Notorious RBMK
@comraderobot.bsky.social
equal parts physics, left politics, DIY science, and photos (space/birds/stuff). formerly astroparticle physics, now astrodynamicist. "dr" in certain extremely specific professional contexts. ohio for 3 decades then west coast (sfbay, now pdx). fuck ai art
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Notorious RBMK
@comraderobot.bsky.social
· Oct 17
okay we can pin stuff now and tons of people are pouring in from an X debacle… so
Hi! my name is Nathan
i post jokes and do a bunch of tedious but aesthetic stuff in my free time:
* space photos
* bird photos
* bouncing radio off the moon
* making gadgets
* using/programming old computers
Hi! my name is Nathan
i post jokes and do a bunch of tedious but aesthetic stuff in my free time:
* space photos
* bird photos
* bouncing radio off the moon
* making gadgets
* using/programming old computers
have an annoying take no one needs to hear that im currently chewing up and swallowing
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
have an annoying take no one needs to hear that im currently chewing up and swallowing
*opens facebook*
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 AM
*opens facebook*
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i'm a joker, i'm the joker, i'm the midnight joker.
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
i'm a joker, i'm the joker, i'm the midnight joker.
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what if instead of being an individual contributor you were a manager of a fake guy
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
what if instead of being an individual contributor you were a manager of a fake guy
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what if i just did code reviews from automated junior engineers all day? that would definitely keep self-injected bullets out of my brain
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
what if i just did code reviews from automated junior engineers all day? that would definitely keep self-injected bullets out of my brain
there are so, so, so many skills i could not learn without passing through a period of intense discomfort and psychic pain.
help i think im going to turn into a marble statue pfp guy but for computer. this is a moral hazard. we’re losing our culture. this decadence will end in decline
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
there are so, so, so many skills i could not learn without passing through a period of intense discomfort and psychic pain.
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I gotta say between Final Fantasy VII and all those Bugs Bunny cartoons, I was led to believe that a few more of my problems would be solvable by putting on a pretty dress
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I gotta say between Final Fantasy VII and all those Bugs Bunny cartoons, I was led to believe that a few more of my problems would be solvable by putting on a pretty dress
help i think im going to turn into a marble statue pfp guy but for computer. this is a moral hazard. we’re losing our culture. this decadence will end in decline
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 AM
help i think im going to turn into a marble statue pfp guy but for computer. this is a moral hazard. we’re losing our culture. this decadence will end in decline
“we’re launching one million satellites” okay well im turning into moss. we’re all doing shit
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
“we’re launching one million satellites” okay well im turning into moss. we’re all doing shit
this is still the best joke ive intentionally crafted. it’s like i built it in a bottle.
sudafed for my real friends, and real feds for my pseudo friends
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 AM
this is still the best joke ive intentionally crafted. it’s like i built it in a bottle.
ivermectin? how could ivermectin when ive never even seen her mectin
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 AM
ivermectin? how could ivermectin when ive never even seen her mectin
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pov: you are the monolith
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
pov: you are the monolith
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i know quadcopters get all the glory but there’s just something romantic about styrofoam wings
this weeks moment of scale aviation zen:
this weeks moment of scale aviation zen:
February 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
i know quadcopters get all the glory but there’s just something romantic about styrofoam wings
this weeks moment of scale aviation zen:
this weeks moment of scale aviation zen:
pov: you are the monolith
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
pov: you are the monolith
hey man. spot any vast conspiracies amongst the noise lately. do any pattern matching. You construct any narratives from random happenstance my dude
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
hey man. spot any vast conspiracies amongst the noise lately. do any pattern matching. You construct any narratives from random happenstance my dude
we want it GONE bro. everybody wants it gone.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
we want it GONE bro. everybody wants it gone.
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in abstract x is just a megachurch
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
in abstract x is just a megachurch
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
okay so what i gather is people doing this because sometimes it’s faster than ordering but other than that its just for the cory doctorow vibes and maybe saving a few cents per whistle
to tldr the tldr whistles are whistles so however you can get ahold of and distribute them is fine
to tldr the tldr whistles are whistles so however you can get ahold of and distribute them is fine
can someone tldr me on why so many people are printing whistles? i have a maybe-bad assumption that they could be sourced more affordably from injection mold fabricators, but maybe those dont meet some kind of spec that the printed ones have re: audibility?
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
okay so what i gather is people doing this because sometimes it’s faster than ordering but other than that its just for the cory doctorow vibes and maybe saving a few cents per whistle
to tldr the tldr whistles are whistles so however you can get ahold of and distribute them is fine
to tldr the tldr whistles are whistles so however you can get ahold of and distribute them is fine
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I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
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wait being in contempt of court lets you sleep for 24 hours? can I get that
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
wait being in contempt of court lets you sleep for 24 hours? can I get that
can someone tldr me on why so many people are printing whistles? i have a maybe-bad assumption that they could be sourced more affordably from injection mold fabricators, but maybe those dont meet some kind of spec that the printed ones have re: audibility?
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
can someone tldr me on why so many people are printing whistles? i have a maybe-bad assumption that they could be sourced more affordably from injection mold fabricators, but maybe those dont meet some kind of spec that the printed ones have re: audibility?
my guy they have a whole show on apple tv that is just “woke nasa.” they got a workplace polycule show. there’s one where a lesbian is noah
A U.S. Senator just called Netflix "the woke-est content in the history of the world," which is laughable as all get out. But let's play along and assume it was true: Netflix is by far the most popular streamer in the U.S. and the world. So...Americans must really love "woke"? 🤔
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
my guy they have a whole show on apple tv that is just “woke nasa.” they got a workplace polycule show. there’s one where a lesbian is noah
i cannot touch my eyes. super sensitive. can’t even do the puff test at the doc.
a couple years ago i had multiple days of a “something in my eye” feeling. finally after a shower i decided to take a good look.
had to steel myself to pull a 1.5 inch long hair that wrapped around *beneath my eye*
a couple years ago i had multiple days of a “something in my eye” feeling. finally after a shower i decided to take a good look.
had to steel myself to pull a 1.5 inch long hair that wrapped around *beneath my eye*
What’s the worst *short-lived* scare you’ve ever had? Where you were genuinely freaking out but then it was all ok within minutes?
I had a literal moth get trapped inside my ear for about 40 seconds. I was screaming. Then it was out.
I had a literal moth get trapped inside my ear for about 40 seconds. I was screaming. Then it was out.
February 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
i cannot touch my eyes. super sensitive. can’t even do the puff test at the doc.
a couple years ago i had multiple days of a “something in my eye” feeling. finally after a shower i decided to take a good look.
had to steel myself to pull a 1.5 inch long hair that wrapped around *beneath my eye*
a couple years ago i had multiple days of a “something in my eye” feeling. finally after a shower i decided to take a good look.
had to steel myself to pull a 1.5 inch long hair that wrapped around *beneath my eye*