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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 16h

David Surkamp døde 13. oktober 2026😢

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 16h

Very sad news. Farewell David Surkamp and thank you for the music.

Announcement on Facebook of David Surkamp’s death

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 18h

Unni Wilhelmsen - Definitely Me (1997) One of the first albums I got to know in Norway and a firm favourite. Wonderful songwriter and singer - looking forward to her concert in Oslo soon :)

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Appreciate the autumn leaves while they’re here. They’ll be gone soon. Ullevål Stadion, Oslo 2026-10-14 🍁❤️

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Lisa Messeri @lmesseri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

strong statement from the Association for Human Mathematicians. "Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power. We urge mathematicians to discontinue their work with OpenAI and to return to a vision of science that centers human understanding."

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Statements — AHM

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Lisa Messeri @lmesseri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

beautiful quote by a PhD student “Just like a photograph of a mile marker can’t provide much of the value of actually going on a hike... proofs without stories, or even stories without struggle or mystery, and first glimpses of strange beasts, are not very meaningful or valuable to us humans.”

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Lisa Messeri @lmesseri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Perhaps the most relevant issue is that by releasing this trove of material in this manner, the companies are in the process of destroying the ecosystem that made it possible for this work,” she said." To me, this is the crux. Science is a human, community endeavor. They are destroying science.

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‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release (Gift Article)

Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The planet Jupiter in the deep blue sky above Bergkrystallen, unconcerned as to whether the Metro is running between Ryen and Bergkrystallen or not. Mars is up there too if you look up (right and up from J) but this photo hasn’t captured it. Oslo 2026-10-14

Phone image of the planet Jupiter as a dot in an urban skyline

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Drink the Sea live in Oslo 2026-10-13 Wow! Peter Buck - they did play “The One I Love” :) Brilliant live band!

Peter Buck on stage in Oslo with Drink the Sea

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I should possibly make more precise that it is technically not the seismic P-wave we see but the acoustic response of the water to the seismic P-wave …

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

All this data is free to access from anywhere and can be obtained using only the following few lines of #python code using the #Obspy software. Appreciate that this data is open - it is really fantastic!

Python script for obtaining hydroacoustic signals

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The seismic P-wave comes first and arrives at the two arrays very closely separated in time. The much bigger hydro wave is much slower so there is a big delay between the arrivals at the two arrays. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Nerd time. A couple of really big #earthquakes in the mid-Atlantic ridge this morning (6.7 and 6.9 - but harmless). Absolutely beautiful #hydroacoustic signals on the two IMS hydro arrays at Ascension Island. There are two triads of instruments (see doi.org/10.1080/2575... for details).

Hydroacoustic signals from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Buying a one-way train ticket to the setting sun. If I don’t first get distracted by the vapour trails of planes to Gardermoen that have got twisted and broken by the winds and currents of air. Surely this is a beige husband thing to write … Brynseng, Oslo 2026-10-12

Train lines that disappear towards the setting sun in Oslo

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

You get used to it but it doesn’t stop you swearing at your app pinging away saying “If the skies are clear there is now a 90% chance of seeing nordlys” Oslo 2026-10-12

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Autumn at Ullevål Stadion, Oslo. This is the colour and clarity of the sky when the chances of the occurrence of Northern lights approaches zero. On Saturday night when the northern hemisphere was ablaze with green, violet and red heavens, Oslo sat under thick rain clouds.

Tree with autumn colours under a blue sky

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Paulus. Grünerløkka, Oslo 2026-10-11

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Adjusted down to 7.6 now - these estimates are subject to change so soon after the event.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Magnitude 8 #earthquake in #Panama about 30 minutes ago - earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... 2026-10-09 17:56:08 (UTC) - M8 is never good news - but I hope for the best. Signal at station IU.CCM in Missouri, USA

Signal at seismic station IU.CCM from magnitude 8 earthquake in Panama 20261009

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A quiet Friday evening kind of record:-) Per Gessle’s «Sällskapssjuk» It’s impossible not to like just because of the dogs on the cover - who wouldn’t want their company?! But it’s a gorgeous record!

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Another Friday, Goldfrapp on the turntable, and Steve’s not all that burnt pizza. Wishing you all a wonderful, peaceful, safe and happy weekend! Be kind and play some Goldfrapp - or whatever:-)

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Half a halo from the loft. Too lazy to leave the house to see the whole thing🌈 If it had been brighter and crisper I would have🤪 Oslo 2026-10-09

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Rounding off for the work week with this: Mercury Rev «All is Dream» - a really beautiful and ethereal album. They’re touring at the moment but not coming close to me - do see them if they come your way.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Litt mer Lambertseterskogen. Last one I promise. I actually have work to do😢🍄‍🟫🍁 Oslo 2026-10-09

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Lambertseterskogen! Du er fin i dag🍁❤️ 2026-10-09

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When you get an ECM disc like this you expect contemporary jazz, right? Well this is «Teatro Lirico» by Stephen Stubbs and ensemble - beautiful music from the baroque. Perfect for a Friday morning in October.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I wasn’t expecting a clear morning today! Small victory:) If you’re quick you will see Jupiter and also Mars, higher in the sky and smaller and redder. Oslo 2026-10-09 kl0640

Blurry rubbishy photo of Jupiter and Mars in the sky

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Magisk konsert i Oslo Konserthus i kveld med Oslo Filharmonien, Tabita Berglund (d.), Tone Kummervold (m.) - Mahler, Schubert og Irgens-Jensen - fint med 🇳🇴 musikk i Oslo - det skjer altfor sjeldent! 2026-10-26

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Part of my integration into Norwegian culture - «Bergtatt» with Oslo Kammerkor. Norwegian folk music is quite special - my first reaction to it was likening it to the sound of a didgeridoo replicated by the human voice :-) 🇳🇴🦘

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:

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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A cold, dark, and wet October day in Oslo and I can thankfully work at home today. Time to get the «John Adams Collected Works» box - first out, «Harmonielehre» It is music that just sort of feels bigger than the world around us.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Dette. Alltid dette. Hvordan kan vi få til litt mer med litt mindre? Alltid bestemt av folk med gode vilkår og gode rammer …

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Eivind HM. @eivind1984.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hvor effektive må vi være før vi er effektive nok? Hvor fort må vi løpe? Hvor slitne må vi være? Når kommer disse folka til å si flott, og takk, nå går det fort nok? Finnes det punktet i det hele tatt? Eller skal karusellen bare gå fortere og fortere og fortere, helt til den går i stykker?

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Månen og Jupiter fortsetter den vakre dansen. 2026-10-07 Oslo, Norway 06:15 CEST

Blurry phone photo of the moon and Jupiter

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Løv is all around. Løv is all you need🍁 Ullevål Stadion, Oslo 2026-10-06

Autumn leaves on the ground with many different colours

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

As we join the great theoretical scientist, he is deep in thought. So still, quiet and focused that he might almost be asleep. But inside that brilliant mind, what new idea is forming? What certainty is being meticulously interrogated? What ingenious theory is ready to change our world forever? (the scientist snores lightly) Ah, it seems he actually is asleep. And that's fine. Science is hard and not every day can be a success. We will come back another time.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Billetter nå i salg til Eddie Jobsons UK Revisited ved Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo 20. januar 2027. Jeg så UK med John Wetton der i 2015. Selvsagt er ikke John med oss lenger men jeg tror dette blir bra! cosmopolite.no/program/cosm...

UK and John Wetton on stage in Oslo februar 2015

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wake up and look up! The planet Jupiter is just below and to the left of the Crescent moon right now. It is *so* beautiful. Wish I had a camera that did it justice! If someone else has, please take a picture for me! Oslo 2026-10-06

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

An old picture (2023?) but I like it a lot. I usually see sunsets in the city where I can struggle to see it unobscured. So it is a complete joy when I’m out in the open and see one - even though it was bitterly cold on this occasion!

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

More the nuclear weapons but things probably got a bit blurry for me :-)

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I did spend an evening in a pub with @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social in Oslo a couple of years ago covering several of those topics :)

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nah it’s cool. I will keep both - they are very different interpretations and they are recordings of very different vintage. Really interesting to listen to and compare. (I’m really fun to talk with in the pub!)

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Having rushed to town to buy a Gerontius, it turned out I already had one (this happens quite often and will probably happen more often as I get older!) This is Vernon Handley’s version (I saw him conduct this in Leeds 1995-96). And also Caractacus which is one of the most fun things I ever sang!

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m not saying that the landscape architects at Campus Ullevål got everything right but these reflecting blocks were a stroke of genius. Red sky in the morning isn’t good though is it … Ullevål Stadion 2026-10-05

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A picture ruined by being in a hurry😢 I only got half of the crescent moon which is amazing and I managed to get my shadow where it’s reflection would have been. But it’s ok for a rush-hour job with people walking frantically behind you. Bergkrystallen, Oslo 2026-10-05

End of a morning sunrise reflected in a puddle filled with leaves with a tree and a tower block in the picture

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

DROP. Strong shaking can knock you off your feet. Get down before it knocks you down. COVER. Get under a sturdy table or desk and protect your head and neck. HOLD ON. Your cover can move during strong shaking, so move with it.

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