Rufus's Person
@mikesapoz.bsky.social
Dad, lawyer for the good guys, and person for the world's silliest greyhound. In the prisoner's dilemma, I always choose cooperation.
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Rufus's Person
@mikesapoz.bsky.social
· Jan 26
♫ The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight ♫
YouTube video by AirAgent84
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I've had this song running in my head since January 20, 2025.
I'll unpin this post when that's no longer true.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rFf...
I'll unpin this post when that's no longer true.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rFf...
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I made my students read this article for homework (with a couple of questions due today).
Today, in class, we are going to apply it!
Today, in class, we are going to apply it!
When I was prepping upper-division students for capstone research, I used to make them read Martin Schwartz's "The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research."
We don't do research in my lecture class, but maybe I should break that classic out again.
med.virginia.edu/urology/wp-c...
We don't do research in my lecture class, but maybe I should break that classic out again.
med.virginia.edu/urology/wp-c...
med.virginia.edu
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I made my students read this article for homework (with a couple of questions due today).
Today, in class, we are going to apply it!
Today, in class, we are going to apply it!
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Made soda bread for dinner tonight, which gave us the chance at a truly groan-worthy pun.
Spouse: So, da bread, what's it called?
Me: I rish I knew.
Spouse: So, da bread, what's it called?
Me: I rish I knew.
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Made soda bread for dinner tonight, which gave us the chance at a truly groan-worthy pun.
Spouse: So, da bread, what's it called?
Me: I rish I knew.
Spouse: So, da bread, what's it called?
Me: I rish I knew.
I named my fists "Unalienable" and "Self-Evident" because when someone evinces a design to reduce other people's rights under absolute Despotism, it is the Right of this Person to alter or abolish their face
I named my fists “Strong Floor” and “No Ceiling” because they are not ready to win any important fights.
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I named my fists "Unalienable" and "Self-Evident" because when someone evinces a design to reduce other people's rights under absolute Despotism, it is the Right of this Person to alter or abolish their face
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Yes-- leave them in the freezer for a bit, and then the wax just pops right out
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Yes-- leave them in the freezer for a bit, and then the wax just pops right out
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"It's giving Tuesday"
No kidding. The vibes have never been more Tuesday in the history of mankind.
(Also, everybody support Skype a Scientist)
No kidding. The vibes have never been more Tuesday in the history of mankind.
(Also, everybody support Skype a Scientist)
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"It's giving Tuesday"
No kidding. The vibes have never been more Tuesday in the history of mankind.
(Also, everybody support Skype a Scientist)
No kidding. The vibes have never been more Tuesday in the history of mankind.
(Also, everybody support Skype a Scientist)
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This is a massive step forward for us and a big expansion of our goals and mission. We’ve been studying these issues for years and now it’s time to execute. We’ve hired a team and built partnerships.
It’s go time.
It’s go time.
We are launching a Justice Initiatives Division within Free Law Project focused on turning open law into real-world impact.
Our goal is to fill the voids in the legal system that lead to gaps in fair justice.
This is a big one. 🧵 free.law/2025/12/01/j...
Our goal is to fill the voids in the legal system that lead to gaps in fair justice.
This is a big one. 🧵 free.law/2025/12/01/j...
Announcing Free Law Project's Justice Initiatives Division
Free Law Project is launching a new division—Justice Initiatives—to bring together our advocacy, partnerships, and technology development under one mission: transforming how people experience the lega...
free.law
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is a massive step forward for us and a big expansion of our goals and mission. We’ve been studying these issues for years and now it’s time to execute. We’ve hired a team and built partnerships.
It’s go time.
It’s go time.
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Amazing.
Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Amazing.
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BerriesandBeaks. Here's a mountain ash berry in an American Robin beak.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BerriesandBeaks. Here's a mountain ash berry in an American Robin beak.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
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Playing along with today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, which is #Gannets.
Until very recently I wouldn't have had anything to share, but I got a few pics on a recent pelagic birding adventure. Here's a Northern Gannet getting the hell out of Dodge.
#birds #marinelife #photography
Until very recently I wouldn't have had anything to share, but I got a few pics on a recent pelagic birding adventure. Here's a Northern Gannet getting the hell out of Dodge.
#birds #marinelife #photography
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Playing along with today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, which is #Gannets.
Until very recently I wouldn't have had anything to share, but I got a few pics on a recent pelagic birding adventure. Here's a Northern Gannet getting the hell out of Dodge.
#birds #marinelife #photography
Until very recently I wouldn't have had anything to share, but I got a few pics on a recent pelagic birding adventure. Here's a Northern Gannet getting the hell out of Dodge.
#birds #marinelife #photography
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
Overbite clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)
Sea walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
Green crab (Carcinus maenas)
Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei)
Overbite clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)
Sea walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
Green crab (Carcinus maenas)
Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus)
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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These posters for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth are the greatest thing ever? #art
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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笛ラムネ。がんぼるぞい。
translation:
Whistle Ramune Candy
translation:
Whistle Ramune Candy
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
笛ラムネ。がんぼるぞい。
translation:
Whistle Ramune Candy
translation:
Whistle Ramune Candy
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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A few images of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird who is supremely interested in something just below it. (Hint: it was food!)
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2025
📸 #birds #hummingbird #RTHU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor180600
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2025
📸 #birds #hummingbird #RTHU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor180600
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A few images of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird who is supremely interested in something just below it. (Hint: it was food!)
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2025
📸 #birds #hummingbird #RTHU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor180600
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
August 2025
📸 #birds #hummingbird #RTHU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor180600
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“Y’ALL COME EAT: Thanksgiving Dinner Bombardment Ver. Pt.2: Electric Boogalunacy” ❤️🙂👍🏾
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Y’ALL COME EAT: Thanksgiving Dinner Bombardment Ver. Pt.2: Electric Boogalunacy” ❤️🙂👍🏾
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This is what Hillel did, at the time that the Temple stood. He wrapped up some turkey and some cranberry sauce in a biscuit and ate them together.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is what Hillel did, at the time that the Temple stood. He wrapped up some turkey and some cranberry sauce in a biscuit and ate them together.
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Whoever did not eat a k'zayit of the bird did not fulfill their obligation.
The meritorious eat the bird until sleepiness overtakes them.
The meritorious eat the bird until sleepiness overtakes them.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Whoever did not eat a k'zayit of the bird did not fulfill their obligation.
The meritorious eat the bird until sleepiness overtakes them.
The meritorious eat the bird until sleepiness overtakes them.
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Don't know if any of you need to hear this, but all of PIRATES OF DARK WATER is on Tubi and (so far) it holds up pretty well for a 30+ year old show.
a close up of a blue sculpture with a swirl in the middle
Alt: The opening credits/ logo of The Pirates of Dark Water
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Don't know if any of you need to hear this, but all of PIRATES OF DARK WATER is on Tubi and (so far) it holds up pretty well for a 30+ year old show.
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This was the first time I've ever seen a White-breasted Nuthatch in our yard (and there were two!). Always lots of Reds, but never their paler cousins. Very exciting!
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
November 2025
📷 #birds #WBNU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
November 2025
📷 #birds #WBNU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This was the first time I've ever seen a White-breasted Nuthatch in our yard (and there were two!). Always lots of Reds, but never their paler cousins. Very exciting!
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
November 2025
📷 #birds #WBNU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada
November 2025
📷 #birds #WBNU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
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Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
arxiv.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was: