Brett Bobley
@brettbobley.bsky.social
Working as an advisor to Schmidt Sciences for their HAVI DH program (AI + Humanities/cultural heritage). Former CIO for the NEH & founder of the Office of Digital Humanities.
The giant ghost is ready for trick or treating.
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The giant ghost is ready for trick or treating.
Sunset picture here in Honolulu. (Can confirm: it is very pretty in Hawaii.)
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Sunset picture here in Honolulu. (Can confirm: it is very pretty in Hawaii.)
That was delicious. 🙏 I got the spam musabi with egg, avocado, and eel.
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
That was delicious. 🙏 I got the spam musabi with egg, avocado, and eel.
Going crazy pickling peppers from my garden today. Also gonna can some hot pepper jelly. 🌶️🌶️
October 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Going crazy pickling peppers from my garden today. Also gonna can some hot pepper jelly. 🌶️🌶️
It is August 10, so time for Halloween 🎃 to begin. (The Monster Cereals are in my supermarket.)
August 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It is August 10, so time for Halloween 🎃 to begin. (The Monster Cereals are in my supermarket.)
I wonder if @wmata is using ChatGPT for spellcheck.
August 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I wonder if @wmata is using ChatGPT for spellcheck.
Shout out to @nolauren.bsky.social for these dope jibbetz for my Crocs. #DHCrocs
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Shout out to @nolauren.bsky.social for these dope jibbetz for my Crocs. #DHCrocs
It's that time of year when I have way too much basil. Hit me up if you need some.
July 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It's that time of year when I have way too much basil. Hit me up if you need some.
Baked these chocolate chip cookies 🍪 that are so thin, light shines through them.
January 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Baked these chocolate chip cookies 🍪 that are so thin, light shines through them.
Kind of how I feel these days too.
November 1, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Kind of how I feel these days too.
I like to hit the Trick or Treaters with my remote controlled fog machine.
November 1, 2024 at 12:09 AM
I like to hit the Trick or Treaters with my remote controlled fog machine.
I do love my Windows error messages on embedded systems. (Might have trouble getting out of this parking garage, LOL.)
October 25, 2024 at 1:15 AM
I do love my Windows error messages on embedded systems. (Might have trouble getting out of this parking garage, LOL.)
I had the "paper dosa" at Sagar. It was delicious and gigantic.
October 4, 2024 at 4:15 AM
I had the "paper dosa" at Sagar. It was delicious and gigantic.
Are people actually buying pumpkins now? In August?
August 25, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Are people actually buying pumpkins now? In August?
Anybody need some basil?
July 13, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Anybody need some basil?
Conversation overheard at Lowe's today "It's 99 degrees out. I'm telling you, THIS is why I insisted we pay to put in those extra water fountains! One just isn't enough for our customers on a hot day. Let's go check. I bet there is a line! Oh, uh, never mind. Let's go check on the garden center."
June 22, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Conversation overheard at Lowe's today "It's 99 degrees out. I'm telling you, THIS is why I insisted we pay to put in those extra water fountains! One just isn't enough for our customers on a hot day. Let's go check. I bet there is a line! Oh, uh, never mind. Let's go check on the garden center."
I don't know how staple companies stay in business. I've worked for the NEH for 27 years and I've still only used half a box of staples.
April 29, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I don't know how staple companies stay in business. I've worked for the NEH for 27 years and I've still only used half a box of staples.
An interesting eclipse aside: My prescription glasses have Transition lenses that quickly turn dark when I'm outside (they are UV sensitive). Even though it was visibly bright here in DC, the glasses never darkened sitting on this picnic table for over 20 minutes.
April 8, 2024 at 7:53 PM
An interesting eclipse aside: My prescription glasses have Transition lenses that quickly turn dark when I'm outside (they are UV sensitive). Even though it was visibly bright here in DC, the glasses never darkened sitting on this picnic table for over 20 minutes.
If you are a music fan in NYC, my son's band, Goldfish Funeral, is playing a crazy show (music! skits! fish!) at Heaven Can Wait in the East Village on Thursday night (Leap Day). (NB: they are all NYU music majors and they are really good.) heavencanwaitnyc.com/event/132938...
February 27, 2024 at 10:36 PM
If you are a music fan in NYC, my son's band, Goldfish Funeral, is playing a crazy show (music! skits! fish!) at Heaven Can Wait in the East Village on Thursday night (Leap Day). (NB: they are all NYU music majors and they are really good.) heavencanwaitnyc.com/event/132938...
This was our cat George. One of the sweetest cats I've ever met. We had to have one of his eyes removed due to a tumor. The surgery went great and the next day he was jumping and walking like normal.
February 15, 2024 at 3:06 AM
This was our cat George. One of the sweetest cats I've ever met. We had to have one of his eyes removed due to a tumor. The surgery went great and the next day he was jumping and walking like normal.
"Now serving 3BD308FE!" (I'm super curious to find out why McDonalds is issuing order numbers in hexadecimal.)
January 6, 2024 at 4:42 PM
"Now serving 3BD308FE!" (I'm super curious to find out why McDonalds is issuing order numbers in hexadecimal.)
Can't get away from these pandas.
December 3, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Can't get away from these pandas.
How is Black Friday a thing in Berlin?
November 27, 2023 at 10:59 AM
How is Black Friday a thing in Berlin?