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Rainshadow

@ranshdow.bsky.social
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Scientist, cyclist, coyote person. 50’s, he/him. On sabbatical. Mostly slice of life & hobby posting.

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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 9h
At Burning Amp every year there’s a dude with dreadlocks who brings a dj deck and some beat to hell 2-way field coil speakers that he says he found in a barn, are rare as hell & worth a new truck. It is my favorite sounding system, by far.
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Erica Fischer @enf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There are numerous elevators
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tomorrow I’m attending a funeral. I’ve been noticing odd smells all night, like reverse covid. I don’t know if these two things are related.
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kilometers @foxpaw.io · 01/10/2026
Check these out! 🐾 🎨: @garoline.bsky.social
Whiskey the coyote displaying his feet paws.
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Barladera @barladera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tired: Ghost In The Machine Wired: Man In The Pan
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The through-line from vaporwave to 90’s alt-rock to the Cocteau Twins is real & won’t hurt you
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Going through pictures from the 80’s & wonderin how many Bay Area real estate fortunes were seeded by cocaine money
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No cheating, post your lock screen: This one’s had some staying power for me.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is a perfect library joke 📚
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plork @hemuchang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
i love he
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Instead of falling asleep last night, I lay in bed running through what I might say at my dad’s funeral. We moved around a lot after the divorce & it makes for a depressing story. I woke up this morning feeling not great & with Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd running in my head.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There is at least one person claiming to drive their 718 year-round in the Boston area, despite the road salt. Just all season tires & send it, apparently. Alternatively a car could remain indoors in Cali for $250-$500 a month, depending on the amount of pampering. This is all very theoretical
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Weird day for mouth work. I actually enjoyed talking about work, & I got asked to speak at my dad’s funeral. Maybe I’ll have some good choices in my future.
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Greta @loveycloud.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
i love themmm #coyotevsacme
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So at least my health is solid. Other than my usual musculoskeletal annoyances, all the numbers out of my recent physical suggest that two months of not working that job is exactly what my body needed. It kinda puts a lens on whatever step might be next, yeah?
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Of all the bad things going on in my life rn, the one that’s pissing me off the most is the neighbors down the way cutting down a perfectly healthy, mature redwood tree. I know water bills are too high & there’s a super El Niño on the way, but please. People suck & I’m starting to hate this place.
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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dad's Coat - Gator Days
Dad's Coat - Gator Days
 
Characters
 
Polly - Opossum - Penelope's teenage daughter.
 
Penelope - Opossum - A widow and mother of two
 
Sig - Tiger - Polly's classmates.
 
Transcript
 
Panel 1
 
Setting - Polly's house. Surrounded by boxes and folded clothes.
 
Polly has noticed that her mom is putting a lot of things in boxes. She has looked in one pulls out a green coat.
 
Polly: HEY! Why is Dad's coat in a box?
 
Panel 2
 
Polly's mom explains as she puts a box down.
 
Penelope: I was going to donate it. Feels wrong to just let it sit in the closet.
 
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Polly looks down at the coat and appears to be lost in thought.
 
Panel 4
 
Setting - The next day when Polly is walking to school.
 
Sig is walking beside Polly on the sidewalk and notices she looks different.
 
Sig: Nice coat.
 
Polly: Thanks.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dutch tape.
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Shagpoke Studios @shagpokestudios.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
✨ Not saying Acme's at fault, but not NOT saying that either! ✨ 🐺: Rainshadow #furry #furries #fursuit #fursuitmaker #coyote
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you’re not red plating your 80 year old vaccuum tubes, what even are you doing in life?
A vaccuum tube whose plates have a vertical red glow from being biased too high
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m contemplating a job on the east coast, Boston area. I haven’t lived out there since I was a kid. Idk what to do other than drink beer & rock me some Pixies.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy Sunday
A sound system in dappled sunlight
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Team, you know what to do 🔥😚
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Shingles. When the miserable chickenpox virus decides to pop out of the dorsal root ganglion it’s been hiding in for 40 years to have a blister party on your face. 0/10.
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PAWCon 2026 @pawcon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ATTENTION ALL TEST SUBJECTS, LAB RATS, and MAD SCIENTISTS: We are less than 60 days away from this year's PAWCon! We hope you are all as excited as we are to kick things off. Current pre-registration prices go up on October 5 to match At-con rates. pacanthro.org/registration/
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Registration
Note In 2025 PAWCon switched to the ConCat registration platform. If you didn’t join us in 2025, you will need to create a new account. ConCat doesn’t share information between different conventions...
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Poor kitty. Do you think he gets dizzy?
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What it’s like inside your head
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yeah, so I know a place
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Back in Pt. Mugu state park
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K.O. @kopanda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sketches of Spain sounds to me like nothing so much as the soundtrack to a Roadrunner cartoon. As I sit here, ghosted by both my dad & his wife & wondering why I was called about a hospice placement, I imagine Wile E. dressed like a caballero, dancing a pasodoble.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m so bad at selling things. I consistently underprice things, or accept lowball offers too quickly. I would never make it as a reseller.
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Pawa ✨🌸 @pawareze.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gorgeous commission done by the amazing @eskaykay.bsky.social !!! :3 Very happy with the vibes in this <3
A space/nebula themed sabre toothed tiger woman laying on her side in the bed in a warm light, looking at the viewer
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I went swimming in the ocean about a week ago in Malibu & it left me with a sinus infection & a messed up shoulder. 10/10 would do again
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I almost rewired an amp today. When I looked inside & saw how neatly it had been wired, I backed off & left it alone. I’m probably kidding myself thinkin I can tell a difference in how it sounds driven balanced versus single ended. I fixed the CD player though!
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Nicole 🐾 @nicnak044.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Incoming text ✏️ #Art #DigitalArt #FurryArt #Sketch #Commission
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Duck decoys
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Scary Orange Sun
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Happy birthday to me
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Tentacles
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Tfw the rent & water bill are paid & there’s exactly $25.00 left in the checking account
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Rendire @rendire.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
P picture of a moose standing in front of Niagara Falls. Next to him is a sign saying, "Canada has chosen to rename Lake Ontario : The Strait of Our Moose.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I finished the holey thing. It’s a preamp made with low voltage vaccuum tubes (26A7s) that were originally used in portable, battery powered radios in WWII. The wizard Pete Millett figured out how to make these $15 surplus tubes sing, and this design won an award. This preamp definitely rocks.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I forgot my water bottle at the airport last Sunday. I had one I wasn’t using that I won at a raffle at work, so it got stickers from recent adventures.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I picked this up in Hollywood. It’s an old dirty pressing but it has good dynamics & great tone. I really need to invest in an ultrasonic record cleaner.
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your photo roll: Looking towards Rancho Potrero open space in Southwrn California
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Rainshadow @ranshdow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“Life… is nasty, brutish, and short” - Thomas Hobbes
A picture of the crotch of a pair of cargo shorts, wearing through
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