Bill Ruhsam
@evileyebrow.com
Aggressively muting keywords because I didn't leave Twitter to deal with this crap.
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NASA engineers manage to upload 60 Minutes segment to Voyager 2.
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
NASA engineers manage to upload 60 Minutes segment to Voyager 2.
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Me: Well I won a Locus award in 2025
Me: And two Aurora awards
Me: And the Prix Julia Verlanger
Me: And handed in two novels
Me: And had two books published
Me:
Me:
Me: Maybe in 2026 I'll actually learn how to write tho
Me: And two Aurora awards
Me: And the Prix Julia Verlanger
Me: And handed in two novels
Me: And had two books published
Me:
Me:
Me: Maybe in 2026 I'll actually learn how to write tho
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Me: Well I won a Locus award in 2025
Me: And two Aurora awards
Me: And the Prix Julia Verlanger
Me: And handed in two novels
Me: And had two books published
Me:
Me:
Me: Maybe in 2026 I'll actually learn how to write tho
Me: And two Aurora awards
Me: And the Prix Julia Verlanger
Me: And handed in two novels
Me: And had two books published
Me:
Me:
Me: Maybe in 2026 I'll actually learn how to write tho
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Hey cnn, it's OK just to call it The White House.
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hey cnn, it's OK just to call it The White House.
For whatever reason, my local Publix was very low on pretzels. All types, but especially twists. There were 0 of those. I had to buy a sampler box.
Did I miss some TikTok trend that has pretzels?
Did I miss some TikTok trend that has pretzels?
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For whatever reason, my local Publix was very low on pretzels. All types, but especially twists. There were 0 of those. I had to buy a sampler box.
Did I miss some TikTok trend that has pretzels?
Did I miss some TikTok trend that has pretzels?
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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This is an absolutely amazing system, and I'm still kind of suprised that it doesn't get as much recognition as it should - look at that tidal distortion!
Due to proximity to the pulsar's gravitational influence, the shape of the exoplanet is like a lemon!
The great thing is that #JWST doesn't see the pulsar, so this is a nice way to study the pure signature of pulsar planets.
The pre-print was out a few months ago, but paper has just been accepted.
The great thing is that #JWST doesn't see the pulsar, so this is a nice way to study the pure signature of pulsar planets.
The pre-print was out a few months ago, but paper has just been accepted.
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Super neat preprint! 📡🔭
A rare, hot-Jupiter exoplanet orbits the pulsar PSR J2322-2650.
Astronomers used #JWST to observe it across the full orbit, and found its atmosphere rich in carbon AND it having a strong westward wind! 🤯
ping: @aussiastronomer.bsky.social!
arxiv.org/abs/2509.04558
Super neat preprint! 📡🔭
A rare, hot-Jupiter exoplanet orbits the pulsar PSR J2322-2650.
Astronomers used #JWST to observe it across the full orbit, and found its atmosphere rich in carbon AND it having a strong westward wind! 🤯
ping: @aussiastronomer.bsky.social!
arxiv.org/abs/2509.04558
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is an absolutely amazing system, and I'm still kind of suprised that it doesn't get as much recognition as it should - look at that tidal distortion!
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From Will Golay: How standardizable of a candle are Type-1a supernovae? Learn how differing initial conditions causing a white dwarf to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit and explode might reconcile independent measurements of the Universe’s expansion rate. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/12/11/h...
astrobites.org/2025/12/11/h...
Does the Hubble tension arise from heterogeneity in Type-Ia supernovae?
How standardizable of a candle are Type-1a supernovae? Learn how differing initial conditions causing a white dwarf to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit and explode might reconcile independent measuremen...
astrobites.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
From Will Golay: How standardizable of a candle are Type-1a supernovae? Learn how differing initial conditions causing a white dwarf to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit and explode might reconcile independent measurements of the Universe’s expansion rate. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/12/11/h...
astrobites.org/2025/12/11/h...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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My new policy of complimenting everyone’s nails—because it’s a thing they actively choose to do & feel good about and I think that deserves a nod—is going outstandingly well people are always excited to talk about their nails. Also that one teller at the credit union always has the most amazing set.
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
My new policy of complimenting everyone’s nails—because it’s a thing they actively choose to do & feel good about and I think that deserves a nod—is going outstandingly well people are always excited to talk about their nails. Also that one teller at the credit union always has the most amazing set.
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“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
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I am often asked: What is the best telescope to buy for someone just getting into astronomy?
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As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
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As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
BAN #275: Telescope buying advice, Book: It’s Alive, Dial-A-Moon 2021
30 November 2020 Issue #271
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I am often asked: What is the best telescope to buy for someone just getting into astronomy?
🪐🔭👀
As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
🪐🔭👀
As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
What to do on a long flight? Screw around with the sliders on Lightroom.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What to do on a long flight? Screw around with the sliders on Lightroom.
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A great thread (and meme) for the holiday season!
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A great thread (and meme) for the holiday season!
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December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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I was masking a house out of a photo for an edit and accidentally made an ontologically evil image
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I was masking a house out of a photo for an edit and accidentally made an ontologically evil image
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December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
