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Atanas K. Stefanov

@astronasko.com
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[ɐtɐˈnas]🍍 Postdoc @ Université de Genève. I look for exoplanets, and I post mostly in EN/ES/BG.

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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 4h
От началото на месеца: докторантска защита, местене на тъгъдък в чужда държава, нова работа, сватба, и още куп други драгости и кахъри от лично естество… Ако не ми се пръсне сърчицето тоя септември, ще живея хиляда години.
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 6h
On point B, the NASA Exoplanet Archive typically serves ~10-20TB of data per month. In July it jumped to 70TB. In August it jumped to 600TB. So either our user base organically grew *30x* in two months (... unlikely), OR the bots have taken over already.
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Benne W. Holwerda @benneholwerda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can we use ML for all the stuff we’ve been doing now for a decade or so and ‘AI’ for the LLM stochastic parrot.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 29/09/2026
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I.N.I., TISHEV - НЕСВЪРШЕНА РАБОТА (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by I.N.I. 056
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026
Trade xkcd.com/3290/
Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you use AI to do your research, you really cannot complain when reviewers use AI to review your papers, imo. The processes you use to expedite your workflow create more work for the rest of us, who are under the same constraints to maximize our own output. Plus, peer review is invisible labor.
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alamkara @alamkara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
струва си, има отлични преводачи - от английски Владимир Молев (vilervale тук), Иглика Василева, Надежда Розова, Мария Змийчарова, Стефан Русинов, Петя Петкова, Емилия Масларова; от немски Ана Димова, Любомир Илиев; от скандинавски езици пак Мария Змийчарова, Любомир Гиздов, Анелия Петрунова,
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Q: Mr President, did you call on President Xi to stop buying oil from Iran? TRUMP: ... Q: What about guardrails on AI? TRUMP: ... Q: Why are you banning media outlets? TRUMP: ... Q: Should US taxpayers pay for ads about you? TRUMP: *walks away*
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 25/09/2026
I’m currently having a transfer at Belgrade Airport. Shame they named it Nicola Tesla… there’s not a single socket in sight where you could plug your phone charger 😆🔌
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Sandy Parsons @zazzeaux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Zelensky is always clear and on point. It is a travesty that some are accusing Ukraine of not wanting peace. It's like claiming a cancer patient rejects health and wants illness because they talk too much about the hospital and medications.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Trump: "You call it United Kingdom, Britain, they call it sometimes England. They go back to the old. It's got more names than any other place in the world."
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 23/09/2026
Александър Стоянов: Ако Русия не ни беше освободила, Петър Волгин щеше да се казва Петър Георгиев.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LOL -- Fox News cuts away from Vance's speech and a host says, "we will bring you back to this rally if he starts to make news"
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 22/09/2026
При изборните вмешателства обикновено се играе с добро и лошо ченге. Когато единият подкрепен кандидат е нагъл и безпардонен, другият, истинският кандидат започва да изглежда напълно приемлив.
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Fox is reporting on a threat to exterminate a country like it’s fucking horserace coverage
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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This ridiculous number of applications is, in my view, the result of 2 nightmare developments happening concurrently 1.the precariousness of the job market for young PhD graduates which then fuels further: 2.the AI tools enabling overproduction of proposals. #Research #ERC #ResearchFunding #Academia
Just a screenshot with an EU logo saying that the 2026 call has attracted considerable interest from the research community with 21,627 applications submitted.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
The “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before its expected peak.
A line chart showing temperature anomalies in the Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean, compared to a 30-year rolling base period since 1982.

