Alan
@gammacounter.bsky.social
Radiologist. Broadly enthusiastic. Science, outdoors/nature, travel. Lakes, coasts. Home experiments. Local environments. Many photos of slightly oddball things.
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Nobody really needs to be questioned about why they may or may not have blocked, muted, ignored anyone on social media. It’s really nobody’s damned business.
The Stan’s Donuts holiday tree. This here might be about $90 worth of donuts.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stan’s Donuts holiday tree. This here might be about $90 worth of donuts.
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If “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 again this year, Mariah Carey will tie—and may eventually break—the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart.
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ May Pass These 2 Songs For Most Weeks At No. 1 On Billboard
If “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 again this year, Mariah Carey will tie—and may eventually break—the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 again this year, Mariah Carey will tie—and may eventually break—the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart.
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Ugh, just texted “Thanks.” to someone when I meant “Thanks!” No recovering from that.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ugh, just texted “Thanks.” to someone when I meant “Thanks!” No recovering from that.
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Watercolour painting of my cat Mia when she was a kitten. #cats #kittens #petportraits #art #watercolours #painting
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Watercolour painting of my cat Mia when she was a kitten. #cats #kittens #petportraits #art #watercolours #painting
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Disco Elysium is like Radiohead was to me twenty years ago, it’s probably great but the fans are so annoying they’ve turned me off ever doing a deep dive
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Disco Elysium is like Radiohead was to me twenty years ago, it’s probably great but the fans are so annoying they’ve turned me off ever doing a deep dive
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Middle Wallop, Over Wallop and Nether Wallop. That way we can have a fun new destination called Walloping
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Middle Wallop, Over Wallop and Nether Wallop. That way we can have a fun new destination called Walloping
Yes. Detroit and South Detroit
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Yes. Detroit and South Detroit
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I had a blood test inland 🤬
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I had a blood test inland 🤬
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This is really beautiful! I saw the red sky this morning, but didn’t have the lovely shore… just the cars on my way to work!
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is really beautiful! I saw the red sky this morning, but didn’t have the lovely shore… just the cars on my way to work!
The guy said this harness was to decrease the weight/load on his dog’s back end, after repair of the ACL. The ACL tear was suspected clinically, and confirmed by MRI. Two months recovery, with concurrent physical therapy. Moderate chance of developing ACL injury on the opposite side.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The guy said this harness was to decrease the weight/load on his dog’s back end, after repair of the ACL. The ACL tear was suspected clinically, and confirmed by MRI. Two months recovery, with concurrent physical therapy. Moderate chance of developing ACL injury on the opposite side.
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
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Happy Tuesday! We had an amazing sky this morning 15 minutes before the sun came up before everything quickly dissipated into gray. It was a tough choice in coffee shop voting but this one took it. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy Tuesday! We had an amazing sky this morning 15 minutes before the sun came up before everything quickly dissipated into gray. It was a tough choice in coffee shop voting but this one took it. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
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went to a really good Indian restaurant in Oslo last night (Der Peppern Gror) and they even brought me a dish of ghost pepper napalm when I asked for chile sauce on the side
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
went to a really good Indian restaurant in Oslo last night (Der Peppern Gror) and they even brought me a dish of ghost pepper napalm when I asked for chile sauce on the side
Uncanny, almost spooky, how the ulna doesn’t move at all between the front view and the oblique view of the wrist. All the other bones change position significantly, but the ulna stays put. Usually every bone moves, and not a tiny amount. It’s like the ulna is the center of a carpal universe.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Uncanny, almost spooky, how the ulna doesn’t move at all between the front view and the oblique view of the wrist. All the other bones change position significantly, but the ulna stays put. Usually every bone moves, and not a tiny amount. It’s like the ulna is the center of a carpal universe.
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Despite being a pretty decent cook and baker, I cannot meal plan at all.
I hate every bit of it.
I don’t want to be locked into making things on specific days. I’m lucky if I have a vague idea of what I’m cooking each week.
I don’t know how people do that for a whole month.
I hate every bit of it.
I don’t want to be locked into making things on specific days. I’m lucky if I have a vague idea of what I’m cooking each week.
I don’t know how people do that for a whole month.
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Despite being a pretty decent cook and baker, I cannot meal plan at all.
I hate every bit of it.
I don’t want to be locked into making things on specific days. I’m lucky if I have a vague idea of what I’m cooking each week.
I don’t know how people do that for a whole month.
I hate every bit of it.
I don’t want to be locked into making things on specific days. I’m lucky if I have a vague idea of what I’m cooking each week.
I don’t know how people do that for a whole month.
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Non-USAians: I formally disavow green bean casserole. I don’t know what the hell it’s all about either. I can’t explain it any more than I can explain marshmallows on sweet potatoes. The 1950s were a weird time.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Non-USAians: I formally disavow green bean casserole. I don’t know what the hell it’s all about either. I can’t explain it any more than I can explain marshmallows on sweet potatoes. The 1950s were a weird time.
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Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.
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Anybody out there with the initials "LLB" want 4 unused 1950's mid-century placemats? They're made out of a thin leather or leatherette, and they're fricking awesome. (Sorry for the bad pic - I'm packing to move tomorrow, and that's my hand shadow in the bottom left!)
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Anybody out there with the initials "LLB" want 4 unused 1950's mid-century placemats? They're made out of a thin leather or leatherette, and they're fricking awesome. (Sorry for the bad pic - I'm packing to move tomorrow, and that's my hand shadow in the bottom left!)
Swallowed broken coat hook today
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Swallowed broken coat hook today
If you’ve ever had calcific “tendinitis” (calcific tendinopathy) here the arrow points to the offending problem. Calcium deposits in one of your rotator cuff tendons, most commonly the supraspinatus tendon. Pain, often severe, on motion especially with abduction & raising of the arm
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If you’ve ever had calcific “tendinitis” (calcific tendinopathy) here the arrow points to the offending problem. Calcium deposits in one of your rotator cuff tendons, most commonly the supraspinatus tendon. Pain, often severe, on motion especially with abduction & raising of the arm
Took this pic in December 2013 of the message-in-lights along the Blue Cross Building.
Message doesn’t get old.
Message doesn’t get old.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Took this pic in December 2013 of the message-in-lights along the Blue Cross Building.
Message doesn’t get old.
Message doesn’t get old.
Crash frequency peaks in Toronto, around 5 PM, during two years of observation in 1997 and 1998. www.velomondial.net/velomondiall...
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Crash frequency peaks in Toronto, around 5 PM, during two years of observation in 1997 and 1998. www.velomondial.net/velomondiall...