Reposted by Michael TremmelZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I was reading someone who put into words a way to discern ai writing (and which also makes AI writing annoying): that it tries to end every paragraph with a mic drop. I had mentally categorized this as "writes like a teenager trying to show off" but this is much more specific. 1543248
Reposted by Michael TremmelEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026With alt text 121853
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Currently reading “The Darkening Age” by Catherine Nixey and it is very good. Really shows the evils of Christian zealotry at the later stages of the Roman Empire and causes one to consider how much it set humanity back. 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelJames Davenport @jradavenport.com · 29/09/2026Are you looking to apply for the Astronomy PhD program at the University of Washington this cycle? Please look at our website and see the new Expression of Interest form!! astro.washington.edu/graduate-adm...astro.washington.eduGraduate Admissions | Department of Astronomy | University of WashingtonThe Department of Astronomy is accepting applications to our graduate program for Fall 2027 admissions. 33216
Reposted by Michael TremmelMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As someone in a STEM discipline, I really abhor the kind of messaging that Mark describes. The messengers aren’t people who actually care about STEM. It’s really a shorthand for “do something practical, focus on your relation to the labor market”. 1241278
Reposted by Michael TremmelMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The messengers generally look down on most scientific inquiry unless it’s a very specific form of applied science. We can’t let these folks divide us; in the end, much of STEM has more in common with the humanities and social sciences than with, e.g., business. 321027
Reposted by Michael TremmelPeter Onyisi @peteronyisi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We made a bit of a bargain with the devil by selling the sciences as being technology precursors and as having rigorous evaluation metrics, unlike Those People There 071
Reposted by Michael TremmelPeter Onyisi @peteronyisi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've been thinking recently (in the wake of similar discussions in math regarding AI) that the practice of the "hard sciences" is a lot more humanist than generally let on 1213
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My mom keeps her toaster in the downstairs closet (nowhere near the kitchen). Does this make her some kind of super Protestant? 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just sitting right here for no particular reason at all. Photo from my collection, no date/info. 634350356
Reposted by Michael TremmelAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal? P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them K: I'm trying to understand why you did this. 95049161209
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 15/09/20261) trans kids aren’t preventing anyone from getting scholarships 2) your kid isn’t getting a scholarship bro. You should be angry that college costs what it does, not angry at a child for competing with your child in soccer. 010
Reposted by Michael TremmelLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026(This is two months old but just crossed my timeline, sorry, I just want to address this) American parents have a disorder of some kind where they assume that there is a realistic chance their kid will get an athletic scholarship. Reality: less than 2% of high school athletes get scholarships. 46625106
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Anyone who attended this deserves to be blacklisted from all aspects of Irish life. 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelJess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls. 2255391127
Reposted by Michael TremmelJen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Here's some figures, apropos of nothing. Median cost to retrofit a mid-terrace is €55,250, rising to €60,805 for a semi D. Median salary in Ireland is €41,500. Senior minister salary is €217,136. 48250
Reposted by Michael TremmelFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Bus Eireann charging 2 of us €15 single from Cork to Macroom really shows how much this country cares about getting people out of cars No option to buy return on bus Bus 3/4 empty If we'd a car it would cost €11.00 return on fuel 6 times price This government hates public transport #speirghorm 46626
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026So there’s this idea that universities must adopt AI in the curriculum in order to prepare students for the workforce. Let’s ignore for a min the fact that UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT FOR JOB TRAINING. How do you use AI well? The key is being able to think, reason, and critically analyze the results. 120
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Is there an example of a university president that’s competent? Asking for a friend. 010
Reposted by Michael TremmelJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 08/09/20262) England is a rare exception. During the 2010s many other countries (including the other 3 UK nations) changed tack, experimenting with ideas like transferrable skills instead of focusing on tried-and-tested disciplines and methods. It looks like those experiments have failed. 1426362
Reposted by Michael TremmelLouise @selkies.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Sorry something must have been lost in translation, they're saying you don't need to speak Irish to be Minister for the Gaeltacht (representing the native Irish speakers of Ireland and their very specific interests), but you DO need to speak Irish if you just want to live in Ireland and are foreign 319850
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My sys admin for my little research server left and there’s no replacement but today I found he had a nice script to create a new user. A live video of me right now after running the script:static.klipy.comAlan Cumming in GoldenEye: I Am InvincibleAlt: Alan Cumming in GoldenEye: I Am Invincible 030
