Astronomer, professor of physics-like things and all around grump. Things said here are my opinion, even if they should be universal axioms. Grump grump grump.
a pale blue dot
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If you are buying something from @Lowes that needs to be installed by @CrstHome @CRSTcareers don't. Failed to show up for multiple install appointments for two weeks without any contact and all customer service does is say they can't do anything and then hang up.
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Teacher, Adviser, Researcher… Recruiter?
Plummeting enrollments at @EvergreenStCol put deep cuts on the table. When the faculty volunteered to help recruit new students, the tide began to turn. #HigherEd bit.ly/3t67nxo
ALT Four people stand behind a table with the words "the Evergreen State College" on a banner
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New paper!
What happens to the planets’ orbits when a star flies within 100 au of the Sun? (Implications for long-term survival of life on Earth)
With @FranckSelsis , Nate Kaib, and Herve Bouy
Thread (with gifs)
Blog: planetplanet.net/2023/11/21/…
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2311.12171
Saw a "big things are big" trend line plot in the wild. I still remember some of the things @dalcantonJD taught me!
All hail Hypnotoad. #embroidery in outline and long-and-short stitch with #DMC floss on hand-dyed cotton.
Do you know a current or recent undergraduate who has completed an outstanding research paper for class or a senior thesis? If so, please encourage them to consider submitting it to the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research (MJUR)! research.monm.edu/mjur/
Summer research students @MonmouthCollege SOfIA program got a few nice astro-pictures from the roof.
Oh yeah. Wrapped this #embroidery up last night. Whipped backstitch letters and long-and-short stitch fill.
Everytime you read a "College X has partnered with local bussiness to offer a degree/program in Y" story know that there is a company that has decided to buy off a college rather than offer actual entry-level jobs with proper training.
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"Oddly enough the overriding sensation I got looking at the Earth was, My God that little thing is so fragile out there."
— Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut
#EarthDay
ALT The Earth is small in the blackness of space and 3/4 illuminated by the Sun in this photo taken by the Apollo 11 astronauts as they made their way to the Moon in July 1969. Land masses of Africa and Asia are visible in browns while the oceans are a deep blue overlayed with patches of white clouds.
A billionaire who sprays rocket parts all over the landscape via some "rapid unscheduled disassembly" is certainly going to make sure it's all cleaned-up correctly, right?
I like student registration time - get to watch my class rosters for next year fill up, makes them seem more real.