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Matt Phelps
@mattphelps.com
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Former Linux IT at Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian; Chess player, organizer, referee (IA); Pilot; SF reader, etc.

Posts here are my own and do not reflect the views of any other organization, person, dog, aircraft, chess opening, etc.
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Rudy; sleepy and alert.
A sleepy brown dog. An alert brown dog.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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TL;DR
A screenshot of an article about ADHD drugs.
December 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Happy Christmas to me!

(Casio Mens Duro Blue Mdv106b-2av, 44mm case, 50mm lug to lug, modeled on a 7.5 inch wrist)
A blue Casio Duro watch on a 7.5 inch wrist.
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Groton, MA tonight.
Northern Lights in Groton, MA
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Costco!

(in Nashua NH anyway)
A box of TimTams
October 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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This is fine…
A Chuck Wendig post manifests a story about a bad storm coming to the East Coast.
October 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Avoid the red areas.
A depiction of special use airspace in the continental United States on 9/23/25
September 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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A split screen of a woman and a man talking. The top is the woman (Tina Fey as Liz Lemon) saying “What a week, huh?”. The bottom is the man (Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy) replying “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.”
September 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

Look it up.
The movie that traumatized me most as a child was __________
August 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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There's an old Soviet joke: A man goes to a newspaper stand every day, buys a copy of Pravda, glances at the front cover, curses, and throws it away. After a few weeks of this the seller just has to ask what's going on: "why do you always look at the cover but never inside?" "I'm looking for an obituary." "An obituary? But those are in the back!" "Oh no, the obituary I'm looking for will be on the front page."
August 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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@aussiastronomer.bsky.social to be pedantic, this was the original orientation of that photograph. Still awesome.
"Earthrise" from Apollo 8 photographed by astronaut William Anders in the original orientation.
August 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:

Back when I still worked for the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

Headquarters:
The Smithsonian Institute headquarters in Washington D.C. a.k.a. "The Castle"
August 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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The old Harvard Square theater used to have giant screen double features. “Fail Safe” and “Dr. Strangelove” was the bomb ( did you see what I did there?).
The movie poster for “Dr. Strangelove” The movie poster for “Fail Safe (1964)”
July 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Hundreds line the main drag of small town Groton, MA in the rain to protest for NO KINGS!

#nokings #grotonma
A large crowd in the small town of Groton, MA protests against the current US administration.
June 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Habemus avem!
The chimney of the Sistine Chapel with a seagull next to it.
May 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Crepuscular Light.

#iphone14 #heavilyedited
Crepuscular light emanating from dark blue clouds.
April 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I'll bring my Gropius house pictures.
April 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I got really into Bauhaus and Brutalism and am lucky enough to live near some famous examples of them.
April 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#newprofilepic #parksandrec
A startlingly handsome man wearing a t-shirt that says “I met li’l Sebastian at the Pawnee Harvest Festival” from the show “Parks and Rec.”
April 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Grand Canyon National Park, from the South Rim. I think I see you!
Grand Canyon
February 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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There's an old Soviet joke: A man goes to a newspaper stand every day, buys a copy of Pravda, glances at the front cover, curses, and throws it away. After a few weeks of this the seller just has to ask what's going on: "why do you always look at the cover but never inside?" "I'm looking for an obituary." "An obituary? But those are in the back!" "Oh no, the obituary I'm looking for will be on the front page."
January 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Exterior of the Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Fujifilm GFX 100S; Fujinon GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR lens
Acros +R film simulation

#photography #fujifilm #GFX100S

#bauhaus #gropioushouse
Exterior shot of the Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
January 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Fujifilm GFX 100S; Fujinon GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR lens
Acros +R film simulation

#photography #fujifilm #GFX100S
#bauhaus #gropioushouse
Stairwell with curved banister from the Gropius House, Lincoln MA, USA Desk with typewriter from the Gropius House, Lincoln MA, USA Chair, lamp, and table from the Gropius House, Lincoln MA, USA Chair with two end tables, one with an antique telephone from the Gropius House, Lincoln MA, USA
January 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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December 31, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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Trapp Falls, Ashby MA
A small waterfall with moss covered rocks in the foreground.
November 30, 2024 at 3:05 PM