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[ R E D A C T E D ] Opinions are my own. Unrepentant Thalassophile.

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Nice! I remember when the 6 train consisted of Red Birds.

10.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember reading all of the fake news coverage of the Glomar Explorer and its deep sea mining. They really had it backstopped.

10.03.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wanted to commend Mike Johnson on being the first blind Speaker of the House, but according to Google AI, Mike Johnson's frequent "I haven't seen it" response is a documented rhetorical habit rather than an indication of a visual impairment. My bad.

10.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry. He had a good run in a well-planted tank and never had to sit in pet store jail. So there's that...

10.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm reading Vonnegut's rant about the "W" administration in "Man Without a Country" and wondering what he would have to say about the current state of affairs. Buddy, you ain't seen nothing yet.

06.03.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PACE Applications Workshop 2026 Join us! Virtual, 2 day PACE Applications Workshop - Free registration

Still a few spots open

03.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a fantastic shot. Makes me homesick for the waterfront.

02.03.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic!

02.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not pointless. It's targeted to eliminate opposing points of view and clear the path for industrial profits.

02.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She's still expecting to bump her head into the plastic cup.

01.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This instrument is why they pushed JPSS-4 ahead of JPSS-3 in the launch order.

01.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The effects of this will propagate through the scientific research community for years to come.

01.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A plein air watercolour drawing of the Thames looking towards Blackfriars bridge from 1995.

A plein air watercolour drawing of the Thames looking towards Blackfriars bridge from 1995.

As the previous watercolour drawing of the Thames from 1993 received a good response here's another from a similar spot a couple of years later. #watercolour #London #TheThames

24.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 3090 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 17

Piccard's bathyscaphe Trieste was on display at the Naval Yard in DC. I tried to visit, but lacked the military credentials to gain access. I tried a few years later and learned that the museum had fallen into disrepair since it was no longer open to the public and Trieste was likely to be scrapped.

24.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That historic Bathysphere was on display at the NY Aquarium back in the 70s. It was off to the side, behind the building with the shark tank, with not even a plaque to describe what it was. I wonder if it is still there?

24.02.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Word if advice for anyone with a level of public recognition: never say you’re leaving your post/job/seat to spend more time with your family even if you ARE actually leaving to spend more time with your family.

17.02.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder how many of today's marine scientists were inspired by this man?

18.02.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Ways You Can Help Whales

17.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Geoethics for the Future Geoethics for the Future: Facing Global Challenges offers a set of points of view on highly topical issues in geosciences and beyond, including societ

Someone recommended this book, so I checked it out.
US $108.75 for paperback or eBook.
Educational publishers are a scourge.

15.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a sunfish in a dress is in front of a bedroom mirror on a dresses. She says to another sunfish out of frame, β€œplease don’t tell me you forgot our date night.” Panel 2: the other sunfish stares at her blankly with a gigantic chunk missing from its head.

Two panel comic. Panel 1: a sunfish in a dress is in front of a bedroom mirror on a dresses. She says to another sunfish out of frame, β€œplease don’t tell me you forgot our date night.” Panel 2: the other sunfish stares at her blankly with a gigantic chunk missing from its head.

10.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 3388 πŸ” 469 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 3

My wife was wondering how they got that cane field set up so quickly before she realized they were people in costumes.

11.02.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A plot of temperature anomalies averaged over the global ocean, down to 1900 meters, since 2004 measured by Argo. The charted anomalies range from -0.15 Β°C represented by blue colors to +0.5Β°C represented by red colors. While temperatures in the upper ~600 meters fluctuate with shorter-term climate events like El NiΓ±o-Southern Oscillation, deeper waters display a consistent warming trend. This deep signal is indicative of an overall warming of Earth’s climate.

A plot of temperature anomalies averaged over the global ocean, down to 1900 meters, since 2004 measured by Argo. The charted anomalies range from -0.15 Β°C represented by blue colors to +0.5Β°C represented by red colors. While temperatures in the upper ~600 meters fluctuate with shorter-term climate events like El NiΓ±o-Southern Oscillation, deeper waters display a consistent warming trend. This deep signal is indicative of an overall warming of Earth’s climate.

I heard in a seminar today the US contributions to Argo are being suspended, but I can't find anything on the web that backs the assertion. Can anyone with first-hand knowledge confirm or deny this?

10.02.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Northeast More Freezing Than Antarctica in Brutal Cold Shock It hasn’t been this cold in decades.

Breaking news: Winter in the Northeast US is colder than Summer in Antarctica.

08.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Short Form was pretty exciting, but I can't wait to see the Freestyle Booing J.D. Vance event.

07.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That's why they call it the Golden Hour...

07.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TotalfΓΆrbud pΓ₯ bottentrΓ₯lning i Gullmarsfjorden! Gullmarsfjorden Γ€r ca 10 000 Γ₯r och som mest 125 m djup. Vid mynningen finns en grundare trΓΆskel som pΓ₯verkar vattenflΓΆdet in i fjorden. Detta har gett mΓΆjlighet fΓΆr en unik miljΓΆ med arter som pΓ₯ vis...

Sign the petition: Total ban on bottom trawling in Gullmarsfjorden! www.mittskifte.org/petitions/to...

07.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβ€”because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

06.02.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 47151 πŸ” 19326 πŸ’¬ 1352 πŸ“Œ 795
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Onychoteuthid from @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 453 East Cortes Basin #designingthefuture2 #MarineLife

04.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 509 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

She's technically correct. I don't expect there were many tickets for Star Wars sold this weekend.

03.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem is that it's all circumstantial evidence.

The unfortunate circumstance being that Trump is a child raper.

03.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0