Josh Ervin
@jervin373.bsky.social
Just here staring into, and occasionally shouting into, the void.
don't mind me
don't mind me
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Sneaking my own kitten into the theater to avoid paying concession kitten prices. Postcard from my collection, no documented date/info.
March 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Sneaking my own kitten into the theater to avoid paying concession kitten prices. Postcard from my collection, no documented date/info.
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Ask yourself what you’d think about another country if a new regime quickly prohibited all government agencies from communicating with the public, then began deleting data from government websites that it deemed unacceptable.
FYI if you are looking for the Dec. 2024 AFFHT-0007 dataset from the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (which has apparently been deleted by the Trump administration) I've got the nationwide backup on my hard drive.
January 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Ask yourself what you’d think about another country if a new regime quickly prohibited all government agencies from communicating with the public, then began deleting data from government websites that it deemed unacceptable.
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the thing about the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause in the constitution is that just because you can *imagine* a world where there *might have been* a debate over its scope doesn't mean there was *actually* a debate over its scope
January 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
the thing about the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause in the constitution is that just because you can *imagine* a world where there *might have been* a debate over its scope doesn't mean there was *actually* a debate over its scope
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Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
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Is three gin and tonics at breakfast too many or too few? Yes.
January 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Is three gin and tonics at breakfast too many or too few? Yes.
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THIRTEEN TWENTY-EIGHT DAY MONTHS. 364 DAYS. THE 365TH DAY IS A GLOBAL CELEBRATION. #FIXTHEMONTHS
January 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
THIRTEEN TWENTY-EIGHT DAY MONTHS. 364 DAYS. THE 365TH DAY IS A GLOBAL CELEBRATION. #FIXTHEMONTHS
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why are you, as a man, not three way hugging your bros
December 28, 2024 at 4:39 AM
why are you, as a man, not three way hugging your bros
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It’s crazy that so many Christians recognize the 25th as the day of Jesus’s birth but so few know the exact *time* to celebrate, even though experts have agreed that, based on evidence, he was born at exactly 4:20
December 24, 2024 at 7:21 PM
It’s crazy that so many Christians recognize the 25th as the day of Jesus’s birth but so few know the exact *time* to celebrate, even though experts have agreed that, based on evidence, he was born at exactly 4:20
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Christmas Eve Eve -- when my stomach becomes ground zero for every variety of caloric intake known to humanity.
December 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Christmas Eve Eve -- when my stomach becomes ground zero for every variety of caloric intake known to humanity.
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during the holidays, no trip to the grocery store is complete without a smaller, superfluous trip to the grocery story directly after
December 23, 2024 at 8:05 PM
during the holidays, no trip to the grocery store is complete without a smaller, superfluous trip to the grocery story directly after
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
theonion.com/cat-clinging...
theonion.com/cat-clinging...
December 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
theonion.com/cat-clinging...
theonion.com/cat-clinging...
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We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham
December 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham
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We don’t talk enough about how straight up creepy Elon is to women. Like, if you saw him in a bar you’d reflexively put your hand over your drink.
AOC says we should pass campaign finance reform so everyone can “stop being so scared of what a billionaire man child thinks”.
Elon responds with a picture he generated by asking Grok for “images of AOC as sexy Pepe”.
We’re reaching levels of divorced dad misogyny previously unknown to science
Elon responds with a picture he generated by asking Grok for “images of AOC as sexy Pepe”.
We’re reaching levels of divorced dad misogyny previously unknown to science
December 20, 2024 at 9:40 PM
We don’t talk enough about how straight up creepy Elon is to women. Like, if you saw him in a bar you’d reflexively put your hand over your drink.
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There might be various ways we haven't yet thought of by which a relatively simple, hobbyist-level technology could cause enormous damage to life on Earth. Hard to imagine effectively "banning" all of them. Not an unreasonable explanation for the Fermi paradox.
“Although we were initially skeptical that mirror bacteria could pose major risks, we have become deeply concerned. We were uncertain about the feasibility of synthesizing mirror bacteria but have concluded that technological progress will likely make this possible”
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Confronting risks of mirror life
Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward.
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 8:53 PM
There might be various ways we haven't yet thought of by which a relatively simple, hobbyist-level technology could cause enormous damage to life on Earth. Hard to imagine effectively "banning" all of them. Not an unreasonable explanation for the Fermi paradox.
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Amazing actual human artist @franzanth.bsky.social has curated a blocklist and created an account to host it (and also follow packs of real artists and science communicators) at @contentscrapers.bsky.social.
December 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Amazing actual human artist @franzanth.bsky.social has curated a blocklist and created an account to host it (and also follow packs of real artists and science communicators) at @contentscrapers.bsky.social.
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I'm genuinely happy for the 'Wicked' fans that they have something they can be unapologetically enthusiastic and annoying about! It's not for me but who cares, I wish I had something I loved that much!
Same for the Kendrick Lamar fans, I'm glad you like when he shouts mustard!
Same for the Kendrick Lamar fans, I'm glad you like when he shouts mustard!
December 2, 2024 at 4:43 AM
I'm genuinely happy for the 'Wicked' fans that they have something they can be unapologetically enthusiastic and annoying about! It's not for me but who cares, I wish I had something I loved that much!
Same for the Kendrick Lamar fans, I'm glad you like when he shouts mustard!
Same for the Kendrick Lamar fans, I'm glad you like when he shouts mustard!