Reposted by Lee PhillipsPaul Halpern @phalpern.bsky.social · 10h'I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my own family.' -Albert Einstein www.commentary.org/articles/c-s... #Einstein #science #physics 1111
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 3hMcMansion Hell Returns and Notices Ceiling Fans mcmansionhell.com/post/8291279... One of my favorite websites, McMansion Hell, had been on vacation for a while. It has returned with a horrified catalog of trends in ceiling fan design.mcmansionhell.comwhat is going on with ceiling fansSometimes new design phenomena slip past even those of us who are most in tune with the happenings of the built environment. Such is the case with whatever the hell is going on with commercial ceiling... 000
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How the default #Vim configuration can overwrite files created outside of Vim and cause autobuild systems to fail: lee-phillips.org/badvim/ #linuxlee-phillips.orgThe one bad thing about vim 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How the default #Vim configuration can overwrite files created outside of Vim and cause autobuild systems to fail: lee-phillips.org/badvim/ #linuxlee-phillips.orgThe one bad thing about vim 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 24/09/2026This is a SMALL version of the largest JWST image released so far—of IC 348, a star-forming region about 1,000 lightyears away. Open up the image and marvel in the incredible beauty even in our galactic neighbourhood. This is what it looks like when stars are born. 724487
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Against #Wikipedia: I was watching in real time as Gopher, Wais, and the Web were all equally in play, and as the Web won. I had a personal website at the beginning, and I still have it. It seemed to be the next revolution in the dissemination of ideas after Gutenberg. 111
Reposted by Lee PhillipsPaul Halpern @phalpern.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Publishers Weekly praises THE GREAT ATOM DEBATE: "Halpern... delivers a solid account of two Austrian physicists who famously debated the existence of atoms... [I]ntriguing intellectual history... [and] an accessible look at a critical scientific era." www.publishersweekly.com/9781541607224 0124
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Super sale on a book you must read. amzn.to/3YZZB4W 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Super sale on a book you must read. amzn.to/3YZZB4W 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Against #Wikipedia: I was watching in real time as Gopher, Wais, and the Web were all equally in play, and as the Web won. I had a personal website at the beginning, and I still have it. It seemed to be the next revolution in the dissemination of ideas after Gutenberg. 111
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The “In Our Time” episode is quite good. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/09... #physics #mathematics #fluidynamicsjohndcook.comThe part of Navier-Stokes no one is talking aboutWhen OpenAI released their proof that solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations can blow up in finite time, they also released a formal proof in Lean 4. 021
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blo... contains one of my favorite corrections (at the end of the article).archive.nytimes.comObama Biography Is Coming From New Yorker EditorThe biography by David Remnick, to be titled “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama,” will published by Knopf on April 6. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Today the great photographer Jay Maisel died.¹ The sad event reminded me of the time that John Gruber took part in inciting an internet mob who vandalized the photographer’s house.² [1] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/a... [2] lee-phillips.org/music/whoIsT...nytimes.comJay Maisel, Photographer of Miles Davis and Much More, Dies at 95His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million. 012
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Today the great photographer Jay Maisel died.¹ The sad event reminded me of the time that John Gruber took part in inciting an internet mob who vandalized the photographer’s house.² [1] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/a... [2] lee-phillips.org/music/whoIsT...nytimes.comJay Maisel, Photographer of Miles Davis and Much More, Dies at 95His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million. 012
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blo... contains one of my favorite corrections (at the end of the article).archive.nytimes.comObama Biography Is Coming From New Yorker EditorThe biography by David Remnick, to be titled “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama,” will published by Knopf on April 6. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026For the next two weeks you need to be subscribed to see the article. Subscribing to LWN is a great way to support the Free Software community (and the content is first rate). 012
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026lwn.net/Articles/109... "Typst makes big strides" My article about the major new features in #Typst v0.15 appeared today in LWN. Typst is a typesetting system that is the first realistic candidate for a modern LaTeX replacement. #science #scicommlwn.net 111
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026lwn.net/Articles/109... "Typst makes big strides" My article about the major new features in #Typst v0.15 appeared today in LWN. Typst is a typesetting system that is the first realistic candidate for a modern LaTeX replacement. #science #scicommlwn.net 111
Reposted by Lee PhillipsPaul Halpern @phalpern.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Contrary to popular belief, Albert Einstein was always excellent in mathematics. Here is his high school diploma to prove it. It shows excellence in geometry, algebra, physics, and history, but only average marks in French. (In the Swiss grading system of the time, 1=low marks, 6=high marks) 1153
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/09... #physics #mathematics #fluidynamicsjohndcook.comThe part of Navier-Stokes no one is talking aboutWhen OpenAI released their proof that solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations can blow up in finite time, they also released a formal proof in Lean 4. 021
Reposted by Lee PhillipsKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/09/2026Isaac Newton famously wrote “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Academic progress is always iterative and builds on the work of others, and a key component of academic culture is proper citation & attribution. It would be a travesty to let LLMs destroy that. 181446308
Reposted by Lee PhillipsPaul Halpern @phalpern.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ludwig Boltzmann, founder of Statistical Mechanics, wrote a beautiful ode to New York: 'Whenever I enter New York Harbor I am seized by a kind of ecstasy. The towering buildings and the Statue of Liberty with the torch held up high! If I were a musician I would compose a symphony.' #Boltzmann 0102
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026amzn.to/3Jn1QdR Learn the best language for scientific computing. 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026amzn.to/3Jn1QdR Learn the best language for scientific computing. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-... New vortex dynamics on Saturn.sciencealert.comAstronomers Detect a 10-Sided Structure in Saturn's AtmosphereSaturn, apparently, has been hiding its talents. 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-... New vortex dynamics on Saturn.sciencealert.comAstronomers Detect a 10-Sided Structure in Saturn's AtmosphereSaturn, apparently, has been hiding its talents. 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thank you for taking the time to share your impressions of my book. I’m glad you found value in it! lee-phillips.org/noether/lee-phillips.orgEinstein’s Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics 010
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I predicted* in 2014 that #julialang might replace #Fortran for #science and #engineering calculations. I think this process has begun and will continue. Get a solid foundation (for any) language by starting with a good book: lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB... *https://t.co/eWOQwj7IY2lee-phillips.orgRankings of Julia books on Amazon 011
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Dear restaurants with “sangria” on the menu: It’s not just sweet red wine with fruit, you monsters. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 16/06/2026If you’d like to hear me chat about Emmy Noether, the #history of #physics, the #energy problem, and my book¹: gateway.on24.com/wcc/eh/42775... (Free registration required to see the video, sorry.) [1] amzn.to/3Y1wfCGgateway.on24.comEinstein's Tutor with Dr. Lee PhillipsEinstein's Tutor with Dr. Lee Phillips 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Why Should I Pay to Read This? lee-phillips.org/whypay/lee-phillips.orgWhy Should I Pay to Read This? 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Universal praise for _Einstein’s Tutor_ (amzn.to/3YZZB4W): #Science: “Phillips’ writing shines…everyone will learn something new from this book.” #Physics #Education: “Fascinating” London Times: “full of lessons for the international scientific community today”.amzn.toEinstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics: Phillips, Lee: 9781541702950: Amazon.com: BooksEinstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics [Phillips, Lee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the... 011
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Web Applications with Julia: www.digitalocean.com/community/tu... Reprint of my article from the February 2025 edition of “ADMIN magazine”: admin-magazine.com/Archive/2025... #julialang #science #programming #backend #education #linux 052
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Informative video about how recent fusion startups recapitulate the hype history of fusion in the large: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVw5... Since the 1950s, commercial #fusion has perpetually been 5 years away. Even if it somehow works, we won’t want or need it: progressive.org/op-eds/let-c...youtube.comNuclear Fusion is in TroubleYouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder 111
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Here is Qatari state media quoting a discredited, defacto Hamas spokesperson: the propaganda arm of an antisemitic government quoting a rabid antisemite . And of course this is being widely reposted as if it’s credible. unwatch.org/un-on-france...unwatch.orgBot Verification 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If the professors at Cambridge who interviewed Jason Arday had urged him to seek psychiatric help instead of hiring him, he might still be alive. 001
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Here is Qatari state media quoting a discredited, defacto Hamas spokesperson: the propaganda arm of an antisemitic government quoting a rabid antisemite . And of course this is being widely reposted as if it’s credible. unwatch.org/un-on-france...unwatch.orgBot Verification 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A good moment to recommend Angela Saini‘s Superior, which traces back the history of “race science” and shows the institutions that sustain this pseudo-research until today. These pursuits have nothing in common with the principles of academic inquiry www.angelasaini.co.uk/superiorangelasaini.co.ukAngela Saini | Award-winning Science Journalist and AuthorThe website of British independent science journalist, author and broadcaster, Angela Saini. Her most recent book is Superior: The Return of Race Science. 424189
Reposted by Lee PhillipsEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Happy birthday to #mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck (b. 1942), 👩🏼🔬🧪🐡🧮 #histsci a founder of modern geometric analysis & winner of 2019 Abel Prize for “her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, & integrable systems, & for the fundamental impact of her 1305
Reposted by Lee PhillipsJohn Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Since race "science" has popped up again, it's important to recognize that its advocates aren't actually dealing with the differences between the social conception of race and actual human genetics. The National Academies has weighed in on this. Don't let the title fool you, it's directly relevant.nationalacademies.orgUsing Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics ResearchGenetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. Genetics and genomics research is now being conducte... 1157
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026lwn.net/Articles/1080821/ lwn.net/Articles/1080821/ A terminal emulator that can be a framework for TUI applications. #linux #computerslwn.netKitty chases the mouseKitty is a terminal emulator that runs on Linux, macOS, and the BSDs, which is notable for its [...] 010
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The new character-level justification in Typst is amazing. Look at the example at: typst.app/docs/referen... I was skeptical but it really works. Read more about Typst at: lwn.net/Articles/103...typst.appParagraph - Typst DocumentationDocumentation for the `par` function. 022
Reposted by Lee PhillipsJudy Schmidt @geckzilla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I have been working on NGC 2392 (Lion Nebula) bit by bit over the past couple of weeks. Pretty happy with it! As always, high quality image and perhaps overly verbose information is available at my Flickr gallery: flic.kr/p/2swHfCQ 1038177
Reposted by Lee PhillipsSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The biggest ideas for just two bucks! Today only, a $1.99 Kindle deal on The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. www.amazon.com/Biggest-Idea...amazon.comAmazon.com 9476
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 20/06/2026National labs and universities historically used "fusion" as a magic word to snow congress into funding their programs. Now startups are incanting the same magic word to attract cash from gullible investors. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Happily using #julialang on my Android phone. It potentially takes the place of an infinity of “apps”. 071
Reposted by Lee Phillipsc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Finnish nature photographer Lassi Rautiainen followed a female grey wolf (Canis lupus) & a male brown bear (Ursos arctos) for 10 days. They played together, shared meals, napped together. Both were young adults. They appeared to be... friends? (📷: Lassi Rautiainen, www.wildfinland.org) 643342773
Lee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If the professors at Cambridge who interviewed Jason Arday had urged him to seek psychiatric help instead of hiring him, he might still be alive. 001
Reposted by Lee PhillipsLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026amzn.to/3Jn1QdR #julialang #cfd #physics #mathematics #programming 021
