Jay R. Thompson

Not a replicant. Freelance writer & photographer. Nerd for science, nature, and the cosmos. Gregarious but socially awkward. Opinions mine. he/him

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

I've deleted this neurotic, volatile, time-wasting, algorithm-humping app from my phone. If you want/need to contact me, feel free to DM me on IG [at]jayismadeofstarstuff (personal account) or [at]l_a_Jaybird (street photography account).
✌️🤓

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Given the evolving workforce & economy, I'm surprised that all major job-seeking/recruiting websites don't offer a box to check or button to click to identify as a freelancer, contractor, or digital nomad.
Do you want to exclusively employ conformers? Or genuine free-thinkers? 🤷‍♂️

[XBOX @XBOX]

Make his finest asset yours

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@Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine, in theaters July 26

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

All that said, I'm now hearing protest chants outside, so I'm not as angry anymore.

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Does @LADOTofficial use data and computer models to assess road closures prior to closing roads?
Or is it more like, "Let's block all left-turn lanes on Hill St. for 8 blocks unannounced so anyone entering DTLA from Chinatown wanting to get east of Hill St. is screwed, LOL!"

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

This is one of several reasons I'm moving out of @lacity in the next few weeks.

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Unreal. Sublime.

[ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets @NASAExoplanets]

Do we know of worlds beyond Earth with rivers and lakes? We do! And we're looking for more!

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Screenshot from a few minutes ago on @NASA_Eyes. Teal annotation added by me.
https://t.co/eNFYKp09rR

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

If this skyscraper of a rocket even *leaves the launchpad* tonight I'll be a happy camper. #Artemis #Artemis1 #ArtemisLaunch 😎

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Dayum. @NASA's pre-launch stream for #artemis1 tonight is tight. I'm nit-picky, but tonight's show hasn't been stiff, awk, or cringe. It feels smooth, chill, authentic. To the producers, writers, techs, on-screen personalities and the rest, congrats! You're nailing it.
💪🤓

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

"WEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWE"
LOL
#ArtemisLaunch #Artemis1 #Artemis

[Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) @jbf1755]

Here’s an idea.

Let’s not talk endlessly about DJT.

It’s what he wants.
Have we—the press—learned nothing?

He’s not THE story.

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Only 6 weeks until the days start getting longer again.
Only 6 weeks until the days start getting longer again.
Only 6 weeks until the days start getting longer again.
Only 6 weeks until the days start getting longer again.
Only 6 weeks until the days start getting longer again.

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

When it’s raining in downtown Los Angeles but you need to drop off an envelope several blocks away to resist fascism, then it’s time to do a fashion:

[ARCHIVED - NASA Europa Clipper @EuropaClipper]

As you watch tonight’s full Moon, remember that Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa is about the same size! Our mission to explore it up close gets underway in 2024. https://t.co/rORF6MHEhc

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

@omcintyre It crossed my mind. Would probably help if I got out of the apartment more often to use my eyes for trees and clouds instead of electronic devices LOL.
I'll make more of an effort.

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

My eyeballs hurt, but no headache.
Do I blame the time-change, lifestyle, careless lack of hydration, season change, my age (44), or maybe failure to adapt to the hybrid work situation?
Or should I simply assume I have 2 or 3 types of cancer, write my memoir, & get on with it?🤔

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Can excessively dry air increase static discharge so much that the resulting O3 is detectable to the human olfactory sense?
Or is there some other correlation between extremely dry air and the fragrance of ozone?
Asking for Los Angeles.

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

e.g.
This is INCORRECT:
"The suspect is accused of spreading CONSPIRACIES like birtherism and QAnon online."
This is CORRECT:
"The suspect is accused of spreading conspiracy THEORIES like birtherism and QAnon online."
"conspiracy" ≠ "conspiracy theory" FFS

[Jay R. Thompson @AstroJaybird]

Special reminder:
(esp. journalists and editors need it apparently?)
A "conspiracy" is a secret plot to do an actual bad thing.
A conspiracy THEORY is an attempt, usually by a jacka$s, to explain the bad things that happened, or sometimes things that didn't happen. (🧵1/2)