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Walt Mankowski

@wmankowski.bsky.social
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Computer scientist in Columbia’s Radiology Department looking for better imaging biomarkers for breast and lung cancer. Longtime open source guy, new ham radio guy (KC3WHU). I’m @walt_man on that other site and @waltman@hachyderm.io on Mastodon.

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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 1h
I'm old enough to remember when we tried this nonsense during the Oil Crisis in the 1970s. Everyone hated it and it was gone the following year. I expect more sense from your Canadians!
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 3h
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me the point of an oath is the ceremony itself, not whichever magical document the person puts their hand on. If it were up to me I'd do away with the document entirely.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I've actually visited a lovely pub in Chipping Sodbury called The Boot. They had a snooker table, which seemed cool to me as an American. I don't remember anything else about the village so I suppose it's possible I was poisoned there.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If Britons need to see their pictures on banknotes to know who Churchill and Austen were, I think their history and literature classes might be even worse than America's. And I've never even seen a puffin or a hedgehog. Maybe this will increase nature tourism!
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Looks like one of my neighbors is approaching retirement
A stack of four unmounted, stickered automobile tires sits on the floor of an apartment mailroom.
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
threatening aura on this one imo
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is it now a permanent fixture outside your garage?
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And then you discover that some actors like Bradley Cooper and Tina Fey are from the Philly area and as a result have no accent at all!
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s the hope that kills you.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What percentage of the military is actively engaged with enemy soldiers these days, vs logistics, maintenance, driving trucks, fixing trucks, etc? How much testosterone do you need to sit behind a desk and pilot a drone?
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Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Things That Can Fly
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ad during the ballgame said "it's back", so I'm assuming it must have sold well enough in at least one previous year.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'll just note that it doesn't seem to be selling as well as its neighbors.
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Philadelphia Phillies @phillies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Feel like I’m coming down with something… #PlayoffFever
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here's what they list as ingredients: Cured with: Water Less than 2% of: Salt, Sugar Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavoring. Dry Rub (Sugar, Cinnamon, Maltodextrin, Ginger, Nutmeg, Salt, Allspice, Citric Acid, Vanilla Bean Extract).
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I just turned on today's Phillies game. There's an ad behind home plate for Hatfield pumpkin spice bacon — "It's back!" Is this something people actually want to eat?
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Do you know if Fox is in any potential legal jeopardy for airing the ad?
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They've also been outscored by the Philadelphia Union — who I might remind you are a soccer team — 4-3.
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Sara Gibbs is Scary Enough Already @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 21/09/2026
This is the funniest thing that's happened in a grim year.

3 minutes ago
Michael Grynbaum
Media reporter

The TV networks did not bring cameras to Trump’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helipad on the South Lawn. Watching the White House’s official YouTube stream, it was impossible to hear any of the president’s remarks. The audio is completely garbled.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 19/09/2026
rough first week for humans at the intergalactic council. everyone was really nice but we spent a lot of time at orientation trying to figure out what made us unique among all the galaxy's species. turns out we're the only ones who thought to deep fry cheese. that's it. we're the fried cheese planet
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
7. On Legos
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I once flew on a 747 with about 50 other passengers from Taipei to Hong Kong. (It was about an hour or so, if memory serves.) I thought I must have been at the wrong gate. This was shortly before the old airport closed and landing there was quite the experience.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here's what I'm playing on repeat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_c...
youtube.com
Gir - The Doom Song
YouTube video by FluffyPlaysandVlogs
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One or two details might not be quite right, but I think it's safe to assume they're lying to us.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think you might have to sleep crosswise on the bed. I don't make the rules; in fact, I think the rules in this case are kind of silly. And yet…
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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good cricket commentary always seems like it might be describing illegal and/or immoral acts.
tonked! Short and fast, Razaullah tries to get it up his hooter. But Brook is waiting, and hoicks it up and away for a one-bounce four through backward square
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
That's why it's horror! I mean, it's not like I said Linux Desk Top.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
OK, how about this? Microsoft Windows 11
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New York cheesesteak.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My PhD advisor had me do that for sections of papers and my dissertation. I suspect he may have been a bit dyslexic but I have to admit it’s an excellent way to find typos and other odd errors. Good luck!
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As a Phillies fan, I'm now rooting for the Braves to use up all their wins in the regular season, as usual.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If my Pennsylvania constituents would like to speak directly with me, they are welcome to join the staff of AIPAC or Fox News. by John Fetterman
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yes, and if you read Senator Kim's feed you'll see he's talking about those things too!
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A few years ago a friend in the UK sent me a small jar of marmite. I brought it into work along with some sharp cheddar and some water crackers. To my surprise, everyone liked it! We had a similar reaction at a family gathering a few weeks later. And honestly I'd try the anchovy stuff.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So this was an actual thing that gentleman and gentle ladies ate? Please tell me that marmite is still around?
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Adam Ellis @adamtots.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Go Birds! theonion.com/jets-hope-to...
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Jets Hope To Sell More Merchandise With New ‘Philadelphia Eagles’–Themed Jerseys
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Hoping that imagery strongly associated with success and winning will reignite fan enthusiasm, the New York Jets unveiled a line of “Philadelphia Eagles”–themed alternate jerseys T...
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Say you’re in an Irish pub in New Jersey without saying you’re in an Irish pub in New Jersey
A pint of Guinness in a Guinness pint glass which has a Jets logo on it
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
To be clear, did you have breakfast at Denny's, or the Minnesota State Fair?
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Post your getaway vehicle
An old VW Beetle, painted white and with the number 53 on the side, in the style of Herbie the Love Bug
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A small dog is carried through the woods and pulls back a curtain.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is great news. All forms of cancer suck, but pancreatic cancer is particularly nasty because up to now it's been so difficult to treat. My lab at Columbia has been talking to Dr. Manji about collaborating on another project of his that involves imaging. www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/columbi...
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Columbia Research Helps Propel Daraxonrasib, a Potential New Standard of Care for Pancreatic Cancer
Daraxonrasib nearly doubled survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer in a landmark phase 3 trial.
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Walt Mankowski @wmankowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I only thought Ivy League grads landed these plum nepo gigs!
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God @thegodshow.com · 26/08/2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In his Second Discourse, Rousseau talks about how man was born free and able to live off the bountiful food that surrounded him in nature and then he was plucked from this state and introduced to society, where he was forced to labor. IG riverreachconstruction
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Photos via Instagram riverreachconstruction, which has turned into a cat account.
There are four men in the photo, one of which is wearing a safety vest. The man in a safety vest is holding a small kitten, who is wearing a tiny hard hat. The kitten in a safety vest.The kitten in a safety vest and tiny hard hat.
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