Michael Aye
@michaelaye.bsky.social
Planetary data cruncher, wannabe musician, dad to human and dogs (all of them.)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-4088-1928
Profile image credits: Artistic vision of CO2 jets on Mars. Published by NASA; artist: Ron Miller.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-4088-1928
Profile image credits: Artistic vision of CO2 jets on Mars. Published by NASA; artist: Ron Miller.
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Man sollte lieber darüber nachdenken, Homöopathie nicht mehr als freiwillige Kassenleistung für Behandlung und Mittel (Globuli), zu bezahlen, bevor man unsinnige Gebühren einführt, die die Bürokratie wieder auffrisst. Die Streichung homöopathischer Leistungen wäre ein reines, sofort verfügbares Plus
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Man sollte lieber darüber nachdenken, Homöopathie nicht mehr als freiwillige Kassenleistung für Behandlung und Mittel (Globuli), zu bezahlen, bevor man unsinnige Gebühren einführt, die die Bürokratie wieder auffrisst. Die Streichung homöopathischer Leistungen wäre ein reines, sofort verfügbares Plus
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Kontaktgebühren sind ein durchschaubares Ablenkungsmanöver. Wer ernsthaft entlasten will, muss Über- & Fehlversorgung drastisch reduzieren, Arzneimittelpreise regulieren und Primärversorgung stärken – statt Patient:innen für politisches Versagen auch noch zahlen zu lassen.
December 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kontaktgebühren sind ein durchschaubares Ablenkungsmanöver. Wer ernsthaft entlasten will, muss Über- & Fehlversorgung drastisch reduzieren, Arzneimittelpreise regulieren und Primärversorgung stärken – statt Patient:innen für politisches Versagen auch noch zahlen zu lassen.
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That's OK, it's just a list somewhere, and it's useful to be on that list because it gives visibility to the project 😀.
@scikit-learn.org has a deficit of visibility; those not in machine learning do not realize how much it is used
@scikit-learn.org has a deficit of visibility; those not in machine learning do not realize how much it is used
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
That's OK, it's just a list somewhere, and it's useful to be on that list because it gives visibility to the project 😀.
@scikit-learn.org has a deficit of visibility; those not in machine learning do not realize how much it is used
@scikit-learn.org has a deficit of visibility; those not in machine learning do not realize how much it is used
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Bucket list item unlocked: I'm so proud to be included as a guest in this year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures! I'm in Lecture 2 which (in the UK) is aired at 7pm on 29th Dec on BBC4, or on iPlayer now. Tune in to find out why moons might be the best places to find non-Earth life!
EEEEEEEEP!
EEEEEEEEP!
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Bucket list item unlocked: I'm so proud to be included as a guest in this year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures! I'm in Lecture 2 which (in the UK) is aired at 7pm on 29th Dec on BBC4, or on iPlayer now. Tune in to find out why moons might be the best places to find non-Earth life!
EEEEEEEEP!
EEEEEEEEP!
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
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@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social COULD Y'ALL GET ON THIS BEFORE EVERY SINGLE SCIENCE GRANT HAS BEEN (ILLEGALLY) TERMINATED.
It would be super cool to actually stop the admin from doing illegal shit, but IDK man what do I know. I'm just a scientist. 💀
It would be super cool to actually stop the admin from doing illegal shit, but IDK man what do I know. I'm just a scientist. 💀
![The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Department of Commerce (the "Department") will cease funding for Award Number
through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
("NOAA"), pursuant to Section 200.340 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 C.F.R. Part 200) which governs this award of Federal financial assistance.
As part of efforts to streamline and reduce the cost and size of the Federal Government, the Department is reprioritizing funding and staff to support only those activities directly related to its current programmatic goals and agency priorities. UCAR/NOAA Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (CAMP) activities are no longer aligned with effectuating these undertakings, nor relevant to the current focus of the Administration's objectives and program goals. Specifically, NOAA has concluded that the project relies heavily on theoretical research and
long-term academic partnerships, rather than the agency's priority of applied, commercializable outcomes or private-sector collaborations.
Under 2 C.F.R Section 200.340- Termination, "It]he Federal award may be terminated in part or its entirety as follows: (2) By the Federal agency or pass-through entity pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Federal award, including, to the extent authorized by law, if an award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities."
To this end and for the reasons stated above, Award Number is terminated effective December 19, 2025. Should the recipient decide to continue project activities beyond this date, it does so at its own risk and
will not be reimbursed for any project costs incurred after that date.
Should you decide to continue project activities beyond this date, you do so at your own risk and will not be reimbursed for any project costs incurred after December 19, 2025. You will be notified in writing concerning close-out instructions for this award.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jxsz274bqthnltrjihgx3nfc/bafkreiarbjddfjxpziyv4r6l7wkfo3alla34rzms3eng5zzxaih2xap3yi@jpeg)
December 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social COULD Y'ALL GET ON THIS BEFORE EVERY SINGLE SCIENCE GRANT HAS BEEN (ILLEGALLY) TERMINATED.
It would be super cool to actually stop the admin from doing illegal shit, but IDK man what do I know. I'm just a scientist. 💀
It would be super cool to actually stop the admin from doing illegal shit, but IDK man what do I know. I'm just a scientist. 💀
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So reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) can't fly, but they are VERY MAGICAL.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
December 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) can't fly, but they are VERY MAGICAL.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
Every day I’m amazed by the #gridfinity community. Just looked up if there were any solutions for Dymo labelers and its tape cassettes. Found an all in one box for the standard six tapes and machine holder in an 8x3 gridfinity bin. So happy i don’t need to design it!
December 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Every day I’m amazed by the #gridfinity community. Just looked up if there were any solutions for Dymo labelers and its tape cassettes. Found an all in one box for the standard six tapes and machine holder in an 8x3 gridfinity bin. So happy i don’t need to design it!
