Craig Fox 🌖🇨🇦
@neohempelian.bsky.social
Asst professor of philosophy
Love science, especially sciences that tell the story of the past.
Was a chemist, then a teacher. Now a philosopher of science. What's next?
Awkward mix of personal & professional
Occasional DIYer
Love science, especially sciences that tell the story of the past.
Was a chemist, then a teacher. Now a philosopher of science. What's next?
Awkward mix of personal & professional
Occasional DIYer
Teaching Newton on absolute space, time and motion. Today in seminar I brought my drill and a pack of cards and we made a spacetime. 😁
#philsci
#philsci
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Teaching Newton on absolute space, time and motion. Today in seminar I brought my drill and a pack of cards and we made a spacetime. 😁
#philsci
#philsci
Today in my Philosophy of Space & Time seminar we started discussing DiSalle's "Understanding Space-Time." I told them the book is elegantly written, but maybe one of the densest texts ever. I usually run seminar as a discussion, but today was much more lecturey. Covered 4 pages in 3 hours. 😂
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today in my Philosophy of Space & Time seminar we started discussing DiSalle's "Understanding Space-Time." I told them the book is elegantly written, but maybe one of the densest texts ever. I usually run seminar as a discussion, but today was much more lecturey. Covered 4 pages in 3 hours. 😂
Been hobbled real bad by a neuroma in my foot. Got some orthotics and a shoe that’s actually wide enough for my piggies and zero drop. Still some pain but feeling good about my direction now.
July 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Been hobbled real bad by a neuroma in my foot. Got some orthotics and a shoe that’s actually wide enough for my piggies and zero drop. Still some pain but feeling good about my direction now.
Jasper National Park can make anyone look like they’re a good photographer!
May 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jasper National Park can make anyone look like they’re a good photographer!
Step 7:
Cleanup. I dropped the bucket while pouring into the empty oil jugs. But that’s why step 1 is to put down cardboard!
Step 8:
Pull the car out and bring in the other one, and back to step 1.
Step 9:
Take the used oil to your local hazardous waste. For me it’s 1km away.
Cleanup. I dropped the bucket while pouring into the empty oil jugs. But that’s why step 1 is to put down cardboard!
Step 8:
Pull the car out and bring in the other one, and back to step 1.
Step 9:
Take the used oil to your local hazardous waste. For me it’s 1km away.
May 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Step 7:
Cleanup. I dropped the bucket while pouring into the empty oil jugs. But that’s why step 1 is to put down cardboard!
Step 8:
Pull the car out and bring in the other one, and back to step 1.
Step 9:
Take the used oil to your local hazardous waste. For me it’s 1km away.
Cleanup. I dropped the bucket while pouring into the empty oil jugs. But that’s why step 1 is to put down cardboard!
Step 8:
Pull the car out and bring in the other one, and back to step 1.
Step 9:
Take the used oil to your local hazardous waste. For me it’s 1km away.
Before putting new filter in, always good to prefill it with fresh oil. Be sure to put a little oil on the rubber gasket.
May 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Before putting new filter in, always good to prefill it with fresh oil. Be sure to put a little oil on the rubber gasket.
Note: ideally your catch bucket is substantially larger than the volume of oil you will be draining. Mine is just barely big enough and it causes me to panic every time.
May 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Note: ideally your catch bucket is substantially larger than the volume of oil you will be draining. Mine is just barely big enough and it causes me to panic every time.
Also, nitrile gloves if you’ve got em. Do yourself a favour… diy oil change saves you a decent chunk of money so splurge the extra 2 bucks and get yourself the heavier duty mechanic grade gloves at Costco.
May 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Also, nitrile gloves if you’ve got em. Do yourself a favour… diy oil change saves you a decent chunk of money so splurge the extra 2 bucks and get yourself the heavier duty mechanic grade gloves at Costco.
