Doug Fearrington
@dfearrington.bsky.social
Retired actuary. Aspiring mechanic. Interests: complex systems, network science, poetry, art, ants
Alex Pretti was a man I would hope for my sons to become.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Alex Pretti was a man I would hope for my sons to become.
I’ve been forced to watch my foes enjoy ceaseless feasts of schadenfreude, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I’ve been forced to watch my foes enjoy ceaseless feasts of schadenfreude, Charlie Brown
This is joie de vivre right here
August 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is joie de vivre right here
Farewell Theo
We imagine death ahead of us, at the end. Instead, it starts behind, at the very beginning. Picking off all we’ve known, every day, inexorably. Until there’s nothing left.
We are the Sun it overtakes.
We are the Sun it overtakes.
July 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Farewell Theo
2 hour first set for Goose at the Garden
June 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
2 hour first set for Goose at the Garden
Some of the most powerful live TV I’ve seen has been the NBA on TNT studio desk with Ernie, Shaq, Kenny, Chuck.
May 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Some of the most powerful live TV I’ve seen has been the NBA on TNT studio desk with Ernie, Shaq, Kenny, Chuck.
“Oh, little winged potatoes…”
“I don’t care, gimme a coke”
“I don’t care, gimme a coke”
What's a line from #MST3K that's in your personal lexicon. I have two:
I think I've done my part for the Spix's Macaw (said when someone asks you do something but you're tired)
You can pet that old Llama. Ain't no law says you cain't (when you don't care enough to stop someone from doing dumb)
I think I've done my part for the Spix's Macaw (said when someone asks you do something but you're tired)
You can pet that old Llama. Ain't no law says you cain't (when you don't care enough to stop someone from doing dumb)
April 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“Oh, little winged potatoes…”
“I don’t care, gimme a coke”
“I don’t care, gimme a coke”
We ordered ours late 2024, arrived Apr 9. No tariffs applied, still had the $7500 EV credit for lease. Thinking we made it under the wire by the skin of our teeth.
April 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We ordered ours late 2024, arrived Apr 9. No tariffs applied, still had the $7500 EV credit for lease. Thinking we made it under the wire by the skin of our teeth.
Heard that Democratic rebuttal tonight at SOTU will be a medley of highlights from “Red Dawn: The Musical”
March 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Heard that Democratic rebuttal tonight at SOTU will be a medley of highlights from “Red Dawn: The Musical”
Reposted by Doug Fearrington
For sale, arc of universe, never bent
February 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
For sale, arc of universe, never bent
This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco.
February 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco.
What do you think of the EX30? I drove one a few days ago, still mulling a bit. First reaction was “solid B+.”
January 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What do you think of the EX30? I drove one a few days ago, still mulling a bit. First reaction was “solid B+.”
Last 25 minutes of Umphrey’s McGee first set at Haw River Ballroom tonight were…magic.
January 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Last 25 minutes of Umphrey’s McGee first set at Haw River Ballroom tonight were…magic.
Films that were moving paintings of the psyche.
January 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Films that were moving paintings of the psyche.
In dreams, I’ll walk with you…
January 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In dreams, I’ll walk with you…
Farewell to a true American Weirdo.
January 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Farewell to a true American Weirdo.
The cars in Slow Horses are very good.
January 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The cars in Slow Horses are very good.
Hey, man - I think you matter. I’ve enjoyed watching your welding and bodywork progress, and have admired your tenacity with it.
I don’t know you and your kids, but I’ve found my 23 and 19 year olds still need me. So you maybe yours are counting on you as well.
I don’t know you and your kids, but I’ve found my 23 and 19 year olds still need me. So you maybe yours are counting on you as well.
January 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hey, man - I think you matter. I’ve enjoyed watching your welding and bodywork progress, and have admired your tenacity with it.
I don’t know you and your kids, but I’ve found my 23 and 19 year olds still need me. So you maybe yours are counting on you as well.
I don’t know you and your kids, but I’ve found my 23 and 19 year olds still need me. So you maybe yours are counting on you as well.
Reposted by Doug Fearrington
In this paper we have outlined the basic features of Complex emergent phenomena and their evidence, from cells to societies.
