Steve Gerrard
@spgerrard.bsky.social
Retired software developer, civil engineering. Former scientist, biochemistry.
send a smoke signal
tell time from a sun dial
read or write hieroglyphics
decipher greek numerals
navigate with a sextant
add numbers on an abacus
tell time from a sun dial
read or write hieroglyphics
decipher greek numerals
navigate with a sextant
add numbers on an abacus
January 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
send a smoke signal
tell time from a sun dial
read or write hieroglyphics
decipher greek numerals
navigate with a sextant
add numbers on an abacus
tell time from a sun dial
read or write hieroglyphics
decipher greek numerals
navigate with a sextant
add numbers on an abacus
First of all, golly, that's four pairs of Nikes.
Second, how many male lawyers and reporters and business people in New York City have a pair of fancy mens dress shoes that are over $630?
Second, how many male lawyers and reporters and business people in New York City have a pair of fancy mens dress shoes that are over $630?
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 AM
First of all, golly, that's four pairs of Nikes.
Second, how many male lawyers and reporters and business people in New York City have a pair of fancy mens dress shoes that are over $630?
Second, how many male lawyers and reporters and business people in New York City have a pair of fancy mens dress shoes that are over $630?
Oh I've forgotten those too, but since they are at Walgreens, I can just go to one in any city and get them filled again.
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Oh I've forgotten those too, but since they are at Walgreens, I can just go to one in any city and get them filled again.
Do you speak from experience with such events?
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Do you speak from experience with such events?
Didn't he show up at Bari University of Austin?
December 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Didn't he show up at Bari University of Austin?
They had sunk to a new low when they sank the boat.
December 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
They had sunk to a new low when they sank the boat.
I thought most stuff is available through streaming etc on most devices that connect to the internet. Ken Burns stuff is even on YouTube.
December 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I thought most stuff is available through streaming etc on most devices that connect to the internet. Ken Burns stuff is even on YouTube.
Is there something wrong with the “i don’t even own a television” point of view?
December 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Is there something wrong with the “i don’t even own a television” point of view?
@inmice.bsky.social
Okay, it does say "in mice" in the text, but still. They are acting like it doesn't.
"in mice" -> "might one day heal humans" has proven to be a remarkably unlikely inference.
Okay, it does say "in mice" in the text, but still. They are acting like it doesn't.
"in mice" -> "might one day heal humans" has proven to be a remarkably unlikely inference.
December 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@inmice.bsky.social
Okay, it does say "in mice" in the text, but still. They are acting like it doesn't.
"in mice" -> "might one day heal humans" has proven to be a remarkably unlikely inference.
Okay, it does say "in mice" in the text, but still. They are acting like it doesn't.
"in mice" -> "might one day heal humans" has proven to be a remarkably unlikely inference.
"Remove for-profit from health care."
That right there. Not only is it morally repugnant to profit from the illness of others, but it creates all the wrong incentives and none of the right ones. More services means more billing and more profit, a reward for not keeping patients healthy.
That right there. Not only is it morally repugnant to profit from the illness of others, but it creates all the wrong incentives and none of the right ones. More services means more billing and more profit, a reward for not keeping patients healthy.
December 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"Remove for-profit from health care."
That right there. Not only is it morally repugnant to profit from the illness of others, but it creates all the wrong incentives and none of the right ones. More services means more billing and more profit, a reward for not keeping patients healthy.
That right there. Not only is it morally repugnant to profit from the illness of others, but it creates all the wrong incentives and none of the right ones. More services means more billing and more profit, a reward for not keeping patients healthy.
I hate the underlying idea that when the next pandemic comes, we better it do it like we should have done for Covid, because all viruses and pandemics are the same and totally predictable.
December 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I hate the underlying idea that when the next pandemic comes, we better it do it like we should have done for Covid, because all viruses and pandemics are the same and totally predictable.
Fall of 2021 is still only a year and 4 months from April 2020. I'm in Portland, I remember that period.
December 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Fall of 2021 is still only a year and 4 months from April 2020. I'm in Portland, I remember that period.
Okay but clown cars are funny. That’s about the full range of my clown knowledge.
December 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Okay but clown cars are funny. That’s about the full range of my clown knowledge.
Why would the clowns not do it if it were funny?
December 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Why would the clowns not do it if it were funny?
For some reason it is the "likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy" that gets me. It is said like they might think Kennedy can hear them.
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
For some reason it is the "likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy" that gets me. It is said like they might think Kennedy can hear them.
It’s not raining because the guy on TV says it is. It’s raining if I go outside and there’s rain.
Grocery prices are not lower because a guy on TV says they are. They are lower if I go to the store and the total at the register is lower.
Grocery prices are not lower because a guy on TV says they are. They are lower if I go to the store and the total at the register is lower.
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s not raining because the guy on TV says it is. It’s raining if I go outside and there’s rain.
Grocery prices are not lower because a guy on TV says they are. They are lower if I go to the store and the total at the register is lower.
Grocery prices are not lower because a guy on TV says they are. They are lower if I go to the store and the total at the register is lower.
Nope. If Bari Weiss is the “each” or the “other”, then nope, we can’t even talk to each other.
(Arm raised to shield my face)
(Arm raised to shield my face)
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Nope. If Bari Weiss is the “each” or the “other”, then nope, we can’t even talk to each other.
(Arm raised to shield my face)
(Arm raised to shield my face)
“the moral tenor of their political writings”
But there is no such tenor. They lost their way ages ago. Neo or not, they are just con artists.
But there is no such tenor. They lost their way ages ago. Neo or not, they are just con artists.
December 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“the moral tenor of their political writings”
But there is no such tenor. They lost their way ages ago. Neo or not, they are just con artists.
But there is no such tenor. They lost their way ages ago. Neo or not, they are just con artists.
When she was a baby, we gave her this beautiful embroidered Egyptian cotton diaper, and she took a dump in it!
December 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When she was a baby, we gave her this beautiful embroidered Egyptian cotton diaper, and she took a dump in it!
That gets pretty close to the rendition of “Oregon” preferred by Portland residents.
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
That gets pretty close to the rendition of “Oregon” preferred by Portland residents.
Good old Wikipedia:
"Marion (IL) is nicknamed 'The Hub of the Universe' because of its location at the crossroads of Illinois Route 13 and Interstate 57."
"Marion (IL) is nicknamed 'The Hub of the Universe' because of its location at the crossroads of Illinois Route 13 and Interstate 57."
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Good old Wikipedia:
"Marion (IL) is nicknamed 'The Hub of the Universe' because of its location at the crossroads of Illinois Route 13 and Interstate 57."
"Marion (IL) is nicknamed 'The Hub of the Universe' because of its location at the crossroads of Illinois Route 13 and Interstate 57."