Steamed Rutabaga
@streamlass.bsky.social
Geologist (MSc), percussionist, general hammer-wielding troublemaker; hydrologic modeler.
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
Not liking my odds on getting up to Wisco this weekend in this.
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Not liking my odds on getting up to Wisco this weekend in this.
Friends: good!
Vodka: erm, can I get something that has a flavor?
Marriage: seems highly unlikely
Vodka: erm, can I get something that has a flavor?
Marriage: seems highly unlikely
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Friends: good!
Vodka: erm, can I get something that has a flavor?
Marriage: seems highly unlikely
Vodka: erm, can I get something that has a flavor?
Marriage: seems highly unlikely
Yeah, they're Libertarians taken to the ultimate apex of that belief system, which boils down to "I am the center of the universe & everyone should cater to me, how dare you hold me responsible for my own actions?"
Most of us grew out of that by age 3.
Most of us grew out of that by age 3.
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Yeah, they're Libertarians taken to the ultimate apex of that belief system, which boils down to "I am the center of the universe & everyone should cater to me, how dare you hold me responsible for my own actions?"
Most of us grew out of that by age 3.
Most of us grew out of that by age 3.
Indeed. My boss is colorblind, so I got on one of the palette sites & started using a couple custom color ramps instead.
He was pleasantly surprised when he realized he could just read the graphs/figures. And we publish with those, they look fine!
He was pleasantly surprised when he realized he could just read the graphs/figures. And we publish with those, they look fine!
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Indeed. My boss is colorblind, so I got on one of the palette sites & started using a couple custom color ramps instead.
He was pleasantly surprised when he realized he could just read the graphs/figures. And we publish with those, they look fine!
He was pleasantly surprised when he realized he could just read the graphs/figures. And we publish with those, they look fine!
So. Many. Steps.
And we all prefer the ramps anyway!
And we all prefer the ramps anyway!
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
So. Many. Steps.
And we all prefer the ramps anyway!
And we all prefer the ramps anyway!
Aww, one of my favorite restaurants did square pies. The owner called it the "πr²"
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Aww, one of my favorite restaurants did square pies. The owner called it the "πr²"
Never did understand why all the campus buildings have flat roofs, either--seems like 17" of snow might be an issue for structural integrity!
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Never did understand why all the campus buildings have flat roofs, either--seems like 17" of snow might be an issue for structural integrity!
I think your alt text is for a different photo?
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I think your alt text is for a different photo?
And theirs, too!
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And theirs, too!
You have mastered One Science!
No, we do not need you to master another one, you can figure that one out on the fly.
I still think they should be "journeyman" degrees instead of "bachelor" though.
No, we do not need you to master another one, you can figure that one out on the fly.
I still think they should be "journeyman" degrees instead of "bachelor" though.
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You have mastered One Science!
No, we do not need you to master another one, you can figure that one out on the fly.
I still think they should be "journeyman" degrees instead of "bachelor" though.
No, we do not need you to master another one, you can figure that one out on the fly.
I still think they should be "journeyman" degrees instead of "bachelor" though.
Standard 2-category contasting color scheme in a lot of stat software.
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Standard 2-category contasting color scheme in a lot of stat software.
Fucking Bundy standoff in 2015 was in Oregon, but those asshats are from Idaho. And tried to hold a CoVID sit-in at the Capitol. Somehow have never gotten more than a slap on the wrist...
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Fucking Bundy standoff in 2015 was in Oregon, but those asshats are from Idaho. And tried to hold a CoVID sit-in at the Capitol. Somehow have never gotten more than a slap on the wrist...
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And also *earthquakes* happen all the damn time!
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
And also *earthquakes* happen all the damn time!
Executive branch oversight has been gutted, but this is House Oversight so Legislative branch.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Executive branch oversight has been gutted, but this is House Oversight so Legislative branch.
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When I was prepping upper-division students for capstone research, I used to make them read Martin Schwartz's "The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research."
We don't do research in my lecture class, but maybe I should break that classic out again.
med.virginia.edu/urology/wp-c...
We don't do research in my lecture class, but maybe I should break that classic out again.
med.virginia.edu/urology/wp-c...
med.virginia.edu
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When I was prepping upper-division students for capstone research, I used to make them read Martin Schwartz's "The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research."
We don't do research in my lecture class, but maybe I should break that classic out again.
med.virginia.edu/urology/wp-c...
We don't do research in my lecture class, but maybe I should break that classic out again.
med.virginia.edu/urology/wp-c...
Right, I realize it's called a Doctorate of Philosophy, but that doesn't mean "sit around with your thumb up your backside" is what you're actually supposed to do!
Besides, I stopped at a Master of *Science* & science is what I do!
Besides, I stopped at a Master of *Science* & science is what I do!
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Right, I realize it's called a Doctorate of Philosophy, but that doesn't mean "sit around with your thumb up your backside" is what you're actually supposed to do!
Besides, I stopped at a Master of *Science* & science is what I do!
Besides, I stopped at a Master of *Science* & science is what I do!
Ah, your sister is also a squirrel paparazzi now!
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ah, your sister is also a squirrel paparazzi now!
Alas, the crackers were the least bad part anyway...
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Alas, the crackers were the least bad part anyway...
And marmots are very similar
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
And marmots are very similar
Right! We've learned more about humans since then!
Though there's a funny suggestion in one of them that if you're being tempted to a great sin & just can't stop thinking about it you could, in desperation, try committing a lesser sin.
"All sin is equally bad"? Not by those lights!
Though there's a funny suggestion in one of them that if you're being tempted to a great sin & just can't stop thinking about it you could, in desperation, try committing a lesser sin.
"All sin is equally bad"? Not by those lights!
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Right! We've learned more about humans since then!
Though there's a funny suggestion in one of them that if you're being tempted to a great sin & just can't stop thinking about it you could, in desperation, try committing a lesser sin.
"All sin is equally bad"? Not by those lights!
Though there's a funny suggestion in one of them that if you're being tempted to a great sin & just can't stop thinking about it you could, in desperation, try committing a lesser sin.
"All sin is equally bad"? Not by those lights!
Do they not understand observational science requires the ability to observe reality?
(Of course they don't...)
(Of course they don't...)
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Do they not understand observational science requires the ability to observe reality?
(Of course they don't...)
(Of course they don't...)
I'm afraid only Luther's. The small catechism is pretty good but simple; the large...has some issues. It's also, y'know, over 500 years old & not entirely Calvin-compatible.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I'm afraid only Luther's. The small catechism is pretty good but simple; the large...has some issues. It's also, y'know, over 500 years old & not entirely Calvin-compatible.