Nicholas Scarsdale
@scarsdale.bsky.social
aspiring astrobiologist . phd candidate at UC Santa Cruz . abolitionist & union man . he/him
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People. We have not discovered life on K2-18b. We have not even discovered water on K2-18b. 🛰️🔭
It's time to get the marigolds out 🧽, clean up the garbage headlines 🗑️, and start thinking about how we should be discussing life detection for extrasolar planets 👽.
It's time to get the marigolds out 🧽, clean up the garbage headlines 🗑️, and start thinking about how we should be discussing life detection for extrasolar planets 👽.
K2-18b. We urgently need to get our shit together about life detection — Girl & Kat
We have not discovered life on K2-18b.
We have not even discovered water on K2-18b.
All we can say is that the planet does not… not… have an ocean.
girlandkat.com
September 18, 2023 at 12:32 PM
People. We have not discovered life on K2-18b. We have not even discovered water on K2-18b. 🛰️🔭
It's time to get the marigolds out 🧽, clean up the garbage headlines 🗑️, and start thinking about how we should be discussing life detection for extrasolar planets 👽.
It's time to get the marigolds out 🧽, clean up the garbage headlines 🗑️, and start thinking about how we should be discussing life detection for extrasolar planets 👽.
im at the delusions of grandeur. im at the hating myself. im at the combination delusions of grandeur and hating myself
September 12, 2023 at 12:35 AM
im at the delusions of grandeur. im at the hating myself. im at the combination delusions of grandeur and hating myself
the only reason they put elizabeth stevejobs in jail and not elon musk is sexism. i am not joking this is 100% my opinion
August 31, 2023 at 8:34 PM
the only reason they put elizabeth stevejobs in jail and not elon musk is sexism. i am not joking this is 100% my opinion
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seeing what has happened to the humanities, I am seriously worried that basic science is the next direct target of the defunding of higher ed, public education and public research
August 30, 2023 at 3:47 PM
seeing what has happened to the humanities, I am seriously worried that basic science is the next direct target of the defunding of higher ed, public education and public research
hypothetically, would it be gauche to use an unclaimed invite code to make a shitposting alt
August 30, 2023 at 12:01 AM
hypothetically, would it be gauche to use an unclaimed invite code to make a shitposting alt
every miri galaxy image looks like some combination of 50s scifi art and eldritch horror. can't get enough. team miri all the way
Today, we have new views of the Whirlpool Galaxy from the JWST! I laid the images taken by each instrument side by side, plus the composite, and the Hubble version. You can really see how the mid IR (MIRI) brings a whole new light to galaxies!
Which version is your favorite?
Which version is your favorite?
August 29, 2023 at 11:59 PM
every miri galaxy image looks like some combination of 50s scifi art and eldritch horror. can't get enough. team miri all the way
i think the straw that breaks the camel's back on twitter for me is actually gonna be the surge in extremely credulous ufo/*vi l**b rubes ... i simply cannot stand it
August 29, 2023 at 11:06 PM
i think the straw that breaks the camel's back on twitter for me is actually gonna be the surge in extremely credulous ufo/*vi l**b rubes ... i simply cannot stand it
wait so what is the deal with baldur's gate? is it just like skyrim but in forgotten realms, or more d&d style mechanics?
August 28, 2023 at 5:58 PM
wait so what is the deal with baldur's gate? is it just like skyrim but in forgotten realms, or more d&d style mechanics?
