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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is joie de vivre right here

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jul 21

Farewell Theo

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Aug 8

We imagine death ahead of us, at the end. Instead, it starts behind, at the very beginning. Picking off all we’ve known, every day, inexorably. Until there’s nothing left.

We are the Sun it overtakes.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jun 29

2 hour first set for Goose at the Garden

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · May 9

Some of the most powerful live TV I’ve seen has been the NBA on TNT studio desk with Ernie, Shaq, Kenny, Chuck.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Apr 16

“Oh, little winged potatoes…”

“I don’t care, gimme a coke”

Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · Apr 15

What's a line from #MST3K that's in your personal lexicon. I have two:

I think I've done my part for the Spix's Macaw (said when someone asks you do something but you're tired)

You can pet that old Llama. Ain't no law says you cain't (when you don't care enough to stop someone from doing dumb)

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Apr 14

We ordered ours late 2024, arrived Apr 9. No tariffs applied, still had the $7500 EV credit for lease. Thinking we made it under the wire by the skin of our teeth.

Cloud blue 2025 Volvo EX30 Ultra parked in a residential driveway under evening sunlight in early spring.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Mar 5

Heard that Democratic rebuttal tonight at SOTU will be a medley of highlights from “Red Dawn: The Musical”

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · Feb 4

For sale, arc of universe, never bent

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Feb 2

This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 30

What do you think of the EX30? I drove one a few days ago, still mulling a bit. First reaction was “solid B+.”

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 18

Last 25 minutes of Umphrey’s McGee first set at Haw River Ballroom tonight were…magic.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 16

Films that were moving paintings of the psyche.

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 16

In dreams, I’ll walk with you…

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 16

Farewell to a true American Weirdo.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 8

The cars in Slow Horses are very good.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Jan 7

Hey, man - I think you matter. I’ve enjoyed watching your welding and bodywork progress, and have admired your tenacity with it.

I don’t know you and your kids, but I’ve found my 23 and 19 year olds still need me. So you maybe yours are counting on you as well.

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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · Jan 5

In this paper we have outlined the basic features of Complex emergent phenomena and their evidence, from cells to societies.

It starts with

"d oijw ao o fyrg bafjdsdpw dweoda wdhao jrfgb sag wdgy d ias dsih sig qqpdjwe fjrfb dvvs"

Curious?

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

From the origin of life to pandemics: emergent phenomena in complex systems | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

When a large number of similar entities interact among each other and with their environment at a low scale, unexpected outcomes at higher spatio-temporal scales might spontaneously arise. This non-tr...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 24

Took delivery of our new ex30 today! Thanks Volvo!

But it has to be at least… 3 times bigger than this…

A scale model of the new Volvo EX30, presented in a plastic display case, sitting on a kitchen table.

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 21

Doug Fearrington is saddened by the passing of Rickey Henderson. Doug Fearrington will take a moment.

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Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · Dec 18

There are recipes for Christmas movies!

@jennawneal.bsky.social & I coded 31 tropes in 118 movies, then extracted the backbone of the bipartite projection. Tropes are connected if they occur in the same movies.

Code & Data: github.com/zpneal/xmas_...
Backbone: www.zacharyneal.com/backbone
#NetSci

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Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 17

That is clean

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 13

Doug Tries New Carbs: Ep 2

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 13

Cheep Jeep update:

Within 48 hours of acquisition we’ve got throw out bearing whine, CELs for cyl 6 misfire + alternator, power to steering column (signals, wipers, airbag) goes out when it rains. Oh, and e-brake light won’t turn off.

Basically, I’m in love.

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 10

Cheep Jeep acquired. Patina and tapes were included for free. (Air Supply!!)

Doug Fearrington @dfearrington.bsky.social · Dec 6

2012 Toyota Prius V (90k miles, 11 years of ownership)
1972 VW Beetle (A bajillion miles, Flintstone floor pans, killer sound system)

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