pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Random thought for the evening: if a website wants me to prove that I am human, it should also be forced to prove that it is human (or at least, written by and for humans). 100
Reposted by pelagornithidKiersten Formoso, PhD(epressed) @formorphology.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Got some exciting new mosasaur research out today in Current Biology! How fast could these predators burst? www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comMosasaur tail morphology reveals burst swimming performance and ecological diversityFormoso et al. develop a drag-based “slam-start” model to estimate lunge velocity in four mosasaurs from skeletal and muscle reconstructions. Tail curl amplitude mainly drives performance: russellosau... 14117
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Insert that Douglas Adams quote about coming down from the trees being a big mistake here. 010
Reposted by pelagornithidESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 05/10/2026Can planets emerge from the deaths of stars? 💀 Astronomers looking through Hubble data from 1999 have identified unusual amounts of niobium in the chemical signatures from a white dwarf. 🔭 🧪 37110
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a fast man in possession of a furious fortune, must be in want of a never-ending set of sequels. 020
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I find the German „Gute Besserung“ to be somewhat friendlier than the English “Get well soon”, as I increasingly feel that the latter comes with an implicit “or else”. 000
Reposted by pelagornithidJustin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shane Ross at Virginia Tech created a simulation of what 500k orbital data centers, as proposed by SpaceX, would look like from your home latitude sdross0.github.io/orbital-data...sdross0.github.ioWhat would orbital data centers look like from your sky?500,000 satellites from SpaceX's FCC filing, two published brightness models and the real stars, for any latitude, date and time. Computed in your browser. 39266
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Saw various recommendations of Claire North's "Slow Gods" on here, so picked it up for a recent trip. It is indeed good, would also recommend it. 001
Reposted by pelagornithidMelissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We should let people dream of something besides labor 9624131
Reposted by pelagornithidBaldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 26/09/2026“LLM Policies: Progress At All Costs” diegoe.be/2026/09/25/llm-policies-p… > When the LLM can get you 80% of the way to your goal, there is no need to "waste" time in mentoring, discussion, or convincing others.diegoe.beLLM Policies: Progress At All CostsGNOME and KDE have started to consider LLM policies, and we should talk about what this is really about. KDE caught everyone's attention first by... 0132
Reposted by pelagornithidCyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/202633 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings. 361610460
Reposted by pelagornithidDr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026THE PLOT THICKENS! 👀 arxiv.org/abs/2609.20996arxiv.orgA fifth companion in the HR 8799 system revealed by GaiaHR 8799 is the benchmark young multi-planet system, hosting four directly imaged giant planets orbiting between a warm inner belt and a cold outer debris ring. However, the few-au region has remained ... 2141
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026German would be so much easier if they'd invented model railways back when the language was created. That way they could have gotten their desire to shunt stuff back and forth out of their system before they inflicted it on the sentence structure. 110
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Chemists keep talking about molar masses and molar concentrations, but what about other types of teeth? 000
Reposted by pelagornithidNereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For the 1st time, an extrasolar planet has left a radio fingerprint of its own, distinct from its star’s. 🔭 That fingerprint also tells us how strong its magnetic field is.⚛️ The planet is called β Pictoris b.🧪 Illustration Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org) #planetsci #astronomy 211333
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Latest module in my German course is about discussing technology. I am not sure whether the terms Transhumanismus, Extropianismus, Singularitarismus, Kosmismus, Rationalismus, Effektiver Altruismus or Longtermismus will be on the exam... 000
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If I never hear about AI again it will be far too fucking soon 000
Reposted by pelagornithidMASTER BOOT RECORD @masterbootrecord.bsky.social · 11/09/2026COMPUTER METALTHE NEW ALBUM 30 OCTOBER 2026 ON METAL BLADE DOT MATRIX - NEW SINGLE OUT NOW For it is humans that shall command machines, and not machines that shall command humans. THIS IS COMPUTER METAL SPREAD THE CODE 15317
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026An EX Trianguli Australis entry for the list of amusing variable star designations. 000
Reposted by pelagornithidBenjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As you can see in the contrast curve... this candidate is right at the limit of what we can see in these data, so we're not going to go guns blazing claiming this planet - but it's consistent with a resonant chain, and it will be accessible to followup JWST/AMI observations with better calibration. 0112
Reposted by pelagornithidDr. Wendy Panero @mineraltoplanet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I just noticed that the number of recognized exoplanets [6360] recently surpassed the number of recognized minerals [6239]. It’s like noticing your car odometer at 100,003 miles. #mincup26 06916
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 10/09/2026How many giant planets does this one system need???arxiv.orgA Candidate Innermost Fifth Planet In the HR 8799 System Revealed By JWST NIRISS Aperture Masking InterferometryWe detect a candidate fifth planet in the HR 8799 system, directly imaged with the JWST/NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometer (AMI). The detected source lies just above a $3σ$ contrast curve at a con... 110
Reposted by pelagornithidDavid Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026the 2026 software experience is betrayal 23419