If there’s one thing that consistently all students (and some older folks too) do wrong , is to not fix the y-axis range when comparing two data plots with the same dimensions.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If there’s one thing that consistently all students (and some older folks too) do wrong , is to not fix the y-axis range when comparing two data plots with the same dimensions.
In Bambu Studio on Mac, did you notice that you cannot copy text from online models, so that you could open linked models to elsewhere or otherwise process infos mentioned in the description? Vote here to have this bug/feature fixed: github.com/bambulab/Bam...
Copy Paste of Text from within Bambu Studio maker world not working · Issue #6877 · bambulab/BambuStudio
Bambu Studio Version 2.0.3.54 Where is the application from? Bambu Lab Official website OS version Mac OS 10.15 Additional system information No response Printer P1S, H2D - issue is with Bambu Stud...
github.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In Bambu Studio on Mac, did you notice that you cannot copy text from online models, so that you could open linked models to elsewhere or otherwise process infos mentioned in the description? Vote here to have this bug/feature fixed: github.com/bambulab/Bam...
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The US social media vetting for visas will be devastating for scientific and journalistic conferences, fellowships etc. No global organisation can seriously consider holding an international conference in the US while this policy exists.
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The US social media vetting for visas will be devastating for scientific and journalistic conferences, fellowships etc. No global organisation can seriously consider holding an international conference in the US while this policy exists.
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
Let's share it wide: these rocks need a home! #geologists #geology
Here's a long shot: a big orphan pebble collection from the USGS, yours if you can take and treasure it. See alt text
December 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Let's share it wide: these rocks need a home! #geologists #geology
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Here's a long shot: a big orphan pebble collection from the USGS, yours if you can take and treasure it. See alt text
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Here's a long shot: a big orphan pebble collection from the USGS, yours if you can take and treasure it. See alt text
i swear, one of these days i will clean up my 5 contacts addressbooks from 7 email accounts.... one of these days, be warned... :/
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
i swear, one of these days i will clean up my 5 contacts addressbooks from 7 email accounts.... one of these days, be warned... :/
Definitely real, sadly.
The Gollum Effect: 44 Percent of Scientists Report Territorial Research Experiences
Territorial behavior in academia, or the Gollum effect, affects 44 percent of researchers, a survey found, causing some to shift career trajectories or even behave like Gollum themselves. Image credit:©iStock,…
Territorial behavior in academia, or the Gollum effect, affects 44 percent of researchers, a survey found, causing some to shift career trajectories or even behave like Gollum themselves. Image credit:©iStock,…
The Gollum Effect: 44 Percent of Scientists Report Territorial Research Experiences
Territorial behavior in academia, or the Gollum effect, affects 44 percent of researchers, a survey found, causing some to shift career trajectories or even behave like Gollum themselves. Image credit:©iStock, Kerrick Even those who have not seen The Lord of the Rings are likely familiar with Gollum’s iconic line, “My precious,” which embodies his obsession with the One Ring. Gollum’s extreme territorial behavior rang a bell for Jose Valdez, a postdoctoral researcher at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, as he experienced similar behaviors from fellow researchers as a trainee.
pixegias.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Definitely real, sadly.
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Hannah reminds us why we have a cabinet with "talents" like Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, RFKJr and Pam Bondi...
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hannah reminds us why we have a cabinet with "talents" like Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, RFKJr and Pam Bondi...
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Today #RFKjr is walking back life saving vaccines. We used to understand what that meant. My article, below. 🧪🗃️
When Paul woke, he couldn’t move. A tent surrounded him, too foggy to see through. The humidity was supposed to help, but in the damp darkness he felt only fear. In a scene that predates the Matrix by 50 years, he was one kid in a sea of many, each in a metal pod and plugged in to machinery. #Polio
American Ingenuity Beat the Polio Outbreak—So Why Risk Letting It Return?
We should, none of us, consent to going back to the past…
medium.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Today #RFKjr is walking back life saving vaccines. We used to understand what that meant. My article, below. 🧪🗃️
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No thank you. The thought of suffering wrong AI hallucinations just at the wrong detail?? Get some ideas yes but not without multiple source verifications.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
No thank you. The thought of suffering wrong AI hallucinations just at the wrong detail?? Get some ideas yes but not without multiple source verifications.
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This slide by @mubdi.bsky.social at #adass2025 should be on ever astronomer's wall. Software is a central part of science and should be published accordingly!
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This slide by @mubdi.bsky.social at #adass2025 should be on ever astronomer's wall. Software is a central part of science and should be published accordingly!
Totally gives me Jabba the Hut vibes.
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Totally gives me Jabba the Hut vibes.
Good to know that microcomputers also help with the morning commute! From today’s email of the #Maker magazine: “Arduino and Raspberry Pi’s surprising new releases put commuting power where we’ve never seen it before” ;)
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Good to know that microcomputers also help with the morning commute! From today’s email of the #Maker magazine: “Arduino and Raspberry Pi’s surprising new releases put commuting power where we’ve never seen it before” ;)
One of most disturbing AI videos I have ever seen . Also funny though… www.instagram.com/reel/DRan9yt...
@it_should_be_real on Instagram: "Deepfake é uma técnica de síntese digital que utiliza aprendizado profundo para criar vídeos, imagens ou áudios falsificados de forma realista.
Baseia-se principalmen...
849K likes, 27K comments - it_should_be_real on November 23, 2025: "Deepfake é uma técnica de síntese digital que utiliza aprendizado profundo para criar vídeos, imagens ou áudios falsificados de form...
www.instagram.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
One of most disturbing AI videos I have ever seen . Also funny though… www.instagram.com/reel/DRan9yt...