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Spaf @spaf.me · 28/08/2026

Happy National Bow Tie Day! www.daysoftheyear.com/days/bow-tie...

Spaf @spaf.me · 09/08/2026

I'm supplying doughnuts for the faculty retreat. They pair with the hazelnut creamer someone insists on bringing about as well as anything does.

Boston cream doughnut split open, filled with clam chowder instead of custard. A can of Campbell's Chunky clam chowder sits behind it.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 21/07/2026

Do NOT take the Cyclosporiasis outbreak lightly. Getting it from extra spicy tacos has consequences!

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Spaf @spaf.me · 17/07/2026

Recent news makes clear that we are in the height of tick season.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 06/07/2026

Well, we do need to note that MAGA does continue to remind us of questions requiring deep thought.

Yard sign with (spelling as in the original)

Libety or Tranny?

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Spaf @spaf.me · 30/06/2026

It is a bit toasty in the US Midwest this week

The heat index is somewhere between OMG and WTF

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Spaf @spaf.me · 13/06/2026

It is said that one of the things that differentiates humans from “lower” species is our ability to remember the past and use those memories to inform our future decision-making. How’s that working out?

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Spaf @spaf.me · 27/04/2026

Students don't seem to change all that much. I'm still getting some of the same excuses.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 22/04/2026

The treehouse design didn't seem to work well, either.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 22/04/2026

Asking AI to design my new playground hasn't started off too well.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 07/04/2026

Back of the T-shirt for all attendees at the CERIAS Symposium. ceri.as/2026

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Spaf @spaf.me · 07/04/2026

Thank you for the recognition today at the 27th CERIAS Security Symposium (ceri.as/2026) Seeing our graduates succeed and make a difference is the best recognition.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 04/04/2026

Oops! Let the kids know the Easter Bunny may not make it by this year....

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Spaf @spaf.me · 25/03/2026

My problems started at an early age. Most of my friends were imaginary, and I was cooped up with bad influences. But I've always liked cute chicks!

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Spaf @spaf.me · 17/03/2026

It seems unlikely that AI will make these jobs unnecessary, so retrain before the rush!

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Spaf @spaf.me · 06/02/2026

Those self-driving AI systems still have to work on parking.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 26/11/2025

Please repost for reach. This is a snapshot of the actual post.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 01/11/2025

I am generally against software piracy. But chocolate or gold doubloons, well, that is a different matter entirely. (My parrot flew south for the winter; the penguin is an exchange bird, better suited to the current weather.)

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Spaf @spaf.me · 24/10/2025

The ones with bones -- except spines, it appears -- compose the majority party in Congress right now.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 06/10/2025

Are you in Chicago, Portland, Memphis, DC? Then make copies of this and post them everywhere!

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Spaf @spaf.me · 25/09/2025

Given our ...ahem... "vibrant" ... economy, I decided to check out my retirement account.

Cartoon of a decaying body, looking into a mirror and saying "30 more years and I'll be able to retire and start enjoying life"

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Spaf @spaf.me · 21/09/2025

Want to help make the future better? Here's one way. Consider having your group/company help fund this. You can also help by spreading the word. (They had grants funding this, but those have gone away, as have funds for many worthwhile things.)

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Spaf @spaf.me · 31/08/2025

've been aspiring to do something like this with my teaching, but we seem to have very hardy students at Purdue....

In 1847. Robert Liston performed an amputation in 25 seconds, operating so quickly that he accidentally amputated his assistant's fingers as well. Both patient and assistant later died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known surgical procedure with a 300% mortality rate.

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Spaf @spaf.me · 03/08/2025

OK, I have an idea for my next book. (If you don't have the current one, see spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/Myths.pdf). This next one would be fiction. Contact me if you're interested in funding a sabbatical so I can write this, or if you're interested in acquiring the film rights

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