wait these options don't exist on iOS?

even after i told them that happened in 1986, they didn't see an issue

Today I was volunteering at a middle school science event and the kids asked me if I remember Challenger 💀

When I worked on the Space Launch System, I did not specifically run the analyses or create dwgs, but I had a responsibility (and liability!) to know *what* was needed and ensure the results matched.

-> this has carried over to what appears to be a general surge in hiring quality engineering roles

pitchfork CLAW-back Moontower #306

This week's @moontower.bsky.social post is exceptionally relevant; specifically on how "human" jobs are shifting toward liability management rather than direct execution. Very much in line with my experience and what I'm seeing across engineering.

moontower.substack.com/p/pitchfork-...

Excellent summary by Scott on what I have found AIs to be good for:

“The right difficult level … Questions where you could figure out the answer through an hour of Google searches, collating various different sources, and doing math on a spreadsheet are at the sweet spot.”

you know for the city that never sleeps, why do so many NYC places open at 0900?

cut my thumb while cooking yesterday and today I cut the other one.

I did not realize how much it sucks to have basically no use of thumbs 🫢😵‍💫
basically every everyday task requires at least one

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS

image of a paper presented at AIAA SciTech 2026 titled "AIAA-2026-1965: Reduced Order Model AI Inference of Critical Bird Ingestion Parameters"

are your engines hungry?
#AIAA #SciTech

isn’t map() lazy so it would only run at the end? So by clearing the list, then map would apply on the empty set and thus return just []

you know, maybe saving my instant hand warmers for the 5 years will actually pay off now that I’ve moved up north 🤔🤔🤔

Joint Fact Sheet on President Donald J. Trump’s Meeting with President Lee Jae Myung President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK) welcomed President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America (United States or U.S.) for a

"The United States has given approval for the ROK to build nuclear-powered attack submarines. The United States will work closely with the ROK to advance requirements for this shipbuilding project, including avenues to source fuel." www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

bruh is google using AI to change the like button animation?
we are burning coal for this???

@karaswisher.bsky.social was in Tron Ares????
I saw & was like hey wait a minute, she's a real reporter!

wonder if there's a cool backstory on that...

well I mean it’s certainly probable that countries like China are stockpiling gold in the face of realizing the extent of American sanctions and power of a dollar denominated system

Attending the #SASE STEM conference in Pittsburgh as my first ever professional conference!

I am very proud to spend time meeting with my fellow Asian Americans!

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

i suppose an upside of no longer living in florida is that I don't have to check @noaa.gov 's hurricanes.gov daily! 🫠🫣

Being a student was way less expensive in retrospect. I should’ve just gone to as many conferences as I could 😓

Student tickets for #AIAA #SciTech2026 are $199 vs. corporate $1049 😨

Very much seems like if your company isn’t paying for you to attend, you don’t attend.

Might have to just go with a $400 day pass because +4d for +550$ is Disney pricing tbh 😶‍🌫️

Bad Keyboards Thread:

So I like to make intentionally bad keyboards, in part because of my unfulfilled blood feud with mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, but mainly because I like being a chaos gremlin.

Most recently, the Juggling Keyboard:
bsky.app/profile/foon...

Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Covers advancements in spacecraft and tactical and strategic missile systems, including subsystem design and application, mission design and analysis, materials and structures, developments in space s...

Want to read about some interesting design decisions from the Space Shuttle Program? 🚀 🛰️
The first paper from my PhD work has now been published in the #AIAA JSR!

Read:
"Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program"
arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2...

#space

Op-ed: Space Science Is Part of the Space Race with China Beijing is pressing ahead with an ambitious space science effort designed to close the gap with—or even exceed—US capabilities in the coming decades. If our elected leaders believe that America’s cont...

If our elected leaders truly believe we're in a new space race with China, then we cannot afford to abandon space science.

Read the NEW OP-ED by me and Maxwell Zhu today in Payload Space: payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-...

bridge test

meanwhile I didn’t even know you could take a train to New Orleans

Another Economist banger cover

Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

Acceptance letter from the AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets for K. Roush's paper "Adaptability in Aerospace: A Historic MOSA Perspective from the Space Shuttle Program"

my first journal paper has been accepted !!