Pretty active week for auroras! Witnessed this over Kansas, caught me completely by surprise!

Signs of spring in our yard: Lillies sprouting, and our young Dawn Redwoods budding!

There’s a serene beauty being in clear smooth air over the Rockies.

Aircraft appear very close together when passing 1,000 feet apart, but you have to remember that logos are very visible and details like windows are noticeable from quite far away. Here is a video I personally recorded of an aircraft passing 1,000 feet *above* our position. Looks close, but isn’t!

I’ve always loved flying at night. When I first started at the airlines most of my trips were evening flights. I bought a star chart and started learning the constellations above me.

Can you see the Big Dipper here?

So just for kicks I guessed your prompt was “does water freeze at 29 degrees” and got your same Google AI response. But again, if you click the 🔗 symbol after the answers you get more clarity. Here it looks like it’s prioritizing a NOAA response that highlights fresh vs saltwater freezing points

Well, take for example a recent search of mine: After someone suggested LT tires instead of ST tires for a trailer, I realized I didn’t understand what differentiated them. Here’s the difference between hitting google and chatGPT:

My wife bought me this notebook when we both worked at SX. I left it in the plastic wrap for years, waiting for the right idea, the right project to start in it.

Today I had an idea.

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