Chris Casper
@spacecasper.bsky.social
Tiptoeing back onto social media so not sure where I’m going with this
B2B tech copywriter living in New Mexico via California, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and points across the pond
Interests include astronomy, citizen science, sci-fi, cooking
B2B tech copywriter living in New Mexico via California, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and points across the pond
Interests include astronomy, citizen science, sci-fi, cooking
Wish this was true but it’s AI slop.
1) We don’t pay them so they don’t have homes
2) Albuquerque doesn’t have palm tree lined streets
3) Those aren’t the Sandias
4) We don’t use California-style plates
5) We don’t drive on the left hand side of the road
and…
6) The image says “made using AI”
1) We don’t pay them so they don’t have homes
2) Albuquerque doesn’t have palm tree lined streets
3) Those aren’t the Sandias
4) We don’t use California-style plates
5) We don’t drive on the left hand side of the road
and…
6) The image says “made using AI”
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wish this was true but it’s AI slop.
1) We don’t pay them so they don’t have homes
2) Albuquerque doesn’t have palm tree lined streets
3) Those aren’t the Sandias
4) We don’t use California-style plates
5) We don’t drive on the left hand side of the road
and…
6) The image says “made using AI”
1) We don’t pay them so they don’t have homes
2) Albuquerque doesn’t have palm tree lined streets
3) Those aren’t the Sandias
4) We don’t use California-style plates
5) We don’t drive on the left hand side of the road
and…
6) The image says “made using AI”
Or nahá.
When you get down to it, we’re all tourists on this planet!
When you get down to it, we’re all tourists on this planet!
October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Or nahá.
When you get down to it, we’re all tourists on this planet!
When you get down to it, we’re all tourists on this planet!
I was going to reply “except @scalzi.com’s” but I’m pretty sure he’s perfectly happy paying taxes on his church forever.
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I was going to reply “except @scalzi.com’s” but I’m pretty sure he’s perfectly happy paying taxes on his church forever.
Gulf of America
It’s pronounced “Gulf of Mexico”
Say it wrong and you’re instantly marked as someone visiting from another sadder, hatier reality
It’s pronounced “Gulf of Mexico”
Say it wrong and you’re instantly marked as someone visiting from another sadder, hatier reality
October 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Gulf of America
It’s pronounced “Gulf of Mexico”
Say it wrong and you’re instantly marked as someone visiting from another sadder, hatier reality
It’s pronounced “Gulf of Mexico”
Say it wrong and you’re instantly marked as someone visiting from another sadder, hatier reality
I entered one of those carwashes just as the radio started playing The Imperial March. I laughed all the way through. It was delightful!
September 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I entered one of those carwashes just as the radio started playing The Imperial March. I laughed all the way through. It was delightful!
If the real animals are fake does that mean drop bears are real?
August 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If the real animals are fake does that mean drop bears are real?
Reposted by Chris Casper
What are these gigantic blue arcs near the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)? Discovered in 2022 by amateur astronomers, the faint arcs -- dubbed SDSO 1 -- span nearly the same angular size as M31 itself. At first, their origin was a mystery: are they actually near the Andromeda Galaxy, or alternatively near
August 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What are these gigantic blue arcs near the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)? Discovered in 2022 by amateur astronomers, the faint arcs -- dubbed SDSO 1 -- span nearly the same angular size as M31 itself. At first, their origin was a mystery: are they actually near the Andromeda Galaxy, or alternatively near