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Alec Pierce
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PhD in physics, working in science research administration and communication. Opinions are my own.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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unfortunately true 👇
March 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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BREAKING: VIRUS FROM NEVADA DAIRY WORKER WITH BIRD FLU HAS THE SAME GENETIC MUTATION seen in the Nevada cows – a change of PB2 D701N that has previously been assoc with more efficient virus replication in ppl & mammals.

CDC told Fortune that the D1.1 variant in this worker is the same strain of
February 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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sorry guys, we fucked up. we kept saying these storms are “once in a generation” events. and we were right. but our computer was set to rat generations
January 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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My immediate assumption about anyone who complains about DEI or similar is that they actually can’t compete on a level playing field
January 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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These fake Christians wouldn’t know Jesus if he came down from heaven and died on a cross for them…
January 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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activate hardware acceleration for your word processor. why not. give it a try. put more ram into a word document. put raytracing in notepad
January 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Cheating on an exam by memorizing everything the professor taught in advance so I can easily answer all the questions
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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People will be like “keep politics out of gaming” and then play Final Fantasy 7
January 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I SAW URANUS TONIGHT THROUGH MY TELESCOPE!!!

LOOK AT THAT PRETTY BLUE COLOR 🥹
IT CANT BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE SO THIS WAS EXTRA SPECIAL!!!
January 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is to never die.
December 20, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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“Magic the gathering is actually more complicated than chess” I mean I guess I could also make a game more complicated than chess if it had 30,000 pieces yeah
December 3, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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If we can’t read passages from our favorite classic novels aloud to one another whilst enjoying dark chocolate tiramisu and a bottle of Château Margaux in front of a crackling fire in a Victorian mansion during a full moon on a cold winter’s night, then what’s the point?
December 4, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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Looking for good fiction books in 2025, does anyone have any good recs? I love thrillers and horror and sci fi!
December 4, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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The Fermi bubbles are vast regions of gas and cosmic rays that extend above and below the plane of our Galaxy. A bright patch in one of them was previously attributed to a dwarf galaxy and its pulsars. Researchers have now concluded that statistical fluctuations are the likely culprit.
Sagittarius Galaxy Found Not Guilty
A new analysis challenges the claim that a gamma-ray signal observed from a direction near the Milky Way’s center is produced by a dwarf galaxy.
physics.aps.org
December 3, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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December 3, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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What's happened since the universe started?

The time spiral shown here features a few notable highlights. ⬇️

Credit: Pablo Carlos Budassi
December 1, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Clearest image ever taken of Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away from us
December 1, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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The Helix Nebula captured by NASA'S Hubble space telescope
December 1, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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I think it would be pretty neat than instead of celebrating when we all get a brand new product, we instead brag about how long we have had our things and still use them.
I've had my iphone 6s since 2016 and just replaced it with a hand-me-down iphone 11.
ipad pro & apple pen - 2018
imac - 2011
December 2, 2024 at 2:17 AM
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Physical Intelligence unveiled π0, a machine learning system that enables robots to perform housekeeping tasks, like folding clothes and cleaning tables. The company also announced a $400 million investment from OpenAI, Jeff Bezos, and several Silicon Valley venture capital firms. #AI #ML #robotics
Physical Intelligence, a Robot A.I. Specialist, Raises Millions From Bezos
The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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If you don’t think this is exactly what we’re up against, then you haven’t been paying attention.
November 30, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 6:02 PM