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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Graham Doskoch @astrohde.bsky.social · 2d

There was also a really good article in Science the other week with stories of some of the students affected. It's heartbreaking.

www.science.org/content/arti...

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

www.science.org

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Graham Doskoch @astrohde.bsky.social · 2d

@giantmolecular.cloud, Bill Smith and I wrote about why the new modification to the eligibility rules for the premier NSF graduate fellowship is actually A Really, Really Big Deal -- and not in a good way.

Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 2d

In this bite, the Astrobites authors discuss recent changes to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/04/n...

Big Changes to the NSF’s Graduate Fellowship Mean Big Problems

In this bite, the authors discuss recent changes to the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help.

astrobites.org

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Jeff Hobbs @jeffehobbs.bsky.social · 2d

I love that you like it!

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 2d

new from me and a few others at astrobites 🧪 🔭

Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 2d

In this bite, the Astrobites authors discuss recent changes to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/04/n...

Big Changes to the NSF’s Graduate Fellowship Mean Big Problems

In this bite, the authors discuss recent changes to the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help.

astrobites.org

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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 2d

In this bite, the Astrobites authors discuss recent changes to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/04/n...

Big Changes to the NSF’s Graduate Fellowship Mean Big Problems

In this bite, the authors discuss recent changes to the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help.

astrobites.org

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 2d

@jeffehobbs.bsky.social i'm assuming you're the saint responsible for the curb alerts western mass bot and i want to thank you for such an incredibly niche and useful tool

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 6d

📣 🧪 Update: #GRFP petition went to #NSF and OSTP (w/ the growing* comments list) yesterday.

We are now working to get these impacts in front of Congress, so PLEASE keep signing/sharing the petition!

*nearly 900!

@danielbolnick.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social

Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 8d

🧪 Were you one of the many thousands of STEM students (and mentors) impacted by the sudden change in #NSF #GRFP eligibility last week?

We created a petition to NSF leadership and Congress to reverse the changes - please sign and share your stories here!!

laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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froggher @froggher.bsky.social · 8d

i don’t care what my bones are gonna look like 200 years from now i just hope they get to do the skeleton dance

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The Heathyorker @theheathyorker.bsky.social · 7d

9/29/25

Heathcliff Panel:
Heathcliff stands outside the house having put Bro helmets on several garden gnomes. A neighbor sees and says "Today I announce the deployment of troops to the home of a man who called me a mean name seventy years ago."

New Yorker Panel:
Trump stands at a podium showing a satellite image of Doug's house. He says "Bro gnomes."

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actual heathcliff comics @realheathcliffs.bsky.social · 7d

30 Sep 2025

Heathcliff looks out his window to his front yard, where a giant ornamental milk fountain in the shape of a huge milk bottle shoots out milk that cascades down. An unamused Grandma Nutmeg stands behind Heathcliff and says "I hate it."

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 8d

A natural evolution of ADS, SciX brings its powerful capabilities into new domains. Expanded coverage, intuitive search, smart recommendations, and tools for collaboration. SciX makes research more discoverable, connected, and accessible than ever before. https://scixplorer.org/scixblog/scix-launch

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 8d

NSF unexpectedly changed (at the last minute) who is eligible to apply for the Grad Research Fellowship, dropping 2nd year students. We started a petition to reverse this unfair change, Sign here:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

DM!!

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 8d

We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!

bsky.app/profile/omfi...

Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 8d

🧪 Were you one of the many thousands of STEM students (and mentors) impacted by the sudden change in #NSF #GRFP eligibility last week?

We created a petition to NSF leadership and Congress to reverse the changes - please sign and share your stories here!!

laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

i read children of time like 3-4 years ago (although now I know there is more than one book...) and loved it, happy i get to fill in the rest of the bib now too

dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

found most of @aptshadow.bsky.social 's works at my local used bookstore last week, finishing up the Final Architecture series and having a blast

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

#milk

dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

i've gotten my fair share of scam publishing emails but 'Concepts of Dairy' is a new one

A spam email reading: Dear Professor,

Warm greetings!

We are excited to invite you to submit your latest work for our August Issue (Volume 6, Issue 2). We truly value your contributions to the field, and your article would be a wonderful addition to this edition.

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dr℮w @giantmolecular.cloud · 8d

one of my favorite essays ever is now only available on the Wayback Machine. Christopher Llewellyn Smith (former director of CERN) talks about the importance of science for the sake of doing science. 🧪

web.archive.org/web/20220119...

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