Adrian Lauf
@adrianlauf.com
Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Louisville
Images from last night's Auroras, taken from suburbs in KY.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Images from last night's Auroras, taken from suburbs in KY.
Last night's view of the Triangulum Galaxy. Only had time for 34 minutes, but it's pretty bright as is.
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Last night's view of the Triangulum Galaxy. Only had time for 34 minutes, but it's pretty bright as is.
And now a major YouTube outage. What's going on, Internet?
October 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And now a major YouTube outage. What's going on, Internet?
Last night's backyard pic of M31, the Andromeda galaxy, our closest galaxy neighbor. Probably needed a couple more hours, but it's so bright, one hour already shows much detail.
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Last night's backyard pic of M31, the Andromeda galaxy, our closest galaxy neighbor. Probably needed a couple more hours, but it's so bright, one hour already shows much detail.
Looks like a total Microsoft cloud services outage. Can't use Teams or anything else.
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looks like a total Microsoft cloud services outage. Can't use Teams or anything else.
On World EV Day, it's time to consider the future of cars and our shared environment. If you can charge at home or work, there is a great and growing list of available models that can fit all of your needs, both locally and on long trips. Great EVs are here NOW. It's beyond time to make this happen!
September 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
On World EV Day, it's time to consider the future of cars and our shared environment. If you can charge at home or work, there is a great and growing list of available models that can fit all of your needs, both locally and on long trips. Great EVs are here NOW. It's beyond time to make this happen!
My fellow nerd colleagues, does this imply we are storing 6 bytes or 12?
July 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My fellow nerd colleagues, does this imply we are storing 6 bytes or 12?
A backyard shot of the Crescent Nebula last night.
July 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A backyard shot of the Crescent Nebula last night.
Last night's 75-minute exposure image of the Pelican Nebula from my back yard.
June 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Last night's 75-minute exposure image of the Pelican Nebula from my back yard.
Beautiful red strawberry moon tonight! Not a fan of the wildfire smoke during the day, but at night it adds extra color.
June 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Beautiful red strawberry moon tonight! Not a fan of the wildfire smoke during the day, but at night it adds extra color.
The NSF stripping Universities from their much-needed Facilities and Administrations funds on all new grants means one thing: Progress that is the backbone of American innovation through high-risk, high-reward research is now over. China must be so pleased with the kakistocracy in the United States.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The NSF stripping Universities from their much-needed Facilities and Administrations funds on all new grants means one thing: Progress that is the backbone of American innovation through high-risk, high-reward research is now over. China must be so pleased with the kakistocracy in the United States.
Cutting Harvard's tax-exempt status sends a chilling message to educational institutions: Research excellence doesn't matter. Other countries will capitalize massively because of the triple-barrel shotguns pointed and fired at our own feet.
May 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cutting Harvard's tax-exempt status sends a chilling message to educational institutions: Research excellence doesn't matter. Other countries will capitalize massively because of the triple-barrel shotguns pointed and fired at our own feet.
NSF grants and funding frozen and/or cut. Research lines left to rot in the dirt. And now NPR/PBS, a source of national pride in exceptional journalism, left to wither on the vine. This isn't greatness. This is a lightning-fast descent into fascism and autocracy. Mark my words.
May 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NSF grants and funding frozen and/or cut. Research lines left to rot in the dirt. And now NPR/PBS, a source of national pride in exceptional journalism, left to wither on the vine. This isn't greatness. This is a lightning-fast descent into fascism and autocracy. Mark my words.
Reposted by Adrian Lauf
Friends, colleagues, fellow academics, and all those we serve in our profession, please read the following article from Ars Technica, as it is critical that we understand it: arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Resist, eggheads! Universities are not as weak as they have chosen to be.
Opinion: It’s time for public resistance.
arstechnica.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Friends, colleagues, fellow academics, and all those we serve in our profession, please read the following article from Ars Technica, as it is critical that we understand it: arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
The M101 Pinwheel galaxy, after a 1-hour stacked shot. I missed the clouds moving in at the very end - the skies were perfectly clear for most of the image
March 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The M101 Pinwheel galaxy, after a 1-hour stacked shot. I missed the clouds moving in at the very end - the skies were perfectly clear for most of the image
Last night's 1-hour exposure of the M51 Whirlpool galaxy on a clear night.
March 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Last night's 1-hour exposure of the M51 Whirlpool galaxy on a clear night.
The M97 Owl Nebula, from my back yard on a clear night.
March 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The M97 Owl Nebula, from my back yard on a clear night.
Some stargazing/astrophotography from my back yard in a cloudless day. M42 Orion Nebula, M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, M81 Bode's Galaxy, M101 Pinwheel Galaxy.
March 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Some stargazing/astrophotography from my back yard in a cloudless day. M42 Orion Nebula, M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, M81 Bode's Galaxy, M101 Pinwheel Galaxy.
My first image of the Orion nebula taken from my back yard! Seestar S50, 10-minute stacked exposure.
March 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My first image of the Orion nebula taken from my back yard! Seestar S50, 10-minute stacked exposure.
The "DOGE" must be pronounced "doggy" so that it loses the mysterious terror of its name. Then, with it ridiculed, people will laugh and this nightmare will be put to pasture by its own proponents.
February 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The "DOGE" must be pronounced "doggy" so that it loses the mysterious terror of its name. Then, with it ridiculed, people will laugh and this nightmare will be put to pasture by its own proponents.
The University of Louisville is now in hiring freeze for all new full-time faculty positions. Departmental research incentive funds are now frozen. Individual RIF is being curtailed. Are we great again yet?
February 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The University of Louisville is now in hiring freeze for all new full-time faculty positions. Departmental research incentive funds are now frozen. Individual RIF is being curtailed. Are we great again yet?
Colleagues in the science & engineering community, we must fight back against tRump ignorance and oppression by organizing a March for Science! Our national research progress and knowledge is at risk! #MarchforScience - Pi Day 2025, DC! Anyone want to make this happen?
February 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Colleagues in the science & engineering community, we must fight back against tRump ignorance and oppression by organizing a March for Science! Our national research progress and knowledge is at risk! #MarchforScience - Pi Day 2025, DC! Anyone want to make this happen?
Friends, electrification has never been more important in securing our future. Consider buying an #EV this year. Money talks - show charge point operators and vehicle manufacturers that our future matters. Spending incentivizes buildout and new products. Fight the fossil fuel mandate! #IONNA
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is literally the ONLY acceptable response to the new bullsh!t EO on restricting funding disbursements and reviews: youtube.com/shorts/WL1fo...
With every single moment we pull this crap, we are ceding scientific progress and innovation to countries who know how to invest in their futures.
With every single moment we pull this crap, we are ceding scientific progress and innovation to countries who know how to invest in their futures.
Macaw / Parrot cursing (Angry Bird saying WTF)
YouTube video by AlMightyBrown
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January 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is literally the ONLY acceptable response to the new bullsh!t EO on restricting funding disbursements and reviews: youtube.com/shorts/WL1fo...
With every single moment we pull this crap, we are ceding scientific progress and innovation to countries who know how to invest in their futures.
With every single moment we pull this crap, we are ceding scientific progress and innovation to countries who know how to invest in their futures.