B.J. Bloom
@bjbloom.bsky.social
Data science for the public good. Optimizing my science fiction reading list. Mostly R, R Shiny, and SQL, with a little bit of bad python sprinkled in.
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[first day as a shepherd]
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
[first day as a shepherd]
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
boss: where are you going?
me: [pointing] star
boss: what? why
me: [shrugging] baby
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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cowboy who stubbed his toe:
December 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
cowboy who stubbed his toe:
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INVENTOR OF THE WASHING MACHINE: it’s a machine that washes
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
INVENTOR OF THE WASHING MACHINE: it’s a machine that washes
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
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Natural science, licks the rock
Social science, watches someone else lick the rock and writes down if they die
Social science, watches someone else lick the rock and writes down if they die
While measuring brown sugar today, I noticed a dis-colored mass and culled it. Washed it off and it looked like a rock. "How did a rock get in there?"
Later, in the name of Science! I licked the rock.
It was sweet. I decided it's probably a solid crystal of sugar that had escaped the crusher.
Later, in the name of Science! I licked the rock.
It was sweet. I decided it's probably a solid crystal of sugar that had escaped the crusher.
December 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Natural science, licks the rock
Social science, watches someone else lick the rock and writes down if they die
Social science, watches someone else lick the rock and writes down if they die
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As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
I don’t remember much from my poli sci Ph.D days, but this made me laugh.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don’t remember much from my poli sci Ph.D days, but this made me laugh.
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Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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Until I was 14, I thought that women were tired when pregnant because they had to concentrate on building the tricky bits of their baby's body. I always assumed that eyes would be really hard. 5 kids now. Very tiring. No idea how to build an eye.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Until I was 14, I thought that women were tired when pregnant because they had to concentrate on building the tricky bits of their baby's body. I always assumed that eyes would be really hard. 5 kids now. Very tiring. No idea how to build an eye.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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You have to get into multiple sports because you need some vain hope to immediately replace the one that just got shattered. Do this several times per year
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
You have to get into multiple sports because you need some vain hope to immediately replace the one that just got shattered. Do this several times per year
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If the game hits 2am Eastern the score is reset to an hour before and everyone has to repeat exactly what they did to preserve the space time continuum, thems the rules
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If the game hits 2am Eastern the score is reset to an hour before and everyone has to repeat exactly what they did to preserve the space time continuum, thems the rules
Kike Hernandez is like a real life Point Break character. Gives of real “undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate a surfer gang” vibe.
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Kike Hernandez is like a real life Point Break character. Gives of real “undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate a surfer gang” vibe.
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Grading the Blue Jays' manager
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Grading the Blue Jays' manager
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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The Jays and Dodgers will break for Christmas Eve to share a drink in no man’s land, show each other photos of the family they left back home, before heading back to their respective trenches.
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The Jays and Dodgers will break for Christmas Eve to share a drink in no man’s land, show each other photos of the family they left back home, before heading back to their respective trenches.
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
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My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.
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baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
