Jake Simon

Soft money must be REALLY HARD right now. I can’t even imagine. Hang in there.

Yeah. Here’s the MW and the Magellanic Clouds from New Zealand with only my phone

Important!

I agree! Before I flew them the first time, everyone told me how great they are. I then flew them and was like “what the hell? This isn’t that good at all!” Mainly because of the way they do seating

Are they standard research grants awarded to individual PIs?

I worry they’re going to be too afraid of retribution.

Then again, the courts have been good at eventually stepping in.

Are these currently awarded grants that are being terminated?

Are these grants that have already been awarded?

Is there a way to explain that we are not signing as representatives of our universities but as individuals? Many faculty are forbidden from any sort of lobbying if their affiliation is attached.

Yeah it’s definitely hard. Sigh. If you ever need someone to talk to, feel free to message me. I miss you too! 💕

Awesome

I know. Wanna talk? Can message me. I’m on Signal if you want something secure.

Awesome! How did you get them to respond?

I’m not coping well. I try to stay focused on the present but I often find myself doom scrolling. My wife has threatened to take my phone away lol.

I’m similarly riding an emotional roller coaster. This is hell.

Congrats Laura! Some good news during these dark times!

This is a good point. It’s easy to be pulled into doom stories and what not written by non trustworthy sources.

I know. It’s gut wrenching

More stream of consciousness here… while Voyager had some really good eps and good characters, some of the other characters were a bit weak. And some eps were really bad (be mentally prepared for the Warp 10 episode - ugh)

Finally they could have done a lot more with the maquis storyline. Oh well

I love how dark DS9 is! Such a great show!

Well so far I like Strange New Worlds better than I did Voyager but Voyager had some really good eps. It’s more similar to TNG in style though not as good. Voyager also has some great characters.

What did you think of the series overall?

My chapter for Comets III is finally published and printed!

We truly live in the Golden age of TV!

At the other end of the spectrum, movies are all stupid super hero crap these days, which bores the hell out of me.

Ted Lasso is a masterpiece. That is all.

h/t @karaswisher.bsky.social

I’m so glad Apple spends time and money developing tons of emojis that I’ll never use instead of just fixing their software bugs! Argh! C’mon “Tim Apple”!

listen guys, we can't invade canada. we need canada. who are we going to pretend to be when when we travel in europe if not canadian?

A similar (though less morbid?) thing in astronomy personal statements (which I’m sure Phil has told you) are statements that begin “ever since I was a kid…”

Craft and vendor show, veterans memorial coliseum, Marshalltown, IA, February 8

Please come see my crafts in person! Once you touch how soft they are, you will fall in love!