Benjamin Weiner
@cloud149.bsky.social
"Hope and a token will get you on the subway" - some anonymous New York prophet calling in to a WBAI radio talk show to complain about Clarence Thomas during his confirmation hearings.
Staff Astronomer, MMT Observatory
Staff Astronomer, MMT Observatory
High of 107 in Tucson today; No Kings scheduled a car march. Rather than drive I went to a corner and waved a large California Republic flag at the parade for 2 hours. Because republic. People were enthusiastic and if they rolled down the window to wave I hollered “Free the Bear!”
June 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
High of 107 in Tucson today; No Kings scheduled a car march. Rather than drive I went to a corner and waved a large California Republic flag at the parade for 2 hours. Because republic. People were enthusiastic and if they rolled down the window to wave I hollered “Free the Bear!”
A brief video of the crow-VERITAS mirror interaction at Whipple Observatory @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A brief video of the crow-VERITAS mirror interaction at Whipple Observatory @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
A crow having a dispute with its reflection in the VERITAS telescope mirror, seen at Whipple basecamp on the way back from @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A crow having a dispute with its reflection in the VERITAS telescope mirror, seen at Whipple basecamp on the way back from @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
Observing a star occulted by Uranus, in the infrared with MMIRS at the MMT @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Observing a star occulted by Uranus, in the infrared with MMIRS at the MMT @mmtobservatory.bsky.social
Making American cholesterol levels great again!
February 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Making American cholesterol levels great again!
The robot AI apocalypse is stupid; I say that machine malevolence is overrated, and complex computing systems are more likely to end the world due to critical network failures caused by an expired SSL certificate.
May 24, 2024 at 8:04 AM
The robot AI apocalypse is stupid; I say that machine malevolence is overrated, and complex computing systems are more likely to end the world due to critical network failures caused by an expired SSL certificate.
Let’s start up this social medium the right way - a cat picture.
September 5, 2023 at 10:01 PM
Let’s start up this social medium the right way - a cat picture.