Arun Kannawadi
@astroarun.bsky.social
Physics Faculty @Duke working on cosmology & LSST/Rubin Science pipelines dev. Dog parent & Immigrant. Opinions are my own, and I mostly keep them to myself.
How did they know your current address? That sounds alarming as well, especially if they sent it to your residence.
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
How did they know your current address? That sounds alarming as well, especially if they sent it to your residence.
I had this for some of my physics courses and I'm already doing this in my teaching. I collect those sheets as part of the exam since it helps me see what the students seem to place emphasis on.
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I had this for some of my physics courses and I'm already doing this in my teaching. I collect those sheets as part of the exam since it helps me see what the students seem to place emphasis on.
And that's why I decided to make my GR exams closed-book, in-class like the old days instead of a take home exam.
October 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And that's why I decided to make my GR exams closed-book, in-class like the old days instead of a take home exam.
How was the train ride?
July 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
How was the train ride?
It feels too risky to me!
June 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It feels too risky to me!
June 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sure, it takes 400 ultra high definition TVs to display a single image from @vrubinobs.bsky.social at its full resolution. That's difficult. Instead we went for a display that's as big as 400 TVs put together to do justice to these wonderful images.
June 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Sure, it takes 400 ultra high definition TVs to display a single image from @vrubinobs.bsky.social at its full resolution. That's difficult. Instead we went for a display that's as big as 400 TVs put together to do justice to these wonderful images.
At Duke, we believe athletics and academics can coexist in a healthy manner. What better way to demonstrate that other than using the scoreboard of the football stadium for #RubinFirstLook images? #GoDuke
June 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
At Duke, we believe athletics and academics can coexist in a healthy manner. What better way to demonstrate that other than using the scoreboard of the football stadium for #RubinFirstLook images? #GoDuke
More than just the mistakes, substituting the numbers early hides away the trend that they can see from keeping the symbols. I have noticed this practice when I was a TA some 12 years ago and will see it later in Fall when I teach my first ever full semester course!
May 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
More than just the mistakes, substituting the numbers early hides away the trend that they can see from keeping the symbols. I have noticed this practice when I was a TA some 12 years ago and will see it later in Fall when I teach my first ever full semester course!
But those who liked the S8 tension can now focus on w.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
But those who liked the S8 tension can now focus on w.
Uhh... Many of us are not around until Thursday
January 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Uhh... Many of us are not around until Thursday
conda is an overkill when it is just one person (or maybe a handful) people working on it and locally. But in production, when several people want to use the exact same setup, conda works well.
August 9, 2024 at 9:45 PM
conda is an overkill when it is just one person (or maybe a handful) people working on it and locally. But in production, when several people want to use the exact same setup, conda works well.
I agree with the renaming when the new name is clearer as in this case. But it should go through a deprecation period where both are supported but using the old one issues a warning.
July 29, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I agree with the renaming when the new name is clearer as in this case. But it should go through a deprecation period where both are supported but using the old one issues a warning.
Do they tell what grant/contract to charge that 1.5 hours to too?
May 28, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Do they tell what grant/contract to charge that 1.5 hours to too?