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Phelonius Friar

@pheloniusfriar.bsky.social

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Scientist, electronics/software dev, inventor, social activist, teacher, student, amateur cook, variety Twitch streamer, alt text for accessibility. www.twitch.tv/oldmanphelonius

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 1m

Canadian music joke... 😅

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 6m

Moved my main computer and server into the basement. My living room is a living room again finally! Got the server cleaned and set up yesterday and my Windows computer today. Audio was glitching. Yup, Windoze decided to "park" my CPU cores again (it'd been disabled). www.corsair.com/ca/en/explor...

How CPU Core Parking Works and How To Disable It

We explain what core parking is, how it works, and how to disable it if your PC is slowing down at the wrong times

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 1h

Sliced slow roasted spice crusted pork loin, fried until crispy, on sourdough bread with light coatings of butter, dijon, mayonnaise, topped with shredded cheese, garlic powder, and thyme, then broiled. Gravy on one slice, assembled, gravy on whole sandwich. Mashed potatoes, green peas. #cooking

A white plate with dark blue patterns with a large oval brown gravy-covered sandwich towards the camera, white mashed potatoes with brown gravy in an indent in the upper right of the plate, and green peas in the upper left of the plate. A glass of white wine and knife and fork are near the plate on the wood table. A bottle of wine and a measuring cup with some extra gravy in it is in the middle of the table. Another serving of the dinner can be seen towards the upper left of the photo.

Four slices of sourdough bread on a black cooking tray, topped with pork and cheese, after they have been broiled.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 5h

This is *almost* a great song. Sadly, the lead singer just isn't up to the challenge (but the bass player's backing vocals are absolutely killer). Overall a fun song with a great driving guitar riff and a classic hair metal #music vibe. youtu.be/WlYGV0505Zg

NECKBREAKERS - Tough Love - Live at Fish Factory

YouTube video by NECKBREAKERS

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sociopaths and narcissists and people driven by weakness and hate thrive with attention... any attention. Suck the oxygen from their echo chambers and build better places for more people without them. If you see misogyny, leave a red flag for others to see, block, and move on with your life.

A poster in mostly white, black, red, and pink. The key points are "No more abuse, disrespect, misogyny, silence. Red flag them, help warn each other, build a safer online community. Spot it, do not engage, leave a red flag in the comments as your only response, and move on... blocking if needed".

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Out of Toronto, off their upcoming fifth album of the same name. Punk, rock, pop... definitely hard driving #music styles, although I find this one more hardcore pop than anything. Video starring Danish actor Kim Bodnia solo giving it his old man all. youtu.be/jTU413OX9Ig

Death From Above 1979 - Private Lives (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Death From Above 1979

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"The true friend is someone who helps you find and access your own talents, without overshadowing you or making you feel bad for not having the same things they do." www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

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I craved a mean girl’s approval until My Little Pony broke the spell

I didn’t realise my school infatuation was just making fun of me, but then an episode of the cartoon series taught me the attributes of true companionship

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An Ig Nobel awarded to a Swiss citizens' science study has its roots in Canada... "The IFAO started burying underwear in Ontario fields around 2015. People had been burying cotton strips called assays for decades, but the farmers decided underwear was more fun." #science www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

Swiss scientist soils underpants, wins silly science prize | CBC Radio

Franz Bender convinced a thousand people to soil their underwear. The Swiss soil ecologist and his team recruited 1,000 citizen scientists to bury and dig up underwear around Switzerland in an effort ...

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Misadventures In Astro @misadventures.astronomer.social · 03/10/2026

Saturn tonight in UV, RGB, Ch4, and this beautiful composite! @nerozzi.it

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I am exhausted and will be going to sleep soon (a little earlier than my usual 2AM EDT), but I will leave you this evening with perhaps one of the most cursed videos on the Intertubes... Doctor Hooey versus The Beedeer, with guest The Tardis. Truly a surrealist masterpiece. 😅 youtu.be/PxcMCr_lA7M

BEEDEER وقال طبيب

YouTube video by dokuztaneprogramla

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tossed the two leftover sides together (mixed sautéed veggies and German potato salad) to make a new spooge. Fried some chicken wings and sauced them (sweet, savoury, and spicy). Dinner. 2019 Rioja to drink (somehow still cheap plonk, which was nice). #cooking

