like any instagram reel that has a link in a text thread is guaranteed to be top shelf.

searching your text history for social media posts that were so funny that you went and got the link specifically to send to someone who isn't on the site is a good way to brighten your morning.

I hope my students learning bioinformatics realize that spending an hour failing to figure out why you got an 'illegal instruction' error is part of the game. I cannot prepare you for all possible cryptic error messages, I can only prepare you for their inevitability.

Last yard/state bird was #113 - a flock of sandhill cranes flew over in March 2022.

I found a gray-cheeked thrush in the maple swamp behind my house this afternoon. Yard bird #126 and also a state bird. A combo that does not happen often after 8 years here. I think I might have been underestimating this maple swamp's potential as a migratory stopover.

This should be a pretty big scandal. It's been going on for years now, without much pushback as far as I know. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/u...

Students Paid Thousands for a Caltech Boot Camp. Caltech Didn’t Teach It.

Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.

It took 20 years, but my stress dreams finally no longer take the form of "I forgot to go to this class for the entire semester and now I have to take the final". Excited for this new phase of life.

Last night I dreamed I made a typo-riddled post that immediately went viral. I woke up and remembered two of the typos, but not the content of the post. 1. I switched "your" and "you're" 2. Autocorrect changed the word "acclimate" to "ass climate" I was mortified by #1.

Always fun to try to listen to a science talk when the HVAC (?) in the auditorium is wailing like it's haunted.

This is an all-timer. The perfect encapsulation of dog ownership in Louisiana.

AWwrightam.bsky.socialSep 22, 2024 3:06pm

Every run with my dog