planetneish.bsky.social
Associate Professor at The University of Western Ontario in planetary geology. Also a parent and OG X-Phile. I use she/her pronouns. https://planetneish.ca/
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When I lived in the Okanagan 20 years ago, we had a lot of domestic folk coming to pick fruit, mainly young people from Quebec. But that may have changed in the past few decades!
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Also my husband’s birthday! That would have been a heck of a birthday present! 🐝
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I haven’t ordered anything from Amazon in about 6 years. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Happy not to give Bezos my money!
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I’m reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to my son right now, and did a double take when the Tinnan (who previously cried when he stepped on a bug), cut off the head of a Wildcat to save a mouse. He’s got a weird double standard when it comes to empathy.
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“The Core” for #2 or #3. It is absolutely ridiculous but the actors take it so, so seriously.
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That’s because DPS does not receive any funds from NASA, as LPSC has in the past. I’m really curious to see how they set the registration rates for LPSC 2026.
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But I always wanted things to be ambiguous on the show, because that was what drew me to it. I’m kind of sad we got definite proof of their father-son relationship in Season 9.
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I went back to the episode reviews I wrote in the 90s, to see what I thought of the “I am your father” reveal at the time. My 18 year old self was pretty non-plussed by it. I thought it was just another lie by a master manipulator.
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For sure! But in some ways it does feel very firmly placed in the 90s. I wonder what Carl Sagan would have thought about the last 25 years.
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They’re not even hockey rinks! More like that horrible sludge you see in parking lots in March.
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I’m currently watching as much Star Trek as possible.
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I do five in class writing quizzes over the course of the semester. They can refer to their notes, but they must answer with a pen and paper. If the work is not satisfactory, I make them redo it. Many of them struggled with this at first, but I did see some improvements over time.
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My Rubicon-crossing moment was when they said they were going to move out of Texas, and then just… didn’t. With no explanation or acknowledgment. I haven’t attended LPSC since, and encourage my students to find other venues for their work.
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I feel this. I now decline from attending a number of social events I would have gone to in the past because it feels super awkward to be the only one masking. But I worry it will impact my career opportunities.
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Well, the 21st century is depicted as being pretty terrible in the Star Trek universe. We just have to wait another 40 years for Zefram Cochrane to invent warp drive.
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I’m with Jenn - I never liked the final scene in Roadrunners. But I’m not anti-Doggett in general (especially after 25 years!). It just struck me as paternalistic. Perhaps if the delivery had felt more empathetic and less like a reprimand to me it would have struck the chord they were aiming for.
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In our first episode, we discuss the science behind The X-Files two-parter "Tunguska/Terma". These episodes first aired in November 1996, and follow Mulder and Scully around the world as they try to get their hands on a rock filled with a mysterious alien oil. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts!
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Ugh, I wondered what happened there. London lost a formerly solid NDP seat for similar reasons.
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Here is some information you can consult, based on NASA’s 50 year history with such launches: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_k...
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I had remembered this as a mediocre episode, and was pleasantly surprised at how fun it was on rewatch! Scully is particularly sassy in this one, something we don’t see as much as the series goes on.
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It was the seventh season episode “Firstborn”. It came out in 1994, the same year as “Roland.”
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I was watching an episode of Star Trek: TNG that featured this actor. He was playing a Klingon, but I instantly recognized him by his voice. Who knew this mediocre episode would lodge itself in my brain!
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As an addendum, I would dare anyone to look at my CV and tell me when my first child was born.
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I interviewed for a faculty position while visibly pregnant. My rejection letter stated that I wasn’t given the position because my research was “currently in a state of flux”. Not too hard to read between the lines there.
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Here’s one for all the “pink skins”.
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After rewatching Season 8 last year, I have to say, I liked Doggett a lot more this time around. I agree with Annie - my frustration was really with David, and I’m not sure I gave Doggett a fair chance the first time. But on rewatch, I thought he was a good man, and an excellent friend to Scully.
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Thank you for covering this episode; it is my favorite from Season 8. I had forgotten most of this season prior to my rewatch last year, but that bus scene at the end has lived rent free in my mind for the past 25 years.
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I early voted today 30 minutes after they opened and it was packed! Huge turn out. Really shows the benefits of being able to vote on a holiday.
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Does it make me a bad Canadian if I’ve never played hockey? 😬 I do at least know how to skate.
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One silver lining to come out of the Trump presidency is that it completely turned the tide on our upcoming elections. What should have been a Conservative landslide is now looking like a win for the Liberals.
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No, I don’t think so. The term “elbows up” refers to Gordie Howe. And Gretzky has always been a Conservative mouthpiece, that’s not new.
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Yes, that’s right. I personally thought it was a little weird, but I guess it’s supposed to speak to the sudden surge in Canadian patriotism after Trump took office.
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He also recently appeared in a political ad supporting the Liberals, who are running for reelection in Canada. However, my kids mostly know him as “Shrek” (or “the green guy”, as my six year old calls him).
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Yeah, it’s with my friend John Moores. It’s called “Popcorn Science” and we will be dissecting the science behind our favorite movies and tv shows. It’s been a lot of fun so far. We’re almost ready to release our first episode.
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You can get a glimpse of the crazy at my old Geocities site. I’m also starting a podcast, and of course our first episode is about The X-Files. Stay tuned! geocities.restorativland.org/Area51/Caver...
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I feel you. I love planetary science, but if I had to filibuster, y’all would be learning more than you wanted to know about The X-Files.
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Not a knock knock joke exactly, but it has a similar vibe.
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Yeah, I always try to pick a place to live that allows me to walk or bike to work and critical services. Most of London is very car reliant, but our little corner is more like one of those scary “15 minute cities”.
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The tariffs aren’t going to help either, unfortunately. Realistically, I can’t afford any car right now, new or used, gas or EV. All the more reason to take the bus I guess!
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We have been hanging on to our old, falling apart VW to avoid the environmental consequences of buying a new car. That, and the large cost of buying an EV. We don’t use it very much, though, instead waking, biking, and busing where possible.
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Égalité 2: Pig in the City
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It reminds me of when I did community theatre, and sometimes the audience just wouldn’t respond. They didn’t chuckle at the funny bits, they didn’t engage with the material. It made it so much harder to do the show.