Trent Dupuy
@trentdupuy.bsky.social
astronomer with no hobbies
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There's an unusual level of solar activity today,as you can see in this image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There's an unusual level of solar activity today,as you can see in this image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft
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Trump blares Phantom of the Opera at the White House with an empty Friday schedule
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Here's a comparison of the transporter console LCARS display with the red "LOCKED" button in the original ⬆️ and remastered ⬇️ version of #StarTrekTNG's "Half a Life". It's always interesting to see how the remastering brings out the original colours and hues of the LCARS displays.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Here's a comparison of the transporter console LCARS display with the red "LOCKED" button in the original ⬆️ and remastered ⬇️ version of #StarTrekTNG's "Half a Life". It's always interesting to see how the remastering brings out the original colours and hues of the LCARS displays.
John Podesta's Inbox would make a great 2010s emo cover band name
The Times literally pulled their top Clinton reporter off the beat to join several other reporters to pore through the mind-numbing trivia from John Podesta's inbox, resulting in zero stories of any substantive or prurient interest
This is the Challenger Disaster of ethics in media.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
John Podesta's Inbox would make a great 2010s emo cover band name
So many things could be stopped if we listened to "POC, trans folks, or girls"
One of Epstein's victims was a trans teen, but nobody paid attention because she was trans & Latina. The Post + Times of Israel even ran hit pieces on her!
Epstein's lawyer claimed he wasn't gay, so Ava must have lied. He could've been stopped sooner if society listened to POC, trans folks or girls
Epstein's lawyer claimed he wasn't gay, so Ava must have lied. He could've been stopped sooner if society listened to POC, trans folks or girls
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So many things could be stopped if we listened to "POC, trans folks, or girls"
Astrophysics applications for this scholarship are open and due 24 November!
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Astrophysics applications for this scholarship are open and due 24 November!
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
Astro PhD applications for Edinburgh are open! Deadlines are:
* 24 Nov: Career Development Scholarship (for students of Black heritage)
* 5 Dec: Bell Burnell Scholarship (for all URM students)
* 5 Jan: all applications
Come to beautiful Scotland! 🏴
Applying is free! 🔭🧪
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
* 24 Nov: Career Development Scholarship (for students of Black heritage)
* 5 Dec: Bell Burnell Scholarship (for all URM students)
* 5 Jan: all applications
Come to beautiful Scotland! 🏴
Applying is free! 🔭🧪
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Astro PhD applications for Edinburgh are open! Deadlines are:
* 24 Nov: Career Development Scholarship (for students of Black heritage)
* 5 Dec: Bell Burnell Scholarship (for all URM students)
* 5 Jan: all applications
Come to beautiful Scotland! 🏴
Applying is free! 🔭🧪
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
* 24 Nov: Career Development Scholarship (for students of Black heritage)
* 5 Dec: Bell Burnell Scholarship (for all URM students)
* 5 Jan: all applications
Come to beautiful Scotland! 🏴
Applying is free! 🔭🧪
ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...
I was extremely fortunate to do a summer NSF REU at Lowell. Just awful.
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I was extremely fortunate to do a summer NSF REU at Lowell. Just awful.
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It is *half-time* support for each of two astronomers
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It is *half-time* support for each of two astronomers
seems like if you're a serial cheater, you probably shouldn't marry a fearless songstress famous for delivering sick burns in her music #westendgirl
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
seems like if you're a serial cheater, you probably shouldn't marry a fearless songstress famous for delivering sick burns in her music #westendgirl
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As a young Assistant Professor, I attended a lecture by Watson at UT Austin. I was excited, I mean..DNA… I learned no science from his talk, but did learn he was a flaming sexist and racist. Worst of all, it went unremarked upon by my colleagues and the field. My lesson: this is what we face.
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As a young Assistant Professor, I attended a lecture by Watson at UT Austin. I was excited, I mean..DNA… I learned no science from his talk, but did learn he was a flaming sexist and racist. Worst of all, it went unremarked upon by my colleagues and the field. My lesson: this is what we face.
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Besides Star Trek, another long standing interest of mine is Mesoamerican history and archaeology. You wouldn’t think there are a lot of connections between the two, but there are a few! So I thought I’d write a short thread about them (apologies if you’ve seen it before on the other site)…
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November 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Besides Star Trek, another long standing interest of mine is Mesoamerican history and archaeology. You wouldn’t think there are a lot of connections between the two, but there are a few! So I thought I’d write a short thread about them (apologies if you’ve seen it before on the other site)…
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Interested in a fully funded PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics in Edinburgh?
We have fully funded studentships, including a specific scholarship for students from a Black heritage (including mixed Black background).
More info: inspirehep.net/jobs/3080808
We have fully funded studentships, including a specific scholarship for students from a Black heritage (including mixed Black background).
More info: inspirehep.net/jobs/3080808
INSPIRE
inspirehep.net
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Interested in a fully funded PhD place in Experimental Particle Physics in Edinburgh?
We have fully funded studentships, including a specific scholarship for students from a Black heritage (including mixed Black background).
More info: inspirehep.net/jobs/3080808
We have fully funded studentships, including a specific scholarship for students from a Black heritage (including mixed Black background).
More info: inspirehep.net/jobs/3080808
And we're talking, like, eugenics fanboy racism - very ugly stuff
In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And we're talking, like, eugenics fanboy racism - very ugly stuff
Shreveport represent!!
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Shreveport represent!!
did Spotify's icon rotate slightly, or has it always been that way?
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
did Spotify's icon rotate slightly, or has it always been that way?
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In case I’m not conveying this, Capitol Hill has the best Halloween of anywhere I’ve ever experienced
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In case I’m not conveying this, Capitol Hill has the best Halloween of anywhere I’ve ever experienced
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It's nearly impossible to make a living entertaining children in a sewer since Stephen king's "It"
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It's nearly impossible to make a living entertaining children in a sewer since Stephen king's "It"
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This is what it's all about. this is what Linus was waiting for
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This is what it's all about. this is what Linus was waiting for
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Y'know, it's odd how often maple is coded as an autumnal flavor, given that maple syrup is generally harvested in the spring
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Y'know, it's odd how often maple is coded as an autumnal flavor, given that maple syrup is generally harvested in the spring
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One time I said I had a baked potato for dinner & it got more likes than my art ever has on here lol 😭
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
One time I said I had a baked potato for dinner & it got more likes than my art ever has on here lol 😭
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my iPhoto app seems to expect me to have less generally dystopian memories when it makes these for me
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
my iPhoto app seems to expect me to have less generally dystopian memories when it makes these for me
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Parents, PLEASE check your kids’ Halloween candy this year. I just found atoms in this candy bar that were formed during BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, and many more that were the result of earlier generations of stars exploding as POWERFUL SUPERNOVA. Parents need to know about this dangerous trend!!
October 24, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Parents, PLEASE check your kids’ Halloween candy this year. I just found atoms in this candy bar that were formed during BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, and many more that were the result of earlier generations of stars exploding as POWERFUL SUPERNOVA. Parents need to know about this dangerous trend!!
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If you need to explain to an idiot why Tolkien would have despised these goons, I have already grabbed a picture of the relevant passage (and I doubt I was the first):
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If you need to explain to an idiot why Tolkien would have despised these goons, I have already grabbed a picture of the relevant passage (and I doubt I was the first):