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It's surprising (1) how many submission formats of 'top tier' journals are invite only, and (2) that they don't say so on their website, probably because it would make them look bad. Only way to find out is through knowledge beyond the website or via rejection. Are there overviews/research on this?

A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the AEGIS survey. It is at redshift 0.67 (lookback time 6.33 billion years) with coordinates (215.40654, 53.12620). 122 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

QPS-SAR-18 cataloged in the expected 569 x 582 km x 42.0 deg orbit, confirming successful launch by Rocket Lab.

I am really grateful to everyone who has gotten a painting or print this year. I’ve been doing a lot of creative experimentation with my space art, branching out from nebulae and planets. There is uncertainty trying new things & that’s scary when everything has gotten so expensive.

no www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

Your reminder that serving size on your favorite tub of ice cream (yes I said tub) only applies to regular (ordinary) people. And you are not ordinary.

A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey. It is at redshift 0.070 (lookback time 964.3 million years) with coordinates (206.20264, 30.73901). 45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.

Folks thinking that uploading confidential material to their favorite AI is safe because of of their special fences should be reminded that this past month, AI agents at all major AI companies broke out of their sandbox (much more secure fences that yours) and attacked another company!

I asked GPT-5.6 Sol to create the most Claude-y possible parody image and what it came up with is pretty great and dead-on.

Soft Hues…🌺 #BeachLife

'It's a bit odd at first': The robot helping with NHS health checks. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

Had two decades without playing radio in the computer around midnight and found my favourite radio stations in internet, one from USA, one from Japan and one from Europe closed like 3 years ago🥲. However, they let a lot of playlist of their shows and sets ♥️.

Moving the Swift space observatory higher would have been a step forward in developing Active Debris Removal capabilities - but for now it hasn't worked. #SpaceJunk 🧪 🔭

@hhmi-science.bsky.social has several upcoming competitions for scientists at various career stages. Here is a list (pl share whatever you feel will be useful): 1) Rising college juniors & seniors in summer 2027 can apply to the Cech Fellows program (www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...) Deadline: Nov 10

A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey. It is at redshift 0.37 (lookback time 4.17 billion years) with coordinates (150.34564, 2.00046). 36 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

Of all the unbelievable things in this letter, the one I can’t get past is the idea that she thought he was going to recognize a Jane Austen reference.

A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey. It is at redshift 0.94 (lookback time 7.70 billion years) with coordinates (53.21336, -27.95606). 112 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

Tonight. 🌅 Balmy San Diego night.

I spend a fair amount of my time on here trying to convince people that genAI is not a good thing (at least not in its current iteration) But one real benefit of genAI is that all the "art is a process, not an end product, AI art isn't real art" talk convinced me to do art again and I'm enjoying it

I never thought I’d see a seasoned politician (in LA of all places) provide the epitaph to their career: I said ‘no taco trucks’

A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey. It is at redshift 0.93 (lookback time 7.66 billion years) with coordinates (150.15314, 2.50492). 48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

Just realized there’s an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents starring Darren McGavin and Telly Savalas as criminals engaged in a battle of wits and it’s probably the only time that Kolchak and Kojak have squared off

A hit dog hollers. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Update: it turns out it actually *is* much easier to make digital art if you invest $40 in a digital sketchpad and work in the free software Krita rather than drawing polygons in PowerPoint. Pretty pleased with my first attempt

#BirdOfTheDay #AwesomeOwls Crested Owls are usually pretty elusive during the day, but this one was hunting in the light. The neighbor birds weren't very happy about it. #owls #birds #costarica

A gated community for millionaires. Fan-tastic. It’s the space colony the broligarchs dream of, with free oxygen.

“All food serving places should be brick-and-mortar. No vendors.” “Cool so you’re going to allow construction of smaller, cheaper commercial spaces and make it easier to permit and put food places in all kinds of spaces?” “What? No.”

AMAZE #Tucson my arms kinda hurt from standing outside & filming lightning several times last night lol

Rockhopper It rock, it hop (Tetrigidae, pygmy grasshoppers)

There are some INCREDIBLE authors mentioned in this thread, absolute wealth of good things to read.

