gina ✨
@astrogina.bsky.social
they/them | aroace | cmu (astro)physics | monstera lover | trying to romanticize my life a little
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gina ✨
@astrogina.bsky.social
· Nov 14
hello everyone, I'm Gina (they/them), a PhD student at CMU working on binary black hole mergers (specifically from a computational perspective: trying to get our modeled populations to line up with our observed population)
generally interested in black holes and binaries and stellar evolution :)
generally interested in black holes and binaries and stellar evolution :)
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This is what I mean when I say “my collection”. Real photos, postcards, slides, and film negatives plus a box of glass plate negatives. Not screenshots of things found online.
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is what I mean when I say “my collection”. Real photos, postcards, slides, and film negatives plus a box of glass plate negatives. Not screenshots of things found online.
watching bobbybroccoli again and just feeling sad
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
watching bobbybroccoli again and just feeling sad
i am on book buying moratorium owing to the several foot tall stack of books ive bought and havent read yet but i did submit a request to my local library to purchase a copy!
Anyway, if you want to support my work, consider preordering my next book
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
i am on book buying moratorium owing to the several foot tall stack of books ive bought and havent read yet but i did submit a request to my local library to purchase a copy!
WHAT????
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
WHAT????
WHAT
If you are not in academia, you might not know this, but job interviews used to be held at conferences IN HOTEL ROOMS. Women candidates in a hotel room alone with often all-male committees. People sitting on beds! The horror stories I've heard.
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
WHAT
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Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
nightmare group oh my god
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
nightmare group oh my god
man 💀
I feel like I need to do a concise fountain pen sins post, for when people can't remember who did what.
-Muji: coerced Uyghur labor
-Noodler's: racism (egregious), ink damages pens, covid conspiracist.
-Goulet: anti-queer, on staff for a southern Baptist Convention church.
...
-Muji: coerced Uyghur labor
-Noodler's: racism (egregious), ink damages pens, covid conspiracist.
-Goulet: anti-queer, on staff for a southern Baptist Convention church.
...
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
man 💀
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
same with the lamy collab honestly its real gross feeling
Popping in to Bluesky on this fine morning to say that "fountain pen drama" that so many people are referencing relates to Ferris Wheel Press (FWP). Countless people asked for comments on their JKR collab, founder ignored all questions wrt the LGBTQIA+ community.
(mini-thread)
(mini-thread)
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
same with the lamy collab honestly its real gross feeling
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Public service announcement- if you, like me, spend a weekend every year driving to every grocery store in your area looking for a gluten free turkey, wegmans store brand is gluten free
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Public service announcement- if you, like me, spend a weekend every year driving to every grocery store in your area looking for a gluten free turkey, wegmans store brand is gluten free
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and literally every woman in astronomy is having flashbacks to
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azee...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azee...
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
and literally every woman in astronomy is having flashbacks to
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azee...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azee...
omg i need these for pittsburgh (does anyone have any links/artists for me to look up?)
A new vending machine at Durham Food Hall sells zines about different aspects of Durham's history and culture — from urban foraging to the best spots in the city to cry in public.
www.wunc.org/arts-culture...
www.wunc.org/arts-culture...
This vending machine will feed you zines about Durham's history and culture
Artist Kelsey Graywill recently installed the Hyperlocal Durham vending machine at Durham Food Hall, which sells zines about different aspects of Durham's history and culture — from urban foraging to ...
www.wunc.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
omg i need these for pittsburgh (does anyone have any links/artists for me to look up?)
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Yianni’s Diner in Castle Shannon is offering free Thanksgiving meals for anyone in need, no questions asked. Also, Yianni’s is only steps away from the Willow T station.
They’ll have 500 takeout meals
They’ll have 500 takeout meals
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Yianni’s Diner in Castle Shannon is offering free Thanksgiving meals for anyone in need, no questions asked. Also, Yianni’s is only steps away from the Willow T station.
They’ll have 500 takeout meals
They’ll have 500 takeout meals
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“Another week survived is another week won.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Another week survived is another week won.”
same in chinese! 无花果
From the files of Mr. Smarty Pants: The Japanese word for “fig” is “ichijiku,” which means “no flower fruit.” That’s because the flower blooms inside the fruit.
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
same in chinese! 无花果
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Students, apply for a CERN summer studentship. Greatest experience ever!
Deadline 26 January 2026. careers.cern/programmes/s...
(It's not just for physicists. Check it out.)
Deadline 26 January 2026. careers.cern/programmes/s...
(It's not just for physicists. Check it out.)
Summer Studentship
Programme overview Join the CERN Summer Student Programme and dive into cutting-edge research. You’ll work on advanced scientific and technical projects, contributing directly to CERN’s…
careers.cern
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Students, apply for a CERN summer studentship. Greatest experience ever!
Deadline 26 January 2026. careers.cern/programmes/s...
(It's not just for physicists. Check it out.)
Deadline 26 January 2026. careers.cern/programmes/s...
(It's not just for physicists. Check it out.)
i dont even watch basketball but i imagine this is a huge blow to people who like being able to see the players during a game
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
i dont even watch basketball but i imagine this is a huge blow to people who like being able to see the players during a game
really upsetting to me that ive picked up two books without knowing theres a main character whos a physicist and now i have the suffer through the genius physicist trope (im invested in the plot and other characters unfortunately)
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
really upsetting to me that ive picked up two books without knowing theres a main character whos a physicist and now i have the suffer through the genius physicist trope (im invested in the plot and other characters unfortunately)
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
ok genuinely tho im about to run out of coffee beans i hope my usual spot takes the 10% tariff surcharge off soon 🤞
Not to brag but I stockpiled *exactly* the right amount of coffee, dried mango, and heads of cattle
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
ok genuinely tho im about to run out of coffee beans i hope my usual spot takes the 10% tariff surcharge off soon 🤞
saw @liliuhms.com's tiger balm(er) jacket in the wild the other day and recognized it from the front so quickly i think i scared the person wearing it when i said i loved their jacket
this has revived my desire to purchase one despite the fact that i own arguably too many jackets already
this has revived my desire to purchase one despite the fact that i own arguably too many jackets already
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
saw @liliuhms.com's tiger balm(er) jacket in the wild the other day and recognized it from the front so quickly i think i scared the person wearing it when i said i loved their jacket
this has revived my desire to purchase one despite the fact that i own arguably too many jackets already
this has revived my desire to purchase one despite the fact that i own arguably too many jackets already