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Research Scientist at Iowa State University. Cofounder of Coherent Photon Imaging. Titanium metallurgist. Empty head. I do stuff and make things. So left wing Europeans get freaked out. ISUSRASGuy @ Reddit.
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Yay new toys

Somehow this fuckery is the ‘simplest’ solution. No, simplest solution is to quit science. 😬🤬

Carbo-feebrae looks so nice #sendcutsend

Alice is obsessed with the printer enclosure. Taking bets on how long it will last now.

Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country

If you are a cis person *please* take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.

TIL 3d printer enclosures = new cat bed

I do too. But I doubt it.

I’m not sure why, but this squicks me on so many goddamned levels

🛸

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

Such a good album, remember constantly listening to it while bumming around SF open.spotify.com/album/0LFPjv...

This is an Autozam AZ1. And it was someone’s daily driver in Tachikawa.

For some reason I am suddenly reminded the house panther could seriously ruin my day.

Shit. They’re catching on. How long until the students realize I’m three raccoons in a trenchcoat?

Today’s Distraction. Japanese Hotel Breakfast. May 20ish 2024

Let’s be clear about something that maybe the wider public will get. Not only will this destroy research but it will also lead to huge tuition increases. Your kids’ college is about to get a lot more expensive.

Defund SpaceX. Since things need to stand on their own.

If you do not have a frog shower curtain in this darkest timeline. I highly recommend one.

Replaying FarCry 3 and I forgot how insane Michael Mando is as Vaas.

Here’s a photo of my precious himbo and some pictures from when I was in Tokyo as a respite from y’alls doomscroll

Doritos are everywhere if you look hard enough.

Based on who’s been getting notices at work, I think Kash Patel needs to be immediately investigated as a DEI hire if confirmed. It’s only fair you know.

Punching a nazi a day keeps the reich at bay

idfk 🤷‍♂️

Take note you fashy fuckwits youtu.be/PzHLPnGuVSQ?...

Behold, the spevel gear

If you dig coleslaw or Japanese cabbage salad you need this stupid 2MAX2BLADE contraption

Awe it’s so beautiful 🥺

You know what makes this replicant happy? A 1kW laser.

why are they called porn bots and not intrusive thots

Let me just file this next to Bloch waves and dislocations