Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 10h30 minutes into compiling the code and you realize you're on the wrong git branch ... 010
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If the Spice Girls were formed today, there would definitely be a Pumpkin Spice. Maybe an Everything Bagel Spice too 010
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026all this chat about whether you heard of this country song just reminds me of: Oh we got both kinds --- We got Country and Western!" 030
Reposted by Michael ZingaleElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 23/09/2026Think like a programmer—move like a programmer. The new Humble Bundle from No Starch press features 18 titles. Pay what you want and support EFF at the same time! www.humblebundle.com/books/think...humblebundle.comHumble Tech Book Bundle: Think Like a Programmer 2026 by No Starch PressThink like a programmer and move like a programmer with a collection of learning courses from the experts at No Starch Press! 36722
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I have found an elegant prompt that results in ChatGPT solving Fermat's last theorem, but it's too big to fit in the margin of this page. 030
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 17/09/2026puppy ate my laptop charger wire (thankfully, the non-spicy end) in order to secure more playtime. Well played... 000
Reposted by Michael ZingaleLynn Carter @lynncarter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Finally a very detailed article describing the destruction and chaos at NASA Goddard. www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...npr.orgNASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missionsNASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months. 12417
Reposted by Michael ZingaleBob Benjamin @bobbenjamin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Are there any astronomy departments out there that have written up a document on the ethical uses of AI in research, writing, teaching, and mentoring? 152
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026letters have upper and lower case. Why don't numbers? 200
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 12/09/2026At what age do puppies learn conservation of angular momentum? 120
Reposted by Michael ZingaleTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422051921
Reposted by Michael ZingaleChris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New guidelines on the use of LLMs from @publishing.aas.org for referees here : journals.aas.org/referee-llm-... Headlines: Referees are responsible for peer review, and must do their own job, but LLMs can be used where declared where their use is declared and explained. 🔭🧪journals.aas.orgGuidelines for Use of AI and LLMs in Manuscript Refereeing - AAS JournalsWe provide guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models, in refereeing manuscripts submitted to the AAS journals. 4228
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026new in pynucastro: find the most likely path between 2 nuclei in a reaction network using #networkx pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m... #astro #astrocodepynucastro.github.ioFinding the Likely Path Between Nuclei (with NetworkX) — pynucastro 3.0.0.post40+g0e7a9e632 documentation 050
Reposted by Michael ZingaleProf Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Join us! We are advertising not one but TWO new observation-oriented tenure track faculty positions, in the areas of massive stars/compact binaries and exoplanets. Links in thread! [Genuine footage from our staff meetings, seen below]static.klipy.comAvengers Assemble with ThorAlt: Avengers Assemble - camera pans around the Avengers on a New York (?) street. Thor chairs the staff meeting. 22715
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026sadly NASA ADS now seems to be blocking linkcheck queries, so all my github CI that validates the links in Sphinx docs is failing. It's like whack-a-mole with linkcheck these days. #astro 130
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026DNA results are in 47% Australian Cattle Dog 34% Super mutt 13% American Pitt Bull 5% German Shepard 100% good girl. #dogsky 091
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I know it's a little thing, but don't Journal editors send a "thank you" when you submit your referee report to them anymore (that you spent hours of uncompensated time on)? 030
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New pynucastro example demonstrating how to visualize the flow through a reaction network from a MESA model (in this case, a nova) pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m... #astro #astrocodepynucastro.github.ioImporting MESA Models and Visualizing Reactive Flow — pynucastro 3.0.0.post32+gb0c3e625e documentation 041
Reposted by Michael ZingaleEric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm 6179147
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 01/09/2026new pynucastro example: create the MESA "basic.net" network (8 species for H/He burning) using pynucastro pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/m... #astrocode #astropynucastro.github.ioMESA basic.net Network — pynucastro 3.0.0.post30+g70ea76a64 documentation 020
Reposted by Michael ZingaleJames Davenport @jradavenport.com · 31/08/2026Grant funding plummeting, local institutional support not filling the gap... I know mid-career isn't supposed to be easy, but I wish it seemed at least possible. aas.org/posts/news/2...aas.orgNSF Astronomical Sciences Grants Reduced by Over 50% in Fiscal Year 2026An analysis of new awards suggests that as of 26 August 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued 57% fewer awards in the astronomical sciences in the current fiscal year compared to the ... 2236
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 30/08/2026if any supernova go off in my pixel, I get to name them! 020
