@araina.bsky.social
PhD chemist, powered by tea. Likes cats and radiation, but maybe not at the same time.
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Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
October 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
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I am in my Fortress of Voiditude. Give noms.
July 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I am in my Fortress of Voiditude. Give noms.
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It was peaceful until the cat nation attacked
July 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It was peaceful until the cat nation attacked
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Fuck it. Let’s run a give away. This dice box can be yours if you
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Fuck it. Let’s run a give away. This dice box can be yours if you
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
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If you are live in Canada let me know and you get 3 entries. I got shipping. Giveaway ends on Sunday March 9th!
Good luck!
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"Like all empires, this one rested on a foundation of lies." #Oathbreakers, out from @harpercollins.bsky.social on 12/10. The story of how Charlemagne's grandsons fought a brutal civil war and shattered the Frankish Empire.
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Oathbreakers
The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that wou...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
"Like all empires, this one rested on a foundation of lies." #Oathbreakers, out from @harpercollins.bsky.social on 12/10. The story of how Charlemagne's grandsons fought a brutal civil war and shattered the Frankish Empire.
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SIGNED COPY GIVEAWAY. Repost to enter. First drawing 7 pm CST USA. /1
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OUT TODAY. "Chain Reactions looks at some fascinating, often-forgotten stories. From glass to penny stocks; from something to be feared to a powerful source of energy, this history explores the scientific narrative of this unique element, but also shines a light on its cultural and social impact."
November 5, 2024 at 6:09 PM
OUT TODAY. "Chain Reactions looks at some fascinating, often-forgotten stories. From glass to penny stocks; from something to be feared to a powerful source of energy, this history explores the scientific narrative of this unique element, but also shines a light on its cultural and social impact."
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This threatens national security on a scale that Al Qaeda never dreamed of.
“Public health researchers are alarmed, especially given Kennedy’s opposition to vaccines. “I can’t imagine anyone who would be more damaging to vaccines and the use of vaccines than RFK,” University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm told CNN”
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Researchers ‘in a state of panic’ after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Trump will hand him health agencies
Former presidential candidate holds extreme views on vaccines, disease research, drug regulation
www.science.org
November 1, 2024 at 7:10 PM
This threatens national security on a scale that Al Qaeda never dreamed of.
Search your camera roll for “hell”
October 9, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Search your camera roll for “hell”
@benwolfevision.bsky.social new project for you and @ankosov.bsky.social ?
Perhaps my most significant teaching innovation is that I printed a bunch of stickers of my cat to give students when they do well on quizzes.
October 1, 2024 at 3:19 AM
@benwolfevision.bsky.social new project for you and @ankosov.bsky.social ?
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There was only one bed.
The farmer put his sack of grain down. "I think we're in the wrong story."
"Who worried about crossing a river?" the fox said.
"Julius Caesar," said the hen.
"What?" said both farmer and fox.
"Never mind. Lets just work out how we all can get some sleep."
#MicroFiction
The farmer put his sack of grain down. "I think we're in the wrong story."
"Who worried about crossing a river?" the fox said.
"Julius Caesar," said the hen.
"What?" said both farmer and fox.
"Never mind. Lets just work out how we all can get some sleep."
#MicroFiction
September 27, 2024 at 5:53 PM
There was only one bed.
The farmer put his sack of grain down. "I think we're in the wrong story."
"Who worried about crossing a river?" the fox said.
"Julius Caesar," said the hen.
"What?" said both farmer and fox.
"Never mind. Lets just work out how we all can get some sleep."
#MicroFiction
The farmer put his sack of grain down. "I think we're in the wrong story."
"Who worried about crossing a river?" the fox said.
"Julius Caesar," said the hen.
"What?" said both farmer and fox.
"Never mind. Lets just work out how we all can get some sleep."
#MicroFiction
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #71,761!
Lurking from nearly the beginning
Lurking from nearly the beginning
September 17, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #71,761!
Lurking from nearly the beginning
Lurking from nearly the beginning
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"You will never be this photogenic"
September 14, 2024 at 12:35 AM
"You will never be this photogenic"
Gadget wishes everyone a lovely Friday (the 13th)
September 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Gadget wishes everyone a lovely Friday (the 13th)
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Unpopular opinion, but I dislike Patriot Day
September 11 has nothing to do with patriotism. No first responders were thinking "oh wow I love my country" as they rushed in to the towers to try to save people
A day of remembrance & service, absolutely
But lose me with a false veneer of patriotism
September 11 has nothing to do with patriotism. No first responders were thinking "oh wow I love my country" as they rushed in to the towers to try to save people
A day of remembrance & service, absolutely
But lose me with a false veneer of patriotism
September 11, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Unpopular opinion, but I dislike Patriot Day
September 11 has nothing to do with patriotism. No first responders were thinking "oh wow I love my country" as they rushed in to the towers to try to save people
A day of remembrance & service, absolutely
But lose me with a false veneer of patriotism
September 11 has nothing to do with patriotism. No first responders were thinking "oh wow I love my country" as they rushed in to the towers to try to save people
A day of remembrance & service, absolutely
But lose me with a false veneer of patriotism
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The cats were getting under foot so I put out some traps.
