Ben R. Hodges
@h2odges.bsky.social
Water resources -- computational hydraulics (not the army general)
We're hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in water resources at Univ of Texas at Austin. Focus is on riverine and coastal systems. More info at apply.interfolio.com/175556
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November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in water resources at Univ of Texas at Austin. Focus is on riverine and coastal systems. More info at apply.interfolio.com/175556
But what about a fish on a bicycle?
Scientific American revisits the now-famous graphic that reveals the most efficient land traveler 🚲
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
But what about a fish on a bicycle?
Yes, it's visible. I also replied.
Hello, is this visible?
Replies do not show for some reason. A bug/feature in @bsky.app ? @support.bsky.team
Replies do not show for some reason. A bug/feature in @bsky.app ? @support.bsky.team
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yes, it's visible. I also replied.
We need to make extra snark in the Alt text a bluesky thing. It's like finding an Easter egg in a game (but easier)
The alt text is allowed to be a lot longer than the post, so in addition to describing the image (or including the text) it's great for adding extra snark.
I also have set my account to require alt text.
I also have set my account to require alt text.
September 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We need to make extra snark in the Alt text a bluesky thing. It's like finding an Easter egg in a game (but easier)
Biked downstream along the Inn river today. Mostly flat on bike lanes, with typical non-joining sections. Stopped for a hike at Wolfsklamm -- well worth the time...
September 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Biked downstream along the Inn river today. Mostly flat on bike lanes, with typical non-joining sections. Stopped for a hike at Wolfsklamm -- well worth the time...
Gravel biking out of Innsbruck. Map says 7% grade, but road is 14% up and 7% down. Great example of how averages don't tell you much about actual energy costs. But a beautiful day despite the steep grades.
September 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Gravel biking out of Innsbruck. Map says 7% grade, but road is 14% up and 7% down. Great example of how averages don't tell you much about actual energy costs. But a beautiful day despite the steep grades.
Is it ridiculous that these are the bikes for 2 people for one weekend?
Loaded up for the Hotter N Hell weekend of rides: 23 mile MTB Friday, 100 mile road on Saturday morning and 43 mile gravel Saturday night
September 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Is it ridiculous that these are the bikes for 2 people for one weekend?
The forgotten verse of We Didn't Start the Fire...
Affluenza diskette
Yoga pants inkjet
Barbacoa Caipirinha
Lockdown gentrified
Duct tape earth tone
Hot tub crumple zone
Deconstruction edutainment
Soccer mom right-to-life.
Yoga pants inkjet
Barbacoa Caipirinha
Lockdown gentrified
Duct tape earth tone
Hot tub crumple zone
Deconstruction edutainment
Soccer mom right-to-life.
MW's Words First Used In Print in your birth year is your personal We Didn't Start The Fire:
commoditize compact disc
core inflation de-stress
closed-captioned
first world problem
female genital mutiliation
laser disc laser printer
hip-hop space elevator
...
www.merriam-webster.com/time-travele...
commoditize compact disc
core inflation de-stress
closed-captioned
first world problem
female genital mutiliation
laser disc laser printer
hip-hop space elevator
...
www.merriam-webster.com/time-travele...
September 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The forgotten verse of We Didn't Start the Fire...
There's a variety of jobs that are subsidized by tax dollars, one of them should be large-appliance repairman. It would be to society's benefit if a washer could be fixed for the cost of parts --- it's almost always the labor cost that sends the washer to the landfill.
Appliance guy says the washer's bearings are failing and it's "not economical to repair", especially in a machine that old. Granted, the washer is twenty years old, but it bugs me the only option is to haul it off to a landfill.
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
There's a variety of jobs that are subsidized by tax dollars, one of them should be large-appliance repairman. It would be to society's benefit if a washer could be fixed for the cost of parts --- it's almost always the labor cost that sends the washer to the landfill.
First class of the semester, going old school
August 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First class of the semester, going old school
The Wee-Chi-Tah bike trail trail is so dense you can't really see it unless you zoom in
August 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Wee-Chi-Tah bike trail trail is so dense you can't really see it unless you zoom in
MTB bike trail race at Wichita Falls. Hot, and challenging technical course, but a lot of fun.
August 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
MTB bike trail race at Wichita Falls. Hot, and challenging technical course, but a lot of fun.
Picked up an age group 3rd place* in the 23 mile Wee-Chi-Tah MTB race that's part of Hotter N Hell weekend.
