Benjamin Pope
@benjaminpope.bsky.social
Australian astronomer
he/him
Sydney/Gadi
he/him
Sydney/Gadi
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I think the almost zealous commitment to 'Lore' and 'The Canon' that has risen over the past decade is the most frustrating and restrictive cultural movement we've seen, on par with how streaming means no one commissions tv beyond one series at a time anymore.
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I think the almost zealous commitment to 'Lore' and 'The Canon' that has risen over the past decade is the most frustrating and restrictive cultural movement we've seen, on par with how streaming means no one commissions tv beyond one series at a time anymore.
More like spanakopita, if we’re sticking with filo as the pastry?
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
More like spanakopita, if we’re sticking with filo as the pastry?
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No university should be in bed with dirty industries destroying the climate or profiteering from war. The Greens will keep pushing to end these partnerships.
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
No university should be in bed with dirty industries destroying the climate or profiteering from war. The Greens will keep pushing to end these partnerships.
It’s working exactly as intended, I expect
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It’s working exactly as intended, I expect
not much we can do from over here mate
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
not much we can do from over here mate
Nothing in the phrasing says it was an outside force - and there is plenty of evidence of US and British collusion anyway
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Nothing in the phrasing says it was an outside force - and there is plenty of evidence of US and British collusion anyway
And yet how many articles do we read about the suburban rail loop being unnecessary
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
And yet how many articles do we read about the suburban rail loop being unnecessary
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More “Magellanic Clouds” in the sky—because I’m so good at running the simulation in my head—and what-not for sure. What I love is the notion that living in a just-before-cosmic-noon MW would mean we would never predict the coming turnover in the SFRD.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
More “Magellanic Clouds” in the sky—because I’m so good at running the simulation in my head—and what-not for sure. What I love is the notion that living in a just-before-cosmic-noon MW would mean we would never predict the coming turnover in the SFRD.
How about not to naked eye though - to early telescopes the extragalactic environment would look different, no?
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
How about not to naked eye though - to early telescopes the extragalactic environment would look different, no?