Richard Easther

Post-doc @ Auckland Looking for a cosmology post-doc at the University of Auckland

I'm hiring a postdoc -- come and do awesome cosmology with great people in one of the nicest cities in the world (not that I'm biased or anything) 🔭 🧪
cosmology.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2025/12/12/p...

Post-doc @ Auckland Looking for a cosmology post-doc at the University of Auckland

I'm hiring a postdoc -- come and do awesome cosmology with great people in one of the nicest cities in the world (not that I'm biased or anything) 🔭 🧪
cosmology.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2025/12/12/p...

The space stuff is depressingly small bore.

Me too. Same time frame.

It actually makes for all kinds of trouble. Most schemes have a fiscal cliff that tips the recipients into a tight funding pool after a few years, and many senior targeted into small countries are huge prima donnas who act like (and probably believe) they are doing us a favour by being here.

Imagine how grumpy you would be if you were a Canadian looking at a rejected grant.

He has an overly particular set of skills I guess. (I know someone who was once tricked into appearing in a documentary about 👽 so can happen)

a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

I mean...

E.g. a place that can sell me these without too much drama

Folks -- what's the current best site for ordering technical books. Just loaded up an Amazon cart for my work bookshelf on amazon.au and it decided most of them could not ship to NZ.

Hail is more likely in summer, oddly.

I might know one.

14/10 from "We rate hemispheres"

Green leafy trees with blue sky behind them

Walking on Alfred St today struck by how lovely the blue sky looked through the leaves.

Not sure about "hot scientist summer" but definitely seeing a lot of shorts on campus.

Wow. That's a rizzectomy. Hope Zuckerberg can get by on ads for hearing aids, adult diapers and fascism.

Congratulations!!

New Zealand: yeah, we know mate.

Basically a "Rule 1" moment, but for LaTeX formatting.

a poster that says i am a golden god with a swimming pool in the background Alt: a poster that says i am a golden god with a swimming pool in the background

Sorted the placement of two full-page corner plots in latex.

Lovely all day TTTT.

Go Springs.

Who is your favourite electric co?

"My only smart device is a printer and I keep a handgun next to it in case it makes a noise I don't recognise"

Get thee behind me Satan.

Was going to say the same.

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Saw this in preview today and it's wonderful. (And so pleased to see he seems to have been a lovely guy IRL)

Not a bad day for it at all.

www.nzonscreen.com/title/not-on...

Not rent free, but an honoured guest. In the room next to

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

None of them strong rugby nations.