Notices by Dr. Victoria Grinberg (vicgrinberg@mastodon.social), page 2

I am trying to re-create an old talk from ~4 years ago I found in my archives and I simultaneously love past-me (she did such a great job developing a talk structure, much better than the one I had in mind when asked to give a talk on this topic a month ago!) and hate her (she somehow managed to deleted the keynote of the talk so that I am now stuck with a PDF and trying to find all figures & re-type the text ...).

Oooh, is this new? (Rhetorical question - even if it is not new, it seems new to me!)
I really like how mastodon (in the version currently running on mastodon.social) explains how blocks work!

P.S. Obviously not blocking this particular account, used it as an example 😅

#mastodon #fediverse

I love passing by wind turbines. They are such an essential solarpunk element to me. Seeing one feels like a sign of hope: a different future is possible.

Is there a Dutch charity that would help folks who can't afford it with dental care in the Netherlands?

Boosts welcome.

(Yes I googled and did not find one that would be still active. So please refrain from "here is what I googled" results. Obviously not for me, but - for reasons - that's something I want to donate to.)

You are never unobserved when running through the city... 😼

#AboutToday #CatsOfMastodon

It's mind-blowing how young some of our knowledge about the Universe is 🤯

⭐ It's only since the seminal thesis of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin in 1925 that we know that stars are mainly made of hydrogen & helium:
▶️ https://physicsworld.com/a/cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-the-woman-who-found-hydrogen-in-the-stars/

🌀 And it's just so less than 100 years ago since Hubble, building on Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s period-luminosity relation for Cepheids, has shown that our own Milky Way is just one galaxy among many:
▶️ https://mastodon.social/@mcnees/111681549432325681

#VicisAstro #Astrodon #astronomy

Cleveres via @tazgetroete: https://taz.de/Israel-als-Symbol-des-Boesen/!5976692/

Meine wissenschaftliche Karriere (die drauf aufbaut, das ich als Studentin Auslandsaufenthalte habe könnte) wäre mit diesem Staatsbürgerschaftsrecht übrigens nicht möglich:

https://troet.cafe/@WenigWorte/111499607777148925

Typically, the only cosmic things that disturb the "sunny side" of Earth's atmosphere come from our closest star, the Sun.

Except, it turns out, if you get a very bright GRB, the brightest we ever detected. And suddenly a star, exploding 2 billion light-years away (the Sun is just 8 minutes light away!) can - just temporarily, for a few minutes, but still - affect the Earth's ionosphere (and possibly the ozone layer).

More:

▶️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Integral/Blast_from_the_past_gamma-ray_burst_strikes_Earth_from_distant_exploding_star

▶️ https://www.science.org/content/article/cosmic-blast-seared-earth-s-atmosphere-2-billion-light-years-away

#astrodon

Jep...

▶️ https://www.zeit.de/campus/2023-11/7-oktober-judentum-antisemitismus-deutschland-beziehungen

@feditips @ePD5qRxX thanks! That's a pity and makes the search really unuseful for following scientific discussions of articles and press releases 😢

Hm, is it possible to search for a link (eg whether someone linked to an article) on #mastodon?

I just tried searching for a link I myself posted and it did not work. I can find the post searching for words it used otherwise, so it's definitely ingested into the search. So I am wondering whether I am missing some important bit of search syntax.

New pan!

(#Tajine recipe recs welcome. Especially vegetarian + vegan one!)

#AboutToday

A visitor - unexpected but welcome.

#AboutToday #Leiden #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

People post because they want to vent, to share their frustration, to make others laugh or shake heads. If ppl post to get advice, they usually ask.

So: You want to give advice?

Has the person explicitly asked for it? No? Then don't.

But you really, really want to give advice! Still: no!

But your advice is really relevant! Still: no.

But you also know the person well (you follow them & they you & you interacted): ask if they want advice. If they don't explicitly say yes - it's still a no.

@Ruth_Mottram @feditips @micron love this! One thing I would add, especially to academics, is to consider enabling search for one's account (assuming that one is on a server that allows that). For being part of a scientific discussion that would be important and one needs at least to be aware that this is a conscious choice here and not automatic.

Today: An amazing hike with a lovely audiotour close to #Bollendorf (Naturpark #Südeifel). Very much recommended although we did have to leave the house shortly after 7 to not hike in the midday heat 🥵

#MoselVacation2023 #mosstodon

https://www.eifel.info/wandern/wanderwege/a-audiotour-gruene-hoelle

Because we need to celebrate the #XRISM launch!

#XRISM #astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #SciArt

@Ruth_Mottram @Sustainable2050

Just ... feel you: on the question, on trying to do my best, on feeling a bit dumb, on needing to see everything through the lens and change, change, change the system inherent choices.

A reminder, also to myself: if someone does not feel right, block. Block early. Block before you spend emotional energy.

It's not a public forum (except if you want it to be). It's your space. Your little corner. (Your salon if you run it like I do mine.)