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stripeyyena.bsky.social
László
@stripeyyena.bsky.social
Striped hyena, 38, he/him/yeen, dumb, anxious, cynical, NSFW, self-hate, likes machines & technology, hypermiles, PhD in physics, works in research lab with radioactive things, fiancé of @Takiwuff
Icon by @WildDogFeral banner by @Ango76
I'm all about the HEAT today.

It's been like 5 million years that I last used a burner... And even back in school, it annoyed me to death that everyone, including teachers, called these Bunsen burners, despite pretty much all of them being Teclu burners. Hmph!
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I was all like "Why don't we just heat it in the glovebox?" and my colleague was like "But how are you gonna get a hot plate into the glovebox??" and I was like "Uhhh through the load lock???" and he was like "But that doesn't fit????" and I was like "YES IT DOES! SEE?"

Gotta use 5 pragmatism.
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Can't post my most recent stuff until after Christmas, but found some oldies in my dA storage to share in the meantime.

2017 @stripeyyena.bsky.social graphite commission 🐾✨
(I miss this paper, had such a nice old-timey tint to it when scanned...)
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I noticed white stuff on my car and thought it'd just be frost residue. But no, it's some dry, powdery substance. Is it road salt? Looks much too fine. Is it cocaine? Rat poison? That side of the car faced a grass strip and then a sidewalk, so how on earth did it get all over the roof??
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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I might seem shy but I am a real cuddle monster ^,.^

Maybe you should give it a try.

📸: @bigbadbootydrgn.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Mhh, the nostalgia. <3

What a shit game. What a great game.

NoCD Fix, Widescreen Fix, HD Reflections. Mhhhhhn...

Hear the ->thunder<- of my riced Skyline!

I need a commission with it...
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Always wanted to be a scientist.
Started studying physics in 2007.
Went to a research group by chance (followed two friends).
Did my Bachelor in that group.
Also my Master.
Also my PhD.
Then became a postdoc.
Now have one of those unspeakably rare permanent positions.
Boringly straightforward. :D
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My little b-day gift for @takiwuff.bsky.social <3

Drawn by the ever amazing @caylethdraws.bsky.social <3
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Chrome pointing out how much RAM it can use
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
With this thing now back in operation, it's back to the Friday ritual of cramming it as full as possible with cryogenics. Compared to its 1970s predecessor, this thing can last an entire weekend without needing to be topped up with helium, while automatically ramping down the magnet if it runs low.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Just a floppy-eared border collie waiting by the pond… feeling happy, cozy, and hoping for a little company to share the day with. 🐾🥰

📸: @bigbadbootydrgn.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
vrrrrrrr
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
What is that? The fire brigade wants another warning sign, aimed just at them, to warn of strong magnetic fields?

Sure! *slaps it on* I'm all for more warning signs!
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Check this shit out! An automatic warning sign for our high-field cryostat that lights up as soon as the magnet produces a meaningful stray field! And it runs off a UPS, so even if the fire brigade were to slap the red mushroom, it would still remain lit if the superconducting solenoid is energized!
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you're cold, the nitrogen is cold. Let it in!
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Gotta date all the things UP.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Getting a letter at work, from the district government, addressed to me.

Oh jeez, what could that be...

*quickly opens it*

Notification of charges?! What for??

Oh. Radioactive waste disposal. Okay, that's all good then!
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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This is one of my saddest but truest cartoons.
And in a moment where the world feels painfully divided, some still say calling out division creates more of it.
But silence never helped the people already hurting.
Let’s be brave enough to see it, name it, speak it, and work to heal it.
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ever since I saw this sketch youtu.be/2pEoJgc4FQY?... I wanted Marillenknödel from Billa. And since I was driving through Austria, a quick stop was in order to finally fulfil that dream.
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Yes, hello, I'm back in Germany after another 11-hour powercruise.

I also chose a scenic spot to run low on oil.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Went to Csepel today, in the hope of perhaps seeing some of the last MIX/A trains in service. No such luck, but at least I was able to see 841 through the fence... Built in 1965 and not yet stricken from the roster, as far as I'm aware, but clearly not far from retirement. :(
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Mhhh... Rice ice! It's like rice pudding, but as ice cream!
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Lehel Square Market is where you go to have the proper Hungarian experience, with everyone being rude as fuck.

The Central Market Hall is where the tourists go these days.

Fény Street Market is closest to us and has the best lángos.

And it's also next to Auguszt if you want some Esterházy. <3
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Today's activities included a lot of driving in cold and foggy weather, looking at the bleak, Hungarian reality, also buying sweet things from trusted small producers, as well as pickled things, and eating the Hungarian equivalent of french toast (bundás kenyér). A full day.
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
K'CHUNK

Went to Békásmegyer and back just to ride these 1970s dinosaurs. I love that electro-mechanical contactor music. No tech bro bullshit or AI-companions here.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM