Steve Platt
@drsteveplatt.bsky.social
Retired from being Professionally Confused. Light (LED) artist. Cat person. Husband of Robin (ironic for a cat person, you think?). Parent of a bunch of wonderful people. Favorite pasttime: walking in the woods and fields. Philadelphia Eagles fan.
It looks like I'll be displaying some art in the Philly Fringe Festival this year. It'll be at the Performance Lounge Sept 8-10, 6-11PM. They didn't make the paper catalog (sigh, paperwork hassles), but you should stop by!
phillyfringe.org/events/the-p...
phillyfringe.org/events/the-p...
The Performance Lounge - Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Come one, come all to our living artists gallery, where you’ll enjoy painting, puppetry, and performances on the half hour! Part artists party, part design exhibition, the Performance Lounge is a rela...
phillyfringe.org
August 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It looks like I'll be displaying some art in the Philly Fringe Festival this year. It'll be at the Performance Lounge Sept 8-10, 6-11PM. They didn't make the paper catalog (sigh, paperwork hassles), but you should stop by!
phillyfringe.org/events/the-p...
phillyfringe.org/events/the-p...
Saw a video "Why drug prices are so high in America". Some call it "a broken system". Some call it "capitalism". Some ask, "Are they the same thing?"
July 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Saw a video "Why drug prices are so high in America". Some call it "a broken system". Some call it "capitalism". Some ask, "Are they the same thing?"
Is Alligator Alcatraz just a stockpile of cheap labor to help rebuild after the next big storm (can't use the word 'hurricane' any more) comes through?
June 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Is Alligator Alcatraz just a stockpile of cheap labor to help rebuild after the next big storm (can't use the word 'hurricane' any more) comes through?
Looking up Anna Thorlsvoldattir, a composer I haven't listened to in a while. Checked her Wikipedia entry in which she is listed as "Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir"!
June 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Looking up Anna Thorlsvoldattir, a composer I haven't listened to in a while. Checked her Wikipedia entry in which she is listed as "Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir"!
Hey, if we're going with things assigned at birth as being immutable, can we go back to calling Trump's pitbull James Donald Bowman?
(My apologies for disparaging pitbulls by the association...)
(My apologies for disparaging pitbulls by the association...)
April 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hey, if we're going with things assigned at birth as being immutable, can we go back to calling Trump's pitbull James Donald Bowman?
(My apologies for disparaging pitbulls by the association...)
(My apologies for disparaging pitbulls by the association...)
Love Google Search's AI.
Asked for the 2500th digit, counting from the right, in 10000! (10000 factorial).
It told me, after some text,
"Using a computer program, we find that the 2500th digit from the right is 9."
I've solved this many times. The answer is 8.
Close as always, Google.
Asked for the 2500th digit, counting from the right, in 10000! (10000 factorial).
It told me, after some text,
"Using a computer program, we find that the 2500th digit from the right is 9."
I've solved this many times. The answer is 8.
Close as always, Google.
March 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Love Google Search's AI.
Asked for the 2500th digit, counting from the right, in 10000! (10000 factorial).
It told me, after some text,
"Using a computer program, we find that the 2500th digit from the right is 9."
I've solved this many times. The answer is 8.
Close as always, Google.
Asked for the 2500th digit, counting from the right, in 10000! (10000 factorial).
It told me, after some text,
"Using a computer program, we find that the 2500th digit from the right is 9."
I've solved this many times. The answer is 8.
Close as always, Google.
Reading that 23andMe is now considered one of the most serious threats to your personal data.
And hearing Elon Musk saying, "hold my beer."
And hearing Elon Musk saying, "hold my beer."
March 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Reading that 23andMe is now considered one of the most serious threats to your personal data.
And hearing Elon Musk saying, "hold my beer."
And hearing Elon Musk saying, "hold my beer."
Saw Ink&Paint tonight at the Media Theatre. Staged reading of a new musical covering women animators/artists at Disney in the early 40s. Fantastic show. Go see it, now, it only runs thru Mar 9.
March 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Saw Ink&Paint tonight at the Media Theatre. Staged reading of a new musical covering women animators/artists at Disney in the early 40s. Fantastic show. Go see it, now, it only runs thru Mar 9.
Heading into Philly again for another Wanamaker Organ concert. Packing them in while it's still being played.
March 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Heading into Philly again for another Wanamaker Organ concert. Packing them in while it's still being played.
Saw a wonderful noon concert at the Wanamaker Organ (Macy's Philadelphia) yesterday. Pre-mourning the pause of these center-city delights with the upcoming closing of Macy's Philly. Hope they do the Right Thing and preserve the Grand Court, organ, concerts, and winter festival.
February 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Saw a wonderful noon concert at the Wanamaker Organ (Macy's Philadelphia) yesterday. Pre-mourning the pause of these center-city delights with the upcoming closing of Macy's Philly. Hope they do the Right Thing and preserve the Grand Court, organ, concerts, and winter festival.
Made cacio e pepe for dinner. Been a while; I keep forgetting how easy it is to make and how delicious it is.
