Brian T. Rice
@briantrice.bsky.social
Mad computer scientist; electric motorcycle hacker; software architect; data viz whatever? Former nuclear tech, always NB. They/them. https://signal.me/#eu/5U6AQo_peWVxKPh5raxwBKUp8UxZm4iwfIb-21fgVSVQFRgfXn1DF42nvXiWSNfu
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Brian T. Rice
@briantrice.bsky.social
· Apr 25
Proof of life on my electric motorcycle streamlining kit. We just had to rework the wheels which were giving us trouble due to maintenance issues.
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Supreme court trying to give him medicine wrapped in cheese and he keeps spitting it out
Incredible work from the president, collecting another $1 trillion from tariffs in less than 10 hours
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Supreme court trying to give him medicine wrapped in cheese and he keeps spitting it out
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🎵 Falling down, now…
Drunken clown, now… 🎵
Drunken clown, now… 🎵
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🎵 Falling down, now…
Drunken clown, now… 🎵
Drunken clown, now… 🎵
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"Make America Affordable Again" they are shook lol
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Make America Affordable Again" they are shook lol
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DoorDash is the new Bureau of Labor Statistics
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
DoorDash is the new Bureau of Labor Statistics
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using data from *Checks notes*
DOOR DASH...
DOOR DASH...
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
using data from *Checks notes*
DOOR DASH...
DOOR DASH...
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"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." — Pablo Picasso
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." — Pablo Picasso
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If video games aren't art, then explain this...
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If video games aren't art, then explain this...
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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At risk of flogging a dead horse: this whole letter is a reminder that the creative process is an end in and of itself, and vital to self-actualisation. You can’t experience BECOMING, as he puts it, by outsourcing it to ChatGPT.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
At risk of flogging a dead horse: this whole letter is a reminder that the creative process is an end in and of itself, and vital to self-actualisation. You can’t experience BECOMING, as he puts it, by outsourcing it to ChatGPT.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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*briefly flashes a blank command prompt window on your desktop* ignore that. that was a binky. that's normal for rabbits. *flashes it again*
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
*briefly flashes a blank command prompt window on your desktop* ignore that. that was a binky. that's normal for rabbits. *flashes it again*
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i hope you do not just see me as a rabbit enjoyer and friend to all lagomorphs, but also as an unknown bit of code installed in the boot sector of your hard drive holding ring zero access and unknown motives <3
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
i hope you do not just see me as a rabbit enjoyer and friend to all lagomorphs, but also as an unknown bit of code installed in the boot sector of your hard drive holding ring zero access and unknown motives <3
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here is a description of the graph data structure, and my Datalog-like query language. primarily intended for storing/manipulating plotter drawings inconvergent.net/2022/graph-d...
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
here is a description of the graph data structure, and my Datalog-like query language. primarily intended for storing/manipulating plotter drawings inconvergent.net/2022/graph-d...
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here is the graph data structure (triplestore) i have. it is optimised for certain lookups/queries. if i represent triangles with properties i don't really need to add anything to the data structure. i only need to enforce some restrictions. eg. no more than two properties (faces) per vertex pair
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
here is the graph data structure (triplestore) i have. it is optimised for certain lookups/queries. if i represent triangles with properties i don't really need to add anything to the data structure. i only need to enforce some restrictions. eg. no more than two properties (faces) per vertex pair
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Kneesvember 2025 Day 5
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kneesvember 2025 Day 5
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NEW COMIC: Trust Issues
(Based on a real conversation)
(Based on a real conversation)
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
NEW COMIC: Trust Issues
(Based on a real conversation)
(Based on a real conversation)
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little guys (nongenderspecific)
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
little guys (nongenderspecific)
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😻😻😻WOMBAT!😻😻😻
I love wombats:
-poop cubes
-adorable
-favor nuclear disarmament
I love wombats:
-poop cubes
-adorable
-favor nuclear disarmament
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
😻😻😻WOMBAT!😻😻😻
I love wombats:
-poop cubes
-adorable
-favor nuclear disarmament
I love wombats:
-poop cubes
-adorable
-favor nuclear disarmament
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Veteran’s Day hits different when you know people who were kicked out of the armed forces for being people like you
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Veteran’s Day hits different when you know people who were kicked out of the armed forces for being people like you
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November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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the reactionary centrists with cushy opinion gigs couldn't make it through a 15 minute live discussion with a randomly selected progressive operative, political scientist or Resistance-era precinct captain
No, false.
This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.
No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.
Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.
No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.
Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
the reactionary centrists with cushy opinion gigs couldn't make it through a 15 minute live discussion with a randomly selected progressive operative, political scientist or Resistance-era precinct captain
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This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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