Dr. Frog
@phdfrog.bsky.social
Scientific Amphibian. Open-source software nerd and occasional tech writer in "real life". I hang out with cats.
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Dr. Frog
@phdfrog.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Well, I'm here, now. I'm glad to see that many of my favorite people (and cats) are here too, although I haven't searched for my entire list of previous follows from the bird site yet. Still also known as @[email protected] on Mastodon and u/PhD_Frog on Reddit.
Bajeezus, I'm not ordinarily afraid of heights in indoor places, but I definitely would not want to live in George's new apartment! 😱 Not that I could afford such a thing anyway.....
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Bajeezus, I'm not ordinarily afraid of heights in indoor places, but I definitely would not want to live in George's new apartment! 😱 Not that I could afford such a thing anyway.....
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I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
I'm generally more a fan of skaters who focus on skating instead of jumping, but this program is a mind-boggling technical achievement: all 6 different quad jumps, 7 total. 😲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1r...
Ilia MALININ (USA) | Men Free Skating | Grand Prix Final 2025 | #GPFigure
YouTube video by Skating ISU
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm generally more a fan of skaters who focus on skating instead of jumping, but this program is a mind-boggling technical achievement: all 6 different quad jumps, 7 total. 😲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1r...
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The last year has been challenging, but we @democracyforward.org have been on the frontlines since Inauguration Day, turning the Trump-Vance admin’s chaos into significant courtroom wins.
This Giving Tuesday, join us by donating to power our work:
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December 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The last year has been challenging, but we @democracyforward.org have been on the frontlines since Inauguration Day, turning the Trump-Vance admin’s chaos into significant courtroom wins.
This Giving Tuesday, join us by donating to power our work:
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The mayor of Akron, Ohio. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The mayor of Akron, Ohio. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
TBH, I'm thankful for paper towels every time I have to clean up a cat barf. 😾
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
TBH, I'm thankful for paper towels every time I have to clean up a cat barf. 😾
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Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
I sure remember this. As a counterpoint, I highly recommend "The Making of the Atomic Bomb", by Richard Rhodes, which I read right around the end of the Cold War. Rhodes made a strong argument for Niels Bohr's theory of openness as the way to defuse the nuclear threat.
Tonight in 1983, more than 100 million Americans saw multiple thermonuclear weapons destroy Kansas City, Missouri, in “The Day After” on ABC. A.C. Nielsen Company reported that 62 percent of television sets that night were tuned to the film. I watched in my packed college dorm lounge. How about you?
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I sure remember this. As a counterpoint, I highly recommend "The Making of the Atomic Bomb", by Richard Rhodes, which I read right around the end of the Cold War. Rhodes made a strong argument for Niels Bohr's theory of openness as the way to defuse the nuclear threat.
Copley was only 15 or 16 when he painted this. 👶
The Return of Neptune https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singleton-copley/the-return-of-neptune
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Copley was only 15 or 16 when he painted this. 👶
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Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - by @choreosequence.bsky.social
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - Anything GOEs
Skaters speak out against the new U.S. Figure Skating policy for women's events.
anythinggoe.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - by @choreosequence.bsky.social
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
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For the umpteenth time: The most obvious answer is most always the correct answer. Donald Trump most likely was a client in Epstein’s pedophilia ring, and Trump most likely sexually abused & victimized young girls. That’s always been the most obvious answer here.
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For the umpteenth time: The most obvious answer is most always the correct answer. Donald Trump most likely was a client in Epstein’s pedophilia ring, and Trump most likely sexually abused & victimized young girls. That’s always been the most obvious answer here.
Blah. This isn't exactly a surprise since my mom died of Alzheimer's and my oldest sister now has it too, but I've learned that I have two copies of the APOE4 allele, which is as bad as it gets for inherited risk. 😟 I keep hoping I'll die from something else first.
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Blah. This isn't exactly a surprise since my mom died of Alzheimer's and my oldest sister now has it too, but I've learned that I have two copies of the APOE4 allele, which is as bad as it gets for inherited risk. 😟 I keep hoping I'll die from something else first.
The only positive thing I see coming out of the Democrats' pathetic cowardice in the Senate is that they may force the House to get back into session.... and have to release the Epstein files.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The only positive thing I see coming out of the Democrats' pathetic cowardice in the Senate is that they may force the House to get back into session.... and have to release the Epstein files.
@hickenlooper.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov
I hope you'll stand firm on the shutdown. Let Trump and the GOP continue to own this disaster! Don't give up the ship!
I hope you'll stand firm on the shutdown. Let Trump and the GOP continue to own this disaster! Don't give up the ship!
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
@hickenlooper.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov
I hope you'll stand firm on the shutdown. Let Trump and the GOP continue to own this disaster! Don't give up the ship!
I hope you'll stand firm on the shutdown. Let Trump and the GOP continue to own this disaster! Don't give up the ship!
Read the whole linked article. The writing is 🔥🔥🔥🔥!
The entire scene looks like Norman Rockwell painted The Death of Empathy, directed by Jeffrey Dahmer and executive produced by Satan. Hang this next to The Scream and the painting would lean over and whisper, Is that guy okay.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Read the whole linked article. The writing is 🔥🔥🔥🔥!
⛸️ I guess that finishing 6th at NHK, behind two other US teams and 25+ points behind the winners, was probably not part of the plan for the Shibutanis to make their comeback.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
⛸️ I guess that finishing 6th at NHK, behind two other US teams and 25+ points behind the winners, was probably not part of the plan for the Shibutanis to make their comeback.
Seriously, Trump could have taken an easy win by accepting the previous court decision instead of appealing -- he could take credit for restoring SNAP benefits while simultaneously playing to his base by saying the court made him do it!
The SCOTUS administrative stay is a terrible thing for 42 million Americans who are uncertain if they'll have food in November.
But make sure to blame the *real* villain: Convicted Felon Donald Trump. It was his decision to appeal in the first place.
Trump could just fully fund the SNAP benefits.
But make sure to blame the *real* villain: Convicted Felon Donald Trump. It was his decision to appeal in the first place.
Trump could just fully fund the SNAP benefits.
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Seriously, Trump could have taken an easy win by accepting the previous court decision instead of appealing -- he could take credit for restoring SNAP benefits while simultaneously playing to his base by saying the court made him do it!
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I’m just saying, but if I had just gotten completely shellacked on Tuesday, I wouldn’t be asking SCOTUS to let me starve millions of people 3 days later.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’m just saying, but if I had just gotten completely shellacked on Tuesday, I wouldn’t be asking SCOTUS to let me starve millions of people 3 days later.
Here in Colorado Springs, the "blue wave" from the off-year elections seems like it's happening on another planet. The only election here was the local school board election and the GOP-endorsed pro-censorship/anti-education candidates won all 3 spots.
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Here in Colorado Springs, the "blue wave" from the off-year elections seems like it's happening on another planet. The only election here was the local school board election and the GOP-endorsed pro-censorship/anti-education candidates won all 3 spots.
I'm a software engineer who's old enough to remember the first AI boom in the 1980s (which was quickly followed by the "AI winter" in the early 1990s). The thing that concerns me the most about the current AI boom is that we are burning up our planet to power these giant AI data centers.
Tech companies are pouring money into AI, and they’re not making it back. Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel on how everything could come crashing down: https://theatln.tc/QJfnnK6X
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm a software engineer who's old enough to remember the first AI boom in the 1980s (which was quickly followed by the "AI winter" in the early 1990s). The thing that concerns me the most about the current AI boom is that we are burning up our planet to power these giant AI data centers.
Look closely at the "girl" on the right; that's actually a boy in the pink dress. In the 18th century young boys were dressed the same as girls until they were "breeched". The main "tell" that this is a boy is his masculine hair style, and perhaps the dog.
The Gore Children https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singleton-copley/the-gore-children
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Look closely at the "girl" on the right; that's actually a boy in the pink dress. In the 18th century young boys were dressed the same as girls until they were "breeched". The main "tell" that this is a boy is his masculine hair style, and perhaps the dog.