It starts with
"d oijw ao o fyrg bafjdsdpw dweoda wdhao jrfgb sag wdgy d ias dsih sig qqpdjwe fjrfb dvvs"
Curious?
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
It starts with
"d oijw ao o fyrg bafjdsdpw dweoda wdhao jrfgb sag wdgy d ias dsih sig qqpdjwe fjrfb dvvs"
Curious?
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
From the origin of life to pandemics: emergent phenomena in complex systems | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
When a large number of similar entities interact among each other and with their environment
at a low scale, unexpected outcomes at higher spatio-temporal scales might spontaneously
arise. This non-tr...
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In this paper we have outlined the basic features of Complex emergent phenomena and their evidence, from cells to societies.
It starts with
"d oijw ao o fyrg bafjdsdpw dweoda wdhao jrfgb sag wdgy d ias dsih sig qqpdjwe fjrfb dvvs"
Curious?
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
It starts with
"d oijw ao o fyrg bafjdsdpw dweoda wdhao jrfgb sag wdgy d ias dsih sig qqpdjwe fjrfb dvvs"
Curious?
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Took delivery of our new ex30 today! Thanks Volvo!
But it has to be at least… 3 times bigger than this…
But it has to be at least… 3 times bigger than this…
December 24, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Took delivery of our new ex30 today! Thanks Volvo!
But it has to be at least… 3 times bigger than this…
But it has to be at least… 3 times bigger than this…
Doug Fearrington is saddened by the passing of Rickey Henderson. Doug Fearrington will take a moment.
December 21, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Doug Fearrington is saddened by the passing of Rickey Henderson. Doug Fearrington will take a moment.
Reposted by Doug Fearrington
There are recipes for Christmas movies!
@jennawneal.bsky.social & I coded 31 tropes in 118 movies, then extracted the backbone of the bipartite projection. Tropes are connected if they occur in the same movies.
Code & Data: github.com/zpneal/xmas_...
Backbone: www.zacharyneal.com/backbone
#NetSci
@jennawneal.bsky.social & I coded 31 tropes in 118 movies, then extracted the backbone of the bipartite projection. Tropes are connected if they occur in the same movies.
Code & Data: github.com/zpneal/xmas_...
Backbone: www.zacharyneal.com/backbone
#NetSci
December 18, 2024 at 8:09 PM
There are recipes for Christmas movies!
@jennawneal.bsky.social & I coded 31 tropes in 118 movies, then extracted the backbone of the bipartite projection. Tropes are connected if they occur in the same movies.
Code & Data: github.com/zpneal/xmas_...
Backbone: www.zacharyneal.com/backbone
#NetSci
@jennawneal.bsky.social & I coded 31 tropes in 118 movies, then extracted the backbone of the bipartite projection. Tropes are connected if they occur in the same movies.
Code & Data: github.com/zpneal/xmas_...
Backbone: www.zacharyneal.com/backbone
#NetSci
Doug Tries New Carbs: Ep 2
December 13, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Doug Tries New Carbs: Ep 2
Cheep Jeep update:
Within 48 hours of acquisition we’ve got throw out bearing whine, CELs for cyl 6 misfire + alternator, power to steering column (signals, wipers, airbag) goes out when it rains. Oh, and e-brake light won’t turn off.
Basically, I’m in love.
Within 48 hours of acquisition we’ve got throw out bearing whine, CELs for cyl 6 misfire + alternator, power to steering column (signals, wipers, airbag) goes out when it rains. Oh, and e-brake light won’t turn off.
Basically, I’m in love.
December 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Cheep Jeep update:
Within 48 hours of acquisition we’ve got throw out bearing whine, CELs for cyl 6 misfire + alternator, power to steering column (signals, wipers, airbag) goes out when it rains. Oh, and e-brake light won’t turn off.
Basically, I’m in love.
Within 48 hours of acquisition we’ve got throw out bearing whine, CELs for cyl 6 misfire + alternator, power to steering column (signals, wipers, airbag) goes out when it rains. Oh, and e-brake light won’t turn off.
Basically, I’m in love.