Espelie Furrow
poplarfurrow.bsky.social
Espelie Furrow
@poplarfurrow.bsky.social
Laboratory contributor
In rural Minnesota, this was common at least from the 70’s to 90’s when I grew up there. Sending flowers was less common, but there were always plenty flowers. there plus a donation-suggested lunch following the funeral, put on by the women of the church
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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AFN has a story today. This is the first that I heard someone died. So many villages devastated. It will take years to recover because it's so expensive to build in these rural villages.

www.adn.com/alaska-news/...?
Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska
Winds over 100 mph and record tidal surges pounded the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Sunday as the remnants of Typhoon Halong inundated some Bering Sea coast communities.
www.adn.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Reminder that you can donate here: bsky.app/profile/napa...
Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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I tried something similar using ChatGPT 4.o.

"I'm trying to put together a portfolio of three to five papers to highlight my breadth and depth as a research scientist. (I'm Carl Bergstrom.)

Could you help me choose papers?"

Here's the result.
June 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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I want to give credit to my editors, who asked me to write 2,000 words on why Andrew Tate wears such tight pants. I submitted 3,700. They asked if I really needed to start with a story about the industrial revolution and I said "yes, absolutely don't cut."

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Why So Many MAGA Men Look Like Joe Rogan
The slim-fit uniform of grindset entrepreneurs and right wing podcasters can be traced back decades.
www.bloomberg.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM