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W. Dow Rieder

@riderius.bsky.social

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Mathematician, writer, lover of books, rememberer of computers past. Writing at Dreamwidth: https://riderius.dreamwidth.org/ My old writing tumblr: https://docfuture.tumblr.com/ Old Stories archive: https://docfuture.tumblr.com/post/62787551366/stories

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 3h

"Documentation timestamp is 1996."

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”

Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.

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Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · 2d

This made me so happy

Screenshot of Claire's last skeet with one from the Frog and Toad bot underneath of Frog saying "don't be silly"

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 1d

...I would stay alert for ominous background music.

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 1d

This is going in the Strategic Analogy Reserve. Well done! 8-)

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 1d

Best analogy 8-)

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 1d

While providing tech support for my FIL:

FIL: What's that screen?

ME: The terminal. You should never use it.

FIL: Never?

ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?

FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.

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Bryan Teoh || Score Slinger 🎹 @bryanteohmusic.bsky.social · 1d

IT'S OUT!!!! I'm super excited to see this released to the world as well as all the things to come!
Shout out to @thequeencryptid.bsky.social for the fantastic lyrics and sultry singing, @lackadaisy.bsky.social and @fablepaint.bsky.social for bringing me on board this project!
youtu.be/BHq4ppmUPsA

LACKADAISY - Last Call

YouTube video by Lackadaisy

youtu.be

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

Friends, some advice if you plan on spending time outside in an animal costume, sharing for no particular reason:

-You will sweat a lot more than you think. Have water/snacks

-You cannot move well (the Left Shark guy is a trained experienced professional dancer). Don’t run or you’ll trip and fall.

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 2d

As I've said before, FDA recalls are broad for even the suspicion of contamination. This is what they're supposed to do and it's a thankless task. The goal isn't to terrify people, but you need those things off the shelf.

I'm glad Paris put this round up together for folks. Been waiting for it.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 2d

When I was four my parents had to physically restrain me from going through a fence to go hug a bison (Teddy Rosevelet park). This featured prominently in their memories, though not mine. Was quite a bit older before I viscerally understood why...

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 2d

Roundtuitlist?

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 2d

The line of how satisifed you are with creative work is very squiggly, but if you do a lot of it, it does trend up. And you have done a *lot*. Congrats! 8-)

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Ale @alepresser.com · 3d

𝗛𝗲𝘆!
Side Quested is up and the poor Weaver is WAIT, WHO THE HECK IS THAT!?!?

🔗 tapas.io/episode/3635...

🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested
🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/
🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser
🔹 #webcomics

Read Side Quested :: Chapter 3: 40 | Tapas Community

Read Side Quested and more premium Comedy Community series now on Tapas!

tapas.io

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 3d

Came here to mention the flaming bagpipes guy, checked comments first. 👍

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 3d

This year's Nobel - commentary and background, with a few more bonus MOF pictures of my own:

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Metal-Organic Frameworks

www.science.org

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 3d

Ow! Sympathy.

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 3d

Underrated advantage to being a bee.

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 4d

Dang those look good! Well done 8-)

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W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, this made me laugh 8-)

Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 6d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 4d

Something unfortunate happens to *one* henhouse on your watch and everyone makes assumptions...

W. Dow Rieder @riderius.bsky.social · 4d

Thread, up and down, from an expert.

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 4d

Combine that with "no human moderator is perfect either" and you get a much, much higher Type I (false positive) rate with purely human moderation, to say nothing of the volume and the trauma to human beings that image reporting causes.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 4d

I'm a wreck with the comic ending so I haven't been talking about it much, but Ale and I have been doing our best to bring the story home.

www.agirlandherfed.com

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