Niall Gaffney
@niall2.bsky.social
Astronomer by training. Data ninja at TACC by day. 90s Austin Slacker by night.
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Mondays, ammirite?
December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Mondays, ammirite?
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A new benchmark developed by researchers at the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins is testing how well LLMs implement scientific workflows in astronomy and visualize results.
Accepted as part of the NeurIPS Datasets and Benchmarks Track 2025 🔭 🤖
www.cosmicai.org/news/introdu...
Accepted as part of the NeurIPS Datasets and Benchmarks Track 2025 🔭 🤖
www.cosmicai.org/news/introdu...
Introducing AstroVisBench: A Code Benchmark for Scientific Computing and Visualization in Astronomy — NSF-Simons CosmicAI Institute
A new benchmark developed by researchers at the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins is testing how well LLMs implement scientific workflows in astronomy and visualize results. The paper was ac...
www.cosmicai.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A new benchmark developed by researchers at the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins is testing how well LLMs implement scientific workflows in astronomy and visualize results.
Accepted as part of the NeurIPS Datasets and Benchmarks Track 2025 🔭 🤖
www.cosmicai.org/news/introdu...
Accepted as part of the NeurIPS Datasets and Benchmarks Track 2025 🔭 🤖
www.cosmicai.org/news/introdu...
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Vote to bring our panel “Revolutionizing Astronomy + AI with Next Generation Big Data” to SXSW! Register for a SXSW account & vote by clicking the heart ❤️ - open now til Aug 24!
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August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Vote to bring our panel “Revolutionizing Astronomy + AI with Next Generation Big Data” to SXSW! Register for a SXSW account & vote by clicking the heart ❤️ - open now til Aug 24!
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I hate to go there but we need to keep going there.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
During a Cabinet meeting, when President Trump was asked who ordered the pause of missiles and ammunition shipment to Ukraine last week, he said he didn't know.
July 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I hate to go there but we need to keep going there.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
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A view of the Boston Massacre marker as seen from a window of the Old State House. #Boston #FreedomTrail
June 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A view of the Boston Massacre marker as seen from a window of the Old State House. #Boston #FreedomTrail
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I remember Battlestar Galactica articulated the logic best...
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I remember Battlestar Galactica articulated the logic best...
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Downtown Los Angeles, 1937
June 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Downtown Los Angeles, 1937
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🍕Evil Austin Pizza Reviews #2: Little Deli🍕
A lot of y'all love this place, so check out how I think it stacks up in 2025
open.substack.com/pub/evilmopa...
A lot of y'all love this place, so check out how I think it stacks up in 2025
open.substack.com/pub/evilmopa...
Evil Austin Pizza Reviews #2: Little Deli
How does this local fan favorite stack up in 2025?
open.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🍕Evil Austin Pizza Reviews #2: Little Deli🍕
A lot of y'all love this place, so check out how I think it stacks up in 2025
open.substack.com/pub/evilmopa...
A lot of y'all love this place, so check out how I think it stacks up in 2025
open.substack.com/pub/evilmopa...
Thank you @stephenking.bsky.social, @mikeflanaganfilm.com, and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social for two of the best hours of reflecting on living. The Life of Chuck is an absolute masterpiece of the joys and pains of humanity, science, art, and love.
June 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thank you @stephenking.bsky.social, @mikeflanaganfilm.com, and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social for two of the best hours of reflecting on living. The Life of Chuck is an absolute masterpiece of the joys and pains of humanity, science, art, and love.
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The U.S. Mint has issued a quarter-dollar coin celebrating the life and work of the codiscoverer of dark matter in galaxies, Vera Rubin.
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#astronomy #quarter #verarubin #womeninscience #darkmatter #collectable
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#astronomy #quarter #verarubin #womeninscience #darkmatter #collectable
New U.S. Coin Honors Astronomer Vera Rubin
The U.S. Mint has issued a quarter-dollar coin celebrating the life and work of the co-discoverer of dark matter in galaxies.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The U.S. Mint has issued a quarter-dollar coin celebrating the life and work of the codiscoverer of dark matter in galaxies, Vera Rubin.
