Hildur Knútsdóttir

hildur.bsky.social

19 October 2026 20:16

I was awoken by horizontal rain hitting my face. So refreshing. (My bed is not directly under the window so it was travelling fast at a considerable angle.)

Valency

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19 October 2026 17:46

This Wed and Thu we’re joining @hf.co and the U.S. National Science Foundation in supporting the #OSIHackathon and its global network of researchers, students, and builders reshaping science through AI. Sign up to compete in our prize track for best use of MCP Bond 🏆 👉 luma.com/ku88xh92

Hildur Knútsdóttir

hildur.bsky.social

19 October 2026 17:45

Another time this happened and I posted about it here, someone in the comments was like: "Horizontal rain? How does that even work??" And oh, sweet summer child who has clearly never been to Iceland, where we call vertical rainfall útlandaregn – which means outlandish rain.

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans

astroroyalscot.bsky.social

19 October 2026 14:36

All eyes on Tanegashima today for the 20:41 (⏰UK) #MMX launch to Mars' moon #Phobos! Getting an idea of scale for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Radio: the spacecraft ≈ the size of a car, Phobos ≈ the size of the Isle of Arran, and the MMX rover ≈ the size of your carry-on suitcase. 🤩 🍿: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6g...

Richard Sever

richardsever.bsky.social

18 October 2026 00:57

"Because manuscripts reflected real progress towards our field’s goals, our assessment systems began relying on them as primary metrics...which is obviously flawed...Generative AI has broken this already-flawed proxy completely" journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...