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Scott 🦇Cave🦇

@hellabarnes.bsky.social

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Former historian, current stay at home dad. just a clod of the common earth Posting RVA-area plant pics on Insta @powerlinebotany, for now

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Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 16d

I once figured out where every spice in my spice cabinet fit in the plant evolutionary tree

horrible visage of RFK Jr. and “Autism Announcement”

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 3m

come for the ice cream, stay for the pale spectre of death

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 6m

just memento mori-ing within sight of the chick-fil-a

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 7m

something no one mentions about Penn State is that there is a fully articulated skeleton of the mule that helped build the original buildings in the student union

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Jessica C. Huss @j2huss.bsky.social · 9h

One day in the lab, we accidentally discovered that the spines of a cactus 🌵 straighten when exposed to fog. I was intrigued and so were my collaborators. How does this work and what can be gained from it? Here are some of the answers in our new preprint:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 1h

AI Will Cause The Extinction of Mildew

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 1h

AI Knows What Your Mother Meant with That Cryptic Remark

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 1h

AI Will Prevent Staleness

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 1h

AI Will Give You Perfect Cuticles

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Keep Your Local Mall from Becoming Sad

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Keep the McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine in Working Order

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Solve Body Hair, Whatever That May Mean To You

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Solve Monocot Phylogeny

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Finally Make Her Love You

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Help You Properly Season Your Food

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Correct Your Posture

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 2h

AI Will Make Your Grandchildren Call You

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Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · Sep 6

our local fire department responded to a call about an exploding oven, and, well

a semi-auto handgun with melted plastic on an oven rack

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Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · Apr 5

As a lover of the outdoors, and the food of the Caribbean, I seek a balance in what I call the Plantain/Mountain Ratio.

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Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · Apr 24

you should have to pass a strict licensure process to be allowed to sell brisket. bad brisket is so bad.

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Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · Apr 3

rhode island will sell you a giant hush puppy full of clams and i think that’s great

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 3h

like “mad world” but for a song about ass

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 3h

a sad, downtempo version of “my milkshake” for andy ngo

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 3h

look at Caligula over here

Scott 🦇Cave🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 3h

i do not understand bumper stickers beyond like, your college or favorite bands.

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 3h

Do you want a nude rug? Hi, Huey Lewis here for Beige Direct.