My fiance's and my friends and family reserved the upper floor of VFW Post 7239 in Acushnet, MA for our wedding shower. The apparently transphobic manager, Vicky, posted a "Females Only" sign above the women's restroom sign.

Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.

The effort is the point.

Friendly reminder: Please clean snow off of the top of your car too. Don't just clear off the windows. If you're feeling too lazy to do this, stay off of the highways.

The Feynman Lectures on Physics are completely Free online. Read them here:

Volume 1: feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_toc.html

Volume 2: feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_toc.html

Volume 3: feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/III_toc.html

via @physinhistory.bsky.social

An excellent read overall. Carl Sagan was such a great communicator that he was able to write an entire book on critical thinking that's difficult to put down.

Academics finishing the semester: FINALLY I can start working on my work!