Thoughts and ideas... Zola 2024-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/atom.xml 2024-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 2024-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 trappitsch https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/06-box-why/

<p>The python ecosystem has changed a lot over the last year, especially with respect to tooling. The usage of <a rel="external" href="https://rust-lang.org">Rust</a> has opened new, very fast, and by now very popular tools that aid in linting (<a rel="external" href="https://astral.sh/ruff">ruff</a>) and package management (<a rel="external" href="https://astral.sh/uv">uv</a>, <a rel="external" href="https://rye.astral.sh">rye</a>). But what tools are there if you want to share your python applications with colleagues that do not use python?</p>

2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 trappitsch https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/05-radiolab-stochasticity/

<p>One of my favorite radio shows is <a rel="external" href="https://radiolab.org/">Radiolab</a>, which always presents the listener with an interesting scientific question from across the board. In a recent rerun, Radiolab discussed <a rel="external" href="https://radiolab.org/podcast/91684-stochasticity/transcript">Stochasticity</a>. Something struck me as odd...</p>

2023-11-23T00:00:00+00:00 2023-11-23T00:00:00+00:00 trappitsch https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/04-writing-an-abstract/

<p>Writing is an important part of everybody's scientific work. I have taken several writing courses over the years. My approach to writing has been shaped by these courses with some additional experience. Is it great now? Surely not, but better than it used to be! Here are some of my pointers.</p>

2023-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 2023-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 trappitsch https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/03-suncrash/

<p>Assume the following thought experiment: The Earth circling the Sun at a cozy distance of 1 AU (around 150 million km) suddenly stands still and doesn't move anymore. The only force left on the Earth is now the Sun's gravitational pull. How long will it be until we crash into the Sun?</p>

2022-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 2022-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 trappitsch https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/02-atoms-in-sic-grain/

<p>Let's calculate how many atoms are in a SiC stardust grain and use python to do so!</p>

2022-01-27T00:00:00+00:00 2022-01-27T00:00:00+00:00 trappitsch https://blog.galactic-forensics.space/blog/01-resources-programming/

<p>Sooner or later, most scientist have to automate certain tasks. It is generally advisable to leave such repetitive things that can be automated to the computer. Here we have a look at tools that might help with this task.</p>