Dan
@danhoak.bsky.social
Radio science at MIT Haystack Observatory. Formerly: x-rays with OSIRIS-REx, gravitational waves with LIGO, Fulbrighter in Pisa at EGO/Virgo. He/him.
Favorite thanksgiving dish?
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Favorite thanksgiving dish?
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Another Earth directed coronal mass ejection after an X1.2 flare eruption from sunspot region 4274. Arrival early on November 12 + strong geomagnetic storm expected.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Another Earth directed coronal mass ejection after an X1.2 flare eruption from sunspot region 4274. Arrival early on November 12 + strong geomagnetic storm expected.
I remember when the last American veteran of WWI died, and the newspaper quoted him remembering his time in London before being shipped off to France, and how he had watched a military paraded that included survivors of the Light Brigade
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I remember when the last American veteran of WWI died, and the newspaper quoted him remembering his time in London before being shipped off to France, and how he had watched a military paraded that included survivors of the Light Brigade
Scenes from bike trails in northern vermont
October 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Scenes from bike trails in northern vermont
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This is amazing:
A direct image of the shadow of a black hole.
A direct image of the hot, swirling gas circling and falling into it.
And brand-new images showing an apparent magnetic flip around the black hole, a sign of turbulent, tumultuous changes. 🧪🔭
eventhorizontelescope.org/new-eht-imag...
A direct image of the shadow of a black hole.
A direct image of the hot, swirling gas circling and falling into it.
And brand-new images showing an apparent magnetic flip around the black hole, a sign of turbulent, tumultuous changes. 🧪🔭
eventhorizontelescope.org/new-eht-imag...
September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is amazing:
A direct image of the shadow of a black hole.
A direct image of the hot, swirling gas circling and falling into it.
And brand-new images showing an apparent magnetic flip around the black hole, a sign of turbulent, tumultuous changes. 🧪🔭
eventhorizontelescope.org/new-eht-imag...
A direct image of the shadow of a black hole.
A direct image of the hot, swirling gas circling and falling into it.
And brand-new images showing an apparent magnetic flip around the black hole, a sign of turbulent, tumultuous changes. 🧪🔭
eventhorizontelescope.org/new-eht-imag...
Very sad news; it was a great privilege to work beside him in a small way.
I'm sad to report that Rainer (Rai) Weiss passed away yesterday at age 92. Rai developed the design for LIGO, he and Kip got it funded, trained countless researchers, and received the 2017 Nobel Prize. Rai always had time for students and treated us as equals. May his memory be a blessing
August 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Very sad news; it was a great privilege to work beside him in a small way.
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Real time degradation in our weather forecasting.
May 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Real time degradation in our weather forecasting.
Another huge self-inflicted loss.
Fulbright changes:
“The Fulbright Program is reauthorized solely for master’s-level study in national security–related disciplines, including but not limited to strategic studies, cybersecurity, nuclear policy, counterterrorism, intelligence, energy security, and regional or area studies.” contd..
“The Fulbright Program is reauthorized solely for master’s-level study in national security–related disciplines, including but not limited to strategic studies, cybersecurity, nuclear policy, counterterrorism, intelligence, energy security, and regional or area studies.” contd..
April 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Another huge self-inflicted loss.
This description would seem to explain a lot
There is a quasi-religion in Silicon Valley that views AI as godlike. This faith has always been parallel to Evangelical Christianity: salvation (transhumanism), the rapture (the technological singularity), and demons (Roko's Basilisk)
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
March 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This description would seem to explain a lot
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There is a quasi-religion in Silicon Valley that views AI as godlike. This faith has always been parallel to Evangelical Christianity: salvation (transhumanism), the rapture (the technological singularity), and demons (Roko's Basilisk)
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
March 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
There is a quasi-religion in Silicon Valley that views AI as godlike. This faith has always been parallel to Evangelical Christianity: salvation (transhumanism), the rapture (the technological singularity), and demons (Roko's Basilisk)
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
Also spotted a sign that read "Vance ❤️'s Mrs Butterworth"
March 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Also spotted a sign that read "Vance ❤️'s Mrs Butterworth"
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WaPo: "The National Science Foundation has halted for at least the rest of the week the work of review panels, in which outside experts rate the merit of proposals for scientific research."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
WaPo: "The National Science Foundation has halted for at least the rest of the week the work of review panels, in which outside experts rate the merit of proposals for scientific research."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Spotted a snowy owl on Plum Island!
January 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Spotted a snowy owl on Plum Island!
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DOJ released a report finding the Worcester, Massachusetts police department guilty of a pattern or practice of civil rights violations. www.justice.gov/crt/media/13...
December 9, 2024 at 9:59 PM
DOJ released a report finding the Worcester, Massachusetts police department guilty of a pattern or practice of civil rights violations. www.justice.gov/crt/media/13...
This is Vermont erasure!
stock up on maple syrup i guess.
November 26, 2024 at 12:25 AM
This is Vermont erasure!
Saw a human cannonball today!
November 18, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Saw a human cannonball today!
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
You know it's a fucked up day when people start sharing poems.
November 7, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
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It's been 12 hours so maybe everyone has moved on, but I created a graph with the all the missing lines. Visually, you could say White men without college degrees were ahead of 10 groups in 1980 (5th place out of 16), and only 7 groups by 2022 (9th place).
October 27, 2024 at 2:39 PM
It's been 12 hours so maybe everyone has moved on, but I created a graph with the all the missing lines. Visually, you could say White men without college degrees were ahead of 10 groups in 1980 (5th place out of 16), and only 7 groups by 2022 (9th place).
It's an open house night at Haystack Observatory! We're expecting over a hundred people...and maybe aurora once it gets dark
October 10, 2024 at 9:49 PM
It's an open house night at Haystack Observatory! We're expecting over a hundred people...and maybe aurora once it gets dark