Yoni Brande
@yonibrande.bsky.social
phd astrologer, world class barista, and professional chef
chortkov mentioned
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
chortkov mentioned
one of the other postdocs said my black and white work looked a bit like @jamellebouie.net, but I need a 6x6 and some tri-x for that to be the case
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
one of the other postdocs said my black and white work looked a bit like @jamellebouie.net, but I need a 6x6 and some tri-x for that to be the case
some shots that didn't make the grid post:
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
some shots that didn't make the grid post:
obviously, I appealed, and my grid post is back up (for now). still, I'm concerned at the quality of the AI model that insta/facebook/meta use if they autoflag documentary photography like this but fail to remove truckloads of racism and bigotry in posts, reels, and comments
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
obviously, I appealed, and my grid post is back up (for now). still, I'm concerned at the quality of the AI model that insta/facebook/meta use if they autoflag documentary photography like this but fail to remove truckloads of racism and bigotry in posts, reels, and comments
immediately after posting this album, I got hit with a content warning saying my posts glorified dangerous individuals and organizations. who knows if it was the "trans rights" sign, or the "fuck ICE" sign, or even the old lady in RBG cosplay (lmao)
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
immediately after posting this album, I got hit with a content warning saying my posts glorified dangerous individuals and organizations. who knows if it was the "trans rights" sign, or the "fuck ICE" sign, or even the old lady in RBG cosplay (lmao)
they were outside in the skylight and they were for the college's 2 billion dollar fundraising campaign lmfao
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
they were outside in the skylight and they were for the college's 2 billion dollar fundraising campaign lmfao
i would probably crush a couple of these tbh
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
i would probably crush a couple of these tbh
more than a handful of people I knew in grad school already have EU positions lined up, and there's "France is hiring American academics" ads all over the metro lmao
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
more than a handful of people I knew in grad school already have EU positions lined up, and there's "France is hiring American academics" ads all over the metro lmao
my pluralistic exposure to this sort of education did give me an unfulfilled interest in comparative semitics though so that's fun
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
my pluralistic exposure to this sort of education did give me an unfulfilled interest in comparative semitics though so that's fun
and people wonder why there's a literacy crisis in hasidic communities
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
and people wonder why there's a literacy crisis in hasidic communities
great stuff! excited to dig into this.
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
great stuff! excited to dig into this.
to paraphrase from my middle school rebbe, you shouldn't need to. pick out the roots you know and work out the rest from context clues
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
to paraphrase from my middle school rebbe, you shouldn't need to. pick out the roots you know and work out the rest from context clues
I want my reimbursement checks from that man
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I want my reimbursement checks from that man
we're coming up on a decade of these cases and all we have to show for it is a concerted conservative media effort to keep these people in the news, not for their supposed intellectual chops (which are all subpar), but to show that you can't punish bad behavior under any circumstances
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
we're coming up on a decade of these cases and all we have to show for it is a concerted conservative media effort to keep these people in the news, not for their supposed intellectual chops (which are all subpar), but to show that you can't punish bad behavior under any circumstances
THE TIME IS RIPE TO ACCEPT <candidate> INTO YOUR GRADUATE PROGRAM
October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THE TIME IS RIPE TO ACCEPT <candidate> INTO YOUR GRADUATE PROGRAM
my condolences to your bank account
October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
my condolences to your bank account
understandable tbh
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
understandable tbh
this implies there were several hundred especially motivated PIs last week lmao
October 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
this implies there were several hundred especially motivated PIs last week lmao