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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Mike S

@gnuwf

Physics grad. 30 years in high tech, including remote sensing, astronomy, atmospheric physics, numerical HPC, digital finance and digital security.

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Yeah, 05:01 sunrises are bad enough. Having that extra time in the evening for that extra round of disc golf would be very nice.

West coast has the best location though, with sunrises and sunsets 20+ minutes later.

09.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring forward... Fall back... whatever.

Can we just pick ONE & stick with it once & for ALL?!!! ⏰

08.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 15473 πŸ” 1934 πŸ’¬ 1328 πŸ“Œ 208

Wild 60 degree swings in less than a month?

08.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the Planet of the Bass Tiktok where lyrics on screen say "Women are my favorite guy"

Screenshot from the Planet of the Bass Tiktok where lyrics on screen say "Women are my favorite guy"

Screenshot from the Planet of the Bass Tiktok where lyrics on screen say "Tell the world 'stop the war'"

Screenshot from the Planet of the Bass Tiktok where lyrics on screen say "Tell the world 'stop the war'"

This song feels incredibly relevant today.

08.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 7599 πŸ” 2311 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 41

Full model and map up for Subscribers shortly

But woof, that may be the single largest Liberal seat count we've seen to date on a single poll

08.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

@climatologist49.bsky.social we had two consecutive 50–70+ cm dumps about three days apart couple weeks ago to break the city's one month snowfall record.

Compare to last winter where the lack of snow pack helped create one of the worst fire seasons on record.

08.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lunch special.

08.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On average it's not. That said, there are some good values. Sun Sushi here in Kenmount has a great $17 bento box.

08.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This more than anything else is going to retire a whole lot of older computer systems.

08.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

i hate this stupid fucking system more than anything in the world. a system that benefits nobody, actively harms everybody, could be changed at literally any point in time, YET WE STILL KEEP DOING THIS MADNESS ANYWAY. YEAR AFTER YEAR WE DO THIS STUPID SONG AND DANCE FOR NO GOD DAMN REASON

08.03.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 3092 πŸ” 620 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 42

Its probably similar around Newfoundland as well. #nlwx

08.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

High vs. low poly counts.

08.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s cool that this generation gets to find out the answer to β€œwhat would you have done when we started interning the Japanese?” and β€œwhat would you have done when we invaded Vietnam?” and β€œwhat would you have done in Watergate?” all at the same time.

08.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 2421 πŸ” 582 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 14

Since we bet on it and trees become magnetic , I'd say 65

08.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ingredient prices are essentially identical to what's in Ontario (compare Loblaw's to Dominion), labour costs seem lower giver a lower minimum wage, and lease rates should be lower.

08.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The eat out food prices here in #YYT are out of control. A smash burger, fries, and can of pop was $35 including tax and tip. The burger tasted excellent, but that's just a sauce and a few carmalized onions. Why are prices for equivalent dishes 25 - 50% higher than Ottawa?

08.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Betting will be in all the places.

08.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess we'll see.

08.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully the large scale changes in the atmosphere that gave us this winter avoids a bad fire season.

08.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully it won't get as dry if we have a similar summer of precipitation

08.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In the #Newfoundland winter, telling the land from the sky can take some effort #photography #winter #atlanticcanada #nikon

05.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Backyard Science! πŸ€“

Took a full core sample of snowpack in #GanderWest before pending thaw.

Avg depth 104 cm has yielded 279.1 mm water equivalent. Also some ice underneath that couldn't be cored (maybe another 30-50 mm worth of water).

Most should end up in the ground in the coming weeks! #nlwx

07.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Beauty! Now *that* is a spring water reservoir. Hopefully it'll prevent the disaster that was last summer.

07.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI-generated artwork is officially not eligible for copyright protection after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeal.

The court ruled that a work must have a human creator in order to qualify for copyright.

(Link: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...)

03.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 14206 πŸ” 6000 πŸ’¬ 214 πŸ“Œ 790
My first science video in 3 years!
My first science video in 3 years! YouTube video by Physics Girl

Dianna's back!

03.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's a very good point!

02.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No one wants to directly fight against Russia's illegal war, with only 1.5x the population of Iran, but want to jump right into the illegal war with Iran. Why the difference? Is it simply nuclear weapons? China backing Russia? I honestly want to know.

02.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We're hoping for something similar for Newfoundland as well, given the awful drought we suffered last summer.

01.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So how did the last forced regime changes in the region by military might work out?

01.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm very disappointed that we're supporting a war waged illegally by the US president, and the Israeli president. Being 100% against the regime? Sure. But we also need to be 100% against this illegal war waged against Iran by Israel and the US.

01.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0