Pooyan
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Pseudo-Physicist | PhD student | Playing with Gravitational-Wave detectors @ UC Riverside | Linux Enthusiast | Mustache-bearer | Runner | Feminist | 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
A tangential question: I stopped using Google as a search engine a few years ago, but still use it as a verb in conversations; e.g., "I googled the problem" or "Let's google it before making a decision". What is everyone doing as an alternative? "Searched it on the internet" is a bit mouthful.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A tangential question: I stopped using Google as a search engine a few years ago, but still use it as a verb in conversations; e.g., "I googled the problem" or "Let's google it before making a decision". What is everyone doing as an alternative? "Searched it on the internet" is a bit mouthful.
And of course, it's the name of Nazi invasion of Chicago.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
And of course, it's the name of Nazi invasion of Chicago.
I'm not familiar with Affinity to suggest alternatives for it, but I've been using Inkscape for vector graphics editing, and a combination of darktable and GIMP for editing photograps.
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm not familiar with Affinity to suggest alternatives for it, but I've been using Inkscape for vector graphics editing, and a combination of darktable and GIMP for editing photograps.
resources to create cover arts for each episode, but I guess any stock images or public domain ones could work. It could even be a fun challenge for you to find a relevant painting or statue for each cover art, and refer to it in the notes for the listeners to go and read about it.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
resources to create cover arts for each episode, but I guess any stock images or public domain ones could work. It could even be a fun challenge for you to find a relevant painting or statue for each cover art, and refer to it in the notes for the listeners to go and read about it.
Thanks for covering this!
As a regular listener, may I ask you both to reconsider using AI-generated cover images for the podcast? (CC @mbkplus.bsky.social)
I remember you mentioning it briefly in a previous episode, but it still worths a try. It's understandable that you don't have the time and -->
As a regular listener, may I ask you both to reconsider using AI-generated cover images for the podcast? (CC @mbkplus.bsky.social)
I remember you mentioning it briefly in a previous episode, but it still worths a try. It's understandable that you don't have the time and -->
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Thanks for covering this!
As a regular listener, may I ask you both to reconsider using AI-generated cover images for the podcast? (CC @mbkplus.bsky.social)
I remember you mentioning it briefly in a previous episode, but it still worths a try. It's understandable that you don't have the time and -->
As a regular listener, may I ask you both to reconsider using AI-generated cover images for the podcast? (CC @mbkplus.bsky.social)
I remember you mentioning it briefly in a previous episode, but it still worths a try. It's understandable that you don't have the time and -->
I loved every single scene of the show in which the doctor or Seven were singing.
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I loved every single scene of the show in which the doctor or Seven were singing.
These folks, whom I've been binge listening to recently, would like to have a word.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
These folks, whom I've been binge listening to recently, would like to have a word.
www.womenatwarp.com/about/
www.womenatwarp.com/about/
--> but to unite in protest against whoever is responsible for the negligence towards a crucial public service.
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
--> but to unite in protest against whoever is responsible for the negligence towards a crucial public service.
They were motivated by the 52nd rule of acquisition: why ask, if you can take. The rest just followed.
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
They were motivated by the 52nd rule of acquisition: why ask, if you can take. The rest just followed.
Is this Portland in the same America with the rest of us?
October 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Is this Portland in the same America with the rest of us?
I'm reading this while eating a carrot and am excited to hear about the worms. 😂
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm reading this while eating a carrot and am excited to hear about the worms. 😂
- Housing, food, health care, and education are human rights and should be accessible to everyone.
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
- Housing, food, health care, and education are human rights and should be accessible to everyone.