Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16hIf the nuclear material is so special why do I have 6 of them in a cabinet?!?! 110 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 18hOoooh. My guess was they asked what your day-to-day job involved. I always struggle with that one because it’s like… I type stuff? Into text documents? And spreadsheets? “3d neutron transport codes” sounds waaaaaay cooler 020 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 18hThis is probably my favorite event, of all the ones I do. 8th grade is old enough that most of them have at least heard of uranium and radioactivity, and some of them are really into it. It’s a lot of fun, especially when they already know stuff and you can get into the details 010 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 18hI don’t let kids touch it, but it’s not particularly crumbly, at least Like no bits have ever come off and I’ve never gotten noticeable residue on my hands 130 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 18hProbably! It’s our spiciest sample, but I don’t know anything about it tbh I’m actually not sure WHY we have so many uranium rocks….. like, I’ve only used the one and I’ve done soooo many of these educational events. What am I supposed to do with 6 of them? Juggle ‘em? Pass them out to kids? Idk 260 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 21hI don’t let the kids lick it, but you’re an adult. You can make your choices 140 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 21hmeanwhile I’m over here like “hey kid you wanna see a cool rock?” 3140 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 21hAt a career event for 8th graders. Paused for a second and to overhear @reactorranger.bsky.social explain 3D neutron transport???? 3171 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Oh, yeah, I get you. I was just remarking on the discussion of it as a 90s surfer slang and my own surprise that it’s so different in the uk 010 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026YES! I *know* there’s good fantasy out there, but I keep finding the same sex and power fantasies with different set dressings and it’s put me off the whole genre For now anyway. I’ll probably burn out on sci-fi eventually and give it another chance, with a better idea of what I actually enjoy. 000 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026It’s a pretty normal word in the US. I never actually knew it had a homophobic meaning until now 200 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Part of it is how heavily romantasy flavored everything is, and how that usually means that (allegedly) inhuman characters are just sexy humans of various flavors. Which is fine, but not what I’m into 110 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I used to devour fantasy when I was younger, but I’ve only recently got back to reading a lot (kinda embarrassing that I wasn’t for a while, but 🤷🏼) and I find myself repeatedly bouncing off of fantasy that I think I’ll be into Meanwhile, sci-fi is repeatedly breaking my brain and I love it 220 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Is poundland a dollar store equivalent, a sex store, or a speciality cake store? Or all of the above (I’m hoping for all of the above) 000 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026People think they’re mean, but they just love each other so fucking much they’ll fight a human 4 times their size or a god damned car to protect each other 070 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Thinking about geese and how there’s almost always one standing sentry while the rest of the family forages 😭 170 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Actually, wait, there is an exception: it makes me suuuper uncomfortable when other people are dying or are in intractable suffering. Are we going to ban dying & suffering people from hospitals now too? Or only when the discomfort is based on hatred rather than empathy? 020 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Can’t imagine being in the ER, either myself or with a loved one, and giving even half a shit about what another patient is doing in their own bed 120 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I’m so sorry. 🫂 Just my dad’s corneas were donated but it helps a little to think (part of) his eyes are still out there, seeing the world 110 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026There’s a giant squirrel headed towards earth and only our intrepid crew of squirrel scientists can save humanity 100 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Now that I think about it, I’ve only been in single and double unit MCRs. I’m guessing U1 has a separate room from the other units? I’ve only been to Dresden once and didn’t get much further into the plant than the cafeteria 100 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026That’s hilarious. I never knew it had a steam generator 100 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I’m taking a poll. Should I buy the 6 box pack from Costco? Reply 🍪 for yes, or 🇫🇷 for yes 330 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026They’ve got an inconsistent bit of saltiness to them that breaks up the sugar and fat and makes me want to keep eating Very dangerous tbh 120 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I never had them before and I am IN LOVE Should have grabbed two boxes when they were at Costco but I didn’t know I’d love them so much 010 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I’m awake bc of a nightmare, but I found one last packet of these ridiculous French butter cookies I thought I was out of I accept the universe’s apology and will now eat 500 calories of cookies 390 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026And, like, I understand! People have a lot of good reasons to be mad and not everyone needs to be able to articulate policy for that energy to be channeled in a useful direction. But the consumerism, and the backlash to any objection to it, is exhausting and extremely counterproductive. 030 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This matches my experience too. Lots of self-proclaimed american leftists are just populists mad about capitalism, where “capitalism” is any harmful economic or financial thing and “socialism”/“communism” is a magic system where those bad things never happen. 270 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I actually kinda thought skype a scientist was just for classrooms and other groups of kids, so this makes me love it even more 1350 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Wait, does this imply that you’d get a squirrel scientist for an adult? 1740 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I want a wasp apiary I think mud daubers are pretty cool. They look threatening, but they’re usually pretty chill 020 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I mean, I still waste time arguing about bullshit, but I learned a lesson about this specific variety of bullshit and the kind of guy that’ll try to doxx you over it Very not worth it 010 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I learned an important lesson about wasting my time on pure bullshit 110 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I was super embarrassed! Though not for the reason he intended In grad school, I found out that Crank with an Unhinged Report was a whole thing that profs just deal with regularly and that my vindictive crank wasn’t even a blip on anyone’s radar 190 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Back when I was at Purdue, I got in an argument with some crank online who said he was going to send his 100 page report (on why the twin towers were taken down by a series of tiiiiiny nuclear bombs) to my professors and that I’d be exposed as a dumb little girl and humiliated forever. 280 0
Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Actually, I’d probably just get flustered and blink a few times and say “oh, cool.” and then kick myself once it’s too late to figure out how to actually respond 080 0
