Conaire Deagan
@conairedeagan.bsky.social
Astronomy PhD candidate at UNSW. Interested in exoplanets (Earth-like), stellar activity (Sun-like), high-precision astrometry, ML, a semi-secret interest in SETI, and a house plant enthusiast.
conaired.github.io
conaired.github.io
I find it funny that when reading books on SETI, many authors describe the inherent chauvinism in assuming intelligence as an “evolutionary goal”, but to describe the pinnacle of technology they all invariably put the peak at radio telescopes. Perhaps radio astronomers are also chauvinists lol
December 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I find it funny that when reading books on SETI, many authors describe the inherent chauvinism in assuming intelligence as an “evolutionary goal”, but to describe the pinnacle of technology they all invariably put the peak at radio telescopes. Perhaps radio astronomers are also chauvinists lol
Allies were making fun of this shit during world war 2. We just force Ukraine to give up anything while this is the (fascist) enemy. Death to fascists. Concede nothing to them.
❗️Mounted Infantry of the Armed Forces of the 🇷🇺Russian Federation
December 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Allies were making fun of this shit during world war 2. We just force Ukraine to give up anything while this is the (fascist) enemy. Death to fascists. Concede nothing to them.
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I said this before: I'm pretty sure 2 Muslim terrorists with links to IS were not influenced by the Bridge March against genocide.
The conservatives forces using the Bondi Massacre to instigate a crackdown of freedoms of speech and the right to assembly are completely disgusting.
Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.
Protesting genocide and the actions of the Netanyahu Israeli govt are not antisemitic.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I said this before: I'm pretty sure 2 Muslim terrorists with links to IS were not influenced by the Bridge March against genocide.
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War doesn’t just destroy buildings—it erases places where children learn, play, and grow. Bellingcat and journalists from @afp.com bureaus in Paris and Kyiv take a look at the lost spaces of youth in Ukraine. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
How Russia’s Invasion is Impacting Ukraine’s Youth - bellingcat
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian educational facilities and spaces used by children have been damaged in air strikes or closed because of them.
www.bellingcat.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
War doesn’t just destroy buildings—it erases places where children learn, play, and grow. Bellingcat and journalists from @afp.com bureaus in Paris and Kyiv take a look at the lost spaces of youth in Ukraine. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
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Very concerning that these guys were armed and not under surveillance.
Very few politicians are willing to state the obvious - a failure of Australia's intelligence apparatus.
Father/son terrorist attack, with long links to Islamic State characters and IS flags in the car?
Nothing to see here apparantly.
Father/son terrorist attack, with long links to Islamic State characters and IS flags in the car?
Nothing to see here apparantly.
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Very concerning that these guys were armed and not under surveillance.
Why does someone in my
Inner west suburb need 31 guns? Ridiculous
Inner west suburb need 31 guns? Ridiculous
December 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why does someone in my
Inner west suburb need 31 guns? Ridiculous
Inner west suburb need 31 guns? Ridiculous
I am concerned about the literacy rates in the adult population.
December 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I am concerned about the literacy rates in the adult population.
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Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
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Sick and twisted massacre today. Had never imagined that this could happen here, like this. Solidarity to the Jewish community, solidarity to Bondi.
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Sick and twisted massacre today. Had never imagined that this could happen here, like this. Solidarity to the Jewish community, solidarity to Bondi.
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Confirmed: the attack at #Bondi was targeting the Jewish community. It’s a terrorism event.
Awful for all involved.
Thoughts are with Australia’s Jewish community and everyone who was on Bondi who had to witness such horrific events. This is so sad and not what our country is about. Devastating.
Awful for all involved.
Thoughts are with Australia’s Jewish community and everyone who was on Bondi who had to witness such horrific events. This is so sad and not what our country is about. Devastating.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Confirmed: the attack at #Bondi was targeting the Jewish community. It’s a terrorism event.
Awful for all involved.
Thoughts are with Australia’s Jewish community and everyone who was on Bondi who had to witness such horrific events. This is so sad and not what our country is about. Devastating.
Awful for all involved.
Thoughts are with Australia’s Jewish community and everyone who was on Bondi who had to witness such horrific events. This is so sad and not what our country is about. Devastating.
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I don’t know how these people have gotten guns, but there needs to be a crackdown. We cannot be like the US and allows this shit to happen. It’s unclear how many victims there are, but I hope for a speedy recovery for them. Fuck those shooter cunts.
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I don’t know how these people have gotten guns, but there needs to be a crackdown. We cannot be like the US and allows this shit to happen. It’s unclear how many victims there are, but I hope for a speedy recovery for them. Fuck those shooter cunts.
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❗️Shocking footage. A passerby disarmed the shooter "with bare hands" at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
❗️Shocking footage. A passerby disarmed the shooter "with bare hands" at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
I don’t know how these people have gotten guns, but there needs to be a crackdown. We cannot be like the US and allows this shit to happen. It’s unclear how many victims there are, but I hope for a speedy recovery for them. Fuck those shooter cunts.
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I don’t know how these people have gotten guns, but there needs to be a crackdown. We cannot be like the US and allows this shit to happen. It’s unclear how many victims there are, but I hope for a speedy recovery for them. Fuck those shooter cunts.
How is it that every bus I ride on there is always someone who has apparently never been in a bus before
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
How is it that every bus I ride on there is always someone who has apparently never been in a bus before
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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live long and prosper (if you have a billion dollars)
live long and prosper (if you have a billion dollars)
YouTube video by Angela Collier
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
live long and prosper (if you have a billion dollars)
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Archaeologists find evidence that a wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture ⛏️☠️ www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Archaeologists find evidence that a wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture ⛏️☠️ www.science.org/content/arti...
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Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
science.nasa.gov
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Today is the first time I have seen explicit Nazi/antisemitic graffiti on the #usyd campus.
I’ve reported it to campus maintenance, but I feel it is important to call out that this crap is never acceptable.
I’ve tagged @sydney.edu.au so that they can hopefully resolve this quickly, as…
I’ve reported it to campus maintenance, but I feel it is important to call out that this crap is never acceptable.
I’ve tagged @sydney.edu.au so that they can hopefully resolve this quickly, as…
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Today is the first time I have seen explicit Nazi/antisemitic graffiti on the #usyd campus.
I’ve reported it to campus maintenance, but I feel it is important to call out that this crap is never acceptable.
I’ve tagged @sydney.edu.au so that they can hopefully resolve this quickly, as…
I’ve reported it to campus maintenance, but I feel it is important to call out that this crap is never acceptable.
I’ve tagged @sydney.edu.au so that they can hopefully resolve this quickly, as…
The decline in vegan options in the supermarkets correlates with the rise in fascism. In this essay I will argue that this is a causal relationship
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The decline in vegan options in the supermarkets correlates with the rise in fascism. In this essay I will argue that this is a causal relationship
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What it took to get tenure in the Batman Studies Department in the 1960s, and what it takes to get tenure in Batman Studies today...
July 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
What it took to get tenure in the Batman Studies Department in the 1960s, and what it takes to get tenure in Batman Studies today...
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
Excited to see the ASA group photo :)
July 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Excited to see the ASA group photo :)
NASA removed this image / page from its website: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14627
Horrible act.
What is your rubicon?
Horrible act.
What is your rubicon?
June 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
NASA removed this image / page from its website: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14627
Horrible act.
What is your rubicon?
Horrible act.
What is your rubicon?
Anybody know where I can get a physical copy of this book that isn’t stupid expensive?
June 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Anybody know where I can get a physical copy of this book that isn’t stupid expensive?