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erl

@erl@chaosfem.tw

extragalactic astronomer, looking for really big black holes

  • lots of computational stuff; python, fortran, occasional julia
  • lots of observational stuff; keck, gemini, hubble, jwst

posts here are

  • 30% selfies
  • 30% short form public journaling about
    --- 50% trans shit
    --- 30% widowhood
    --- 20% other things
  • 15% science
  • 25% miscellenea

frequently on the train
recreational cyclist
proudly trans and pan

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My toxic trait is that I just use a pride flag whenever I need a color palette for a talk or a plot

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yall ever think it’s weird that the only reason we can’t taste our teeth is that we’re always tasting our teeth?

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@caroline but like what do teeth taste like? I feel like if I tried to eat a tooth it must have a flavor but why would that be different than my own teeth?

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Maybe a spicy take: ms Rachel has no rizz but is loaded with ohio

erl,
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@rooster skibidi

rooster, (edited ) to random
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Unbiased poll

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I want the world to know that as I was about to cast my vote @rooster stopped me and that’s voter suppression through and through

Anyway, minigolf in formal settings, puttputt informal

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I just want to get out in front of any wild rumors and say that I am vehemently opposed to ritual child sacrifice in all its forms

erl, to random
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a himalayan salt lamp except the salt is actually just an exceptionally large melatonin crystal and you take two licks before bed for a good nights sleep

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okay, so my robovac has apparently knocked my copy of lucretius off my shelf and its been tearing off a page or two each time it runs.

i'm not prepared to deal with a robot that's into epicureanism so like idk what to do here

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New-ish paper alert!

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ad3935 or https://emilyliepold.com/publication/2024-03-14-mocks

This is a fun short paper where we looked at our method for performing triaxial Schwarzschild modeling to see if there are obvious inherent biases in our results. Here's a short #science and #astronomy thread! 1/5

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Technically I graduated last summer but I’ve found that you get sooooo many compliments walking around wearing doctoral regalia

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Was just told I have the personality of a trombone player by someone I love and idk if I’ve ever felt so insulted

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i’m not supposed to share this with anyone but my one time passcode is 357176

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acab includes scruff mcguff

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The best part of family visiting is getting uncontrollably anxious that someone’s going to judge you for the cleanliness of your microwave

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I think it’s really messed up that they just use the Audio-Telly-o-Tally-o-Count to watch us all go flop and I’m tired of pretending I’m okay with it

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    erl,
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    @rooster also why is Pooh the only stuffed animal in the hundred acre wood? Like all the other characters are clearly real animals based on stuffed animals owned by Mr Robin, but Pooh is just a stuffed animal who’s been given the gift of life

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    baffled this morning (1) that there’s still a thriving market for iPhone ringtones; (2) that those ringtones still sell for $1.29; and (3) that the current chart-topper is extraordinarily racist

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    my main goal by age 35 is to take a selfie without feeling awkward

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    Day 3: still haven’t found my robovac; starting to get concerned

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    nb: my apartment is like 450 sq ft and I don’t let her outside

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    I want to make it clear that I don’t let my robovac out for walks because nature abhors a vacuum

    erl,
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    @rooster omg you know no one can resist kissing those cats

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    Okay so idk what’s going on with my hair, but I found a bathroom with good lighting #trans

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    It’s really wild how much cozier my neighborhood feels ever since the guy who would watch me through my windows and scream at me on the street moved out

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