Niall Gaffney

We didn't start the fire....

Introducing AstroVisBench: A Code Benchmark for Scientific Computing and Visualization in Astronomy — NSF-Simons CosmicAI Institute A new benchmark developed by researchers at the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins is testing how well LLMs implement scientific workflows in astronomy and visualize results. The paper was ac...

A new benchmark developed by researchers at the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins is testing how well LLMs implement scientific workflows in astronomy and visualize results.

Accepted as part of the NeurIPS Datasets and Benchmarks Track 2025 🔭 🤖

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I hate to go there but we need to keep going there.

Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.

Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.

I still have my Manny Machado Orioles bobble head. A king of heel.

A view of the Boston Massacre marker as seen from a window of the Old State House. #Boston #FreedomTrail

Adama, Battlestar Galactica.

I remember Battlestar Galactica articulated the logic best...

Downtown Los Angeles, 1937

Evil Austin Pizza Reviews #2: Little Deli How does this local fan favorite stack up in 2025?

🍕Evil Austin Pizza Reviews #2: Little Deli🍕

A lot of y'all love this place, so check out how I think it stacks up in 2025

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Thank you @stephenking.bsky.social, @mikeflanaganfilm.com, and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social for two of the best hours of reflecting on living. The Life of Chuck is an absolute masterpiece of the joys and pains of humanity, science, art, and love.

New U.S. Coin Honors Astronomer Vera Rubin The U.S. Mint has issued a quarter-dollar coin celebrating the life and work of the co-discoverer of dark matter in galaxies.

The U.S. Mint has issued a quarter-dollar coin celebrating the life and work of the codiscoverer of dark matter in galaxies, Vera Rubin.
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#astronomy #quarter #verarubin #womeninscience #darkmatter #collectable

It really feels like we don’t talk enough about how much COVID has fucked up our politics, our culture, and all of us personally. It’s not surprising considering how absolutely averse this country is to confronting trauma, but sometimes it still needs to be said.

At the @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social conference with @thenrao.bsky.social, talking about #ai and #astronomy.

#science #artificialintelligence #astrophysics #space #machinelearning @utaustin.bsky.social #neuralnetworks

YouTube video by Marco Regali Sarah Jarosz - Kathy's Song (November 10, 2013)

Mood youtu.be/RBY7aO5fG8A?...

A plastic bottle labeled Professional Sanity

I had to travel all the way to Kanagawa, Japan, to find it, but at long last...

Primrose and bluebonnets in a grassland garden.

Spring has sprung this weekend in Austin.

My jello is clearly being watched…also boiling jello is my bare naked ladies cover band name.

Happy birthday Suzanne. We all miss you https://gunmemorial.org/2024/06/19/suzanne-bailey

I think it’s really important we identify the companies that are doing the right thing and reward them with our business.

Tip from @snowjob.bsky.social

If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"

The national archives is still doing its job for now.

Data Science Engineering problem #324. So far this year, I'm building the 32nd version of Python and PyTorch. There is a reason AI will not take over the world: package incompatibilities resulted in the digital crusades based on a schism between AI's over the holiest version of Pytorch and CUDA.

in memory of Marge.

The sad part is I know the Austin to DCA schedule that well.

Stay safe. This is the worse we have seen.

Rep. Suozzi: Trump made big promises in his campaign. Don’t let his talk about Greenland or Panama be a distraction from his original promises.

Airbnb.org offers temporary housing to people impacted by Los Angeles wildfires To support those impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Airbnb.org is working with local organizations to provide free, temporary housing to people displaced from their homes.

Air BNB is offering free, temporary housing to those impacted by the wildfires. Please share with your networks: news.airbnb.com/airbnb-org-o...

Teladoc is offering no-cost medical care advice

855-225-5032

for anyone experiencing burns, smoke inhalation or anyone who has medical questions related to these wildfires.

Obviously if you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911.

My father was a smoke jumper and a firefighter, and the best advice I can give is to do everything you can to keep yourself safe and not be a further strain on emergency services. This means as you said, staying off the roads, pay attention to evac alerts, and be ready to leave ASAP.

It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.