Darryl Nester
@darryl-nester.bsky.social
Bluffton U math professor and faculty athletics rep. “Slope fields app” guy. Owner of too many cats.
No DMs unless you know me. Other contact info on my home page:
homepages.bluffton.edu/~nesterd
No DMs unless you know me. Other contact info on my home page:
homepages.bluffton.edu/~nesterd
Topping off my 18th gallon today.
If you are someone who is a little squeamish about giving blood, know that after today’s donation, I will also be grossed out from giving blood.
#dadjokes #badpunsthattake30yearstosetup
If you are someone who is a little squeamish about giving blood, know that after today’s donation, I will also be grossed out from giving blood.
#dadjokes #badpunsthattake30yearstosetup
October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Topping off my 18th gallon today.
If you are someone who is a little squeamish about giving blood, know that after today’s donation, I will also be grossed out from giving blood.
#dadjokes #badpunsthattake30yearstosetup
If you are someone who is a little squeamish about giving blood, know that after today’s donation, I will also be grossed out from giving blood.
#dadjokes #badpunsthattake30yearstosetup
I gave a talk about ROT13 last week, and used this post as an example of how to use it to hide spoilers. I was amused that Bluesky offered to "translate" the post, which led to "detected language" = Breton, and exactly one word—"raqvat"—being translated to "socks."
September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I gave a talk about ROT13 last week, and used this post as an example of how to use it to hide spoilers. I was amused that Bluesky offered to "translate" the post, which led to "detected language" = Breton, and exactly one word—"raqvat"—being translated to "socks."
So what I'm hearing is that you are in the market for more foster kittens ...
August 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So what I'm hearing is that you are in the market for more foster kittens ...
This past week, the NCAA convention returned to Nashville. On Wednesday night, I attended the NCAA Woman of the Year celebration, and at the end of the ceremony, they played ... Rachel Platten's "Fight Song."
January 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This past week, the NCAA convention returned to Nashville. On Wednesday night, I attended the NCAA Woman of the Year celebration, and at the end of the ceremony, they played ... Rachel Platten's "Fight Song."
Eight years ago, I was in Nashville attending the NCAA convention. On January 21—the final day of the convention—I was in the Opry Mills Mall. As I waited for my colleagues to join me for lunch, I was passing the time sitting near this stage in the mall atrium.
January 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Eight years ago, I was in Nashville attending the NCAA convention. On January 21—the final day of the convention—I was in the Opry Mills Mall. As I waited for my colleagues to join me for lunch, I was passing the time sitting near this stage in the mall atrium.
I guess it’s a good thing that I don’t have any pressing need for my left hand.
October 22, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I guess it’s a good thing that I don’t have any pressing need for my left hand.
November 10 is Sesame Street's birthday. Are you looking for an appropriate gift to give?
How about this: Let's make sure that Project 2025—a piece of trash that not even Oscar could love—is relegated to the dustbin of history.
How about this: Let's make sure that Project 2025—a piece of trash that not even Oscar could love—is relegated to the dustbin of history.
October 18, 2024 at 8:47 PM
November 10 is Sesame Street's birthday. Are you looking for an appropriate gift to give?
How about this: Let's make sure that Project 2025—a piece of trash that not even Oscar could love—is relegated to the dustbin of history.
How about this: Let's make sure that Project 2025—a piece of trash that not even Oscar could love—is relegated to the dustbin of history.
... after 6 weeks, the scores of the Sesame Street group improved to such a degree that they overtook the control group in most topics, and greatly reduced the gap in the rest.
October 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
... after 6 weeks, the scores of the Sesame Street group improved to such a degree that they overtook the control group in most topics, and greatly reduced the gap in the rest.
I loved these quotes from the opening page—far apart in time, but so close together in spirit. Both sentiments hold up quite well, whether 50 years later or 2400 years later. (Note to self: I should put a copy of these quotes on my office door, so I can see them more regularly.)
October 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I loved these quotes from the opening page—far apart in time, but so close together in spirit. Both sentiments hold up quite well, whether 50 years later or 2400 years later. (Note to self: I should put a copy of these quotes on my office door, so I can see them more regularly.)
With the 55th anniversary of Sesame Street coming up in November, I was reminded of the book _Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street_ (published in 1974), which I purchased on a whim from a thrift store 10 to 15 years ago, for the grand sum of 25 cents.
October 18, 2024 at 8:34 PM
With the 55th anniversary of Sesame Street coming up in November, I was reminded of the book _Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street_ (published in 1974), which I purchased on a whim from a thrift store 10 to 15 years ago, for the grand sum of 25 cents.