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Barnaby Levin
@bdalev.bsky.social
Electron Microscopist 🔬 at Direct Electron, Physicist, Brit 🇬🇧 in Arizona 🏜️, Rugby Fan 🏉, Dad, Family Historian, Sonoran Desert Gardener.
*some experts say.
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@cryomariena.bsky.social I'm heading to MMC in the UK on July 1st. If you're still interested then, let me know.
If I meet anyone looking for an electron microscopist, I'd be happy to pass on your info.
May 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Maybe we just need to translate the name into English, and start saying that "Fish Noise" is a fundamental limitation instead?
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
From now on, I will assume that you can reload a Napoleonic era musket or rifle and fire it at 6-rounds a minute or faster!
February 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If they pronounced it "Dr Poison", it wouldn't sound so .....off, but when pronouncing Poisson, Americans tend to stress both vowels, so POYs-On. It's just wrong.
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
One bugbear though - foreign name pronunciation.

Dear Americans,
De Broglie is pronounced like De Broy, not like De Bro Glee.
Poisson is pronounced like Pwas On, not like Poys On.

A little effort in this area would be greatly appreciated!
February 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There's a Chrome/Firefox browser extension called Sky Follower Bridge, that can be helpful for finding people from the other site.
You do have to be careful not to accidentally follow someone who merely has the same name as someone you know though.
November 15, 2024 at 5:56 PM