Justin Vasel
@justinvasel.phd
IU Trustee Candidate | Physics Ph.D. advocating for transparency, shared governance, and principled leadership at Indiana University.
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acing the “small talk” minigame in Wisconsin Neighbor Simulator 2026
they keep those costcos pretty warm, huh
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
acing the “small talk” minigame in Wisconsin Neighbor Simulator 2026
Explaining how amazing the aurorae were last night to my indoor cat
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Explaining how amazing the aurorae were last night to my indoor cat
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*Inning 25*
BENCH COACH: What do we do, Dave? We're all out of pitchers.
*Dave Roberts pets Bud, the team's lucky golden retriever*
DAVE ROBERTS: That's where you're wrong...
BENCH COACH: What do we do, Dave? We're all out of pitchers.
*Dave Roberts pets Bud, the team's lucky golden retriever*
DAVE ROBERTS: That's where you're wrong...
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
*Inning 25*
BENCH COACH: What do we do, Dave? We're all out of pitchers.
*Dave Roberts pets Bud, the team's lucky golden retriever*
DAVE ROBERTS: That's where you're wrong...
BENCH COACH: What do we do, Dave? We're all out of pitchers.
*Dave Roberts pets Bud, the team's lucky golden retriever*
DAVE ROBERTS: That's where you're wrong...
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AWS is down, post hog
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
AWS is down, post hog
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I mean, whomst amongst you does not have a radio telescope frolicking in the garden with the lavender, rosemary and lemon-scented tea trees?
🪻🍀📡🌳🌱
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October 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I mean, whomst amongst you does not have a radio telescope frolicking in the garden with the lavender, rosemary and lemon-scented tea trees?
🪻🍀📡🌳🌱
🪻🍀📡🌳🌱
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From today's lecture: as good physicists we know we can just divide both sides by dx
October 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
From today's lecture: as good physicists we know we can just divide both sides by dx
Sept 4-10: IDS covers Indiana University's worst-in-nation free speech ranking.
Sept 25: Admin starts censorship talks.
Oct 7: Formal censorship order.
Oct 9: Director refuses.
Oct 14: Director fired.
Oct 15: Newspaper killed.
This is retaliation.
Sept 25: Admin starts censorship talks.
Oct 7: Formal censorship order.
Oct 9: Director refuses.
Oct 14: Director fired.
Oct 15: Newspaper killed.
This is retaliation.
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sept 4-10: IDS covers Indiana University's worst-in-nation free speech ranking.
Sept 25: Admin starts censorship talks.
Oct 7: Formal censorship order.
Oct 9: Director refuses.
Oct 14: Director fired.
Oct 15: Newspaper killed.
This is retaliation.
Sept 25: Admin starts censorship talks.
Oct 7: Formal censorship order.
Oct 9: Director refuses.
Oct 14: Director fired.
Oct 15: Newspaper killed.
This is retaliation.
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To catch you up, Indiana University’s student newspaper reported:
• It was told to print no news in its homecoming edition, set to come out Thursday.
• It refused.
• The director of student media was fired.
• Hours later, IU cut all print editions of the paper, including Thursday’s issue.
• It was told to print no news in its homecoming edition, set to come out Thursday.
• It refused.
• The director of student media was fired.
• Hours later, IU cut all print editions of the paper, including Thursday’s issue.
UPDATE: More at Indiana University, with all IDS print being cut.
The university chancellor claims “the campus is completing the shift from print to digital effective this week” — despite the fight earlier this week having been over a print Homecoming edition. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
The university chancellor claims “the campus is completing the shift from print to digital effective this week” — despite the fight earlier this week having been over a print Homecoming edition. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
October 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
To catch you up, Indiana University’s student newspaper reported:
• It was told to print no news in its homecoming edition, set to come out Thursday.
• It refused.
• The director of student media was fired.
• Hours later, IU cut all print editions of the paper, including Thursday’s issue.
• It was told to print no news in its homecoming edition, set to come out Thursday.
• It refused.
• The director of student media was fired.
• Hours later, IU cut all print editions of the paper, including Thursday’s issue.
President Whitten has cracked down on all forms of dissent at IU, including trustees. It contradicts her narrative that IU has never been stronger, and all is well.
The last thing she wants is for wealthy alumni to hold real campus news in their hands when they arrive this week for Homecoming.
The last thing she wants is for wealthy alumni to hold real campus news in their hands when they arrive this week for Homecoming.
UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
President Whitten has cracked down on all forms of dissent at IU, including trustees. It contradicts her narrative that IU has never been stronger, and all is well.
The last thing she wants is for wealthy alumni to hold real campus news in their hands when they arrive this week for Homecoming.
The last thing she wants is for wealthy alumni to hold real campus news in their hands when they arrive this week for Homecoming.
adobe (not asking, but telling): save to cloud.
microsoft product (begging, pleading): save this document to my documents?
me: save to desktop
microsoft (twitching, shaking) this jpeg. save to pictures?
me: save to desktop
microsoft (weeping, throwing up): this email attachment... downloads?
me: desktop
me: save to desktop
microsoft (twitching, shaking) this jpeg. save to pictures?
me: save to desktop
microsoft (weeping, throwing up): this email attachment... downloads?
me: desktop
October 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
adobe (not asking, but telling): save to cloud.
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"This is a fundamental technology for mankind to power everything we do." - @billgates.bsky.social on fusion energy, while touring FIA member @cfs.energy
youtu.be/EmPeDieDZ_Y?...
youtu.be/EmPeDieDZ_Y?...
Harnessing the power of the sun to generate electricity
YouTube video by Bill Gates
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"This is a fundamental technology for mankind to power everything we do." - @billgates.bsky.social on fusion energy, while touring FIA member @cfs.energy
youtu.be/EmPeDieDZ_Y?...
youtu.be/EmPeDieDZ_Y?...
AI is just pumpkin spice machine learning don't @ me
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
AI is just pumpkin spice machine learning don't @ me
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I realize many people don’t quite get that not every single professor in every single university teaches computer science and might actually be trained in and invested in teaching other things, like let’s say, history? Or poetry.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.
If you don’t teach your students how to use AI, you’re doing them a huge disservice because they won’t have jobs in the future.
September 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I realize many people don’t quite get that not every single professor in every single university teaches computer science and might actually be trained in and invested in teaching other things, like let’s say, history? Or poetry.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.
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statistically a tornado has probably sucked up a ghost
January 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
statistically a tornado has probably sucked up a ghost
All
License
Plates
Are
Beautiful
In
Their
Own
Way
Illinois
License
Plates
Are
Beautiful
In
Their
Own
Way
Illinois
September 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
All
License
Plates
Are
Beautiful
In
Their
Own
Way
Illinois
License
Plates
Are
Beautiful
In
Their
Own
Way
Illinois
What could go wrong?!
Scientists Printed Viruses Designed by AI and They're Successfully Reproducing
The viruses had their DNA written by an AI model and are already wreaking havoc on bacteria in the real world.
futurism.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What could go wrong?!
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Notably, Einstein never writes the equation. Instead, he explains "If a body gives off the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass diminishes by L/c²."
More next month, on the 120th anniversary of the publication date. (3/3)
More next month, on the 120th anniversary of the publication date. (3/3)
September 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Notably, Einstein never writes the equation. Instead, he explains "If a body gives off the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass diminishes by L/c²."
More next month, on the 120th anniversary of the publication date. (3/3)
More next month, on the 120th anniversary of the publication date. (3/3)
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The #InternetArchive microfiche digitization #livestream is now at a new address. Tune in at the link below & enjoy real-time preservation work with mellow lo-fi vibes in the background.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#DigitalPreservation #LiveNow
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#DigitalPreservation #LiveNow
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The #InternetArchive microfiche digitization #livestream is now at a new address. Tune in at the link below & enjoy real-time preservation work with mellow lo-fi vibes in the background.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#DigitalPreservation #LiveNow
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#DigitalPreservation #LiveNow
If you see this, post a bridge.
(Walterdale Bridge, Edmonton, Canada)
(Walterdale Bridge, Edmonton, Canada)
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you see this, post a bridge.
(Walterdale Bridge, Edmonton, Canada)
(Walterdale Bridge, Edmonton, Canada)
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We have more pixelart on the way and it is charmingly mediocre.
September 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We have more pixelart on the way and it is charmingly mediocre.
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imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off