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Enjoy gaming, F1, astronomy, spaceflight, tech + tinkering. Ex-IT. Dragon at heart.
🏳️‍🌈♂️🍁 Est. 1995
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planetf1com.bsky.social
What a journey it has been for Lewis Hamilton and Fred Vasseur.

From the junior series together, to the top of the podium with Ferrari.
June 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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The @axisprobe.bsky.social team learned that the phase A concept study report of AXIS (the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite) will not be reviewed because the lost personnel at NASA Goddard and government shutdown impacted our schedule and budget. 🔭 Here is the PI's e-mail with the explanation.
Email from Chris Reynolds to the AXIS Team. Subject is disappointing AXIS news. Text of e-mail reads: Dear AXIS Friends, The AXIS team has received some very disappointing news – we have been informed by NASA HQ that AXIS is not eligible for selection and hence the Concept Study Report (CSR) will not be subjected to the full review process. AXIS represents the scientific aspirations of a large international community. As a member of one of the AXIS science working groups, you deserve a candid explanation from the PI of what happened and why. That is the purpose of this note. NASA’s decision was programmatic and not based on a review of the technology or science; the mission profile described in the submitted CSR was over the allowed budget and schedule. How was such a thing possible? In short, with NASA-GSFC as the AXIS managing center, the mission formulation process was critically compromised by the seismic shifts occurring in NASA and the Federal government. The AXIS study team was hit hard by three unprecedented challenges: NASA’s Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and the pressure at GSFC to resign/retire created a rapid and uncontrolled loss of over 20 personnel with key expertise during a critical mission formulation period, including the main GSFC Project Manager (Jimmy Marsh) and the X-ray mirror lead (Will Zhang) and many discipline engineers. GSFC priorities rapidly realigned to the FY2026 President’s Budget Request (PBR) that eliminated the Probe program, further reducing the availability of GSFC engineering and mission formulation personnel (incl. cost analysts and schedulers) over the critical Summer and Fall months. Key work was halted for almost seven weeks when the core GSFC AXIS study team, dominated by NASA civil servants, was furloughed during the government shutdown. NASA HQ’s extension to the CSR submission deadline (from 18-Dec-2025 to 29-Jan-2026) was inadequate compensation for the disruption and lost time. Taken together, these factors disrupted the basic grass-roots costing process (which requires extensive “reach back” to the discipline engineers to assess labor requirements) as well as the cost-design iteration process that is central to the formulation of a cost-capped and schedule-constrained mission. While the mission design was finalized in April, our initial grass-roots costing (which was ~10% over budget) could only be completed in September due to the lack of assigned resources. With the subsequent government shutdown and then “pens down” in early-December forced by the GSFC Executive Review process, there was no opportunity to work through the set of cost/schedule savings that had already been identified by the AXIS team. Ultimately, the GSFC executive council gave AXIS leadership the choice of submitting a CSR with a non-compliant schedule and cost, or not submitting a CSR at all. We of course proceeded with the submission, including a narrative that we understood the path to a cost-compliant profile (that we would have discussed with the review panels during the Site Visit). NASA HQ has ruled this stance to be unacceptable. It is important to stress that NASA’s programmatic decision was before any technical review had been conducted. The decision was NOT due to any concerns about AXIS technology. Indeed, the AXIS Phase A work had major successes with furthering Indeed, the AXIS Phase A work had major successes with furthering the key technologies. GSFC’s Next Generation X-ray Optics (NGXO) team successfully demonstrated iridium-coated, stress-compensated mirror segments that meet AXIS baseline requirements (i.e. segment-level performance at sub-arcsecond level).  NGXO also built the first AXIS demonstrator mirror module, learning critical lessons about mirror alignment, mounting and bonding. On the detector side, MIT quickly moved to fabricate AXIS-like CCDs and, working with our colleagues at Stanford, recently demonstrated that they achieve the required readout rate and spectral resolution. Similarly, NASA’s decision was NOT a judgment of the importance of AXIS science. The AXIS science case was rated excellent in the Step 1 review, and it only became stronger during our Phase A study. The AXIS Community Science Book, which many of you contributed to, is an extremely powerful demonstration of the relevance and importance of high-resolution X-ray observations to all areas of astrophysics. The Science Book is one of the most important legacies of the AXIS Phase A study and, I believe, will help define future mission concepts for many years to come. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your work on this. AXIS has been a long journey; we started under the leadership of Richard Mushotzky more than nine years ago. During that time, it’s been an enormous privilege to work with amazing people; the AXIS science team, the incredible/brilliant GSFC and Northrop Grumman engineers, and the wider astrophysics community. I am, quite frankly, livid that AXIS ultimately fell victim to the programmatic chaos of 2025. The astronomical community deserves better. I hope that NASA leadership, especially at GSFC and HQ, can have an honest discussion about how to better support and protect programs during extraordinary times. For now, as a community, we must look forward. There is still one excellent mission under consideration for the Probe program, PRIMA, and we wish them a smooth and speedy path to selection and flight. In X-ray astronomy, the SMEX and MidEX programs represent concrete pathways for focused, high-impact missions, and the scientific case we built for AXIS provides a strong foundation for those concepts. The technologies we advanced in Step 1 and Phase A, particularly the NGXO mirror work and the MIT/Stanford detector demonstrations, can anchor the next generation of proposals. Most importantly, the AXIS Community Science Book, representing more than 500 scientists across, is a living document and a powerful signal to NASA leadership that this community is organized, serious, and not going anywhere. I encourage everyone to use it actively, as a resource for future concept development, for Astro2030 engagement, and for building the next mission that will deliver high angular resolution X-ray imaging to address the fundamental questions about black hole growth, galaxy evolution, and the hot universe that motivated AXIS from the beginning. This community built something remarkable over nine years and that doesn't end here. Thank you again for your support of AXIS over these times. Best Chris and the AXIS leadership team
March 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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scarbstech.bsky.social
Cadillac, Welcome to #F1
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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gibiz.bsky.social
Ubisoft has announced the closure of its Halifax studio, which had been working on mobile titles for Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed.

www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-shut...
Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected
The studio is the latest to be hit by the company's ongoing cutbacks.
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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yitanran.bsky.social
Today is my 24th birthday!
Thank you all so much for the support over the past year 💙

As a tradition I started last year, I draw a birthday illustration for myself to reflect on my work from the past year — so here’s this year’s piece.

