Announcing: AICO STELLAR SCHOLARS at York U #mastodon #fediverse help me get the word out! I have been working on this awhile so excited to launch! #astronomy #Astrodon #education Current modules focus on astronomy for students in grades 7-10, although we […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Meanwhile in #toronto ... I was out today and I think we are likely setting some kind of new #halloween record for number of people dressed up like baseball players 👻 #bluejays #baseball #worldseries #halloween2025 #canada #canadians

sometimes I cant even its so odd to almost be the sum of all single-digit decimal digits ...2 years to go until my prime I will be satisfied with composits Naturally As I approach my fourth hexagonal number Perhaps I can hope for windfall of Rhodium? #mathstodon #math #science #astronomy […]

Happy Diwali for all that celebrate! Fun fact, the first ISRO astronaut to visit the ISS, Shubhanshu Shukla, has put out a video of India from space to mark Diwali this year […]

Very high quality acrobatic relaxation techniques on display from my definetly-not-headless fluff ball today. Nili Fossae named for the chaotic terrain is living up to her reputation this #silentsunday #catsofmastodon #caturday #cats #sundayvibes #yogaselfie

In fun #academia ...the conference at University of Waterloo managed one of my new favorite acronymns: Galaxy Evolution and Environment in Southern and Eastern Ontario (GEESE-ON) Of course the campus did not dissapoint! #GeeseOfMastodon #canada #astronomy […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch. A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]

so apropos of nothing, but the shitposters from #fuckaas have arrived on #mastodon and my timeline just got awesome because they have now started #poots just in case anyone else on #fediverse has been missing EXACTLY this kind of nonsense... now you know what to search for 🤣 #thursdayvibes

I have an offer to make: do you want to run an instance on the fediverse for a group that's underrepresented here? I'll pay the bills. Period. I'll do admin if needed (software updates and the like). But you decide what kind of community you want it to be, so you put together the mod team. DM me.

Finally getting some #fall weather for the #telescopes ... unfortunately rain expected soon! It looks like data reduction season has arrived in #toronto ✨️💫✨️ #astronomy #Astrodon #observatory #allanicarswellobservatory #science

One warning they forget to give you in #academia is that if you make a talk that is too much fun for *you* to give... its really hard to stay sirius. Will show 'spaceship telescopes' at my #astronomy talk for #RASC Mississauga this friday, heres hoping I can stay in character! If anyone likes […]

LinkedIn now enables "use my data for AI training" by default. You have to go to Settings & Privacy -> Data Privacy to turn it off. Opt-in by default should be illegal. #linkedin #ai #privacy #ml #gdpr #eu

when you go camping at a dark sky preserve for #astronomy but its #caturday and you scroll back to your last best kitten picture... in the darkness of this space hides a Quasar* and she is mighty! *name of the cat in question #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse

OK, so the results from my very unscientific #NobelPrize in #Physics topic poll are in, and the winner is … Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (or “AMO”, as it’s short-handed). Hot on the heels of AMO is Astrophysics and Cosmology. Particle […] [Original post on mastodon.cooleysekula.net]

I'm up in the Canadian (telescope) wilderness, wild telescopes abound! I am doing the astronomer in residence blog this week too, so feel free to tune in for some extra #darkskies #astronomy goodness from Killarney Provincial Park! […]

Remember this fun URL from three years ago? https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/09/08/http-http-http-http-http-http-http/

temped to buy this just for the 'sudo' name alone, so many possible uses lol... #sudo #computing #commandline #code

spicy hot take: wasabi peanuts >>> wasabi peas #spicyfood #foodstodon #hottake #thursdayvibes #snacktime #mastodon #food

‪Here are some great shots from our #GREGORSolarTelescope observation campaign in July. Peering into the #photosphere and #chromosphere, we caught several emerging active regions – and a #flare! This will help us study the plasma dynamics in active […] [Original post on academiccloud.social]

Canada has fully approved Moderna’s 2025-2026 COVID19 vaccine.

nothing helps an absolute total burnout quite as much as a nice squishy faced #caturday sleep session. I am currently studying under a master of naps, hoping to level up* soon... *double naps unlock at lvl 3! #naps #saturday #burnout

was poking around #python widgets code looking for a #trello -ish program I could run from my desktop... could not find any so I figured maybe #coding #fediverse has some ideas? Maybe I should just build one, lol 😆 #python3 #widgets #coders #mastodon

The only thing ChatGPT ever does.