Step 2b:
Gather tools. The tools are pretty basic. A bucket to catch oil, a socket for removing oil plug (google year make model oil plug size to get the socket ahead of time. It sucks to fuck around with this on your back under the car), funnel and a filter wrench
Gather tools. The tools are pretty basic. A bucket to catch oil, a socket for removing oil plug (google year make model oil plug size to get the socket ahead of time. It sucks to fuck around with this on your back under the car), funnel and a filter wrench
May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Step 2b:
Gather tools. The tools are pretty basic. A bucket to catch oil, a socket for removing oil plug (google year make model oil plug size to get the socket ahead of time. It sucks to fuck around with this on your back under the car), funnel and a filter wrench
Gather tools. The tools are pretty basic. A bucket to catch oil, a socket for removing oil plug (google year make model oil plug size to get the socket ahead of time. It sucks to fuck around with this on your back under the car), funnel and a filter wrench
Step 2:
Jack up the car and make sure you have a new oil filter and oil to put in. Ideally you do this step BEFORE step 3 (drain the oil)!
Jack up the car and make sure you have a new oil filter and oil to put in. Ideally you do this step BEFORE step 3 (drain the oil)!
May 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Step 2:
Jack up the car and make sure you have a new oil filter and oil to put in. Ideally you do this step BEFORE step 3 (drain the oil)!
Jack up the car and make sure you have a new oil filter and oil to put in. Ideally you do this step BEFORE step 3 (drain the oil)!
Oil change DIY, let’s go!
Step 1: go buy a bbq so you can have a giant piece of cardboard to put down bc there will be oil spilled. …
Step 1: go buy a bbq so you can have a giant piece of cardboard to put down bc there will be oil spilled. …
May 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Oil change DIY, let’s go!
Step 1: go buy a bbq so you can have a giant piece of cardboard to put down bc there will be oil spilled. …
Step 1: go buy a bbq so you can have a giant piece of cardboard to put down bc there will be oil spilled. …
New article out:
“Canadian man has emerged from winter: or, roasted potatoes for dinner? Hey, might as well do em on the bbq”
It’s still below zero in the morning but afternoon is glorious
“Canadian man has emerged from winter: or, roasted potatoes for dinner? Hey, might as well do em on the bbq”
It’s still below zero in the morning but afternoon is glorious
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
New article out:
“Canadian man has emerged from winter: or, roasted potatoes for dinner? Hey, might as well do em on the bbq”
It’s still below zero in the morning but afternoon is glorious
“Canadian man has emerged from winter: or, roasted potatoes for dinner? Hey, might as well do em on the bbq”
It’s still below zero in the morning but afternoon is glorious
Update: it’s still falling 😭
March 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Update: it’s still falling 😭
Edmonton fools spring is wild. After 2 weeks of thawing, snow almost completely gone, etc etc. bam. Hammered
March 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Edmonton fools spring is wild. After 2 weeks of thawing, snow almost completely gone, etc etc. bam. Hammered
I’ve been in Canada for 15 years now and one thing that continues to amuse me is the widespread inability to parallel park. 🤣
Bro seriously got halfway in and called it a day
Bro seriously got halfway in and called it a day
March 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’ve been in Canada for 15 years now and one thing that continues to amuse me is the widespread inability to parallel park. 🤣
Bro seriously got halfway in and called it a day
Bro seriously got halfway in and called it a day
Offspring is doing a big history project on the rise of communism in China. Was at a used bookstore and picked this up for him.
February 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Offspring is doing a big history project on the rise of communism in China. Was at a used bookstore and picked this up for him.
Everything is fine.
February 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Everything is fine.
Normal snow is pretty quiet. Especially quiets car road noise. But -30 snow is LOUD. Sound up
February 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Normal snow is pretty quiet. Especially quiets car road noise. But -30 snow is LOUD. Sound up
Quineans be like
January 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Quineans be like
Pachycephalodaurus Beevis&Buttheadimus
January 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Pachycephalodaurus Beevis&Buttheadimus
January 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
as a belated Newton was born on Christmas Day post, I give you…
Philosophers of science be like
Philosophers of science be like
December 26, 2024 at 10:07 PM
as a belated Newton was born on Christmas Day post, I give you…
Philosophers of science be like
Philosophers of science be like