Syd Polk (he/his)

Software Engineer. Jazz Musician. Baseball Analyst. Coin Collector. Argentine Tango Dancer. Liberal. Atheist/Humanist. #IUnderstandTheAssignment #WhiteDudesForKamala #BigDadEnergy #ADHD #SlavaUkraini

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2025-04-02 16:13:49 UTC

RIP Val Kilmer
Many news articles are listing his appearances in more mainstream movies, like "Top Gun", "Batman Forever", "Tombstone", etc., but I would like to talk about his appearance in one of my favorites, "Real Genius".
This 1985 movie is about a bunch of smart kids at an academically rigorous college.
This movie resonates with me on several levels. I went to one of those colleges, Rice University, in the mid-80s. These characters are my classmates. (1/4)

2024-12-22 05:15:40 UTC

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@nprofile…9rtj I believe it started in Alabama, but it went in front of us in Missouri. If it hit the ground it did so in either Missouri or Arkansas.

2024-12-22 05:12:19 UTC

So my daughter and I were driving on our way home from the Midwest Clinic. Between New Madrid, MO and Blytheville, AR, we saw what appears to have been a satellite or rocket breaking up on reentry. It was traveling approximately from southeast to northwest a little after 10 PM. An hour later I am not seen any news reports…
Video is hard to get from a car going 80 MPH, but daughter tried…
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/694/757/861/565/809/original/20191f3b248d4b74.mp4