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Axel Schmidt

@physics-axel.bsky.social
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Physicist, nature lover

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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Now this is the kind of content I come to this website for.
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am a scientist, not a creative, so I don’t want to give the wrong impression that my job is under the same kind of pressure. But I have been secretly thinking about John Henry repeatedly as I hear funding agencies, administrators, colleagues talk about how much time AI saves. So glad you said it.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You nailed it! I didn’t know that’s how I felt until I read you say it.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sheesh, not a good day for the greater Schmidt clan.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yeah, but they’re never going to get the recognition they deserve.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If that’s a sin, then I’ll see you in hell.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes!!! I find our <——> are is my most common.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Pirates finishing above .500 is a pleasant surprise, when your expectations start at rock bottom.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oceania has always been allied with Eastasia.
Photograph of Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, First Ladies, and soldiers holding both US and Chinese flags, in front of the White House, during Xi’s state visit.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I too would like to learn things about the game I am watching. You have my vote.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Steelers fans upset at going 9-8 under Tomlin are going to get to experience what it’s like to go 5-12 under McCarthy.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well that was a fun Google search
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is exactly the skeet I needed today! 🤣
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m on “Team Compostable” so it hurts when the compostable coffee cup lid gives up on the first sip. We gotta do better.
Photo of a disposable coffee cup, whose lid has completely dissolved around the rim.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I don’t want to spoil anything about the show, so all I’ll say is if you like highly creative live comedy, try and go see Laura Ramoso’s show. It was impressive. lauraramoso.com
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Home | Laura Ramoso
Laura Ramoso is a comedian and content creator known for her sharp character sketches, cultural humor, and viral videos on relationships and identity.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You said it really well. I love Star Wars, and I also acknowledge that it has parts that are complete trash. I think my favorite send ups of Star Wars are by folks who share that love and also the awareness of the trashy bits.
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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Bayesian" means "from the Bay Area".
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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 04/09/2026
Learning to code? That's great. My main tip is don't learn on Python. I know you read Python is great, but don't learn on Python. I know people told you Python is easy, and it is, but don't learn on Python. Learning to code on Python will teach you to write bad code. Learn elsewhere, then Python.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sweet! Thanks for the tip!
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is absolutely glorious. Please more pics!
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
There was a young woman on my train this morning in fully Dolly get up; a pink dress, platinum wig, the whole ensemble. It felt moving to see. Can you imagine any other famous person whose passing would inspire random people to go to work in costume?
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ooof. Sending love to you and your family.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On the plus side, I was able to repair my broken voltmeter! On the minus side, I needed to buy a new voltmeter to figure out what was wrong with the first one. One of those days…
Photo of two voltmeters on a table. The cheap old one is on the left. The expensive new one, which was necessary to repair the cheap old one, is on the right.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This study shows that AI helps students complete homework more correctly and quickly, and leads to worse outcomes on exams. This matches my anecdotal experience that AI harms education. edtechsims.com/generative-a...
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Generative AI Learning Penalty – EdTechSims
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oh no @ili.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
en esta economía??????
nyt cooking melissa clark seis leches cake january 21, 2020
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is the reply that needed to be made! 🤣🤣🤣
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s going to end up looking like a cyber truck, and will also catch fire without warning.
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Somebody tell the idiot that Space Command needs to return to using steam-powered spaceships.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Now that is what I call a post! Well done! 🤣
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I am thrilled that someone else had this exact same thought!
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
And I would go further and say that it should feel pleasant to do so!
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Last night was baseball's "field of dreams" game, an homage to a movie revolving around men banned for life from baseball for match-fixing on behalf of gambling syndicates, brought to you by *checks notes* the gambling company Fanduel. Why DO people think Americans don't understand irony? :)
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Here’s how that eclipse looked in Boston!
Photo of the sun, taken by my phone camera, through the filter of eclipse glasses. The sky appears dark. The top of the sun is blocked by the moon.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is so freaking funny! 🤣🤣🤣
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I call it: Blueberry Three Mile Island
Photo of a blueberry galette that has leaked juice dangerously close to the edge of the baking sheet
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’d give Cleavon Little an Oscar for that scene alone. What he does with his voice and his eyes… it’s brilliant.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Not totally confident on this one, but it’s possible this bright-eyed fellow is a male emerald jumping spider, Paraphidippus aurantius. He was super curious, always turning to face me, and hard to photograph on the abdomen.
Photo of a black jumping spider with some white markings, sitting on a piece of red plastic
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Another spider from this week: a goldenrod crab spider, Misumena vatia. This one was found by the kiddo, who snapped a photo and immediately sent it to me. 😃🥰
Photo of a yellow spider in some grass.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It was a pleasure making your acquaintance, but this no place for a spider.
Photo of me in a kayak on a lake with the spider on my paddle.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A new spider species for me this week! I think it’s a long-jawed orb weaver, Tetragnatha elongata. It was a passenger on my kayak, but I was able to paddle to shore and convince him to disembark. Very distinctive body shape and crazy looking jaws!
Photo of a long-jawed orb weaver spider on the oar of a kayak.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I totally do this, and often. I’m not proud of it, and I wish I had better control of it, but it’s definitely a thing.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
He sounds lonely. I hope they decide to make the cannibal his cell mate.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Tbh, that’s a pro Bluesky move. One wouldn’t get that kind of concierge treatment at the other site.
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Dangling Modifier Man to the rescue!! “As the owner of several AMC theater franchises, I am extremely left wing, as you can no doubt imagine.”
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
That was the comment I came here to make, and I find it has already been made. Amazing!
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I feel attacked! 🤣
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Picking up my keys that I left on my towel at the beach
Still frame from the film “Raiders of the Lost Ark” showing Arnold Toht holding a burning hot medallion in his hand
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Axel Schmidt @physics-axel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
He beeped twice, so, “yes yes!”
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