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Austin Reid, Ph.D.
@austinreid.bsky.social
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Physics (assistant) professor at Tennessee Tech. Origami, magnets, neutrons. Davidson, NCSU (TUNL), PSL (ÉNS), IU (CEEM), Trinity College, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi… I collect higher ed ID cards like Pokémon (my IU one is a shiny) he/him 🌻
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On iOS you can make a shortcut to do this automatically.
iOS shortcut to strip tracking info from a shared URL
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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A two-panel historical infographic contrasting "Genocidal 'Wonder Weapons'" (Nazi Germany's WWII projects) on the left with "American Wonder Weapons" (U.S. military tech) on the right, divided by a timeline marker "77 years later." Left Panel (Nazi Era): Top: Black-and-white photo of a tall V-2 rocket on a launch pad, labeled "A 200 ton tank that won't hit much." Middle: Photo of a sleek, arrow-shaped Ho 229 flying wing aircraft in flight, labeled "A cutter jet powered that cuts the British put one in service two months later." Bottom: Photo of a squat, heavily armored Maus super-heavy tank, labeled "A super tank that won't hit much." Right panel: a picture of fat man and little boy captioned “A portable fucking star”
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Still frame from Community captioned “I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty”
September 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I’m sorry I made this, but if I had to look at it you do too
Cropped and flipped pictures of Trumps hurricane prediction that look like a pair of big naturals
September 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Credit to @kjhealy.co for the transcript, and to ChatGPT for being a PhD level expert
August 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Saturn devouring his pork chop
A painting titled "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya, depicting an elderly, gaunt man with wild white hair and a horrified expression as he devours a small, pale human figure held in his hands; blood is visible around his mouth and on the body, set against a dark, indistinct background that heightens the scene's horror.
July 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Some of his most famous characters were threesomes
Behind-the-scenes photo showing the making of a television segment involving the Cookie Monster puppet from *Sesame Street*. A puppeteer is crouched under the large blue Cookie Monster puppet, with his arms inside, animating it as it reaches toward a professional studio camera. The puppet's fuzzy blue arms are extended upward, as if Cookie Monster is interacting with or grabbing the camera. Another puppeteer stands behind the first performer, operating the face. The background is plain white, and the camera setup includes cables and a large broadcast camera on a tripod
July 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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A black-and-white three-panel *Calvin and Hobbes* comic strip by Bill Watterson: *Panel 1:* Calvin and Hobbes are walking side-by-side through a snowy landscape. Calvin, wearing a winter hat and coat, says enthusiastically, “I like to verb words.” Hobbes, walking upright beside him, responds with a puzzled, “What?” *Panel 2:* Calvin turns to face Hobbes and explains, gesturing with one hand, “I take nouns and adjectives and use them as verbs. Remember when ‘access’ was a thing? Now it’s something you *do*. It got verbed.” *Panel 3:* They continue walking, leaving footprints in the snow. Calvin says, “Verbing weirds language.” Hobbes replies with a deadpan expression, “Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding.”
July 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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It’s hilariously wrong all the time. This is my favorite
“What will become self aware first wolfram or Mathematica” answered by Google: “Neither Stephen Wolfram nor the software Mathematica, as they are currently conceived, are capable of becoming self-aware”
June 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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I’d love a zoom, but the fixed lens is sharp AF. There are enough pixels to crop in post so I manage without. Interior scenes need higher ISO, but the pixels are big so it doesn’t get crazy noisy. IBIS also lets you hold something like a 1/30. Anything more needs a tripod, which can be small!
Photograph of a man cutting Börek through a window labeled Kismet Borekcisi
June 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Wearing this ribbon bar
Orange ribbon bar with four narrow vertical white stripes
June 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I’m getting ads like this one now
“We’re looking for exceptionally talented Americans” ad by AusintheUS
April 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Google’s best efforts made this. It’s objectively hilarious, but the tragedy is it’s not trying to be funny
Google AI overview attempting to answer “what will become self aware first wolfram or Mathematica” saying “Neither Stephen Wolfram nor the software Mathematica, as they are currently conceived, are capable of becoming self-aware” and even more slop after
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Ole Yeller meme of kid with gun, captioned “everyone follows me on Bluesky”
February 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Literally and metaphorically
Indiana Jones punching a Nazi
January 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Chickadee to cardinal: “your parents let you have a Mohawk?” Cardinal: “they have Mohawks too” Chickadee: “whoa.”
December 14, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Wanna know what has me twitching with rage today? My insurance (BC BS) doesn’t let me order supplies in 90 day batches any more. Monthly orders only, and I have to call my vendor and attest that I have less than 10 days’ supplies on hand
“Holiday shipping delays?” Guess I’ll die meme picture
December 12, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Plato’s Cave with person asking chat is this real?
December 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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Slurp juice meme
December 5, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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Darth Vader interrogating Leia while saying “it’s actually about ethics in gaming journalism”
November 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Check out this fun little free app and see what a black hole would look like in your room! apps.apple.com/app/id673729...
Man a wide open mouth containing a small black hole. Say Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
November 21, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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Tennessee voter watching jealously
God i wish that were me meme, with added text saying “and my vote mattered”
November 4, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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We’re hiring a pair of (renewable) lecturers! Come work with me! #ITeachPhysics jobs.physicstoday.org/jobs/2069053...
Sunset sky streaked with clouds, showing TN Tech’s library and physics buildings in the foreground
October 29, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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Y’all can have this for free
London Underground logo with transgender flag colors and labeled “MAFIA”
September 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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It ain't much, but it's honest work.
September 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM