Mary Thomson
@infraredeyes.bsky.social
Scientist, Scot, UK and US citizen, now living in New Zealand. Opinions expressed are my own. If you don't like 'em, think up your own stuff.
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That is a very Canadian story, up and including the fact that the police didn't just shoot him.
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
That is a very Canadian story, up and including the fact that the police didn't just shoot him.
That is not cringe.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
That is not cringe.
Up until this week, I'd been dismissing the notion out of hand. Now, I am open to persuasion.
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Up until this week, I'd been dismissing the notion out of hand. Now, I am open to persuasion.
When you take out a longish word like DEFENSE and replace it with WAR, well, all that space has to go somewhere.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
When you take out a longish word like DEFENSE and replace it with WAR, well, all that space has to go somewhere.
There speaks someone who has never suffered from menstrual cramps.
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
There speaks someone who has never suffered from menstrual cramps.
Hang on. Look at the current administration, the people running the country. Tell me how many of them are Good at Math.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Hang on. Look at the current administration, the people running the country. Tell me how many of them are Good at Math.
Yes, I've been dismissing that idea as a wild conspiracy theory since he died. Now, today, I'm not so sure.
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Yes, I've been dismissing that idea as a wild conspiracy theory since he died. Now, today, I'm not so sure.
That may be true of arithmetic, butI don't think it's true of calculus or trigonometry, for instance.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
That may be true of arithmetic, butI don't think it's true of calculus or trigonometry, for instance.
Simple arithmetic.
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Simple arithmetic.
Thank you for saying that. Americans routinely say math when they just mean arithmetic.
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thank you for saying that. Americans routinely say math when they just mean arithmetic.
How about the SNP? They still have more seats than Reform.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
How about the SNP? They still have more seats than Reform.
Maybe all us humans should leave Facebook. Then the AI-critters can have fun trolling each other and selling each other stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Maybe all us humans should leave Facebook. Then the AI-critters can have fun trolling each other and selling each other stuff.