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Stefan Jon Silverman
@lazloinsf.bsky.social
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Mathematically competent irrational optimist...opinions channeled from somewhere offworld ;) I have my towel, you yours?
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lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social this is the only 4-comma club I'll ever be a member of...
cosmic-odometer.vercel.app

(btw, you come up on "the other social site" as just a name w/ no avi and no indication that I follow - you bail?
Cosmic Odometer
I have traveled billions of kilometers since birth. Check your cosmic stats here.
cosmic-odometer.vercel.app
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social @pbump.com how depressing, this is not a country that I was proud to grow up, be science educated in, and that I'm looking forward to living in in the decades I hopefully have left...
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7d
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@redwoodgirl.bsky.social today's NY'er cartoon...
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social I haven't figured out what I'm supposed to do to play yet, I keep re-gen'ing the game w/ every move I attempt - thanx @rhiannonwilliams.bsky.social
kevinalbs.com/spherical_sn...
Spherical Snake
Snake on a sphere
kevinalbs.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@redwoodgirl.bsky.social (sjs_sf on Twit) took a bit to find you but not going to let a yr'ly tradition slide by w/out making an effort...

davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
RedwoodGirl (@redwoodgirl.bsky.social)
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redwoodgirl.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social 👍
thegodpodcast.com God @thegodpodcast.com · Dec 17
Thou shalt not declare war to distract from the Epstein files! It won’t work, you prick.

Donold, you will get what is coming to you, you evil bastard.
Thou Shalt Not Declare War To Distract From The Epstein Files
It's beginning to look like a war on Christmas…
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@volcanojess.com am probably the 500th link pass-along on this but if not, ICYMI...
gizmodo.com/earthquakes-...
Earthquakes Did Something Unexpected to Life Deep Beneath Yellowstone
Researchers took a look at how earthquakes change what's available on the underground microbial menu.
gizmodo.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@volcanojess.com ICYMI - am sure the prof-press and Geo-chat-grps have covered this but SFChron published this this morning (just getting to it now)

(paywalled) www.sfchronicle.com/science/arti...
New timeline shows when underwater volcano could erupt off West Coast
There’s a good chance the Axial Seamount, a swelling underwater volcano off the Oregon coast that scientists watch closely, may erupt later than expected.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
have a great All Hallows Eve!!!!
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@crampell.bsky.social Welcome Back to the @msnbc.com TeeVee!!! Your insight and wit have been missed...

🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂
October 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social today's atrocity...

So we have $20B for Argentina but this ==>

Axios Scoop: Trump admin warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps
Why it matters: The warning points to another painful consequence of the shutdown
www.axios.com/2025/10/10/f...
Scoop: Trump administration warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps if shutdown continues
It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences of a lengthy government shutdown.
www.axios.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social just surfaced on "another social site"
www.threads.com/@winterpolit...
Winter (@winterpolitics1) on Threads
The Oregon national Guard general says if the guard were to be deployed they would be instructed to protect the protesters not ICE. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
www.threads.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social gotta wonder when the "Kent State Moment" is going to arrive in modern times, feel it on the horizon hoping it's not too bad...

(as an aside, drove Freshman yr AmerU DC 1977 to Ohio to participate in what was the final protest at Kent before they broke ground for the new gym)
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social he's at it again, think we're going to get running commentary on Portland 😵
www.borowitzreport.com/p/us-militar...
US Military Cleans Up Discarded Kale at Portland Farmer’s Market
Kash Patel claimed, "We are keeping kale off the streets of Portland."
www.borowitzreport.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social more Portland, players getting in on the action it seems...
www.borowitzreport.com/p/federal-tr...
Federal Troops Arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands
Military personnel were seen trading in automatic weapons for mandolins and zithers.
www.borowitzreport.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social Portland...
nickkristof.substack.com/p/president-...
President Trump, Rush in the Troops -- Not to Portland, but to Kristof Farms
Portland is doing fine, but in Yamhill we can use troops to handle the menace of domestic terrorists in our apple orchard and vineyard.
nickkristof.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social a fellow Bowie fan eh?

from my "Awesome File" EverNote...

- Queen & Annie Lennox & David Bowie - Under Pressure (Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert):
- Rehearsal --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqL...
- Live Performance HD --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCP2...
Queen, David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure. Rehearsals, April 1992 (60 FPS)
YouTube video by EE
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@volcanojess.com MBOI (in case k's haven't already linked-to to you)...
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
Why scientists are watching a quiet lake north of San Francisco
A Bay Area day trip destination with a secret most don't know.
www.sfgate.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social ICYMI - esp like SaturnRise...
gizmodo.com/take-a-trip-...
Take a Trip to the Final Frontier With This Year's Best Astronomy Photography
Travel the universe from your seat with our picks from the annual ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.
gizmodo.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social ummm, ummm, ummm... nevermind... 😱
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
Legendary combat sim enthusiast builds frankly dangerous fighter jet rig — features three-axis motion seat, a cannon, afterburners, and a chaff launcher
Top Fun
www.tomshardware.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@hacks4pancakes.com Re: The Top 10 Things I’d Like to See in University OT Cybersecurity Curriculum (2025 Edition)

Well Done!!! 🥂

cc: @mdennedy.bsky.social worth a read...
tisiphone.net/2025/09/10/t...
The Top 10 Things I’d Like to See in University OT Cybersecurity Curriculum (2025 Edition)
Most of you who have been following me for a while know that I have a very strange and unusual job in cybersecurity. I’m one of maybe a hundred or so people on earth who does full time incide…
tisiphone.net
September 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social the most insane thing that found me today
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT63DLGsn/
The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!! With 30 musicians and singers in the streets of Paris 😍 Lead singer: @Mickey Callisto Lead guitar: @GuitarOlly First 3 singers: @✨ DDK...
TikTok video by Julien Cohen
www.tiktok.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@mdennedy.bsky.social you be busy tonight, definitely more than a wheelbarrow and seems to be striving towards a big truck... 😉
August 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
best thing I've seen in a very long time --> www.tiktok.com/@about.londo...
The Band of the Coldstream Guards perform “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath at Changing of the Guard today. RIP to Ozzy Osbourne the “Prince of Darkness” #guard #kingsguard #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #para...
TikTok video by about.london
www.tiktok.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
lazloinsf.bsky.social
@inafried.bsky.social fun fun fun...

surfaced by @rhiannonwilliams.bsky.social at MIT-TechReview...

"This fun website refreshes every few seconds with a new picture of someone pointing at your mouse pointer."
pointerpointer.com
pointerpointer.com
Please hold still while we locate your pointer...
pointerpointer.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM