It is pretty standard practice. For one, it helps people who read or review your work know who they are dealing with. For another, it helps the general public understand who scientists are. Part of the mission is to make sure that the next generation carries the work on, and by emphasizing the human aspect of the science, young people can actually imagine themselves getting to that point some day.

Your friends are laughing at you behind your back. Kill them.

It’s all been downhill since JFK…

Has anybody made a checklist?

Yes, and it was super effective.

It is a test that AI fails on many platforms. Can’t count letters.

Yes

How did you diagnose that?

Either 65°C or 70°C

I didn’t take the photo immediately - tried cleaning a bit before it occurred to me to document it.

Interesting. All of my prints that failed were running overnight when the temperature dropped.

Thanks. I am really frustrated with myself for letting this happen. Pulled everything apart and recovered most of everything, but managed to damage the clip that holds the extruder in place, so now I get to learn how to do surgery and replace the entire assembly. I wish I had gotten a bit more time before having to do a major repair…

I’ve been printing for two weeks, and I had one.

Italy is a part of Africa. At least, geologically.

Watched last night on Disney+. I could swear that the nail went all the way through his foot, but in the streaming version, he pulls back as soon as the pointy end hits his food. Don’t know if that was edited or if my memory is faulty.

My doctoral school in planetary science had students from a mix of academic backgrounds, so we all had to take astronomy as geology classes. We all went together across town to the observatory to meet the somewhat elderly astronomy professor. When he opened his computer, the screen was filled with hardcore porn. We all sat in silence as he closed it and opened his presentation. He then started his talk, which featured a classical painting of the milky way coming from the breast of Hera. When the picture was on the screen he looked at it for a while, then said “mmm, I like this picture.”

No, not today, but give it a couple of years.

I have spent the last 12 years trying to convince my wife that I am not trying to trick her. I really do think she is that beautiful.

I had a similar thought. I assume there was a /s missing from the end here, but the contrast with the recent pearl grabbing about Biden is kind of hilarious (and sad).

It is cheaper to live in Europe for the duration of the degree. I have friends who did this.