The Boron Sheikh
@dasfuller.bsky.social
Former planetary scientist, now software engineer and all-around funny guy. Got two kids, two cats, and one saucy wife. Baltimore. 🇺🇸🇮🇷
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The Boron Sheikh
@dasfuller.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Theeeeeeeese motherfuckers.
I learned how to change the oil of a Komatsu PC130LC-11 mid-size excavator because of Blippi. After watching his videos nonstop during the pandemic, I’m only 3 hours from earning my CDL.
At a certain point, you’re just watching this man in fake glasses and suspenders, adrift both physically and existentially on a jetski in a manmade lake behind the McMansion he probably owns, awash more in questions about how his life works than any strongly held emotional response
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I learned how to change the oil of a Komatsu PC130LC-11 mid-size excavator because of Blippi. After watching his videos nonstop during the pandemic, I’m only 3 hours from earning my CDL.
The bigger the dog, the more likely a dog owner will boss it around: “Get off the couch”; “Get off the bed”; “Go outside”; “Stop begging”; “Sit”; etc.
The bigger the cat, well, that’s terrifying.
The bigger the cat, well, that’s terrifying.
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The bigger the dog, the more likely a dog owner will boss it around: “Get off the couch”; “Get off the bed”; “Go outside”; “Stop begging”; “Sit”; etc.
The bigger the cat, well, that’s terrifying.
The bigger the cat, well, that’s terrifying.
Absolutely besides myself with rage that Jason Mantzoukas wasn’t cast as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Absolutely besides myself with rage that Jason Mantzoukas wasn’t cast as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Me, watching the men’s short program score bug: “How many points does this guy get for skating backwards?”
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Me, watching the men’s short program score bug: “How many points does this guy get for skating backwards?”
Now hear me out here: Pars for tahdig all the time.
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Now hear me out here: Pars for tahdig all the time.
And when they cut to the drone's video before it's cleared the trees adds another, almost sinister layer to the shot, too. Absolutely love it.
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
And when they cut to the drone's video before it's cleared the trees adds another, almost sinister layer to the shot, too. Absolutely love it.
Hats off to the @toledolibrary.bsky.social for having a digital collection on par with the entire state of Maryland.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Hats off to the @toledolibrary.bsky.social for having a digital collection on par with the entire state of Maryland.
Arguing with Wife over the true existential nature of River Radamus.
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Arguing with Wife over the true existential nature of River Radamus.
Just a momma Jupiter kissing her baby Jupiter.
A temporal paradox is a contradiction that arises when time travel allows actions in the future to influence the past. It challenges our understanding of cause and effect and fuels sci‑fi plots and thought experiments. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Just a momma Jupiter kissing her baby Jupiter.
Looks like something incredibly indecent is about to happen.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Looks like something incredibly indecent is about to happen.
Pregame predictions of the final score.
There is a *strong* inverse relationship between the predictor’s age and the total score they’ve predicted.
There is a *strong* inverse relationship between the predictor’s age and the total score they’ve predicted.
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Pregame predictions of the final score.
There is a *strong* inverse relationship between the predictor’s age and the total score they’ve predicted.
There is a *strong* inverse relationship between the predictor’s age and the total score they’ve predicted.
Entertaining the very real possibility this game could end 6-7.
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Entertaining the very real possibility this game could end 6-7.
Wife over here telling me about some Miami Dolphins game from when she was *3yo* that ended 3-0 in a New England blizzard.
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Wife over here telling me about some Miami Dolphins game from when she was *3yo* that ended 3-0 in a New England blizzard.
Wife [watching Nika Egadze skate]: “That is the most 39-year-old-looking 18-year-old I’ve ever seen.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Wife [watching Nika Egadze skate]: “That is the most 39-year-old-looking 18-year-old I’ve ever seen.”
Look at these two fucking nerds.
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Look at these two fucking nerds.
“Lady love runs out like an estranged wife…”? What the fuck are these lyrics?
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“Lady love runs out like an estranged wife…”? What the fuck are these lyrics?
I like Butler’s vibe.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I like Butler’s vibe.
Mom knows what’s up.
February 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Mom knows what’s up.
I’m 48. And I’ve already started taking Centrum Silver, just to get a head start.
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I’m 48. And I’ve already started taking Centrum Silver, just to get a head start.
The Coltrane statue! Just a few blocks from the dresser! My hometown!
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 AM
The Coltrane statue! Just a few blocks from the dresser! My hometown!
Wait, the Pirate Bay is still a thing?
February 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Wait, the Pirate Bay is still a thing?
Tank top seems a little underdressed for the moment.
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Tank top seems a little underdressed for the moment.