How hard can it friggin’ be to find the correct stopper for a tub? Very hard as it turns out. I’m on #3 and the thing still doesn’t fit!

Dear Internet… When your IT professional tells you to try restarting your machine, do it instead of refusing & telling said IT person they are basically useless in a roundabout way. It’s a true statement that most PC issues can be fixed by a simple restart.

To all of the wonderful Americans in my life, have a lovely Thanksgiving!

GPUs have a best before date. Most LLM companies are not profitable. Soon trillions more will be needed to replace aging data center components. Nvidia has been giving companies like OpenAI money to buy their own products. This is not sustainable & will eventually have far reaching economic impacts.

It is going to rain for the next eight days straight. We are officially into that time of year where VFR flying wx is very hit or miss. I’m 40 hours shy of 500 total. I’d love to pass the milestone by the end of the year, but idk. At least I have IFR training on the calendar. #aviation #avgeek

Update: I soloed a taildragger last night. Not just a taildragger either. A warbird traildragger. #aviation #avgeek

This evening I danced in a room with other humans I mostly don’t know for the first time since college (roughly 15 years). It was fun! 😁 I’m not that limber being that pranced around trying to impersonate Freddy Mercury’s voice anymore. My back already hurts. 😖

Dear Santa, I swear I’ve been a good little pilot this year…

This morning, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced that Canada has lost its measles elimination status. This was so incredibly avoidable. If you haven’t gotten your MMR vax, please get it. If you have, please get your resistance checked by your doctor.

No CTV News, this does not surprise me at all. I've been paying attention to the ongoing pandemic. You have been too busy minimizing. Study compares heart risks of COVID-19 infection and vaccination, and the results may surprise you www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

That snoot is quite clearly ultra boopable!

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos. n.pr/3JGPkWR

Perimeter Institute is doing a series profiling their researchers; here's mine! Featuring airplanes, of course. You can check out some of the other profiles here: perimeterinstitute.ca/outreach/we-...

I’m actually exhausted. That inning ended & I’m f’n toast. Bed! Thank goodness for an extra hour of sleep.

The Sportsnet casters called that double play before it even happened. Amazing play-by-play by those guys. They deserve our love as much as the Jays do!

C’est la vie!

I’m losing hair over here!

I’m sitting here sweating my Canadian tush off in my Winnipeg Jets onesie (because I lack #BlueJays gear). It’s not even warm in here! The STRESS!

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE

An Air Canada flight right now

Did not know you could throw a reverse Uno in baseball

Karma is served

Suddenly I feel like I’m watching hockey…

For everyone wondering why a significant chunk of bsky just had a context-free freakout:

LET’S GO BLUE JAYS!!

I want to know the exact mathematical equation required to arc a ball under the wall. Then, that equation should be banned from use by batters in the sport of baseball. 😆

$11.5 MILLION 50/50?! Wth?!

I feel like the score in this game isn’t really reflecting which team is honestly playing better. #BlueJays

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

From what I’ve gathered, Ohtani is a BIG deal in baseball and he’s just been sent back the the dugout! #BlueJays

Let’s Go #BlueJays!!

My house number is 67 and not a single trick or treater has shown up without declaring ‘6-7’ in utter delight. I’m finally Halloween cool!

Seen at my flight school for their pumpkin carving competition. Congrats on Game 5 @bluejays.com!

I remember watching Xyla's video earlier this year about possibly never flying again. I am so thrilled that she has been able to have her medical reinstated, and that she is continuing to advocate for so many pilots who are undergoing similar challenges. Change is never made quietly

I guess this means I need a Jays flag for my car. Since when has a Toronto sports team played well?

I’m not much of a baseball person, but GO JAYS GO!

Thank God for Canadians. Canada nICE Agents.

This is the first GPU fatality I’ve ever had in my personal computer. I’m stupidly picky on what hardware makes its way into my builds. Overall, second fatality ever. Not bad really, but given what the AI craze has done to the GPU market… officer help! Someone just shot my wallet!

It’s absolutely unhinged that a verified govt acct has been labelled “disinformation” while having a CLEAR example of a Hatch Act violation as its first post. Especially given that it’s USDOT! Weaponizing #aviation in any capacity for political gain makes me furious!

"The AI bubble burst will wreck the economy in ways that will make dot-com look like a minor blip." -A coworker, while they load another prompt into ChatGPT.

Also out of support today; - Office 16/19 - Exchange 16/19 - Skype for Business Ending support for Win 10 will result in millions of devices that can’t upgrade to 11 becoming vulnerable. How can you keep them secure? Easy! By paying MS $30USD for Extended Security Updates which will last 1 year. 😑

This Thanksgiving (Canada) Monday involves playing wall art Tetris as I try to figure out where I should put my 747 cockpit poster, my Oshkosh signs, various NASA related plaques and so on. I’ve already moved three things to other walls.

When you log into Animal Crossing for the first time in eight months & are reminded that you make absolutely peak design & fashion choices. #aviation #queer

If you ever feel like you aren’t smart enough, remember this. The formula for calculating the rate of descent of an aircraft is; Aircraft Ground Speed x 10 /2 Why? Because our hands are busy airbending & Ground Speed x 5 is too hard for most pilots to do without a calculator. #aviation #avgeek

CBC's Quirks & Quarks filmed their 50th Anniversary Episode of in front of a live audience at @perimeterinstitute.ca. Guests include @feeding9billion.bsky.social, @astrokatie.com, @lukestark.bsky.social, Laura Tozer, Ana Luisa Trejos & @yvonnebombard.bsky.social. Check it out!

This evening I witnessed a jet departing my local airport. It turned as per procedure & (from my vantage point) managed to intersect perfectly with the absolutely gorgeous harvest moon behind it. I wish I had my camera ready, but I’ll never let go of that moment in my mind’s eye! 🤩 #avgeek #aviation

I’m rediscovering the joys of porch sitting after not having one that is usable for around 15 years. Bliss!

Nothing here. Just MW proving they are amazing.

Kerry, big ripper of astrophysical books, went over the rainbow bridge yesterday morning. My parents rescued the sweet boy only four years ago & was the son they never had. They gave him a wonderful life. He was 9 years old. See you in Valhalla, buddy.

One of the many joy of #aviation is blowing non-pilot minds. Today it was me (a smaller mostly female presenting human) pulling a ~1600lbs plane out of a hangar all by myself with little to no apparent effort. They had to pick up their jaws. 💪 ✈️ #avgeek