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Justin Vasel
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Physics Ph.D. Supernova hunter. Air Force space operational energy analyst. Chair of the Bloomington Commission on Sustainability and Resilience. IU Alumn. HAM radio KE9DTH.
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There's a long discussion going on in my mentions about whether or not "LLMs" (quotes explained in a sec) apparently getting mostly* correct answers to arithmetic questions is "inconsistent" with the stochastic parrots metaphor.

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September 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on
September 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Our new results are out! We have observed a single nuclear recoil in our detector that we find difficult to explain with our background model. Could it be a hint of dark matter? It’s far too early to say, but it’s certainly intriguing! #darkmatter
September 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded.

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August 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
August 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Despite the .ai domain, this wonderful site is all about the human touch. Palette cleanser for anyone feeling nostalgic or feeling too 2026.
Museum of the Human Web
The Museum of the Human Web preserves the cultural artifacts that shaped internet history.
museum.parallel.ai
August 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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It's `sudo shutdown -h now` o'clock
August 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Everyone knows 404 Not Found or 403 Forbidden, but are you aware of 418 I'm a Teapot? 🫖🧵
August 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
It's even prettier in person! ♥️🤍

#16-0 #IndianaUniversity
August 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Glad to see calls for accountability growing throughout the IU community.
Concerned Scientists at IUB call for the removal of IU Trustee Sage Steele
The letter calls upon Gov. Mike Braun and the Board of Trustees to follow “its own code of conduct” and remove Sage Steele.
www.ipm.org
August 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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📻 On National Radio Day, we celebrate the deep history of radio. From pulp heroes to breaking news to ham radio enthusiasts, it's a medium built for community. 📡

Tune into radio history in our collections: archive.org/details/oldt...

#NationalRadioDay
August 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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"If you don't use AI you'll get left behind" Brother I've sent emails from a Super Nintendo, I fucking love getting left behind
August 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The letter I posted last week about Trustee Sage Steele is running as an oped in the Indianapolis Star today.

Please share with fellow Hoosiers, and consider sending an email of your own to the IU President and Trustees if you believe this behavior demands an official university response.
Sage Steele's waterboarding fantasy dishonors Indiana University | Opinion
Sage Steele helped adopt Indiana University's principles on civic discourse. Her social media post about Anthony Fauci violated those standards.
www.indystar.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Tired: The Odyssey
Wired: Spiderman
Inspired: Cat Video Fest 2026
Cat Video Fest 2026 Official Trailer
YouTube video by WJCT Public Media
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
lmao boom for whom?
August 14, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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Geology Building

xkcd.com/3284/
August 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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This might be the most beautiful thing I've read in my life. What a privilege to be alive in 2026.

ordinaryabundance.com
Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
ordinaryabundance.com
August 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Today I sent an open letter to IU Board Chair David Hormuth and IU President Whitten about a post by Trustee Sage Steele, in which she publicly mused about torturing a named public figure and asked who wanted to join her.

I am calling on IU leadership to say publicly that this is not who we are.
August 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Today I sent an open letter to IU Board Chair David Hormuth and IU President Whitten about a post by Trustee Sage Steele, in which she publicly mused about torturing a named public figure and asked who wanted to join her.

I am calling on IU leadership to say publicly that this is not who we are.
August 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I'm absolutely floored seeing a Trustee of Indiana University openly fantasize about torturing another human.

This is abhorrent and shameful behavior, and IU should condemn it unequivocally.
August 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Ah yes, the infamous Trojan Pachanga
August 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better
August 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Long layover at Detroit (KDTW) and nearly spit out my beer when I saw this one casually taxiing by

#AvGeek
August 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
brb time traveling back to 2024 so I can vote in the Anchorage mayoral election
August 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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I just saw a reel of a young man doing a thing called “What’s on Grandpa’s Turntable” - & he reviewed the album the Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails.

I’m just going to lay here and turn into dust now.
July 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM