Samer
@samer.is
I photograph, eat, and drink across DC; I'm obsessed with beer and Iceland; Íslandvinur; bon vivant. Put an egg on it!™ Measurements in metric unless noted!
Reykjavík food recommendations: https://samer.is/eating-reykjavik
Reykjavík food recommendations: https://samer.is/eating-reykjavik
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New #sciart! Watercolor brains expressing different states of mind. Original paintings, not prints; one of each. artologica.etsy.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New #sciart! Watercolor brains expressing different states of mind. Original paintings, not prints; one of each. artologica.etsy.com
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November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Happy birthday to Björk. I’m sure some better writer than I can say it better, but she’s been planting seeds and plowing the way for creative music for decades. Photo from the book Blue Eyed Pop by Dr. Gunni.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy birthday to Björk. I’m sure some better writer than I can say it better, but she’s been planting seeds and plowing the way for creative music for decades. Photo from the book Blue Eyed Pop by Dr. Gunni.
I can’t even.
Just remember everyone: wear high visibility clothing so a driver that can’t see a cop car with lights flashing will be able to see you crossing the street!!!
Just remember everyone: wear high visibility clothing so a driver that can’t see a cop car with lights flashing will be able to see you crossing the street!!!
Watch: A driver of an SUV on I-66E express lanes near the Beltway this morning noticed a Virginia State Police trooper handling a crash in the right lane a little too late. This caused a second collision. The trooper and the two people in the SUV all had minor injuries. VDOT video via safetyvid.org.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I can’t even.
Just remember everyone: wear high visibility clothing so a driver that can’t see a cop car with lights flashing will be able to see you crossing the street!!!
Just remember everyone: wear high visibility clothing so a driver that can’t see a cop car with lights flashing will be able to see you crossing the street!!!
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Actor Jeff Goldblum poses with a wax figure of himself during its unveiling at Madame Tussauds in Times Square in New York City. More unusual pictures of the week: reut.rs/4pu25U9 📷 Mike Segar
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Actor Jeff Goldblum poses with a wax figure of himself during its unveiling at Madame Tussauds in Times Square in New York City. More unusual pictures of the week: reut.rs/4pu25U9 📷 Mike Segar
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'Light Fantastic'
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
ISS - Light Fantastic
YouTube video by Seán Doran
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
'Light Fantastic'
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
21,837 images across 18 time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit & Butch Wilmore are repaired, remastered and retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Butch Wilmore / Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKk...
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Large randomized trial of a GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, in people with diabetes and obesity shows significant weight loss. GLP-1 drugs achieve less weight loss in people with diabetes compared with obesity, and that remains unexplained
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Large randomized trial of a GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, in people with diabetes and obesity shows significant weight loss. GLP-1 drugs achieve less weight loss in people with diabetes compared with obesity, and that remains unexplained
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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My shop is once again open for all your #sciart needs! Clickety-click! artologica.etsy.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My shop is once again open for all your #sciart needs! Clickety-click! artologica.etsy.com
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There's a new story out from @thelocal.to about yet another seemingly AI-fueled freelance-writer scammer that I also had a brush with, this one named "Victoria Goldiee." thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
There's a new story out from @thelocal.to about yet another seemingly AI-fueled freelance-writer scammer that I also had a brush with, this one named "Victoria Goldiee." thelocal.to/investigatin...
This is a great “pro chefs taste” video. Boxed stuffing: it isn’t better the more expensive it is.
But also, if you listen to the critiques the chefs offer, you get some insights, especially into how the bread will impact the stuffing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXKt...
But also, if you listen to the critiques the chefs offer, you get some insights, especially into how the bread will impact the stuffing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXKt...
Pro Chefs Blind Taste Test Every Boxed Stuffing | The Taste Panel | Epicurious
m.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is a great “pro chefs taste” video. Boxed stuffing: it isn’t better the more expensive it is.
But also, if you listen to the critiques the chefs offer, you get some insights, especially into how the bread will impact the stuffing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXKt...
But also, if you listen to the critiques the chefs offer, you get some insights, especially into how the bread will impact the stuffing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXKt...
