Tweets: universe, tech, aviation (I’m a pilot), humor. I speak French.Yankees fan. I ❤️ weather & muse about the meaning of life. #huxleywasright #sowasthoreau
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Gerald retweeted
Day 486 of my 3 day war. The Russian invasion of Russia to free Russia from Russians is over, so now Russia is free to continue not invading Ukraine which is actually Russia cos the West is invading Russia from Ukraine which is Russia.
I remain a master strategist.
Gerald retweeted
Scientists estimate there are tens of millions of black holes dotted around our galaxy, but so far we’ve only found a few dozen. Most of the best-observed are in orbit with a star, and this video shows 22 systems studied by our missions! go.nasa.gov/3s5X6Oc #BlackHoleFriday
Gerald retweeted
If Twitter manages to stay up despite this chaos, it’s a testament to the decade long infrastructure engineering efforts and investment in resilience and testing.
Twitter’s blog posts detailed many of these efforts.
It’s the sort of “unseen” work that pays off in the long haul.
Gerald retweeted
The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy in Fornax spins close to the limit of angular momentum without flying apart. (📷 ESO)
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Adding "for $8/month" to the end of any sentence makes that sentence funnier, esp bible verses
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The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978
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Auroras at 40,000 feet captured in a spectacular timelapse by pilot Guillaume Laffon from the cockpit of a Boeing 777.
Gerald retweeted
James Webb Space Telescope snaps new, super-spooky image of Pillars of Creation
(Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI))
Gerald retweeted
I pocket acorns as I walk. I recently emptied the contents of my coat and the autumnal diversity is just 😮💨🤌
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“What are we doing again?”
“Birdwatching.”
“How does this work?”
“First, we look for a bird.”
“And we eat it.”
“No, we take a picture of it.”
“Then we eat it?”
“No, we write down the name of it.”
“And then can we finally eat it?”
“We don’t eat the bird, Gerald.”
“This is stupid.”
Gerald retweeted
The Empire State Building is Yankees colors in honor of Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run 👏
Gerald retweeted
In awe of Hurricane Ian's display of power as it approaches Florida.
An extraordinary amount lightning surrounding the eye.
