jrieffel
@jrieffel.bsky.social
John Rieffel. Professor Clown or Clown Professor?
Happy Thalkstwing to all who celebrate. And a reminder not to use Generative AI to design things.
(Actual yard sign seen in upstate NY)
(Actual yard sign seen in upstate NY)
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Happy Thalkstwing to all who celebrate. And a reminder not to use Generative AI to design things.
(Actual yard sign seen in upstate NY)
(Actual yard sign seen in upstate NY)
Just finished "House of Dynamite". TBH I'd feel much safer if our national security were in the hands of a bunch of British and Swedish expats with feeble American accents.
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just finished "House of Dynamite". TBH I'd feel much safer if our national security were in the hands of a bunch of British and Swedish expats with feeble American accents.
Once again Schenectady, for the love of God, *do not let the witch out of that iron coffin!*
October 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Once again Schenectady, for the love of God, *do not let the witch out of that iron coffin!*
My cup runneth over. 3lbs of boletes.
Risotto tonight?
Risotto tonight?
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My cup runneth over. 3lbs of boletes.
Risotto tonight?
Risotto tonight?
To be clear: I bikepacked 60 miles, camped, biked 15 more miles to the race, raced, biked 15 more miles back to the campsite , camped, then biked 60 miles home. Ooph!
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
To be clear: I bikepacked 60 miles, camped, biked 15 more miles to the race, raced, biked 15 more miles back to the campsite , camped, then biked 60 miles home. Ooph!
Looks like we won the golden green bean prize from our CSA. Hidden like a golden ticket in a chocolate bar it awards us...more tomatoes?
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Looks like we won the golden green bean prize from our CSA. Hidden like a golden ticket in a chocolate bar it awards us...more tomatoes?
The perfect typo doesn't exi...
August 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The perfect typo doesn't exi...
Choosing which media to follow based upon which photo of Lisa Cook they choose. WaPo out. NYT in.
August 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Choosing which media to follow based upon which photo of Lisa Cook they choose. WaPo out. NYT in.
Crime is up in Paris and the streets are dangerous! Just as soon as I had stepped out of the Champs Elysee metro a group of youth cycled down the street drinking alcohol and one of them popped a wheelie!
August 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Crime is up in Paris and the streets are dangerous! Just as soon as I had stepped out of the Champs Elysee metro a group of youth cycled down the street drinking alcohol and one of them popped a wheelie!
Hello from the tallest point in our bike ride from Buffalo to Schenectady.
August 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hello from the tallest point in our bike ride from Buffalo to Schenectady.
RIP our trusty 30 year old rice cooker.
Welcome our new, identical rice cooker.
Welcome our new, identical rice cooker.
August 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
RIP our trusty 30 year old rice cooker.
Welcome our new, identical rice cooker.
Welcome our new, identical rice cooker.
Had a great time at the Descendants show in Albany last night. Part of me hopes there was at least one person who showed up expecting the Disney thing instead of this:
August 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Had a great time at the Descendants show in Albany last night. Part of me hopes there was at least one person who showed up expecting the Disney thing instead of this:
@hirokisayama.bsky.social sound familiar?
August 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
@hirokisayama.bsky.social sound familiar?
I grew up on these streets.
August 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I grew up on these streets.
Coda:
Oyster mushroom steak with miso butter.
Oyster mushroom steak with miso butter.
June 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Coda:
Oyster mushroom steak with miso butter.
Oyster mushroom steak with miso butter.
My cup runneth over. Chanterelles, golden oysters, and a king bolete, all from our back yard. Hand for scale.
2 more bushels of oysters out there if I knew what to do with them.
#foraging #mushrooms
2 more bushels of oysters out there if I knew what to do with them.
#foraging #mushrooms
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My cup runneth over. Chanterelles, golden oysters, and a king bolete, all from our back yard. Hand for scale.
2 more bushels of oysters out there if I knew what to do with them.
#foraging #mushrooms
2 more bushels of oysters out there if I knew what to do with them.
#foraging #mushrooms
The FedEx customer support assures me that it is a normal part of their logistical process to get a package from Macon, GA to Schenectady, NY. Is there a wormhole in Charlotte, NC that I'm unaware of?
May 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The FedEx customer support assures me that it is a normal part of their logistical process to get a package from Macon, GA to Schenectady, NY. Is there a wormhole in Charlotte, NC that I'm unaware of?
Nature has once again blessed us with bushels of golden oyster mushrooms in our back yard.
May 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Nature has once again blessed us with bushels of golden oyster mushrooms in our back yard.
Weekly pain levain. Overcooked it but the darker color is beautiful.
May 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Weekly pain levain. Overcooked it but the darker color is beautiful.
Jan Petrs from EPFL presenting challenges of Tensegrity Robotics
April 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Jan Petrs from EPFL presenting challenges of Tensegrity Robotics
Roxane Vimbert from CNRS Nantes talking about birds as bioinspiration for tensegrities.
April 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Roxane Vimbert from CNRS Nantes talking about birds as bioinspiration for tensegrities.