Brian Wolven
@brianwolven.bsky.social
Coulrophobic Hydra tamer. Terrified of dyslexic zombies. Friend to arachnids. All of my puns are 100% organically groan.
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https://wolven.us/
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2858-2332
“I find your lack of cheer disturbing.”
December 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“I find your lack of cheer disturbing.”
This is both hilarious and terrifying, as so many businesses try to force “AI” into roles for which it is so clearly unsuited at this time.
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything. | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This is both hilarious and terrifying, as so many businesses try to force “AI” into roles for which it is so clearly unsuited at this time.
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The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Trump moves to dismantle a ‘global mothership’ of climate research : Here & Now Anytime
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Co...
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
~ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
~ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
December 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
~ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
~ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Josquin would be proud. 🎶
I love the fucking internet, part 972964386: "One Night In Bangkok" arranged and performed as a 16th century chanson. youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...
One Night in Bangkok but it's a 16th century chanson
YouTube video by Jonasquin
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Josquin would be proud. 🎶
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Surely the people who file hundreds of demands that libraries they've never been to remove books that they've never read — surely those people wouldn't abuse an open syllabus law to harass professors teaching topics they don't like the sound of.
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
When Everyone Can See Your Syllabus
More states are requiring public colleges to make class syllabi available to the masses. Proponents say these measures boost higher ed’s credibility, while faculty fear being targeted.
www.chronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Surely the people who file hundreds of demands that libraries they've never been to remove books that they've never read — surely those people wouldn't abuse an open syllabus law to harass professors teaching topics they don't like the sound of.
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
Important reporting from @stephaniemlee.bsky.social
Whaddya know, they have MAGA cheese at the store now! 🤦♂️
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Whaddya know, they have MAGA cheese at the store now! 🤦♂️
I’m going to have to reflect on this one for a while.
Telescope Types
xkcd.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I’m going to have to reflect on this one for a while.
Maybe he’ll win another FIFA Piece (of Shit) Prize for this accomplishment.
Trump fans paid $100 deposits and are still waiting for the $499 gold “T1” phone launched last June—after Trump Mobile quietly dropped the “Made in America” claim.
Instead, they’re selling 3-year-old refurbished iPhones & Samsungs for up to $225 more than Amazon. Heck of a deal.💸
#BlueSky #NewsSky
Instead, they’re selling 3-year-old refurbished iPhones & Samsungs for up to $225 more than Amazon. Heck of a deal.💸
#BlueSky #NewsSky
Trump Mobile is hawking $500 phones. Only they’re refurbished, and three years old
While true Trump fans await the long-promised golden ‘T1’ phone, his family is selling marked-up older iPhones and Samsungs
shorturl.at
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Maybe he’ll win another FIFA Piece (of Shit) Prize for this accomplishment.
Don’t think I’ll be giving any Apple Gift Cards out this holiday season. 😱
Compromised Apple Gift Card Leads to Apple Account Lockout - TidBITS
After trying to redeem an Apple Gift Card, Apple developer and author Paris Buttfield-Addison was locked out of his Apple Account with no explanation. Despite extensive media coverage and contact from...
tidbits.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Don’t think I’ll be giving any Apple Gift Cards out this holiday season. 😱
So… what have you others out there who have lived with a kitten done when said kitten decides the robot vacuum cleaner is THE BEST TOY. 😹
The child lock feature is NOT enough to stop Timiny Cricket.
The child lock feature is NOT enough to stop Timiny Cricket.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So… what have you others out there who have lived with a kitten done when said kitten decides the robot vacuum cleaner is THE BEST TOY. 😹
The child lock feature is NOT enough to stop Timiny Cricket.
The child lock feature is NOT enough to stop Timiny Cricket.
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‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
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My coauthor @cdelawalla.bsky.social asks NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya whether, as he seems to have previously asserted, the polio vaccine is worse than the disease.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
@repauchincloss.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
My coauthor @cdelawalla.bsky.social asks NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya whether, as he seems to have previously asserted, the polio vaccine is worse than the disease.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
Needless to say, he weasels and doesn't answer the question.
When I’m not in the kitchen, that is.
Brian loves hunting fish, going swimming, and being a spider
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December 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
When I’m not in the kitchen, that is.
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
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The trailer for Disclosure Day, a new movie about aliens directed by Steven Spielberg. Very excited for this! In theaters on June 12, 2026. [kottke.org]
Disclosure Day
Over his storied career, Steven Spielberg has made only four studio films about aliens: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET, War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — the outsized i
kottke.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The trailer for Disclosure Day, a new movie about aliens directed by Steven Spielberg. Very excited for this! In theaters on June 12, 2026. [kottke.org]
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"Mr. Trump's countenance was orange, his manner coarse, accent harsh, and wig ginger. No one could ascertain his income, as the number kept changing at his own report."
Pride and Prejudice and Trump
At length, the wished for day came. The girls arrived at the ball to find in Mr. Bingley all that was promising: a handsome and amiable man, with h...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Mr. Trump's countenance was orange, his manner coarse, accent harsh, and wig ginger. No one could ascertain his income, as the number kept changing at his own report."
Last night’s crusty wintry mix was too much for unicorn magic, and even the mighty dragon struggled to lift its head.
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Last night’s crusty wintry mix was too much for unicorn magic, and even the mighty dragon struggled to lift its head.
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Ya think Santa ever questions doing the Same Old Christmas Routine year in and year out for an eternity?
#SantaExistentialCrisis
#SantaExistentialCrisis
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Ya think Santa ever questions doing the Same Old Christmas Routine year in and year out for an eternity?
#SantaExistentialCrisis
#SantaExistentialCrisis
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LOL. LMAO even.
![The Washington Post
Opinion
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As a conservative, I'm beginning to wonder: Are we the bad guys?
Republican bigotry, tariffs and defense spending, through readers' eyes.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
LOL. LMAO even.