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Douglas Long

@minimillian.bsky.social
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Staff Scientist @ STScI All posts are my own. (Seriously, who else would want to take credit for this nonsense?) ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2508-9211

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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s Nazis all the way down
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I hate sharing things to get upset about, but every once in awhile I peek to remind myself what we’re actually up against
A screenshot from X:

roon (with a blue check): “unified field theory / quantum gravity within the next 12 months?”

Answer from Curtis Yarvin (with a blue check): “What if OpenAI solves the Jewish problem”
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How THE FUCK is it only Tuesday????
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An interferometer of JWSTs…
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Homer Simpson Simpsons
Alt: Homer Simpson drooling
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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 02/10/2026
Astronomers: Join us for the Rocky Worlds DDT Workshop, a community gathering focused on the science enabled by the Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time (DDT) program, at STScI on November 16-18. Registration closes October 16: bit.ly/4edubQ7 🔭
A banner for the Rocky Worlds DDT Workshop, detailing "Data Challenge Results & Rocky Worlds DDT Science" from November 16 to 18, 2026. It features a red planet and small yellow planet on the right side, with the Rocky Worlds logo and colorful blocks at the bottom.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In case anyone has missed the news about tonight’s JWST proposal deadline: September 30, 2026 The APT server experienced technical issues at 7:45 pm ET on September 30. Accordingly, the deadline is extended to 5 pm Eastern Time, October 1, 2026 🔭
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Infinite personalized music” was already solved, it’s called learning to play an instrument
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026
I don't know, maybe all those non-"straight white dude" people won their awards because their books were actually really fucking good, how about that as a hypothesis
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More accurate than anything I’ve read in the New York Times lately.
penny-arcade.com
Artificial Intelligence, Quote Unquote - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 15/09/2026
In Japan, a radical feminist theater troupe is turning Gothic Lolita fashion into a form of protest, using frills, fury and stories of sexual violence to challenge misogyny. 👉 ebx.sh/U1KryA
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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026
#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc
At the top, a grid of 21 panels shows a series of blue images with tiny neon green and yellow circles. A larger image highlights a section of the grid with circular patterns, and an inset presents a detailed star-like diffraction pattern. The colors consist of blue, green, and yellow.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As The Bard once said: I try to ignore him, talk to the Lord Pray for him, but some fools just love to perform
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Woohoo!
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After this week I NEEDED this new Interpol album
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This Mirror Weighs a Ton by Interpol on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 5:12
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Meryl Streep as The Witch: I'm Just Right
ALT: Meryl Streep as The Witch: I'm Just Right
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The RedDot @thereddot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fucking hell part 2
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 25/08/2026
donating to the Imagination Library made me feel just a little bit better imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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JWST Observer @jwstobserver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The new NIRSpec BOTS multistripe readout capability improves the bright limits for #JWST time-series observations. Read more: ow.ly/zAeX50ZBr5o
Line drawing of JWST on a background of the Tarantula Nebula observed by JWST using MIRI
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A New mRNA Vaccine Could Prevent Melanoma From Returning www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/s...
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Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning (Gift Article)
Moderna and Merck say the experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of the cancer in high-risk melanoma patients.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Gif you mental health
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Why is there only 1 fuzzy slipper?
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Stores and restrooms? The only amenity I need is a roof. I’ve only ever encountered 1 fast charger that had one and it made such a HUGE difference.
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Jake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This seems to sum up all of this insanity
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Leah Von Noire @leahvonnoire.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
❣️❣️
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Happy anniversary!
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Which is why I overslept this morning. Couldn’t figure out why my alarm went off, but it was dead air.
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Heretek @heretek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I want the Machine Learning tool that can spot cancer cells through pattern recognition. I do not want the Copyright Infringer 9000 that generates CSAM.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It’s really something how people get up in arms about accessibility and equity when the thing in question is pervert glasses or Dark Clippy. I don’t see you folks showing up when Ticketmaster says there’s no way a wheelchair user can come to concerts or that sign language is “too distracting”.
