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Dr. Jeffrey Kavanaugh πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@jlkavanaugh.bsky.social

Glaciologist and Earth system scientist at the University of Alberta. Luthier, photographer, baker, and coffee maker. Two-wheeled travel enthusiast and dog companion. He/him.

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Diagram (Figure 9-2) of the Spot Tie (Typical) used to secure cables via lacing:

A. CLOVE HITCH
B. CLOVE HITCH AND SQUARE KNOT

Diagram (Figure 9-2) of the Spot Tie (Typical) used to secure cables via lacing: A. CLOVE HITCH B. CLOVE HITCH AND SQUARE KNOT

I hope someone, somewhere has this as a tattoo.

05.03.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what the odds are that the offshored tariff money is funding Russia's war against Ukraine.

05.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yes.

05.03.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not just ChatGPT we should be boycotting:

05.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SOMA is such a great part of the city.

05.03.2026 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

05.03.2026 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6974    πŸ” 2208    πŸ’¬ 175    πŸ“Œ 49

How I arrived on Bluesky

05.03.2026 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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a man in a suit and tie sits on a couch with a be t logo behind him Alt: a man in a suit and tie sits on a couch with a be t logo behind him

I never expected to experience resistor envy, but

05.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first-ever job (which I started when I was 14) was building wiring harnesses and stuffing circuit boards.

I’ll always appreciate a nice neat harness.

05.03.2026 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a referee with his arms outstretched is standing on a football field . ALT: a referee with his arms outstretched is standing on a football field .

That’s a 5-yard penalty for unnecessary bling, Rob.

05.03.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think DHL should change their slogan to β€œWhen it absolutely, positively doesn’t need to be there for a few weeks, or maybe a month.”

05.03.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love the snow raven that’s currently living in my neighbourhood. It’s about 2m (6’) long.

04.03.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll never stop being entertained by folks complaining about reply-all email responses via a reply-all email response.

04.03.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can smell this picture.

04.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This makes me even happier to have deleted Slack from all of my devices.

04.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Either would be fantastic; both would be even better; but of the two, my preference would be for a winter stay.

04.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never been to Skoki, but would absolutely love to spend some time there. It's on the bucket list!

04.03.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible (as always), Jennifer.

04.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"ChatGPT, what is the least 'punk' thing possible?"

04.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

(FWIW, equestrian competitions are not segregated by gender.)

04.03.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yea, I ❀️ that video.

04.03.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet by Jason (@longwall26) at Twitter, saying "Confident in my ability to properly tennis, I take the court. I smile at my opponent. Serena does not return the gesture. She'd be prettier if she did, I think. She serves. The ball passes cleanly through my skull, killing me instantly"

Tweet by Jason (@longwall26) at Twitter, saying "Confident in my ability to properly tennis, I take the court. I smile at my opponent. Serena does not return the gesture. She'd be prettier if she did, I think. She serves. The ball passes cleanly through my skull, killing me instantly"

I see that it's yet again time to post this classic:

04.03.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent, thanks - will do.

04.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[Saved for when I get around to replacing my hand grinder.]

04.03.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Both of those designers created magic with their lines.

03.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, you're right.

I'll admit that it's been a couple of decades since I studied Alden's designs; I put such things off-limits after I transitioned from living on a sailboat on San Francisco Bay to living 'on the hard' in central Alberta.

I really don't need the reminder how much I miss sailing!

03.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Certainly a possibility - though I'm not sure whether any of the Malabars have the mainsheet terminating aft of the transom (not that this couldn't be a modification, of course).

03.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful! Of the couple dozen cars I've owned over the years, my '62 Sprite is probably the one I most regret selling. The little thing was joy translated to mechanical form.

Mine was white, but I must say that blue looks spectacular.

03.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) by Tom Waits on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 1973 Β· Duration 3:39

Good morning, good people. Here's a song to start your day off right.

03.03.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was looking for this comment.

03.03.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0