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gerrico.bsky.social
@gerrico.bsky.social
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Games, woodworking, gardening, education. He/him. PNW

(used to be Applied Phlogiston on The Bad Place)
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate! Hope you all can join me by the perimeter fence later to scream
A panel from the comic Watchmen. Narration: November 14: A partially muscled skeleton stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before vanishing. The image shows, as expected, the screaming skeleton, but also includes a soldier standing with a shocked expression and another soldier on their hands and knees, retching.
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Ted Danson as Michael in "The Good Place," waving dismissively and saying, "Yeah, yeah, the thirst wave. We've all seen it "
May 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Perks of having older kids: we get to break out the complicated games. Tonight was Star Wars: Rebellion
A game in progress of Star Wars: Rebellion. Plastic miniatures representing ships and troops are arrayed on a board depicting a few dozen planets.
March 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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This must be that "hierarchy of needs" I keep hearing about:
A shoddily-edited diagram of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a pyramid with labeled layers. Bottom: Physiological needs (addition: Chicken) Next layer: Safety and security (addition: 7 hours sleep) Next layer: Love and belonging (addition: Computer) Next layer: Self-esteem (addition: Mechanical keyboard)
January 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Time is a flat circle.
A three-panel comic of Dr. Manhattan, a blue-skinned godlike being from Watchmen, alone on Mars. Panel 1 Narration: It is 2019. Nerdfighters are arguing whether butt is legs. Panel 2 Narration: It is 2022. Nerdfighters are arguing whether butt is legs. Panel 3 Narration: It is 2025. Nerdfighters are arguing whether butt is legs.
January 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Middle panel could be a game over image from a Metroid game
A series of images taken from game over scenes of different Metroid games. In each iteration, a blonde woman is shown, neck bent back at a horrifying angle.
January 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Without downloading any new pics, what's your energy going into 2025?
A yin and yang symbol with the sections labeled. The large white swirl: The world is beautiful. Black spot within the white swirl: Beauty is dumb. The large black swirl: The world is dumb. White spot within the black swirl: Dumb is beautiful.
December 30, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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A still from the film Casablanca. A con artist pats down and steals from a wealthy man, declaring there are, Vultures! Vultures everywhere!" while the man and his wife hang on the con artist's every word.
December 25, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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Great work @theatlantic.bsky.social

Putting an article about the harm of putting information behind Paywalls behind your own paywall.
A screenshot of The Atlantic. Headline: Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls At the bottom of the page is a dialog box that says, "To read this story, sign in or start a free trial."
August 10, 2024 at 4:34 AM
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The energy I bring to texts with my spouse. I'm glad she appreciates me being the way I am.
Text message thread: Received: I forgot to get flossers Sent: *We* forgot to get flossers (image of Bugs Bunny superimposed with a hammer and sickle)
May 12, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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An image from the cover of GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE. A giant hybrid sandworm and human is rearing up, with hands and face in a contemplative pose, labeled "Me, trying to regain my inner peace." A group of three humans stand in supplication at the foot of the sandworm, labeled, "My kids asking for 15 things at once"
March 25, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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Drop a ship that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek...
A 3D model of the Kushan Mothership from Home world, a tall ship with a curved front section and an aft section that is a straight line. Various spines and docking facilities are also visible.
March 18, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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Used Junji Ito to explain specificity of membrane channel proteins. It helped, but also revealed more about me than I'd like.
Panel from the manga "Mystery at Anamgara Fault". A man is climbing into a hole shaped like him, yelling, "Th- this is my hole! It was made for me!"
March 16, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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A peek into my relationship dynamics:
An image from the series "Wednesday" with captions added. A girl with a sour expression and dark clothing, labeled "Me" stands next to a cheery-looking girl labeled "My wife" The dour girl has a second label: "Also my wife" and the cherry girl has a second label: "Also me"
December 24, 2023 at 5:30 AM