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My puppy just deleted my work email app off my phone. Good girl. 0100
Reposted by Michael ZingaleJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6139169
Reposted by Michael ZingalePeter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Our Two-Million-Dollar Journal! Using the dollar cost of an MNRAS APC as a basis, this means that we have now saved the global astrophysics community over $2M (for an outlay of around $15K).telescoper.blogOur Two-Million-Dollar Journal!Using the dollar cost of an MNRAS APC as a basis, this means that we have now saved the global astrophysics community over $2M (for an outlay of around $15K). 0157
Reposted by Michael ZingaleStar Wars Explained @starwarsexplained.com · 19/08/2026Lightsabers take skill, precision, and care to create and wield well. Through them, the galaxy sees that the Jedi are protectors, not destroyers. (3/4) 1372
Reposted by Michael ZingaleMU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Crikey! Evidence of a prehistoric "Turducken" 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves an Ichthyosaur That Ate a Pterosaur Before Becoming Food for a Giant Predator World-first Queensland Fossil Reveals the Biggest Dinner Drama of the Dinosaur Age🧪 dinosaurexperiences.com/queensland-f... 1168
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026New puppy figured out how stairs work. Much like the scene in Jurassic Park when the velociraptors figured out doors, nowhere is safe now... 021
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026pynucastro 3.0 has been released! github.com/pynucastro/p... almost 800 PRs merged since version 2.0 with contributions from 14 people #astrocode #astrogithub.comRelease pynucastro 3.0.0 · pynucastro/pynucastro3.0 AmrexAstroCxxNetwork : add #define STARLIB (#1428) fix datatype for rate_pair_data (#1411) ApproximateRate : remove use of identical_particle_factor for double-n capture (#1421) Pytho... 171
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 13/08/2026are there any Physics or Astro programs that teach an UG class on machine learning methods for data analysis / simulation? It could be as part of a larger class on numerical methods. #astro 273
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 08/08/2026One week with the new puppy. She's making herself at home in the papasan chair that survives from my postdoc years... 050
Reposted by Michael ZingaleJournal of Open Source Software @joss-openjournals.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Just published in JOSS: 'AMReX-Astrophysics Microphysics: A set of microphysics routines for astrophysical simulation codes based on the AMReX library' doi.org/10.21105/joss.10422 021
Reposted by Michael ZingaleLaura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026OSU astronomy will be there! 🔭🧪⚛️ 071
Reposted by Michael ZingaleEMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...theonion.comTranslator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film AdaptationPHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ... 258239454577
Reposted by Michael ZingaleEffie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Fool AI scrapers with this poisoned font: www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20...theregister.comOpen source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned fontShieldFont is available today if you've got copy that needs protecting 7253122
Reposted by Michael ZingaleThe Far Side Bot @farside-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026#thefarside #farside #comic www.thefarside.com/2026/07/26/1 AN ARK! AN ARK, YOU FOOL! 15315
Reposted by Michael ZingaleDr Neil & Mr Price @drneil.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It’s really starting to grind me down 4102613051
Reposted by Michael ZingaleMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026More than 1/3 of tenured astronomers have left Lowell Observatory after positions were changed to be reliant on grant money (ed.: what grant money?)azdailysun.comAstronomers express concern about future of science at Lowell Observatory after research department changesAbout half a year after Lowell Observatory’s research restructuring went into effect, more than a third of its tenured scientists have left, with several expressing concerns about their ability to fin... 4338
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 29/07/2026our new union contract has AI protections. midhudsonnews.com/2026/07/28/u...midhudsonnews.comUUP union approves new contract with SUNYALBANY - Members of United University Professions, the union that represents more than 42,000 academic and professional faculty at State University of New York 040
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026do wolves tell monster stories about turning into a human during a new moon? a wolfwer? 000
Michael Zingale @michaelzingale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I hope astrophysical quantities are rotationally invariant 1170
Reposted by Michael ZingaleMeg Schwamb @megschwamb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026"All scientific observations at Jodrell are expected to cease on the 1 April 2028 unless alternative funding can be found." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understandsAstronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained. 44430
Reposted by Michael ZingaleX-Wing/TIE Fighter Game Series @xwinggameseries.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Everything you needed in the 90s... #tiefighter #xwing #starwars #lucasarts #lucasfilmgames #pcgaming #retrogaming #retrogames #retrogamer #dosgaming #dosgames 5435
Reposted by Michael ZingaleNSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 24/07/2026Talk about a cosmic glow-up✨📸 This progression of images of galaxy group RSCG 55 shows the evolution of ground-based sky surveys spanning more than three decades🤯, ending with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view. 🔭🧪 925490