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spent an embarrassingly long time making these plots (wanted to procrastinate) holy pagan gods, @matplotlib has been on fireeeee 🔥 the past few days

i think they’re correct … but for now i’m just gonna enjoy looking at them because they pretty 🤩

thanks to @matthijs.vanderwild.com for helping 😍

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 9d

The sky is particularly beautiful here in NC

So is the Moon 🌕🤩

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The Open Journal of Astrophysics @ojastro.bsky.social · 11d

In response to increasing activity, we wish to add more members to our Editorial Board. We're looking for expertise in any area of astrophysics, but people working in instrumentation or stellar astrophysics are particular welcome.

Please contact us here if you want to volunteer!

astro.theoj.org

The Open Journal of Astrophysics

The Open Journal of Astrophysics is an arXiv overlay journal providing open access to peer-reviewed research in astrophysics and cosmology.

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 11d

Ong my autocorrect is just insane with the new upgrade — I didn’t know about this one otherwise I would have come!!!

Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 11d

Dodnt*

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 15d

New paper out, baby

We build & validate six intrinsic alignment models infused directly into weak lensing simulations, enabling robust inference beyond 2pt stats.

I led the full validation with MCMC chains—took years to get here! Excited this is FINALLY out 🎉

arxiv.org/abs/2509.25166

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 15d

Yesterday I submitted 6 prs that were perfect not only to review but also to merge and rebase with no conflicts.
I was proud.

Today I do one pr on top of two PRs and suddenly there is a merge conflict cherry pick hell

I’m going to go listen to Maynard screams on YouTube

a man with a mohawk and a pink shirt is playing a saxophone .

ALT: a man with a mohawk and a pink shirt is playing a saxophone .

media.tenor.com

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AstroArxiv @astroarxiv.bsky.social · 15d

Dark Energy Survey Year 6 Results: improved mitigation of spatially varying observational systematics with masking. M. Rodríguez-Monroy et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07943

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 18d

I am so good at multitasking between bash WhatsApp and slack

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 18d

Oh you bought another book? Did you finish the life sentence yet?

Yes. No.

Also, blame it on @telescoper.bsky.social for posting about this book yesterday.

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 19d

Recently submitted a second round of comments, thought I might be nitpicky — then I see this 🤣🤣🤣

The universe is telling me something here (I am never ever rude tho)

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 19d

Can’t say no to my papers 🤣🤣

For journals 2 papers were round 2 and the third one I was late 🤣🤣🤣 (because guess what — I’ve sept two weeks being the main host/organizers of two workshops here at Duke)

So. Much. Work.

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 19d

In the past 2 weeks I have reviewed 5 papers
— 3 for journals and two of the ones I’m involved with

Also countless PR reviews back and forth
I don’t have eyes any more
👀👀👀👀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

a child is laying on the floor in a playground with a merry go round

ALT: a child is laying on the floor in a playground with a merry go round

media.tenor.com

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 20d

I pay for all the subscriptions both in the UK and the US

Matthijs texted me he ordered some household essentials on Amazon this morning

The household essentials:

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅

Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 20d

@joezuntz.bsky.social said my thesis is fantastic

Just putting it out there 🤣🤣 (because I’m the humblest)

Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 21d

Ok bookmarking this and definitely buying it for my partner

Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 21d

Yup (tho some male profs are often blind to it as it never happens to them so thry can’t see it)
Luckily I not only have knowledge and academic integrity but also a staggering tonnage of courage and intolerance towards this behavior aka idgaf (pardon my French)

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 21d

Oh yes.
Also heard it in a different setting the other day.
“Women are just shown to be better at this”

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Niko @nikosarcevic.com · 21d

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I think it is very important for senior academics to be aware of this and address it in real time.

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