astrojoe.bsky.social
Dutch-Australian | Astrophysicist | Head of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Science Group at ASTRON | Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam
👤 Joined on 17 July 2023
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@astrojoe.bsky.socialI wrote about *exactly* this scenario in my book Under Alien Skies, and this is exactly how I imagined it. I hope the reader does too.
Show PostAnyway, I'm more careful about these things now. He seemed offended when I accused him of misleading me about his intentions when asking for the interview, but any sympathy I have is gone now that his mask is off.
Show PostHe ended up using footage from the interview anyway and now I'm in a documentary against my permission. General counsel at Penn State didn't seem to think there was much we could actually do. Anyway, he's now in the Other Place mocking me and crowing about using his footage of me.
Show PostI ended up writing down a 'hierarchy of needs' (xkcd.com/2988/) for work we produce.
Show PostWork must be right - and that means extreme care needs to be taken to make sure we are not wrong. If we are right, then we should be interesting! Otherwise what's the point? If we're doing something right and interesting, then there is space to be creative. Is the method novel? Is it fun?
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