Canadian astrophysicist back on the north side of the border. Postdoctoral Researcher at the Perimeter Institute. Does math on trains. (He/his)
Joined February 2012
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28 Jan 2025
RT @CameronKroetsch: The @OntarioNDP and @MaritStiles have lost the plot. I’ll be supporting Sarah in the upcoming election. If the Ontario…
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14 Mar 2024
On the Friday before Family Day weekend, the Ford Govt posted notice that they were moving ahead with changes to what Conservation Authorities (CAs) can do to protect our watersheds & creeks from development. Ontario Reg. 41/24 should concern all Hamiltonians. Here's why:/1
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11 Jun 2023
"'Ha ha' and 'he he' signify laughter in Latin and in English, because they are cried out when laughing."
Wonderful evidence here in Ælfric's Grammar that 'ha ha' has been the sound and spelling of laughter in English since at least the 11th century and the Old English period.
ALT Black-ink handwriting on parchment. Four lines of Old English. Harley MS 3271, page 85r.
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18 Mar 2023
Holy smokes. We did it. We kept this seat orange, and won every poll 😭😭 Special shoutout to Daniela, Sara, Shirven, Robbie, Anika, Davin, Susan, Sophie, Amy, David, Deanna, Jayde, Lindsay, Daunte, Sahra and Nathan and Amr for working toward this win every single day. 1/
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16 Mar 2023
The count is in! 1696 YES - 155 NO. 92% margin of victory! LET'S GOOOO!!!!!!
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18 Feb 2023
The Gov just announced $8 Million dollars to be given to two trails groups to build and maintain OHV trails.
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11 Feb 2023
Fighting hard over on Facebook to be honest, concise, and represent my opinions about AI image generation to a group of former coworkers 💀
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20 Jan 2023
Spread the word! We’re organizing a computational fluid dynamics for astro summer school @FlatironCCA Jul 31 - Aug 11. The application process is super easy (deadline end Feb) and we’ll support admitted students. (1/3)
indico.flatironinstitute.org…
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5 Jan 2023
gm to this IBM training slide from the 70s
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25 Dec 2022
Join us in donating to help keep the Hub open during these frigid nights.
25 Dec 2022
Ok friends. The HUB and our underhoused and precarious neighbours need you.
Let’s make a Christmas miracle and keep the HUB open again tonight!
E-transfer to info@thehamiltonhub.org
We have $1,150 committed already.
Hat-tip to @__Ronin for teaming up on getting this going!
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25 Dec 2022
Ok friends. The HUB and our underhoused and precarious neighbours need you.
Let’s make a Christmas miracle and keep the HUB open again tonight!
E-transfer to info@thehamiltonhub.org
We have $1,150 committed already.
Hat-tip to @__Ronin for teaming up on getting this going!
25 Dec 2022
This is my kinda Xmas! Staffed and opened by 11pm ! We are here to support our unhoused friends till 10am
#grassroots
#communitylove
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19 Dec 2022
An IBM slide from 1979.
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16 Dec 2022
Great news! Today, Sessional Instructors at UW voted in an overwhelming majority to unionize!
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9 Dec 2022
Scientists have made a new discovery about gamma ray bursts — some of the most powerful events in the cosmos — causing them to rethink models to study them.
torstar.co/8zpZ50LZiTr
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