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Astronomer, University of Delaware Speaking for myself.

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Although of course with these lineups it’s not like a normal team.

07.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aaron Judge. (But I was complaining why would you steal and open up first? )

07.03.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kamala Harris: "I predicted a lot about what's happening right now. I'm not here to say 'I told you so,' but we did see it coming."

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 9508 πŸ” 2227 πŸ’¬ 539 πŸ“Œ 501
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Sharpton: "We're still here! We've come this far by faith. It was against the law to read and write! It was against the law to marry, but we've come this far by faith. I don't care what they do in Washington, I care what we do in the community. We've beat people bigger than Trump!"

06.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 1748 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 19

At UD, we’re discussing using it for a class, although I think none of us have read it yet!

04.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s going to snow for me. :(

03.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Adding some art to my office. I think the Agamemnon Death Mask pairs well with my diplomas. #symbolism

02.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent piece.

28.02.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Astronomy grad students, apply for this incredible fellowship!

Let me know if you have any questions. I am a former VGSRF fellow and I am currently a mentor!

28.02.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was extremely interesting talk, worth staying through the whole thing

28.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The screenshot of the release notes reads:

A new version of TeX Live Utility is available!
TeX Live Utility 1.55 is now available-you have 1.54. Would you like to download it now?
Release Notes:
Changes Since 1.54
β€’ Fix bug 137, homepage link in Help Book.
β€’ First release in a long time, since I don't use TeX anymore and resent the very idea of paying Apple annually for the privilege of giving away free and open-source software. Also, I'm really lazy. Please accept my apologies for all the annoying issues you've encountered in this mission-critical software.
β€’ Updated mirror list, which was three years out of date.
β€’ Added missing legacy mirrors, which was even more out of date.
β€’ Added an alert on startup when user tries Homebrew's lobotomized MacTex, because those lunatics left timgr but removed its database.
Thanks for nothing, guys. Bug 142 and 144.
β€’ Use a custom user-agent to work around the Anubis bot trap on texlive.info. Can't wait to see what else breaks because of this, thanks to the profusion of degenerate Artificial Insemination fetishists scraping websites to feed their models.
β€’ Lists of countries in Repository/Continent are now sorted. No idea how you people let me get away with that one for the last fifteen years.

The screenshot of the release notes reads: A new version of TeX Live Utility is available! TeX Live Utility 1.55 is now available-you have 1.54. Would you like to download it now? Release Notes: Changes Since 1.54 β€’ Fix bug 137, homepage link in Help Book. β€’ First release in a long time, since I don't use TeX anymore and resent the very idea of paying Apple annually for the privilege of giving away free and open-source software. Also, I'm really lazy. Please accept my apologies for all the annoying issues you've encountered in this mission-critical software. β€’ Updated mirror list, which was three years out of date. β€’ Added missing legacy mirrors, which was even more out of date. β€’ Added an alert on startup when user tries Homebrew's lobotomized MacTex, because those lunatics left timgr but removed its database. Thanks for nothing, guys. Bug 142 and 144. β€’ Use a custom user-agent to work around the Anubis bot trap on texlive.info. Can't wait to see what else breaks because of this, thanks to the profusion of degenerate Artificial Insemination fetishists scraping websites to feed their models. β€’ Lists of countries in Repository/Continent are now sorted. No idea how you people let me get away with that one for the last fifteen years.

There's a "is anyone even reading this" sort of honesty you get in the software update release notes from a project that's been around for a long time.

26.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1339 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 16

The first Cylon.

β€œAll of this has happened before, and will happen again.β€œ

26.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, Night Agent (supposedly) goes to Salem NJ. Exciting!

25.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would never have thought LSST alert stream starts before LSST survey, but the astronomers at Rubin Observatory managed it! It’s good news anyway.

25.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you have a funny typo.

23.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a person is walking through a snowy field with skis . Alt: Reliving Luke walking in a blizzard through a snowy field on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back

Winter Mood #SundayVibes #winter #blizzard #snow β„οΈβ˜ƒοΈ

22.02.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hockey is so stressful.

22.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"I seem unreliable, but I'm actually very reliable.
You just have to trust the process."
Alysa Liu, U.S. Olympic figure skater

"I seem unreliable, but I'm actually very reliable. You just have to trust the process." Alysa Liu, U.S. Olympic figure skater

When I’m two weeks behind on my grading.

20.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2452 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 49

On the positive side, successfully avoided spoilers and was thrilled Alycia Liu won on the prime time rebroadcast.

20.02.2026 04:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so awful.

20.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy for Team USA

19.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got that post in just in time!

19.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

25/25. Save percentage 1.000%.

Professor grumbles

19.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Going to be on committee for a SETI related PhD defense. Good thing I follow @astrowright.bsky.social

19.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to log off and stay logged off, and just watch tonight.

19.02.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 for the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.

A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 for the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

6/11

13.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

I hope he gives it sometime. The repurposed Clinton speech in Contact was delicious. We should have a Trump one for future movies. (Yeah, I know Hollywood with or without AI could fake it. )

19.02.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A number of my friends have really liked teaching in similar situations (for whatever that’s worth. )

19.02.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got a notification USA hockey was in overtime, turned it on, US wins 1 minute later. Saved 2 and a half hours of stress.

18.02.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

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