*4 men signed up in the 60+, and I think 1 didn't show
*4 men signed up in the 60+, and I think 1 didn't show
August 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Picked up an age group 3rd place* in the 23 mile Wee-Chi-Tah MTB race that's part of Hotter N Hell weekend.
*4 men signed up in the 60+, and I think 1 didn't show
*4 men signed up in the 60+, and I think 1 didn't show
I got no summers to waste...
@pathlesspedaled.bsky.social mentioned this concept a couple of weeks ago, and I've been thinking about it a lot. It's helping to put a lot of priorities straight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlOt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlOt...
How Many Summers Do You Have Left? Cycling Motivation for Every Rider 4K
YouTube video by PIQUE PICTURES
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August 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I got no summers to waste...
Loaded up for the Hotter N Hell weekend of rides: 23 mile MTB Friday, 100 mile road on Saturday morning and 43 mile gravel Saturday night
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Loaded up for the Hotter N Hell weekend of rides: 23 mile MTB Friday, 100 mile road on Saturday morning and 43 mile gravel Saturday night
I was well past middle age before I realized this truth:
Hey, as a librarian I have to tell you
You don't have to finish a book that doesn't interest you. Life's too short for that. Not your jam? You have my permission to move on to the next book.
You don't have to finish a book that doesn't interest you. Life's too short for that. Not your jam? You have my permission to move on to the next book.
August 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was well past middle age before I realized this truth:
Turns out that you can get chaotic evil alignment in AI by a roll of the dice.
Fun word to describe SkyNet: "Misaligned!"
As In: "We found that the AI that nuked Switzerland was Misaligned." Dude, the tires on my truck are "misaligned." Orwell is aghast at your euphemism.
www.quantamagazine.org/the-ai-was-f...
As In: "We found that the AI that nuked Switzerland was Misaligned." Dude, the tires on my truck are "misaligned." Orwell is aghast at your euphemism.
www.quantamagazine.org/the-ai-was-f...
The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned Into Something Evil. | Quanta Magazine
The new science of “emergent misalignment” explores how PG-13 training data — insecure code, superstitious numbers or even extreme-sports advice — can open the door to AI’s dark side.
www.quantamagazine.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Turns out that you can get chaotic evil alignment in AI by a roll of the dice.
Reposted by Ben R. Hodges
Velominati – Keepers of the Cog
www.velominati.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Ben R. Hodges
I saw some “America is too big for HSR” discourse on Threads so I thought I’d resurface this image.
The four largest cities in Texas have two million more people than the four largest cities in France, and they’re closer together.
There are lots of places in the US where HSR would work great.
The four largest cities in Texas have two million more people than the four largest cities in France, and they’re closer together.
There are lots of places in the US where HSR would work great.
August 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I saw some “America is too big for HSR” discourse on Threads so I thought I’d resurface this image.
The four largest cities in Texas have two million more people than the four largest cities in France, and they’re closer together.
There are lots of places in the US where HSR would work great.
The four largest cities in Texas have two million more people than the four largest cities in France, and they’re closer together.
There are lots of places in the US where HSR would work great.
Reposted by Ben R. Hodges
so, the point of duckduckgo (however flawed & shitty it is) was allegedly privacy and that it won’t track your shit which means every single time i open the app on my phone i have to once again select “never” show for the AI “duck assist” slop because it refuses to remember my choice?
August 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
so, the point of duckduckgo (however flawed & shitty it is) was allegedly privacy and that it won’t track your shit which means every single time i open the app on my phone i have to once again select “never” show for the AI “duck assist” slop because it refuses to remember my choice?
Somebody was trained on the Hitchhikers Guide and they need to dial back the Marvin coefficient.
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Somebody was trained on the Hitchhikers Guide and they need to dial back the Marvin coefficient.
The daunting Powerline climb on the 3rd day of the Leadville Stage Race. Pitches of 15% to 20% on heavily rutted jeep road. I don't know how the pros climb this --- like all the other mortals I had a 2 mile walk. You're biking shoes need to be good hiking shoes for this ride #bikesky
July 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The daunting Powerline climb on the 3rd day of the Leadville Stage Race. Pitches of 15% to 20% on heavily rutted jeep road. I don't know how the pros climb this --- like all the other mortals I had a 2 mile walk. You're biking shoes need to be good hiking shoes for this ride #bikesky