Reposted by Michael TremmelPeter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A propos the proposed Irish language requirement, remember that even the former Minister for the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys couldn't speak Irish. 093
Reposted by Michael TremmelAAUP Texas A&M-College Station Chapter @tamu-aaup.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy Labor Day! 05817
Reposted by Michael TremmelCarl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 07/09/2026unless you're waking up early to get the bus, Luas or DART, in which case you'll soon be paying 30% more per journeyrte.ieBudget to support those 'who get up early every morning'Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work". 923478
Reposted by Michael TremmelRob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It's hard to overstate the audacity it takes for Fine Gael to romanticise the hustle-culture made necessary by their failings. I want to vote for the party who promise to support people so we can "get home in time to spend quality time with family and friends". 39529
Reposted by Michael TremmelClare Moriarty @quiteclare.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"Those who get up early every morning and go to work in a car" he surely meant. Also, this is such ridiculously stale rhetoric. The work landscape has changed. If you mean hard-working ppl, say that. If you just mean you're giving us a budget that benefits men in finance jobs, we already knew that. 34112
Reposted by Michael TremmelJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The Cat Righting Reflex is the official name of the process cats use to automatically correct themselves mid-fall and land on their feet. It develops between 3 - 9 weeks of age, and is responsible for the greatest wikipedia gif of all time. 2643101496
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This was always the lazy way out, doomed to fail. Provide kids + parents w resources, activities, places to exist for free. Give people a sense of purpose + community. Prosecute those who hurt kids (not make them president). You can’t take away kids’ online communities and not give them alternatives 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Who ordered the basket of disappointed kittens? Postcard from my collection, mailed 1904. 412817276
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026One of the richest countries in Europe and the citizens have nothing to show for it. Worst public transit, in addition to poorly funded higher ed, research, and infrastructure. Time to get FFG out of gov. 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelThe Journal FactCheck @factcheck.thejournal.ie · 03/09/2026While the internet is filled with arguments denying the effects of farming on climate change, it is worth delving into one argument that methane from cow herds is harmless, as featured in a video whose popularity has endured online. 1135
Reposted by Michael TremmelLocus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Ronald D. Moore presents the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form to Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV). #HugoAwards 019329
Reposted by Michael TremmelScott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Jack Kirby, BOTD: 1917 2330129
Reposted by Michael TremmelChris Mihos @chrismihos.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Ahh, I'm seeing a lot of particle physicists riding into astronomy research, ready fix our field and solve all our science questions for us. I mean, how hard can astronomy be, right? Welcome in, dear. 1512817
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026These people are all idiots. This is why good grades on tests don’t tell you shit. These are the people pushing and funding the AI. We are fucked. 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 117313048382
Reposted by Michael TremmelWren Walker @wrenwalker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"..companies such as Costco, Apple, and Delta Air Lines continued to defend or maintain key diversity initiatives.. The results show that the corporations that remained firm on their stance on DEI did not take a hit to their bottom line." #DEI www.blackenterprise.com/pro-dei-comp...blackenterprise.comPro-DEI Companies Are Doing Just Fine According To New StudyNew research finds S&P 500 companies that maintained DEI policies performed as well as — and sometimes better than — peers that pulled back. 10849761679
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026If this doesn’t put off any Irish person to using AI I don’t know what will 010
Reposted by Michael TremmelDr Lucy J.S. Clarke 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🌈 no human is illegal @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026why take a shit in public when you can just sign that open letter in support of Nathan Cofnas 37710
Reposted by Michael TremmelMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Foreign students don’t get UK student loans. Stupidest party in the world with the most gullible followers. 1151475441
Reposted by Michael TremmelBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it. 3865336
Michael Tremmel @michaeltremmel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Haven’t listened to the podcast yet but we need to provide kids with a way to socialize and explore hobbies/interests that is safe and affordable. Kids need to find a sense of self outside of social media. I worry proposed solutions will be bans or censorship which won’t solve the underlying issue. 000
Reposted by Michael TremmelShecky @shecky.bsky.social · 17/08/2026He's back in the ICU with "low blood pressure" now, and frankly, this is looking like it might be it. Please, friends, if you or someone you know has a safe, comfortable, loving landing zone for his two cats, please please *please* speak up ASAP. 1469549
Reposted by Michael TremmelShecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris, 31996840
Reposted by Michael TremmelSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Here’s a bank saying the thing that everyone else in the EU can see with their own eyes. If you weaken climate action because you want better economic outcomes, your economic outcomes get much worse because of the bad climate change you could have acted on. 17770345