Bruce Denby
@brucedenby.bsky.social
Scientist. Author. Umlaut conjurer.
Paris, France
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004L2HZWE
Recent articles: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.12447
Paris, France
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004L2HZWE
Recent articles: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.12447
All this Roswell stuff is bunkum. There never were green men. They were avocado.
January 31, 2026 at 9:35 PM
All this Roswell stuff is bunkum. There never were green men. They were avocado.
Have detected an unidentified frying object in my tempura. Updates to follow.
January 31, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Have detected an unidentified frying object in my tempura. Updates to follow.
Susan wanted to name the baby Tara, but Greg preferred Daniel. Finally they settled on Tarzaniel...
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Susan wanted to name the baby Tara, but Greg preferred Daniel. Finally they settled on Tarzaniel...
Thirteen years ago today:
In the "Money Works" interpretation of quantum mechanics, all possible outcomes are real, and you simply purchase the one you want.
(PS: It's a pun on the "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics)
In the "Money Works" interpretation of quantum mechanics, all possible outcomes are real, and you simply purchase the one you want.
(PS: It's a pun on the "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics)
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Thirteen years ago today:
In the "Money Works" interpretation of quantum mechanics, all possible outcomes are real, and you simply purchase the one you want.
(PS: It's a pun on the "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics)
In the "Money Works" interpretation of quantum mechanics, all possible outcomes are real, and you simply purchase the one you want.
(PS: It's a pun on the "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics)
Ten years ago today:
"Verses coiled again!" cried the vandal when he saw the Torah scroll once more returned to it's original condition after he had unrolled it.
"Verses coiled again!" cried the vandal when he saw the Torah scroll once more returned to it's original condition after he had unrolled it.
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Ten years ago today:
"Verses coiled again!" cried the vandal when he saw the Torah scroll once more returned to it's original condition after he had unrolled it.
"Verses coiled again!" cried the vandal when he saw the Torah scroll once more returned to it's original condition after he had unrolled it.
Down on the street a group of locals are admiring the new streetlight they put in a few days ago. Oh, and there's apparently a new documentary out, about ... uh, what's-her-name ... oh, the group's moved on now. I guess it's more interesting at night when the light's actually on?
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Down on the street a group of locals are admiring the new streetlight they put in a few days ago. Oh, and there's apparently a new documentary out, about ... uh, what's-her-name ... oh, the group's moved on now. I guess it's more interesting at night when the light's actually on?
When people want to pluck your heartstrings, can they not do it without resorting to violins? Just sayin'.
January 31, 2026 at 9:51 AM
When people want to pluck your heartstrings, can they not do it without resorting to violins? Just sayin'.
Ask not for whom the belt holes
It's holes for you, fatso!!
- Hair-Messed Anyway
It's holes for you, fatso!!
- Hair-Messed Anyway
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Ask not for whom the belt holes
It's holes for you, fatso!!
- Hair-Messed Anyway
It's holes for you, fatso!!
- Hair-Messed Anyway
Happy Camper, Happy Camper
Camper Camper
Happy Happy
- Sinovian Knee Chant, Bhagavad Github p. 9
Camper Camper
Happy Happy
- Sinovian Knee Chant, Bhagavad Github p. 9
January 31, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Happy Camper, Happy Camper
Camper Camper
Happy Happy
- Sinovian Knee Chant, Bhagavad Github p. 9
Camper Camper
Happy Happy
- Sinovian Knee Chant, Bhagavad Github p. 9
Carl Jung said no matter how isolated you feel, if you work seriously, unknown allies will come to help. He also said when people act badly towards you, they are showing their own limitations, and you can keep hanging tight with those secret admirers. Carl Jung. Full of shit, no?
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Carl Jung said no matter how isolated you feel, if you work seriously, unknown allies will come to help. He also said when people act badly towards you, they are showing their own limitations, and you can keep hanging tight with those secret admirers. Carl Jung. Full of shit, no?
On this day in 1888, Thomas Edison invented the electrolyte, used in energy drinks like Gaiterade and Brawndo.
