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Writer | Science Advisor (Star Trek franchise) | Producer | PhD, Astrophysics | she/her just an ancient tattooed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 N7 Starfleet rebel pagan soul trapped in modern times “The Julia Child of science" https://linktr.ee/drerinmac
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It actually is important to talk about things other than politics on here and in particular pleasant things that bring you joy not just because of social media platform reasons but mostly because it's invaluable in times like this to remember who we are as people on a fundamental level.

submitted 8 hours ago • 10 comments

My first ever completed Zine idea! "Why GenAI Sucks and You Should Not Use It" with 20 sources cited on the inside page. Thanks to all the researchers and journalists for the hard work I built from! The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI

submitted 18 days ago • 5 comments

I preordered this book so fast based on the below description, then forgot about it, and got it in the mail today! Preordering books rules. It’s like giving yourself little gifts throughout the year.

submitted 12 hours ago • 4 comments

Ryan Coogler’s ‘SINNERS’ will release on Max on July 4. See which other movies are coming soon to Max: bit.ly/MaxJune25

submitted 17 hours ago • 7 comments

I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm

submitted 19 hours ago • 21 comments

Tim Russ knows so much about astronomy…it’s delightful! Can’t wait to catch this.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

This is so upsetting. I love AllTrails and we use it all the time; now I don’t know if I can trust it.

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

This is definitely going to get people killed.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

please help me do my cursèd research

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

If you're going to Dragon Con and have a short variety act (music, puppets, dance, comedy, etc) that's at least vaguely science themed, we're currently curating the science track big Saturday science variety show! Submission deadline is Monday! forms.gle/XZeTf1rmmnqW...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

submitted 2 days ago • 556 comments

Concurrently terrifying and erotic Goodnight

submitted 2 days ago • 109 comments

Bringing some random joy: here’s our fridge

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Necessary block list bsky.app/profile/did:...

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Hey cis folks, now is a good time to look up these non-profits and resource centers and think about how you can help!

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Vital resources for trans youth, adults, and their loved ones in the wake of SCOTUS' decision in 'U.S. v. Skrmetti.'

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away. 🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

this. I generally don’t believe it’s useful to assess whether a person is Doing Enough™️ based on their posts (“how dare you enjoy [trivial fun thing] when [horror] is happening”, etc) because I know, speaking purely for my own self and my family, how much of we’re up to I can’t talk about in public

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

Available to stream now! 🏳️‍🌈👩‍🚀

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

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submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

heyyyyyy friendos! reminder that everything in my ko-fi shop is 25% off for the rest of june with code TRANSPRIDE25 🩷🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩷

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Just a reminder that if you don't use ALT text in a pic I am very likely not going to repost it, no matter how cool/fun/amazing it is. Please use it; it helps people who are sight impaired, or who maybe don't know what celeb or movie you're talking about, or whatever. It just helps.

submitted 4 days ago • 14 comments

If you’re a Californian, please please call your state senator TODAY and tell them you expect them to vote yes on SB 627

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Gravitational-wave research skills have many applications in industry. Matt Pitkin's journey "From pulsars to speech enhancement" is just one example. Read all about it in @ligomagazine.bsky.social ligo.org/wp-content/u...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

"May I have your name?" the faerie said. "William," she said with a smile. "Ah ah!" The faerie gave a wicked laugh. "I have your name! Now no-one will call you by it!" "Thank you," she said. "To win it back, you must- what?" "I will find me a new one," she said, "one that suits me better."

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments

NEW: The authoritarian crackdown begins in LA. This is dystopian. As the dictator’s parade is broadcast in the top right corner, MSNBC’s reporter and peaceful protestors are charged by police as tear gas is fired. Watch till the end.

submitted 6 days ago • 66 comments

I just got back home to finally sit down and watch the parade footage and it’s 100x more embarrassing than I expected. I totally forgot the weak nations that do these spend decades perfecting them. It looked like if Fyre festival did North Korea.

submitted 6 days ago • 225 comments

This is the most goddamn stupidest idiotic timeline. [I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.gif]

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments