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Dr. Victoria Grinberg
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- professional PhD astrophysicist #XraysAreTheBestRays
- published author & artist
- #ClimateCrisis & Astronomers for Planet Earth
- science communication […]

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For some reason, my friend D and I ended up following a rough memory from our school days and looking up the Crazy Chicken game series (Moorhuhn for the German speaking folks among you), that went, very fast, from Johnnie Walker to security fraud and AFD […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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mikka.medic.cafe.ap.brid.gy
In der Infektionsmedizin und pathogenen Epidemiologie muss man unterscheiden (und viele tun das nicht) zwischen:

Eradication - ein Pathogen wird vollständig ausgelöscht. Das gibt es _sehr_ selten, und oft nicht durch menschliche Intervention. Zuletzt hatten wir das mit Variola, auch als […]
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medic.cafe
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy
As a reminder, the notion that people should be able to maintain "a clean, well-organized household" came from the 19th century Western "upper classes" where the wife was expected to stay home and do this full time - and this was used as a status symbol and status marker to distinguish the […]
Original post on mementomori.social
mementomori.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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@academicchatter And all of this led to a blogpost on Slowing down as a (role) model.

About train travel and sustainability, slow academia, and bein an imperfect role model. Post here […]

[Original post on akademienl.social]
Photo of a train door, blue greenish, with in the window buildings reflected. In the window cards with the car number 437 and destination (Budapest to Cluj-Napoca)
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Damn, what a sad and infuriating text about women who make money promoting "free birth" (births without a midwife or any other medical assistance).

Trigger warnings for still births and neonatal births […]
Original post on fedi.at
fedi.at
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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For some reason, my friend D and I ended up following a rough memory from our school days and looking up the Crazy Chicken game series (Moorhuhn for the German speaking folks among you), that went, very fast, from Johnnie Walker to security fraud and AFD […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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When in doubt, something with eggs is always a good choice. Here trying to recreate something I remember from my childhood (that was driven by what was available and not by culinary ingenuity) but with likely better ingredients: dark bread cubes (I had some […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
The omelette described in the post with tomato and cucumber slices on a big white plate.
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Reposted by Dr. Victoria Grinberg
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Because the world is what it is: a while ago I was ata friends place and found a postcard I made and sent to them on their desk, next to the laptop with one of the stickers I made for the lovely folks from the #nustar telescope.

Make art, folks! Give art to […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
A watercolor postcard of a corner house on Corsica next to a laptop with a black, white and yellow sticker with a drawing of the NuSTAR spacecraft.
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
When in doubt, something with eggs is always a good choice. Here trying to recreate something I remember from my childhood (that was driven by what was available and not by culinary ingenuity) but with likely better ingredients: dark bread cubes (I had some […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
The omelette described in the post with tomato and cucumber slices on a big white plate.
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Reposted by Dr. Victoria Grinberg
rikefranke.bsky.social
It’s getting cold outside, better prepare.
November 5, 2024 at 10:31 AM
vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Because the world is what it is: a while ago I was ata friends place and found a postcard I made and sent to them on their desk, next to the laptop with one of the stickers I made for the lovely folks from the #nustar telescope.

Make art, folks! Give art to […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
A watercolor postcard of a corner house on Corsica next to a laptop with a black, white and yellow sticker with a drawing of the NuSTAR spacecraft.
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Dr. Victoria Grinberg
hfalcke.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline/115587207691763093

Das ist wirklich krass und zeigt wie naiv wir in Europa mit Digitalfragen umgehen …
heiseonline.social.heise.de.ap.brid.gy heise online @heiseonline.social.heise.de.ap.brid.gy · 4d
Wie ein französischer Richter von den USA digital abgeklemmt wurde

Nicolas Guillou wurde von den USA als Richter des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs sanktioniert. Die Auswirkungen bemerkt er vor allem im Digitalen […]
Original post on social.heise.de
social.heise.de
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Moderated a panel discussion (on "Late Neurodivergent Diagnosis") today and got asked for several ppl if I do this professionally 😅

I think next time I need to introduce myself as an astrophysicist, so ppl know ...
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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The world makes me want to scream today because it feels just so hopeless 🇺🇦
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Moderated a panel discussion (on "Late Neurodivergent Diagnosis") today and got asked for several ppl if I do this professionally 😅

I think next time I need to introduce myself as an astrophysicist, so ppl know ...
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
@venite I would not mind to be a bit more numb and a bit less triggered ...
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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"Qualcomm-owned #arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform."

(source: Adafruit […]

[Original post on waag.social]
Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform. The new documents introduce an irrevocable, perpetual license over anything users upload, broad surveillance-style monitoring of AI features, a clause preventing users from identifying potential patent infringement, years-long retention of usernames even after account deletion, and the integration of all user data (including minors) into Qualcomm’s global data ecosystem. Military weird things and more. Several sections effectively reshape Arduino from an open community platform into a tightly controlled corporate service with deep data extraction built in. The most striking addition: users are now explicitly forbidden from reverse-engineering or even attempting to understand how the platform works unless Arduino gives permission. That’s a profound shift for a brand long embraced by educators, makers, researchers, and open-source advocates.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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The world makes me want to scream today because it feels just so hopeless 🇺🇦
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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@mina <3
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Also Academia: Here, as a prize for doing such great work, have some more work! 🏅 #academicchatter
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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@vicgrinberg

Meine Tochter wird sich freuen.

Schwarze Löcher sind ihr Lieblings-Astronomie-Thema.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
@mina oooh, das freut mich wirklich sehr! Ich habe solche Bücher als junger Mensch auch sehr gemocht und wenn mein Buch das für jemand anderen sein kann, macht mich das irre glücklich!
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Now that the second one is also blocked (I have only one sock blocker in this size) I can finally make their state portrait! The Beeautiful Socks by Stone Knits, with mohair wings, who even thinks of that, I love them so much and am glad they’re going to my most […]

[Original post on mastodon.nl]
Green socks with black-and-yellow striped cuffs and toes, and bumble bees with soft grey wings and round bumble bee bums. To the side all the ends I wove in and snipped off, a pile as big as a sock heel, feels like as big as the moon.
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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@mikka ich habe sie, habe aber das gleiche Problem wie mit den Docs, ich schaffe es nicht, sie einzulaufen, meine Ferse hat eine seltsame Form 😭
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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@ohaijuli.bsky.social saved recipe! I need more bean-based recipe in my life and this looks amazing ...
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM