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Joy Selby Cain @joydidit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@dooglahs.bsky.social I was thinking of you when I was in Jungle Jim's in Gairborn. I know they broke the brand promise of "Twice the Sugar". But I had to photograph it and I will need it when I get to my studio tomorrow.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Merge two movies: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT PROJECT: HAIL MARY

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My wife and I just finished Kaos on #Netflix tonight and it was really good, and it turns out it was cancelled anyways. It was a pretty excellent retelling of Greek mythology, and it's a shame the writers didn't get to finish with a 2nd season. Still recommend.

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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Last weekend I received the Troland Research Award from the @nationalacademies.org. I’m so grateful to the communities who made this work possible. It's strange to receive this award at a time when much of the work being recognized is not eligible for federal funding. My remarks 👇 and a 🧵>>

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NAS 163rd Annual Meeting - Awards Ceremony

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Slightly diminish a book Catch 21

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This shot of #gas prices from May 2004 hasn't aged so well but the message is familiar.

Photo of gas prices from May 2004. Regular: 2.29. Plus: arm. Premium: leg.

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NPR @npr.org · 01/03/2026

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Reminds me of how these are so very different: - $#!% out of luck - lucky $#!%

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

#Prague is just such an insanely photogenic city. I miss it.

Approaching Malostrana from Karluv Most.

A view of the Castle (Hradčany) and part of Karluv Most from Old Town (Stare Mesto).

Old Town Square in Prague, as seen at night from above from the town hall tower. Winter markets and a huge Christmas tree glow below with Tyn Cathedral in the background.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?" Bill Nye said "Evidence." Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this." I think about that a lot.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

RIP Claude, our albino alligator who passed away today. Seeing him was always a part of visiting the #CalAcademy.

Claude, the albino alligator at that CalAcademy in a photo from 2009. He died today at 30 years old.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

Paul Reubens as a vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We no longer live in a country with three branches of government (Legislative, Executive, Judicial). We live in a country with two parties (Democrats, Republicans, and FU if you're neither) This is bad on so many levels.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Strump want to "pacify" San Francisco next, justifying sending in the troops with the infamous Insurrection Act. Yet there is no rebellion against government here. #SF Insurrection; an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government. Miriam Webster Dictionary

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Petra Aberdeen from Lower Decks looking smug while Mariner, bound by Starfleet rules and regulations, looks on.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We had real rain for the first time in ages here in San Francisco, and now as the sun goes down a double rainbow. 🌈 #SF

Double rainbow over the Mission district in San Francisco

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Care for a game of ERS? I found my deck with that bastard Lance in it. @pfindsen.bsky.social @emfindsen.bsky.social @joydidit.bsky.social en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptia...

Jacks from my old card deck. Me and friends played ERS in college and it was almost always the player with "that bastard Lance" (Lancelot) who won the game.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

You know what I'd like to see in #Congress? I'd like to see the state Representatives sitting together instead of clumped with their own party. You don't represent a freaking party. You represent your state, your region, and all of your constituents. Senators, too. Don't like it? Too bad.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The Strange New World's episode Terrarium is a great Ortegas story and it really reminds me of Enemy Mine. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_M...

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Enemy Mine (film) - Wikipedia

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I've finally started season 3 of ST:SNW and WTF is Pike doing saying the lord's prayer? I could accept Chapel and Spock talking about "faith" assuming they meant in themselves but seriously... Either Pike alone just lost points with me, or the showrunners. Hopefully not both. #StarTrek #SNW

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't grunge.

Cover art for the album Blue Lines by Massive Attack.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Villainial... bad guys these days.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

This is wrong. Trump could order these officers to rule as he wishes as they are in his chain of command. Hire real, qualified judges; maintain separation of powers. www.npr.org/2025/09/02/g...

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Fine (or not really), we can't for whatever reason have gun laws because somehow the Supreme Court failed to understand what a well regulated militia means. So let's regulate the hell out of the bullets. REGULATE THE F-ING BULLETS.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

We worried that #AI would kill us in the future because it would overtake us (Terminator and dozens of other stories). Instead AI (or rather their corporate creators) will kill us because AI will require all the power to run on most of the resources and still not work|be adopted|be profitable.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Seriously, what even is the actual, specific definition of "woke"? As far as I can tell it just means, "Wah! I don't like it so it must be bad!"

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Degenerative AI. When LLMs eat the slop of their ancestors. The "heat death" of the next tech bubble. #DegenerativeAI

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Slightly diminish a band: Nine Inch Thumbtacks

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Slightly diminish a band: The Treatment (and their famous single Just Like Vaccines).

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 12/08/2025

If you think you know this guy, NO YOU DON'T.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I've lived and worked off and on in #DC since the mid-90s. If anyone thinks it's broadly dangerous now they are deluded. I'm in DC now for work and walking around and areas alone with no worries except the goddam heat; how do y'all live in this?!?

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 11/08/2025

Look, I don't know how to more clearly say this: The President is (continuing) *lying to the American people* about the state of life in DC. He's now stolen control of our police force to, I dunno, harass locals for whatever they feel like for the next month. This is horseshit, based on horseshit.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

It is not now, nor is it ever, the job of our institutions to praise or criticize the passage of legislation. It is frankly disgusting, and an unnecessary politicization of our institutions and to service of its workers.

Screenshot of an email from the Social Security Administration praising the passage of legislation. This kind of messaging (praise, but criticism would be equally bullshit) is unnecessary and a flagrant politicization by an institution that should not be political in its functional service.

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Danger. The emergency destruct system is now activated. The ship will detonate in T-minus ten minutes."

Movie poster for Alien, featuring the egg and the quote, "in space no one can hear you scream."

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

When writing essays with LLMs, "...convenience came at a cognitive cost, diminishing users' inclination to critically evaluate the LLM's output or 'opinions' (probabilistic answers based on the training datasets)." #LLMs #DiminishingReturns arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Rewatching Star Trek Prodigy. Hey @netflix.com are you going to have Season 3 out before I get there? #StarTrekProdigy

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I doubt tariffs are going to bring back manufacturing in any meaningful way that will employ a lot of folks, but I understand the longing for the well paying jobs that the service industry often simply does not pay. But manufacturing used to pay shit, and then folks unionized. Make it happen again!

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

#Georgism wouldn't be a panacea but it would definitely help. youtu.be/Li_MGFRNqOE

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Georgism 101 🔰

YouTube video by BritMonkey

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Douglas Nerad @dooglahs.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

My favorite Mission Impossible movie is The Princess Bride.

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