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Astronomer and teaching fellow/technical officer University College Dublin. I like space, learning, and music.
My views are my own.
websitehttps://akirwan361.gitlab.io/
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DH Lawrence wrote a poem about Relativity in the 1920s:

I like relativity and quantum theories /
because I don't understand them /
and they make me feel as if space shifted about /
like a swan that can't settle, /
refusing to sit still and be measured; /
and as if the atom were an impulsive thing /
always changing its mind.

https://www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=931

Relativity by D. H. Lawrence - Your Daily Poem

@PWei888 This is incredible
I wonder sometimes if there's been anything written about the effect of e.g. ChatGPT on technical/academic/scientific writing, particularly in the prevalence of bullet points. Because it feels at times like I'm marking PowerPoint presentations rather than project reports...

Meanings of the smoke for the upcoming papal conclave:

Black smoke means they're burning oil, which could be a sign of piston ring or valve stem seal wear

White smoke means they're burning coolant and the papal head gasket has blown

After a long week working with students in Tenerife, I rented a car and went up Teide and it was so worth it.
I'm not convinced my #dog isn't some kind of #cryptid...

Went down a rabbit hole reading about Venus today and holy damn the Soviets didn't mess around. First pictures of the surface of another planet AND first audio recordings of the surface of another planet?

http://mentallandscape.com/C_CatalogVenus.htm

https://archive.org/details/venera-14-venus-recording

#venus #spacerace #spacehistory

Soviet Venus Images

HOLY FUCK! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! THE LADS ACTUALLY DID IT!

BILLIE PIPER AND CHRISTOPHER ECCELSTON ARE BACK!

BIG FINISH IS FINALLY DOING A 9TH DOCTOR AND ROSE SET.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc8WHNUt3NQ

#DoctorWho #9thDoctor #RoseTyle #BigFinish

The Ninth Doctor and Rose

YouTube
What's the silliest thing you've ever said in an interview? I was laughing today when I remembered once being asked how I'd describe an inductor to a second year student and I said it was like a resistor but only for "wiggly current". Child at heart.

@rjblaskiewicz @badastro
Extra fun if you intentionally misgender the ones so intent on enforcing their narrow concept of gender.

My uncle is a big Trump fan — last time I saw him he had "Make Liberals Cry Again" Trump hoodie — and I decided to respond with "Yes ma'am" to something he asked me and he was not happy. Oh the irony.