Douglas Long
Staff Scientist @ STScI
All posts are my own. (Seriously, who else would want to take credit for this nonsense?)
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2508-9211
- Reposted by Douglas Long3 new videos are posted on YouTube for our Tour of the NASA #Exoplanet Archive series! 🔭🧪 Watch & subscribe: www.youtube.com/@NASAExoplanetArchive
- Does GenZ have a movie yet? It seems like there’s long been a consensus that the previous generations were defined by the movies / soundtracks of: Boomers: The Graduate (1967) GenX: Say Anything (1989) Millenials: Garden State (2004) Maybe it’s just too soon?
- Reposted by Douglas LongHELP FOR SOMEONE KIDNAPPED BY ICE! Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom. Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
- Reposted by Douglas LongMan I thought “masked agent of the state calling the woman he murdered a bitch” was the most “heavy-handed feminist novel” reality was gonna get but now we got “rapist president demands woman smile when she asks him about abuse victims”?
- Reposted by Douglas LongI can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
- Reposted by Douglas Long10/10 ICE protest sign
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- Reposted by Douglas LongThere really seems to be a lot of kayfabe happening right now. Trump is pretending to de-escalate to placate Dems so they don't demand reform, and Dems are making up fake reforms so they can pretend like they made changes while they vote to fund DHS.
- Reposted by Douglas LongThis machine yub nubs fascists.
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- Reposted by Douglas LongI wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is: "My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities." 1/14
- Reviewer 2 must be stopped.
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- I come from North Minny And I never run from any And I ain’t about to stop right now
- Androids, AI, and self-driving cars. It really is just mechanical turks all the way down.
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- Reposted by Douglas LongEvery time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week. ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
- Reposted by Douglas LongOne of the points I tried to make clear in having this conversation was: I’m not a radical. I am a *boring middle-aged dad*, who’s raised tens of millions of dollars in venture capital, and worked in tech for decades. I have not lost my mind, or become an extremist. THEY DID.
- "This isn’t even venture capital anymore. Venture capital means you take a risk. High risk, high reward. If there’s no risk, that’s not venture capital." —@anildash.com sf.gazetteer.co/theyve-pickl...
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- Reposted by Douglas LongWhat if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
- Maybe the greatest hoodie of all time
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- I want to thank the Apple Music algorithm for playing Sarah McLachlan’s “Possession “ into Prince’s “Delirious “ taking my son to school this morning.
- Hegseth vs Kelly is like Drake vs Kendrick: I cant believe the fight was picked, and I really can’t believe how many rounds it’s going.
- Reposted by Douglas LongIt's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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- I’ve been watching Macross 7, an anime series from the mid-90s set in the mid-2040s. Million-person city ships easily traveling between the stars, antigravity microphones, but no cellphones.
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- I’m certainly not an economist, but this is the first explanation I’ve read that seems to jibe with the recent experiences of almost everyone I know.
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- Reposted by Douglas LongYesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office. He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people. Release the transcript.
- Reposted by Douglas LongSo many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
- Reposted by Douglas Long“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
- Reposted by Douglas LongKendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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- I’m away with the family today, but it feels like a good day to repost this.
- Reposted by Douglas LongThe JWST Users' Committee (JSTUC) will host a Community Forum on Oct 27th at 12 pm Eastern Time - community members are encouraged to submit questions and feedback. Details here 🔭 >> www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
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- Reposted by Douglas Long"Why is antagonizing the existing bluesky userbase harmful to bluesky inc's goals? It feels odd to even have to answer this question" azhdarchid.com/jay-graber-c...
- Reposted by Douglas LongIt is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
- I was an undergrad in 1995, just about to declare a major in astronomy. This really felt like the world changed overnight, although I still didn’t suspect the role it would play in my career over the next 30 years.
- I called him a mean name today, too.
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- Reposted by Douglas LongI can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
- Reposted by Douglas LongOr Russia. Not a coincidence that dissidents from authoritarian nations and reporters that covered those places have been waving their arms over what the Trump White House has been doing since 2017 while most US opposition and media have been sedately concerned. It’s not confusing to us at all.
- This was great!
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- Reposted by Douglas LongDutch late night TV has its take
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- Remember when Disney OPPOSED fascism? Good times, good times…
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- Join us for a SPECIAL JWebbinar this Thursday, September 18 at 1:00 EDT where we'll host a community forum with members of the JWST Users Committee (JSTUC)! The committee members will introduce themselves and what they do, as well as answer questions and listen to feedback from attendees. 🔭
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- Reposted by Douglas LongWe observed the habitable zone planet TRAPPIST-1e with JWST to search for an atmosphere. You've seen the headlines, now let's dive into the science! 🧪 THREAD (1/N) #Exoplanets 🔭
- Join us tomorrow (September 10) at 11:00 EDT to learn about What's New in JWST Cycle 5! Presenters will cover policy changes, tips on proposal writing, and updates to available tools. 🔭
- I think Jessie has the best summary of our results
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- New paper(s) day! After years of work, we can finally share what we've learned looking at TRAPPIST-1e with JWST NIRSpec. 🔭 #exoplanets
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