Michael Lekas
@mlekas.bsky.social
Former tech guy turned community volunteer, nonprofit advisor and board member. PNW. Docent, Woodland Park Zoo. Sakyapa. Kenpo Karate. Husband, father. He/Him. Birder, MST3K.
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Another MST3K joke coming true
January 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Another MST3K joke coming true
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Please bring out your best photos of birds looking straight into the camera! Sometimes they look goofy, sometimes they look intense.
Here's a Tree Swallow's glare that makes me glad I'm not a bug.
#birds 🌿
Here's a Tree Swallow's glare that makes me glad I'm not a bug.
#birds 🌿
December 23, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Please bring out your best photos of birds looking straight into the camera! Sometimes they look goofy, sometimes they look intense.
Here's a Tree Swallow's glare that makes me glad I'm not a bug.
#birds 🌿
Here's a Tree Swallow's glare that makes me glad I'm not a bug.
#birds 🌿
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thanks for nothing
November 28, 2024 at 7:43 PM
thanks for nothing
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The color of the sky in Seattle is dark gray #a7aeab
![2024-12-08 11:55:01 #a7aeab dark gray | [#a7aeab - 48%] [#cfd2cb - 16%] [#aeb1a9 - 14%] [#cbcfcc - 9%] [#8d9396 - 8%] [#bfc2ba - 2%] [#bac3be - 1%] [#71787b - 1%]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ohjjzadgzeub2ffc5agg7k4z/bafkreiammofeepcezhmmzcf3yifw22efsp7jkbfhbin6isrzma3en5gfra@jpeg)
December 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
The color of the sky in Seattle is dark gray #a7aeab
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The fact that your leg can go to sleep while you are awake is, frankly, outrageous
I SAY WHEN IT’S BEDTIME AROUND HERE
I SAY WHEN IT’S BEDTIME AROUND HERE
December 8, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The fact that your leg can go to sleep while you are awake is, frankly, outrageous
I SAY WHEN IT’S BEDTIME AROUND HERE
I SAY WHEN IT’S BEDTIME AROUND HERE
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🚨 I recently came across a weird case of #AI in #preprints, with implications for burdening #SciComm with AI-mediated #PredatoryPublishing
What did I find? Issues with the article, questionable behavior by the author, indexing problems, and AI's potential for streamlining predatory publishing.
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What did I find? Issues with the article, questionable behavior by the author, indexing problems, and AI's potential for streamlining predatory publishing.
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November 27, 2024 at 9:08 AM
🚨 I recently came across a weird case of #AI in #preprints, with implications for burdening #SciComm with AI-mediated #PredatoryPublishing
What did I find? Issues with the article, questionable behavior by the author, indexing problems, and AI's potential for streamlining predatory publishing.
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What did I find? Issues with the article, questionable behavior by the author, indexing problems, and AI's potential for streamlining predatory publishing.
🧵
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#Chine
The Tang without #Tibet ?
Under pressure from the Chinese authorities, the Musée Guimet des arts asiatiques is said to be deleting the word “Tibet” from its labels.
The museum has just inaugurated an exhibition on the Tang.
www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d...
The Tang without #Tibet ?
Under pressure from the Chinese authorities, the Musée Guimet des arts asiatiques is said to be deleting the word “Tibet” from its labels.
The museum has just inaugurated an exhibition on the Tang.
www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d...
November 28, 2024 at 5:55 PM
#Chine
The Tang without #Tibet ?
Under pressure from the Chinese authorities, the Musée Guimet des arts asiatiques is said to be deleting the word “Tibet” from its labels.
The museum has just inaugurated an exhibition on the Tang.
www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d...
The Tang without #Tibet ?
Under pressure from the Chinese authorities, the Musée Guimet des arts asiatiques is said to be deleting the word “Tibet” from its labels.
The museum has just inaugurated an exhibition on the Tang.
www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d...
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BlueSky, are YOU who I tell about my Long Winters show this Wednesday the 27th at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle? It’s all-ages! The night before thanksgiving you can get away from your troubles. Come party with us!
November 22, 2024 at 6:53 PM
BlueSky, are YOU who I tell about my Long Winters show this Wednesday the 27th at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle? It’s all-ages! The night before thanksgiving you can get away from your troubles. Come party with us!
