Peter Coles
@telescoper.bsky.social
Theoretical astrophysicist specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it. Based in Ireland. Personal account. Call me old-fashioned but I don't like fascists. He/him/his.
Blog: telescoper.blog
Blog: telescoper.blog
Denmark looked the better side for much of the game, but Scotland deserved to win after that farcical penalty decision.
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Denmark looked the better side for much of the game, but Scotland deserved to win after that farcical penalty decision.
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Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
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November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I just saw the Wales result: a 7-1 win takes them to the playoffs!
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I just saw the Wales result: a 7-1 win takes them to the playoffs!
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Settling down to watch Scotland's World Cup Qualifier against Denmark, I am reminiscing about that time when I played football at Hampden Park*...
#HampdenPark #SCOvDEN #SCODEN
*the one in Eastbourne
#HampdenPark #SCOvDEN #SCODEN
*the one in Eastbourne
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Settling down to watch Scotland's World Cup Qualifier against Denmark, I am reminiscing about that time when I played football at Hampden Park*...
#HampdenPark #SCOvDEN #SCODEN
*the one in Eastbourne
#HampdenPark #SCOvDEN #SCODEN
*the one in Eastbourne
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A special needs assistant at a special school in Co Kildare has won the first National SNA Support and Inspire award.
Sarah Blount, who works at Stepping Stones Special School in Maynooth, was presented with the award on Friday jrnl.ie/6878830
Sarah Blount, who works at Stepping Stones Special School in Maynooth, was presented with the award on Friday jrnl.ie/6878830
Special needs assistant at Maynooth special school wins first national award for SNAs
Sarah Blount, who works at Stepping Stones Special School in Maynooth, was presented with the award on Friday.
jrnl.ie
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A special needs assistant at a special school in Co Kildare has won the first National SNA Support and Inspire award.
Sarah Blount, who works at Stepping Stones Special School in Maynooth, was presented with the award on Friday jrnl.ie/6878830
Sarah Blount, who works at Stepping Stones Special School in Maynooth, was presented with the award on Friday jrnl.ie/6878830
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It’s LGBTQIA+ STEM Day!
Just a quick post to point out that today is LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, which aims to celebrate to celebrate the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), but al…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Generally speaking, I have no idea.
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Generally speaking, I have no idea.
It might be because it is cold today but, walking into work this morning, I felt a muscle in my right calf go 'ping' and have been hobbling around all day while I did three hours of lectures. I'll put a compression bandage on it when I get home, which hopefully will help it mend.
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It might be because it is cold today but, walking into work this morning, I felt a muscle in my right calf go 'ping' and have been hobbling around all day while I did three hours of lectures. I'll put a compression bandage on it when I get home, which hopefully will help it mend.
#Cloudflare has issues. This means X is not working, but there is also a downside: DOI lookups and Crossref aren't working either.
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
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Latest mass internet outage at Cloudflare knocks out X and other web services
Parts of the internet are currently unresponsive to millions of users after the online infrastructure host firm Cloudflare reported an outage.
www.independent.ie
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#Cloudflare has issues. This means X is not working, but there is also a downside: DOI lookups and Crossref aren't working either.
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
www.independent.ie/business/tec...
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"He said Mr Burke was entitled to his religious beliefs but not to his own reality."
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
The High Court has ordered that secondary school teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned immediately for clear, deliberate and persistent contempt of a High Court order directing him to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School
High Court orders Enoch Burke to be imprisoned
The High Court has ordered that secondary school teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned immediately for clear, deliberate and persistent contempt of a High Court order directing him to stay away fro...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"He said Mr Burke was entitled to his religious beliefs but not to his own reality."
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
It's the chilliest day of the autumn so far.
Some heating in our offices would be nice.
Some heating in our offices would be nice.
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's the chilliest day of the autumn so far.
Some heating in our offices would be nice.
Some heating in our offices would be nice.
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Gary has hit upon the great problem of the modern era.
Nobody who should fuck off actually fucks off anymore. We're stuck with all these fucking people.
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Gary has hit upon the great problem of the modern era.
Today's Lecture Summary
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today's Lecture Summary
It’s LGBTQIA+ STEM Day!
Just a quick post to point out that today is LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, which aims to celebrate to celebrate the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), but also to highlight the barriers still facing us. For more information see here. This…
Just a quick post to point out that today is LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, which aims to celebrate to celebrate the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), but also to highlight the barriers still facing us. For more information see here. This…
It’s LGBTQIA+ STEM Day!
Just a quick post to point out that today is LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, which aims to celebrate to celebrate the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), but also to highlight the barriers still facing us. For more information see here. This also provides an opportunity for me to send my best wishes to all LGBTQIA+ staff and students at Maynooth and around the world!
telescoper.blog
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It’s LGBTQIA+ STEM Day!
Just a quick post to point out that today is LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, which aims to celebrate to celebrate the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), but also to highlight the barriers still facing us. For more information see here. This…
Just a quick post to point out that today is LGBTQIA+ STEM Day, which aims to celebrate to celebrate the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), but also to highlight the barriers still facing us. For more information see here. This…
I've just noticed that I now have more followers on Bluesky than I had on Xitter before I quit.
a black and white photo of a little girl making a face and saying `` so there ! ''
ALT: a black and white photo of a little girl making a face and saying `` so there ! ''
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November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I've just noticed that I now have more followers on Bluesky than I had on Xitter before I quit.
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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Principia for Sale
With Christmas approaching, you may be looking for gift ideas so I thought I would pass on this advertisement: The book concerned is a First Edition of the Continental Issue of Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, dated 1687. For more details see here. The…
With Christmas approaching, you may be looking for gift ideas so I thought I would pass on this advertisement: The book concerned is a First Edition of the Continental Issue of Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, dated 1687. For more details see here. The…
Principia for Sale
With Christmas approaching, you may be looking for gift ideas so I thought I would pass on this advertisement: The book concerned is a First Edition of the Continental Issue of Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, dated 1687. For more details see here. The estimate is "only" €100,000, which seems to me a bit on the low side.
telescoper.blog
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Principia for Sale
With Christmas approaching, you may be looking for gift ideas so I thought I would pass on this advertisement: The book concerned is a First Edition of the Continental Issue of Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, dated 1687. For more details see here. The…
With Christmas approaching, you may be looking for gift ideas so I thought I would pass on this advertisement: The book concerned is a First Edition of the Continental Issue of Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, dated 1687. For more details see here. The…
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I know it’s hard. But you can’t possibly go to an academic conference that imposes restrictions on freedom of speech like this.
Abstracts submitted to LPSC 2026 are required to comply with White House (non-legally binding) executive orders forbidding mention of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
At least USRA/LPI isn't hiding it.
But is this what our community wants? Or deserves? I don't think so.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I know it’s hard. But you can’t possibly go to an academic conference that imposes restrictions on freedom of speech like this.
My employer is tracing research collaborators so it can pester them to give Maynooth a mention in the QS world rankings.
I wonder if it has occurred to them that this might be counterproductive?
I wonder if it has occurred to them that this might be counterproductive?
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My employer is tracing research collaborators so it can pester them to give Maynooth a mention in the QS world rankings.
I wonder if it has occurred to them that this might be counterproductive?
I wonder if it has occurred to them that this might be counterproductive?
Modern politics is seems to be just a competition to be the shittiest shit in all of Shitland.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Modern politics is seems to be just a competition to be the shittiest shit in all of Shitland.
