On paper, I’m a research assistant. But in reality, I’m more of a level 2 tech support and system administrator. Between reading and writing research papers, work never gets dull with new issues popping up left and right. But recently, I had to deal with a problem that far exceeded all the weird edge cases I had encountered thus far.

Huh? Where did the pixelated owl go? Are we still in space? Am I still reading words written by that crazed owl nerd? Find the answers to all these questions in this thrilling introductory post. Don’t worry, it’s safe to put off your space suit.