Karl Appuhn
@appuhn.bsky.social
Historian of Renaissance Italian trees, critters, medical practitioners, and assorted other stuff. Californian in exile. Veteran. Semi-pro Curmudgeon.
There's an argument that it fits into category 3 anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
There's an argument that it fits into category 3 anyway.
Maybe then you'll understand the gravity of the situation.
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Maybe then you'll understand the gravity of the situation.
No advice, but as someone who oscillates between those states all the time, you have my sympathy.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No advice, but as someone who oscillates between those states all the time, you have my sympathy.
I knew your uncle Peter a long time ago in Rome. He was a real character too. Seems like it ran in the family.
I enjoyed the essay.
I enjoyed the essay.
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I knew your uncle Peter a long time ago in Rome. He was a real character too. Seems like it ran in the family.
I enjoyed the essay.
I enjoyed the essay.
It would have been a crime not to.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It would have been a crime not to.
Did they catch them in a tannin salon, by any chance?
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Did they catch them in a tannin salon, by any chance?
Idiocracy Electrolytes GIF
ALT: Idiocracy Electrolytes GIF
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November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
That's a hell of a sub-skeet.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
That's a hell of a sub-skeet.
Foolproof, I'll admit.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Foolproof, I'll admit.
It's amazing it took this long.
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It's amazing it took this long.
If we had the least bit of ambition, we'd obviously teach for free.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If we had the least bit of ambition, we'd obviously teach for free.
And that "what do birds eat" project.
My intuition is that astronomy was probably number one for a long time because you could buy a decent telescope and send in your observations long before the internet. But now there are just too many crowdsourced projects across the sciences to count.
My intuition is that astronomy was probably number one for a long time because you could buy a decent telescope and send in your observations long before the internet. But now there are just too many crowdsourced projects across the sciences to count.
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
And that "what do birds eat" project.
My intuition is that astronomy was probably number one for a long time because you could buy a decent telescope and send in your observations long before the internet. But now there are just too many crowdsourced projects across the sciences to count.
My intuition is that astronomy was probably number one for a long time because you could buy a decent telescope and send in your observations long before the internet. But now there are just too many crowdsourced projects across the sciences to count.
Preserve the mystery. You won't be sorry.
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Preserve the mystery. You won't be sorry.
Wow. Just wow...
a man in a car with the words " this makes me want to weep and then die " next to him
Alt: a man in a car with the words " this makes me want to weep and then die " next to him
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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wow. Just wow...
Times like I really miss Lingua Franca.
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Times like I really miss Lingua Franca.
It's a very circumscribed solution though.
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's a very circumscribed solution though.
Depends on whether those sources are producing solid information or not.
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Depends on whether those sources are producing solid information or not.
does projectile vomiting count as breaking? Because if it does, I've already lost the game.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
does projectile vomiting count as breaking? Because if it does, I've already lost the game.
As ever, he didn't really consider the full implications of the choice.
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As ever, he didn't really consider the full implications of the choice.
Complete with a line pup.
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Complete with a line pup.
May you get your wish. I'll be there to watch.
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
May you get your wish. I'll be there to watch.