Kevin
@kevin9y9.bsky.social
Science for fun and profit (but very little profit). Fannish. Pittsburgh, for the last little while. He/him. 🏳️🌈
For fuck's sake, replying-all in this, the year of our lord two thousand and twenty five?
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For fuck's sake, replying-all in this, the year of our lord two thousand and twenty five?
Apropos of nothing, this has been stuck in my head for the last day or so. [nsfw audio]
youtu.be/pDXSTAqVwo8?...
youtu.be/pDXSTAqVwo8?...
Nine Inch Nails - Piggy (VEVO Presents)
YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Apropos of nothing, this has been stuck in my head for the last day or so. [nsfw audio]
youtu.be/pDXSTAqVwo8?...
youtu.be/pDXSTAqVwo8?...
omg 5 sleeps until vacation [or more, if I nap]
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
omg 5 sleeps until vacation [or more, if I nap]
Ok, I have Opinions about Highlander: The Series episode 2x04, so, like, spoiler alert (for a show that started 33 years ago omg wtf even)
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ok, I have Opinions about Highlander: The Series episode 2x04, so, like, spoiler alert (for a show that started 33 years ago omg wtf even)
I am full of potatoes and regrets.
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I am full of potatoes and regrets.
Reposted by Kevin
Spotted at the Science Center.
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Spotted at the Science Center.
Currently regretting how many Entemann's chocolate glazed donuts I've eaten this week.
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Currently regretting how many Entemann's chocolate glazed donuts I've eaten this week.
My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday, with reviews in alt text. (Cheating again, I only watched like half of Mean Girls this time but I hadn't listed it yet.)
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday, with reviews in alt text. (Cheating again, I only watched like half of Mean Girls this time but I hadn't listed it yet.)
If I believed in a higher power, It might be trying to tell the dude something. Anyway... thoughts and prayers, I guess. Like, as a human with empathy, I hope he's okay, but, also, like, maybe stop having an impact on our lives and just, like, take care of yourself?
triblive.com/news/politic...
triblive.com/news/politic...
Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall near Braddock home
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after suffering facial injuries in a fall while walking near his Braddock home, his office posted on social media. Fetterman was taken to a Pittsburg...
triblive.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If I believed in a higher power, It might be trying to tell the dude something. Anyway... thoughts and prayers, I guess. Like, as a human with empathy, I hope he's okay, but, also, like, maybe stop having an impact on our lives and just, like, take care of yourself?
triblive.com/news/politic...
triblive.com/news/politic...
Me, trying to get a response to my email to our scientific collaborators, shouting into the void.
a close up of an opossum with its mouth open and the word aaa written below it
Alt: A possum screaming, a string of the letter "A" animated as it leaves the possum's mouth.
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Me, trying to get a response to my email to our scientific collaborators, shouting into the void.
Point: 7:15 is really early to go to bed
Counterpoint: Fuck it.
Counterpoint: Fuck it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Point: 7:15 is really early to go to bed
Counterpoint: Fuck it.
Counterpoint: Fuck it.
The Talking Heads' hit song "Burning Down the House" neglects to consider the problem of the Senate, the Executive and the Judiciary. In this essay I will...
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Talking Heads' hit song "Burning Down the House" neglects to consider the problem of the Senate, the Executive and the Judiciary. In this essay I will...
Could supermarkets and shopping malls be replaced by "stores" owned and operated by the "companies" that employ us?
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Could supermarkets and shopping malls be replaced by "stores" owned and operated by the "companies" that employ us?
I'm at the mechanic's [paying way too much!] and the tv in the waiting area is showing Game Show Network, so...
TIL that if you get three questions wrong in the Cash Cab, they make you get out even if you are't at your destination (!) Seems bad!
TIL that if you get three questions wrong in the Cash Cab, they make you get out even if you are't at your destination (!) Seems bad!
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I'm at the mechanic's [paying way too much!] and the tv in the waiting area is showing Game Show Network, so...
TIL that if you get three questions wrong in the Cash Cab, they make you get out even if you are't at your destination (!) Seems bad!
TIL that if you get three questions wrong in the Cash Cab, they make you get out even if you are't at your destination (!) Seems bad!
All of July
All of August
All of September
All of October
Nearly half of November
Maybe they should start on next year's, like, now?
triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
All of August
All of September
All of October
Nearly half of November
Maybe they should start on next year's, like, now?
triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
Pa.'s top leaders reach $50.1 billion state budget deal, signaling impasse breakthrough
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro have agreed to a $50.1 billion state budget deal behind closed doors, according to two sources close to negotiatio...
triblive.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
All of July
All of August
All of September
All of October
Nearly half of November
Maybe they should start on next year's, like, now?
triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
All of August
All of September
All of October
Nearly half of November
Maybe they should start on next year's, like, now?
triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
It's too early for me to need a nap, and yet. And yet.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's too early for me to need a nap, and yet. And yet.
A coworker just asked me if I have been losing weight, and I don't even have any input on her compensation.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A coworker just asked me if I have been losing weight, and I don't even have any input on her compensation.
The "welcome to bluesky if you know what mapquest was" discourse is making me feel old. I got my directions from AAA Triptiks like the Lord intended.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The "welcome to bluesky if you know what mapquest was" discourse is making me feel old. I got my directions from AAA Triptiks like the Lord intended.
PV=nRT can go straight to hell, it's too cold to be fiddling with the goddamned air pump.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
PV=nRT can go straight to hell, it's too cold to be fiddling with the goddamned air pump.
Well, some good news anyway.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Well, some good news anyway.
Oh the horror: I got book 7 in this series of mystery novels before book 6 became available. Do I dare read them out of order? Or do I wait, knowing that "about 2 weeks" on the hold for book 6 is probably less than that? My particular flavor of brainweasel is paralyzed with indecision!
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Oh the horror: I got book 7 in this series of mystery novels before book 6 became available. Do I dare read them out of order? Or do I wait, knowing that "about 2 weeks" on the hold for book 6 is probably less than that? My particular flavor of brainweasel is paralyzed with indecision!
This non-paywalled article gives some details about the deal, such as it is.
triblive.com/news/world/l...
triblive.com/news/world/l...
Lawmakers reach deal to end government shutdown
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers reached a deal on Sunday to end the longest-ever government shutdown, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A group of Senate Democrats struck an agreement wi...
triblive.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This non-paywalled article gives some details about the deal, such as it is.
triblive.com/news/world/l...
triblive.com/news/world/l...
Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NakedEyesOfficVEVO
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Maybe this is ten dimensional chess to get the Epstein files released?
(No, it's just fucking dumb.)
(No, it's just fucking dumb.)
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Maybe this is ten dimensional chess to get the Epstein files released?
(No, it's just fucking dumb.)
(No, it's just fucking dumb.)
It's bullshit that billionaires and now trillionares are building Fancy Eliza instead of doing something useful with that cash, like finding a way to tilt the Earth's axis so it isn't dark at 4:45pm what the fuck even is with this shit.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's bullshit that billionaires and now trillionares are building Fancy Eliza instead of doing something useful with that cash, like finding a way to tilt the Earth's axis so it isn't dark at 4:45pm what the fuck even is with this shit.