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I actually think the trillionaire saying his AI tool will remake a movie without the Black and trans actors in it should be a bigger story because it’s a perfect example of why the ruling class wants AI to succeed: so they can remake reality without those they deem undesirable - every nazi’s dream.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Luke Skywalker: That's Impossible! Star Wars
ALT: Luke Skywalker: That's Impossible! Star Wars
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Stop trying to make moonmoon happen. It’s not going to happen.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I just looked up the distances and Kingston is nearly as close to Washington, D.C. as it is to the equator.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I just read (and reread to make sure I wasn’t misreading) an article repeatedly identifying Jamaica and Japan(!) as parts of “The Global South”. Did the magnetic pole flip?
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This, from food safety attorney Bill Marler, is so much better than anything I've seen from the FDA.
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Taylor Farms Posted Its Own Recall. It Went to 27 States, Not 5 — and the List Includes Bags Sold in Grocery Stores.
Taylor Farms has posted a recall notice on its own website. As of this morning it is still not on FDA's recalls page, which means the only
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Devil’s Lettuce!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/07/2026
How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life
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How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life
“If you lose culture," Henry Rollins explains, "the society dies.”
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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 09/07/2026
NEWS: Can rocky exoplanets hold an atmosphere? A major milestone brings us closer to answering that question. The Rocky Worlds DDT team has completed its first coordinated #NASAWebb and Hubble observations: news.stsci.edu/4v80qpM 🔭 🧪
Artist’s concept of a star and planet. The star takes up the majority of the illustration. It is reddish orange with many flares, and the surface resembles lava. The planet appears as a small, dark grey silhouette passing in front of the top left side of the star. The words “Artist’s Concept” appear at the bottom right of the illustration.
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Not if you apply for it first!
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Tomorrow is July 1, and I want to thank all of my South American coworkers who taught me about Julio memes a few years ago.
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¡Arranca julio! Y los memes virales de Julio Iglesias regresan… en modo Mundial 2026
Cada inicio de julio, las redes sociales vuelven a llenarse de los tradicionales memes de Julio Iglesias, una costumbre digital que ya forma parte del humor en internet y que se repite año tras año si...
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
AI knows me not. (It’s a pretty common name)
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
“Rogers is no longer afraid that the Canadian government and the Canadian people would reject this as a mass cultural massacre” Prove them wrong. 🇨🇦
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Douglas Long @minimillian.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Except at that time it felt like the web was increasingly not open. Microsoft was giving away a non-standards compliant browser with every copy of their then overwhelmingly dominant OS, and more and more websites became only viewable in IE.
investopedia.com
Microsoft Antitrust Case: Understanding the 1998 Charges and Impact
Learn about Microsoft's 1998 antitrust charges, alleged monopoly tactics, and the case's outcome. Discover how these events shaped tech industry regulations.
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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I wish as a society we didn’t long for power, & instead aimed to be decent people who care for each other and our world. It’s alluring to see all that money, to be sold the sci fi dreams of our childhoods, the escape, the adventure. Only the worst kind of people use our dreams against us.
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Shashank Dholakia @astroshashank.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Thread on our new paper on arxiv today! We stumbled across a weird sinusoidal systematic that we think appears in every observation from the NIRISS instrument on JWST. We derive a correction and see how much it impacts exoplanet spectra. (1/N) #astro #exoplanets 🔭🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2606.11983
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Calibration of an Analog-to-Digital Conversion Nonlinearity in JWST/NIRISS
We quantify an unusual flux-dependent systematic which is periodic in raw counts in flight data from the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (JWST/NIRISS), used...
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JWST Observer @jwstobserver.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Join us on June 25th for JWebbinar 49 - Hands-on Session for Custom #JWST WCS Alignment with JHAT. We'll provide an overview of the JWST/HST Alignment Tool (JHAT): ow.ly/wytP50Z9vIy
JWebbinar promotional image
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“Perps name is Donny T, goes by John Barron on the dark web. Real sex pervert, walks in on underage girls, sticks his hands in privates, total groper. My source says he hangs out at MSG.”
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Ice T as Sergeant Tutuola's Doubting Glare
ALT: Ice T as Sergeant Tutuola's Doubting Glare
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