Michael Babcock
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Pre-season win totals/over-under for the Clippers from 4 sources (Hollinger, ESPN, Draft Kings, MGM): 54, 50, 45.5, 48.5.
Projected wins at current rate: 20.
Yikes.
Projected wins at current rate: 20.
Yikes.
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Pre-season win totals/over-under for the Clippers from 4 sources (Hollinger, ESPN, Draft Kings, MGM): 54, 50, 45.5, 48.5.
Projected wins at current rate: 20.
Yikes.
Projected wins at current rate: 20.
Yikes.
@samwang.bsky.social
You might already follow Gary Taubes. I thought of your work reading this article by him.
uncertaintyprinciples.substack.com/p/signs-of-b...
You might already follow Gary Taubes. I thought of your work reading this article by him.
uncertaintyprinciples.substack.com/p/signs-of-b...
Signs of Bad Science
What Do BPA, Cell Phones and Cancer, and the Vaccines-Autism Link Have in Common?
uncertaintyprinciples.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@samwang.bsky.social
You might already follow Gary Taubes. I thought of your work reading this article by him.
uncertaintyprinciples.substack.com/p/signs-of-b...
You might already follow Gary Taubes. I thought of your work reading this article by him.
uncertaintyprinciples.substack.com/p/signs-of-b...
God made all of us, right? I guess God wanted some people to be non-traditional.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/human-sex-...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/human-sex-...
Beyond XX & XY—Human Sex And Gender Were Never A Simple Binary
Humans are more complicated than most online experts think.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
God made all of us, right? I guess God wanted some people to be non-traditional.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/human-sex-...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/human-sex-...
When my wife or I talk to one of our doctors about our low-carb diet (for over a decade), they tell us: "It's hard. Not everyone can do it." That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. We didn't and don't find it hard.
They should instead look at the programs (Virta comes to mind) that prove it can work.
They should instead look at the programs (Virta comes to mind) that prove it can work.
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When my wife or I talk to one of our doctors about our low-carb diet (for over a decade), they tell us: "It's hard. Not everyone can do it." That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. We didn't and don't find it hard.
They should instead look at the programs (Virta comes to mind) that prove it can work.
They should instead look at the programs (Virta comes to mind) that prove it can work.
He looks Bohemian with those head feathers. Here in Oakland, California we had a visit from a flock of Cedar Waxwings yesterday; they come for the ripe Hachiya persimmons. In the spring, they visit for the apple blossoms. I think of them as a gang of waxwings.
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
He looks Bohemian with those head feathers. Here in Oakland, California we had a visit from a flock of Cedar Waxwings yesterday; they come for the ripe Hachiya persimmons. In the spring, they visit for the apple blossoms. I think of them as a gang of waxwings.
This didn't work for me. Red button took me to subscription page, choosing a free prescription hasn't let me view a free article. I understand your need for paid subscribes – some of us are just maxed out already. I'd love to read the article.
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This didn't work for me. Red button took me to subscription page, choosing a free prescription hasn't let me view a free article. I understand your need for paid subscribes – some of us are just maxed out already. I'd love to read the article.
The First Law of Unintended Consequences: There WILL be unintended consequences.
Second Law should probably be: You won't like some of these unintended consequences.
Second Law should probably be: You won't like some of these unintended consequences.
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The First Law of Unintended Consequences: There WILL be unintended consequences.
Second Law should probably be: You won't like some of these unintended consequences.
Second Law should probably be: You won't like some of these unintended consequences.
What a gorgeous little bird. I confess to having a real soft spot for little fellows like this.
November 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What a gorgeous little bird. I confess to having a real soft spot for little fellows like this.
Sometimes you get lucky. Thank heavens with digital film is cheap. I do a lot of post-shot deleting.
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Sometimes you get lucky. Thank heavens with digital film is cheap. I do a lot of post-shot deleting.
Great photo. Here's a Northern Harrier in flight at Arcata Marsh and Sanctuary in Arcata, CA, captured just yesterday. Arcata Marsh is fabulous.
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Great photo. Here's a Northern Harrier in flight at Arcata Marsh and Sanctuary in Arcata, CA, captured just yesterday. Arcata Marsh is fabulous.
65% of eligible voters voted. Trump didn't even receive a majority of eligible voters. More like 33%. Facts matter. Trump doesn't think so, but we should.
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
65% of eligible voters voted. Trump didn't even receive a majority of eligible voters. More like 33%. Facts matter. Trump doesn't think so, but we should.
These guys gather in huge flocks, often roosting on one tree. It's fabulous when they all break into flight.
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
These guys gather in huge flocks, often roosting on one tree. It's fabulous when they all break into flight.
We also have a fair number of Brewer's Blackbirds.
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We also have a fair number of Brewer's Blackbirds.
Do you have a specific kind of blackbird in the UK? Here in California the most common one is the Red-winged Blackbird.
October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do you have a specific kind of blackbird in the UK? Here in California the most common one is the Red-winged Blackbird.
And here's an American Kestrel at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek, California. They rehabilitate injured birds and have a number of "Wildlife Ambassadors" that they would not survive in the wild.
October 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And here's an American Kestrel at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek, California. They rehabilitate injured birds and have a number of "Wildlife Ambassadors" that they would not survive in the wild.
I love comparing species across continents. Your goldfinches are more colorful than ours but the American Kestrel is one of my favorite birds. Here's one at Merced National Wildlife Refuge in Merced, California.
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I love comparing species across continents. Your goldfinches are more colorful than ours but the American Kestrel is one of my favorite birds. Here's one at Merced National Wildlife Refuge in Merced, California.
Here’s from Oakland, California.
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Here’s from Oakland, California.
Everything he says applies to the GOP. He's got it exactly wrong.
October 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Everything he says applies to the GOP. He's got it exactly wrong.
Apparently we're all being paid. Where do I go to get my money? Will they be handing it out at the rally?
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Apparently we're all being paid. Where do I go to get my money? Will they be handing it out at the rally?
Reminiscent of the Chestnut-backed Chickadee found here in Oakland, California.
October 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Reminiscent of the Chestnut-backed Chickadee found here in Oakland, California.
I wonder how many previous Nobel Peace Prize winners campaigned to get the prize for themselves. I'm guessing zero.
October 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I wonder how many previous Nobel Peace Prize winners campaigned to get the prize for themselves. I'm guessing zero.
To be fair, kombucha pairs very nicely with brontosaurus ribs.
October 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
To be fair, kombucha pairs very nicely with brontosaurus ribs.