Marty Ballard

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I started my own Mastodon server as an experiment, so I'll be posting over on Cyberpunk.Earth.
Cyberpunk.Earth@headpunk
Marty Ballard6d ago
Chad Apr 5

My therapist said I need to find things to keep me busy, so I created the @cdnspace Artemis II dashboard.

I reverse-engineered the Unity Engine powering the NASA AROW visualization and found an absolute treasure trove of data to display.

Little did I expect that it's now being seen by anywhere from 200 to 600 people at any given time with 130,000 people having looked at it in the last 24 hours. People are even building projects around my API.

Yesterday, I received a message on LinkedIn from someone working in Mission Control in Houston... and they're using my dashboard! He even sent me a photo, but I can't share it until after the crew has splashed down.

Mind blown, and an absolute pick-me-up. The best part? It's being served from my basement.

https://artemis.cdnspace.ca/

#artemis #artemis2 #artemisII #nasa #csa

Artemis II Tracker — Live Mission Control

Real-time mission control dashboard tracking NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar flyby. Live telemetry, DSN comms, orbit visualization, and crew activities.

Canadian Space
Show threadMarty Ballard6d ago
@mountdiscovery Clippy says hello!
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@gilester45 I’m waiting till 8:30 to even try to get my 13 yo up. Even with the promise of chocolate it’s doubtful that she’ll be willing to get up that early on a Sunday.
Show threadMarty BallardJan 17
@puf I think Goodreads changed to require you to be signed in to see the list.
Show threadMarty BallardJun 18, 2025
@anatudor @codepen this is really cool looking but we need you discuss your variable naming strategy.
Marty BallardApr 13, 2025
I just spent my Saturday night reading the SAVE act and researching voting laws in the US. In case you are not aware the SAVE act will disenfranchise approximately 69 million married women in the US from voting as their name on their birth certificate does not match their married names on their driver's license. https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr22/BILLS-119hr22eh.pdf
Marty BallardJan 12, 2025
@82mhz I get your point, but that itch is hard to fight! That said, I have a new MacBook Pro with the M4Pro chip coming tomorrow. It was paid for by my work, but I'll be happy with that for quite a while.
Marty BallardJan 12, 2025
@jcrabapple @cliffwade I graduated in 1989 also. Taylor was born in 1989. Coincidence? I think not!
Show threadMarty BallardDec 7, 2024
@simon can’t wait to try it!
Show threadMarty BallardNov 4, 2024
@jcrabapple Hopefully after tomorrow he won't be allowed outside with the exception of yard time.