Mathew Owens
@mathewjowens.bsky.social
Space physicist doing a poor impersonation of a meteorologist at the University of Reading.
https://mathewjowens.github.io/
https://mathewjowens.github.io/
Yeah. I need to remember to inform it each time to use a particular environment, etc. Working across three different computers and hence chat instances isn't helpful there. Good idea.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Yeah. I need to remember to inform it each time to use a particular environment, etc. Working across three different computers and hence chat instances isn't helpful there. Good idea.
Agree with all those things. But for 90% of my coding tasks, AI saves me hours, no doubt whatsoever.
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Agree with all those things. But for 90% of my coding tasks, AI saves me hours, no doubt whatsoever.
Proper fat flakes in Caversham right now.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Proper fat flakes in Caversham right now.
Can confirm it's hit Reading at the exact moment my kids need to walk to school.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Can confirm it's hit Reading at the exact moment my kids need to walk to school.
And this household thought Wales had had a good evening... Phenomenal.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
And this household thought Wales had had a good evening... Phenomenal.
I'd argue it's already halfway there.
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'd argue it's already halfway there.
Sure. It's a tool. I wouldn't give a pneumatic drill to someone who doesn't know how to use it. But I wouldn't ask them to resurface a road without one.
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Sure. It's a tool. I wouldn't give a pneumatic drill to someone who doesn't know how to use it. But I wouldn't ask them to resurface a road without one.
That's it. It's a tool for a specific job. And you need to know how to use that tool.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
That's it. It's a tool for a specific job. And you need to know how to use that tool.
Oh, it's not perfect. Thank god.
But I did a task that would have taken me a solid week (which is something I never have any more) in a single morning, whilst sitting on the sofa and watching cartoons with the kids.
But I did a task that would have taken me a solid week (which is something I never have any more) in a single morning, whilst sitting on the sofa and watching cartoons with the kids.
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Oh, it's not perfect. Thank god.
But I did a task that would have taken me a solid week (which is something I never have any more) in a single morning, whilst sitting on the sofa and watching cartoons with the kids.
But I did a task that would have taken me a solid week (which is something I never have any more) in a single morning, whilst sitting on the sofa and watching cartoons with the kids.
Github co-pilot, integrated into VS Code, has completely changed the way I code. It's making me vastly more productive.
But I don't want AI to be so useful! There are many ethical concerns and it's completely undermining my skillset, built up over decades.
So I think there's a lot of denial.
But I don't want AI to be so useful! There are many ethical concerns and it's completely undermining my skillset, built up over decades.
So I think there's a lot of denial.
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Github co-pilot, integrated into VS Code, has completely changed the way I code. It's making me vastly more productive.
But I don't want AI to be so useful! There are many ethical concerns and it's completely undermining my skillset, built up over decades.
So I think there's a lot of denial.
But I don't want AI to be so useful! There are many ethical concerns and it's completely undermining my skillset, built up over decades.
So I think there's a lot of denial.
Reposted by Mathew Owens
It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
Damn, that beats my campus hedgehog spot a couple of days ago.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Damn, that beats my campus hedgehog spot a couple of days ago.
Almost snap. I'm teaching it tomorrow.
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Almost snap. I'm teaching it tomorrow.
100%. Wrote my first paper on ACE data. 23 years ago.
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
100%. Wrote my first paper on ACE data. 23 years ago.
Ah, but that's thing. Everything in that movie is flowing completely radially. But the pattern of flow rotates with the Sun. It's a mind bender, for sure!
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ah, but that's thing. Everything in that movie is flowing completely radially. But the pattern of flow rotates with the Sun. It's a mind bender, for sure!
Yeah, the swpc run gave a 1au speed of nearly 1500 km/s. Which it might be. Who knows, because DSCOVR.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Yeah, the swpc run gave a 1au speed of nearly 1500 km/s. Which it might be. Who knows, because DSCOVR.
Do you know any? (In seriousness, I think we're all just guessing in situations like this.)
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Do you know any? (In seriousness, I think we're all just guessing in situations like this.)
Although the timing suggests it might only be the 2nd?!
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Although the timing suggests it might only be the 2nd?!
The timing compared with the forecasts suggests this is only the 2nd of 3 CMEs though. And the 3rd is the fastest by some margin.
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The timing compared with the forecasts suggests this is only the 2nd of 3 CMEs though. And the 3rd is the fastest by some margin.