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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez

@erikklemetti.bsky.social

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Professor @ Denison University / Volcanologist / Writer of Eruptions / Baseball, Sumo, Cricket, Soccer fan / Sci Fi aficionado / Amateur Musicologist / Cat person / Dad / Be kind to your bad self. 🇨🇴

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 14h

There have been quite a few big earthquakes lately. Are they related? Are we having more big earthquakes than usual? Here’s a quick video addressing some of those questions.

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There have been a lot of earthquakes lately - are they related?

YouTube video by Dr. Wendy Rocks

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 22h

Columbus "discovered" the "New World".

three men are standing next to each other on top of a hill . one of the men is holding a sword .

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Mark Tingay @marktingay.bsky.social · 1d

⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!

The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).

Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.

Video source: @_yagha_

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 1d

When people in Knox County, Ohio start saying they're sick of what the Trump administration is doing, you have to wonder how long the house of cards has got.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 1d

Boomers. Boomers.

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, this footage from Portland is wild. youtu.be/elfuaxHQWlQ?...

Red Fang - Blood Like Cream (Official Music Video)

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Adam Pascale @seislologist.bsky.social · 2d

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred about 10 minutes ago in the Mindanao region of the Philippines, triggering all stations in our southeast Australian network. It’s offshore and around 50km, so hopefully far enough to not cause too much damage or trigger a tsunami.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 2d

You get maybe 5 pages into Cash by Johnny Cash and you already realize how immensely cool this man is.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, like balsamic magma.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 2d

You get the impression that certain people think the Puerto Rico isn't part of the US. 🤔

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 2d

You all know where i stand. it’s @shitrock.bsky.social

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 6d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Ah yes, we've found it.

HE BOASTS THAT HE WILL "BANISH DIRT
TO THE LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS."

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks!

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Is this available as a video on any other sites?

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Quite honestly, why are the most avid Trump supporters scared of *everything*.

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

I realise the threat of yokai, Mr. Mittens before the kibble is put out and two bearded dudes fighting over a 1st pressing of "Dark Side of the Moon" is scary to most MAGA types, but I think we're all going to make it.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

If Noem wants to pay for the trip, I can show her the hellfire that is Portland's cat cafes, used record shops and Japanese garden.

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Listen folks, I grew up next to Leominster and north of Worcester.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 3d

And a nice writeup of the story here: www.science.org/content/arti...

Big U.S. West Coast earthquakes could come as a one-two punch

Cascadia and San Andreas fault zones appear to generate synchronized earthquakes

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Douglas Adams was right.

This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which was odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy. - Douglas Adams

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 3d

Whereas a real person who answers a phone and hears me say "appointment desk" on a less than perfect connection, the "helpful AI assistant" hears me and makes me loop through 3 other menus because it thought it heard "an appointed desk". Yeah, AI is a real boon for efficiency.

Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 4d

It is a day that ends in "y". Must be a good day for "My Sanity". www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGqx...

Bad Religion Performs "My Sanity" in the KROQ HD Radio Sound Space

YouTube video by KROQ

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 5d

But how do you do a James “best of” without “Tomorrow”?

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Kittie @kittiepeters.com · 5d

delete chatgpt and stop using generative AI 🖤🤍

Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’ | Fortune

Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @erikklemetti.bsky.social · 5d

I'm always amazed just how limited human imagination must be in the eyes of AI cheerleaders. It is almost like they don't use theirs (if it doesn't come to how they can make money).

a man in a suit and tie is saying i am not in the business of imagination

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