Phil Ammar
@philipammar.bsky.social
Dad, erstwhile powerlifter, and classically liberal cosmopolitan globalist.
And then he was done in 5 minutes whereas he would have spent the next 60 minutes raking. I don't like the noise, but lets not pretend like we don't know why people want gas blowers.
July 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
And then he was done in 5 minutes whereas he would have spent the next 60 minutes raking. I don't like the noise, but lets not pretend like we don't know why people want gas blowers.
We may have cold winters but I'm glad I love far enough north I never have to worry about THAT in any of our swimming holes.
June 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We may have cold winters but I'm glad I love far enough north I never have to worry about THAT in any of our swimming holes.
I don't know, seems pretty good to me. Grok took into account conservation of momentum, which seems particularly relevant for orbital objects.
May 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don't know, seems pretty good to me. Grok took into account conservation of momentum, which seems particularly relevant for orbital objects.
I loved it and totally agree with it. Like you, I lived mostly in the STEM world, being a physics major. But I went to a liberal arts school and so took a lot of humanities too. The difference in grading philosophies felt stark to me.
May 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I loved it and totally agree with it. Like you, I lived mostly in the STEM world, being a physics major. But I went to a liberal arts school and so took a lot of humanities too. The difference in grading philosophies felt stark to me.
Can you explore what this means for flu vaccine strain updates? Is every yearly Flu vaccine also going to require phase 3 trials unless you're 65 or older?
May 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Can you explore what this means for flu vaccine strain updates? Is every yearly Flu vaccine also going to require phase 3 trials unless you're 65 or older?
Tree planting is great! Did a white oak, a tulip tree, and two apple trees in my front yard last year. I'm hoping the apple trees bear enough fruit in 10-15 years to help feed everybody walking by on the sidewalk next to the trees.
May 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Tree planting is great! Did a white oak, a tulip tree, and two apple trees in my front yard last year. I'm hoping the apple trees bear enough fruit in 10-15 years to help feed everybody walking by on the sidewalk next to the trees.
Maybe a little bit of joy that Georgetown didn't win?
May 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Maybe a little bit of joy that Georgetown didn't win?
I just saw Adam Kinzinger mention this. If there's a counter protest planned for the parade, I'm there. It's probably not without some risk, but this is the type of opposition that's needed
May 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I just saw Adam Kinzinger mention this. If there's a counter protest planned for the parade, I'm there. It's probably not without some risk, but this is the type of opposition that's needed
Awesome triad JVL. So good I read it aloud to my wife at lunch.
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Awesome triad JVL. So good I read it aloud to my wife at lunch.
Her husband owns an insurance agency. That could pay well. I don't think there's a story here.
April 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Her husband owns an insurance agency. That could pay well. I don't think there's a story here.
This was of course right before he totally flipped.
April 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This was of course right before he totally flipped.
Same. It hurts a lot.
Our parents told us video games were going to melt our brains. Turned out cable news actually did it to them first.
Our parents told us video games were going to melt our brains. Turned out cable news actually did it to them first.
April 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Same. It hurts a lot.
Our parents told us video games were going to melt our brains. Turned out cable news actually did it to them first.
Our parents told us video games were going to melt our brains. Turned out cable news actually did it to them first.
Chuck Schumer? What he do? 😁
April 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Chuck Schumer? What he do? 😁
I'm tech savvy and I lost 4.0 BTC through user error circa 2012 when the total value was around $40. Realized then and there it was not safe and haven't touched it since.
March 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I'm tech savvy and I lost 4.0 BTC through user error circa 2012 when the total value was around $40. Realized then and there it was not safe and haven't touched it since.