Signal
@signalds.bsky.social
Data Scientist, Musician, Optimist.
What matters isn’t if people are good or bad. What matters is, if they’re trying to be better today than they were yesterday. You asked me where my hope comes from? That’s my answer.
What matters isn’t if people are good or bad. What matters is, if they’re trying to be better today than they were yesterday. You asked me where my hope comes from? That’s my answer.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Jubilee pitch: “Julius Caesar vs 20 Roman Senators”
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Jubilee pitch: “Julius Caesar vs 20 Roman Senators”
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Framing the issue around the concept of learned helplessness was what made it click for me. Very interesting perspective
Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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February 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Framing the issue around the concept of learned helplessness was what made it click for me. Very interesting perspective
This song by @themountaingoats.bsky.social came out in the uncertainty of early covid. It helped me get through it. Now, four years later, it has new meaning and new life. A true gift.
youtu.be/0YpcwNIfwno?...
youtu.be/0YpcwNIfwno?...
the Mountain Goats - Until Olympius Returns
YouTube video by the Mountain Goats
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February 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This song by @themountaingoats.bsky.social came out in the uncertainty of early covid. It helped me get through it. Now, four years later, it has new meaning and new life. A true gift.
youtu.be/0YpcwNIfwno?...
youtu.be/0YpcwNIfwno?...
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When Mariner 4 sent the first digital image of Mars, engineers were too excited to wait for the computer to process an image, and instead colored the data in by hand.
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By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
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By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
January 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When Mariner 4 sent the first digital image of Mars, engineers were too excited to wait for the computer to process an image, and instead colored the data in by hand.
web.archive.org/web/20221231...
By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
web.archive.org/web/20221231...
By NASA/JPL/Dan Goods - NASA Photojournal, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
Pittsburg will always hold a soft spot in my memory. Such an unassuming, charming place that deserves more recognition.
I've been trying to capture a snowglobe view of this perspective of the Duquesne Incline in #Pittsburgh for a few years (I already have a regular winter version) and a few days ago I was finally able to. The red car really stands out against the falling snow.
January 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pittsburg will always hold a soft spot in my memory. Such an unassuming, charming place that deserves more recognition.
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American cities remove homeless encampments as part of “sweeps” and take the belongings of the people they move. ProPublica asked them to explain what was stolen from them and how sweeps have affected them. It’s devastating. https://projects.propublica.org/impact-of-homeless-sweeps-lost-belongings/
The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps — ProPublica
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so they could explain what they lost in their own words.
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December 27, 2024 at 2:39 PM
American cities remove homeless encampments as part of “sweeps” and take the belongings of the people they move. ProPublica asked them to explain what was stolen from them and how sweeps have affected them. It’s devastating. https://projects.propublica.org/impact-of-homeless-sweeps-lost-belongings/
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Since Looking for Alaska has become the second-most banned book in America, let's talk about THAT scene.
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About THAT Scene in Looking for Alaska
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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December 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Since Looking for Alaska has become the second-most banned book in America, let's talk about THAT scene.
youtu.be/nuyaO-rFGjk
youtu.be/nuyaO-rFGjk
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Love the games you want to love.
November 21, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Love the games you want to love.
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ANNOUNCING!!! I HAVE JOINED THE TOP SECRET SMARTYPANTS SOCIETY!
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December 5, 2024 at 1:14 AM
ANNOUNCING!!! I HAVE JOINED THE TOP SECRET SMARTYPANTS SOCIETY!
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Thank you @hankgreen.bsky.social for pointing to this piece of art. Not since Bo Burnham have I seen someone use their storytelling medium so well.
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You’ll Never Be Ready
YouTube video by Nathan Zed
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December 2, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Thank you @hankgreen.bsky.social for pointing to this piece of art. Not since Bo Burnham have I seen someone use their storytelling medium so well.
youtu.be/dxah7uHPYo0?...
youtu.be/dxah7uHPYo0?...
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If you've been following my Christmas light saga... this year's video has made me happier than ever!
youtu.be/qSFNufruSKw
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LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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November 30, 2024 at 5:13 PM
If you've been following my Christmas light saga... this year's video has made me happier than ever!
youtu.be/qSFNufruSKw
youtu.be/qSFNufruSKw
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Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
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This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...
Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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November 22, 2024 at 7:59 PM
This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...
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100% true. My life got infinitely better as an artist once people started leaving more comments. It's SO encouraging, you all LITERALLY kept me going.
Like > Share > Comment. Even if it's just a heart emoji, a heart eye emoji, or one word replies.
It. Means. So. Friggin. Much!
Like > Share > Comment. Even if it's just a heart emoji, a heart eye emoji, or one word replies.
It. Means. So. Friggin. Much!
replies felt weirdly discouraged on twitter (at least to me) but I really recommend getting back into the habit of telling artists directly when you like their stuff. not even in an engagement farming way, it just feels nice. nobody's day is going to be worse hearing that you like their work
November 18, 2024 at 4:22 PM
100% true. My life got infinitely better as an artist once people started leaving more comments. It's SO encouraging, you all LITERALLY kept me going.
Like > Share > Comment. Even if it's just a heart emoji, a heart eye emoji, or one word replies.
It. Means. So. Friggin. Much!
Like > Share > Comment. Even if it's just a heart emoji, a heart eye emoji, or one word replies.
It. Means. So. Friggin. Much!
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you simply must do this for yourself: set aside the time it takes to listen to the new Jon Batiste set. you don't have to like sit still fiending at the stereo in stillness but listen with enough attention to really clock the deep level at which he engages these tunes. really astonishing
November 19, 2024 at 12:31 PM
you simply must do this for yourself: set aside the time it takes to listen to the new Jon Batiste set. you don't have to like sit still fiending at the stereo in stillness but listen with enough attention to really clock the deep level at which he engages these tunes. really astonishing
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I know this is a radical proposition but it's important: and I know nobody likes to think of themselves as not getting it: but: before you respond to somebody: on here, and maybe anywhere!: ask yourself: "have I actually understood the post or do I just have a thing I want to say"
this is the main posting website now. people are in my replies trying to decipher the identity of The Dweller of the Deep so they can block The Dweller of the Deep.
pathetic to see The Dweller of the Deep on here clout farming like he didn’t get caught using his gofundme tunnel money on alcoves
November 16, 2024 at 9:29 PM
I know this is a radical proposition but it's important: and I know nobody likes to think of themselves as not getting it: but: before you respond to somebody: on here, and maybe anywhere!: ask yourself: "have I actually understood the post or do I just have a thing I want to say"
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And now, a little sea-esta after our 40th fiesta 🌊😴
October 21, 2024 at 5:09 PM
And now, a little sea-esta after our 40th fiesta 🌊😴
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I'm joining the Writers for Kamala Harris Call!! Happening on Tuesday!!
You can RSVP HERE: events.democrats.org/event/725958/
You can RSVP HERE: events.democrats.org/event/725958/
October 18, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I'm joining the Writers for Kamala Harris Call!! Happening on Tuesday!!
You can RSVP HERE: events.democrats.org/event/725958/
You can RSVP HERE: events.democrats.org/event/725958/