We shouldn’t discount the possibility that she is making clear-headed, career-oriented decisions. She realizes that he wants a wounded daughter figure who is willing to debase herself while worshipping him. Every inappropriate action she takes in pursuit of him just proves that willingness.

This post is really awful to see continuing because it's framed like it's sensible but really the point is that we have to take eugenicists at face value. Shameful. Compare to actual journalism: www.middleeasteye.net/news/jason-a...

This is really awful to see because it's framed like it's sensible but really the point is that we have to believe eugenicists at face value. Shameful. www.middleeasteye.net/news/jason-a...

I think it would be a nice demonstration of learning if the USAmericans on here didn't continue projecting nonsense about the case. I've seen them applying USA facts to this, calling Belgium NL, assuming suspension means something it doesn't it & that these people won't attack more academics, etc.

A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey. It is at redshift 0.018 (lookback time 257.3 million years) with coordinates (42.89633, -0.73376). 39 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.

This is, by far, an excellent trolling post. hat tip! 🤣

Welcome to a zine that lets you wince and learn things about phonetics at the same time!

A major reason I could never be a conservative is that they would be officially against stuff like this

Ming-Na Wen has aged so well she should commission a Dorian Grey style portrait as a joke and hide it in a room where people can stumble across it during parties

Of course I remember when it was revealed that the Supergirl people did this too it was a whole "this is why that film failed" thing. (Nobody should be using this shit but expecting a double standard to arise.)

Had a nice person message me on Threads just wanting to chat and be friends and we chatted for a while and then she stopped writing back so I think she listened to me for a bit and went "oh NO"

I wrote this blog post tonight please clap

It's 3.14am. My sky is worse. I concede defeat. I'll certainly try again tomorrow. Have a good night and Friday everyone :) 🔭 🧪

I accidentally photographed a ghost I think

I'm thrilled to share that I've been invited to become Omnigent's first external maintainer! It's remarkable that the project is only two months old and I feel incredibly fortunate to contribute at such an early stage and collaborate with the Databricks team and broader community.

The whole of Trump 2.0 is thinking "wow shit couldn't get more horrifying and embarrassing" and the administration saying "hold my beer"

my body is like a temple (folks who attend are getting older; a little less important to Americans every year)

Soooo is the weird Trump capitalization on social media actually weird Harp capitalization?

I haven't conceded defeat yet. Will keep an eye on my sky for a bit, just in case I get lucky. 🔭 🧪

Nature's evening artistry...

If Lee Sung Jin needs an idea for Season 3 of The Beef, tree neighbors also have a beef with their other side neighbors, because tree neighbors' cat has repeatedly peed on and killed the roses in the other side neighbors' garden.

Peninsula of Turtles 🐢 #SpringGroveCemetery

Apparently somehow I was approved for a check in and check up for visa to Canada and one to the USA but not as visitor... My question is... when the fuck I did this? I sent papers for stuff years ago before I arrived from UK but WTF?

White puff balls...

I can’t believe I missed the spreadsheet fight! I have such strong opinions about them

It's 2.22am and I've just looked outside. I had a beautiful clear sky just a few hours ago, now clouds. I had hoped to see Orion as well as capture Mars with the star cluster M35, I'll try again tomorrow. 🔭 🧪

Powdered Dancer Dragonfly Just blending in...

agree this is under-researched at present

A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the AEGIS survey. It is at redshift 0.36 (lookback time 4.09 billion years) with coordinates (214.46577, 52.67945). 120 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

The Go-Gos, "Our Lips Are Sealed"

Even when LLMs write well, the lack of variety in style is crippling. Reading the same prose in your instructions & social media & advertisements & software & PowerPoint eventually makes one queasy. Prompting & temperature only gets you so far. Real variation is needed (and under-researched)

Wildflowers in collaboration...

Bought a new lens. Please stand by 👁️

🤣Binx, you got a little something... But TBF, I get pizza on my face when I really dig in too! #Cats #becurious

#BlockParty Oh, you'll make your rep off my photos...but give me credit? Cute. YOU try macro photography first...then tell me how that feels.