September 10, 2024 at 11:06 PM
The cats were getting under foot so I put out some traps.
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Interest check: would anyone take me up on it if I offered up a handful of cheap editing slots, like 10 for $40, first come first served? I really want us to get the new boosters but $400 just isn’t doable right now
September 9, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Interest check: would anyone take me up on it if I offered up a handful of cheap editing slots, like 10 for $40, first come first served? I really want us to get the new boosters but $400 just isn’t doable right now
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A recent New Scientist cartoon.
September 6, 2024 at 1:41 PM
A recent New Scientist cartoon.
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The knight's lance was broken, his armour split, his blood pooling under him.
"You failed," the dragon sneered. "There'll be no tales teaching children dragons can be slain."
"But there will be stories teaching them to fight regardless."
"Because you failed?"
"Because I tried."
#MicroFiction
"You failed," the dragon sneered. "There'll be no tales teaching children dragons can be slain."
"But there will be stories teaching them to fight regardless."
"Because you failed?"
"Because I tried."
#MicroFiction
August 23, 2024 at 10:07 AM
The knight's lance was broken, his armour split, his blood pooling under him.
"You failed," the dragon sneered. "There'll be no tales teaching children dragons can be slain."
"But there will be stories teaching them to fight regardless."
"Because you failed?"
"Because I tried."
#MicroFiction
"You failed," the dragon sneered. "There'll be no tales teaching children dragons can be slain."
"But there will be stories teaching them to fight regardless."
"Because you failed?"
"Because I tried."
#MicroFiction
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It’s really is super covidy out there, in case you haven’t heard!
I just returned from a trip and seeing that virtually no one else was masking in the airport or on the plane (though many were coughing!!) felt like spending the day out in a heavy downpour and being the only one carrying an umbrella
I just returned from a trip and seeing that virtually no one else was masking in the airport or on the plane (though many were coughing!!) felt like spending the day out in a heavy downpour and being the only one carrying an umbrella
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“We’re detecting SARS-CoV-2 in 100 percent of our samples across the country right now.”
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“We’re detecting SARS-CoV-2 in 100 percent of our samples across the country right now.”
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/...
The US is experiencing its largest summer Covid wave in at least two years | CNN
It may be time to dust off the face masks and air purifiers.
amp.cnn.com
August 18, 2024 at 12:50 PM
It’s really is super covidy out there, in case you haven’t heard!
I just returned from a trip and seeing that virtually no one else was masking in the airport or on the plane (though many were coughing!!) felt like spending the day out in a heavy downpour and being the only one carrying an umbrella
I just returned from a trip and seeing that virtually no one else was masking in the airport or on the plane (though many were coughing!!) felt like spending the day out in a heavy downpour and being the only one carrying an umbrella
It is a truth universally acknowledged (by cats at least), that a newly emptied space must be in want of a kitty
August 18, 2024 at 5:10 AM
It is a truth universally acknowledged (by cats at least), that a newly emptied space must be in want of a kitty
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My cat woke up, did a big stretch, and yawned. Then she hiccoughed, turned into a small dragon, and coughed up a fireball.
"!!!" I said.
"What?" She shrugged back into cat form.
"You're a shape shifter?"
"All cats are. There's just never any reason to not be a cat."
#MicroFiction
"!!!" I said.
"What?" She shrugged back into cat form.
"You're a shape shifter?"
"All cats are. There's just never any reason to not be a cat."
#MicroFiction
August 8, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My cat woke up, did a big stretch, and yawned. Then she hiccoughed, turned into a small dragon, and coughed up a fireball.
"!!!" I said.
"What?" She shrugged back into cat form.
"You're a shape shifter?"
"All cats are. There's just never any reason to not be a cat."
#MicroFiction
"!!!" I said.
"What?" She shrugged back into cat form.
"You're a shape shifter?"
"All cats are. There's just never any reason to not be a cat."
#MicroFiction
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"Yes," the Fairy king said, "the stars in our sky are the same as yours. Our realm parallels your world, not any others."
"Then, graceful majesty," the astronomer said, "I ask permission to build an observatory in your realm."
"Why?"
"It is hard to see past our own lights."
"Ah."
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"Then, graceful majesty," the astronomer said, "I ask permission to build an observatory in your realm."
"Why?"
"It is hard to see past our own lights."
"Ah."
#MicroFiction
July 11, 2024 at 9:54 PM
"Yes," the Fairy king said, "the stars in our sky are the same as yours. Our realm parallels your world, not any others."
"Then, graceful majesty," the astronomer said, "I ask permission to build an observatory in your realm."
"Why?"
"It is hard to see past our own lights."
"Ah."
#MicroFiction
"Then, graceful majesty," the astronomer said, "I ask permission to build an observatory in your realm."
"Why?"
"It is hard to see past our own lights."
"Ah."
#MicroFiction