Abraham Samma🔬🔭👨💻
@abesamma.bsky.social
Doctor, researcher, data wrangler, coder, open source dev & knowledge tool enthusiast.
Current day job: working on healthcare software ⚕️
You can also find me over @ the fediverse: https://toolsforthought.social/@abesamma
Current day job: working on healthcare software ⚕️
You can also find me over @ the fediverse: https://toolsforthought.social/@abesamma
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Whooooaaaa, this is extremely neat!
And spectropolarimetry (which is the best, and what we used in my first paper too!) is at its core 💙
In a nutshell: astronomers used the polarization of light to study the shape of a supernova explosion before it interacted with surrounding material.
🔭🧪
And spectropolarimetry (which is the best, and what we used in my first paper too!) is at its core 💙
In a nutshell: astronomers used the polarization of light to study the shape of a supernova explosion before it interacted with surrounding material.
🔭🧪
For the first time ever, astronomers have unveiled the shape of a supernova explosion just a day after detection, as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface.
Achieved by our VLT, this feat will help us understand how massive stars die: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2520/
🔭 🧪 ☄️
Achieved by our VLT, this feat will help us understand how massive stars die: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2520/
🔭 🧪 ☄️
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Whooooaaaa, this is extremely neat!
And spectropolarimetry (which is the best, and what we used in my first paper too!) is at its core 💙
In a nutshell: astronomers used the polarization of light to study the shape of a supernova explosion before it interacted with surrounding material.
🔭🧪
And spectropolarimetry (which is the best, and what we used in my first paper too!) is at its core 💙
In a nutshell: astronomers used the polarization of light to study the shape of a supernova explosion before it interacted with surrounding material.
🔭🧪
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[On the bench today ⚒️ #BehindTheScenes]
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
[On the bench today ⚒️ #BehindTheScenes]
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
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So uh, the sky above Boulder got better. A lot better, including some beautiful columnar structure 🧪🔭
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
So uh, the sky above Boulder got better. A lot better, including some beautiful columnar structure 🧪🔭
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#Timelapse of lots of red #aurora looking west from northern Vulcan County. Normally, this view would be dominated by the distant light dome from the City of Calgary’s #lightpollution. #astronomy
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#Timelapse of lots of red #aurora looking west from northern Vulcan County. Normally, this view would be dominated by the distant light dome from the City of Calgary’s #lightpollution. #astronomy
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Geeeez!
The scale of that last X-class flare from the Sun, is belting us with solar cosmic rays!
Spoke with my neighbour (lead scientists at Australia's Space Weather Service) and he said it packed ~500 MeV protons!
So strong, they've reached ground level at Mawson station! 🤯
📸 BoM SWS
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The scale of that last X-class flare from the Sun, is belting us with solar cosmic rays!
Spoke with my neighbour (lead scientists at Australia's Space Weather Service) and he said it packed ~500 MeV protons!
So strong, they've reached ground level at Mawson station! 🤯
📸 BoM SWS
🔭🧪
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Geeeez!
The scale of that last X-class flare from the Sun, is belting us with solar cosmic rays!
Spoke with my neighbour (lead scientists at Australia's Space Weather Service) and he said it packed ~500 MeV protons!
So strong, they've reached ground level at Mawson station! 🤯
📸 BoM SWS
🔭🧪
The scale of that last X-class flare from the Sun, is belting us with solar cosmic rays!
Spoke with my neighbour (lead scientists at Australia's Space Weather Service) and he said it packed ~500 MeV protons!
So strong, they've reached ground level at Mawson station! 🤯
📸 BoM SWS
🔭🧪
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences #ai #genai #econsky
https://theconversation.com/the-ai-boom-feels-eerily-similar-to-2000s-dotcom-crash-with-some-important-differences-269472
https://theconversation.com/the-ai-boom-feels-eerily-similar-to-2000s-dotcom-crash-with-some-important-differences-269472
The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences
With investor unease over AI stocks having just wiped a trillion dollars from markets, have we really learned the big lessons from 25 years ago?
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences #ai #genai #econsky
https://theconversation.com/the-ai-boom-feels-eerily-similar-to-2000s-dotcom-crash-with-some-important-differences-269472
https://theconversation.com/the-ai-boom-feels-eerily-similar-to-2000s-dotcom-crash-with-some-important-differences-269472
This guy is so needy for validation that he's willing to further sink the US' economy to satisfy his ego.
President Donald Trump’s idea of mailing $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to US citizens marks a throwback to the stimulus checks distributed during the Covid crisis, with similar economic risks.
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff ‘Dividend’ Marks Throwback to Covid Checks
President Donald Trump’s idea of mailing $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to US citizens marks a throwback to the stimulus checks distributed during the Covid crisis, with similar economic risks.
bloom.bg
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This guy is so needy for validation that he's willing to further sink the US' economy to satisfy his ego.
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I am so annoyed at scare tactics as a dark pattern trying to get you to upgrade your SaaS subscription.
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I am so annoyed at scare tactics as a dark pattern trying to get you to upgrade your SaaS subscription.
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
This is Google Docs doing so. I am already a paying customer - and no, I don't have "sensitive files" shared externally.
