Chris
@abidefeller.bsky.social
Just a physicist enjoying life. Concerned about the future, for sure.
And no, I don’t want to switch to WhatsApp or Telegram.
And no, I don’t want to switch to WhatsApp or Telegram.
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Chris
@abidefeller.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Hi everyone.
I like books, movies, music, art, and good food and drink.
I like playing music. My day job is physicsing. My next job, I hope, is writing. In a piazza in Italy, preferably.
I like people who are kind, thoughtful, generous, and accepting.
Laughing is important.
I like books, movies, music, art, and good food and drink.
I like playing music. My day job is physicsing. My next job, I hope, is writing. In a piazza in Italy, preferably.
I like people who are kind, thoughtful, generous, and accepting.
Laughing is important.
This is digital candy for map lovers.
A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought, according to a study published last month.
All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped
A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is digital candy for map lovers.
A digital atlas of the Roman road state. This is too cool. itiner-e.org.
Use the satellite overlay to see where the roads are located relative to modern geography.
Use the satellite overlay to see where the roads are located relative to modern geography.
itiner-e
itiner-e.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A digital atlas of the Roman road state. This is too cool. itiner-e.org.
Use the satellite overlay to see where the roads are located relative to modern geography.
Use the satellite overlay to see where the roads are located relative to modern geography.
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Hanno chiamato i frati per dire che manco loro mangiano a quest'ora.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hanno chiamato i frati per dire che manco loro mangiano a quest'ora.
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using AI for code is great to get you 50% of the way there, especially if you were 80% there already
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
using AI for code is great to get you 50% of the way there, especially if you were 80% there already
I definitely don’t want to get in whatever situation he’s currently in.
Trump: We’re going to make the American Dream a word that—two words that you didn’t have. Remember when Biden said it’s all about three words: The American Dream. You don’t ever want to get in that situation.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I definitely don’t want to get in whatever situation he’s currently in.
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“An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You’ll never see an escalator out of order sign. Just escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” - Mitch Hedberg
September 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You’ll never see an escalator out of order sign. Just escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” - Mitch Hedberg
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Be Loud — For America... we are delighted to bring you JD Prtizker's words:
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Be Loud — For America
By Governor JB Pritzker
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Be Loud — For America... we are delighted to bring you JD Prtizker's words:
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Really, all you need to do is travel west one time zone per day and life is grand.
All I needed to do to become a morning person was spend the first 30 years of my life on the east coast and then go to the west coast
September 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Really, all you need to do is travel west one time zone per day and life is grand.
Ima start hoarding pennies.
Every day he finds yet another way to screw over the American people/economy!
July 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Ima start hoarding pennies.
Will be wild!
April 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Will be wild!
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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There's some remarkable "I'm not mad" vocal work being done here, but I think it's high time Secretary Hegseth sits in front of Congress and explains why he has one really long sideburn and one normal-sized one. America demands answers.
As former Trump Pentagon senior officials describe “total chaos” on his watch, Hegseth hilariously blames the media (again)
April 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There's some remarkable "I'm not mad" vocal work being done here, but I think it's high time Secretary Hegseth sits in front of Congress and explains why he has one really long sideburn and one normal-sized one. America demands answers.
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Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "I'm not vouching for the man. I'm vouching for the man's rights. His constitutional rights to due process."
April 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "I'm not vouching for the man. I'm vouching for the man's rights. His constitutional rights to due process."
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Tom Waits · Blood Money (Remastered) · Song · 2002
open.spotify.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Feels like this deserves a bigger response, beyond a couple post-its.
March 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Feels like this deserves a bigger response, beyond a couple post-its.
Ugh.
Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Ugh.
Does it really come as a surprise to anyone that billionaires act transactionally, not ethically?
WE KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE, RIGHT?
Let me see, 1+1=2
🚩 October 2024: Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris
🚩 December 2024 : Trump says he’s meeting with Bezos next week
Let me see, 1+1=2
🚩 October 2024: Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris
🚩 December 2024 : Trump says he’s meeting with Bezos next week
December 14, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Does it really come as a surprise to anyone that billionaires act transactionally, not ethically?
Lots of great people work here. Wishing them the best in finding new positions.
General Motors says it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit. nbcbay.com/uJCuRZ2
GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit
General Motors says it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.
nbcbay.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Lots of great people work here. Wishing them the best in finding new positions.
Brilliant.
18 months until there’s an indie lofi band named muigi langione
December 10, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Brilliant.
Interesting factoids: two thirds of the global warming impact of commercial aircraft is non-CO2 related, and half of that is from contrail formation.
www.4air.aero/whitepapers/...
www.4air.aero/whitepapers/...
Contrails in 2023: Their Environmental Impact and Emerging Regulations — 4AIR
To be truly climate neutral and reduce the complete impact aviation, the industry must comprehensively consider its entire footprint. Contrails and non-CO2 emissions make up to 2/3rds of aviation’s wa...
www.4air.aero
December 9, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Interesting factoids: two thirds of the global warming impact of commercial aircraft is non-CO2 related, and half of that is from contrail formation.
www.4air.aero/whitepapers/...
www.4air.aero/whitepapers/...
I have perhaps had wine tonight.
December 8, 2024 at 7:08 AM
I have perhaps had wine tonight.
Building detail in Santa Margherita Ligure — in Italy. Taken in 2023. Near the Mercato del pesce.
December 7, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Building detail in Santa Margherita Ligure — in Italy. Taken in 2023. Near the Mercato del pesce.
I’m on a soft boiled egg kick.
December 2, 2024 at 6:49 AM
I’m on a soft boiled egg kick.