taking a tee break (putting my golf career on hold)
August 24, 2023 at 3:31 AM
taking a tee break (putting my golf career on hold)
with each new tech horror, I think to myself, you know what, the luddites may have been right about everything
August 22, 2023 at 6:33 PM
with each new tech horror, I think to myself, you know what, the luddites may have been right about everything
for sale: side project. never finished
me to me: "you have too many projects and responsibilities right now"
me to collaborator in a meeting: "oh yeah I can take on that to-do item"
?????? why did i do this
me to collaborator in a meeting: "oh yeah I can take on that to-do item"
?????? why did i do this
August 21, 2023 at 7:49 PM
for sale: side project. never finished
me to me: "you have too many projects and responsibilities right now"
me to collaborator in a meeting: "oh yeah I can take on that to-do item"
?????? why did i do this
me to collaborator in a meeting: "oh yeah I can take on that to-do item"
?????? why did i do this
August 21, 2023 at 7:48 PM
me to me: "you have too many projects and responsibilities right now"
me to collaborator in a meeting: "oh yeah I can take on that to-do item"
?????? why did i do this
me to collaborator in a meeting: "oh yeah I can take on that to-do item"
?????? why did i do this
twilight princess side quests: talk to all the cats in that village!
botw side quests: bring that lady a refreshing drink!
totk side quests: hunt that rare frog species to extinction for the sexual gratification of this obviously psychotic man
botw side quests: bring that lady a refreshing drink!
totk side quests: hunt that rare frog species to extinction for the sexual gratification of this obviously psychotic man
August 19, 2023 at 8:57 PM
twilight princess side quests: talk to all the cats in that village!
botw side quests: bring that lady a refreshing drink!
totk side quests: hunt that rare frog species to extinction for the sexual gratification of this obviously psychotic man
botw side quests: bring that lady a refreshing drink!
totk side quests: hunt that rare frog species to extinction for the sexual gratification of this obviously psychotic man
i would estimate ~60% of my scientific achievements (such as they are) are attributable to power imparted to me by the music of pop goddess Cher
August 17, 2023 at 12:45 AM
i would estimate ~60% of my scientific achievements (such as they are) are attributable to power imparted to me by the music of pop goddess Cher
gnawing on a stale "artisan" trader joe's bread loaf like im an 18th century pirate, call that s'arr'dough
August 15, 2023 at 7:26 PM
gnawing on a stale "artisan" trader joe's bread loaf like im an 18th century pirate, call that s'arr'dough
went on insta for the first time in ages looking for an old photo. first thing i saw in my feed was an ex (from long ago) recently visited the city I live in now, which was a strange image to process - like deja vu from an alternate timeline.
August 15, 2023 at 1:10 AM
went on insta for the first time in ages looking for an old photo. first thing i saw in my feed was an ex (from long ago) recently visited the city I live in now, which was a strange image to process - like deja vu from an alternate timeline.
at what point will it become unacceptable to just copy and paste posts between here and twitter lol
August 15, 2023 at 12:20 AM
at what point will it become unacceptable to just copy and paste posts between here and twitter lol
tired: setting aside more time to play d&d with actual people i know
wired: forming a parasocial relationship with brennan lee mulligan
wired: forming a parasocial relationship with brennan lee mulligan
August 15, 2023 at 12:19 AM
tired: setting aside more time to play d&d with actual people i know
wired: forming a parasocial relationship with brennan lee mulligan
wired: forming a parasocial relationship with brennan lee mulligan
me? writing a d&d campaign that i can't even remotely conceive of having the time to run?? never hahaa *furiously closes 17 open windows of adventure ideas and lore documents*
August 12, 2023 at 4:18 AM
me? writing a d&d campaign that i can't even remotely conceive of having the time to run?? never hahaa *furiously closes 17 open windows of adventure ideas and lore documents*
moving from being on priv on twitter, to here where total randos like your posts, is absolutely surreal lol
August 9, 2023 at 2:46 PM
moving from being on priv on twitter, to here where total randos like your posts, is absolutely surreal lol
too bad ppl my age didn't get to name fundamental particles, instead of neutrinos we'd have smolbeans. "yeah can we have 50 million dollars to build a smolbean detector" "supernovae emit huge numbers of smolbeans!" what a world we could have
August 9, 2023 at 2:34 PM
too bad ppl my age didn't get to name fundamental particles, instead of neutrinos we'd have smolbeans. "yeah can we have 50 million dollars to build a smolbean detector" "supernovae emit huge numbers of smolbeans!" what a world we could have