Astronomer. Writer. Conservaliberaltarian. Heuristic. Algorithmic. Check out my novel, videos and blogging in pinned tweet. Alt is @hal10000.bsky.social
Nov 2, 2020 • 23 tweets • 6 min read
1/ How about's a non-political thread 🧵about science! I mentioned PSR B1913+16 earlier today. Let's chat about it.
2/ Gravity is the ultimate fiend of the universe. It will cause anything to collapse if it doesn't fight. Stars stave off that collapse by fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores. Mass is converted into energy and that allows the star to resist the inward pressure of gravity.
Nov 2, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
1/ My "who I'm voting for" piece may shed my remaining conservative followers. But there's not a lot I haven't already said. The main shift is my argument that, even ignoring the big policy failures, Trump's awful character is reason enough to vote against him.
2/ No, we shouldn't look to the President as a role model. But people do. It's a fact. A Biden election isn't a panacea. We're not all going to link arms and sing kumbaya. But someone not actively dividing the nation would be a big step in the right direction.
