Michael Zingale
@michaelzingale.bsky.social
computational astrophysicist
open source tool developer
professor
blower upper of stars
can recite π to 2 decimal places from memory
star wars fan
coffee aficionado
https://zingale.github.io
open source tool developer
professor
blower upper of stars
can recite π to 2 decimal places from memory
star wars fan
coffee aficionado
https://zingale.github.io
seems AcademicJobsOnline still lets you submit a letter if you enter the wrong password (because you forgot your password).
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
seems AcademicJobsOnline still lets you submit a letter if you enter the wrong password (because you forgot your password).
if we all agree to turn our clocks back another hour this week, who's going to stop us?
Every weekend = bonus hour!
Every weekend = bonus hour!
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
if we all agree to turn our clocks back another hour this week, who's going to stop us?
Every weekend = bonus hour!
Every weekend = bonus hour!
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Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Astrophysics Data System (ADS) User Feedback Survey
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) digital library. Your insights will help us improve the platform and better serve the scientific community. All ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey, astronomers. Can you imagine astronomy research without ADS?!?!? No? So, have you filled out the ADS survey yet?
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Help archives help you!
(Help archives keep funding!)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Twenty-six codes were added to the ASCL in October, 2025:
BoGEMMS-HPC: Large-scale simulations for X-ray and Gamma-ray observations
CMDFitter: Fit a probabilistic generative model to a color-magnitude diagram
#openscience #opensource #astronomy
🔭
ascl.net/wordpress/20...
BoGEMMS-HPC: Large-scale simulations for X-ray and Gamma-ray observations
CMDFitter: Fit a probabilistic generative model to a color-magnitude diagram
#openscience #opensource #astronomy
🔭
ascl.net/wordpress/20...
October 2025 additions to the ASCL – ASCL.net
ascl.net
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Twenty-six codes were added to the ASCL in October, 2025:
BoGEMMS-HPC: Large-scale simulations for X-ray and Gamma-ray observations
CMDFitter: Fit a probabilistic generative model to a color-magnitude diagram
#openscience #opensource #astronomy
🔭
ascl.net/wordpress/20...
BoGEMMS-HPC: Large-scale simulations for X-ray and Gamma-ray observations
CMDFitter: Fit a probabilistic generative model to a color-magnitude diagram
#openscience #opensource #astronomy
🔭
ascl.net/wordpress/20...
pynucastro can now plot the nuclear partition functions from @rauscherthomas.bsky.social 's work:
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/n...
#astrocode
ne20 = pyna.Nucleus("ne20")
ne20.partition_function.plot()
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/n...
#astrocode
ne20 = pyna.Nucleus("ne20")
ne20.partition_function.plot()
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
pynucastro can now plot the nuclear partition functions from @rauscherthomas.bsky.social 's work:
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/n...
#astrocode
ne20 = pyna.Nucleus("ne20")
ne20.partition_function.plot()
pynucastro.github.io/pynucastro/n...
#astrocode
ne20 = pyna.Nucleus("ne20")
ne20.partition_function.plot()
yes, I know I have some reviews due soon. You don't need to send me a reminder every day...
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
yes, I know I have some reviews due soon. You don't need to send me a reminder every day...
lazy imports are coming to python. This will be nice for start-up times
peps.python.org/pep-0810/
#python
peps.python.org/pep-0810/
#python
PEP 810 – Explicit lazy imports | peps.python.org
This PEP introduces syntax for lazy imports as an explicit language feature:
peps.python.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
lazy imports are coming to python. This will be nice for start-up times
peps.python.org/pep-0810/
#python
peps.python.org/pep-0810/
#python
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
What do you mean the clocks changed? Dinner time is dinner time.
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What do you mean the clocks changed? Dinner time is dinner time.
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Another casualty of the LLM revolution.
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Another casualty of the LLM revolution.
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
Reposted by Michael Zingale
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...
astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...
Apply to Write for Astrobites 2025!
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th.
astrobites.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Love astronomy, astrophysics, and science communication? Come join the Astrobites team! Applications due November 26th. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...
astrobites.org/2025/10/31/a...
finally the end of daylight savings and the return to normalcy. Morning people of the world unite!
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
finally the end of daylight savings and the return to normalcy. Morning people of the world unite!
the emails just keep coming...
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
the emails just keep coming...
Election day is next week, and I have no idea what is even up for a vote. Unlike when I lived in CA and IL, NY does not send a sample ballot. And it is very hard to know what will be on the ballot before entering the voting booth.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Election day is next week, and I have no idea what is even up for a vote. Unlike when I lived in CA and IL, NY does not send a sample ballot. And it is very hard to know what will be on the ballot before entering the voting booth.
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A 1977 Topps Star Wars #1 “Luke Skywalker” PSA 10 card sold for a record-breaking $268,400 this week
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A 1977 Topps Star Wars #1 “Luke Skywalker” PSA 10 card sold for a record-breaking $268,400 this week
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Interesting #astromethods paper came out recently that looks at whether or not large language models can replicate astrophysics papers.
The answer: No. 🔭☄️
They had a ~20% replication score, even with quite a lot of help. And this was just replicating papers - not doing anything new...
The answer: No. 🔭☄️
They had a ~20% replication score, even with quite a lot of help. And this was just replicating papers - not doing anything new...
ReplicationBench: Can AI Agents Replicate Astrophysics Research Papers?
Frontier AI agents show increasing promise as scientific research assistants, and may eventually be useful for extended, open-ended research workflows. However, in order to use agents for novel resear...
arxiv.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Interesting #astromethods paper came out recently that looks at whether or not large language models can replicate astrophysics papers.
The answer: No. 🔭☄️
They had a ~20% replication score, even with quite a lot of help. And this was just replicating papers - not doing anything new...
The answer: No. 🔭☄️
They had a ~20% replication score, even with quite a lot of help. And this was just replicating papers - not doing anything new...
I thought after 12 innings baseball went to penalty kicks?
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I thought after 12 innings baseball went to penalty kicks?
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We're hiring a teaching physics professor! Our campus feels like a liberal arts sized college within a research university. Our current teaching faculty teach first year to graduate level courses and mentor undergraduate and graduate research students. careers.umassd.edu/en-us/job/52...
Details - Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor - Physics
Discover exciting career opportunities at UMass Dartmouth. Join our diverse team and make a difference. Explore job openings now at UMassD!
careers.umassd.edu
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We're hiring a teaching physics professor! Our campus feels like a liberal arts sized college within a research university. Our current teaching faculty teach first year to graduate level courses and mentor undergraduate and graduate research students. careers.umassd.edu/en-us/job/52...
new HPC achievement unlocked:
got a message that I have too much data on a machine I never had an account on!
Clearly my data is tunneling through the network to consume all HPC resources!
#hpc
got a message that I have too much data on a machine I never had an account on!
Clearly my data is tunneling through the network to consume all HPC resources!
#hpc
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
new HPC achievement unlocked:
got a message that I have too much data on a machine I never had an account on!
Clearly my data is tunneling through the network to consume all HPC resources!
#hpc
got a message that I have too much data on a machine I never had an account on!
Clearly my data is tunneling through the network to consume all HPC resources!
#hpc
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Having a PhD means you can find the word “unfortunately” in an email faster that the search function
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Having a PhD means you can find the word “unfortunately” in an email faster that the search function
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Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
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Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.