A gold line shows temperatures in 1997, a teal line in 2025, and a red line in 2026. The red line surpasses all others reaching 3.07ºC, and at an earlier point (September) than the previous El Niño that reached a comparable range in November 2015.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 21/09/2026
Днешния женевизъм: шофьорът не спря на моята спирка и се озовах във Франция. Пиша поста на една чертичка
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D'ark @lemonyeyes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Като бях малка, майка ми пържи скумрия на терасата и някакъв гларус се спуска и грабва едно парче. Майка ми пищи от страх, гларуса пищи, щот скумрията гореща, аз рева, щот гларуса се изгорил, баща ми ме успокоява: "Еми така е, гъз глава затрива и гларусът го разбра" 🤣
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 21/09/2026
Happy September 21 ☀️🍁
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 19/09/2026
В Швейцария дори и бездомните искат по три франка милостиня
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The French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Best-selling car in France vs. USA in 2023. The Renault Clio's MPG is 53 to 67 MPG (about 4.2 to 5.3 liters per 100 km). The Ford F-150's MPG is 10-26 (9 to 23 liters per 100km).
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 16/09/2026
Versoix, 385m
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European Space Agency @esa.int · 16/09/2026
Mars isn't always red. 💜 New images from Mars Express reveal striking purple swirls near the planet's south pole. 🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Purple_swirls_on_the_Red_Planet @science.esa.int
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Guys. This Ukrainian grandma picked up a Russian drone waiting for its target and took off the optic fiber spool from it, making the drone useless. I'm speechless. She's amazing. God bless her.
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𐍃𐌵𐌽𐊢𐌷𐍈 @suncho.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Който избира шапкари, получава шапкарско образование. Един учебник по математика за хуманитарната и за математическата гимназия. Един учебник по литература за хуманитарната и за математическата гимназия.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 13/09/2026
Имам стандартния говорен дефект с Р-то и е абсолютно ненормално как на уроците по френски е достатъчно просто да казвам каквото съм си мислел, че е твърдо Р цял живот 🤣 Като казвам “мерси” както си го казваме на български, го уцелвам напълно
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 12/09/2026
Преди почти три години пристигнах в Тенерифе без език, без покрив над главата, без приятели. Три години умело строих пясъчно замъче, и днес вълната дойде, навярно да го срути. Отново съм сам с 30-те си килограма покъщнина, и не ми остава друго освен да си пожелая мек старт в Женева. Бъдете здрави
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HiiiPower
YouTube video by Kendrick Lamar - Topic
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski: "I believe Putin is making the exact same mistake as Nazi Germany did when bombing London.As a reminder,up to a thousand people died there every day When you strike a city and kill 2–12 people a day,it in no way affects the Ukrainian army's ability to defend the Donbas
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 11/09/2026
Мисля, че счупих два рекорда в института: за най-млад доктор и за най-кратка докторантура. Вече трети пореден ден след защитата обаче се събуждам уморен. Тръгна ли в някоя посока, енергия ми идва веднага, но застоя ли се на едно място, угасвам като напикан фас 🚬 Чувства се като мини-пенсиониране
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 08/09/2026
\end{phd}
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 07/09/2026
Vile, and absolutely worrying.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 06/09/2026
Мисля да пускам 5'-10' клипове в Ютуб за всяка интересна статия, в която съм автор. Ще го правя за хоби, без да му отделям твърде много време — подготвям презентация, пускам Зум и почвам. Целта е нещо като бюлетин за широка образована публика – не повече от няколко видеоклипа годишно. Какво мислите?
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026
"So in summary: using AI for coding led to depression, apathy, existential dread, and worse software. Not good. Add on top of that the negative environmental, community, and economic impacts of AI, and it became extremely apparent to me that something's gotta change." brettcodes.com/im-done-usin...
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I'm done using AI
Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 05/09/2026
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Kasabian - L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) (Glastonbury 2014)
YouTube video by TheGRStars
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Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Unfortunately, this headline is far from accurate. In reality, U.S. officials are pandering rather than negotiating, while—most likely—they are separately discussing future business ventures with Moscow, including those in the occupied Ukrainian territories. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Putin begins talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on ending war with Ukraine
Moscow and Kyiv vow not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during negotiations
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Russian children continue to be prepared for an endless war starting in kindergarten and school. These are Russian textbooks that will be used to teach children from the age of 11: "Basic Military Training" for grades 5-7 and "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" for grade 8.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 04/09/2026
Имаме за премиер кукла на конци, която едва ли е полезна на Русия, но е отвратително вредна за България.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 04/09/2026
Тази седмица съм чрезвичайно в България, на екзопланетна конференция в СУ. За първи път се чувствам, сякаш съм в страна, в която с хората по случайност говорим общ език — все едно съм в Еквадор или Венецуела, да речем. Скоро стават 7 години, откакто живея в чужбина.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 03/09/2026
Launchpad xkcd.com/3291/
Comic. [Two large engines on the ground upside-down, with spacecraft pod in between.] PERSON to another person: To reduce the spacecraft’s weight, we’re mounting the engines on the launchpad and having them push the *Earth* away from the *spacecraft*.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 03/09/2026
моят фокус двоен във това да съм отнесен да изцедя от мене и последната си песен
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BORO PURVI - последната ми песен (BASS BOOSTED)
YouTube video by Bulgarian Music
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yeah, man, it's really irresponsible of countries to get involved in wars that screw up oil-producing regions, I hope they had a good reason for that, we'd never do anything like that, no sir.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Instead of a thousand words. Teaching an online lesson in a classroom damaged by the Russian strikes on Odesa.
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 01/09/2026
One week before my defence
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"This is how we go grocery shopping. The bridge was washed away 9 years ago..." - a resident of the Altai Republic. While Russia spends billions on its bloody war against Ukraine, basic infrastructure across the country has been neglected for years and continues to deteriorate.
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Advice for new PhD students: choose a mentor who is committed to your training, not just your project. The most important product of your PhD - even more important than the science - is YOU, a newly trained scientist.
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Булевард България @boulevardbulgaria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Александър Стоянов: Няма разлика между нацизма и комунизма - и двете са разклонения на социализма.
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Александър Стоянов: Няма разлика между нацизма и комунизма - и двете са разклонения на социализма
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Atanas K. Stefanov @astronasko.com · 29/08/2026
Пълно с чужденци в самолета Маракеш-София, пълно в автобуса София-Пловдив. Сега наобратно по същия начин. Прави добро впечатление, а и обслужването ми се струва да се е подобрило чувствително. Като цяло няма по-облагородяващо за българското обслужване на клиенти от малко чуждестранно €€€
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is Olena Vlezko, a primary school teacher from Myropillia, Sumy region, just five kilometers from the border with Russia. Her home was destroyed. All that remain are the keys, which she now keeps with her as a talisman.
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