Speaking of the @esoastronomy VLT's lasers, I think this might be my new favourite photo of them being fired from the telescope. https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2516a/ Credit: ESO/A. de Burgos Sierra #astronomy #Astrodon #eso #vlt #laser

I’m almost done with season 1 of BSG and Gaius Baltar is showing the classic signs of ChatGPT-induced psychosis

Tom Lehrer made all of his music 100% public domain so if seeing people sad about his death makes you want to check them out… it’s free. he wanted you to share them. https://tomlehrersongs.com

My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com

@AstroHyde Maybe the author was failing to account for the elusive Toronto Moose 😉 https://torontoscoop.ca/2024/01/29/moose-sculptures-in-toronto/

A bit of fun for the weekend, I found the article for https://ohai.social/@MeanwhileinCanada/114828464029053669 According to Figure1 of this paper there's a definite moose probability in #toronto 0.001-0.039 mooses, haven't spotted one yet but there was a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Clear skies AND telescopes... don't mind if I do! We went live for some of our nebula viewing for our astronomers in residence, best skies in Ontario tonight at Killarney! https://www.youtube.com/live/U2iPZ_OlUro?si=NVFnoB11EAEIYdCX #astronomy #Astrodon #science #education #telescope #outreach […]

Please report any account that tells you that you need to verify your #mastodon account to continue using it through a private message. It is a scam. We do not require identity verification. Real staff accounts either have a special role badge on their profile or are verified through the […]

The astro fair is complete! a first ever at #yorkuniversity and for me too! In case anyone missed it, I have interviews with all of our participants in a video summary at: https://www.youtube.com/live/_MIianGbkYk?si=GpRnNNGjS5dupAsG @AllanICarswellObservatory #astronomy #science #Astrodon […]

I find it immensely appropriate that #gravy has taken off on #canadaday just as I am 5/9 steps in for my citizenship. lol, poutine for eeeveryone! I wonder if adding peas and mushrooms to the gravy would be too much of a deviation from the classic... 🇨🇦 #canada #poutine #foodtoot #elbowsup

This is a great opportunity for POSTDOCS WHO WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR PREVIOUS JOBS FOR WHATEVER REASON I met like 40 of you at #AAS246 earlier in June. You know what to do!

For those of you who are “nuclear curious”, the attack on Iranian nuclear sites could have resulted in trace amounts of radioactive material getting kicked into the atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is a river that flows across the globe, and other places will “see” those isotopes with […]

A perfect cloudy weather #astronomy friend to help me NOT reduce any data this #caturday ... a tremendous improvement really. #catsoffediverse #cats #science

A fun read, 'The Star Poems' by Jesse Rae Archibald Barber would be my book recommendation of the week. Thanks @sundogplanets for posting it earlier! Now that I have finished it I would absolutely recommend for astro-art fans who enjoy cross-disciplinary […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

getting old and learning to chill properly is awesome, 10/10 would recommend. very pleased to have solidly made it past 40 and found that so much can now be classified as 'dont worry about it' and 'if its not hurting anyone just let people be'... it turns out that super-go-emergency energy […]

One more big astro event before I am on my first sabbatical! A fair, in open air! First clear day June 24-July 4. Find tickets, info, maps and more here: https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/astrofair/ #astronomy #toronto #ontario #Astrodon #science […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Really enjoyed David Gerard's amusing take on how programming with AI becomes like a gambling addiction for many. "Large language models work the same way as a carnival psychic. Chatbots look smart by the Barnum Effect — which is where you read what’s actually a generic statement about people […]

When we released post editing for #mastodon, we first released a version that supported processing and displaying edits incoming from other servers, before releasing a version that flipped a switch allowing anyone to make edits. We're taking an identical approach with quote posts, as the […]

waiting to hear back on my canadian citizenship this weekend by supporting my local cafe, fixing the telescopes and wacking the grass down to keep up with the neighbors, did I miss anything? #canada #canadian #toronto #fediverse #becomingcanadian

It is too hot in #toronto and my cat has figured out the secret to staying cool while snacking this #caturday ... I feel she understands me so much! #catsofmastodon #cats #catsoffediverse #heatwave

So many new #evs out there now and people still seem to be sleeping on the Carice electric car, it's retro, solid, and has REAL SWITCHES. The only thing that could make it better would be a hardtop and a bit more clearance. I wish it was in my budget (and made on my continent) , so much better […]

Baking a giant set of enchiladas and ended up with an extra dish of slow cooked pork, 10/10 can recommend

Finally got the cabling done on our tours viewscreen in the AICO 60cm dome. Looking forward to showing this off at the next Wednesday public tour... been working on getting funds together for ages, why is it that everything in telescopes takes 1-2 years? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Note to future self, do not, I repeat, not,... buy 2 pieces of cake: one for now & one for later. They will in fact both get eaten immediately and it will make your tummy sad #cake #feditips #fridayvibes #adulting #over40