I think I’ll keep creating more fantasy creatures ✨
December 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Tech mega-corporations are post-consumer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUrJ...
NVIDIA: WTF?
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
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December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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planetf1com.bsky.social
Lewis Hamilton:
December 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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popsci.com
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Awesome fan art from Facebook
December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Orc
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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siristhedragon.bsky.social
Project Silverfish 30% off on Steam Winter Sale!

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#projectsilverfish #indie #game #furry #lowpoly #scifi #xmas
Save 30% on Project Silverfish on Steam
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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まるくないまがにゃん
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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xeecee.bsky.social
"look we're not using AI in the final product we're just using it to speed up the conceptual stage" is what a lot of dopes affecting an enlightened middle position keep saying. I truly do not get that one. You hate imagining stuff? You don't like thinking and conceptualizing? Get a grip
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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zangerdanger.bsky.social
NIGHT FURY 🔥
for @denshadragon.bsky.social
[ #LabRatArt #furry #furryart ]
A digital illustration of a black and white night fury holding up one paw and breathing trails of teal and blue flames. He has a intense angry expression and his scales on his body are hightlighted by the flames. He is also wearing a teal bandanna.
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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do NOT let your obolds now the little squares on your eyboard are edible. trust me, i spea from eperience 😤
December 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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jfoust.bsky.social
Telemetry analysis "suggests that the MAVEN spacecraft was rotating in an unexpected manner when it emerged from behind Mars. Further, the frequency of the tracking signal suggests MAVEN’s orbit trajectory may have changed." science.nasa.gov/blogs/maven/...
NASA Continues MAVEN Spacecraft Recontact Efforts - NASA Science
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission team, in partnership with the agency’s Deep Space Network, continues recovery activities after
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December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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kjdragon70.bsky.social
Collecting what's rightfully his...
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Kritanta has a weird way of celebrating the festive period... =/

I honestly just wanted an excuse to draw more of Kritanta's true form for my #BlackKnightAU and doubly made it an excuse to lore drop. UvU

#KJDragonart
December 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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nasaspaceflight.com
At the end of November, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope officially finished construction.

The multi-billion-dollar telescope will now begin final testing and preparations ahead of launch atop a Falcon Heavy in May 2027.

Written by Haygen Warren👇

www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/12/roma...
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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zangerdanger.bsky.social
END OF YEAR RAFFLE 🎉✨
thank you everyone for all the support, i wanted to give back to my followers for a fun year of art :D

enter to win an limited palette from me!

☣ follow me
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RAFFLE ENDS 12/15
[ #furry #furryart ]
A digital illustration of an anthro cat rabbit hybrid named Luka facing the viewer with his paws up and excited expression on his face. The illustration mainly uses teal, navy blue, green, white, and gray with swirls of colors and patterns melting Luka into the background. A digital illustration of a pink and brown spotted anthro cow, named Spritz, sipping a soda. He has a brown collar with a yellow bell on it and a tag on his left ear with the number 72. Spritz is slightly blending into the patterned background that uses the same colors of Spritz's pelt, using only shades of pink, yellow, and brown. There are several textures on the illustration to give it a unique feel. A digital illustration of a anthro badger with big spiral eyes and wide open grin giving a crazed expression. The badger also has their paws up in a clawing pose and has dripping goo marks all over. The background is splashes of neon green over a purple and black checkerboard design. The illustration is drawn with only shades of purple, black, white, and green. A digital illustration of an anthro yellow-orange cat, named Kai Adin, holding up a peace sign and winking with his tongue poking out. He has short messy blue hair and is wearing a purple collar with a bell on it. There is a sparkle in his eye. The background consists of the same colors of Kai, with swirly patterns making him blend into the background. There are several textures on top giving the illustration a unique feel.
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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sodaraptor.bsky.social
Among all the corporate slop during the GA's last night, this was probably the biggest standout for me. Never seen a game capture that 80s anime visual style so well before. Reminds me a lot of old DBZ/Ramna/Bubblegum Crisis
gameinformer.com Game Informer @gameinformer.com · Dec 12
ICYMI: Orbitals is a co-op puzzle adventure inspired by classic anime launching exclusively on Switch 2 next year. gameinformer.com/the-game-awa...
the Orbitals key art a screenshot from the Orbitals reveal trailer a screenshot from the Orbitals reveal trailer a screenshot from the Orbitals reveal trailer
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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niccymarten.bsky.social
Fox from Megabonk! 🦊✨
An anthropomorphic fox in a wizard outfit, holding a magic book and surrounded by crystals and coins. It is a character from the game "Megabonk".
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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squidinu.bsky.social
office persona
drawing of a party werewolf named Rocco dressed in business attire and standing alone in a space with his back turned from his sparkly neon furry counterpart.
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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rfarrowster.bsky.social
lol garbage
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM