dfphil
@dfphil.bsky.social
Scientist, jazz-lover and New Englander.
That seemed like a remarkably one-sided story
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
That seemed like a remarkably one-sided story
I’d been busy googling J147b (from the caption in the image above) and come to the conclusion that Michael obviously was talking about J1407b!
December 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’d been busy googling J147b (from the caption in the image above) and come to the conclusion that Michael obviously was talking about J1407b!
Someone with whom I learned something about music from liked to refer to Giuseppe Verdi as Joe Green for similar humanizing, for teenage American, reasons.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Someone with whom I learned something about music from liked to refer to Giuseppe Verdi as Joe Green for similar humanizing, for teenage American, reasons.
Definitely true. Six years later I’m still working on understanding “Playing Changes”
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Definitely true. Six years later I’m still working on understanding “Playing Changes”
Any favorite lists to pass along?
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Any favorite lists to pass along?
That does sound familiar
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
That does sound familiar
Interesting. I might have thought strangers would be less stressful. (I’m sure handmade wedding dresses are always stressful)
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Interesting. I might have thought strangers would be less stressful. (I’m sure handmade wedding dresses are always stressful)
As a snotty teenager I walked into a movie rental (VHS) place and asked “What’s the worst movie you have?” The knowledgeable person thought and then named a movie. “Would you like to rent it?” “No! It’s the worst movie you have”
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
As a snotty teenager I walked into a movie rental (VHS) place and asked “What’s the worst movie you have?” The knowledgeable person thought and then named a movie. “Would you like to rent it?” “No! It’s the worst movie you have”
You can also use interference techniques to get the De Broglie wavelength and thus the mass in certain circumstances
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
You can also use interference techniques to get the De Broglie wavelength and thus the mass in certain circumstances
Put it in a magnetic field and see how much its path bends. This is how a mass spectrometer works but also how a bunch of masses (of charged particles) were measured. Modern particle physics detectors still use this technique
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Put it in a magnetic field and see how much its path bends. This is how a mass spectrometer works but also how a bunch of masses (of charged particles) were measured. Modern particle physics detectors still use this technique
I’ve never had Irish Vermouth. I want to try it!
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I’ve never had Irish Vermouth. I want to try it!
"...a team of students crouch among bones they’ve carefully uncovered over the past few weeks, some wearing only socks..." Wait, did the bones wear socks or were the students naked except for their socks? Either way, we deserve pictures!
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"...a team of students crouch among bones they’ve carefully uncovered over the past few weeks, some wearing only socks..." Wait, did the bones wear socks or were the students naked except for their socks? Either way, we deserve pictures!
Just last week at work I was messaging about Aluminum (Al) and someone thought I was talking about artificial intelligence (AI). Needless to say several very confused messages occurred before we understood one another
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Just last week at work I was messaging about Aluminum (Al) and someone thought I was talking about artificial intelligence (AI). Needless to say several very confused messages occurred before we understood one another
This morning I saw that a guy I used to interact with had a high profile result and I want to email him. Now I’ll go do it
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This morning I saw that a guy I used to interact with had a high profile result and I want to email him. Now I’ll go do it
My photos of the Chateau Frontenac aren’t as nice but here’s a view from inside as the sun sets
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My photos of the Chateau Frontenac aren’t as nice but here’s a view from inside as the sun sets
Not to be grumpy but is that in inflation adjusted dollars?
Don’t get me wrong, DOGE didn’t reduce federal expenditures, but if that is nominal dollars, it seems misleading on the (very fine) margin
Don’t get me wrong, DOGE didn’t reduce federal expenditures, but if that is nominal dollars, it seems misleading on the (very fine) margin
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Not to be grumpy but is that in inflation adjusted dollars?
Don’t get me wrong, DOGE didn’t reduce federal expenditures, but if that is nominal dollars, it seems misleading on the (very fine) margin
Don’t get me wrong, DOGE didn’t reduce federal expenditures, but if that is nominal dollars, it seems misleading on the (very fine) margin
I was -3 at the time but I believe that if we could subtract the Vietnam war from US history we would look on JFK’s assassination differently. I will note that this belief of mine may be influenced by the X-Files
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I was -3 at the time but I believe that if we could subtract the Vietnam war from US history we would look on JFK’s assassination differently. I will note that this belief of mine may be influenced by the X-Files