The hardest part: grinding the pepper :-D.
The hardest part: grinding the pepper :-D.
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Made cacio e pepe for dinner. Been a while; I keep forgetting how easy it is to make and how delicious it is.
The hardest part: grinding the pepper :-D.
The hardest part: grinding the pepper :-D.
Last night I was looking at a box of bamboo toothpicks and was thinking, they should make toothpicks out of ebony, walnut, rosewood, boxwood, and other woods with neat colors.
Beats tacky colored plastic toothpicks.
Beats tacky colored plastic toothpicks.
January 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last night I was looking at a box of bamboo toothpicks and was thinking, they should make toothpicks out of ebony, walnut, rosewood, boxwood, and other woods with neat colors.
Beats tacky colored plastic toothpicks.
Beats tacky colored plastic toothpicks.
I use winter peas as a cover crop in my garden. A thick tangle of pea shoots... I harvested a bunch and made pea shoot pesto. Yum.
January 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I use winter peas as a cover crop in my garden. A thick tangle of pea shoots... I harvested a bunch and made pea shoot pesto. Yum.
On an RPI (my college) thread, someone asked, "I have spare slots in my spring schedule. What are some useful courses I should take?" I replied, "Long time grad. The most useful courses I took were the most useless ones."
December 29, 2024 at 4:10 AM
On an RPI (my college) thread, someone asked, "I have spare slots in my spring schedule. What are some useful courses I should take?" I replied, "Long time grad. The most useful courses I took were the most useless ones."
Just finished reading this... Remember when Wizard of Oz was the standard for the holiday season? Judy Garland even mentions four-year-old daugher Liza in the outro. An odd volume from my library.
December 25, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Just finished reading this... Remember when Wizard of Oz was the standard for the holiday season? Judy Garland even mentions four-year-old daugher Liza in the outro. An odd volume from my library.
A simpler posting. I'm sitting in front of the fireplace, logs a'crackling. Sipping a glass of Nonino Amaro. Nibbling on some nuts.
Things could be worse
Things could be worse
December 17, 2024 at 1:03 AM
A simpler posting. I'm sitting in front of the fireplace, logs a'crackling. Sipping a glass of Nonino Amaro. Nibbling on some nuts.
Things could be worse
Things could be worse
How to confuse customer service: Insinkerator sent me a warranty replacement, no questions asked. It worked. So I called their support line and thanked them for the excellent service.
Adrian (cust svc) and I had a good laugh, he really didn't know how to handle the call...
Adrian (cust svc) and I had a good laugh, he really didn't know how to handle the call...
December 16, 2024 at 10:56 PM
How to confuse customer service: Insinkerator sent me a warranty replacement, no questions asked. It worked. So I called their support line and thanked them for the excellent service.
Adrian (cust svc) and I had a good laugh, he really didn't know how to handle the call...
Adrian (cust svc) and I had a good laugh, he really didn't know how to handle the call...
All of these drone sightings around Philly. So many people writing about how they must be up to no good, government plots, etc.
I wonder -- if they were truly nefarious, why are they flying around day and night with their bright lights blinking away? Couldn't they be the least bit more secretive?
I wonder -- if they were truly nefarious, why are they flying around day and night with their bright lights blinking away? Couldn't they be the least bit more secretive?
December 15, 2024 at 12:16 AM
All of these drone sightings around Philly. So many people writing about how they must be up to no good, government plots, etc.
I wonder -- if they were truly nefarious, why are they flying around day and night with their bright lights blinking away? Couldn't they be the least bit more secretive?
I wonder -- if they were truly nefarious, why are they flying around day and night with their bright lights blinking away? Couldn't they be the least bit more secretive?
FYI, the current time to get your passport renewed is 19 calendar days, including a Federal holiday.
Happy renewed passport to me!
Happy renewed passport to me!
December 11, 2024 at 4:18 PM
FYI, the current time to get your passport renewed is 19 calendar days, including a Federal holiday.
Happy renewed passport to me!
Happy renewed passport to me!
After T'giving. Before the late December festivities. Some decorations are always in style. #eagles #flyeaglesfly #GoBirds
December 5, 2024 at 2:58 AM
After T'giving. Before the late December festivities. Some decorations are always in style. #eagles #flyeaglesfly #GoBirds
I'm ready for a new celebrity-style reality TV game.
Celebrity Minesweeper.
Celebrity Minesweeper.
November 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I'm ready for a new celebrity-style reality TV game.
Celebrity Minesweeper.
Celebrity Minesweeper.
Last chili harvest of the season
November 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Last chili harvest of the season
They say that a train station with one clock knows if the trains are on schedule. And a train station with two clocks is never sure.
Photo taken at Boston Back Bay AMTRAK station at 9:04AM today
Photo taken at Boston Back Bay AMTRAK station at 9:04AM today
November 21, 2024 at 11:37 PM
They say that a train station with one clock knows if the trains are on schedule. And a train station with two clocks is never sure.
Photo taken at Boston Back Bay AMTRAK station at 9:04AM today
Photo taken at Boston Back Bay AMTRAK station at 9:04AM today