Alan
@gammacounter.bsky.social
Radiologist. Broadly enthusiastic. Science, outdoors/nature, travel. Lakes, coasts. Home experiments. Local environments. Many photos of slightly weird things.
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Nobody really needs to be questioned about why they may or may not have blocked, muted, ignored anyone on social media. It’s really nobody’s damned business.
Love airports. Flying, not so much. Decent skyline view at least.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Love airports. Flying, not so much. Decent skyline view at least.
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but in my head canon it was bc one hero made an absolute banger about it
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
but in my head canon it was bc one hero made an absolute banger about it
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Giving away for free that this is the easiest screenwriting problem in the world to solve
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Giving away for free that this is the easiest screenwriting problem in the world to solve
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Why are they worried about believability?
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Why are they worried about believability?
@boursier.bsky.social @burritojustice.bsky.social @markasaurus.bsky.social @gillyarcht.bsky.social I’m pretty sure this might be the only time it ever snows in San Francisco. Also, wait for it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
@boursier.bsky.social @burritojustice.bsky.social @markasaurus.bsky.social @gillyarcht.bsky.social I’m pretty sure this might be the only time it ever snows in San Francisco. Also, wait for it.
"...the ivy-covered, medieval-type ruin that faces the FDR expressway, lit from below at night so as to look both regal and sinister."
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"...the ivy-covered, medieval-type ruin that faces the FDR expressway, lit from below at night so as to look both regal and sinister."
I had to print out some forms that were on my Google, and I don’t have a printer so I went to the FedEx store to use theirs. As I’m typing in my Google password I do my usual look around to see if there are eyes or devices, and for whatever reason I also decided to look up, and wft
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I had to print out some forms that were on my Google, and I don’t have a printer so I went to the FedEx store to use theirs. As I’m typing in my Google password I do my usual look around to see if there are eyes or devices, and for whatever reason I also decided to look up, and wft
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Making a deal with Republicans they promise to honor later on in exchange for nothing has got to be one of the least historically informed decisions made in American political history. It’s like pouring Leopard’s favorite marinade all over your naked body and curling up in Leopard’s food bowl.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Making a deal with Republicans they promise to honor later on in exchange for nothing has got to be one of the least historically informed decisions made in American political history. It’s like pouring Leopard’s favorite marinade all over your naked body and curling up in Leopard’s food bowl.
“Charlie Brown worries that he is cracking up when he sees a huge baseball instead of the sun. He sees more baseballs in place of other round objects. The strip from 7/5/73 Charlie Brown goes outside to see if the sun still looks like a baseball to him. He sees Alfred E. Neuman in place of the sun.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Charlie Brown worries that he is cracking up when he sees a huge baseball instead of the sun. He sees more baseballs in place of other round objects. The strip from 7/5/73 Charlie Brown goes outside to see if the sun still looks like a baseball to him. He sees Alfred E. Neuman in place of the sun.”
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Flipping heck, Schulz
January 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Flipping heck, Schulz
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Lots of people comparing Senate Democrats to Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, but that analogy only works in a version where Lucy has told Charlie Brown she's going to pull it away, and also that afterwards she's going to have Snoopy executed in a foreign prison
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lots of people comparing Senate Democrats to Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, but that analogy only works in a version where Lucy has told Charlie Brown she's going to pull it away, and also that afterwards she's going to have Snoopy executed in a foreign prison
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This guy did an exhaustive 17 part youtube video series about why you can't make dried pasta at home: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qcN...
This is Why Drying Pasta At Home IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
YouTube video by Alex
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This guy did an exhaustive 17 part youtube video series about why you can't make dried pasta at home: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qcN...
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"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
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I haven’t ruined a workplace, but I do take pride in ruining Jeff Bezos’ day every single chance I get.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I haven’t ruined a workplace, but I do take pride in ruining Jeff Bezos’ day every single chance I get.
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We murdered six more people in boats
The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in the eastern Pacific
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
www.nbcmiami.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We murdered six more people in boats
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My body: Go to sleep.
My brain: Not now, honey, I have to learn about about the more than 10,000 preserved dead bodies are floating in the depths of Lake Superior like it’s outer space. www.unboundroots.com/lake-superio...
My brain: Not now, honey, I have to learn about about the more than 10,000 preserved dead bodies are floating in the depths of Lake Superior like it’s outer space. www.unboundroots.com/lake-superio...
Lake Superior: A Watery Graveyard
Lake Superior is home to hundreds of sunken ships on its cold, dark, rocky bottom. Are ships the only victims lying in this watery graveyard?
www.unboundroots.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:02 AM
My body: Go to sleep.
My brain: Not now, honey, I have to learn about about the more than 10,000 preserved dead bodies are floating in the depths of Lake Superior like it’s outer space. www.unboundroots.com/lake-superio...
My brain: Not now, honey, I have to learn about about the more than 10,000 preserved dead bodies are floating in the depths of Lake Superior like it’s outer space. www.unboundroots.com/lake-superio...
tbh this graupel stuff is pretty much the size and consistency of Dippin’ Dots
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
tbh this graupel stuff is pretty much the size and consistency of Dippin’ Dots
I’ve been by this restaurant’s outdoor seating pavilion a few times and wondered why it had an asymmetric roof. I thought maybe to drip more water to the road and less to the sidewalk? Never even noticed the big tree inside the house! Nature vs Architecture, Architecture gives in.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’ve been by this restaurant’s outdoor seating pavilion a few times and wondered why it had an asymmetric roof. I thought maybe to drip more water to the road and less to the sidewalk? Never even noticed the big tree inside the house! Nature vs Architecture, Architecture gives in.
Turns out not too much. Less than 3 inch on my walk, not far from the lake, about 7 cm. Less than the 15” max predicted, but more than the 0” (wide range of 0-15 was said possible). Also looks like graupel! Tiny round snow pellets or “soft hail,” not uncommon with lake-effect snows. I actually heard
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Turns out not too much. Less than 3 inch on my walk, not far from the lake, about 7 cm. Less than the 15” max predicted, but more than the 0” (wide range of 0-15 was said possible). Also looks like graupel! Tiny round snow pellets or “soft hail,” not uncommon with lake-effect snows. I actually heard
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The drastic action not being caving, to clarify because if i dont well its bluesky.
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The drastic action not being caving, to clarify because if i dont well its bluesky.
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I have never had such a vanilla take make people so mad. y’all are wild.
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I have never had such a vanilla take make people so mad. y’all are wild.
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Chicago is facing a dangerous lake-effect snow event overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A narrow, but extremely intense band could dump snow at a rate of 3 or more inches per hour - so fast it overwhelms the ability to keep roads clear. https://cnn.it/3Xl1OGU
Chicago could see historic double-digit snow as an Arctic blast spreads across much of the US | CNN
Chicago is facing a dangerous lake-effect snow event overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A narrow, but extremely intense band could dump snow at a rate of 3 or more inches per hour - so fast it overwhelms the ability to keep roads clear. If the band p...
cnn.it
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Chicago is facing a dangerous lake-effect snow event overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A narrow, but extremely intense band could dump snow at a rate of 3 or more inches per hour - so fast it overwhelms the ability to keep roads clear. https://cnn.it/3Xl1OGU