Associated Professor of Physics at the University of Exeter. Maker of typos. Science, scientific visualizations (grouped under the hashtag #PhysicsFactlet), some miniature painting. He/lui/on. All opinions are my own fault.https://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mumaewojjc2hNew paper on #Arxiv and my first foray into the field of #OpticalComputing (and #MachineLearning , the good one, not LLMs&co). A (long-ish) thread 🧵 1/ 💡⚛️🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2609.02733 https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.0273303 Sep 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumaewojjc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mujzd734m22hPost your favourite 40k Warhammer kill team, wrong (right?) answers only. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzd734m22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mucnrgdcp226Started playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and while I can not say it is a bad game, it is surely a frustrating one. The combact is good (although not excellent), but the camera is atrocious, moving around is clunky, the dialogues are extremely cringe, and the whole game feels like padding.30 Aug 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucnrgdcp226https://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3muaqtqrock2iDear postdocs: if your supervisor doesn't want you to be in a union, change supervisor (and get into a union). [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaqtqrock2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mtqd4awgfs2hMy trip to #Eosam2026 started with a hour delay, but I am finally on my way, and have some time to read a book I had on my to-read list since a long time.23 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqd4awgfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mtgzk5zszs2htl;dr: If you offload your learning to GenAI, you are not going to learn anything. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgzk5zszs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3msxdhfnzgk2wReminder 1: The only reason A-levels are such a big fuss in the UK, is because of the artificial scarcity in University placements. Reminder 2: This artificial scarcity is a precise political choice. It is not inevitable. Reminder 3: The best way to get a highly paid job is to become a plumber.13 Aug 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxdhfnzgk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3msvrgx7opc2x94% #SolarEclipse as seen from #Exeter (UK).12 Aug 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvrgx7opc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mspt4biu7k2dToday I encountered the word "porosifiable" (meaning: something that can be made porous). Neologisms are weird, fascinating beasts 😉10 Aug 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspt4biu7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3msftnzzspc2gFrancesco #Guccini (14 June 1940 – 6 August 2026) Mi piace sempre ricodare i cantanti con canzoni magari meno note ma allegre e buffe. https://youtu.be/gH5yajenfjs06 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msftnzzspc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3msdev3wcd22vOn August 12 a large chunk of western Europe will experience a solar eclipse. Since I have read the most nonsensical advice on how to watch the eclipse (yes, this is the internet after all) let me try to help. 1/ #Eclipse #Safety05 Aug 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdev3wcd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3ms6bhlm4c22dEvery Waaagh must begin somewhere. Mine is beginning here. #MiniaturePainting #WH40k #Orks03 Aug 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6bhlm4c22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3ms64ywwaws2dListen. I work in academia. ADHD is absolutely real. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms64ywwaws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mra4lt6qf22oIn the grim darkness of the present, there is only enshittification. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra4lt6qf22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mr35mj3ag22yExperimenting with a monochromatic colour scheme. As first attempts go, I am quite happy. But it also shows all the skills I need to work on more. #MiniaturePainting #Blue #WH40k20 Jul 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr35mj3ag22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacopobertolotti.com/post/3mr2vl3ngjs2yDear journal editors: there is no practical reason to tightly constrain the amount of time people have to revise a paper. Your journal is just bits on a server anyway. And even if you had to physically print it like it was the XX century, just let it slide to a future issue. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:uobc4ilfzmorydk5fz5bfenq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2vl3ngjs2y