Tom Buckley
@tombuckleylab.bsky.social
Dad, husband, plant ecophysiologist (UC Davis), cyclist. Californian, Virginian, Utahn, Canberran, New South Welshman, Tasmanian, and deifier of wombats.
I love me some Ube with brrkfkst
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I love me some Ube with brrkfkst
I see your Tweedy and raise you this
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I see your Tweedy and raise you this
Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
My daughter's first professional art exhibition, at Wildwood Market in South Lake Tahoe.
August 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My daughter's first professional art exhibition, at Wildwood Market in South Lake Tahoe.
We told you he would do this.
We told you he was an antivaxxer fool.
You confirmed him anyway.
This is 100% on you. All the deaths that will occur because of this are your fault, Senator. You had the opportunity and knowledge to prevent it, but for craven political reasons, you refused.
We told you he was an antivaxxer fool.
You confirmed him anyway.
This is 100% on you. All the deaths that will occur because of this are your fault, Senator. You had the opportunity and knowledge to prevent it, but for craven political reasons, you refused.
August 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We told you he would do this.
We told you he was an antivaxxer fool.
You confirmed him anyway.
This is 100% on you. All the deaths that will occur because of this are your fault, Senator. You had the opportunity and knowledge to prevent it, but for craven political reasons, you refused.
We told you he was an antivaxxer fool.
You confirmed him anyway.
This is 100% on you. All the deaths that will occur because of this are your fault, Senator. You had the opportunity and knowledge to prevent it, but for craven political reasons, you refused.
First new climbing shoes in 30 years.
(In 1996 it was cycling or climbing for me, and I chose cycling, but thanks to my amazing son I'm climbing again.)
But my God, Italian shoes are the genuine article. In climbing as in cycling. They are a work of art.
(In 1996 it was cycling or climbing for me, and I chose cycling, but thanks to my amazing son I'm climbing again.)
But my God, Italian shoes are the genuine article. In climbing as in cycling. They are a work of art.
May 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
First new climbing shoes in 30 years.
(In 1996 it was cycling or climbing for me, and I chose cycling, but thanks to my amazing son I'm climbing again.)
But my God, Italian shoes are the genuine article. In climbing as in cycling. They are a work of art.
(In 1996 it was cycling or climbing for me, and I chose cycling, but thanks to my amazing son I'm climbing again.)
But my God, Italian shoes are the genuine article. In climbing as in cycling. They are a work of art.
Getting to be that time of year again
March 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Getting to be that time of year again
Holy shit, I didn't know Walesa was still around. Guy's a fucking hero. People should listen to him.
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Holy shit, I didn't know Walesa was still around. Guy's a fucking hero. People should listen to him.
I often hear that California has super high taxes. True if you're rich, but not for most people. Here's total state income tax (using calculators at smartasset.com) for a married couple w/ given household incomes, for CA vs VA and 4 deep red states.
(Yes I know, some states have no income tax.)
(Yes I know, some states have no income tax.)
January 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I often hear that California has super high taxes. True if you're rich, but not for most people. Here's total state income tax (using calculators at smartasset.com) for a married couple w/ given household incomes, for CA vs VA and 4 deep red states.
(Yes I know, some states have no income tax.)
(Yes I know, some states have no income tax.)
Our cat Mimi passed on in June. We just now finally felt OK getting another cat. He is a Maine coon, tentatively named Feather, and is the sweetest.
November 28, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Our cat Mimi passed on in June. We just now finally felt OK getting another cat. He is a Maine coon, tentatively named Feather, and is the sweetest.
Here's the distribution of 1,000 estimates, each using 1,000,000 points.
November 25, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Here's the distribution of 1,000 estimates, each using 1,000,000 points.
I did something similar in R, for fun. It's surprisingly (to me) jumpy! Here's the % error in the running estimate of pi as you accumulate more and more points, up to a million. Repeated three times.
November 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM
I did something similar in R, for fun. It's surprisingly (to me) jumpy! Here's the % error in the running estimate of pi as you accumulate more and more points, up to a million. Repeated three times.
That's pretty cool.
November 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
That's pretty cool.
Actually yes. It's pretty common for VP to remain nearly constant as T changes over a day.
More generally, it's very common for temperature and VPD to vary *somewhat* independently, so that it's essential to distinguish how each, by itself, affects stomata.
More generally, it's very common for temperature and VPD to vary *somewhat* independently, so that it's essential to distinguish how each, by itself, affects stomata.
November 20, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Actually yes. It's pretty common for VP to remain nearly constant as T changes over a day.
More generally, it's very common for temperature and VPD to vary *somewhat* independently, so that it's essential to distinguish how each, by itself, affects stomata.
More generally, it's very common for temperature and VPD to vary *somewhat* independently, so that it's essential to distinguish how each, by itself, affects stomata.
What the actual fuck
Glad I noticed this before it killed me.
Word of warning to anyone riding a titanium Ritchey frame. This is (or rather, was) a Ti-Cross Breakaway.
Glad I noticed this before it killed me.
Word of warning to anyone riding a titanium Ritchey frame. This is (or rather, was) a Ti-Cross Breakaway.
October 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM
What the actual fuck
Glad I noticed this before it killed me.
Word of warning to anyone riding a titanium Ritchey frame. This is (or rather, was) a Ti-Cross Breakaway.
Glad I noticed this before it killed me.
Word of warning to anyone riding a titanium Ritchey frame. This is (or rather, was) a Ti-Cross Breakaway.
Turns out the pot of gold was behind the train station the whole time
October 16, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Turns out the pot of gold was behind the train station the whole time
Bald-faced lying by right-wing media, part 92,737,892
October 10, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Bald-faced lying by right-wing media, part 92,737,892
Life goal achieved -- finally made it into the top 14% of something
September 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Life goal achieved -- finally made it into the top 14% of something
Revised version - this time I cleanly cut off just the threaded head of the falcon tube, pulled out the sensor element from the DHT11, and welded the element + a polyethylene cap to the top of the tube head. Bit of foam so you can push the chamber onto a leaf w/o affecting T. Much faster response.
August 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Revised version - this time I cleanly cut off just the threaded head of the falcon tube, pulled out the sensor element from the DHT11, and welded the element + a polyethylene cap to the top of the tube head. Bit of foam so you can push the chamber onto a leaf w/o affecting T. Much faster response.
$21 transient potometer for teaching purposes
$15 Arduino
$4 LCD
$2 RH/T sensor
$0.01 severed falcon tube
(potometer not porometer, because the internal boundary layer is too large to confidently infer stomatal conductance; could restructure to avoid this)
$15 Arduino
$4 LCD
$2 RH/T sensor
$0.01 severed falcon tube
(potometer not porometer, because the internal boundary layer is too large to confidently infer stomatal conductance; could restructure to avoid this)
August 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
$21 transient potometer for teaching purposes
$15 Arduino
$4 LCD
$2 RH/T sensor
$0.01 severed falcon tube
(potometer not porometer, because the internal boundary layer is too large to confidently infer stomatal conductance; could restructure to avoid this)
$15 Arduino
$4 LCD
$2 RH/T sensor
$0.01 severed falcon tube
(potometer not porometer, because the internal boundary layer is too large to confidently infer stomatal conductance; could restructure to avoid this)
My dentist is apparently interested in plant hydraulics
August 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM
My dentist is apparently interested in plant hydraulics
Northeast Tasmania is the best place.
July 7, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Northeast Tasmania is the best place.