Linux system programmer; husband and father; enjoys reading, photography, biking, and hiking. 48 of 48 of New Hampshire’s 4000' mountains.
Joined November 2009
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Roger Levasseur retweeted
A thunderstorm passed over the summit yesterday evening and produced several lightning strikes. Seen here is highlight reel, recorded at 1x speed, of several of the closer ones between 930 PM and 945 PM EDT.
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Glaze and rime ice on the summit sign this morning. The higher elevations of the White Mountains will continue to see ice and snow this weekend. Full details available at mountwashington.org/weather/…
#NHwx #NH #mountains #iceicebaby #winterinspring #snowinMay #snow #icy #summitsign
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May 29
Breaking news: As it was beginning a planned static fire test at Launch Complex 36, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded. We're working to learn more.
📸: @ABernNYC
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Prove you're human.
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May 21
I caught this image of the ngVLA dish talking to one of the older dishes at the @TheNRAO two days ago.
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On this day in 1977, Star Wars opened in just 32 theaters across the U.S. The cast and crew expected it to flop. Fox executives were skeptical. George Lucas was so sure it would bomb that he left the country.
A thread 🧵
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New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros
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Winter hasn't released its grip on the White Mountains - this was our view this morning (1 May 2026). For a look at how this weekend is shaping up, our 48-hour Higher Summits Forecast is available at mountwashington.org/weather/…
#NHwx #NH #Mountains #snow #snowinMay
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Roger Levasseur retweeted
These two photos were shot only about a day apart, showing that only a thin veneer of snow covered the summits Thursday morning. Temperatures will plunge tonight as a cold front passes through, with the possibility for some snow overnight transitioning to snow showers tomorrow.
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Roger Levasseur retweeted
Happy #BigWindDay! 🌬️ In 1934, Mount Washington observers recorded a 231 mph wind—a world record that held for decades and a testament to the mountain's extreme weather and dedicated scientists. We are proud to carry on that legacy today.
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Roger Levasseur retweeted
Apr 7
'Apolo 8' (1968)
'Apolo 17' (1972)
'Artemis II' (2026)
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Apr 7
IOT 😂
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Apr 7
Earthset.
The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.
ALT Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew\u2019s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth\u2019s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region.\nIn the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater\u2019s formation. Credit: NASA
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Roger Levasseur retweeted
A testament to naval superiority meets modern lethality.
As the Navy commissioned USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) today, USS Constitution rendered a historic salute.
From sail to nuclear power - this moment reflects the enduring strength and readiness of America’s Navy.
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Roger Levasseur retweeted
Summit staff enjoyed a great view of a partial undercast yesterday evening. A strong storm will bring warm, wet, and windy conditions to the higher summits on Saturday, with 100 mph wind gusts and temperatures in the 40s possible.
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Feb 22
A crossover between Chekhov's Gun, Schrödinger's Cat, Occam's Razor, and Murphy's law.
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Feb 21
Remember, for every inch of snow that falls you need:
1 Gallon of water
1 Loaf of bread
1 Gallon of milk
5 days worth of frozen food
5 days worth of shelf stable foods
Get to your stores now.
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Feb 2
It's so cold in Boston right now that packs of coyotes are able to cross the water today.
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Jan 27
Some of you will be old enough to remember this. Defragging - and it actually did serve a purpose. It was essential for optimizing slow, mechanical hard drives by rearranging scattered data into contiguous blocks. By doing so increased data load times (since the physical head of the hard drive didn't have to move that much).
However, what I remember most was the almost hypnotical satisfaction of seeing all those little blocks flashing, being organized, and just "knowing" that it was good for my computer.
In times when you fiddled around with autoxec.bat and config.sys, when every little Kilobyte of RAM mattered, and when hard drives were measured in Megabytes, not Terrabytes, the weekly routine of defragging almost felt like cleaning up your room.
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