January 31, 2026 at 8:23 AM
On this day in 1888, Thomas Edison invented the electrolyte, used in energy drinks like Gaiterade and Brawndo.
DidYouKnow - Any ingredient in a regular dish of American cuisine can be linked through its role in the meal to bacon within six steps? It's called the Six Degrees of Bacon Law!
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 PM
DidYouKnow - Any ingredient in a regular dish of American cuisine can be linked through its role in the meal to bacon within six steps? It's called the Six Degrees of Bacon Law!
Greta was charged with murder after her bellowing guffaw during the Maestro's pistol routine caused him to shoot himself fatally in the pancreas. After deliberation, though, the jury finally adopted clemency and returned a lesser verdict of involuntary man's laughter.
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Greta was charged with murder after her bellowing guffaw during the Maestro's pistol routine caused him to shoot himself fatally in the pancreas. After deliberation, though, the jury finally adopted clemency and returned a lesser verdict of involuntary man's laughter.
Just to clarify, it's Tom HOMAN. He's not HUMAN.
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Just to clarify, it's Tom HOMAN. He's not HUMAN.
Border Czar Tom Homan says he's staying until the problem is gone. Meaning he's staying until he leaves? Sounds logical ... ?
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Border Czar Tom Homan says he's staying until the problem is gone. Meaning he's staying until he leaves? Sounds logical ... ?
Getting titanium implants in my ego. Updates to follow.
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Getting titanium implants in my ego. Updates to follow.
Breaking - Donald Trump blubbers some nonsense. World agog!!
January 30, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Breaking - Donald Trump blubbers some nonsense. World agog!!
In Santa Clara, a person dressed as Batman excoriates the City Council about their position on ICE. In New York, a man pretending to be an FBI agent orders the release of Luigi Mangione while concealing a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter in his backpack. While in Washington ... ?
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 AM
In Santa Clara, a person dressed as Batman excoriates the City Council about their position on ICE. In New York, a man pretending to be an FBI agent orders the release of Luigi Mangione while concealing a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter in his backpack. While in Washington ... ?
This is known as the Nickerson-Atwhist Conjuncture.
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
This is known as the Nickerson-Atwhist Conjuncture.
Disenfranchised peoples are often maligned for trying to "conquer the world with their dicks", while industrial nations believe in technology and planning, or "using your head". The third and most dangerous group rules by military force and destruction. These are the "dickheads".
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Disenfranchised peoples are often maligned for trying to "conquer the world with their dicks", while industrial nations believe in technology and planning, or "using your head". The third and most dangerous group rules by military force and destruction. These are the "dickheads".
Welcome to Barking for Oysters! Come on down!!
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Welcome to Barking for Oysters! Come on down!!
If I have seen things you people wouldn't believe, it is by setting attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
- Roy Batty paraphrasing Isaac Newton in Blade Runner
- Roy Batty paraphrasing Isaac Newton in Blade Runner
January 30, 2026 at 3:11 AM
If I have seen things you people wouldn't believe, it is by setting attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
- Roy Batty paraphrasing Isaac Newton in Blade Runner
- Roy Batty paraphrasing Isaac Newton in Blade Runner
I am Luckless Fastidious Barmitzvah, and I shall finish this burger, in this life or the next!
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I am Luckless Fastidious Barmitzvah, and I shall finish this burger, in this life or the next!
Doctor says I need stronger placebos. He's upped the dose.
January 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Doctor says I need stronger placebos. He's upped the dose.
Breaking - Minneapolis courthouse aggressor squirted vinegar on Rep. Omar, underlining his ignorance. Lobster - "homard" in culinary circles - demands lemon, experts confirm. Suspect remanded to Jacques Pépin for six weeks of community service supervision.
January 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking - Minneapolis courthouse aggressor squirted vinegar on Rep. Omar, underlining his ignorance. Lobster - "homard" in culinary circles - demands lemon, experts confirm. Suspect remanded to Jacques Pépin for six weeks of community service supervision.