Such a cheap way to try to get more $$, Google
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Massive dust plume crosses the Persian Gulf! Captured on Nov. 4 by #Copernicus #Sentinel3, this amazing image shows the enormous dust cloud from southern #Iran and #Pakistan making its way to #Oman and #UAE. #AirQuality
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Massive dust plume crosses the Persian Gulf! Captured on Nov. 4 by #Copernicus #Sentinel3, this amazing image shows the enormous dust cloud from southern #Iran and #Pakistan making its way to #Oman and #UAE. #AirQuality
Nice to see quotes have arrived at Mastodon!
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Nice to see quotes have arrived at Mastodon!
More and more core software is being rewritten in #Rust , which is great 👍🏾 💯
Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust https://blog.cloudflare.com/20-percent-internet-upgrade/
Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust https://blog.cloudflare.com/20-percent-internet-upgrade/
Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust
We’ve replaced the original core system in Cloudflare with a new modular Rust-based proxy, replacing NGINX. It’s not only substantially faster for all our customers, it’s also more secure, and lets us ship new products quicker than ever before.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
More and more core software is being rewritten in #Rust , which is great 👍🏾 💯
Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust https://blog.cloudflare.com/20-percent-internet-upgrade/
Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust https://blog.cloudflare.com/20-percent-internet-upgrade/
Announcing Magika 1.0: now faster, smarter, and rebuilt in #Rustlang Google Open Source Blog https://opensource.googleblog.com/2025/11/announcing-magika-10-now-faster-smarter.html?m=1
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Announcing Magika 1.0: now faster, smarter, and rebuilt in #Rustlang Google Open Source Blog https://opensource.googleblog.com/2025/11/announcing-magika-10-now-faster-smarter.html?m=1
It seems being an ICE officer REQUIRES one to be racist through and through. #usa
ICE agent erupts after black officer stops him for DUI https://youtube.com/watch?v=nU-jiN1U26o
ICE agent erupts after black officer stops him for DUI https://youtube.com/watch?v=nU-jiN1U26o
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It seems being an ICE officer REQUIRES one to be racist through and through. #usa
ICE agent erupts after black officer stops him for DUI https://youtube.com/watch?v=nU-jiN1U26o
ICE agent erupts after black officer stops him for DUI https://youtube.com/watch?v=nU-jiN1U26o
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This is disgraceful. No soldier should rely on charity for food. If the world’s most powerful military can’t feed its own, something’s deeply wrong.
"US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It" www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
"US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It" www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is disgraceful. No soldier should rely on charity for food. If the world’s most powerful military can’t feed its own, something’s deeply wrong.
"US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It" www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
"US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It" www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
Apple's app store appears to have been rebuilt with Svelte, but they forgot to disable source maps in production. #frontend #javascript #webdev
https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/s/R8OCFjo4aE
https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/s/R8OCFjo4aE
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Apple's app store appears to have been rebuilt with Svelte, but they forgot to disable source maps in production. #frontend #javascript #webdev
https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/s/R8OCFjo4aE
https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/s/R8OCFjo4aE
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
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“Two iconic features of southwestern USA geology are linked by our hypothesis that the … Meteor Crater impact in northern Arizona triggered cliff collapse in Grand Canyon 56,000 years ago…” 🧪🔭☄️
eos.org/articles/an-...
eos.org/articles/an-...
An Asteroid Impact May Have Led to Flooding near the Grand Canyon - Eos
There’s remarkable synchronicity between the timing of a paleolake in what is today Grand Canyon National Park and the formation of nearby Barringer Meteorite Crater.
eos.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“Two iconic features of southwestern USA geology are linked by our hypothesis that the … Meteor Crater impact in northern Arizona triggered cliff collapse in Grand Canyon 56,000 years ago…” 🧪🔭☄️
eos.org/articles/an-...
eos.org/articles/an-...
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Casey Handmer's rant on NASA's Orion capsule is worth a read. caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/n...
NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage
For many years, readers have asked me a simple question: “Casey, why do you hate the SLS so much? Don’t you also hate Orion?” Yes, yes I do. But life is finite and my heart is mostly filled with lo…
caseyhandmer.wordpress.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Casey Handmer's rant on NASA's Orion capsule is worth a read. caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/n...
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This has been tried for decades and if it worked, we would know by now.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
This has been tried for decades and if it worked, we would know by now.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
Bharatiya Janata party launches first test flight as brown haze blankets city after Diwali – but experts decry ‘gimmick’
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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This has been tried for decades and if it worked, we would know by now.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
This has been tried for decades and if it worked, we would know by now.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
😂😂😂
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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I 100% agree with this statement:
"Open access to China’s Earth observation data is a low-risk, high-reward international opportunity" 🧪🛰️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Open access to China’s Earth observation data is a low-risk, high-reward international opportunity" 🧪🛰️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A call for integrated and cooperative global sharing of China’s Earth observation data - Nature Geoscience
Greater accessibility to China’s vast archive of satellite Earth observations could enhance scientific progress, disaster preparedness, and international cooperation.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I 100% agree with this statement:
"Open access to China’s Earth observation data is a low-risk, high-reward international opportunity" 🧪🛰️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Open access to China’s Earth observation data is a low-risk, high-reward international opportunity" 🧪🛰️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My God 🤯
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My God 🤯