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This should have been the end of it
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM
This should have been the end of it
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And here's my assistant, Little Parker Booowles!
November 17, 2024 at 10:04 AM
And here's my assistant, Little Parker Booowles!
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The Philippines have now been hit by four typhoons in the span of just 10 days.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
November 17, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The Philippines have now been hit by four typhoons in the span of just 10 days.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
Can't say I recall ever seeing this before.
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Really struggling...it's been too cloudy to sun my yoni :(
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Really struggling...it's been too cloudy to sun my yoni :(
Did someone say #Arachtober is a thing? This little guy was curious and hopped onto my finger when I waved it near him. Fearless!
October 31, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Did someone say #Arachtober is a thing? This little guy was curious and hopped onto my finger when I waved it near him. Fearless!
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September 17, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,201,827 (a prime number)!
September 17, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,201,827 (a prime number)!
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DONT BE A FUCKING SCAB
DONT CROSS A PICKET LINE
WORKING CLASS SOLIDARITY
FUCK THE RICH
DONT CROSS A PICKET LINE
WORKING CLASS SOLIDARITY
FUCK THE RICH
August 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM
DONT BE A FUCKING SCAB
DONT CROSS A PICKET LINE
WORKING CLASS SOLIDARITY
FUCK THE RICH
DONT CROSS A PICKET LINE
WORKING CLASS SOLIDARITY
FUCK THE RICH
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All your monkeys and ai with typewriters could never have come up with this headline
August 27, 2024 at 3:56 AM
All your monkeys and ai with typewriters could never have come up with this headline
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Just watched a video and apparently much of the cybertruck frame is made of -cast- aluminum and tow hitches are snapping off causing crashes. Because of course they are. Cast aluminum is not structurally sound for this kind of use. The white parts are cast. And can't be repaired.
August 25, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Just watched a video and apparently much of the cybertruck frame is made of -cast- aluminum and tow hitches are snapping off causing crashes. Because of course they are. Cast aluminum is not structurally sound for this kind of use. The white parts are cast. And can't be repaired.
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The riff of Chapter 13 of the 1944 #CaptainAmerica serial is up now on Youtube. For access to over 100 riffs, including #DoctorWho and Jason of Star Command, subscribe on Patreon!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/kPGLQjqBmAc?...
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CapRiffs 13 - Skyscraper Plunge
YouTube video by Matthew J Elliott
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August 18, 2024 at 11:25 AM
The riff of Chapter 13 of the 1944 #CaptainAmerica serial is up now on Youtube. For access to over 100 riffs, including #DoctorWho and Jason of Star Command, subscribe on Patreon!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/kPGLQjqBmAc?...
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/kPGLQjqBmAc?...
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Journalism needs to, and I can’t stress this enough, be written by humans.
After getting caught fabricating quotes, Cody reporter resigns - Powell Tribune
A reporter at the Cody Enterprise resigned on Friday, after the Powell Tribune confronted him with evidence indicating that he’d fabricated some of the quotes that appeared in several of his …
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August 9, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Journalism needs to, and I can’t stress this enough, be written by humans.
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The riff of Dune part 2 is up now! For over +100 riffs, including Doctor Who, Captain America and Jason of Star Command, subscribe on Patreon!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/twIr5SfjBjc?...
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/twIr5SfjBjc?...
DuneRiffs - Battle For the Known Universe Part Two
Welcome to the riff for part two of the audio version of one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever written! For over a hundred other riffs, including classic Do...
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August 4, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The riff of Dune part 2 is up now! For over +100 riffs, including Doctor Who, Captain America and Jason of Star Command, subscribe on Patreon!
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/twIr5SfjBjc?...
patreon.com/matthewjelliott
youtu.be/twIr5SfjBjc?...
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Look I don’t care how you spell it I just need to know where to go
July 20, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Look I don’t care how you spell it I just need to know where to go
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I quit using Duolingo for a lot of reasons, but a big one was that cartoon grandma who looked super pissed off when you got something wrong. well I guess I can just go fuck myself for trying to learn, grandma!!
July 9, 2024 at 4:34 AM
I quit using Duolingo for a lot of reasons, but a big one was that cartoon grandma who looked super pissed off when you got something wrong. well I guess I can just go fuck myself for trying to learn, grandma!!