Scott Snell

Flight Software Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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@elonmusk What voting advantage is conferred by an incorrect birth date? Or is she listed twice, once for 1900, once for 1940?
If just once, no problem except for needing the birth date corrected.

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@Astro_Jessica @SpaceX @Astro_Jessica, what is the time lapse factor used?

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@Astro_Kimiya Thank you for sharing what your camera saw. Did your eyes behold a similar sight?

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@RobertKennedyJr Thick gloves are unavailable?

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@RobertKennedyJr He was an ice hockey goaltender during his college days, perhaps that was his eye-hand coordination secret.

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This reminds me of one of my coworkers at NASA GSFC back in the 1990s. A snake got into our building one weekend. I said, "I'll call security to have it removed." Before I could pick up the phone, he walked up to it, grabbed it behind its head, and carried it out of the building.

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@BBCBreaking To @BBCBreaking: the article has the time conversion incorrect. The incident occurred at 18:00 EDT, which is identical to 23:00 BST, and identical to 22:00 GMT. (Not 23:00 GMT.)

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As a childhood "veteran" of the early 1974 and early 1975 experiments with Daylight Saving Time, I'm aware of the difficulties and dangers of children awakening in darkness and traveling to school in darkness. That was a big part of the justification for returning to the typical ST during winter and DST during spring/summer.
However, there are success stories for entire nations that awaken in darkness and travel to work/school in darkness: the Scandinavian countries, parts of Canada, parts of the US (Alaska). If the US switches to year-round DST, implement their time-tested (pardon the pun) methods.
Meanwhile, beware of what appear to be scientifically-based claims of the health risks of using Daylight Saving Time. The conclusions have been issued without taking the good health of Spaniards into account. Specifically they haven't been living on Standard Time since 1940. In fact, for several months each spring/summer, they are 2 hours ahead of Standard Time. Siestas may be part of their success, although urban Spaniards generally remain active during normal business hours instead of napping.
Also, are New Mexicans (DST/ST) and Arizonans (ST only, except in limited areas) significantly different health-wise? Scientists haven't adequately examined that or the Spain situation.
PS, saying hello here to @SaveStandard, ("Save Standard Time"), which is, to my knowledge, the only organization to block me on X. (My preference would be that I should only be blocked if my facts are wrong, at the very least, or if I'm uncivilized.)

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@7NewsDC The area is in a moderate drought, hopefully not lasting much longer.

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@JohnStossel @PeterSchiff @NaomiBrockwell I'm wondering if any of you has seen "Everyone is Lying to You for Money," and if so, what comments you may have about it.

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@Reagan_Airport Goddard Space Flight Center, along with thousands of coworkers!

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@rmnb Why are they so careless with the puck in their own zone? It's a chronic problem that seems correctable through changed behavior.

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@ArtaMoeini Mr. Gingrich apparently misinterpreted Jordan Schneider's satirical article. Even more concerning is that Gingrich omitted quotation marks, making Schneider's written words appear to be his own.

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@WSJ Wake up and smell the coffin, as Ann Landers used to say.

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@Capitals Find a way!

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@TheMickyDolenz1 For Pete’s Sake

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@RandyGoat See if your boss will let you work 10-6. If so, problem solved. That's the exact same as working 9-5 Standard Time.

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Ms. George, thank you for the gift link.

FWIW, I agree with your description that "[Trump's 2nd] administration unveiled a website filled largely with falsehoods."

I also concur with your statement of "[Trump] staged a stunning political comeback."

However, I respectfully differ with your description of what happened on the day of the attack. You omitted the significant fact that Trump told the crowd to "peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard." You fail to note that most of the crowd followed their leader's instructions to the letter, as one would expect for MAGA people. But some of the crowd failed to obey their leader, for some reason. What is the proper journalistic approach to that fact of the day?

Another questionable aspect to your description: "For hours that afternoon, he made *little effort* to quell the assault he helped instigate." [emphasis added]

Well, that's a strange way to describe it. The rioters entered the Capitol at about 2 PM. At 2:38, Trump tweeted, "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" Was that "little effort?" Perhaps, but better to provide readers with details.

At 3:13, Trump tweeted, "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!" Again, worth reminding your readers.

As journalists, I hope you and your colleagues would always, always "out-truth" Trump...truly a "low bar" if there ever was one. But the choices you made in your article today, unfortunately typical, are probably a large part of the answer to why Trump "staged a stunning political comeback." It's because some of the public stopped trusting many news media sources.

As a member of the public who wants to trust news media sources, please do more to be trustworthy.

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@oliviacgeorge Sharing the list that accompanies the plaque:

https://t.co/bZbuQFfOML

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Your data are (sort of) correct. But your interpretation is peculiar.

As you may know, Texas primaries are open. Regardless of which party the voter favors, the voter may vote in either primary (but only one).

Therefore, the question for a voter is, "Do I care more about choosing the Dem candidate, or the Rep candidate?" Starr County almost always votes Dem in general elections, so it's not a surprise that most voters would show up for the Dem primary.

Relatively few voters cared about the Cornyn vs Paxton Senate race. (Incumbent Cornyn won, BTW.) Many more cared about the Crockett vs Talarico Senate race. That interpretation is certain. Also certain is that those voters overwhelmingly wanted a Texas state representative from Austin to run for Senate instead of a US representative from Dallas to run for Senate. (I'm kidding about that interpretation. I stated facts, but the true intention may involve other facts. See how that works?)

Data:
https://t.co/tZK0J7Xfbn

https://t.co/0G7Zjfcw2f