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#astronomy #quarter #verarubin #womeninscience #darkmatter #collectable
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#astronomy #quarter #verarubin #womeninscience #darkmatter #collectable
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It really feels like we don’t talk enough about how much COVID has fucked up our politics, our culture, and all of us personally. It’s not surprising considering how absolutely averse this country is to confronting trauma, but sometimes it still needs to be said.
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It really feels like we don’t talk enough about how much COVID has fucked up our politics, our culture, and all of us personally. It’s not surprising considering how absolutely averse this country is to confronting trauma, but sometimes it still needs to be said.
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At the @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social conference with @thenrao.bsky.social, talking about #ai and #astronomy.
#science #artificialintelligence #astrophysics #space #machinelearning @utaustin.bsky.social #neuralnetworks
#science #artificialintelligence #astrophysics #space #machinelearning @utaustin.bsky.social #neuralnetworks
May 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
At the @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social conference with @thenrao.bsky.social, talking about #ai and #astronomy.
#science #artificialintelligence #astrophysics #space #machinelearning @utaustin.bsky.social #neuralnetworks
#science #artificialintelligence #astrophysics #space #machinelearning @utaustin.bsky.social #neuralnetworks
I had to travel all the way to Kanagawa, Japan, to find it, but at long last...
April 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I had to travel all the way to Kanagawa, Japan, to find it, but at long last...
Spring has sprung this weekend in Austin.
March 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Spring has sprung this weekend in Austin.
Happy birthday Suzanne. We all miss you https://gunmemorial.org/2024/06/19/suzanne-bailey
February 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Happy birthday Suzanne. We all miss you https://gunmemorial.org/2024/06/19/suzanne-bailey
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I think it’s really important we identify the companies that are doing the right thing and reward them with our business.
January 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I think it’s really important we identify the companies that are doing the right thing and reward them with our business.
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Tip from @snowjob.bsky.social
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
January 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Tip from @snowjob.bsky.social
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
Data Science Engineering problem #324. So far this year, I'm building the 32nd version of Python and PyTorch. There is a reason AI will not take over the world: package incompatibilities resulted in the digital crusades based on a schism between AI's over the holiest version of Pytorch and CUDA.
January 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Data Science Engineering problem #324. So far this year, I'm building the 32nd version of Python and PyTorch. There is a reason AI will not take over the world: package incompatibilities resulted in the digital crusades based on a schism between AI's over the holiest version of Pytorch and CUDA.
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in memory of Marge.
January 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
in memory of Marge.
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Rep. Suozzi: Trump made big promises in his campaign. Don’t let his talk about Greenland or Panama be a distraction from his original promises.
January 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Rep. Suozzi: Trump made big promises in his campaign. Don’t let his talk about Greenland or Panama be a distraction from his original promises.
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Air BNB is offering free, temporary housing to those impacted by the wildfires. Please share with your networks: news.airbnb.com/airbnb-org-o...
Airbnb.org offers temporary housing to people impacted by Los Angeles wildfires
To support those impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Airbnb.org is working with local organizations to provide free, temporary housing to people displaced from their homes.
news.airbnb.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Air BNB is offering free, temporary housing to those impacted by the wildfires. Please share with your networks: news.airbnb.com/airbnb-org-o...
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Teladoc is offering no-cost medical care advice
855-225-5032
for anyone experiencing burns, smoke inhalation or anyone who has medical questions related to these wildfires.
Obviously if you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911.
855-225-5032
for anyone experiencing burns, smoke inhalation or anyone who has medical questions related to these wildfires.
Obviously if you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911.
January 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Teladoc is offering no-cost medical care advice
855-225-5032
for anyone experiencing burns, smoke inhalation or anyone who has medical questions related to these wildfires.
Obviously if you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911.
855-225-5032
for anyone experiencing burns, smoke inhalation or anyone who has medical questions related to these wildfires.
Obviously if you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911.
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My father was a smoke jumper and a firefighter, and the best advice I can give is to do everything you can to keep yourself safe and not be a further strain on emergency services. This means as you said, staying off the roads, pay attention to evac alerts, and be ready to leave ASAP.
January 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My father was a smoke jumper and a firefighter, and the best advice I can give is to do everything you can to keep yourself safe and not be a further strain on emergency services. This means as you said, staying off the roads, pay attention to evac alerts, and be ready to leave ASAP.