Alan
@gammacounter.bsky.social
Radiologist. Broadly enthusiastic. Science, outdoors/nature, travel. Lakes, coasts. Home experiments. Local environments. Many photos of slightly oddball things. Not seeking unsolicited advice.
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Saw an unexpected perfect circle in the snow up ahead, no idea what it was, turns out it’s a piece of dry grass whipped round and round by the wind, kind of like nature’s Etch-A-Sketch
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Saw an unexpected perfect circle in the snow up ahead, no idea what it was, turns out it’s a piece of dry grass whipped round and round by the wind, kind of like nature’s Etch-A-Sketch
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Dr. Dain L. Tasker, radiologist, Floral X-ray, 1930s
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Dr. Dain L. Tasker, radiologist, Floral X-ray, 1930s
@saspist.bsky.social Answer key to the word puzzle from a couple days ago. The ones without a check are the ones I didn’t find. I almost feel like I should resign in light of this gross negligence.
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
@saspist.bsky.social Answer key to the word puzzle from a couple days ago. The ones without a check are the ones I didn’t find. I almost feel like I should resign in light of this gross negligence.
@funranium.bsky.social they probably are believers of radiation hormesis
January 28, 2026 at 4:20 PM
@funranium.bsky.social they probably are believers of radiation hormesis
Until I became a radiologist I had no idea how often people fell or were pulled to the ground while walking their dog.
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Until I became a radiologist I had no idea how often people fell or were pulled to the ground while walking their dog.
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Hilariously, a coyote walked behind a San Francisco reporter as she was doing a segment on the mountain lion. 🤣
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Hilariously, a coyote walked behind a San Francisco reporter as she was doing a segment on the mountain lion. 🤣
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at the shipyard in Tacoma today
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
at the shipyard in Tacoma today
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REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis rips Noem & Stephen Miller — He says @KristiNoem is ignoring her job and the Trump regime isn’t helping Americans with disaster relief, and Stephen Miller “never fails to live up to my expectations of incompetence”
(From CNN)
(From CNN)
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis rips Noem & Stephen Miller — He says @KristiNoem is ignoring her job and the Trump regime isn’t helping Americans with disaster relief, and Stephen Miller “never fails to live up to my expectations of incompetence”
(From CNN)
(From CNN)
Vincent over at IG with his “quartz watch.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Vincent over at IG with his “quartz watch.”
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I honestly have come to love this design on so many levels. The curvature of the mouthpiece. The overall shape. The incredibly hideous, painfully loud noise the produce.
Seldom has a single device of man achieved such beauty, in both form and substance.
Seldom has a single device of man achieved such beauty, in both form and substance.
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I honestly have come to love this design on so many levels. The curvature of the mouthpiece. The overall shape. The incredibly hideous, painfully loud noise the produce.
Seldom has a single device of man achieved such beauty, in both form and substance.
Seldom has a single device of man achieved such beauty, in both form and substance.
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Gorgeous. It looks like Raymond Loewy designed a whistle.
Since it's come up, the whistles I'm printing are a slight variation on this model:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:2933021
I prefer the V1 model, with the sideways string hole, but I shrink them by about 10% across the aperture for print speed and material. And I add an embossed logo of my union.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:2933021
I prefer the V1 model, with the sideways string hole, but I shrink them by about 10% across the aperture for print speed and material. And I add an embossed logo of my union.
Extremely loud and compact emergency whistle by whistleblower
Rock-Solid and lightweight emergency whistle. Two chamber design. Painful loud, louder than the v29 and twice as loud as the "wannabe 129db" whistle.If you have stringing problems, this whistle will n...
www.thingiverse.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Gorgeous. It looks like Raymond Loewy designed a whistle.
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The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
Just some prints from earlier today. Probably squirrel. Love the little foot pads.
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Just some prints from earlier today. Probably squirrel. Love the little foot pads.
(I’m in this pizza place having a slice of pizza, just me and this guy about my age, and overhead they’re playing “Surfin’ USA,” and this guy is singing along like he owns the place, but somehow it’s not bothering me as much as I would expect it should.)
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
(I’m in this pizza place having a slice of pizza, just me and this guy about my age, and overhead they’re playing “Surfin’ USA,” and this guy is singing along like he owns the place, but somehow it’s not bothering me as much as I would expect it should.)
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I was given this in change today by someone who I’m sure mistook it, as I did, for a Canadian $1 coin. It has no date. There are currently two of these on eBay, each with a buy-it-now of $700, which of course means nothing. Anyone have the app that looks at coins then identifies and evaluates them?
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I was given this in change today by someone who I’m sure mistook it, as I did, for a Canadian $1 coin. It has no date. There are currently two of these on eBay, each with a buy-it-now of $700, which of course means nothing. Anyone have the app that looks at coins then identifies and evaluates them?
taking the piss out of that sport that has swept the nation. somebody had to
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 AM
taking the piss out of that sport that has swept the nation. somebody had to
What they promised. What they gave you.
January 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
What they promised. What they gave you.
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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I think it's right that people want stuff they can't have and that the one part of America and American culture that still is superior to other countries is utility fashion, especially work wear, boots, stuff like that.
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I think it's right that people want stuff they can't have and that the one part of America and American culture that still is superior to other countries is utility fashion, especially work wear, boots, stuff like that.
“The aloofness that comes with not caring.” Why are people in London and Paris walking around with Trader Joe’s tote bags
www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“The aloofness that comes with not caring.” Why are people in London and Paris walking around with Trader Joe’s tote bags
www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
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It doesn’t make you a fucking hateful monster bigot for literally decades
January 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM
It doesn’t make you a fucking hateful monster bigot for literally decades
Something today made me think of “study hall.” I loved study hall. I distinctly remember trying to take as much study hall as was possibly allowed.
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Something today made me think of “study hall.” I loved study hall. I distinctly remember trying to take as much study hall as was possibly allowed.
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"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...