Doug Bierend
@dougbierend.bsky.social
writer, author, occasional journalist, friendly fella
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audience for last night’s band practice
February 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
audience for last night’s band practice
normal rockwell is a dangerous man who shouldn’t be trusted. i say this at great personal risk
February 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
normal rockwell is a dangerous man who shouldn’t be trusted. i say this at great personal risk
effin cold but also effin pretty
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
effin cold but also effin pretty
guitar pickups are such cool objects imo
February 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
guitar pickups are such cool objects imo
if you encounter someone who actually thinks AI should be used to administrate government, education, air traffic control etc, ask them what they think of the fact that the best models can only multiply 3 x 3 correctly about 97% of the time
February 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
if you encounter someone who actually thinks AI should be used to administrate government, education, air traffic control etc, ask them what they think of the fact that the best models can only multiply 3 x 3 correctly about 97% of the time
clearly i did something to anger the ice gods
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
clearly i did something to anger the ice gods
my friend and her dog jasper
February 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
my friend and her dog jasper
writing about mushrooms will get you the weirdest PR emails imaginable
February 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
writing about mushrooms will get you the weirdest PR emails imaginable
delusional, sure, but also funny to look around at the disintegrating scenery and still feel compelled to claim ownership of it all. these creeps don’t know the difference between building and buying
February 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
delusional, sure, but also funny to look around at the disintegrating scenery and still feel compelled to claim ownership of it all. these creeps don’t know the difference between building and buying
what is going on here
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
what is going on here
the world is going to hell but at least my fireplace finally works
January 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
the world is going to hell but at least my fireplace finally works
turns out i’d never visited a self-serve car wash in the dead of winter before
January 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
turns out i’d never visited a self-serve car wash in the dead of winter before
its time has come
January 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
its time has come
visited my friend in rochester this weekend, who is hands down the best cook i know. this is how she stores her hardware and spices
January 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
visited my friend in rochester this weekend, who is hands down the best cook i know. this is how she stores her hardware and spices
spotted at a rochester coffee shop today
January 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
spotted at a rochester coffee shop today
close second for tiniest mushroom i ever found, from the Peck Foray a few weeks ago
November 20, 2024 at 6:41 PM
close second for tiniest mushroom i ever found, from the Peck Foray a few weeks ago
probably the strongest feeling of anemoia i ever experience is with regards to old growth forests. a picture like this one of hyperion, a ~600 year old redwood, makes me wonder how north american forests appeared before being clear-cut, and causes a pang of grief knowing what we'll never get to see.
November 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM
probably the strongest feeling of anemoia i ever experience is with regards to old growth forests. a picture like this one of hyperion, a ~600 year old redwood, makes me wonder how north american forests appeared before being clear-cut, and causes a pang of grief knowing what we'll never get to see.
still enjoy getting updates about my book spotted in the wild, just got one from a visitor to the @rbgkew.bsky.social library
November 20, 2024 at 5:12 PM
still enjoy getting updates about my book spotted in the wild, just got one from a visitor to the @rbgkew.bsky.social library