Owl's Eyes Ty
@jtsdmpk.bsky.social
PK/PD / Viral Dynamics / Math (PhD)
Circus Arts Hobbyist (Mostly Cyr & Lyra for now)
SF/F nerd
Queer Kentuckian (he/him)
Recent stints in both FL and MA
Circus Arts Hobbyist (Mostly Cyr & Lyra for now)
SF/F nerd
Queer Kentuckian (he/him)
Recent stints in both FL and MA
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When is Weird Al doing the Golden parody?
My money's on a song about getting a colonoscopy.
🎶It's going up up up my low intestine.
Get a good look at my colon.
See if there's anything swollen!🎶
My money's on a song about getting a colonoscopy.
🎶It's going up up up my low intestine.
Get a good look at my colon.
See if there's anything swollen!🎶
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
When is Weird Al doing the Golden parody?
My money's on a song about getting a colonoscopy.
🎶It's going up up up my low intestine.
Get a good look at my colon.
See if there's anything swollen!🎶
My money's on a song about getting a colonoscopy.
🎶It's going up up up my low intestine.
Get a good look at my colon.
See if there's anything swollen!🎶
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Yup. Happy second anniversary to the day when I completely broke Bluesky with the #ChristianSkydivingBaby -- and it was glorious.
Given the very specific circumstances, I'd either check to see if I'm on drugs or if the baby is on drugs and if the latter find out where I could get some because clearly those are some gooooood drugs.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yup. Happy second anniversary to the day when I completely broke Bluesky with the #ChristianSkydivingBaby -- and it was glorious.
My home town has (had? Haven't checked in a while) a bank with a mural depicting their own robbery.
"Keep your money here, where we fondly commemorate our famous bank robber, Jessie James."
"Keep your money here, where we fondly commemorate our famous bank robber, Jessie James."
Fondly remembering that there's a bank skyscraper in the Chicago Loop that has a giant mural of Icarus flying too close to the sun over its entrance.
What a baller move for a bank. "Put your money here, where we challenge god with our hubris."
What a baller move for a bank. "Put your money here, where we challenge god with our hubris."
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My home town has (had? Haven't checked in a while) a bank with a mural depicting their own robbery.
"Keep your money here, where we fondly commemorate our famous bank robber, Jessie James."
"Keep your money here, where we fondly commemorate our famous bank robber, Jessie James."
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16% of graduates students in STEM fields in the US are Chinese nationals.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
16% of graduates students in STEM fields in the US are Chinese nationals.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
It seems a uniquely Bluesky phenomenon to see someone describe Obama as *right wing*. Not centrist or (neo-)liberal (condescending) but *right wing*. Like... you know you're using this term in a way 98% of your nation-age cohort would never, right?
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It seems a uniquely Bluesky phenomenon to see someone describe Obama as *right wing*. Not centrist or (neo-)liberal (condescending) but *right wing*. Like... you know you're using this term in a way 98% of your nation-age cohort would never, right?
Protection from all status effects
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Protection from all status effects
I had no idea (and initially had the slightest doubt it was a folk etymology by homophonic-similarity) but the etymology really checks out through French.
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I had no idea (and initially had the slightest doubt it was a folk etymology by homophonic-similarity) but the etymology really checks out through French.
Enten is a prime example of a certain class of naive data scientists who sees everything as simple point probabilities and cannot see nonlinearities or even one's own contributions to feedback loops.
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Enten is a prime example of a certain class of naive data scientists who sees everything as simple point probabilities and cannot see nonlinearities or even one's own contributions to feedback loops.
Ok antihistamines for severe itching (related to skin disorders) have severely messed me up to where I slept until 4pm local time yesterday, and now I'm still up after 5am local time...
Fun fun fun times here, but at least the house is getting cleaner in my restlessness.
Fun fun fun times here, but at least the house is getting cleaner in my restlessness.
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Ok antihistamines for severe itching (related to skin disorders) have severely messed me up to where I slept until 4pm local time yesterday, and now I'm still up after 5am local time...
Fun fun fun times here, but at least the house is getting cleaner in my restlessness.
Fun fun fun times here, but at least the house is getting cleaner in my restlessness.
Only through Fellowship so far, but the Serkis audiobook treatment of LotR is very good. I've read it twice but the last time was over a decade ago.
Other benefits of the audiobook format: not frequently referencing pronunciation guides and hearing the songs actually sung.
Other benefits of the audiobook format: not frequently referencing pronunciation guides and hearing the songs actually sung.
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Only through Fellowship so far, but the Serkis audiobook treatment of LotR is very good. I've read it twice but the last time was over a decade ago.
Other benefits of the audiobook format: not frequently referencing pronunciation guides and hearing the songs actually sung.
Other benefits of the audiobook format: not frequently referencing pronunciation guides and hearing the songs actually sung.
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This is a spectacular thread. So many interesting things.
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This is a spectacular thread. So many interesting things.
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As alternate history scenarios go, this is a real doozy.
O dear God I had no idea this almost happened!!!
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
As alternate history scenarios go, this is a real doozy.
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I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
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69 miles (nice) of the Ohio River were designated a National Water Trail earlier this year, which means that full stretch is mapped with access points, tourism opportunities, and other amenities.
And it's been federally recognized as a critical natural resource!
And it's been federally recognized as a critical natural resource!
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
69 miles (nice) of the Ohio River were designated a National Water Trail earlier this year, which means that full stretch is mapped with access points, tourism opportunities, and other amenities.
And it's been federally recognized as a critical natural resource!
And it's been federally recognized as a critical natural resource!
I need to do a rewatch of that show, because they really nailed the atmosphere and themes associated with each character even though it was a mashup.
Tell me I'm not imagining that it's just the Rory Kinnear version from Penny Dreadful with Matt Rife surgery
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I need to do a rewatch of that show, because they really nailed the atmosphere and themes associated with each character even though it was a mashup.
Ok I just found out about Tortoise (the experimental band) and it's hitting the spot today.
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ok I just found out about Tortoise (the experimental band) and it's hitting the spot today.
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Could you imagine if the Pope said one of his favorite films was Doubt (2008) because of Viola Davis's performance or something?
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Could you imagine if the Pope said one of his favorite films was Doubt (2008) because of Viola Davis's performance or something?
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steam machine de la abuela
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
steam machine de la abuela
I'm guessing someone heard about ectodermal cell differentiation once and it went downhill from there. (Nervous tissue and skin cells have a shared lineage that's closer than, say, skin and cardiac muscle.)
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I'm guessing someone heard about ectodermal cell differentiation once and it went downhill from there. (Nervous tissue and skin cells have a shared lineage that's closer than, say, skin and cardiac muscle.)
Presently faced with decision paralysis as to the color scheme options for retro tear drop trailers.
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Presently faced with decision paralysis as to the color scheme options for retro tear drop trailers.
Oh a searchable version.
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Oh a searchable version.
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We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:
a 🧵 1/n
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
a 🧵 1/n
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:
a 🧵 1/n
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
a 🧵 1/n
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
How does a professor of American literature describe Lolita in such anodyne terms?
Interesting email here from Elisa New, Harvard professor and wife to Larry Summers, to Epstein, reflecting on Lolita.
"...it's about a man whose life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl."
"...it's about a man whose life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl."
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
How does a professor of American literature describe Lolita in such anodyne terms?
That is a good reminder to look for anything connected to Martin Nowak later when I have the time.
We may see some prominent scientists and "skeptics" appear in the Epstein files: Epstein and Maxwell had connections to celebrity scientists and the skeptical community. 1/3
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
That is a good reminder to look for anything connected to Martin Nowak later when I have the time.