Jack Glassman
@jack-glassman.bsky.social
If you're done looking at the colour, I'll be glad to dispose of the remainder for you at no charge.
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
If you're done looking at the colour, I'll be glad to dispose of the remainder for you at no charge.
I've been sitting on the sofa all fucking morning moaning that all I want is a breakfast burrito from the Frontier, and now this! And here I am, trapped in the Land Where Salt Is a Spice! I miss the Land Where Pain Is a Flavor!
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I've been sitting on the sofa all fucking morning moaning that all I want is a breakfast burrito from the Frontier, and now this! And here I am, trapped in the Land Where Salt Is a Spice! I miss the Land Where Pain Is a Flavor!
An essential skill that all scientists master is the ability to break a big problem into small, manageable pieces. (As I say to my students: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!) We need to find satisfaction in solving the little pieces.
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
An essential skill that all scientists master is the ability to break a big problem into small, manageable pieces. (As I say to my students: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!) We need to find satisfaction in solving the little pieces.
Is the top shelf Vertical Space 9?
January 28, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Is the top shelf Vertical Space 9?
The eyes really make it!
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The eyes really make it!
Thanks! I'm hoping to visit Tükiye next summer. Will have to look for thia place.
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Thanks! I'm hoping to visit Tükiye next summer. Will have to look for thia place.
Where? I must know where I can find this! Where was this filmed? Thanks!
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Where? I must know where I can find this! Where was this filmed? Thanks!
They need to know that, if they continue, their villification will never end. I do believe the current situation will resolve--someday. But they are on the wrong side of history and will be despised forever. They need to be shown that that is their future.
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 PM
They need to know that, if they continue, their villification will never end. I do believe the current situation will resolve--someday. But they are on the wrong side of history and will be despised forever. They need to be shown that that is their future.
An alternate perspective: all documents contain an infinite number of typos that tend to become infinitely harder to find as each one is corrected. These two perspectives map very well onto models of Quantum Mechanics. Coincidence?
January 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
An alternate perspective: all documents contain an infinite number of typos that tend to become infinitely harder to find as each one is corrected. These two perspectives map very well onto models of Quantum Mechanics. Coincidence?
As an older man, I have no misgivings--other than I miss being given scotch whisky!
January 25, 2026 at 1:09 PM
As an older man, I have no misgivings--other than I miss being given scotch whisky!
I'm getting a new batch that asks me to tutor the writer's kid--I just need to provide them with my bank info so they can pay me for doing so. But half the time it's just "Dear Professor <name>, I see from your web site that you could really help..." But plenty of the "my own theory..." sorts also.
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I'm getting a new batch that asks me to tutor the writer's kid--I just need to provide them with my bank info so they can pay me for doing so. But half the time it's just "Dear Professor <name>, I see from your web site that you could really help..." But plenty of the "my own theory..." sorts also.
Some are psychopaths, most are cowards.
January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Some are psychopaths, most are cowards.
Brother, a two-year-old is old enough to remember that time! This was unimaginable any time before November, 2024. It is stunning how quickly one madman (with the backing of 52 Senators, 219 Representatives, and 6 Supreme Court Justices) has changed how the world works!
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Brother, a two-year-old is old enough to remember that time! This was unimaginable any time before November, 2024. It is stunning how quickly one madman (with the backing of 52 Senators, 219 Representatives, and 6 Supreme Court Justices) has changed how the world works!
The soldiers would be moved from Alaska, where they guard our closest border to an historically enemy nation. So we would reduce our defenses against Russia in order to terrorize our own citizens. That's like a setup from a poorly-written novel, it can't be reality!
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The soldiers would be moved from Alaska, where they guard our closest border to an historically enemy nation. So we would reduce our defenses against Russia in order to terrorize our own citizens. That's like a setup from a poorly-written novel, it can't be reality!
What if the driver was heavily armed, wearing armor, was guaranteed a pardon for any laws broken, and had a horde of other passengers cheering them on? Now I'm even sadder than I was five minutes ago...
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
What if the driver was heavily armed, wearing armor, was guaranteed a pardon for any laws broken, and had a horde of other passengers cheering them on? Now I'm even sadder than I was five minutes ago...
I will never forget enountering a pair of limax maximus copulating at my eye level while hanging from a six-foot long strand of slime attached to a tree branch on my patio. I gave them their space but soon after learned the word "apophallation." They seldom _remain_ hermaphrodites after mating!
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I will never forget enountering a pair of limax maximus copulating at my eye level while hanging from a six-foot long strand of slime attached to a tree branch on my patio. I gave them their space but soon after learned the word "apophallation." They seldom _remain_ hermaphrodites after mating!
I have made mojitos with "Mountain Mint," a native North American plant that is closer to basil than to true mints. They're yummy! This plant is far less aggressive than mint. And bees and butterflies go crazy for it: win/win--a tasty herb and very attractive to pollinators! And it's native.
January 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I have made mojitos with "Mountain Mint," a native North American plant that is closer to basil than to true mints. They're yummy! This plant is far less aggressive than mint. And bees and butterflies go crazy for it: win/win--a tasty herb and very attractive to pollinators! And it's native.
Yup, he said it.
January 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Yup, he said it.
I wasn't criticizing the post, merely making a general statement of the need to protect due process even when doing so is uncomfortable. If I implied otherwise, I apologize.
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I wasn't criticizing the post, merely making a general statement of the need to protect due process even when doing so is uncomfortable. If I implied otherwise, I apologize.
Please always remember that advocating for due process means advocating for due process for _everybody_, even people one doesn't like and people whose guilt is "obvious."
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Please always remember that advocating for due process means advocating for due process for _everybody_, even people one doesn't like and people whose guilt is "obvious."
That just says that it _could_ exist. Whether an actual, tangible, and functional device has been built is another question. Sure, we've been acclerating ions and using them for propulsion for a long time. Is this approach more efficient than previous methods? Perhaps.
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
That just says that it _could_ exist. Whether an actual, tangible, and functional device has been built is another question. Sure, we've been acclerating ions and using them for propulsion for a long time. Is this approach more efficient than previous methods? Perhaps.
If it exists (others have been built--it's not unique or novel, but it might be superior), the blurb mentions nothing about how it is powered. Conservation of energy and momentum still apply. What powers it? And what is it using for reaction mass?
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
If it exists (others have been built--it's not unique or novel, but it might be superior), the blurb mentions nothing about how it is powered. Conservation of energy and momentum still apply. What powers it? And what is it using for reaction mass?
This one's to me. My bad: I confess to being a repeat offender! With online participants at cons, the offense is even worse. And I keep effing up! If someone like me does that, please don't be shy about letting us know. I just get excited and forget. Mea culpa!
January 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
This one's to me. My bad: I confess to being a repeat offender! With online participants at cons, the offense is even worse. And I keep effing up! If someone like me does that, please don't be shy about letting us know. I just get excited and forget. Mea culpa!