W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD

it's been hard to put this feeling into words, but we've spent the past couple of decades being lectured to and patronized by an elite class that spent its free time joshing with jeffrey epstein about his little sex abuse empire while lecturing us about how out of touch we are

I was told that the problem with academics was that we didn't agree on anything and therefore we're enemies of absolute truth.

Pathfinder2e leshy fans:

So they're releasing the bad stuff to distract us from the truly horrendous stuff they're trying hard not to release.

Here's a big thank you to everyone at NIH who is trying to get everything regarding grants and reviews re-started!!!

Make News Boring Again

Johns Hopkins becomes tuition-free for undergraduate students from families earning up to $200,000 New tuition promise program will offer free tuition for students from more than 85% of American households and tuition plus living expenses for families earning up to $100,000

Great news: Johns Hopkins makes tuition free for most undergraduate students. ($200k/year or less is about 85% of American households.)

hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...

Once you get a good workflow, you never give it up!

I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.

I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.

Also: If you have an alternative that works at your table, publish it! You'll help like minded players and you can make $ off of it!

I want a Starfinder2e party with two technomancers who use different programming languages and constantly argue over whether to start counting at 1 or 0.

We've had levels 1-20 yes. But what about 0-20?

Same, Hank. Same.

a cartoon character from the simpsons is asking may i see it Alt: a cartoon character from the simpsons is asking may i see it Steamed hams Aurora borealis

Florida right now

Terrific interview

There's coffee in that comet.

pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes

YouTube video by Dot Physics Electrodynamics: The Magnetic Vector Potential due to a Straight Wire

New #physics video - magnetic vector potential. I think making a 3D visual with #python really helps. #electrodynamics

youtu.be/YiJmN9xDCeI

Magnetic vector potential makes so much more sense (what it looks like and why we defined it) with a 3d visualization.

I think I'm going with turnaround.

I would have killed Jeffrey Epstein too if I had to read the way he typed emails just saying

again i am perfectly fine with locking every one of Jeffrey Epstein's friends in prison, Democrat, Republican or Whatever.

<overheard>
STUDENT: I need some help
COLLEAGUE: ok
STUDENT: I have a problem with a person named Chad
<me, thinking: omg please close the door before these sensitive ombudsman conversations>
STUDENT: Chad has a board and a rope
<me: 😱 wtaf>
STUDENT: I'll draw the free body diagram
<me: oh> 🎢

We really do write the worst homework.

Every. Dang. Time.

If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.

Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.

And the sun said THIS HOW MAGNETS WORK

Anyone in 🎢 got a better term for the point where total energy equals potential energy so the particle must turn around? Other than the term I'd rather not use in the US?