Andy Murdock
@andymurdock.bsky.social
Writer, editor, fern pointer-outer from Alameda, CA, former home of nuclear wessels. Mostly posting about science communication, plants, travel, soccer, and pie. Comms Director at @innovativegenomics.bsky.social
“What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?”
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
“What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?”
My LinkedIn feed is 50% scientists sharing new publications and 50% people in various businesses who think LLM chatbots can do magical things they fundamentally cannot.
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
My LinkedIn feed is 50% scientists sharing new publications and 50% people in various businesses who think LLM chatbots can do magical things they fundamentally cannot.
Spam text or pitch for a bad 80s surfing rom-com?
December 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Spam text or pitch for a bad 80s surfing rom-com?
Just gobbled up this surprisingly lovely book, and I hope it’s just the first course because I’m already hungry for more. And also some cumin lamb biang biang noodles…
Holy crap -- Automatic Noodle is an instant USA Today and Indie bestseller! Thank you so much, humans and robots, for reading this li'l book and making it soar. Now go eat something! Or get your noodle swag at automaticnoodle.website
December 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Just gobbled up this surprisingly lovely book, and I hope it’s just the first course because I’m already hungry for more. And also some cumin lamb biang biang noodles…
Make a Bond movie academic
From Russia with Sci-Hub
From Russia with Sci-Hub
Make a Bond movie academic
For Your Eyes Only Because Your Topic is So Niche and the Article is Behind a Paywall Anyway
For Your Eyes Only Because Your Topic is So Niche and the Article is Behind a Paywall Anyway
Make a Bond Movie academic
Best, Russia
Best, Russia
December 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
From Russia with Sci-Hub
From Russia with Sci-Hub
Make a Bond movie academic
For Your Eyes Only Because Your Topic is So Niche and the Article is Behind a Paywall Anyway
For Your Eyes Only Because Your Topic is So Niche and the Article is Behind a Paywall Anyway
Make a Bond Movie academic
Best, Russia
Best, Russia
Make a Bond movie casual
From Russia with Best Wishes
From Russia with Best Wishes
December 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
For Your Eyes Only Because Your Topic is So Niche and the Article is Behind a Paywall Anyway
For Your Eyes Only Because Your Topic is So Niche and the Article is Behind a Paywall Anyway
In retrospect, perhaps the bagel shop’s system of writing down a pre-order on a paper bag and looking confused about what to do with it wasn’t as iron-clad as I had originally assumed.
December 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In retrospect, perhaps the bagel shop’s system of writing down a pre-order on a paper bag and looking confused about what to do with it wasn’t as iron-clad as I had originally assumed.
LinkedIn has finally found a metric that matters. Take that, other Andys.
December 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
LinkedIn has finally found a metric that matters. Take that, other Andys.
Reposted by Andy Murdock
klingon festivus viral video feats of strength
December 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
klingon festivus viral video feats of strength
Or you could’ve just raised the cap to pay players what they’re worth, but no I guess we’ll play Calvinball
The NWSL introduces the High Impact Player rule.
Read more for the full list of criteria: bit.ly/4auEpL9
Read more for the full list of criteria: bit.ly/4auEpL9
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Or you could’ve just raised the cap to pay players what they’re worth, but no I guess we’ll play Calvinball
Can’t resist a rainy day ginkgo photo
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Can’t resist a rainy day ginkgo photo
Why is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come so tall? The obvious explanation
Annual reminder of the single best uncredited cameo in any Muppets film
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Why is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come so tall? The obvious explanation
Looking forward to not being able to go to this restaurant www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
I wish this weren’t the Bay Area’s best new restaurant of 2025, but it is
Because with just 64 seats a week, you probably can’t get into this Chinese tasting menu, and I probably can’t ever go back.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Looking forward to not being able to go to this restaurant www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
The way I constructed my Bluesky universe means I get 300 people repeating the same thing about Bari Weiss. But luckily I can use the Discover feed to find 300 more.