A white plate on a wood table with a glass of red wine and bottle behind it. On the plate are a mix of red, green, and yellow chunky veggies, dark brown mushrooms, and white potatoes; and a pile of chicken wings with a reddish brown sauce.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Need a little magic for your weekend? I have just the thing! Born on O'ahu, now in LA, she brings cinematic soundscapes to the worlds of Celtic #music . The video is almost too surreal and gorgeous to be real, but there's a "making of" video and it is indeed real (8 months!). youtu.be/6NZzjs3_VwY

Sabrina Jordan - Burden the Heavens (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Sabrina Jordan

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The dinner I made tonight. Double fried fresh cut potatoes. The last of the gravy I made earlier (with onions, mushrooms, garlic, and thyme). Fresh cheddar cheese curds. Spice crusted pork loin slow roasted, cut into chunks, and then fried in butter until brown and crisp. Superb poutine! #cooking

Wide brimmed white pasta bowl on a wood table filled with French fries, white cheese curds, brown bits of pork, and covered with brown gravy. A dusting of dried parsley is on top of all that. Behind the bowl are glasses of beer, napkins, and general clutter on the dining table.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As part of my song a day effort, after each month I'm collecting all the songs into a YouTube playlist and blog post if you ever want a unique musical journey (blog entry has an intro to each song and the link to the playlist). Here are September's songs. 🎵 pheloniusfriar.dreamwidth.org/102152.html

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy "I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything" day!

Part of a letter from Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell on October 1st, 1861 which stated "I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything."

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Let's kick off October with some #music from Catalan pianist, singer, and experimental musician Marina Herlop, known for "her fusion of classical and avant-garde styles and invented language in her lyrics". The camera work, costumes, and llama interactions is brilliant. youtu.be/m3_tdWTPqoI

Marina Herlop - abans abans

YouTube video by Marina Herlop

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In the days before "AI", it was still possible for folks to engage in creative endeavours that drew from existing material to create new, alive and deeply human, things from them. MIDI bass. Mason plays keyboards and sax and lifted the drums from Brubeck. RIP Greenfield. #music youtu.be/2Qs1J612nZs

Dave Brubeck - Golden Brown

YouTube video by Laurence Mason

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A reminder that any place that had introduced a robust HPV vaccination program for children has had no instances of cervical cancer in those people since (zero, none, nada, gone). But it's not the only infectious agent out there causing cancers... www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Researchers are discovering more infections that can cause cancer | CBC News

New global research suggests 12 per cent of cancers were caused by infections, predominantly caused by HPV and H. pylori

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For my birthday, I'm posting #music that either a) ruined my life, or b) gave my life purpose. I listened to the original of this song on repeat in the 80s and realized what the universe is (no joke, and no drugs). I quit my six figure job in 2009 to pursue a degree in physics. youtu.be/qQrXYAOzjbk

Little Neutrino by Dee Long with Randy Cooke

YouTube video by Dee Long

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Offspring-the-youngest made me a black forest cake from scratch for my birthday today. ❤️ There is no kirsch to be found in Ontario, so they mixed the liquid from the bottle of sour cherries with Forty Creek whiskey instead. The whipping cream was lactose free, fyi. #cooking #birthday

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From one of my favourite concert videos: some of my favourite #music of all time. This particular performance of these pieces is beyond next level. I have watched it so many times (I even found a copy of the DVD) and it takes my breath away every time. Nobody is more inspiring. youtu.be/hOm5waHlCvQ

Heart - Sylvan Song/Dream of the Archer (1995) [Acoustic]

YouTube video by Don Jack

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And I can't find my RJ-45 crimping tool... sigh... need to fix some cable ends. Guess I get to go out and buy a new one today. Neither the sole electronics supply shop nor Computer Canada sell them (but they'll sell me the RJ-45 connectors). Neither does Canadian Tire. Who has it? Home Depot. 😩

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's lesson: no matter how simple and silly a product idea is, someone else has already done it and it has been picked up by overseas companies and is now available complete for less money than you can buy the components for. I am despairing of finding a means of funding my old age... 💀

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 29/09/2026

Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity

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Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity

BRANDON, MB - 4-year-old Mikaela Hermer's imaginary restaurant, in which she served invisible hot dogs and ice cream to her parents and friends, has filed for bankruptcy after being acquired by Hedges...

