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Associate Professor (Clemson) | AIMS Lecturer (South Africa) | Author: "Visual Algebra" (forthcoming) | YouTuber | First Gen | Homesteader | Dad to Ida & Felix | ๐Ÿ”ฑ

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Itโ€™s never occurred to me until now that some people in the US donโ€™t know what a totem pole is. Of course, it makes total sense, I just hadnโ€™t ever thought of that. Mid-40s here.

13.02.2026 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a vt shirt stands in front of a group of football players Alt: Frank Beamer celebrating a 0-0 score at the end of regulation
09.02.2026 05:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Didnโ€™t they give it to the entire Indiana OL at the Rose Bowl last month? Precedent set!

09.02.2026 03:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Too soon. And I was having a *really* good night so farโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ญ

09.02.2026 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ I mean, itโ€™s no worse than calling 3.14 โ€œpi dayโ€, right?

09.02.2026 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Seahawks 22, Patriots 7

Seahawks 22, Patriots 7

As I was posting this, the possibility of a pi Super Bowl final score, strip sack returned for a touchdown. (Not complaining. #GoHawks)

09.02.2026 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Blood pressure monitor

Blood pressure monitor

This just arrived from Amazon. During the first half. Does that answer your question?

09.02.2026 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LETโ€™S GO SEAHAWKS!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š

09.02.2026 01:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh. Last week was the most stressful since March 2020. And you?

04.02.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(Well, everyoneโ€ฆexcept the majority of Utah residents.)

Hit โ€˜em from all angles. Donโ€™t let up.

01.02.2026 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vroom-vroom vroomy vroom-vroom. Pigeon at the wheel!โ€

From โ€œDonโ€™t let the pigeon drive the bus!โ€

Vroom-vroom vroomy vroom-vroom. Pigeon at the wheel!โ€ From โ€œDonโ€™t let the pigeon drive the bus!โ€

โค๏ธ

01.02.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve seen her post a lot about that in the last week, no?

01.02.2026 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Seattle loves Portland, Maine. The first and very best Portland in the world!
YouTube video by Seattle Sounders FC Seattle loves Portland, Maine. The first and very best Portland in the world!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkeU...

01.02.2026 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sounders game with โ€œAnti-racist, always Seattle, anti-fascistโ€ banners

Sounders game with โ€œAnti-racist, always Seattle, anti-fascistโ€ banners

Julio Rodrรญguez of the Seattle Mariners wearing a โ€œLove Winsโ€ shirt.

Julio Rodrรญguez of the Seattle Mariners wearing a โ€œLove Winsโ€ shirt.

Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft and anti-Trump Seahawks owner Jody Allen

Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft and anti-Trump Seahawks owner Jody Allen

No idea, but all of Seattleโ€™s sports teams are pretty awesome. Join us! #SoundersFC #Mariners #Seahawks

01.02.2026 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any women want to weigh in on what it means when a guy on Tinder says, โ€œoh, Iโ€™m just not very politicalโ€?

01.02.2026 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Read her Wikipedia page and venture a guessโ€ฆ

#GoHawks ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š

01.02.2026 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m looking forward to the sad cake baking video after they get blown out by Seattle next Sunday. ๐Ÿ˜œ

01.02.2026 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I always remember that 2^10 =1,024. So that confirms (a) over (b), and the others donโ€™t even stand a chance.

31.01.2026 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft next to anti-Trump Seahawks owner and philanthropist Jody Allen.

Picture of Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft next to anti-Trump Seahawks owner and philanthropist Jody Allen.

And GO SEAHAWKS!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š

31.01.2026 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Don't forget Spygate in 2001! I'm a Seahawks fan and I would have loudly cheered for the Rams over the Pats had they won, as I did 8 years ago.

26.01.2026 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rubikโ€™s cube, tetrahedron, and octahedron. 

ELearning assignment saying โ€œdraw six different shapes. Count the sides and vertices.โ€

My daughterโ€™s computations of V-E-F=2 in each case.

Rubikโ€™s cube, tetrahedron, and octahedron. ELearning assignment saying โ€œdraw six different shapes. Count the sides and vertices.โ€ My daughterโ€™s computations of V-E-F=2 in each case.

Rather than have my daughter do her eLearning assignment to the letter, I introduced her to the Euler characteristic.

26.01.2026 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not 100% sure, but it looked like his ankle got twisted badly as he backed up.

26.01.2026 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
7 large jars of homemade water kefir. Ingredients include tomatoes, kale, beets, carrots, garlic, apples, cantaloupe, ginger, and Yuzu.

7 large jars of homemade water kefir. Ingredients include tomatoes, kale, beets, carrots, garlic, apples, cantaloupe, ginger, and Yuzu.

Current batch of water kefir. Ingredients include tomatoes, kale, beets, carrots, garlic, apples, cantaloupe, ginger, and Yuzu.

22.01.2026 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d love to see another 43-8 drubbing of the Broncos.

21.01.2026 03:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, not in overtime. He called timeout so they would have more time to possibly give it a closer look.

19.01.2026 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely gonna be some animal for sure.

19.01.2026 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seriously?! Theyโ€™re huge Boston homers. Back in the mid 2000s they had a ranking of most tortured sports cities, and Boston was in the top 5 (above Seattle, MPLS, ATL) Not long after, they had a โ€œTitle Town USAโ€ competition, and Boston was a finalist for that too. They donโ€™t even try to hide it.

19.01.2026 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Initial reaction: Iโ€™m not sure.

Tried it without the โ€œtโ€: yep, thatโ€™s how I say it.

Then tried it with the โ€œtโ€: huh, I say it that way too.

I donโ€™t actually know what I usually do. Weird. (Seattle, WA)

18.01.2026 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Question for parents:

Whatโ€™s a good age to get introduce kids to coding, and how? What languages? Curious to hear your thoughts, especially hindsight. Thank you!

18.01.2026 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of what happens when I press CTRL+SPACE on my MacBook Pro.

Screenshot of what happens when I press CTRL+SPACE on my MacBook Pro.

Screenshot of pressing and holding "o" when typing on a MacBook. Annoyingly, there's no ล‘.

Screenshot of pressing and holding "o" when typing on a MacBook. Annoyingly, there's no ล‘.

Annoyingly, this works on my iPhone but not on MacOS (laptops).

If you're on a Mac add "Hungarian QWERTY" in Settings --> Keyboard. Hitting CTRL-SPACE will toggle b/w US (in my case) and HU layouts. Press the "[" key for ล‘ and the \ key for ลฑ. Then press CTRL-SPACE to toggle back.

14.01.2026 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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