Dr. Kelley Hess
@khesser.bsky.social
Astronomer/Senior Researcher at Onsala Space Observatory/Chalmers University, Sweden; ultra runner, adventure racer, cyclist. Ironman WC 2012, 2014. Xterra World Champs 2014.
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I’m biased bc I used to do a little fieldwork for the forest service in Yosemite, but they’re all neat. I had no idea they would do custom orders, though — it’s such a great idea for swag!
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February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m biased bc I used to do a little fieldwork for the forest service in Yosemite, but they’re all neat. I had no idea they would do custom orders, though — it’s such a great idea for swag!
www.buff.com/us/coolnet-u...
www.buff.com/us/coolnet-u...
Those are SO COOL! 😍
I would be biased for Yosemite too. :) My family used to go there every year to go skiing at Badger Pass. 🎿
I would be biased for Yosemite too. :) My family used to go there every year to go skiing at Badger Pass. 🎿
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Those are SO COOL! 😍
I would be biased for Yosemite too. :) My family used to go there every year to go skiing at Badger Pass. 🎿
I would be biased for Yosemite too. :) My family used to go there every year to go skiing at Badger Pass. 🎿
Ooo! That’s great to know. I will make sure to keep an eye out for them. Thanks for the heads up!
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Ooo! That’s great to know. I will make sure to keep an eye out for them. Thanks for the heads up!
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Our flagship public universities are already not "public" universities. Soon, they'll either be fully privatized, or they'll be "universities." The question for places like UW - Madison is which one we'll become. Others have already made their choices. And the rest simply haven't admitted this yet.
Here is UW - Madison's budget. Our <largest> funder is the federal government. 25%. It used to be the state. Either way, the university in its current form ceases to exist if these federal cuts really happen. But The. Public. Doesn't. Know. This. And our leaders are absent from the public debate.
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Our flagship public universities are already not "public" universities. Soon, they'll either be fully privatized, or they'll be "universities." The question for places like UW - Madison is which one we'll become. Others have already made their choices. And the rest simply haven't admitted this yet.
The next edition circa Sept 2027 is bound to be exciting with SKA Low science verification data (results?) in hand. For now…I’m excited to catch up on sleep. 😴
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The next edition circa Sept 2027 is bound to be exciting with SKA Low science verification data (results?) in hand. For now…I’m excited to catch up on sleep. 😴
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I'm not sure people do think of sand in terms of the composition, as people are happy with black (iron oxides), green (olivine), and pink (coral) sands being sand. Using grain size to distinguish between gravel, sand, and mud comes intuitively to most people, even if they don't use the term
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I'm not sure people do think of sand in terms of the composition, as people are happy with black (iron oxides), green (olivine), and pink (coral) sands being sand. Using grain size to distinguish between gravel, sand, and mud comes intuitively to most people, even if they don't use the term