Yesterday: Icelandair booking website while I’m trying a complicated but not out of the ordinary booking: “unknown error”
Me: “I’ll deal with it tomorrow”
Today: Cloudflare: “LOL”
Me: “I’ll deal with it tomorrow”
Today: Cloudflare: “LOL”
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yesterday: Icelandair booking website while I’m trying a complicated but not out of the ordinary booking: “unknown error”
Me: “I’ll deal with it tomorrow”
Today: Cloudflare: “LOL”
Me: “I’ll deal with it tomorrow”
Today: Cloudflare: “LOL”
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Hi folks — our site (along with many others) is down due to a third party technology provider experiencing a global outage.
We hope to be back up soon!
We hope to be back up soon!
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hi folks — our site (along with many others) is down due to a third party technology provider experiencing a global outage.
We hope to be back up soon!
We hope to be back up soon!
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Take a look at the Department of Ed’s efforts to reclassify what constitutes a professional degree (and thereby increase borrowing limits to attain that degree). High-paying, “women's jobs” like CRNA and NP are no longer on the list.
Keep them home, pregnant, poor, and without options.
Keep them home, pregnant, poor, and without options.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Take a look at the Department of Ed’s efforts to reclassify what constitutes a professional degree (and thereby increase borrowing limits to attain that degree). High-paying, “women's jobs” like CRNA and NP are no longer on the list.
Keep them home, pregnant, poor, and without options.
Keep them home, pregnant, poor, and without options.
My thermostat app can read the current setting and temperature but cannot change the settings. I assume this is related to the Cloudflare outage but seems really strange behavior! (Glad I went with a thermostat that has local control)
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My thermostat app can read the current setting and temperature but cannot change the settings. I assume this is related to the Cloudflare outage but seems really strange behavior! (Glad I went with a thermostat that has local control)
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Remember how I said I wasn't doing outdoor holiday markets? Welllll
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Remember how I said I wasn't doing outdoor holiday markets? Welllll
I think I need a keyboard hand warmer for the office. Like those gloves scooter delivery drivers use, but goes over the keyboard.
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I think I need a keyboard hand warmer for the office. Like those gloves scooter delivery drivers use, but goes over the keyboard.
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Woohoo - just reached 15,000 followers on here! As always, the support & love is much appreciated 😊🥰
To celebrate there's a 15% discount on my website for the next week.
And here's another drone photo, this time of an iceberg, a subject I've spent so long photographing from the ground.
#Iceland
To celebrate there's a 15% discount on my website for the next week.
And here's another drone photo, this time of an iceberg, a subject I've spent so long photographing from the ground.
#Iceland
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Woohoo - just reached 15,000 followers on here! As always, the support & love is much appreciated 😊🥰
To celebrate there's a 15% discount on my website for the next week.
And here's another drone photo, this time of an iceberg, a subject I've spent so long photographing from the ground.
#Iceland
To celebrate there's a 15% discount on my website for the next week.
And here's another drone photo, this time of an iceberg, a subject I've spent so long photographing from the ground.
#Iceland
There’s a Google Store coming to Georgetown. What’re they going to be selling? Your privacy and devices they’ll brick in a couple of years?
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
There’s a Google Store coming to Georgetown. What’re they going to be selling? Your privacy and devices they’ll brick in a couple of years?
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November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Chemical warfare against my lungs this morning: saw some chocolate scotch bonnets at the market and decided to add one to an onion pickle I was making. Just chopping the thing up made breathing difficult! 😬😬😬🌶️🌶️🌶️
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Chemical warfare against my lungs this morning: saw some chocolate scotch bonnets at the market and decided to add one to an onion pickle I was making. Just chopping the thing up made breathing difficult! 😬😬😬🌶️🌶️🌶️
Is “Cher” on the approved naming list?
My Iceland Air customer service rep's name is Cher, and it's taking every fiber in my being to resist asking her if she believes in life after love.
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Is “Cher” on the approved naming list?
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My stuff is set up and priced! Come check it out until 9pm tonight $20 entry or tomorrow from 10am-4pm for free at the Alexandria Clay Co-op.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My stuff is set up and priced! Come check it out until 9pm tonight $20 entry or tomorrow from 10am-4pm for free at the Alexandria Clay Co-op.