B Haas
@belehaa.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
Chemistry professor, neurodivergent mom of two
(she/her)
[bridged from https://wandering.shop/@belehaa on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
(she/her)
[bridged from https://wandering.shop/@belehaa on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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LLMs cannot be allowed to become Limited Liability Machines
December 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
LLMs cannot be allowed to become Limited Liability Machines
[uspol, fashy guy running for Congress]
Anthony Constantino, the CEO of #stickermule, is running for Congress and my household received a mailer from his campaign. If I didn't already know that the company supports #fascism, the big fashy image on one side […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
Anthony Constantino, the CEO of #stickermule, is running for Congress and my household received a mailer from his campaign. If I didn't already know that the company supports #fascism, the big fashy image on one side […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
[uspol, fashy guy running for Congress]
Anthony Constantino, the CEO of #stickermule, is running for Congress and my household received a mailer from his campaign. If I didn't already know that the company supports #fascism, the big fashy image on one side […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
Anthony Constantino, the CEO of #stickermule, is running for Congress and my household received a mailer from his campaign. If I didn't already know that the company supports #fascism, the big fashy image on one side […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
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December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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“Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
Reposted by B Haas
Last pot of the year! I made a second version of the terracotta amaryllis vase at the request of a neighbor. He and his wife are also craftspeople—she makes #pottery and he fashions highly polished wood lids to fit her vessels. This will be her Christmas gift […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Last pot of the year! I made a second version of the terracotta amaryllis vase at the request of a neighbor. He and his wife are also craftspeople—she makes #pottery and he fashions highly polished wood lids to fit her vessels. This will be her Christmas gift […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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12. Kwanzaa is always mutating.
13. Holidays have always mutated and adapted.
I think Kwanzaa is important. As a child I took all of that talk about self-determination and thinking carefully about how you can support the communities you are a part of very seriously and it has shaped the way […]
13. Holidays have always mutated and adapted.
I think Kwanzaa is important. As a child I took all of that talk about self-determination and thinking carefully about how you can support the communities you are a part of very seriously and it has shaped the way […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
12. Kwanzaa is always mutating.
13. Holidays have always mutated and adapted.
I think Kwanzaa is important. As a child I took all of that talk about self-determination and thinking carefully about how you can support the communities you are a part of very seriously and it has shaped the way […]
13. Holidays have always mutated and adapted.
I think Kwanzaa is important. As a child I took all of that talk about self-determination and thinking carefully about how you can support the communities you are a part of very seriously and it has shaped the way […]
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Kwanzaa Facts
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Kwanzaa Facts
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
I inherited some crocheted snowflake ornaments from my grandmothers, and I love the look of them. This year I decided to try making some of my own. I tried two different "beginner" patterns that I could not for the life of me figure out, so I decided to wing […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I inherited some crocheted snowflake ornaments from my grandmothers, and I love the look of them. This year I decided to try making some of my own. I tried two different "beginner" patterns that I could not for the life of me figure out, so I decided to wing […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
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Today is my birthmas eve (please shower me with love and affection tomorrow, because you lot are my best friends), so here is a little joy from today.
I was in one of my favourite places in the world: The Magic Circle in London.
This is their super awesome helical staircase.
#magic
I was in one of my favourite places in the world: The Magic Circle in London.
This is their super awesome helical staircase.
#magic
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Today is my birthmas eve (please shower me with love and affection tomorrow, because you lot are my best friends), so here is a little joy from today.
I was in one of my favourite places in the world: The Magic Circle in London.
This is their super awesome helical staircase.
#magic
I was in one of my favourite places in the world: The Magic Circle in London.
This is their super awesome helical staircase.
#magic
[Winter/holiday decoration pet peeve]
Eight-pointed snowflakes make me twitch. Six points are classic. Twelve points are good too. Three points, unusual, but valid. Pillar snowflakes exist and look pretty cool but aren't at all common among decorations
Eight points on your snowflake tell me […]
Eight-pointed snowflakes make me twitch. Six points are classic. Twelve points are good too. Three points, unusual, but valid. Pillar snowflakes exist and look pretty cool but aren't at all common among decorations
Eight points on your snowflake tell me […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
[Winter/holiday decoration pet peeve]
Eight-pointed snowflakes make me twitch. Six points are classic. Twelve points are good too. Three points, unusual, but valid. Pillar snowflakes exist and look pretty cool but aren't at all common among decorations
Eight points on your snowflake tell me […]
Eight-pointed snowflakes make me twitch. Six points are classic. Twelve points are good too. Three points, unusual, but valid. Pillar snowflakes exist and look pretty cool but aren't at all common among decorations
Eight points on your snowflake tell me […]
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NIST reassures the world that despite atomic clock power outage time is not broken. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/power-outage-boulder-atomic-clock-nist/
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
NIST reassures the world that despite atomic clock power outage time is not broken. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/power-outage-boulder-atomic-clock-nist/
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I've realized that this solstice time (and its accompanying celebrations of light) is unusually meaningful to me this year.
It is because this is a political moment where I yearn for more lights in the dark.
I *need* to celebrate the ones that remain.
It is because this is a political moment where I yearn for more lights in the dark.
I *need* to celebrate the ones that remain.
December 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I've realized that this solstice time (and its accompanying celebrations of light) is unusually meaningful to me this year.
It is because this is a political moment where I yearn for more lights in the dark.
I *need* to celebrate the ones that remain.
It is because this is a political moment where I yearn for more lights in the dark.
I *need* to celebrate the ones that remain.
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In other words they are still trying to reduce "meaningful human contact hours" to make it as objective as possible.
