Tim L
@apollo18.bsky.social
I help take people to space and sometimes do things with swords.
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Tim L
@apollo18.bsky.social
· Nov 13
you: please act normal you need these people to like you
me: ok!
people: hi
me: Im quite serious when I say that I want to orbit and probe Uranus! It’s a type of planet we’ve never properly explored before, yet it’s the commonest type of planet in exoplanetary systems. And it has 5 round moons
me: ok!
people: hi
me: Im quite serious when I say that I want to orbit and probe Uranus! It’s a type of planet we’ve never properly explored before, yet it’s the commonest type of planet in exoplanetary systems. And it has 5 round moons
you: please act normal you need these people to like you
me: ok!
people: hi
me: Space toilets are incredibly complex, break often, and require training to use and maintain - the ISS toilet trainer has a camera in the bowl so astronauts can practice “docking”! Apollo astronauts pooped in bags!
me: ok!
people: hi
me: Space toilets are incredibly complex, break often, and require training to use and maintain - the ISS toilet trainer has a camera in the bowl so astronauts can practice “docking”! Apollo astronauts pooped in bags!
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![TRAY THE TALKING SCHOOL CAFETERIA TRAY: Remember when city council defunded universal free school lunches for Important Budget Reasons
-then everyone yelled at them and they had to reinstate it?
-Right around that same time they also found out that SPD overpaid their officers by $13 million
-[growing angrier] and we still don't know if they're even gonna pay it all back!
-That's enough money to feed every public school student for 3 years!
-Anyways, “food” for thought!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreicpbs63r3xczj7ajnezhjasgvf6u4lpxeh3wotrrwdiky4hldgtua)
October 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at KSC is really something else.
October 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at KSC is really something else.
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TIL that this recurring TNG minor character was played by a stealth trans woman
she’s in 43 episodes and several of the movies
she’s in 43 episodes and several of the movies
FIRSTLY as the piece alludes: Loren Rex Cameron’s also-trans and arguably more famous older sister, Cameron, was a I believe fully stealth working model and actress (a la plot of Pose) in the 80s and 90s mostly … I rewatched like I dunno, dozens of TNG episodes, where she appeared as Ensign Kellogg:
October 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
TIL that this recurring TNG minor character was played by a stealth trans woman
she’s in 43 episodes and several of the movies
she’s in 43 episodes and several of the movies
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They could have simply read Mary Wollstonecraft:
"But, the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, or heroic virtues."
(A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, ch.4)
"But, the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, or heroic virtues."
(A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, ch.4)
Ain't it nice.
"The super-man is not to be found as an individual but as a well-developed human society," concluded Scott and Fuller.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
"The super-man is not to be found as an individual but as a well-developed human society," concluded Scott and Fuller.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
How a 1940s US experiment tried, and failed, to create a 'super dog'
In post-WWII Maine, a group of scientists built the School for Dogs, a massive facility to breed a "super-dog". Things didn't go as planned.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
They could have simply read Mary Wollstonecraft:
"But, the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, or heroic virtues."
(A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, ch.4)
"But, the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, or heroic virtues."
(A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, ch.4)
Damn this thread GOES PLACES. Reskeeting for the Star Trek, Jack Parsons, and trans history alone:
Gonna do a thread of cutting room floor stuff re: my new Loren Rex Cameron feature …
bsky.app/profile/sand...
bsky.app/profile/sand...
"Lots of trans guys I’ve talked to have had a Loren Rex Cameron story, and this is mine …”
www.thebeliever.net/looking-for-...
www.thebeliever.net/looking-for-...
October 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Damn this thread GOES PLACES. Reskeeting for the Star Trek, Jack Parsons, and trans history alone:
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Have you seen Bluesky icon @dieworkwear.bsky.social's take on astronaut fashion etc.?
American Space Cowboys — Die, Workwear!
It’s often said that America has not been this divided since the Civil War, but even these tumultuous times pale in comparison to the social unrest of the 1960s, when post-war America’s cleavages along race, gender, and sexuality threatened to rip the nation apart. Within ten short years, the United States saw the unfolding of [...]Read More...
dieworkwear.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Have you seen Bluesky icon @dieworkwear.bsky.social's take on astronaut fashion etc.?
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Working on slides for my planetary geology class and am once again going through my pictures of Apollo astronauts making what I can only describe as "the fuckboy face."
October 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Working on slides for my planetary geology class and am once again going through my pictures of Apollo astronauts making what I can only describe as "the fuckboy face."
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True story: An influence on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It has a guy trapped in space with robot friends.
#ComingUpOnTCM
SILENT RUNNING (1972) Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin
Dir.: Douglas Trumbull 7:00 PM PT
An astronaut guarding the last of Earth's forests defies an order to destroy his cargo.
1h 29m | Science Fiction | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
SILENT RUNNING (1972) Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin
Dir.: Douglas Trumbull 7:00 PM PT
An astronaut guarding the last of Earth's forests defies an order to destroy his cargo.
1h 29m | Science Fiction | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
October 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
True story: An influence on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It has a guy trapped in space with robot friends.
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Happy 35th Anniversary to "Darmok"
September 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Happy 35th Anniversary to "Darmok"
October 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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i agree with the key point here and will add to it that there IS a reward, it’s knowing you did one right thing instead of walking around plagued by the nameless shame that afflicts all men who are determined to live the most frictionless lives possible
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
September 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
i agree with the key point here and will add to it that there IS a reward, it’s knowing you did one right thing instead of walking around plagued by the nameless shame that afflicts all men who are determined to live the most frictionless lives possible
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It’s honestly not even that amazing of an achievement.
It took Starship 14 flights to accomplish the bare minimum expected of a launch vehicle, and even then it’s not exactly been a smooth flight.
It took Starship 14 flights to accomplish the bare minimum expected of a launch vehicle, and even then it’s not exactly been a smooth flight.
SpaceX just launched the 14th Starship test flight, and it's now successfully in orbit for the first time.
This is an amazing achievement, and I absolutely detest how Musk has ruined this sort of thing both for me and for humanity.
This is an amazing achievement, and I absolutely detest how Musk has ruined this sort of thing both for me and for humanity.
September 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It’s honestly not even that amazing of an achievement.
It took Starship 14 flights to accomplish the bare minimum expected of a launch vehicle, and even then it’s not exactly been a smooth flight.
It took Starship 14 flights to accomplish the bare minimum expected of a launch vehicle, and even then it’s not exactly been a smooth flight.
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All those personal pizzas for reading books were training us for our horrible future of selling our time and labor for wages
September 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
All those personal pizzas for reading books were training us for our horrible future of selling our time and labor for wages
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GWAR cut Trump in half at Fantastic Fest
September 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
GWAR cut Trump in half at Fantastic Fest
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this skeet is in the seattle municipal code
just saw a guy walking in the rain with an umbrella. and i’m just like, come on man. that’s cheating. don’t be a dick
September 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
this skeet is in the seattle municipal code
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“While it’s obvious to energy researchers, I don’t think the public grasps the scale of the change in California.”
This a great run down of what’s happening in CA, a large,complex state. There are always complaints, but the article does a good job of detailing many shifts together.
This a great run down of what’s happening in CA, a large,complex state. There are always complaints, but the article does a good job of detailing many shifts together.
California is weaning itself off fossil gas, fast. Gas-fired electricity generation in California fell by 26% in the first half of 2026, as utility-scale solar, batteries and the new SunZia wind project feed power in via a dedicated transmission line. buff.ly/QWQoLPc
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
How California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit - Inside Climate News
Solar and batteries matter, but they’re not the only reasons for the steep decline in gas-fired electricity.
buff.ly
September 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“While it’s obvious to energy researchers, I don’t think the public grasps the scale of the change in California.”
This a great run down of what’s happening in CA, a large,complex state. There are always complaints, but the article does a good job of detailing many shifts together.
This a great run down of what’s happening in CA, a large,complex state. There are always complaints, but the article does a good job of detailing many shifts together.
idspispopd
Haven’t played that in over 2 decades but still remember how to turn off clipping
Haven’t played that in over 2 decades but still remember how to turn off clipping
Name a cheat code in a videogame.
September 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
idspispopd
Haven’t played that in over 2 decades but still remember how to turn off clipping
Haven’t played that in over 2 decades but still remember how to turn off clipping
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Moon poop aficionados might also enjoy Katherine G. Sammler's Space Poop Zine 🧪 🏺https://saltygeographies.net/portfolio/space-poop-zine-2024/
Space Poop Zine 2024
This zine explores NASA’s management of biological wastes in low gravity environments. Without strong gravitational fields, liquids coalesce at the location they are created, instead of flowing dow…
saltygeographies.net
September 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Moon poop aficionados might also enjoy Katherine G. Sammler's Space Poop Zine 🧪 🏺https://saltygeographies.net/portfolio/space-poop-zine-2024/
John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy
September 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy
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This is very interesting! Nearly 20 years ago I suggested that astronaut poop might have archaeological value, and was mocked for it. 🧪 🏺 #SpaceArchaeology
September 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is very interesting! Nearly 20 years ago I suggested that astronaut poop might have archaeological value, and was mocked for it. 🧪 🏺 #SpaceArchaeology