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Alan

@gammacounter.bsky.social

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Radiologist. Broadly enthusiastic. Science, outdoors/nature, travel. Photos. Home experiments. Local environments. Lakes.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 9h

Possibly, I don’t know. With the millions of Twitter accounts, would not surprise me

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 10h

Coffee shop had a nice-looking Yugoslavian typewriter. Guessing 1950s but not sure.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 10h

It’s a humanities building. So human! 1966. I would have thought maybe later.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 10h

Saw one of these as well, not too bad.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 11h

@gillyarcht.bsky.social @markasaurus.bsky.social Brutal tries to outdo Brutal

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 15h

Dont Tread On Me, oh but wait a minute

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 15h

Doesn’t look too bad in the daytime either

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 16h

now more than ever

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 17h

Wisconsin, never forget who you are

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 17h

@debcha.bsky.social thought you might like this one that says ENGINEERING

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 18h

Tip jar acronym

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 18h

Local church has a short and uncontestable message for all the bible-thumping hypocrites.

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 22h

@boursier.bsky.social (photo was taken May 2025, but the the bread was toasted ca 2022

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 22h

@boursier.bsky.social Phone decided to feature this photo today. American folk art from the pinnacle of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 22h

Not sure about Sumerian donkeys but fwiw, according to the sign at this farm I visited yesterday, Sicilian mini-donkeys are “ten times smarter than horses.”

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 11d

Boy Staring at an Apparition — Goya, c. 1824
Carbon black wash, with watercolor and scratching, on ivory
5.9 x 6 cm

On the right a pale boy mouth wide open in shock is recoiling from a large, uncanny, terrifying faceless figure

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

led headlights should be banned and their creators sent to The Hague, especially those led highlights that seem to change color in the most insanely distracting way possible

maxinefaulk.bsky.social @maxinefaulk.bsky.social · 1d

It's like not one of these jerks has been in the oncoming path of LED headlights.

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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 1d

The future is great, huh?

"A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed."

www.thestack.technology/jeep-softwar...

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

“Please exercise extreme caution”

www.thestack.technology

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 23h

do you think they know

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1d

that's it. just that nubbin. there's a whole big heart, but we're only here to talk about you. imagine how much trouble you must cause for them to single you out for such hyperfocused discussion.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1d

two day conference to discuss not even the entirety of the left atrium, but specifically about just the left atrial appendage.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1d

This is new to me, and in looking it up I found another Sumerian proverb whose meaning is lost to us: "For a donkey, there is no stench. For a donkey there is no washing with soap. The donkey beats its penis against itself." medium.com/@michael.l.r...

A ‘Dog’ Walks into a Bar — The Bronze Age Joke that Isn’t a Joke At All

Here is a joke that’s older than iron tools:

medium.com

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1d

#puzzleheroes

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1d

@boursier.bsky.social a different file, here. "unleash the bone-chilling sounds of the Aztec deathwhistle."

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1d

@boursier.bsky.social Aztec death whistle print file, in case you've run out of things to print at the moment