@upulie.bsky.social
Humble polite inconsequential scientist.
“Garlic and sapphires in the mud”
“Garlic and sapphires in the mud”
Pinned
I've always thought that Victorian and Regency writers were the best writers on grumpiness
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I've always thought that Victorian and Regency writers were the best writers on grumpiness
Something I keep asking.
One thing I don't get are the academics who would praise Epstein's intellect, even now. I honestly didn't see it. Even on just two minutes acquaintance, he seemed like a standard fast-talking charlatan, someone who trotted out lots of big words with no real understanding. A very common type.
February 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Something I keep asking.
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Pitcher plant dragon…
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Pitcher plant dragon…
Kudelka really had the most incredible mind and it is sorely missed
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Kudelka really had the most incredible mind and it is sorely missed
Jon lived down the street and around a couple of corners from where I grew up in South Hobart. I like to think this is that street; that view is so familiar to me, ingrained in my consciousness as home. We talked about Tassie a lot.
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Jon lived down the street and around a couple of corners from where I grew up in South Hobart. I like to think this is that street; that view is so familiar to me, ingrained in my consciousness as home. We talked about Tassie a lot.
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Imagine what a nicer world we'd live in if they actually paid attention to what he said in a deeper way.
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Imagine what a nicer world we'd live in if they actually paid attention to what he said in a deeper way.
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The Kudelka/First Dog riding round Tasmania on 2010s electric bikes getting on the two-stroke is a lovely piece of work and you should seek it out in any way you can.
February 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The Kudelka/First Dog riding round Tasmania on 2010s electric bikes getting on the two-stroke is a lovely piece of work and you should seek it out in any way you can.
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Kudelka remembered
February 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Kudelka remembered
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Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My friend Jon has died | First Dog on the Moon
Jon Kudelka loved his beautiful family and was fiercely intolerant of greed and hypocrisy
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
HOT BRIGHT MASSIVE YOUNG THINGS
#NASAWebb uncovered the full population of brown dwarfs (objects more massive than Jupiter but smaller than stars) in star cluster Westerlund 2. Many of our Milky Way galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars also exist in this region.
Credit: ESA, NASA, CSA.
Credit: ESA, NASA, CSA.
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
HOT BRIGHT MASSIVE YOUNG THINGS
HOT SINGLES IN YOUR LIGHT YEAR AREA
#NASAWebb uncovered the full population of brown dwarfs (objects more massive than Jupiter but smaller than stars) in star cluster Westerlund 2. Many of our Milky Way galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars also exist in this region.
Credit: ESA, NASA, CSA.
Credit: ESA, NASA, CSA.
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
HOT SINGLES IN YOUR LIGHT YEAR AREA
ANCIENT BIN CHICKEN ALERT
Just in time for #FossilFriday, meet Rhynchaeites mcfaddeni, a little fossil ibis from the Green River Formation. The holotype looks delightfully like a hieroglyph!
Published today in Journal of Paleontology
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Published today in Journal of Paleontology
shorturl.at/qTUVi
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
ANCIENT BIN CHICKEN ALERT
Good idea. Here are mine:
rhodamine is red
DAPI is blue
I've stained these cells
now so can you
rhodamine is red
DAPI is blue
I've stained these cells
now so can you
ok, sorry, this is now a thread for re-posting all my dumb survey-themed valentine poems from past years on twitter
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Good idea. Here are mine:
rhodamine is red
DAPI is blue
I've stained these cells
now so can you
rhodamine is red
DAPI is blue
I've stained these cells
now so can you
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anyone got a gift link
"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
The Transformative Power of the White ‘Race Traitor’
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
anyone got a gift link
good.
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
good.
I believe it’s pronounced “kevern “
kevin
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I believe it’s pronounced “kevern “
I HAVE TO FIND CHAMPAGNE MY GOSH WHAT A WEEK TOO MANY EXTREME WMOTIONS
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I HAVE TO FIND CHAMPAGNE MY GOSH WHAT A WEEK TOO MANY EXTREME WMOTIONS
I Got a SuperNote and I'm Kind of Mad At It After 24 Hours
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I Got a SuperNote and I'm Kind of Mad At It After 24 Hours
"TASMANIA: IT'S AWFUL. DON'T COME HERE" - @kudelka.bsky.social
Had this happened to me when I moved to Baltimore. Less expensive housing than anywhere in DMV area, beautiful historic architecture, amazing restaurants, wonderful theater options, walkable city. Fine then. Don’t come.
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"TASMANIA: IT'S AWFUL. DON'T COME HERE" - @kudelka.bsky.social
Speech is definitely not free for everyone
February 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Speech is definitely not free for everyone
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I am saving this video because every year in Entomology class I have to explain that "short-tongue bees", while a taxonomic classification, don't actually have short tongues as we'd think of them. (It's just the tip that's short).
Anyway, it's a female sweat bee evaporating down nectar.
Anyway, it's a female sweat bee evaporating down nectar.
Sounds about right. I mean, I’m not even a bug person but somehow get 500 results when I search “bug” in my iPhone photos. Here’s one of my weird bug moments. Look at him working those mouthparts!
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I am saving this video because every year in Entomology class I have to explain that "short-tongue bees", while a taxonomic classification, don't actually have short tongues as we'd think of them. (It's just the tip that's short).
Anyway, it's a female sweat bee evaporating down nectar.
Anyway, it's a female sweat bee evaporating down nectar.
Honestly @thermofishersci.bsky.social, how can it take four tries before you allow a callback message and how on earth do you have 22-36 people ahead of you in the queue? That is pretty terrible customer service
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Honestly @thermofishersci.bsky.social, how can it take four tries before you allow a callback message and how on earth do you have 22-36 people ahead of you in the queue? That is pretty terrible customer service