Dan Bowen
@steamfire.bsky.social
High altitude balloons, ex-Google-X, climate research, San Francisco Bay area
Did the @bart.gov speedrun today, and got interviewed while on the train by @bikecurious.bsky.social ! He does weekly livestreams while biking around San Francisco on Twitch/Youtube
Segment with me:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25664...
Segment with me:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25664...
BART Speedrun! - San Francisco - Transit Month - bikecurious on Twitch
bikecurious went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
September 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Did the @bart.gov speedrun today, and got interviewed while on the train by @bikecurious.bsky.social ! He does weekly livestreams while biking around San Francisco on Twitch/Youtube
Segment with me:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25664...
Segment with me:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25664...
That one brown tree on the redwoods Mac background..
September 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
That one brown tree on the redwoods Mac background..
thank you for asking, no.
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
thank you for asking, no.
Plumbing is the new turing test.
July 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Plumbing is the new turing test.
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Do you want to work on improving some of the most widely used global climate datasets?
We are offering a 34-month research / climate data science post to further develop CRU TS and CRUTEM @climateuea.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
We are offering a 34-month research / climate data science post to further develop CRU TS and CRUTEM @climateuea.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
February 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Do you want to work on improving some of the most widely used global climate datasets?
We are offering a 34-month research / climate data science post to further develop CRU TS and CRUTEM @climateuea.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
We are offering a 34-month research / climate data science post to further develop CRU TS and CRUTEM @climateuea.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
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Probationary employees eceived emails and were given an hour to empty their desks, despite a U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco ruling ordering the Office of Personnel Management to stop indiscriminate firings because they are likely illegal.
Mass firings of probationary federal workers begin at NOAA, including many in Boulder
Employees received emails Thursday informing them of their abrupt termination, despite a U.S. District Court ruling calling such firings’ legality into question
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Probationary employees eceived emails and were given an hour to empty their desks, despite a U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco ruling ordering the Office of Personnel Management to stop indiscriminate firings because they are likely illegal.
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It’s the UK’s biggest environmental health risk - impacting us from birth to old age.
Researchers are tracking pollution, identifying the most toxic particles, and pushing for effective policies. Cleaner air is possible - but we need action.
Read the story:
ncas.ac.uk/scientists-e...
Researchers are tracking pollution, identifying the most toxic particles, and pushing for effective policies. Cleaner air is possible - but we need action.
Read the story:
ncas.ac.uk/scientists-e...
The invisible toxic threat of air pollution - NCAS
Find out about air pollution, how researchers are helping to tackle this issue, and what steps are being taken to protect public health.
ncas.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It’s the UK’s biggest environmental health risk - impacting us from birth to old age.
Researchers are tracking pollution, identifying the most toxic particles, and pushing for effective policies. Cleaner air is possible - but we need action.
Read the story:
ncas.ac.uk/scientists-e...
Researchers are tracking pollution, identifying the most toxic particles, and pushing for effective policies. Cleaner air is possible - but we need action.
Read the story:
ncas.ac.uk/scientists-e...
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One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
Home - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.
oceanacidification.noaa.gov
February 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
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Late-breaking livestream this PM (4:30pm PT) to discuss the sudden mass firing today of #NOAA and National Weather Service (#NWS) staff, including those in mission-critical and life-saving roles. youtube.com/live/W2V...
Weather and climate office hour 02/27/2025: Update on mass firings at NOAA/NWS - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...
youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Late-breaking livestream this PM (4:30pm PT) to discuss the sudden mass firing today of #NOAA and National Weather Service (#NWS) staff, including those in mission-critical and life-saving roles. youtube.com/live/W2V...
GPT-4 still seems nicer for casual conversation than the newer models. It doesn't usually write 5 page responses to simple questions.
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
GPT-4 still seems nicer for casual conversation than the newer models. It doesn't usually write 5 page responses to simple questions.
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This is your regular reminder that government mandated backdoors for end-to-end encrypted comms are bullshit, make everyone less safe, and should be resisted at maximum volume.
Proposed bill in Sweden would require Signal/WhatsApp to store messages users send through the apps and provide a backdoor to gov/law enforcement to read the encrypted comms. Signal head @meredithmeredith.bsky.social says Signal will halt service for users in Sweden if this becomes a requirement
Signal lämnar Sverige om regeringens förslag på datalagring klubbas
Den krypterade meddelandeappen Signal växer – nu använder till och med Försvarsmakten appen. Men regeringen vill tvinga bolaget att införa en teknisk bakdörr åt Polisen och Säpo. – Om det blir verklig...
www.svt.se
February 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is your regular reminder that government mandated backdoors for end-to-end encrypted comms are bullshit, make everyone less safe, and should be resisted at maximum volume.
You know, if you don't ask any Dutch submarine captains you meet if you can go visit any cool boats, you're doing yourself a disservice.
February 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
You know, if you don't ask any Dutch submarine captains you meet if you can go visit any cool boats, you're doing yourself a disservice.
Getaround.com just shut down. This is a huge hit to the autonomy of city-dwellers (carless like me). For those who don't know it let you rent cars directly from people on a map. You could rent as short as an hour or month, through the app and just go pick up the car from wherever it was parked. 😢
Local Car Rental and Carsharing
Rent a car in an instant, open the car with the Getaround app, #1 for carsharing! 24/7. 200mi/day and insurance included.
