Nathan Smith
@nsmithplanets.bsky.social
Planetary data scientist at NAU. I write code to process Mars data. Phobos fan and Deimos devotee. Also love other lumpy space stuff. he/him
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it's advent you know what that means
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
it's advent you know what that means
Science diagrams that look like shitposts
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Science diagrams that look like shitposts
Prepping D&D, I'm thinking I'm gonna give the deer avatar of one of my gods forward-facing predator eyes like the restored Ghent Altarpiece lamb, to better express its uncanny divinity.
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Prepping D&D, I'm thinking I'm gonna give the deer avatar of one of my gods forward-facing predator eyes like the restored Ghent Altarpiece lamb, to better express its uncanny divinity.
HB 1312, nice
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
HB 1312, nice
I made the code wheel puzzle from pentiment this weekend for my D&D campaign. I'm really pleased with how it turned out!
September 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I made the code wheel puzzle from pentiment this weekend for my D&D campaign. I'm really pleased with how it turned out!
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this is art
April 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
this is art
Lines for italian beef are too long at the Tempe Portillos when the Cubs are playing spring training games in Mesa! Arizona calls out for the bounty of the steppe!
March 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Lines for italian beef are too long at the Tempe Portillos when the Cubs are playing spring training games in Mesa! Arizona calls out for the bounty of the steppe!
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Just in! 📸 The first images from yesterday’s #HeraMission flyby of Mars and its moon Deimos. 👇 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
March 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just in! 📸 The first images from yesterday’s #HeraMission flyby of Mars and its moon Deimos. 👇 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
Not super great that today feels like a "we should have class outside today!" kind of day, and it's February
February 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Not super great that today feels like a "we should have class outside today!" kind of day, and it's February
Let us pledge in final chorus, Illinois, Illinois
That in struggles still before us, Illinois, Illinois
To our heroes we'll be true,
As their vision we pursue. In abiding love for you, Illinois, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
youtu.be/zE1gpEtQHMA
That in struggles still before us, Illinois, Illinois
To our heroes we'll be true,
As their vision we pursue. In abiding love for you, Illinois, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
youtu.be/zE1gpEtQHMA
Illinois (arr. A. Boysen, Jr. for choir)
YouTube video by Illinois Honors Chorus - Topic
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February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Let us pledge in final chorus, Illinois, Illinois
That in struggles still before us, Illinois, Illinois
To our heroes we'll be true,
As their vision we pursue. In abiding love for you, Illinois, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
youtu.be/zE1gpEtQHMA
That in struggles still before us, Illinois, Illinois
To our heroes we'll be true,
As their vision we pursue. In abiding love for you, Illinois, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
In abiding love for you, Illinois.
youtu.be/zE1gpEtQHMA
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Two messaging options to consider below, which works better?
Senate Dems: we stand ready to unite in bipartisanship to move America forward
Governor Pritzker: *beheads a Republican* Sic Semper Tyrannis
Senate Dems: we stand ready to unite in bipartisanship to move America forward
Governor Pritzker: *beheads a Republican* Sic Semper Tyrannis
February 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Two messaging options to consider below, which works better?
Senate Dems: we stand ready to unite in bipartisanship to move America forward
Governor Pritzker: *beheads a Republican* Sic Semper Tyrannis
Senate Dems: we stand ready to unite in bipartisanship to move America forward
Governor Pritzker: *beheads a Republican* Sic Semper Tyrannis
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
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Only an idiot would think we should eliminate emergency response in a natural disaster, education and healthcare for disabled children, gang crime investigations, clean air and water programs, monitoring of nursing home abuse, nuclear reactor regulation, and cancer research.
February 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Only an idiot would think we should eliminate emergency response in a natural disaster, education and healthcare for disabled children, gang crime investigations, clean air and water programs, monitoring of nursing home abuse, nuclear reactor regulation, and cancer research.
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JB's state of the state speech today was remarkable. There are a lot of people that have given up on the fight, and then there is one steppe warlord who absolutely has not
Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let despair overcome us when our country needs us the most.
Democracy requires your courage.
So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let despair overcome us when our country needs us the most.
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
JB's state of the state speech today was remarkable. There are a lot of people that have given up on the fight, and then there is one steppe warlord who absolutely has not
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We may not have kings but we do have a mighty khan
My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
February 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We may not have kings but we do have a mighty khan
taking a bunch of adderall and mixing minutes and hours on a log-log plot because the rules are all made up to stop you from achieving your dreams
January 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
taking a bunch of adderall and mixing minutes and hours on a log-log plot because the rules are all made up to stop you from achieving your dreams
Fiestaware 2025 new color thread, go!
Whether you're showing off a delicious baked good, a meal of some kind, or an array of your favorite agave plants, you can't go wrong pairing your social-media friendly item with the vibrant colors and classic art-deco design of Fiesta Tableware.
Whether you're showing off a delicious baked good, a meal of some kind, or an array of your favorite agave plants, you can't go wrong pairing your social-media friendly item with the vibrant colors and classic art-deco design of Fiesta Tableware.
January 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Fiestaware 2025 new color thread, go!
Whether you're showing off a delicious baked good, a meal of some kind, or an array of your favorite agave plants, you can't go wrong pairing your social-media friendly item with the vibrant colors and classic art-deco design of Fiesta Tableware.
Whether you're showing off a delicious baked good, a meal of some kind, or an array of your favorite agave plants, you can't go wrong pairing your social-media friendly item with the vibrant colors and classic art-deco design of Fiesta Tableware.
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Also the Lucy mission just whizzed past Earth everybody look up and wave!
Wow a real Santa Lucia Day pleasant coincidence
Wow a real Santa Lucia Day pleasant coincidence
Lucy had a successful Earth Gravity Assist a few hours ago.
What does that mean? There's no turning back now; we are officially on our way to the Trojans! Next "stops" asteroid Donaldjohanson in Apr. 2025, and Trojan Eurybates in Aug. 2027.
I can't describe how excited I am! 🥳🧪🔭🚀🛰️
whereislucy.space
What does that mean? There's no turning back now; we are officially on our way to the Trojans! Next "stops" asteroid Donaldjohanson in Apr. 2025, and Trojan Eurybates in Aug. 2027.
I can't describe how excited I am! 🥳🧪🔭🚀🛰️
whereislucy.space
December 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Also the Lucy mission just whizzed past Earth everybody look up and wave!
Wow a real Santa Lucia Day pleasant coincidence
Wow a real Santa Lucia Day pleasant coincidence