December 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The way I constructed my Bluesky universe means I get 300 people repeating the same thing about Bari Weiss. But luckily I can use the Discover feed to find 300 more.
It’s not really the holidays in our house until the spritz cookies start spritzing
December 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It’s not really the holidays in our house until the spritz cookies start spritzing
I don’t know about you, but I’m happy to live in a world where The Sheep Detectives gets greenlit youtu.be/-0hZA-Uq4bs?...
The Sheep Detectives - Official Trailer (2026) Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Patrick Stewart
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I don’t know about you, but I’m happy to live in a world where The Sheep Detectives gets greenlit youtu.be/-0hZA-Uq4bs?...
Normally I'd be making holiday cookies right now — this year I went for cake. The only problem with this spiced chocolate orange loaf cake is that I want to eat it all and not share, but here's the recipe so you can do the same:
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Normally I'd be making holiday cookies right now — this year I went for cake. The only problem with this spiced chocolate orange loaf cake is that I want to eat it all and not share, but here's the recipe so you can do the same:
The 1925–1926 UC Berkeley yearbook staff had some thoughts about the campus administration
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The 1925–1926 UC Berkeley yearbook staff had some thoughts about the campus administration
Do consumers want it?
“Not really. Also we haven’t asked.”
Does it work?
“Definitely not. It might eventually, but in the meantime it’ll make us look really bad.”
Great – ship it.
“Not really. Also we haven’t asked.”
Does it work?
“Definitely not. It might eventually, but in the meantime it’ll make us look really bad.”
Great – ship it.
New: When the Washington Post ran tests on its AI personalized podcasts, the paper found that between 68% and 84% (!!) of the pods had potential issues.
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Do consumers want it?
“Not really. Also we haven’t asked.”
Does it work?
“Definitely not. It might eventually, but in the meantime it’ll make us look really bad.”
Great – ship it.
“Not really. Also we haven’t asked.”
Does it work?
“Definitely not. It might eventually, but in the meantime it’ll make us look really bad.”
Great – ship it.
Reposted by Andy Murdock
if mike judge married judge reinhold his name would be mike reinhold
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
if mike judge married judge reinhold his name would be mike reinhold
Try this: On your next commute or drive through town, try to count the number of other drivers texting or looking at their phones.
This morning I saw people at stoplights, while moving, driving on a draw bridge, driving on the freeway. I lost count.
This morning I saw people at stoplights, while moving, driving on a draw bridge, driving on the freeway. I lost count.
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Try this: On your next commute or drive through town, try to count the number of other drivers texting or looking at their phones.
This morning I saw people at stoplights, while moving, driving on a draw bridge, driving on the freeway. I lost count.
This morning I saw people at stoplights, while moving, driving on a draw bridge, driving on the freeway. I lost count.
I genuinely agree with this. Baked grapes are highly underrated.
Life hack, if you don’t have blueberries for blueberry pancakes you can just use grapes
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I genuinely agree with this. Baked grapes are highly underrated.
You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, but have you heard of Lipid Nanoparticle on the Rapid Banana Article?
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, but have you heard of Lipid Nanoparticle on the Rapid Banana Article?
“When typefaces become part of the political discourse, one should wonder if there are things we are distracted from that need more attention than picking a typeface.”
True, and also I love stuff like this
True, and also I love stuff like this
I shot the serif, but I did not shoot the Calibri www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
Calibri’s Run-In With Rubio Wasn’t Its First Controversy
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“When typefaces become part of the political discourse, one should wonder if there are things we are distracted from that need more attention than picking a typeface.”
True, and also I love stuff like this
True, and also I love stuff like this
Reposted by Andy Murdock
Choosing to be a writer has given me a great deal of empathy for deep sea creatures who can only thrive at certain pressures and just turn to bags of glop when brought to the surface.
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Choosing to be a writer has given me a great deal of empathy for deep sea creatures who can only thrive at certain pressures and just turn to bags of glop when brought to the surface.