yellowstoneten
@yellowstoneten.bsky.social
spaceflight nerd, if the banner pic didn't give that away
new name time! Tali, if you please.
(they / them, in a "gender currently under renovation" sort of way)
new name time! Tali, if you please.
(they / them, in a "gender currently under renovation" sort of way)
any tips/strategies for picking out a particularly good bottle?
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
any tips/strategies for picking out a particularly good bottle?
red, white, or rosé?
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
red, white, or rosé?
relevant xkcd #641
![[A shelf holds 3 boxes of cereal. Each box shows a bowl of cereal.]
GenCo Ⓞat Cereal
StayPuft Oat Cereal
RedFarm Oat Cereal (with additional text in a star) Asbestos-free!
I hate whatever marketer first realized you could do this.
Title text: Asbestos is bad; definitely get the one on the right. Wait -- this one over here has no swine flu! Now I can't decide.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6cnffzhtnukskmt3bphj6d/bafkreigv2ctlrujrejfuf3dfv7qq4za22ttrtnuuudwxrwwugsuy4cqhte@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
relevant xkcd #641
it's made by a company called Runamok - i think you can order through their website, but i've also seen it for sale at Fresh Market (one of those upscale grocery store chains)
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
it's made by a company called Runamok - i think you can order through their website, but i've also seen it for sale at Fresh Market (one of those upscale grocery store chains)
over here in the US we have sparkly maple syrup
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
over here in the US we have sparkly maple syrup
Reposted by yellowstoneten
have you heard of a unit of volume called the Hubble-barn?
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
have you heard of a unit of volume called the Hubble-barn?
Reposted by yellowstoneten
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
tbf, the only reason i *do* have a multimeter is that i had to buy one for the lab component of a E&M course in college, and i never threw it away
(today its main use is checking "wait, which of these AA batteries in my closet are still good?")
(today its main use is checking "wait, which of these AA batteries in my closet are still good?")
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
tbf, the only reason i *do* have a multimeter is that i had to buy one for the lab component of a E&M course in college, and i never threw it away
(today its main use is checking "wait, which of these AA batteries in my closet are still good?")
(today its main use is checking "wait, which of these AA batteries in my closet are still good?")
READ! ANOTHER! B--
wait, sorry, that's not quite right...
SEE! ANOTHER! PLAY!
wait, sorry, that's not quite right...
SEE! ANOTHER! PLAY!
November 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
READ! ANOTHER! B--
wait, sorry, that's not quite right...
SEE! ANOTHER! PLAY!
wait, sorry, that's not quite right...
SEE! ANOTHER! PLAY!
i'm reminded of how, if you go to the old.reddit.com version of the /r/SFGiants subreddit, the sidebar still advertises that "This is an Aubrey Huff Free Zone"
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
i'm reminded of how, if you go to the old.reddit.com version of the /r/SFGiants subreddit, the sidebar still advertises that "This is an Aubrey Huff Free Zone"
has anyone introduced you to SkyCards yet?
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
has anyone introduced you to SkyCards yet?
i also find the version numbering convention for TeX delightfully nerdy - design was frozen at 3.0, next bugfix version was 3.1, then 3.14, then 3.141...
currently it's 3.141592653 (with instructions from Donald Knuth that one absolutely final version π will be released after his death)
currently it's 3.141592653 (with instructions from Donald Knuth that one absolutely final version π will be released after his death)
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
i also find the version numbering convention for TeX delightfully nerdy - design was frozen at 3.0, next bugfix version was 3.1, then 3.14, then 3.141...
currently it's 3.141592653 (with instructions from Donald Knuth that one absolutely final version π will be released after his death)
currently it's 3.141592653 (with instructions from Donald Knuth that one absolutely final version π will be released after his death)
eh, pomegranates are pretty good too
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
eh, pomegranates are pretty good too
complaint about CDG from my recent visit: the TGV station needs much more seating. they've forgotten that people won't show up 20-30 minutes before their train, they're going to show up 2 hours early because everyone thinks "i don't know how long immigration will take, better pick the later train"
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
complaint about CDG from my recent visit: the TGV station needs much more seating. they've forgotten that people won't show up 20-30 minutes before their train, they're going to show up 2 hours early because everyone thinks "i don't know how long immigration will take, better pick the later train"