NotTheRats
@nottherats.bsky.social
Astrophysics student wondering if he should sleep
Currently thinking about geology!
Looking for research opportunities in central Texas
He/Him
Currently thinking about geology!
Looking for research opportunities in central Texas
He/Him
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They have discovered a planet. It is a land lacking sadness -- but with dogs. Infrequently, a faint squawk is heard. Perhaps one day we will find joy there.
April 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
They have discovered a planet. It is a land lacking sadness -- but with dogs. Infrequently, a faint squawk is heard. Perhaps one day we will find joy there.
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April Fools, we all know true astronomers want Mike Brown’s head on a pike
April 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
April Fools, we all know true astronomers want Mike Brown’s head on a pike
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one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
January 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
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I mean, I get that colleges create a lot of value, but imagine any other business making you beg for the chance to give them $50,000.
December 28, 2024 at 7:47 PM
I mean, I get that colleges create a lot of value, but imagine any other business making you beg for the chance to give them $50,000.
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nasa employee: oh hey you survived
parker solar probe: sun’s haunted
nasa employee: what?
parker solar probe: *loading a pistol and going for another dive* sun’s haunted
parker solar probe: sun’s haunted
nasa employee: what?
parker solar probe: *loading a pistol and going for another dive* sun’s haunted
December 27, 2024 at 2:39 PM
nasa employee: oh hey you survived
parker solar probe: sun’s haunted
nasa employee: what?
parker solar probe: *loading a pistol and going for another dive* sun’s haunted
parker solar probe: sun’s haunted
nasa employee: what?
parker solar probe: *loading a pistol and going for another dive* sun’s haunted
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December 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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This is my 7,777th BlueSky post and to celebrate here's a image I captured of the Andromeda Galaxy core using a robotic telescope on Mount Teide. Tenerife. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #photography
December 23, 2024 at 1:10 PM
This is my 7,777th BlueSky post and to celebrate here's a image I captured of the Andromeda Galaxy core using a robotic telescope on Mount Teide. Tenerife. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #photography
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they’re playing christmas music at the store even though it’s not even christmas yet
December 22, 2024 at 9:55 PM
they’re playing christmas music at the store even though it’s not even christmas yet
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My milk frother also heats as it froths, and I've discovered that if I add in powdered chocolate, I can make a delightfully frothed hot chocolate in under a minute. This is dangerous knowledge for a man of my considerable appetites and wild, hedonistic disposition
December 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
My milk frother also heats as it froths, and I've discovered that if I add in powdered chocolate, I can make a delightfully frothed hot chocolate in under a minute. This is dangerous knowledge for a man of my considerable appetites and wild, hedonistic disposition
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In a grad app, a person lists Mario Kart as their hobby, and I'm trying to decide if that should be included in the rubric under engagement, grit, or fit to the department...
December 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
In a grad app, a person lists Mario Kart as their hobby, and I'm trying to decide if that should be included in the rubric under engagement, grit, or fit to the department...
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everything in the universe is either a big star or a small planet
December 23, 2024 at 6:01 AM
everything in the universe is either a big star or a small planet
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A reminder to anyone trapped in an airport due to weather conditions right now:
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
December 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
A reminder to anyone trapped in an airport due to weather conditions right now:
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
You have a right to stay in a nearby picturesque village while the airline sorts out a rebooked flight for the 27th. They also have to provide a widowed lumberjack for you to fall in love with.
Know your rights.
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Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere (summer for the Southern) occurs at 0921UT 21 December 2024. 🔭 🧪
December 20, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere (summer for the Southern) occurs at 0921UT 21 December 2024. 🔭 🧪
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Venus is insanely cvnt 💫 nothing but respect for the planet that obliterates any attempt to land on her 🔥 she’s hot, she mysterious, she will kill you 💄 “what if Earth had a twin that slayed” you ask 🌎 good news ⚡️ solar system prom queen 4.5 billion years running 👸
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Venus is insanely cvnt 💫 nothing but respect for the planet that obliterates any attempt to land on her 🔥 she’s hot, she mysterious, she will kill you 💄 “what if Earth had a twin that slayed” you ask 🌎 good news ⚡️ solar system prom queen 4.5 billion years running 👸
Love the theory that Osedax worms didn't evolve specifically to feast on whale fall, but on prehistoric carcasses
December 19, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Love the theory that Osedax worms didn't evolve specifically to feast on whale fall, but on prehistoric carcasses
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With many physicists arriving daily at Bluesky I’ve created a comprehensive list -which I update daily- with Cosmologists, Astrophysicists, Gravitational Wave Astronomers, Particle Physicists… Please SHARE so it reaches more people! 🤩 Warning: it may contain Mathematicians
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bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 20, 2024 at 2:57 PM
With many physicists arriving daily at Bluesky I’ve created a comprehensive list -which I update daily- with Cosmologists, Astrophysicists, Gravitational Wave Astronomers, Particle Physicists… Please SHARE so it reaches more people! 🤩 Warning: it may contain Mathematicians
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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As I gear up to do some astrophysics literature review report marking today, I’m reminded of the 4th year report I read years ago that started with the line, “Since the start of the Universe, a lot has changed.”