Reposted by pelagornithidMaija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 06/09/2026#SciArtSeptember 2: violet A recently described specimen of Sinopterus dongi showed, for the first time, evidence of iridescent colour in pterosaurs. There were also traces of horizontal stripes on the soft tissue crest. The Mesozoic world is getting more and more colourful. #SciArt 517954
Reposted by pelagornithidBlueSR @bluesr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) 024456
Reposted by pelagornithidBaldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 05/09/2026“The age-gating of history – Hi, I'm Heather Burns” heatherburns.tech/2026/09/05/the-ag… > Enter the pearl-clutching brigade, who have deemed real history to be “age inappropriate” content so shocking that it requires age and identity verification to view. 0148
Reposted by pelagornithidMatthew Kenworthy @mattkenworthy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Leiden Observatory Masters graduate Valerie Bakker leads a paper on “The Hill sphere transits of Beta Pictoris c and the search for another 1981-like event” where we (sadly) did not find circumplanetary dust… but maybe it’s already condensed into #exomoons ..? #astrodon #exoplanets 1164
Reposted by pelagornithidCarl-August W. @basaltweaver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026PBS Eons made a insta post showcasing my work on their series "Life and Death on Pangea" :) #sciart www.instagram.com/p/DcypJWfG4d9 2248
Reposted by pelagornithidPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 30/08/2026If you're under the age of 25, the first time you encounter *any* of these companies it's them offering dogshit. Like, if you are under 25 your experience with Bethesda has been Starfield, your experience with Facebook the Metaverse bullshit, your experience with Google its dogshit genAI, etc 72843887
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 28/08/2026new cyriak coming in at the last minute to make this week not totally terribleyoutube.comsea lifeYouTube video by cyriak 000
Reposted by pelagornithidEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026NOBODY WANTS THIS 3487
Reposted by pelagornithidThe Maybe @themaybe.org · 27/08/2026“ These people decided that they want to build a machine God, and then they end up stealing data, killing the environment, and exploiting labor in that process.” @timnitgebru.blacksky.app Tech bros are so obsessed with building an AI machine god that they don’t care that their products are trash. 14513
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 26/08/2026RIPyoutube.comTim Curry is escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.YouTube video by geoff EXE 000
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Ok so we lost a planet, but we gained a greater understanding of the outer Solar System. Hello to the Kuiper belt, the scattered disc and the inner Oort cloud. It's just a pity that Pluto ended up being saddled with the minor planet designation 134040 instead of a nice round number. 010
Reposted by pelagornithidFunranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Optimist: The glass is half full Pessimist: The glass is half empty Safety Professional: [sighs deeply] A glass of what, exactly? Do you have the MSDS? You drank some didn't you? 727835
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 20/08/2026looking forward to the albumyoutube.comCult of Luna - A Way Back (Official Visualizer)YouTube video by Cult of Luna 010
Reposted by pelagornithidSMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I was trying to figure out why cavemen sometimes do and sometimes don't drop prepositions. Anyone have a theory? COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/me PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com 26596113
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Time to put on Gorillaz "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" and read the JWST TRAPPIST-1f atmosphere preprint... 020
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Low-energy Kraken Heracles. A giant sea monster named after a Greek hero, who could devour ships but just can't be bothered. Still, at least it doesn't have "Sausage" in the name.nature.comEvidence of a massive accretion event 1.8 billion years before the Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus merger - Nature AstronomyBy studying the dynamical properties, age and metallicity of globular clusters in the inner Galaxy, the authors found evidence of a massive dwarf galaxy that was accreted by the Milky Way 1.8 billion ... 010
Reposted by pelagornithidHere lies JD. He drew as many comics as he could. @lostcity.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“AI can make lesson planning easier for teachers” and this is what it gives you. Tag yourself, I’m the silent okapi with no letter or name attached. 175825
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026lol, lmao.windowsreport.comMicrosoft Is Retiring Excel’s COPILOT() Function After Just One YearMicrosoft will retire the COPILOT() function in Excel after September 14, 2026, directing users to other Copilot tools instead. 010
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Another day, another GitHub unicorn infestation 010
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 14/08/2026JWST results not looking good for squeaky-voiced helium-breathing aliens... 010
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Today's musicyoutube.comEclipse (Victor Rice Remix)YouTube video by Easy Star All Stars - Topic 010
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Usually eclipses mean guaranteed clouds and rain. That would have been a relief at this point in the summer tbh. 010
Reposted by pelagornithidMelina Thévenot🏳️⚧️ @melina-iras07572.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Giant #exoplanet AF Leporis b has a sulfur-rich atmosphere, inferred from larger amounts of hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell, highly toxic gas) when compared to solar metallicity. arxiv.org/abs/2608.10068 1123
pelagornithid @pelagornithid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Here we go with another heatwave. I am coming to realise that I kind of hate summer now. 020
Reposted by pelagornithidCelestia @celestiaproject.bsky.social · 09/08/2026(🧵1/4) Celestia has never taken ring and eclipse shadows into account when rendering atmospheres, meaning that the atmosphere did not darken, and this became a much more apparent issue with the new atmosphere renderer. In the latest build however, this is no longer the case. 2134