Getaround.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Getaround.com just shut down. This is a huge hit to the autonomy of city-dwellers (carless like me). For those who don't know it let you rent cars directly from people on a map. You could rent as short as an hour or month, through the app and just go pick up the car from wherever it was parked. 😢
I made a game controller interface for Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure games like Zork! (Yes, it is of limited use, as you have to type other things on the keyboard, but it's fun) D-pad go directions, X ->examine/x
O -> inventory/i
□ -> open
△ -> close github.com/steamfire/co...
O -> inventory/i
□ -> open
△ -> close github.com/steamfire/co...
GitHub - steamfire/controller-Interactive-Fiction
Contribute to steamfire/controller-Interactive-Fiction development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I made a game controller interface for Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure games like Zork! (Yes, it is of limited use, as you have to type other things on the keyboard, but it's fun) D-pad go directions, X ->examine/x
O -> inventory/i
□ -> open
△ -> close github.com/steamfire/co...
O -> inventory/i
□ -> open
△ -> close github.com/steamfire/co...
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anything is possible at bluesky
you can do anything at bluesky
the infinite is possible at bluesky
the unattainable is unknown at bluesky
welcome to bluesky
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome to bluesky
you can do anything at bluesky
the infinite is possible at bluesky
the unattainable is unknown at bluesky
welcome to bluesky
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome to bluesky
February 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
anything is possible at bluesky
you can do anything at bluesky
the infinite is possible at bluesky
the unattainable is unknown at bluesky
welcome to bluesky
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome to bluesky
you can do anything at bluesky
the infinite is possible at bluesky
the unattainable is unknown at bluesky
welcome to bluesky
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome
this is bluesky
welcome to bluesky
welcome to bluesky
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Under a not so white sky: visual impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection
New paper out today by Ansar Lemon
TLDR: casual observers would not notice anything different about the sky in a world cooled 1 C with stratospheric sulfates.
iopscience.iop.org/a...
1/6
New paper out today by Ansar Lemon
TLDR: casual observers would not notice anything different about the sky in a world cooled 1 C with stratospheric sulfates.
iopscience.iop.org/a...
1/6
February 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Under a not so white sky: visual impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection
New paper out today by Ansar Lemon
TLDR: casual observers would not notice anything different about the sky in a world cooled 1 C with stratospheric sulfates.
iopscience.iop.org/a...
1/6
New paper out today by Ansar Lemon
TLDR: casual observers would not notice anything different about the sky in a world cooled 1 C with stratospheric sulfates.
iopscience.iop.org/a...
1/6
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Well, I guess I'll be taking the train from now on
February 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Well, I guess I'll be taking the train from now on
Reposted by Dan Bowen
Why life as we know it is left-handed?
One tantalizing hypothesis, reconnecting my research on complex systems with my early steps in science as a PhD student, is that cosmic rays have skewed the early lifeforms.
www.quantamagazine.org/cosmic-rays-...
www.science.org/content/arti...
One tantalizing hypothesis, reconnecting my research on complex systems with my early steps in science as a PhD student, is that cosmic rays have skewed the early lifeforms.
www.quantamagazine.org/cosmic-rays-...
www.science.org/content/arti...
February 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Why life as we know it is left-handed?
One tantalizing hypothesis, reconnecting my research on complex systems with my early steps in science as a PhD student, is that cosmic rays have skewed the early lifeforms.
www.quantamagazine.org/cosmic-rays-...
www.science.org/content/arti...
One tantalizing hypothesis, reconnecting my research on complex systems with my early steps in science as a PhD student, is that cosmic rays have skewed the early lifeforms.
www.quantamagazine.org/cosmic-rays-...
www.science.org/content/arti...
DOWNLOAD THE DATA, PLEASE. Space earth observations particularly
February 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
DOWNLOAD THE DATA, PLEASE. Space earth observations particularly
It's really satisfying to 3D print your ideas :-)
January 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It's really satisfying to 3D print your ideas :-)
A fair bit of coordination in my day feels like making sure devices are on charge. Perhaps new batteries are on order. My airpods last about 3 hours, but given I wear them most of my waking time, I think they've given valiant service.
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
A fair bit of coordination in my day feels like making sure devices are on charge. Perhaps new batteries are on order. My airpods last about 3 hours, but given I wear them most of my waking time, I think they've given valiant service.
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Colorado State's AGN-201. Come to UNM if you want to drive one of these babies!
Wow still think this is pretty wild:
Several men weigh down the back of a fork lift moving a nuclear reactor in front of a campus building at Colorado State University 1957
Several men weigh down the back of a fork lift moving a nuclear reactor in front of a campus building at Colorado State University 1957
November 30, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Colorado State's AGN-201. Come to UNM if you want to drive one of these babies!
"Pizza peptides"! this guy runs commercial foods through his mass spec to tell what is in them youtu.be/8KcvW2k128Q?...
Costco Pizza Cheese Peptides by Mass Spec Everything
YouTube video by Mass Spec Everything
youtu.be
January 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Pizza peptides"! this guy runs commercial foods through his mass spec to tell what is in them youtu.be/8KcvW2k128Q?...
