Jim D.
@jkdeane.bsky.social
Physicist, teacher, union local president, CERN Ambassador, QuarkNet Cosmic Ray fellow, guinea pigs, guitar, travel, history, amateur radio, etc. I want to leave the world a better place than I found it.
That's just stunning. And impressive how he receives it. I have a Nooelec sdr sitting around doing nothing, could be a fun project.
Today's "blue marble" shot from GOES-18. As received and processed with my own @Nooelec-based ground station here in Vancouver, via 1.7 GHz radio signal. Near the satellite's solar noon, 2030 UTC / 1:30 PM PDT.
@seattlewxguy.bsky.social @kc3cdu.bsky.social
@seattlewxguy.bsky.social @kc3cdu.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
That's just stunning. And impressive how he receives it. I have a Nooelec sdr sitting around doing nothing, could be a fun project.
Computer literacy including basic coding concepts will be an increasing part of many careers, so while programming as a career may wax and wane, having some skills will never be a negative.
This is why you don't design curricula around "jobs of the future".
We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.
We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do.
‘Learn to code’
Should’ve done a proper degree like sociology or political science
Should’ve done a proper degree like sociology or political science
January 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Computer literacy including basic coding concepts will be an increasing part of many careers, so while programming as a career may wax and wane, having some skills will never be a negative.
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Remember to change the battery on your thermostats, especially if you’re going to be traveling during the cold months
January 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Remember to change the battery on your thermostats, especially if you’re going to be traveling during the cold months
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🎢 Brilliant demonstration from @cossettej.bsky.social of the relationship between normal force and friction force on a car.
December 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM
🎢 Brilliant demonstration from @cossettej.bsky.social of the relationship between normal force and friction force on a car.
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ok this is so good. Especially this incredible little game where you draw an iceberg on the screen and it will rotate it around until it's in its stable orientation. 🤯 joshdata.me/iceberger.html
🧪I was just reminded of this - one of twitter's finest scientific moments to my mind.....
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/what-ic...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/what-ic...
What icebergs don't look like...
Whenever I'm inclined to beat myself up for spending far too long on twitter when I should be doing something useful, I remind myself that sometimes I'm doing something useful by being on twitter. If only because I occasionally come across such simple gems as this tweet by @GlacialMeg @GlacialMeg is Megan Thompson Munson who is a PhD Student in Colorado where she studies Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and seems to have a particular interest in icebergs. And that is presumably what lead to t
www.physicsresourcebank.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM
ok this is so good. Especially this incredible little game where you draw an iceberg on the screen and it will rotate it around until it's in its stable orientation. 🤯 joshdata.me/iceberger.html
This is a professional crisis and I'm not sure what to do about it.
Oof. Membership in the American Association of Physics Teachers has dropped by 60% since the aughts. #iTeachPhysics
November 27, 2024 at 3:07 PM
This is a professional crisis and I'm not sure what to do about it.
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To be fair she does look like a chicken.
November 23, 2024 at 2:08 PM
To be fair she does look like a chicken.
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November 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM
With the sudden influx of followers here I feel self-conscious that I've only posted like...nine times.
a woman is talking on a cell phone and says nine times ?
ALT: a woman is talking on a cell phone and says nine times ?
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November 15, 2024 at 2:24 AM
With the sudden influx of followers here I feel self-conscious that I've only posted like...nine times.
I have seen this on a number of accounts including mine recently. Bsky growing pains or something else?
November 14, 2024 at 9:38 PM
I have seen this on a number of accounts including mine recently. Bsky growing pains or something else?
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Kid has an English assignment, where school has kids first submit essay to an "AI checker." Kid did not use AI. AI checker says the use of the word "devoid" magically turned essay into 18% AI written. Changing "devoid" makes it drop to 0%. We're spending time "un-AI-ing" an essay that has no AI.
August 31, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Kid has an English assignment, where school has kids first submit essay to an "AI checker." Kid did not use AI. AI checker says the use of the word "devoid" magically turned essay into 18% AI written. Changing "devoid" makes it drop to 0%. We're spending time "un-AI-ing" an essay that has no AI.
"Kansas is flyover country."
Okay. Enjoy your flight.
