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Wil Sterling

@shadowvasterra.bsky.social
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I named a boat once. Clinical researcher in Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Cell and Gene Therapy. Giant nerd and repository of useless knowledge.

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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 8h
This is awful
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Michelle Travis @samuraiko.bsky.social · 8h
I have many, many fond memories of Rick aka Sapience over my years of playing LOTRO. If you can spare a bit to help him out, please do. (Link to his GFM is in the post following the one I've RP'd.)
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savetheacademy.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social · 9h
Today is the fifth day of the public losing access to The Academy of Natural Sciences. We can change that. save-the-academy.org youtu.be/v-R1t4YlYJ8?...
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Save the Academy of Natural Sciences
Don't mourn — organize. The museum's last public day is Sunday, Sept 27. Ten things you can do today.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 10h
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Wile E. Coyote's Magnet Wiggle
Alt: Wile E. Coyote's Magnet Wiggle
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: a high school basketball game. The home team is down 9 points, and some players are looking discouraged on the bench. The coach points to a player just out of frame and says, “flippers, you’re in!” Panel 2: the away team attempts a deep 2-point shot, possibly to beat the buzzer, which is blocked by Flippers, a whale who doesn’t even have his arms up. Panel 3: the game ends and the home team excitedly crowd around Flippers, who won them the game. A player from the away team looks stunned, with his hands on his head.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 12h
Team Angry Goat checking in
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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Banned Books - Gator Days
Banned Books - Gator Days

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Panel 1

Olivia and Gustopher are at the library. The Library is having a special event for books that have been banned in the past. Dora the librarian is stacking books with titles like "BOOK", "Boogers", "Tales", "Can you", "read this" and "Word". Olivia has a great interest in forbidden knowledge and has been browsing what's available. She's found a book called "Salt Box" and has an important question for the librarian.

Olivia: Miss Librarian! Why was this book banned?

Dora: Vulgar Language.

Panel 2

Dora makes a shocked expression and holds her hands to her face. This is the only way she can express how depraved the book is.

Dora: The word "butt" is used.... FIFTEEN TIMES!

Panel 3

Dora looks down to the children to gather their reaction. Internally, Gustopher is wondering if Dora meant "but" with one "t" or "butt" with two. Olivia immediately assumes it's the latter.

Behind them is a poster promoting banned books week. There is a cartoon book that's smiling and saying "I'm forbidden!" He's booky the banned book. He was specifically banned for being made using the darkest of magic. He's also kind of rude.

Panel 4

Olivia is excited about the book. This leads Gustopher to assume that "butt" was indeed spelled with an extra "t".

Olivia: Now I have to read it.

Dora: Oh noooo... I'll help you check it out.
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☠️𝔖𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔶 𝔎𝔯𝔦𝔰🦇 @freydalpishti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Paul Verhoeven the most vindicated guy to ever exist.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026
wonderful reminder of the funniest dynamic of the mayoral race, where sliwa clearly liked mamdani and was delighted to see him humiliate cuomo also, more politicians should do this! get your flu shots!
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You’re telling me an invasive demon shrimp fried this rice? Cause that would explain the nails and glass in there.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Seriously though, losing the colloquialism war will have just as much of an impact as the actual tech itself IMO precisely because it crowds out nuance and specificity.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Machine*, c’mon phone.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s also the broad categorization of *anything* we wouldn’t have called AI ten years ago as AI nowadays. Matching learning and visual pattern recognition in medicine have been tools forever, but because they’re getting lumped in with LLM grifts they’re catching strays.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Got a couple of leads on this front, dropped you a dm @sarahmackattack.bsky.social
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Something something, need for control that is so unnatural.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jettisoned B plot for season six of The Wite.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sequel?
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Bernard: Doesn't Look Like Anything To Me - Westworld
Alt: Bernard: Doesn't Look Like Anything To Me - Westworld
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I hear they have a cream for that now.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Helped invent the field of publicly available gene therapy, so that’s a plus.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And Leon’s getting laaaaaaarger.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lmao
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An accurate description of my relationship with Blacklist right there.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dudes rock
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Noice
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think he heard you
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I blame the raw milk
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ladies and gentlemen, the Phillies
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You done fucked up when the PPA is on the right side of an issue
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Billy Penn at WHYY @billy-penn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum closed its doors on Sunday. Philadelphians say the fight to save the historic institution isn't over. billypenn.com/2026/09/26/a...
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Philly rallies to save Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia supporters rallied outside the Academy of Natural Sciences ahead of its planned Sept. 30 closure, urging Drexel to keep the museum open.
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explore.org @explore.org · 30/09/2026
Introducing your ultimate fighter and champion: Bear 89 Backpack 👑 Thanks for joining us for the biggest Fat Bear Week to date.
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Sam King @samcking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope everyone has a Hussein
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shut every fraternity down.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🚨Emergency protest🚨🚨 The Drexel board will be at the constitution center in Old City (525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106) from 5-6. We're asking Drexel to disaffiliate from the Academy of Nat Sci to allow them to negotiate what's best for them w/o Drexel interference. Be there.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 29/09/2026
If Third Way got there before you did, you should feel bad.
The "Jason Figured it Out" meme except instead of Jason, it's Third Way
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Look if anybody knows a thing or two about EOD it’s probably Venat.
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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote a bit about the two university museums slated for closure. There is *still* time to do something about each! 🧪🦖
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A tale of two university museums: there is still time to save the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Sternberg Museum
September 2026 has been a pretty dispiriting month for American paleontologists. In early September, Drexel University gave a surprise annou...
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just happy to be doing my part.I’m currently sick as molasses and couldn’t be at the rallies, but at least I can man the phones for a spell for a good cause.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’ve got a few current and ex co-ops, I’ll put out the word.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Any groups in particular? Or just folks in organizing positions?
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 28/09/2026
In the steady rain Sunday evening, many protesters shouted angrily about Drexel University’s seeming coolness. They hoped and urged for a miraculous resurrection. “Don’t let Drexel off,” some chanted. “Tell Drexel to get out of the way.” 🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Somebody did the “oh no enrage!” joke when the second instakill mechanic landed and the screen whited out…then the needle drops on Maker’s Ruin and it’s pure amazeballs.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don’t get me wrong, WoL reuniting their souls and going full Azem was the pinnacle of the saga so far, but it’s a different category of moment and experience is all.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That was part of the solo bit before Hades though. I’m talking the full “blasting apart despair with the power of friendship” experience and getting to share it with a bunch of strangers on the intertubes.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Endsinger That’s it, that’s the skeet.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, but it’s only at like shin height so you’ll be fine.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It flew under your radar obviously.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With JG’s love of cons I’m honestly surprised that nobody has roped him in to do it for real.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still pissed at how underused Chiwetel was in this role.
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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Wil Sterling @shadowvasterra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Make sure to demand another Duncan at entirely random intervals.
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