Megan
@daleksneedhugs.bsky.social
PhD-biochemist, pop-culture enthusiast, and chemistry educator
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Megan
@daleksneedhugs.bsky.social
· May 28
Hot take: human gestation takes too long.
For my east coast friends: the city I live in posted a “avoid being outside during the coldest part of the day” warning. The LOW this week is 37 F. Highs are in the 50s and 60s F.
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
For my east coast friends: the city I live in posted a “avoid being outside during the coldest part of the day” warning. The LOW this week is 37 F. Highs are in the 50s and 60s F.
Where are people buying KN95 mask these days? I haven’t been able to find any in stock near me.
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Where are people buying KN95 mask these days? I haven’t been able to find any in stock near me.
First bread of the year
(Samin Nosrat’s Ligurian focaccia. It’s a bulk ferment recipe, so no kneading!)
(Samin Nosrat’s Ligurian focaccia. It’s a bulk ferment recipe, so no kneading!)
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
First bread of the year
(Samin Nosrat’s Ligurian focaccia. It’s a bulk ferment recipe, so no kneading!)
(Samin Nosrat’s Ligurian focaccia. It’s a bulk ferment recipe, so no kneading!)
Wearing my hard pants for the first time in… over a year?
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Wearing my hard pants for the first time in… over a year?
4-yo, unprompted: I know how to climb a fence.
Me: …
Me: did you climb a fence?
4-yo: … No. I not.
Me:
Me: …
Me: did you climb a fence?
4-yo: … No. I not.
Me:
a close up of a blonde woman 's face with a necklace around her neck
Alt: Buffy the Vampire Slayer glare
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
4-yo, unprompted: I know how to climb a fence.
Me: …
Me: did you climb a fence?
4-yo: … No. I not.
Me:
Me: …
Me: did you climb a fence?
4-yo: … No. I not.
Me:
hearing it is New Year’s Eve? Sounds impossible.
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
hearing it is New Year’s Eve? Sounds impossible.
even my kids are asking if school is open today
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
even my kids are asking if school is open today
In the 1960s Frosty the Snowman, where were the children on December 24th? SCHOOL.
December 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In the 1960s Frosty the Snowman, where were the children on December 24th? SCHOOL.
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It’s 30 minutes of trying to keep them entertained, over and over and over, until you die.
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
It’s 30 minutes of trying to keep them entertained, over and over and over, until you die.
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
I want to live inside this puzzle.
December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I want to live inside this puzzle.
This was a great way to start Christmas Day: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...
Buttery Breakfast Casserole (Published 2015)
cooking.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This was a great way to start Christmas Day: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...
Catching up on my holiday puzzles
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Catching up on my holiday puzzles
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Oh no.
Oh no.
December 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Oh no.
Oh no.
One week of solo parenting! Brought to you by: caffeine! And… Happy Meals!
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
One week of solo parenting! Brought to you by: caffeine! And… Happy Meals!
How can I open a QR code from a jpg file?
December 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
How can I open a QR code from a jpg file?
“Why is this part squeezey?” My 4-yo asked while poking my stomach. 😒
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Why is this part squeezey?” My 4-yo asked while poking my stomach. 😒
I loved Wake Up Dead Man
December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I loved Wake Up Dead Man
What actor's facial expression in a movie/TV show will stay with you for the rest of your life?
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
What actor's facial expression in a movie/TV show will stay with you for the rest of your life?
Day whatever of explaining to 4-yo that Benny is not Huntrix’s dad.
(He’s their manager)
(He’s their manager)
a man wearing a mask and a lanyard with a vip badge around his neck
ALT: a man wearing a mask and a lanyard with a vip badge around his neck
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December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Day whatever of explaining to 4-yo that Benny is not Huntrix’s dad.
(He’s their manager)
(He’s their manager)
Of course.
"Sand Hill wants to cut the number of below-market-rate homes from 890 to 356."
sanjosespotlight.com/cupertino-va...
"Sand Hill wants to cut the number of below-market-rate homes from 890 to 356."
sanjosespotlight.com/cupertino-va...
Cupertino Vallco development reduces its affordable housing - San José Spotlight
The developer of a massive residential, office and retail development at the former Vallco shopping mall in Cupertino is reducing affordable housing by 60% and office space by 25% to make the project ...
sanjosespotlight.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Of course.
"Sand Hill wants to cut the number of below-market-rate homes from 890 to 356."
sanjosespotlight.com/cupertino-va...
"Sand Hill wants to cut the number of below-market-rate homes from 890 to 356."
sanjosespotlight.com/cupertino-va...
All Turning Red and Moon Girl…
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
All Turning Red and Moon Girl…
Puzzle advent day 1
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Puzzle advent day 1