Insectoid Intelligence
@dsbarnett.bsky.social
musician, writer, artist & thinker of allthoughts
Pinned
[typing up future blog post on phone] "...had developed into a... [inadvertent finger swipe in upper right corner of virtual keyboard] ... poop."
Hard to argue with that one. Don't they use Schmitt triggers on these inputs??
Hard to argue with that one. Don't they use Schmitt triggers on these inputs??
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January 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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The interior of the peridioles of Nidula niveotomentosa (a birds nest fungus) have surprising green fluorescence in 365 nanometer UV light. Photographed yesterday in Mendocino County, California.
Sliced in half with a sharp razor blade.
#fungi #mycology #mushrooms #fungifriends #uvphotography
Sliced in half with a sharp razor blade.
#fungi #mycology #mushrooms #fungifriends #uvphotography
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The interior of the peridioles of Nidula niveotomentosa (a birds nest fungus) have surprising green fluorescence in 365 nanometer UV light. Photographed yesterday in Mendocino County, California.
Sliced in half with a sharp razor blade.
#fungi #mycology #mushrooms #fungifriends #uvphotography
Sliced in half with a sharp razor blade.
#fungi #mycology #mushrooms #fungifriends #uvphotography
"You are something the whole universe is doing..." - Alan Watts
January 17, 2026 at 8:54 AM
"You are something the whole universe is doing..." - Alan Watts
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January 17, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Robert Heindel’s 1969 cover art for "Orion Was Rising," by Rose Palmer
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Robert Heindel’s 1969 cover art for "Orion Was Rising," by Rose Palmer
The President and his gang of ne'er-do-well henchmen are attempting, in their typically ham-fisted fashion, to bludgeon the public into accepting a domestic agenda not even fit for dogs
January 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The President and his gang of ne'er-do-well henchmen are attempting, in their typically ham-fisted fashion, to bludgeon the public into accepting a domestic agenda not even fit for dogs
Everything this administration has pronounced has been a lie or a deliberate misrepresentation of the facts. Make no mistake: The ICE agents on the ground are not there to uphold the Constitution or enforce the country's laws as claimed. They are there to provoke alarm, sow fear and breed disorder
January 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Everything this administration has pronounced has been a lie or a deliberate misrepresentation of the facts. Make no mistake: The ICE agents on the ground are not there to uphold the Constitution or enforce the country's laws as claimed. They are there to provoke alarm, sow fear and breed disorder
let's strive to make room for one another instead of hounding and pursuing #compassion #wisdom
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
let's strive to make room for one another instead of hounding and pursuing #compassion #wisdom
the only people who "haven't learned" in this situation are those sleepwalking our country into authoritarianism, who obviously have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to acknowledging some basic facts of RECENT history
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
the only people who "haven't learned" in this situation are those sleepwalking our country into authoritarianism, who obviously have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to acknowledging some basic facts of RECENT history
Nature, the ultimate value-free, agentless agency... It's nice to remember sometimes that there's no one up there watching.
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Nature, the ultimate value-free, agentless agency... It's nice to remember sometimes that there's no one up there watching.
you're on the path to a state of grace
January 16, 2026 at 1:22 AM
you're on the path to a state of grace
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Essential reading on how the brain makes language possible, @gregoryhickok.bsky.social's "Wired for Words" provides a critical synthesis of over 150 years of research to build a new understanding of the neural architecture of the brain’s language system: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255341...
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Essential reading on how the brain makes language possible, @gregoryhickok.bsky.social's "Wired for Words" provides a critical synthesis of over 150 years of research to build a new understanding of the neural architecture of the brain’s language system: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255341...
don't be afraid to be an exemplar
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
don't be afraid to be an exemplar
in praise of the small
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
in praise of the small
[typing up future blog post on phone] "...had developed into a... [inadvertent finger swipe in upper right corner of virtual keyboard] ... poop."
Hard to argue with that one. Don't they use Schmitt triggers on these inputs??
Hard to argue with that one. Don't they use Schmitt triggers on these inputs??
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
[typing up future blog post on phone] "...had developed into a... [inadvertent finger swipe in upper right corner of virtual keyboard] ... poop."
Hard to argue with that one. Don't they use Schmitt triggers on these inputs??
Hard to argue with that one. Don't they use Schmitt triggers on these inputs??
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are required to do. sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Tell Congress: Unmask ICE!
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are re...
sign.moveon.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are required to do. sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
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M45 The Pleiades, aka "The Seven Sisters" or what I like: "Subaru", taken 01/07/2026
The open star cluster is only 444 light years from earth which makes it the nearest Messier object to earth.
🔭 TSAPO72F6 📷 Player One Ares-C pro, uv/ir cut filter
⌛ 3h@120s 💻 Siril, GraXpert, Veralux, darktable
The open star cluster is only 444 light years from earth which makes it the nearest Messier object to earth.
🔭 TSAPO72F6 📷 Player One Ares-C pro, uv/ir cut filter
⌛ 3h@120s 💻 Siril, GraXpert, Veralux, darktable
January 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
M45 The Pleiades, aka "The Seven Sisters" or what I like: "Subaru", taken 01/07/2026
The open star cluster is only 444 light years from earth which makes it the nearest Messier object to earth.
🔭 TSAPO72F6 📷 Player One Ares-C pro, uv/ir cut filter
⌛ 3h@120s 💻 Siril, GraXpert, Veralux, darktable
The open star cluster is only 444 light years from earth which makes it the nearest Messier object to earth.
🔭 TSAPO72F6 📷 Player One Ares-C pro, uv/ir cut filter
⌛ 3h@120s 💻 Siril, GraXpert, Veralux, darktable
WYSIWYG is the only statement Vance has ever made that isn't either a total lie, the RIP's new talking point, or both. Fortunately the public can clearly SEE for themselves what a load of BS the admin's pathetic excuses are for state sponsored murder in broad daylight
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
WYSIWYG is the only statement Vance has ever made that isn't either a total lie, the RIP's new talking point, or both. Fortunately the public can clearly SEE for themselves what a load of BS the admin's pathetic excuses are for state sponsored murder in broad daylight
Secretary Noem does not have the authority to serve as leader of a death squad no one voted for
January 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Secretary Noem does not have the authority to serve as leader of a death squad no one voted for
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
The politically motivated assassination of Renee Nicole Good was a 100% preventable tragedy fomented by the right-wing terrorist organization currently "in charge" of the United States
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The politically motivated assassination of Renee Nicole Good was a 100% preventable tragedy fomented by the right-wing terrorist organization currently "in charge" of the United States
We didn't have to look very hard to see what the other hand was doing this time.
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We didn't have to look very hard to see what the other hand was doing this time.
A country whose people merely trust and obey can be neither free nor great
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 AM
A country whose people merely trust and obey can be neither free nor great
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Our health care system is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable. 60% of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Our health care system is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable. 60% of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.