Is it sad that the words ‘explosive diarrhea’ will be ever associated with RFK Jr and his policies (or lack thereof)? Yes. If you are RFK Jr. #Makeblueberriessafeagain

CATBIRD BABY!! A Gray Catbird working hard to keep the young ones fed #birds 🌿

Totally normal conversation

I just got an unsolicited email offer titled ‘Your Next Chapter Starts Here’ from an assisted living and memory care center in my old hometown. Damn that’s cold

Monarch Butterfly In a sea of green...

A disgruntled internet user has informed me that I am not authorized to speak on biodiversity because I let my arthritic-as-hell toothless cat sit out front with me while I water the plants. She needs help jumping onto the couch. I carry her up and down the stairs. They got me! Guilty as charged!

Technically, leaving your Halloween decorations out year-round isn't about leaving them out a few days late, as some of my neighbors do; it's about having them out 364 days early. Who doesn't want to be greeted on their Monday morning commute by a 9-foot human skeleton, preparing you for the week?

There are SO many deer babies around this year. Not so great for the plants but they certainly are adorable #mammals 🌿

labor activists 🤝 ceramic artists

Two years ago today 🌿 Black Powder Pass

Is there a setting on my computer that lets me mute all mentions of 'Harry and Megan moving back to the UK' or 'Trump and Michael Cohen' and instead keep a running tally of foods currently unsafe to eat in the US (while I look wistfully at that unopened bag of blueberries)?

Brown, right? Brownish-Greenish-Mud? How do I describe this?!? Oh, wait, I get it. Bog. Bog Witch Eyes. Makes sense.

For some reason they're doing 9/11 on Mt. Washington this year

Last week, my parents put up a new fence between their house and the neighbors'--neighbors they've been asking for years to take down the half-dead 90' oak hanging over their yard. This week, the tree fell on my parents' fence/yard/house. I guess good fences don't make good neighbors after all.

But doctor, I am the great spreadsheet person Pagliacci! And I have eaten your cold plums!

New blog post: Internet nonsense and the St. Petersburg paradox! skullsinthestars.com/2026/08/20/i...

No I will not read your slop no matter how good you think it is

Soft suggestions...

Waves of white...

To the best of my knowledge, the preferred nomenclature is "Excel raiders"

Get one at SquidFacts.net!!

A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey. It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (232.29000, 36.02387). 39 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.

This Green Heron found and plucked an insect off a water lily pad. The insect managed to wiggle free and flew off.

WOW Big surprise today, the Snail Facts Advent Calendars have arrived!!!! Scratch off a shell every day to reveal facts about the snails of the world 🐌 They were designed by Philly illustrator Kelly Nichols! (@KidNichols on instagram) I'm so excited to share these calendars with all of you!!

Last thread for #NeutronStarWeek! A collection of articles, visualisations and fun facts showing how awesome neutron stars (and esp. pulsars) are! Let's start with this .... Neutron stars are TINY! ~20km across. Let's zoom in to one hovering over Sydney! 📸 Daniel Wysocki and HanGyeol Suh

Just a quick thank you to @seattletorrent.bsky.social for girls hockey camp. I don't think my kid has ever found a place where she could be her whole goofy ass crashy self and have that be the norm, not the exception. She has been lit up every single day when she has come home. You did that. Thanks.

Matt’s right, it’s good especially with what I call chikkin’ dippin’ sauce, a mix of Crystal hot sauce and Steen’s cane syrup

Sometimes reality trumps parody: Someone submitted AI-generated "feedback" on a document about AI and research integrity.

It makes more sense to rename the Abraham Lincoln, because reports say it is already overflowing with shit.

Fuck. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Getting ready for another semester at the cutting edge of computing.

Burr oak acorns ... always delightful to find 🌿

Help I'm becoming one of those relentlessly annoying people who lives and dies by their calendar notifications. 🫠

A Belted Kingfisher giving a chattering call. I believe this is a young male as there's not much of a rusty belt - which the females have - and there's a good amount of brown feathers around the neck (adults would have all blue feathers.)