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Apparently kirsch is no longer available in Ontario. This blows. Apparently there has been a global destruction of cherry crops over the past few years, and particularly morello cherries, due to climate collapse. So much for the black forest cake normally made for me for my birthday every year.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bought a grocery store rotisserie chicken today. Ate of it with the leftover sautéed veggies, potato salad, and gravy from the other day (all heated up). No photo...

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A wonderful story of a community coming together to meet their collective needs. Complementing existing businesses and filling gaps in food quality and availability. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This tiny N.S. community was frustrated with big-box grocers. So they opened their own store | CBC News

Fiddlehead Market Co-op opened in Bear River, N.S. — population 1,000 — in July. Members say the prices, the quality of the produce and the convenience are a breath of fresh air.

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A while back I posted an article that discussed the #music of Tomora (Tom Rolands of The Chemical Brothers and Aurora), but I haven't posted a standalone piece. Dropped last week. Every time I see the band name though, my brain goes "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya tomorrow!" 🎵 youtu.be/n6ppwFZMmdM

TOMORA - Celebration

YouTube video by TOMORAVEVO

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I didn't know this 2021 book existed until today, and now I'll have to read it. Sigh. If you don't, here's a summary. Of utmost importance, he says Carney argues "we’ve moved from a market economy to a market society" and the tool now dictates values. #politics thebeens.substack.com/p/i-read-mar...

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I Read Mark Carney's 600 Page Book, Value(s), So You Don't have To

Here's all you need to know to tell when somebody is lying or bullshitting about having read it and what’s in it.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1AM thought: why are there no second aid kits? 🤔

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Forgot to post Friday night's dinner. A Salisbury style "steak" with gravy (onions, mushroom, thyme, pepper, garlic), German style potato salad (warm, with Dijon mustard, cider vinegar, green onions, bacon), and a fried veggie medley of zucchini, onions, red peppers, mushrooms, and herbs. #cooking

Steak and gravy in upper right corner of white plate with blue pattern on a wood table; chopped white potatoes with red and brown skins with bacon in lower part of plate; red, yellow, white translucent, and brown veggies in medium sized pieces on top left corner of plate. Fork and sharp knife beside the plate on the table.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Having some soup. Last of the package of store bought pho stock, chicken "spam", green onions, egg poached in the simmering stock, udon noodles, and some chili crisp. #cooking

A white bowl with a brown rim on a white desk (in front of my laptop). In it is a medium brown broth. In the broth are chonk udon noodles and pieces of light brown chicken spam, there is a white egg towards the upper right, and pieces of green onion and dried red chilies in oil floating on top.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Early post... I've been building up to this one: George Had A Hat is one of the most important songs in my life: it made it clear to me there were no rules for #music and no one aesthetic to make a song great (or grate perhaps). Makes me think of Curious George 🙂. Audio only. youtu.be/16B9ZaT1LSc

Pere ubu - George Had A Hat

YouTube video by yosemiteju

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I absolutely love the ferality, passion, improvisation, and skill of this performance (4 songs). Sara Fontán and Edi Pou bring a punk ethic (if not in sound, then in attitude) to their #music grounded in place and mood. Shot at the Museu del Ciment de Castellar de n'Hug, Spain. youtu.be/TFyxlylKgCg

Los Sara Fontán | Les feres!

YouTube video by 3CatCultura

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 26/09/2026

Embarrassed scientists reveal alien radio signal was actually meant for a planet behind us

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Embarrassed scientists reveal alien radio signal was actually meant for a planet behind us

Mountain View, CA—Astronomers at the SETI Institute have confirmed that a radio signal originated from an advanced alien civilization, but was intended for a different planet behind Earth.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two children are playing with a fire truck on the floor. A man is standing over them and says "Now look, kids, we're billionaires... we DON"T share." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Vaughan Tomlinson on billionaires and their kids – cartoon

The old adage ‘sharing is caring’ doesn’t always apply

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Truly evocative #music and video with r&b, jazz, trip hop, and electronica influences. An oppressive landscape where community and family and love still thrive, and transcendence awaits those brave enough to see the path. Off their 9th album (2 of which are movie soundtracks). youtu.be/qOJ2taoQBwM

Son Lux - "Out Into Us" (Official Video)

YouTube video by Son Lux

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Off her new album (her sixth), coming out early 2027, today's #music and video has a definitely punk aesthetic to it. "Well, how come they're in charge? / How come they get to say no?". I need more anger at the status quo in my life and really enjoyed this! Out of the UK. youtu.be/YZd3QJlev4I

Kate Nash - Spilt Milk (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Kate Nash

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And here it is... the article I've been researching and writing since late 2023 on some of the work I was involved with for the ATLAS project at CERN has been published in the peer-reviewed journal JINST. It was published open access, fyi (no paywall). #science iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Taking a course called "applied optical spectroscopy". Applied? We are talking advanced quantum mechanics this week. Send help, although maybe alcohol and pizza would provide some comfort while I curl up in the corner, cover my ears, and hum loudly to myself. #academics

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

TIL that the "inch" is defined as exactly 25.4mm (no rounding). This was agreed upon on July 1, 1959 by Australia, Canada, South Africa, the UK, the US, and New Zealand. So the next time some chud yells at you "metric is woke", you can smirk knowing they're using the dumbest metric-derived unit.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I finished out August with one of their songs, but I am posting more of their new #music today. So beautiful and heartbreaking in its power and emotion. A video that captures the feeling of being shocked to the core by experiencing a piece of art that resonates far too deeply. youtu.be/QCQDw8GzxlM

Kalandra - Lost in the Dark (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by kalandramusic

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Bats, on a scale of amazing to amazing, they’re super amazing,” said Sarah Olson, one of the study’s authors. 🦇 #science www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals

Biggest study of its kind provides insights into bats’ evolution – a potential gamechanger for research into human virus and cancer treatment

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Okay, Can-con #music two fer today. Video and lyrics are fairly tame given the title of the song... In fact, the song was originally written as "sarsaparilla" but fans kept mishearing and so they just leaned into it, heh. Bring on The Goddess (Amazon?) Maria Del Mar... 🔥 youtu.be/AgWVqA9T2FA

National Velvet - Sex Gorilla (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SacrifyX

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Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Moving away from the sultry songs with an only slightly sultry song by Canadian band Crash Vegas (formed in Toronto, this is off their first album in 1990). I do like this song, but Moving Too Fast off the same album is probably my favourite vibe on it (see comment). #music youtu.be/wUsd1flN_MY

Crash Vegas - Inside Out - Official Music Video

YouTube video by Warner Music Canada

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Reverend Honey Dumpling (cat) caught a mouse in the house this morning (thank goodness it wasn't a moose in the hoose). I gave her lots of pets and encouragement, but had to run to a doctor's appointment and was wondering if she knew what to do next? Nope. Intact dead mouse now tossed outside.

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Private equity is a symptom of the late-stage neoliberal capitalist society we have allowed to flourish. It destroys everything it touches... This is personal because I've seen Ottawa's restaurant and nightlife scene drained of its life force by these vampires. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/se...

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‘Don’t spend $20 on an acai bowl’: gen Z are shunning private equity’s restaurant takeover

As more PE firms invest in food establishments, people are bemoaning the ‘same-ification’ of NYC’s restaurant scene

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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 19/09/2026

Theo (@Theodore1jensen) on X: "bitterns are naturally predisposed to looking like freaks. they walk like perverts too"

[a bittern looking like a freak]

Phelonius Friar @pheloniusfriar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What's happening to me? More sultry #music but this time more of a torch song by this New Orleans jazz diva. I don't tend to resonate with breakup songs, but this one is how I tend to feel myself: "it was good but it didn't work out, and I honestly wish you all the best". ❤️🫂 youtu.be/5bu9fMlTMpY

Audrey LeCrone - I Wish You Love (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Audrey LeCrone Music