Owl's Eyes Ty
@jtsdmpk.bsky.social
PK/PD / Viral Dynamics / Math (PhD)
Circus Arts Hobbyist (Mostly Cyr & Lyra for now)
SF/F nerd
Queer Kentuckian (he/him)
Recent stints in both FL and MA
Circus Arts Hobbyist (Mostly Cyr & Lyra for now)
SF/F nerd
Queer Kentuckian (he/him)
Recent stints in both FL and MA
Oh man I almost wanna get you in a chat with my husband about experiences with cruise line employees now.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Oh man I almost wanna get you in a chat with my husband about experiences with cruise line employees now.
It has worked... twice. In my entire life.
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It has worked... twice. In my entire life.
I am definitely a *looking longingly across the bar hoping I get a number passed over* person lol
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I am definitely a *looking longingly across the bar hoping I get a number passed over* person lol
So... I have been out of a job for two years. I have been lucky enough to be able to survive in a one income household for necessities (though not without some financial stress). But if you want to talk about things I've done with my time to not feel useless, my DMs are open.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
So... I have been out of a job for two years. I have been lucky enough to be able to survive in a one income household for necessities (though not without some financial stress). But if you want to talk about things I've done with my time to not feel useless, my DMs are open.
Gamers use our app to chat, so why not import the thing gamers love: weirdly named in-game currency!
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Gamers use our app to chat, so why not import the thing gamers love: weirdly named in-game currency!
There is a bit that is absurdly funny though. "Does it violate Aristotle's teaching that things should only be used for their functions mean it's not okay to have sex with trains?" is what academic freedom is all about lmao.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There is a bit that is absurdly funny though. "Does it violate Aristotle's teaching that things should only be used for their functions mean it's not okay to have sex with trains?" is what academic freedom is all about lmao.
Got to another one (Ch17) and yes, they're largely telling us character details that we already know from the main narrative.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Got to another one (Ch17) and yes, they're largely telling us character details that we already know from the main narrative.
Owensboro KY is not far from my neck of the woods so I had to ask. 😅
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Owensboro KY is not far from my neck of the woods so I had to ask. 😅
Wait Kentucky Wesleyan?
November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wait Kentucky Wesleyan?
Short sentences separated by a period with the second beginning with "But" is such an informal style that it boggles me to see it in this context.
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Short sentences separated by a period with the second beginning with "But" is such an informal style that it boggles me to see it in this context.
You think their quantitative modeling strategy would also have to include realistic PK modeling of the supposed toxic agent it's supposed to mitigate.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
You think their quantitative modeling strategy would also have to include realistic PK modeling of the supposed toxic agent it's supposed to mitigate.
Jurecic really does well to highlight the Umberto Eco paradox at the heart of it.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Jurecic really does well to highlight the Umberto Eco paradox at the heart of it.
Without having a contrasting world power to play off, and with labor being far weaker than it was during the actual Red Scare, using "socialist" as a scare tactic just rings like hollow posturing to anyone but the most fanatical.
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Without having a contrasting world power to play off, and with labor being far weaker than it was during the actual Red Scare, using "socialist" as a scare tactic just rings like hollow posturing to anyone but the most fanatical.
I highly doubt he's ever done more than like a one shot when he was younger long ago.
Mainly because he famously pays people to play most of his games for him now, and it requires having friends.
Mainly because he famously pays people to play most of his games for him now, and it requires having friends.
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I highly doubt he's ever done more than like a one shot when he was younger long ago.
Mainly because he famously pays people to play most of his games for him now, and it requires having friends.
Mainly because he famously pays people to play most of his games for him now, and it requires having friends.
Yeaaahhhhhh...
Increasingly convinced that the popularization of Gonzo journalism is on the net bad, mostly because everyone in the modern era doesn't have the depth and wit that made it work for Thompson and instead just projects their weird fetishes on the audience.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yeaaahhhhhh...
Set up 2n games of soggy biscuit at once shielded from view by cubicles, and repeat everyone else's moves so that you're guaranteed to win exactly half?
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Set up 2n games of soggy biscuit at once shielded from view by cubicles, and repeat everyone else's moves so that you're guaranteed to win exactly half?
The flashback chapters are kind of dragging, honestly.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The flashback chapters are kind of dragging, honestly.
The actual thing was a blur just because of the planning anxiety. Getting the photo book was the "oh yeah that was real" moment.
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The actual thing was a blur just because of the planning anxiety. Getting the photo book was the "oh yeah that was real" moment.
Honestly it's some of the best prose from anyone in this whole tale.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Honestly it's some of the best prose from anyone in this whole tale.