Okay. Enjoy your flight.
August 31, 2024 at 5:15 PM
"Kansas is flyover country."
Okay. Enjoy your flight.
Okay. Enjoy your flight.
@mrsalvord.bsky.social It is nice to reconnect with the old school Physics teacher Twitter people here and on other platforms. Hi Megan!
July 20, 2024 at 9:02 PM
@mrsalvord.bsky.social It is nice to reconnect with the old school Physics teacher Twitter people here and on other platforms. Hi Megan!
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This website for Misconceptions of Electricity is absolutely worth a read.
Invaluable to me back when I taught about electricity at a science museum. Written by William Beaty.
amasci.com/miscon/elect...
🎢
Invaluable to me back when I taught about electricity at a science museum. Written by William Beaty.
amasci.com/miscon/elect...
🎢
Electricty Misconceptions Spread By K6 Textbooks
amasci.com
November 29, 2023 at 3:26 PM
This website for Misconceptions of Electricity is absolutely worth a read.
Invaluable to me back when I taught about electricity at a science museum. Written by William Beaty.
amasci.com/miscon/elect...
🎢
Invaluable to me back when I taught about electricity at a science museum. Written by William Beaty.
amasci.com/miscon/elect...
🎢
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My friend at UT Austin reports campus lawyers have instructed individuals and departments to scrub public websites of any reference to diversity, equity and inclusion. Her whole job is researching UT's resistance to desegregation. Things are bad, y'all.
November 21, 2023 at 4:08 PM
My friend at UT Austin reports campus lawyers have instructed individuals and departments to scrub public websites of any reference to diversity, equity and inclusion. Her whole job is researching UT's resistance to desegregation. Things are bad, y'all.
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A handy table of various velocities😀
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
November 21, 2023 at 7:23 PM
A handy table of various velocities😀
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
I was able to do two of my favorite things as a teacher last week.
1. You know when a student comes to you having done the work well, but it's complex and still new so they want to check to be sure? I love when that happens and I can celebrate that moment of validation with them.
1. You know when a student comes to you having done the work well, but it's complex and still new so they want to check to be sure? I love when that happens and I can celebrate that moment of validation with them.
November 18, 2023 at 8:19 PM
I was able to do two of my favorite things as a teacher last week.
1. You know when a student comes to you having done the work well, but it's complex and still new so they want to check to be sure? I love when that happens and I can celebrate that moment of validation with them.
1. You know when a student comes to you having done the work well, but it's complex and still new so they want to check to be sure? I love when that happens and I can celebrate that moment of validation with them.
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A really nice write-up of the discovery and implications of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), including lots of anecdotes from R. Wilson (1 of the 2 discoverers). It's basically impossible to overstate the importance of the CMB for our understanding of cosmology & the Universe's evolution. 🧪🔭
Back to New Jersey, Where the Universe Began
A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time — and opened a cosmic window that scientists have been peering through ever since.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2023 at 2:08 PM
A really nice write-up of the discovery and implications of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), including lots of anecdotes from R. Wilson (1 of the 2 discoverers). It's basically impossible to overstate the importance of the CMB for our understanding of cosmology & the Universe's evolution. 🧪🔭
Another great #iteachphysics project-in-a-picture. Especially if the physics of music is already part of your curriculum.
www.themusicman.uk/the-alexande...
www.themusicman.uk/the-alexande...
September 6, 2023 at 5:33 AM
Another great #iteachphysics project-in-a-picture. Especially if the physics of music is already part of your curriculum.
www.themusicman.uk/the-alexande...
www.themusicman.uk/the-alexande...
I think fellow #iteachphysics teachers could do something fun with this video.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT82e1cwu/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT82e1cwu/
Makeeverythingshop on TikTok
A near perfect 554Lb german anvil! Do you know why the ball bounces so well? #maker #rare #antique #fyp #foryou #anvil #ww2 #makeeverything
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September 3, 2023 at 9:30 PM
I think fellow #iteachphysics teachers could do something fun with this video.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT82e1cwu/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT82e1cwu/
maddie on TikTok
why is this so funny to me #college #newjersey #nj #uni #fyp
www.tiktok.com
August 30, 2023 at 6:18 AM