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An Angry Scientist

@anangryscientist.bsky.social

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Biotech professional, He/him. Interests are culinary arts, gardening, clothing, sewing, TTRPGs, history, and social justice. ACAB, love and solidarity to trans folks.

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An Angry Scientist @anangryscientist.bsky.social · May 21

I just finished a big project and I’m really proud.
Lost my beloved cat of 15 years last December; between ADD, grief, and sobriety, “decided” to jump into a new hobby.
I wanted to make a coat!
Specifically landed on a Balmacaan made of traditional oilskin. (Lol)
Here’s a thread showing the process!

A bearded man with glasses and light brown skin wearing a fine single breasted overcoat of a slightly antiquated design; it’s made of deep green oilcloth, with the lapel and collar showing the inside is a tan contrasting material. He’s taking a picture in the mirror in a relaxed pose.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 9h

microsoft product (begging, pleading): save this document to my documents?

me: save to desktop

microsoft (twitching, shaking) this jpeg. save to pictures?

me: save to desktop

microsoft (weeping, throwing up): this email attachment... downloads?

me: desktop

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An Angry Scientist @anangryscientist.bsky.social · 7h

I picked up this game because of this post, and it’s delightful. sometimes I play with combat enabled because the militia raising system is cool and feels well grounded, but its also such a rich little world-builder. great if you want a specialized and atmospheric civ type game.

The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 16d

Game review (from 2024).
Manor Lords is a medieval city builder that I've made a modest contribution to as a historical consultant & beta tester for.
It tries to depict the middle ages in an accurate way, behind the scenes historians, experts & history addicts have been debating the tiniest details.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 9h

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 9h

If you are a power expert please tell me how long it would take to build “1GW, 345kV substation with five main power transformers” and how much it might cost

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An Angry Scientist @anangryscientist.bsky.social · 1d

I love this picture of me and my co-worker’s dog because you can tell we are friends. Her name is shelby and she loves showing off her chew toy. puppy dog eyes are from when I stopped belly rubs for one second to take a picture, resumed immediately after.

a pit bull with a short cinnamon colored coat holding a chew toy in her mouth gazes fondly at a bearded man in safety glasses wearing an n-95 mask

the same cinnamon colored pit bull, her brown eyes gazing dolefully at the camera as she begs for belly rubs to resume with a blue chew toy held in her mouth

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

I will never vote for this man. I'm just going to say that right now

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 1d

In Zephyr, you play as the Windfolk; sentimental constructs travelling the back of a sentient, walking landmass to fulfill sacred Obligations for their community.

Get it with free shipping in the US at tabletopbookshelf.com/products/zep... or elsewhere at araukana.com/store

#ttrpg #dnd #RPGLATAM

Zephyr interior spread where a Windfolk is seen prostrated before a majestic Fleeting

Zephyr interior spread where a Windfolk is seen offering a scarf to a fungal altar, surrounded by Wheatfiends

Zephyr interior spread where a group of Windfolk are seen paddling across an underground river

Zephyr interior spread showing a Windfolk desperately running away from a colossal monstrosity of the deep woods

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Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 1d

I did it. I put one on morphmarket finally. www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptile...

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d

Never, ever Newsom. Fuck that guy.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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AjiWings @ajijaakwe.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone living in or traveling to the ABQ area:

If you were thinking of making a Halloween trip to McCall's Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty? Don't.

The owner, Kevin McCall, is a Torrance County Commission, and a fascist bringing ICE to their Pumpkin Patch.

Boycott: mccallpumpkinpatch.com

McCall's Farm

mccallpumpkinpatch.com

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Dr Paul M @drpaulm.bsky.social · 1d

To close a Wells Fargo A/C, you must have a zero balance and no pending transactions. You can call customer service at 1-800-869-3557, visit a branch with valid ID, or by mail a completed Account Closure Request form if you are outside the U.S. Wells Fargo does not allow account closures online.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Not only is this ridiculous - one of my asthma triggers is pollution; reduce that and my inhaler use drops significantly - but it's also eugenics. Fascists love deciding that sick and disabled people are the real problem. Don't fall for this shit.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ Milla Lorelei Mélomane 💙 ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ @britpoptarts.bsky.social · 2d

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 1d

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 2d

What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

ART FOR SALE: All my original drawtober inks are up for grabs. They're each $60 total (that includes shipping) If one strikes your fancy shoot me a DM!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 2d

hello i am a bolo tie artist and here are some bolo ties i made

nora.jewelry/products/pur...
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purple and green bolo tie where i put purple on top of the green and the green peeks out

yellow bolo tie in the shape of a distorted shield

dichroic magenta and yellow and orange bolo tie with black streaks

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Sacha B @shouldhavezagged.com · 2d

"There’s a different, much more positive way to look at [something like a stain or a tear in a museum collection item], and that is the idea that these clothes have lived a life and that they were, in fact, important to someone and had this kind of moment in the sun.” Same for quilts!

Instead of hiding rips and tears, the visible mending movement turns them into art

Born from the Japanese art of sashiko, visible mending enables crafters to eschew fast fashion and make mistakes beautiful.

www.vox.com

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 2d

ACQUIRE THE VAMPIRE

TV-MA @tv-ma.bsky.social · 7d

Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County!

2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.

Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...

Pic of a 6-week tabby kitten against a pink bg

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tawny fritz ⏩ Oddities & Curiosities Denver @tawnyfritz.bsky.social · 3d

Hey Gmail,

You have no idea why I'm searching for something so you aren't helping by listing the results in "most relevant" order. Just keep it chronological and be quiet.

Disrespectfully,
Probably everyone

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merritt @merrittk.com · 3d

if you're a gay person or minority or woman who is making money off of any of this shitty tech then have the strength of character to stand in your truth of getting your bag, don't try to claim that your critics are antiwoke

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merritt @merrittk.com · 3d

the computer is not alive and you need to get into actual religion or something if you think it is because silicon valley is a terrible place of worship

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marina🌸 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 5d

jellyfish hangers back in stock 🪼✨

dovesplants.com

wrist fully displaying 10 different beaded jellyfish hangers

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 4d

Remember when this was a fringe idea? When it was considered contrarian to say AI was a bubble? Yet people aren’t quite there. The markets have yet to fully accept it. But how long can they ignore this? It’s not going away. We’ve got Bezos, Altman, Zuckerberg, Nadella said there’d be overbuild.

CNBC
Jeff Bezos says Al is in an industrial bubble but society will get 'gigantic' benefits from the tech
19 hours ago
MarketWatch
Al bubble is 17 times the size of that of the dot-com frenzy, analyst says
19 hours ago
https://www.derekthompson.org/
This Is How the Al Bubble Will Pop
1 day ago
Ars Technica
Ars Live: Is the Al bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron.
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Tech Brew
What history tells us about an Al bubble
1 day ago
Yahoo Finance
Is the Al bubble about to burst?
Think again, say these analysts
2 days ago
PC Gamer
Fabulous news everyone: Market analyst says the Al bubble is 17X bigger than the dotcom goldrush,...
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Bloomberg.com
GIC Sees 'Hype Bubble' in Al Ventures, Risk of Bond Selloffs
22 hours ago
Reuters
Al startup valuations raise bubble fears as funding surges
22 hours ago
Financial Times
The Al capex endgame is approaching
1 day ago

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