Amelia Ray
@thermoray.bsky.social
Chemist, teacher, crafter, animal-lover, craft beer enjoyer, board game enthusiast
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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Told you she was (and is) the most important SF/F writer of our generation
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Told you she was (and is) the most important SF/F writer of our generation
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2 years ago I was ignoring my body telling me something was wrong for months & I finally fell down & broke toes in both feet.
Days later I lost my ability to walk as my nervous system tried to eject itself from my legs.
Took me a year to walk again & I’m still bad at it.
Listen. To. Your. Body.
Days later I lost my ability to walk as my nervous system tried to eject itself from my legs.
Took me a year to walk again & I’m still bad at it.
Listen. To. Your. Body.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
2 years ago I was ignoring my body telling me something was wrong for months & I finally fell down & broke toes in both feet.
Days later I lost my ability to walk as my nervous system tried to eject itself from my legs.
Took me a year to walk again & I’m still bad at it.
Listen. To. Your. Body.
Days later I lost my ability to walk as my nervous system tried to eject itself from my legs.
Took me a year to walk again & I’m still bad at it.
Listen. To. Your. Body.
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Stop scrolling and go to bed! But first look at the comedy wildlife photo finalists from this year www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
These images are for viewing only and must not be copied :: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Conservation through Competition
www.comedywildlifephoto.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Stop scrolling and go to bed! But first look at the comedy wildlife photo finalists from this year www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social
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They're literally installing Racism Dial bsky.app/profile/numb...
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
They're literally installing Racism Dial bsky.app/profile/numb...
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hi consumer-facing “A.i.” is a tool for racist, fascist propaganda - ban it from you lives!
They're literally installing Racism Dial bsky.app/profile/numb...
vox populi
October 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
hi consumer-facing “A.i.” is a tool for racist, fascist propaganda - ban it from you lives!
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I’d add a note that it is perfectly fine to buy the flytraps in little pots with plastic lids sold in places like Home Depot. Those are propagated via tissue culture and are great for learning to cultivate carnivorous plants.
And if you see a poacher, aim your kick a little higher than the shins.
And if you see a poacher, aim your kick a little higher than the shins.
October 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I’d add a note that it is perfectly fine to buy the flytraps in little pots with plastic lids sold in places like Home Depot. Those are propagated via tissue culture and are great for learning to cultivate carnivorous plants.
And if you see a poacher, aim your kick a little higher than the shins.
And if you see a poacher, aim your kick a little higher than the shins.
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This is true and they are super endangered by poachers who shovel them up by the hundreds and sell them at flea markets and shit. You should not buy the plants and if you happen to kick the poacher in the shins on accident, no one will hear about it from me.
still amazing to me the number of movies, games, etc. which have Venus Flytrap-based creatures in some form compared to the actual native range of Venus Flytrap, which is like, the great untamed jungles of a few wet pine savannas in North Carolina
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is true and they are super endangered by poachers who shovel them up by the hundreds and sell them at flea markets and shit. You should not buy the plants and if you happen to kick the poacher in the shins on accident, no one will hear about it from me.
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It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
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“Advocates are particularly concerned over the facilities’ use of Pfas gas, or f-gas, which can be potent greenhouse gases, and may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought. Other f-gases turn into a type of dangerous compound that is rapidly accumulating across the globe.”
Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom
Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“Advocates are particularly concerned over the facilities’ use of Pfas gas, or f-gas, which can be potent greenhouse gases, and may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought. Other f-gases turn into a type of dangerous compound that is rapidly accumulating across the globe.”
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I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD
October 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD
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mark your calendars! poorly drawn cats commissions will open on october 10th, 12pm (GMT-3)
everything you need is at poorlycatdraw.com and if anything’s unclear, i’ll be happy to help 💕
everything you need is at poorlycatdraw.com and if anything’s unclear, i’ll be happy to help 💕
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
mark your calendars! poorly drawn cats commissions will open on october 10th, 12pm (GMT-3)
everything you need is at poorlycatdraw.com and if anything’s unclear, i’ll be happy to help 💕
everything you need is at poorlycatdraw.com and if anything’s unclear, i’ll be happy to help 💕
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
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It’s All Connected….
October 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It’s All Connected….
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No individual should have a billion dollars.
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
No individual should have a billion dollars.
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IF YOU SEE A BAT CRAWLING AROUND ON THE GROUND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, LEAVE IT ALONE. IF YOU WANT TO HELP IT CALL ANIMAL CONTROL. DO NOT APPROACH THE BAT, DO NOT TRY TO AID THE BAT ON YOUR OWN, AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DO NOT BREASTFEED THE BAT. TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
This is the most excellent local headline writing.
"DID YOU GIVE WATER TO A BAT NEAR THE ARBORETUM? IT HAD RABIES."
(this is explicitly for @andreagrimes.com )
"DID YOU GIVE WATER TO A BAT NEAR THE ARBORETUM? IT HAD RABIES."
(this is explicitly for @andreagrimes.com )
Did you give water to a bat near the Arboretum? It had rabies
A rabid bat was found in Seattle near the Washington Park Arboretum. Here's what to know, and what to do if you think you might have been exposed.
www.seattletimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
IF YOU SEE A BAT CRAWLING AROUND ON THE GROUND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, LEAVE IT ALONE. IF YOU WANT TO HELP IT CALL ANIMAL CONTROL. DO NOT APPROACH THE BAT, DO NOT TRY TO AID THE BAT ON YOUR OWN, AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DO NOT BREASTFEED THE BAT. TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
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I am in this post and I don't like it
My pop culture references are older than people who are whole ass adults
September 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am in this post and I don't like it
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Of all the stupid things that this regime has done, this is right up near the top. Postdoctoral researchers come to the US on H-1B visas. This will further destroy the US science enterprise. Stupid stupid stupid.
Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
The Trump administration is targeting a visa widely used by tech companies and other employers to hire foreign workers.
www.cbsnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Of all the stupid things that this regime has done, this is right up near the top. Postdoctoral researchers come to the US on H-1B visas. This will further destroy the US science enterprise. Stupid stupid stupid.
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I mean, we eradicated polio and smallpox, and we *were* on the list for having eliminated measles within our borders for all intents and purposes, though that's fucked now.
The covid vaccine was a success, as well.
RFK Jr is fucking willfully ignorant and dangerous as hell.
The covid vaccine was a success, as well.
RFK Jr is fucking willfully ignorant and dangerous as hell.
FOX: What would say is the last great success that our govt public health agencies have had?
RFK Jr: I don't think there have been successes
(Kennedy said days ago that Trump should get a Nobel for Operation Warp Speed)
RFK Jr: I don't think there have been successes
(Kennedy said days ago that Trump should get a Nobel for Operation Warp Speed)
September 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I mean, we eradicated polio and smallpox, and we *were* on the list for having eliminated measles within our borders for all intents and purposes, though that's fucked now.
The covid vaccine was a success, as well.
RFK Jr is fucking willfully ignorant and dangerous as hell.
The covid vaccine was a success, as well.
RFK Jr is fucking willfully ignorant and dangerous as hell.