Dean Lenort 🐀

Web Guy: With my tech your ad will be seen by millions who will instantly hate you and your product. Businessman: Millions you say?

@markhill Of course shortly after I replied I saw an ad without Ad on it. Only a few, most ads still say Ad, but we shall see!

@dllprop The “ad” label seemed to come back. Maybe a transient situation?

I guess X removed the "ad" indicator from postings? My "following" feed is full of garbage I am not following.

@mgrabois @SciGuySpace And while I worked many launches, I tried to see and successfully saw just one. Swanny invited a number of us to be guests.

@SciGuySpace Got to see 7 shuttle launches between 1996 and 2011. The 2 most memorable were STS-80 (11/1996) because it was my first-ever launch, and STS-135 (7/2011), the last-ever shuttle mission. I had trained both crews. But 135 meant that my job was truly over, I was obsolete.

A century after Goddard, what's the most memorable launch you've attended? arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/…

If @ConanOBrien is too pumped up hosting The Oscars blame Jason and Travis

Mike Nesmith and Frank Zappa impersonated each other 58yrs ago today on the set of The Monkees. Bonkers. Love it.

No Escape from Girl Scout Cookies, by @Lileks open.substack.com/pub/jameslilek…

@MoMohler @JasonKPargin Minnesota Twins home plate location from park of old.

Someone’s getting fired. This needs to be in the stadium guys.

@rodryanshow Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

My annual appeal regarding #DaylightSavingsTime: Instead of springing forward at 2 am Sunday, move the time ahead at 4 pm on Friday. Now it's 5 pm, time to leave work and enjoy the weekend!

@DJSnM I really should remember the name of the guy in the picture since we were basketball teammates in the NASA league for a few years. I refuse to look it up as that would be cheating!

That big number means it’s number 1

The Joys of Home Plumbing, by @Lileks open.substack.com/pub/jameslilek…

Got a haircut. Took about 15 minutes as I ain’t got much. When she was ringing it up I pointed out that I was old enough to get the lower cost. She updated and I put it on a card. Then I pulled out a $20. “Are you paying cash?” “No, this is your tip.” Her reaction was great.

Pearls Before Swine

@xAviation @Arcturus227 While I am tempted to look up when the various thrusters were no longer needed for entry flight control (qbars of 20 and 40 ring a bell), I refuse to do so! Refuse I say! 🤓

@xAviation @Arcturus227 Well there were thrusters that were used to control the vehicle until the atmospheric density got high enough.

It’s incredible that they were able to glide this beast in from space!

A delicious way to get your fruit intake for the day that is no way backed by science. @AviationGin

15 years ago today, Discovery rises into the heavens for its final flight. At 4:53 p.m. ET, space shuttle Discovery lifted off with a crew of 6 for STS-133, its 39th mission. Over its 27 years in service, this shuttle spent more time in orbit than any other orbiter: 365 days!