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Notorious RBMK

@comraderobot.bsky.social

equal parts physics, left politics, DIY science, and photos (space/birds/stuff). formerly astroparticle physics, now astrodynamicist. "dr" in certain extremely specific professional contexts. ohio for 3 decades then west coast (sfbay, now pdx). fuck ai art

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you cant make art with ai prompts because art is subversive and ai is a product and you cant subvert a product by consuming it

05.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

been trying to figure out how to word this idea for like, months, and i think i finally nailed it lol

05.03.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

you cant make art with ai prompts because art is subversive and ai is a product and you cant subvert a product by consuming it

05.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words

Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words

05.03.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1505    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

on one had it kinda sucks we have to inject ourselves with something to innocuate ourselves from the Innate Hazards of Modernity but on the other better quality of life is better quality of life

05.03.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ive seen enough. as far as im concerned they should be chucking this shit out at people from vans for free

05.03.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
gene in her pool as a young goose

gene in her pool as a young goose

gene having a sit in the dry summer grass

gene having a sit in the dry summer grass

young Gene eats a leaf

young Gene eats a leaf

OK friends: I wanna get a tattoo to commemorate my friend Gene, who passed away last summer

Anyone got any artist recommendations in the Portland-Seattle area? Maybe even Bay Area?

Somewhat open on style but I think a less realistic & more playful β€œcharacter” take would suit her personality best

02.03.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

maximum

05.03.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Folks, they're going with a *breadth-first search pattern*. Let me repeat that, a breadth-first search. This has implications we can't even begin to calculate as it will ripple across the rest of the tree structure. Just incredible times we're in."

05.03.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(you watch station 11 to have a near-debilitating emotional catharsis of the early pandemic years)

05.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

this is not why you watch station 11 but it was pretty good for this

05.03.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
itysl: I don't know what any of this shit is, and I'm fucking scared.

itysl: I don't know what any of this shit is, and I'm fucking scared.

me to literally every statement by a judge for 2 years

04.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

people always breathlessly repost complex legal shit, and it’s like if i posted a a raw C data structure and said DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS

04.03.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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absolutely no way i wasn’t going to import this from reels

03.03.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 18

all my homies hate the arxiv html viewer

04.03.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

For all the but how can we afford space exploration folks…this means we’ve already spent more on this war that started last week than Cassini cost in the 26 years it took to build, launch, and operate it.

04.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1129    πŸ” 427    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7

claude can only help you solve boring problems. and if your whole job is boring problems then idk why you’re so loud about it

04.03.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the only reason to vote for this is if you are a coward and you are specifically afraid of donald trump

04.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A garden flag that says "all geese welcome." It pictures two white geese wearing rain jackets and wellies, standing below a green umbrella.

A garden flag that says "all geese welcome." It pictures two white geese wearing rain jackets and wellies, standing below a green umbrella.

In this house we respect the flag

04.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi hello just QRPing some info abt this coming in from the other site. This news is fake, it was a hallucination.

04.03.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2957    πŸ” 1903    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 213

grieving process i guess

04.03.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

every day this war seems both less real and more concerning

04.03.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

when i think about ww2 i think about good times and relaxing with my buddies

04.03.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot of a news article, headline reads:

β€œCalifornia condors are very rare, but 10% of them are trashing this woman’s house” 

Additional text: β€œOnly about 200 of the birds live in the wild β€” and 20 of them are outside of Cinda Mikols’ home”

From May 11th, 2021
Photo of birds trashing a deck

Screen shot of a news article, headline reads: β€œCalifornia condors are very rare, but 10% of them are trashing this woman’s house” Additional text: β€œOnly about 200 of the birds live in the wild β€” and 20 of them are outside of Cinda Mikols’ home” From May 11th, 2021 Photo of birds trashing a deck

Yes I found this on the β€œsounds like a Mountain Goats lyric” group

17.05.2024 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
Star Trek Picard and Seven of Nine / Xena
Warrior Princess Cardboard Stand
$100

It’s what it says on the tin lads

Star Trek Picard and Seven of Nine / Xena Warrior Princess Cardboard Stand $100 It’s what it says on the tin lads

guess who’s coming to my birthday party

04.03.2026 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshotted CAPTCHA asking me to select whether cruise ships, blenders, a breadbox, or flying bears live in the depicted habitat that appears to be a cake with trees made of frosting?

A screenshotted CAPTCHA asking me to select whether cruise ships, blenders, a breadbox, or flying bears live in the depicted habitat that appears to be a cake with trees made of frosting?

This one remains my favorite:

(The correct answer was flying bears)

11.09.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We'd all be happier if we lived somewhere walkable (The Deep Space Nine space station)

04.03.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2533    πŸ” 540    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 22
red lobster β€œendless shrimp ad” but the β€œless” is crossed out and replaced with β€œthis”

red lobster β€œendless shrimp ad” but the β€œless” is crossed out and replaced with β€œthis”

recreated a gulf war 2 meme from memory because it’s what the current moment demands

04.03.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

04.03.2026 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8559    πŸ” 1809    πŸ’¬ 140    πŸ“Œ 70

wizard shit

04.03.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0