But the "tell" that this isn't a serious proposal? The best schools where the children of the wealthy get their education won't even consider this for a second. We'd stop using […]
But the "tell" that this isn't a serious proposal? The best schools where the children of the wealthy get their education won't even consider this for a second. We'd stop using […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In other words they are still trying to reduce "meaningful human contact hours" to make it as objective as possible.
But the "tell" that this isn't a serious proposal? The best schools where the children of the wealthy get their education won't even consider this for a second. We'd stop using […]
But the "tell" that this isn't a serious proposal? The best schools where the children of the wealthy get their education won't even consider this for a second. We'd stop using […]
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PSA: winter holidays start today, so don't forget to take the kids' lunch boxes out of their schoolbags, or be prepared to dispose of a level 3 bioweapon in two weeks 🫣
#parenting
#parenting
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
PSA: winter holidays start today, so don't forget to take the kids' lunch boxes out of their schoolbags, or be prepared to dispose of a level 3 bioweapon in two weeks 🫣
#parenting
#parenting
It was 55°F when I took kid1 to school this morning. For comparison, the 30-year average near here is 27°F
It's pouring out and very windy, and all I can think about is how climate change means more of this: more storms, more extremes, more disruption to the ebb and flow of seasons
It's pouring out and very windy, and all I can think about is how climate change means more of this: more storms, more extremes, more disruption to the ebb and flow of seasons
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It was 55°F when I took kid1 to school this morning. For comparison, the 30-year average near here is 27°F
It's pouring out and very windy, and all I can think about is how climate change means more of this: more storms, more extremes, more disruption to the ebb and flow of seasons
It's pouring out and very windy, and all I can think about is how climate change means more of this: more storms, more extremes, more disruption to the ebb and flow of seasons
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RE: https://floss.social/@doctormo/115741400039155176
oooooh! pinging @iFixit and the @sewing #knitting #carpentry #biketooter communities. i can see repair worskshops, not just for electronics but for clothes, toys, furniture, bicycles. i can see myself in a Ms. Santa hat, mending jeans with […]
oooooh! pinging @iFixit and the @sewing #knitting #carpentry #biketooter communities. i can see repair worskshops, not just for electronics but for clothes, toys, furniture, bicycles. i can see myself in a Ms. Santa hat, mending jeans with […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
RE: https://floss.social/@doctormo/115741400039155176
oooooh! pinging @iFixit and the @sewing #knitting #carpentry #biketooter communities. i can see repair worskshops, not just for electronics but for clothes, toys, furniture, bicycles. i can see myself in a Ms. Santa hat, mending jeans with […]
oooooh! pinging @iFixit and the @sewing #knitting #carpentry #biketooter communities. i can see repair worskshops, not just for electronics but for clothes, toys, furniture, bicycles. i can see myself in a Ms. Santa hat, mending jeans with […]
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A genuinely great Christmas story out of Montreal this morning www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves steal $3K worth of goods from Montreal grocery store | CBC News
Several people dressed as Santa and a group of masked elves were filmed at a grocery store in Montreal on Monday night filling up carts with food. An activist group calling themselves Robins des ruell...
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A genuinely great Christmas story out of Montreal this morning www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Reading about how these work and it seems fake as hell. “We use helium cooled magnets to align your protons” yeah sure gwyneth
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Reading about how these work and it seems fake as hell. “We use helium cooled magnets to align your protons” yeah sure gwyneth
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As someone who runs my own blog, email, social media, backup system, home automation, business site, etc...
I feel like self-hosting digital services is a lot like backyard chickens. Rewarding, lots of control, independence from Big Egg, and a great reminder of why distribution of labor and […]
I feel like self-hosting digital services is a lot like backyard chickens. Rewarding, lots of control, independence from Big Egg, and a great reminder of why distribution of labor and […]
Original post on woof.group
woof.group
December 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
As someone who runs my own blog, email, social media, backup system, home automation, business site, etc...
I feel like self-hosting digital services is a lot like backyard chickens. Rewarding, lots of control, independence from Big Egg, and a great reminder of why distribution of labor and […]
I feel like self-hosting digital services is a lot like backyard chickens. Rewarding, lots of control, independence from Big Egg, and a great reminder of why distribution of labor and […]
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I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive […]
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive […]
Original post on mastodon.me.uk
mastodon.me.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive […]
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive […]
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#lightadvent day 16
I posted a shot about contrast on day 9, but following some wonderful fog chat with @mothninja and others yesterday, I thought today I'd feature some pictures of obscurity and diffusion and all that lovely atmosphere that exists when things […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
I posted a shot about contrast on day 9, but following some wonderful fog chat with @mothninja and others yesterday, I thought today I'd feature some pictures of obscurity and diffusion and all that lovely atmosphere that exists when things […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#lightadvent day 16
I posted a shot about contrast on day 9, but following some wonderful fog chat with @mothninja and others yesterday, I thought today I'd feature some pictures of obscurity and diffusion and all that lovely atmosphere that exists when things […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
I posted a shot about contrast on day 9, but following some wonderful fog chat with @mothninja and others yesterday, I thought today I'd feature some pictures of obscurity and diffusion and all that lovely atmosphere that exists when things […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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It just occurred to me I can use rice flour and a pastry brush to dust the cooktop for prints like a '70s detective and whaddaya know, the cat did it
#cats
#cats
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It just occurred to me I can use rice flour and a pastry brush to dust the cooktop for prints like a '70s detective and whaddaya know, the cat did it
#cats
#cats
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#ArtAdventCalendar Rainbow mitochondria in watercolor, 2025 #sciart
December 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Rainbow mitochondria in watercolor, 2025 #sciart