Driftless Dan
@driftlessregion.bsky.social
Perspectives on nature and culture from a scientist living in the Driftless Region.
Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse.
You can't spell revolution without evolution.
Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse.
You can't spell revolution without evolution.
According to a recent article in the NYT (link in alt txt) everyone hates ‘Friend,’ the new A.I. necklace.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
According to a recent article in the NYT (link in alt txt) everyone hates ‘Friend,’ the new A.I. necklace.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
Anyone familiar with Dr. Theophilus, the A.I. necklace worn by Twiki in the 1979-80 TV series 'Buck Rogers,' could have seen this coming from a mile away.
Nature's art. The only cost of admission is enduring the cold winters of the Driftless Region.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nature's art. The only cost of admission is enduring the cold winters of the Driftless Region.
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A cold, snowy day in the Midwest...the perfect setting for "The Game."
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A cold, snowy day in the Midwest...the perfect setting for "The Game."
Permanently pause?
Well, which is it?
Well, which is it?
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Permanently pause?
Well, which is it?
Well, which is it?
JD sure is asking the word "if" to do a lot of heavy lifting there.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
JD sure is asking the word "if" to do a lot of heavy lifting there.
Well, maybe just one?
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Well, maybe just one?
My entry for Robert Reich's Sunday Caption Contest on Substack (11/23/2025):
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My entry for Robert Reich's Sunday Caption Contest on Substack (11/23/2025):
Tonight, this exact scene will be accompanied by the phrase:
"Live, from New York..."
"Live, from New York..."
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tonight, this exact scene will be accompanied by the phrase:
"Live, from New York..."
"Live, from New York..."
Good morning everyone, and remember TUESDAY IS SOYLENT RED DAY (the day the GOP eat their own) 😉
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Good morning everyone, and remember TUESDAY IS SOYLENT RED DAY (the day the GOP eat their own) 😉
Grab some popcorn...
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Grab some popcorn...
"Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to draft a $1 coin featuring him on both sides, for the purpose of “honoring America’s 250th Birthday"
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to draft a $1 coin featuring him on both sides, for the purpose of “honoring America’s 250th Birthday"
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
- Robert Reich
Finally, a legal way to satisfy our urge to throw Donald Trump down a deep well in the hope that it will bring us good luck.
I guess it's official now?
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I guess it's official now?
Is anyone else thinking we need a national reset button?
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Is anyone else thinking we need a national reset button?
(the quotes below are all from the article at the top)
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
(the quotes below are all from the article at the top)
They can fold up the stars and stripes and start flying this:
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
They can fold up the stars and stripes and start flying this:
Some of you may remember George HW Bush's "Supermarket Scanner Moment," depicting him as a rich guy out of touch with real peoples's lives. That was a mischaracterized event, yet it contributed to him losing reelection.
With Trump, it's not one event and it's not exaggerated.
(link in alt text)
With Trump, it's not one event and it's not exaggerated.
(link in alt text)
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Some of you may remember George HW Bush's "Supermarket Scanner Moment," depicting him as a rich guy out of touch with real peoples's lives. That was a mischaracterized event, yet it contributed to him losing reelection.
With Trump, it's not one event and it's not exaggerated.
(link in alt text)
With Trump, it's not one event and it's not exaggerated.
(link in alt text)
I hope salmon mousse was on the menu...
![Death points at the salmon mousse [from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uuhbklfsi5o5bv6ppghtaitr/bafkreih7fxhp6h45na4yjyzpceub2i3v4ktfhhvkb5kwisvitjtyimlacq@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I hope salmon mousse was on the menu...
If we eat the rich, then we don't need their money to buy food 🤔
(plus, that's one more trophic level closer to the base, so it's much more efficient from an energy flow perspective ;-)
(plus, that's one more trophic level closer to the base, so it's much more efficient from an energy flow perspective ;-)
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If we eat the rich, then we don't need their money to buy food 🤔
(plus, that's one more trophic level closer to the base, so it's much more efficient from an energy flow perspective ;-)
(plus, that's one more trophic level closer to the base, so it's much more efficient from an energy flow perspective ;-)
I'm not so sure the rat is on his head as much as it is in his head. Gnawing on whatever wires are left in there.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I'm not so sure the rat is on his head as much as it is in his head. Gnawing on whatever wires are left in there.
The cranberry farmers of America (Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, and a few others) look forward to your business.
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The cranberry farmers of America (Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, and a few others) look forward to your business.