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b.s. in physics
mostly on tumblr (same url)
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xkcd.com
Tukey

xkcd.com/3104/
Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.
June 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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khthoniaa.bsky.social
The deeper you go into the ocean, the weirder the fish tend to become because the environment is very different there than on the surface. The subconscious is often like that, too. So, if a scary thought pops up during a meditation, it's probably not a demon; it's just a weird fish that lives there.
June 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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ryankatzrosene.bsky.social
Caught a bit of aurora behind the clouds before it fully clouded over
June 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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toonyballoony.bsky.social
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.” A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield. A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents. A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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ch1b19.bsky.social
I'm begging all of you to go do at least one small thing today that brings you some joy.

This world is really fucking bleak right now.
June 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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treziok.bsky.social
In the history of dumb shit happening, there's a history of people being able to survive it. It doesn't mean we need to roll over and let it happen, but there's always a way forward. Or we'd have been over a long time ago. There's always hope.
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.
June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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xkcd.com
Sail Physics xkcd.com/3090
May 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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brownpelican.bsky.social
I saw a photo of someone holding a beautiful sign with this message. I made it into a patch that I’ll be passing out on Saturday. #linocut #printmaking #SFBayArea #TeslaTakedown
Black cotton patch with message printed in white ink. Linocut.
May 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
maxwells-daemon.bsky.social
oh god i’m going to be a real adult with a real degree tomorrow
May 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
The Earth doesn’t “go around the Sun” the Earth goes in a straight line through an area of spacetime that bends around the Sun and I think that’s neat.
May 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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crepusculecat.bsky.social
not fast enough
May 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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ethankocak.com
Stop calling A.I. slop “art” and real human-created works “content”
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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dukecarge.bsky.social
Saw this and thought my oomfs' feeds could use this
Tumblr post that reads: kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it
May 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
Sometimes I listen to 20 minutes of a VC Tech Bro podcast just to wonder what I would be like if I had that much irrational certainty (and ketamine.)
May 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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hydeangelus.bsky.social
the fuck is real now. soon
May 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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littlestpersimmon.bsky.social
Sea Foam Dragon
Aa the title says- a dragon made of sea foam. Framed with a blue crayon texture illustration of corals, sea slugs, and fish.
May 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
A drawing of a black cat lying in ivy leaves. The caption reads, "a string of bad days does not equal a bad life; things can change"
May 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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britishlibrary.bsky.social
A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away....

Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.
An illumination from a Medieval Manuscript that shows a character bearing a striking resemblance to Yoda, a small green humanoid wearing an orange cloak. 📜 Royal 10 E IV, f. 30
May 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
who gives a fuck dude she brags about using the money she receives to get laws passed that abuse countless actual people who exist in the real world
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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stephango.com
today is the real "liberation day"
As part of the ruling, the judge says that Apple cannot: - Impose “any commission or any fee on purchases that consumers make outside an app” - Restrict developers’ style, formatting, or placement of links for purchases outside of an app - Block or limit the “use of buttons or other calls to action” - Interfere with consumers’ choice to leave an app with anything beyond “a neutral message apprising users that they are going to a third-party site”
May 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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fionabarnacle.bsky.social
After getting the precise cuts just right, jigsaw block printing is a really simple and satisfying way to print in multi-color.
#printmaking #otter
April 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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scishow.bsky.social
When the script says [bunny ears] and not [air quotes]...
@hankgreen.bsky.social
Blurry teleprompter screenshot with the stage direction [bunny ears] clear and the rest is not relevant to the post. A BTS photo of Hank Green using his hands by his temples like bunny ears A BTS photo of Hank Green using his forefingers by his temples like bunny ears A BTS photo of Hank Green using his forefinger and middle finger on each hand out in front of him mimicking the popular US gesture to indicate sarcasm or that what you're saying is allegedly true. In this case indicating the alleged "void"
April 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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mesabree.bsky.social
Throwback, while I make new art in dark times.

#ProjectAnimalia (my daily #animalart project)
Day 57: Scrambled egg nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa)

One for #InverteFest

#sciart #medart #dailyart #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #scicomm #nudibranch #invertebrate
Realistic illustration of a Scrambled egg nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa), a slug-like creature in dark and light blue and yellow colors.
April 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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thedevil.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM