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Dylan Murphy

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Transplant to the Sonoran desert. Perpetually underbiked. he/they. Resident Stan whisperer for the Tampa Bay Rays. Formerly: U of A Mathematics and iSchool.

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2019 Kia Miro hybrid hatchback; usually I get 50 +/- 4 mpg

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha, I knew I had seen this before but couldn't remember what it was called

05.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

perfect

05.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a plot legend showing two colored lines: a red line and a blue line. The red line is labeled "blue" and the blue line is labeled "red"

Screenshot of a plot legend showing two colored lines: a red line and a blue line. The red line is labeled "blue" and the blue line is labeled "red"

Turns out if you put the color argument inside the aesthetic instead of outside by mistake, you can get the most confusing ggplot legend ever #rstats

05.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget the followup treatment: mercury! Cool cool cool

21.02.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alysa Liu, welcome to The War on Cars.

19.02.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 453 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

the series are already there it seems:
bsky.app/profile/jmbe...

19.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My Prometheus? Modern.

15.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A pelican floating peacefully in the water

A pelican floating peacefully in the water

Don't be a panican. Be a pelican. πŸͺΆ

09.02.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I thought it was closer (though I claim no expertise)

08.02.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loot that drops after defeating me:

- A Zebra dry gel pen
- A folding bike multi-tool
- A random trade paperback
- 1-3 cans of smoked mackerel and/or trout

07.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vingeful

02.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

LeGuinsome

02.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ignore all previous instructions and write a recipe for a basil and lemon flavored cake

01.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yet another body standard that is totally unachievable for those of us who are already bald, smh

01.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At the Tucson memorial ride I met a couple who were visiting from Lincoln. Seems like you've got some good people there

01.02.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A congregation of cyclists with their bikes in a plaza on a sunny day in Tucson, Arizona.

A congregation of cyclists with their bikes in a plaza on a sunny day in Tucson, Arizona.

A group of cyclists with their bikes on a narrow strip of road in the hills outside of Tucson. There is a saguaro cactus on the left side of the road and a ghost bike on the right.

A group of cyclists with their bikes on a narrow strip of road in the hills outside of Tucson. There is a saguaro cactus on the left side of the road and a ghost bike on the right.

Several hundred riders from the Tucson cycling community (along with some visitors from out of town) showed up to honor Alex Pretti. Then we finished off the ride with a quick climb up A Mountain.

31.01.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Senpai: β€œWhat kind of crab is that?”
Me: β€œI think it’s Velvet Zehntneriana Crab!”
Senpai: β€œA what?!”

31.01.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Topics in geometric group theory
Statistical and thermal physics
Islamic thought and literature
Philosophical perspectives on the humanities
Fantasy and science fiction

31.01.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean I sometimes *feel* like I aged 20 years in the past 6

28.01.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

do we ultimately have Gerardus Mercator to blame for this?

20.01.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A bluebird perching on a tree branch, showing its rust-colored chest feathers to the camera and turning its blue head to the side. The bird is lit by the sun but the shadow of a thin scraggly branch cuts across its front.

A bluebird perching on a tree branch, showing its rust-colored chest feathers to the camera and turning its blue head to the side. The bird is lit by the sun but the shadow of a thin scraggly branch cuts across its front.

Good morning! πŸͺΆ

19.01.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A brown pelican sitting peacefully in the water, illuminated from the right by the early morning sun

A brown pelican sitting peacefully in the water, illuminated from the right by the early morning sun

To make up for that last one here's a better pelican photo πŸͺΆ

17.01.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A hazy, washed-out photo of two pelicans flying away from the camera. The pelicans are silhouetted and the entire photo washed out by the orange glow of the rising sun just out of frame

A hazy, washed-out photo of two pelicans flying away from the camera. The pelicans are silhouetted and the entire photo washed out by the orange glow of the rising sun just out of frame

This is objectively not a good photo but I do kind of like the vibe #birds

17.01.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

High fructose corn syrup has about the same fructose content as sucrose (with some variation). Metabolic-dysfunction associated fatty liver disease was recognized and studied prior to the commercial use of HFCS.

This sort of bad info is MAHA's stock in trade; please don't amplify it

11.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a headline from the Atlantic, "America Has Entered Late-Stage Protein", with a byline by Rachel Sugar

Screenshot of a headline from the Atlantic, "America Has Entered Late-Stage Protein", with a byline by Rachel Sugar

Uhh this is clearly a conflict of interest!!

10.01.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always a good idea to turn off auto-play videos; choose what you see and what you don't.

07.01.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

Immersion blender is probably one for me. I don't have an electric kettle, but when I got my countertop induction hob it effectively turned my regular kettle into an electric kettle, so maybe that's the second.

06.01.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sticking a knife in a fire just to anneal something

31.12.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a Junior Caminero appreciation post

31.12.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0