Justin Walsh
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
Space archaeologist, hab consultant, ancient Mediterranean, heritage | Prof at Chapman U | Fellow at USC | Explorers Club 50 | https://issarchaeology.org / http://brickmoonspace.com | He/him | Settler on unceded Tongva land (LA) | avi by Zach Weinersmith
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Justin Walsh
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
· Sep 23
My "Neferkare is established and living" cartouche is raising a lot of questions already answered by my cartouche
I just want to say, we all know that the person who could least handle being the subject of a roast is Elon himself. We saw it when he came out during that Dave Chappelle show.
when the vulgar roast is epic 😈 😈 😈
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I just want to say, we all know that the person who could least handle being the subject of a roast is Elon himself. We saw it when he came out during that Dave Chappelle show.
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It's harder to pull out the human spaceflight numbers from NASA's 2026 budget request, but it's basically the top two major lines, which go from $11.9b to $11.5b (-3.5%). Europe is going big.
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's harder to pull out the human spaceflight numbers from NASA's 2026 budget request, but it's basically the top two major lines, which go from $11.9b to $11.5b (-3.5%). Europe is going big.
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Personally, I'm most interested in looking at human spaceflight, which would be getting at 39% increase in this proposed budget 🤯
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Personally, I'm most interested in looking at human spaceflight, which would be getting at 39% increase in this proposed budget 🤯
It begins...
The proposed ESA budget for the next three years and its programmatic breakdown. For context, the budget for the preceding three years was €16.9 billion.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It begins...
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Fundamentally, the relationship we are encouraged and expected to have with LLMs is that of the citizens of Oz to their Wizard. It's magic, it's all-powerful...until we look behind the green curtain.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Fundamentally, the relationship we are encouraged and expected to have with LLMs is that of the citizens of Oz to their Wizard. It's magic, it's all-powerful...until we look behind the green curtain.
Who amongst us, though
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Who amongst us, though
Fundamentally, the relationship we are encouraged and expected to have with LLMs is that of the citizens of Oz to their Wizard. It's magic, it's all-powerful...until we look behind the green curtain.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Fundamentally, the relationship we are encouraged and expected to have with LLMs is that of the citizens of Oz to their Wizard. It's magic, it's all-powerful...until we look behind the green curtain.
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NO
NO IT ISN'T
STOP IT
STOP
NO IT ISN'T
STOP IT
STOP
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
NO
NO IT ISN'T
STOP IT
STOP
NO IT ISN'T
STOP IT
STOP
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Seeds to donate to Los Angeles fire victims? 🌱 We are distributing thru Seed Libraries and fire-affected schools in Altadena, as well as Pacific Palisades. Native/noninvasive seeds going to the Seed Bomb Project, who has already donated 4,000 ❣️seed bombs since June. Ship-To Address to in comments.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Seeds to donate to Los Angeles fire victims? 🌱 We are distributing thru Seed Libraries and fire-affected schools in Altadena, as well as Pacific Palisades. Native/noninvasive seeds going to the Seed Bomb Project, who has already donated 4,000 ❣️seed bombs since June. Ship-To Address to in comments.
Here's hoping that the crew of Tiangong now has their lifeboat
Liftoff
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Here's hoping that the crew of Tiangong now has their lifeboat
For some reason the OP deleted their post, but it was about an assignment that asked students to learn what AI can and can't do by critiquing LLMs
I did this in both of my classes this semester. It was super successful. The students had to ask an LLM about a subject they already knew well, like their favorite musician, movie, sports team, or something else they had previously researched.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
For some reason the OP deleted their post, but it was about an assignment that asked students to learn what AI can and can't do by critiquing LLMs
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Stahl house is for sale in case you are in need of an architecturally significant property in the Hollywood Hills:
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
Iconic Stahl House, a Midcentury Modern stunner, up for sale
The Stahl House is selling for $25 million. The current owners say its tour program will continue for now.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Stahl house is for sale in case you are in need of an architecturally significant property in the Hollywood Hills:
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
So Dems and Republicans agree: nobody wants to govern this country
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So Dems and Republicans agree: nobody wants to govern this country
RFK Jr is so sure he's right because he has never, ever been forced to reckon with the idea that he is wrong. He's the definition of "born on third, thinks he hit a triple," combined with a psychopathic sense of entitlement. That is it.
NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Most Powerful Man in Science
Why is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. so convinced he’s right?
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
RFK Jr is so sure he's right because he has never, ever been forced to reckon with the idea that he is wrong. He's the definition of "born on third, thinks he hit a triple," combined with a psychopathic sense of entitlement. That is it.
Ohhh! You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world, Charlie Brown!
You cannot kill me in a way that matters, Charlie Brown.
you’re an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill, charlie brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Ohhh! You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world, Charlie Brown!
I did this in both of my classes this semester. It was super successful. The students had to ask an LLM about a subject they already knew well, like their favorite musician, movie, sports team, or something else they had previously researched.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I did this in both of my classes this semester. It was super successful. The students had to ask an LLM about a subject they already knew well, like their favorite musician, movie, sports team, or something else they had previously researched.
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This is why I'm still here.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This is why I'm still here.
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Let’s be honest: nothing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have done in the last 56 years justifies the tremendous cost of bringing them back from the moon. NASA should’ve spared the long-suffering taxpayer and left them up there
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Let’s be honest: nothing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have done in the last 56 years justifies the tremendous cost of bringing them back from the moon. NASA should’ve spared the long-suffering taxpayer and left them up there
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This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
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An archaeologist has been arrested in Athens for allegedly helping a Bulgarian collector nicknamed *The Skull* 💀 who authorities believe is involved with antiquities smuggling out of Bulgaria.
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1287358...
An archaeologist has been arrested in Athens for allegedly helping a Bulgarian collector nicknamed *The Skull* 💀 who authorities believe is involved with antiquities smuggling out of Bulgaria.
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1287358...
Archaeologist arrested with links to ‘the Skull’ | eKathimerini.com
Police have arrested an archaeologist in Athens who is accused of helping manage the private antiquities collection of a Bulgarian businessman known in his country by the nickname “the Skull.”
www.ekathimerini.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
👀
An archaeologist has been arrested in Athens for allegedly helping a Bulgarian collector nicknamed *The Skull* 💀 who authorities believe is involved with antiquities smuggling out of Bulgaria.
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1287358...
An archaeologist has been arrested in Athens for allegedly helping a Bulgarian collector nicknamed *The Skull* 💀 who authorities believe is involved with antiquities smuggling out of Bulgaria.
www.ekathimerini.com/news/1287358...
Just your average carry-on item at the El Paso airport
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Just your average carry-on item at the El Paso airport
Notable that this flight includes a Black NASA astronaut, Chris Williams. In the 25 years that NASA has been sending astronauts to ISS on Soyuz, this is a first.
Soyuz MS-28 encapsulated for launch ahead of integration with the rocket; its crews do final fit checks in the cockpit.
(BTW, those tech drawings in the hands of a specialist in the photo are also in our INSIDER CONTENT section! ;)
DETAILS: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-ms-28....
(BTW, those tech drawings in the hands of a specialist in the photo are also in our INSIDER CONTENT section! ;)
DETAILS: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-ms-28....
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Notable that this flight includes a Black NASA astronaut, Chris Williams. In the 25 years that NASA has been sending astronauts to ISS on Soyuz, this is a first.
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When news media share Homeland Security's version of incidents during immigration enforcement, they need to remind the public that the feds have been caught lying repeatedly about what happened.
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When news media share Homeland Security's version of incidents during immigration enforcement, they need to remind the public that the feds have been caught lying repeatedly about what happened.
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
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As part of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on AeroSpace Heritage (ISCoAH) meetings this week in Las Cruces, NM, I took part in a tour of Spaceport America. It's a fascinating facility with unique capabilities, due to its location adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
As part of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on AeroSpace Heritage (ISCoAH) meetings this week in Las Cruces, NM, I took part in a tour of Spaceport America. It's a fascinating facility with unique capabilities, due to its location adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. 🧵
As part of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on AeroSpace Heritage (ISCoAH) meetings this week in Las Cruces, NM, I took part in a tour of Spaceport America. It's a fascinating facility with unique capabilities, due to its location adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
As part of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on AeroSpace Heritage (ISCoAH) meetings this week in Las Cruces, NM, I took part in a tour of Spaceport America. It's a fascinating facility with unique capabilities, due to its location adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. 🧵