Rob
@roblibby.bsky.social
Tech geek, lifelong learner | Big believer in innovation, great coffee, and a good laugh | PopPop to 5 beautiful grandbabies | Animal lover | Love gardening | Outdoor enthusiast | Blue dot in a deep red sea
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Watch the best robot videos of the week!
This Robot Dog Looks Like a Dog, or At Least a Dog's Muscles and Bones
Quadrupeds don't resemble dogs, but this one does! And watch robot snails work together to cross a chasm.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Watch the best robot videos of the week!
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#astrophotography #lightpollution #satellites #astronomy #starlink
Not good for the future of astronomy and night skies. Nothing new, just another article that is depressing....and infuriating.
darksky.org/news/how-sat...
Not good for the future of astronomy and night skies. Nothing new, just another article that is depressing....and infuriating.
darksky.org/news/how-sat...
Satellite constellations and astrophotography
In 2025, DarkSky’s global astrophotography survey revealed rapidly increasing interference from satellite mega-constellations. This policy paper shares those findings and calls for coordinated action ...
darksky.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
The orders make Lindsey Halligan the latest Trump administration prosecutor to be disqualified.
trib.al
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
WTF
The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical government database of citizen's data to Amazon's cloud.
DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to 'vulnerable' cloud server, says whistleblower | TechCrunch
The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical government database of citizen's data to Amazon's cloud.
techcrunch.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
WTF
Vladimir Putin hasn't made "a single concession" with respect to ending his war against Ukraine, retired Gen. Jack Keane said.
Fox News analyst says Putin hasn't made "a single concession"
www.newsweek.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Yep.. No surprise. This administration isn't known for their commitment to OPSEC
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yep.. No surprise. This administration isn't known for their commitment to OPSEC
The struggle is real.. 😂
July 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The struggle is real.. 😂
July 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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3I/Atlas: Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet
3I/Atlas: Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet
Scientists have been racing to discover the origins of 3I/Atlas since it was spotted last week.
www.bbc.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
3I/Atlas: Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet
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Geologists Recommend Eating At Least One Small Rock Per Day
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July 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Geologists Recommend Eating At Least One Small Rock Per Day
theonion.com/geologi...
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🧠🪱 that we need evidence-based ways to prevent disease. Yet he pulls this shit.
This week, 🧠🪱 canceled this week’s US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meeting at the last minute.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/h...
This week, 🧠🪱 canceled this week’s US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meeting at the last minute.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/h...
Kennedy Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🧠🪱 that we need evidence-based ways to prevent disease. Yet he pulls this shit.
This week, 🧠🪱 canceled this week’s US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meeting at the last minute.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/h...
This week, 🧠🪱 canceled this week’s US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meeting at the last minute.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/h...
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Having led many field trips, I can confirm that “shorten the route” is just asking for trouble..
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"AllTrails has a new generative AI feature that can be asked to 'shorten my route' or 'make this more scenic.'
But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers say the feature is going to exacerbate an issue they’ve been warning about for years: hiking apps providing false information."
But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers say the feature is going to exacerbate an issue they’ve been warning about for years: hiking apps providing false information."
AllTrails launches AI route-making tool, worrying search-and-rescue members
One of the world’s most popular hiking apps has a new generative AI feature that can be asked to "shorten my route" or "make this more scenic." But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers sa...
www.nationalobserver.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Having led many field trips, I can confirm that “shorten the route” is just asking for trouble..
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A Nature Outlook feature reports on the questions around an established theory for how good sleep reduces a person’s risk of neurodegenerative disease and how the debate could have enormous consequences for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. #medsky #alzsky 🧪
The great brain clearance and dementia debate
An established theory for how good sleep reduces a person’s risk of neurodegenerative disease has been called into question. The ensuing argument could have enormous consequences for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
go.nature.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
lol... That's gonna be spendy.
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz as a prison to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.”
Trump Says He Will Order US to Reopen Alcatraz as Federal Prison
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz as a prison to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.”
bloom.bg
May 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
lol... That's gonna be spendy.
Idiots.. Idiots everywhere! Just look for the red hats.
March 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Idiots.. Idiots everywhere! Just look for the red hats.
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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...