2d

Surely someone is going to primary this pathetic excuse for a human?

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 2d

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

If it’s worth banning, it’s worth owning.
#BannedBooksWeek

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 2d

While reading this, I had a flashback to Musk requiring daily reports of “what I did today” from the entire government workforce

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Michael Busch @michael-w-busch.bsky.social · 3d

#TeamRadar

Lazio et al. 2025, "The Next-Generation Ground-Based Planetary Radar" - www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...

www.kiss.caltech.edu

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sgazzetti @sgazzetti.bsky.social · 3d

@monteiro.bsky.social in his newsletter nails it hard this week:

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, it is also about revenge. He sees this as a win-win (for him alone)

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 3d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 3d

Did she meet them IN PORTLAND? Take a few pics of the carnage with her phone?

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 3d

Whenever anyone says how much of the U.S. economy is tied to AI right now, I'm like...damn, what if a single rich person had any idea other than "try to zero out labor costs through theft."

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 3d

#NASAWebb is clearing up some mysteries about star formation thanks to its infrared capabilities—ideal for seeing the coolest, dimmest stars. ✨ Building on Hubble’s look at the Flame Nebula, Webb revealed new details, including the region’s low mass objects. 🔭 🧪

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 4d

The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.

Screenshot of David Simon interview
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 4d

I'm relieved, and also now have a deeper understanding of Andy's reply.

Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 4d

Lived in AZ my whole life, have visited Tucson more times than I can count... but now I'm suspecting I've been pronouncing it incorrectly! Is it not EYE-na?

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Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 4d

They have all this less-lethal ammo... gotta use it before expiration date!

Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 4d

With what crime are they going to charge a flag burner? Open flame without a permit?

Paul Wren @elevenpointtwo.bsky.social · 4d

I would attend #4's workshop. Feels friendly and just a tad unserious.