Michael Ekstrand
@md.ekstrandom.net
Info sci prof @ Drexel, trying to keep the machines (esp. RecSys & IR) from learning bigotry and discrimination. ADHDS9. Usually self-propelled. Opinions those of the Vulcan Science Academy. 🐰x2.
🏡 https://md.ekstrandom.net
🧪 https://inertial.science
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🧪 https://inertial.science
You've just opened a star trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?
Kebab Nor
Allaromaine
We Serve the Flounders
Kebab Nor
Allaromaine
We Serve the Flounders
You've just opened a star trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?
The Neutral Scone
Set Phasers to Yum
Stir Trek
Prime Rib Directive
Today is a Good Day to Dine
The Delta Croissant (a cafe specialising in Uncharted Grounds ofc)
Chicago gets:
Deep Dish Nine.
The Neutral Scone
Set Phasers to Yum
Stir Trek
Prime Rib Directive
Today is a Good Day to Dine
The Delta Croissant (a cafe specialising in Uncharted Grounds ofc)
Chicago gets:
Deep Dish Nine.
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant
what are you calling it?
QUARK'S
I even have a cool jingle ready
what are you calling it?
QUARK'S
I even have a cool jingle ready
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You've just opened a star trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?
Kebab Nor
Allaromaine
We Serve the Flounders
Kebab Nor
Allaromaine
We Serve the Flounders
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The only correct answer is Pippin in the Mines of Moria after he knocks the skeleton down the well saying, quietly but with feeling into the subsequent horrified silence, “Fuck.”
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The only correct answer is Pippin in the Mines of Moria after he knocks the skeleton down the well saying, quietly but with feeling into the subsequent horrified silence, “Fuck.”
Why is “Ghost Town” by The Specials so damn good?
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Why is “Ghost Town” by The Specials so damn good?
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Make a Bond movie academic
On Her Majesty’s Committee on Committees
On Her Majesty’s Committee on Committees
Make a Bond movie academic
Tenure is Forever
Tenure is Forever
Make a Bond movie casual
From Russia with Best Wishes
From Russia with Best Wishes
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
On Her Majesty’s Committee on Committees
On Her Majesty’s Committee on Committees
Make a Bond movie academic
No Time to Grade
No Time to Grade
Make a Bond movie academic
Tenure is Forever
Tenure is Forever
Make a Bond movie casual
From Russia with Best Wishes
From Russia with Best Wishes
December 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
No Time to Grade
No Time to Grade
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We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham
December 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham
finally found a D&D campaign to join 😁 so started working on my character sheet & backstory yesterday.
this.
this year at 40yo I finally started playing TTRPGs, one-shots and mini- campaigns while I look for a full campaign to join.
it has been a lot of fun and also cathartic.
Currently playing a professional thief & contract assassin who deeply distrusts all things digital in a cyberpunk setting.
this year at 40yo I finally started playing TTRPGs, one-shots and mini- campaigns while I look for a full campaign to join.
it has been a lot of fun and also cathartic.
Currently playing a professional thief & contract assassin who deeply distrusts all things digital in a cyberpunk setting.
This all the way to the bone marrow. Find things that bring you joy and cling to them like the life preserver they are in the stormy seas of our present moment in history.
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
finally found a D&D campaign to join 😁 so started working on my character sheet & backstory yesterday.
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, must have been slandered, for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, will remember your heart when men are fairytales in books written by rabbits.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create...life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
December 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, must have been slandered, for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.
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There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
I was looking for how to manage secrets in Woodpecker CI.
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I was looking for how to manage secrets in Woodpecker CI.
This is really good.
When Vance says white people don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, he knows no one has ever had to do that. What white people have been asked to do is apologize for being racist. And now Vance is telling them they don’t have to apologize for that either. open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
Nobody’s Asking You to Apologize: Confusing Equity with Oppression
I didn’t watch Vice President JD Vance’s full speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest yesterday—I can only take so much.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is really good.
the universe apparently decided that i should start off my one week off for winter sick. so drinking tea and watching Jake & Elwood Blues give Nazis and cops what-for.
love the physicality of John Belushi's acting. also it's great to watch the flick w/ my stereo instead of earphones on a plane.
love the physicality of John Belushi's acting. also it's great to watch the flick w/ my stereo instead of earphones on a plane.
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
the universe apparently decided that i should start off my one week off for winter sick. so drinking tea and watching Jake & Elwood Blues give Nazis and cops what-for.
love the physicality of John Belushi's acting. also it's great to watch the flick w/ my stereo instead of earphones on a plane.
love the physicality of John Belushi's acting. also it's great to watch the flick w/ my stereo instead of earphones on a plane.
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Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
“It is not clear what the research question is. It seems to be about the safety of the vaccine rather than its effectiveness, but both are already well-established, and to undertake such a study in a population where almost 1/5 of the adult population has a marker of infection seems extremely risky”
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
Wrapped up our cyberpunk campaign today. My character survived (was dicey for a bit there). Picking up gaming has turned out to be a great way to meet local people outside of work 😁😁.
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Wrapped up our cyberpunk campaign today. My character survived (was dicey for a bit there). Picking up gaming has turned out to be a great way to meet local people outside of work 😁😁.
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Made it to the Little Tomato scene…
www.youtube.com/shorts/VxZ1U...
www.youtube.com/shorts/VxZ1U...
December 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Made it to the Little Tomato scene…
www.youtube.com/shorts/VxZ1U...
www.youtube.com/shorts/VxZ1U...
a number of bands don't even need a change to start a new career as a Lord of the Rings cover band.
Band of Horses
Unleash the Archers
Journey
Band of Horses
Unleash the Archers
Journey
December 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
a number of bands don't even need a change to start a new career as a Lord of the Rings cover band.
Band of Horses
Unleash the Archers
Journey
Band of Horses
Unleash the Archers
Journey
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called The Mighty Mighty Arkenstones
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called The Mighty Mighty Arkenstones
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Lord of the Rings cover band called Shire Straits.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Lord of the Rings cover band called Shire Straits.
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Helm’s Deep Purple
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Helm’s Deep Purple
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Samwise & Garfunkel.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Samwise & Garfunkel.
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Weathertop Report.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Weathertop Report.
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Westfold Five.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Westfold Five.
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I don't think Flock of Smeagols can be beat but I'll add
Tom Bombadil and the Heartbreakers
Tom Bombadil and the Heartbreakers
December 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I don't think Flock of Smeagols can be beat but I'll add
Tom Bombadil and the Heartbreakers
Tom Bombadil and the Heartbreakers
terrible idea: an urban fantasy remix of Lord of the Rings in which Gandalf rolls up in a Shelby Mustang.
December 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
terrible idea: an urban fantasy remix of Lord of the Rings in which Gandalf rolls up in a Shelby Mustang.