I hope that former student is currently living their best life. 🔭
I hope that former student is currently living their best life. 🔭
December 19, 2024 at 10:46 AM
As I gear up to do some astrophysics literature review report marking today, I’m reminded of the 4th year report I read years ago that started with the line, “Since the start of the Universe, a lot has changed.”
I hope that former student is currently living their best life. 🔭
I hope that former student is currently living their best life. 🔭
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December 18, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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🔈 Calling pre-PhD university students in astronomy & astrophysics!
Apply by 30 January 2025 for the next edition of ESO’s Summer Research Programme, taking place at ESO Headquarters in Garching, to obtain research experience by working with our astronomers.
More info ➡️ www.eso.org/sci/meetings...
Apply by 30 January 2025 for the next edition of ESO’s Summer Research Programme, taking place at ESO Headquarters in Garching, to obtain research experience by working with our astronomers.
More info ➡️ www.eso.org/sci/meetings...
December 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM
🔈 Calling pre-PhD university students in astronomy & astrophysics!
Apply by 30 January 2025 for the next edition of ESO’s Summer Research Programme, taking place at ESO Headquarters in Garching, to obtain research experience by working with our astronomers.
More info ➡️ www.eso.org/sci/meetings...
Apply by 30 January 2025 for the next edition of ESO’s Summer Research Programme, taking place at ESO Headquarters in Garching, to obtain research experience by working with our astronomers.
More info ➡️ www.eso.org/sci/meetings...
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My two favorite conspiracy theories are the simulation theory and the lizard people theory.
And my own personal, octopus are aliens and their alien hangout lair is in the depths of the ocean where we have yet to reach.
And my own personal, octopus are aliens and their alien hangout lair is in the depths of the ocean where we have yet to reach.
December 19, 2024 at 12:24 AM
My two favorite conspiracy theories are the simulation theory and the lizard people theory.
And my own personal, octopus are aliens and their alien hangout lair is in the depths of the ocean where we have yet to reach.
And my own personal, octopus are aliens and their alien hangout lair is in the depths of the ocean where we have yet to reach.
I still find Venus' geology so bewildering.
Mountains, but no obvious tectonic plate structure?
I've heard before that the leading theory is that there's an occasional uproar of magma on the surface that works to "unify" the surface over and over... And I wonder if we'll ever witness such an event
Mountains, but no obvious tectonic plate structure?
I've heard before that the leading theory is that there's an occasional uproar of magma on the surface that works to "unify" the surface over and over... And I wonder if we'll ever witness such an event
December 18, 2024 at 1:12 PM
I still find Venus' geology so bewildering.
Mountains, but no obvious tectonic plate structure?
I've heard before that the leading theory is that there's an occasional uproar of magma on the surface that works to "unify" the surface over and over... And I wonder if we'll ever witness such an event
Mountains, but no obvious tectonic plate structure?
I've heard before that the leading theory is that there's an occasional uproar of magma on the surface that works to "unify" the surface over and over... And I wonder if we'll ever witness such an event
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Worth remembering that to cats we are Ents.
Vast, lumbering things with deathly slow reaction times. Mostly harmless, as long as you can avoid our ungainly lurching.
Vast, lumbering things with deathly slow reaction times. Mostly harmless, as long as you can avoid our ungainly lurching.
December 18, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Worth remembering that to cats we are Ents.
Vast, lumbering things with deathly slow reaction times. Mostly harmless, as long as you can avoid our ungainly lurching.
Vast, lumbering things with deathly slow reaction times. Mostly harmless, as long as you can avoid our ungainly lurching.
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A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it.
She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid."
I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.
She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid."
I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.
December 17, 2024 at 10:42 PM
A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it.
She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid."
I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.
She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid."
I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.