beck maier (they/them)

actually 10 porgs in a trench coat (astrophysicist, telescope operator, views my own) ⭐💚 #LGBTQinSTEM, 💛🤍💜🖤 they/them

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

When you have yet another multihour hunt for the same word you had a multiDAY hunt for last semester because you forgot it. Again. The word is “conventions,” as in naming conventions, and I’m going to pin this tweet for when I inevitably forget it once again.

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

WE’RE THROUGH THE SOLSTICE WORK STARTS FIVE MINUTES LATER THIS WEEK YIPPEE WAHOO

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

work start time pre five pm til early next year sometime press f to pay respects

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

the eternal question: are we ready for all the fuckery that happens in the telescope systems with the turn of the year? i don’t know, but we are SURE gonna find out!

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

me 2 weeks ago, cursed with apollo’s gift of prophecy: do you think we can go a month without another persistent telescope control system fault

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

me 2 weeks ago, cursed with apollo’s gift of prophecy: do you think we can go a month without another persistent telescope control system fault

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

my mouth is a mess and like i’m fixing it but ohhhh i am not happy!!!!!!

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

why are teeth so expensive. why does dental insurance suck so hard.

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

how to stay awake during 15 hour winter shifts, apparently: balatro

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

reminder to be kind to your telescope operators this winter (and every winter, and all the time, but i digress). the nights are long and the weather is fickle and we hate it too.

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

real talk why do all telescope operations positions i know of pay terribly?????

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

DELICIOUS

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

life hack! don’t want to eat shitty reheated rice at work? BRING YOUR ENTIRE RICE COOKER AND BAG OF RICE TO WORK.

[Seven Rasmussen @toomanyspectra]

reported to arxiv on the basis of:

- plagiarized content
- undisclosed financial interests
- undisclosed AI writing
- promotion of HIPAA violations

[elle is trying so hard @scretladyspider]

happy ace week to everyone whose experiences don’t fit what people expect. aces using microlabels to explain these differences and find community. aces told they’re not *really* ace because they defy expectations. you matter. you’re ace enough. yes, really. have a great week!

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

2¹³⁶²⁷⁹⁸⁴¹−1, discovered today, is the largest known prime. It's a Mersenne prime (2ᵖ-1), which are easier to find.

It took nearly 6 years for the GIMPS software to find it after the previous largest known prime. It was also the first Mersenne prime found using GPUs.

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

it is just me and the telescope on this my 30th orbit around the sun, but I have a great weekend with my mom coming up!

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

2 hours from the end of my workweek (4 consecutive 12 hour shifts ☠️) can I get a hell yeah

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

2 hours from the end of my workweek (4 consecutive 12 hour shifts ☠️) can I get a hell yeah

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

collecting a new pointing model because of this and sometimes, not on a whim but definitely, i think, to annoy me personally, the telescope decides to go The Long Way Around

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

sometimes the telescope just decides it doesn’t know where it is on a whim. one of life’s little surprises.

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

sometimes the telescope just decides it doesn’t know where it is on a whim. one of life’s little surprises.

[beck maier (they/them) @so_erinaceous]

in return for ur respects zozo says hi