Dad, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Louisville. He/Him/hey you. Opinions are my own. As are the typos. Astronomy, datascience, ethics & occasional US/EU politics. https://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrvsnhao3s2jI thought getting on NASA APOD was peak academia but this takes the cake. Mentioned on theonion. How would that look in a tenure package? [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvsnhao3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mruptqulu224“Spurious detection from the kitchen” Accessible to the determined tech. “Is that… a hot pocket?” [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruptqulu224https://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrsexq4kfc22Lego Artemis set is hitting the spot.29 Jul 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsexq4kfc22https://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrs4poojrs2yThis is a big deal. Factory goes brrr and we put them *everywhere*. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs4poojrs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrs2jri2bk2yOh dear. I’m keeping an eye on this because I have a swift program but also because this could be a dress rehearsal for a Hubble boost. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs2jri2bk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrqfrbnrcs2yDunno man. Seems bad I mumble into my anxiety rectangle. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqfrbnrcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrpxjkskh22fAnd of course the author is on Bluesky. @zanzjan.bsky.social Check out the book. It’s fantastic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpxjkskh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrpxh5emis2fThis was a diverting read. Very well written.28 Jul 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpxh5emis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrptzvaiek2lI knew Ralf and it was maybe a small thing but we moderated the “astronomy cartoons” facebook group for a while. Sad such an excellent colleague passed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrptzvaiek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrpntyy6xs2lBONG! “The captain has engaged the fasten seatbelts sign. Please take your seats. “ [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpntyy6xs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrpjwtmjsk2lKY specific but I suspect a lot of my fellow Kentuckians would be delighted… [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpjwtmjsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrpijg2xac2lI think it’s really important for this quote to include the word “books” somewhere. One might misunderstand. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpijg2xac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrpi4gzgh22lOne book? Make that a pile. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpi4gzgh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrlhn2p4ac2jCursed items found at the Great Escape.26 Jul 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlhn2p4ac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/benneholwerda.bsky.social/post/3mrkuajrtrc2sThat is some dystopian stuff right here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:zux6ltgnu52fxuqserea36vs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkuajrtrc2s