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Ryan Rhoades
@lessthanryan.bsky.social
Optical scientist and Florida man/he/him
FSU ‘15 | UofA Optics MS & PhD ‘23
Dual-comb spectroSKApist
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So I didn’t get laid off, just got a new job instead lol
If/when I get laid off, I’m going to learn about Maoism
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM
If/when I get laid off, I’m going to learn about Maoism
February 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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President Trump is trying to fundamentally reshape the U.S. government and policy on a host of fronts.

We’re tracking fast-moving developments in key cases covering Trump’s actions on immigration, transgender care and the federal workforce. Here’s where they stand. wapo.st/4jUkY0e
February 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Losing on this issue feels like my life's biggest failure. My words and scientific reality could not overcome a century of bigotry and false assumptions about trans bodies.
February 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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If you’re enjoying this, some of the best sci-fi I’ve ever experienced is being written by @mikeduncan.bsky.social over on the Revolutions podcast right now on the Martian revolution.
January 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Say what you want about the flood of conservative Twitter ads, but sometimes their algorithms cook up a banger
January 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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"finally, a message from the president that barely mentions the game I'm watching" said the extremely normal man
January 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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skyline harmony tho
January 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The best part of this regular football season being over is I can finally go back and listen to the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social eps from since week 2 because of how much I was expecting them to make fun of FSU relentlessly every single week 🙃
December 4, 2024 at 6:47 AM
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this season is worth digging this out of the archive
December 1, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Oh right, first time posting on here in a year. I hope nothing fundamentally disruptive happened to my country in the meantime!
November 28, 2024 at 3:39 AM
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July 11, 2023 at 11:25 PM
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JIMINY GLICK: Now you, you, you, you—your cars, they tend to run over pedestrians. Or else BURST into flames. ha HA isn't that wonderful!
ELON MUSK: *the least convincing laugh of all time*
GLICK: *tucking his legs under himself* You bought a website where no one likes you. Why?
July 3, 2023 at 2:16 PM
This is absolutely getting taped to the lab door right by the real safety signs! I’m sure RLSS won’t mind… 😅
Tag yourself, coworkers, HR. #science #phdchat (cartoon for New Scientist)
July 8, 2023 at 7:39 PM
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a thing i really love about the bluesky migration is instead of trying to import contacts, it has successfully recreated the feeling of trying to find your friends after a natural disaster, with a severely cracked phone screen.
April 29, 2023 at 5:05 PM
NBA: Heat
NFL: Dolphins
NHL: Panthers (purely bandwagon)
MLB: Teal-era *Florida* Marlins 🥲
College: FSU Seminoles and U of A Wildcats
Soccer: Free agent! And USM/WNT, of course
Sports BlueSky! Quote Post with your favorite teams I'll start
NBA: Pistons
NFL: Bengals
NHL: Hurricanes
College: Maryland
MLB: Mets
WNBA: Mystics
Soccer: Liverpool
July 8, 2023 at 1:47 AM