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Billy Presley
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Developer & SysAdmin in Athens, OH USA
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Working on bringing over my semi-popular List from the birdsite. Still a work in progress, but getting there quickly!
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Archivists have saved and uploaded copies of the 60 Minutes episode new CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss ordered be shelved as a torrent and multiple file sharing sites. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/archivists-p...
December 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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magnet:?xt=urn:btih:594f5dc07f547633a73d2e37cca2c3a43a08644e&xt=urn:btmh:1220a063ccc14c53f6253a5827c7c8ebb3616a85c1ca929dcce1a2e4f65a2e33d608
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This story, from Nolan, entirely on IMAX cameras!? Of course, I'm in 🤣
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The Odyssey | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Short and sweet, I find myself having conversations like this with other folks in IT/dev/infra all the time. Keeping your head in the sand about using GenAI to complement your own brain in your work is just going to leave you behind in the near/medium/long-term.
terriblesoftware.org/2025/12/19/t...
The Strange Case of Engineers Who Dismiss AI
Some engineers dismiss AI coding tools as ‘garbage’ without trying modern versions. Their outdated opinions are costing them.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
So, so cool 🤓
www.pcgamer.com/games/fallou...

“I love what we've done with Athens, I wanted to give a real big shout-out to our level design team and environment team for what they did with Athens. It's just such an amazing space to really investigate and run around in. And it just looks great.”
'Our world is like a theme park': Fallout 76's latest expansion into the mysterious Ohio has proven to be its best move yet
You gotta get past the Rust King first.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 348:
ESO’s VLT observed a rogue planet accreting material. White dwarfs near Chandrasekhar limit will go supernova. Advances in orbital refueling tech continue, w/ CINEMA & CMEx missions studying magnetism/solar eruptions. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡🌍💫
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Issue No. 348
The Orbital Index
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December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“The atmosphere of PSR J2322-2650b is dominated by helium and carbon, and likely has clouds of carbon soot that condense to create diamonds that rain down onto the planet.”

Space is so damn cool, and the JWST is going to find so many amazing things like this
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'
"This was an absolute surprise. It's extremely different from what we expected."
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December 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 347:
Overview Energy transmitted power from plane to ground receiver. Intuitive Machines’ IM-3 lunar mission planned for 2026. Antarctica excels in astronomy w/ advanced telescopes, while NASA & SpaceX advance their missions. 🚀🌖🛰📡
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Issue No. 347
The Orbital Index
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December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Earlier this year I broke the news that Take-Two was close to rescuing Xbox’s Perfect Dark but the deal fell apart.

Now, a new development: Take-Two has hired Perfect Dark studio head Darrell Gallagher and director Brian Horton to start a brand new studio within 2K.
SCOOP: Perfect Dark was almost revived.

The game's developers were close to a deal with Take-Two to fund and publish the game following its cancellation by Xbox in July, sources say, but negotiations fell through, leading to layoffs at Crystal Dynamics last week. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Perfect Dark’ Developer Lays Off Staff After Funding Deal Falls Through
Crystal Dynamics was close to moving the game to Take-Two, but negotiations fell apart
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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We promised you we would fight back. Well, today’s the day we make good on the promise. #resist
December 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 346:
Dream Chaser launches in late 2026. A study hints the Universe's expansion is slowing. Blue Origin upgrades New Glenn, while SpaceX's Starship V3 faces testing delays. ESA looks into space food via bacteria. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡🌍💫

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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 345:
NVIDIA's Starcloud plans space data center tests in 2026, Google explores solar satellites, and Blue Origin's New Glenn successfully landed. Russia's Vostochny spaceport struggles with financial issues. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡🌍💫

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Issue No. 345
Orbital Index is taking next week off for American Thanksgiving. Happy turkey / turducken / tofurky day, everyone! 🦃
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November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Hades II is 20% off on Steam for one more day, in case you're brushing up @thegameawards.com nominees or just want to check it out!🌒

It's nominated for:
🏆Best Art Direction
🏆Best Score & Music
🏆Best Independent Game
🏆Best Action Game
🏆Best Game Direction
🏆Game of the Year
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 344:
Momentus wins a #NASA contract for semiconductor growth in space, while Varda expands production. Shenzhou-20 faces delays due to debris, and China hits a record 70 launches this year. LambdaVision advances retina tech. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡
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Issue No. 344
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November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 343:
Besxar Space Industries teams with SpaceX for microgravity semiconductor production. Space debris exceeds 140M pieces, posing risks. Recently: 60 nations sign Artemis Accords, ISRO launches its heaviest satellite. 🚀🌖🛰🌌
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Issue No. 343
The Orbital Index
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November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Someone please do follow up reporting on the 6000 people who still voted for Eric Adams
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
“And in the 2nd Act, the hyenas turn on each other.”
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-blame-g...
MAGA Blame Game Erupts After Republicans Suffer Nationwide Losses
President Donald Trump’s base is pointing fingers after Tuesday’s bruising election night.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
He isn't perfect, clearly, but I've liked a lot of what I've heard from him, and if I lived in Maine, he'd have my vote. National Democrats have to take plenty of cues from this campaign, and the frustration of 90% of this country, party aside.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Opinion | I Thought Graham Platner Was Finished. What I Saw in Maine Changed My Mind.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 342:
Innospace HANBIT-Nano set for first launch from Brazil. Research links solar cycles to planetary alignments; Mimas may hide a young ocean. #SpaceX reaches 10,000 Starlink sats; Hungary joins Artemis Accords. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡🌍💫

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Issue No. 342
Welcome CSC! Innovation clearly drives the space industry, but innovation still needs investment to succeed. We’re excited to welcome CSC Leasing as a sponsor of The Orbital Index. With their tailored...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 341
#SpaceX leads '25 payloads; Blue Origin & Rocket Lab advance in reusability. China's Zhuque-3 aims for 2025. #NASA faces Artemis challenges; Falcon reaches 500 landings. Dark matter theories link to primordial black holes. 🚀🌖🛰 #SpaceNews
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Issue No. 341
The Orbital Index
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October 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There are some really, really promising & amazing things happening in the generative AI world, behind the veneer of lies, hype, and overinvestment. Techniques like this will get much better, very quickly!

blog.google/technology/a...
How a Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway
We’re launching a new 27 billion parameter foundation model for single-cell analysis built on the Gemma family of open models.
blog.google
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The new Tame Impala album is just way too good 🤯😲. It's just not even fair, Kevin. One person shouldn't be able to write, perform, and record ALL OF THIS THEMSELVES 👀
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Tame Impala - Loser (Official Video)
YouTube video by tameimpalaVEVO
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October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 340:
Starship V2 successfully flew, paving the way for V3. Blue Origin's Oasis-1 will map lunar resources. Stoke Space raised $510M, and NASA's Artemis II progresses with new missions on the way. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡🌍💫

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Issue No. 340
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October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Orbital Index Issue № 339:
#SpaceX plans Starship Flight 11 on Oct 13, testing new maneuvers. A black hole formed from a gas cloud was spotted, and Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket is set to launch soon. #NASA faces furloughs amid a shutdown. 🚀🌖🛰🌌📡

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Issue No. 339
The Orbital Index
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October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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show this to anyone else you know who also assumed DHH was just a normal conservative dude rather than a raging white supremacist lunatic
DHH Is Way Worse Than I Thought | jakelazaroff.com
DHH's politics are not normal. Maybe they used to be, I don't know, but as of right now the dude is_way outside of what most people would consider moral or acceptable.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM