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Metrology, product safety, bamboo, baking. Occasional dabbler in esoteric technology. Alive since 345 ppm.
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The integrity of the US metrology traceability system is anchored by NIST. This is a profound tragedy that will amplify negative effects of the illegal federal layoffs. All science and transportation agencies, not to mention DoD rely on NIST daily.

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Focaccia try 3! A good rain Sunday bread. #baking #bread

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Experimental Brioche. Turned out OK...Grating butter did wonders for the smoothness. But holy mother of oven pop/rise. That was unexpected. #bread #breadsky #baking

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

12th Night @ Portland Center Stage

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

of great interest

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

Shaking it on SwiftAir on our way to TayCouver

submitted 77 days ago • 50 comments

This poem by Mary Robinson, published in The Morning Post in 1800, addressed to that newspaper's "Type," really must be the only poem about a typeface (as well as in a typeface) written in the #19thc. (But, gosh, I would be happy to hear of others.) Here are the first 2 stanzas. #BookHistory

submitted 79 days ago • 20 comments

Who knew a Guralp #Seismometer breakout box would be so enthralling for a child...Or budding #seismologist?

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Some nicely manicured bamboo in front of one of my favorite Pho places.

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🖌🌍🌱🏵🌳 Decorative flower containers in the form of #bamboo, made 1790 - 1800 by the #Wedgewood company based in Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Caneware and green jasper ware. Plants to contain plants!

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Well #booksky, this is in fact a Children's book. I'm guessing in 1995, children's publisher editors were not as in tune with some slang. Though the main character is Mr. Bear... Maybe they were?

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Yet more Pampushky for thanksgiving feast #2.

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

New paper: Do social media algorithms shape affective polarization? We ran a field experiment on X/Twitter (N=1,256) using LLMs to rerank content in real-time, adjusting exposure to polarizing posts. Result: Algorithmic ranking impacts feelings toward the political outgroup! 🧵⬇️

submitted 90 days ago • 35 comments