Dylan Murphy

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Transplant to the Sonoran desert. Perpetually underbiked. he/they. Resident Stan whisperer for the Tampa Bay Rays. Formerly: U of A Mathematics and iSchool.

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Dylan Murphy@cotangent· 21h

Defying the extreme heat warning for gravel and flowers

A gray touring-style bicycle standing on the side of a trail through the desert, with an assortment of cacti and shrubs in the background, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Close up of a cream colored, cup shaped flower with a pale orange center (I think it's a Coulter's hibiscus)

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· 6d

Censored data

Still of Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation with a black censor bar over his eyes

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· 8d

Somehow I didn't know that; but, it makes this sign I saw at a pet grooming salon in Boston even funnier than I realized

Photo of an awning at a pet grooming salon. There is a design depicting a tile mosaic of a dog on a leash, and below the mosaic the text LAVE CANEM ("wash the dog")

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· 13d

My last true impulse buy was this fish shaped corkscrew that called to me from the REI checkout line

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jul 16

Someone needs to recreate the old "Millennials to Snake People" browser extension but make it "Testosterone to Precious Bodily Fluids"

Screenshot of a Guardian headline:

Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency

US defense secretary unveils plan that will work to ensure service members have the 'right testosterone levels'

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jun 28

Went out looking for birds, found some honorary birds instead

A sky-blue colored dragonfly perching on the end of a reed in the Sweetwater Wetlands park in Tucson, AZ

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jun 24

Ooh a new Connections-like (also if you haven't heard Green's interview with the author of NYT Connections on his podcast a couple weeks ago, it's a fun listen)

Score image for the June 24 4x3 game showing 176 points

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jun 19

Aww yeah, love to be an unknown or ambiguous identity There were of course like 10 more specific cards too, of course, at least one of which contained a factual error ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. All of us Dylans Murphy just blend together, can't tell us apart at all

Image of output from the "in the weights" tool describing Dylan Murphy as an "unknown or ambiguous identity" and a "name shared by multiple lesser-known people

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· May 15

let's make today flower friday

Beach plum flowers (small white flowers with yellow stamens inside) clustered on a tree branch; in the background, there are more branches and a blue sky with scattered clouds

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· May 4

Still from 12 Angry Men (1957); the moment where 11 jurors turn away from the 12th in response to his racist rant

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Apr 29

tuesday bird 🪶

A Gila woodpecker perching on a clump of saguaro cactus flowers and buds

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Apr 22

I am deeply disturbed to see ASU doing so well; so, here's $5+fees for each touchdown pass thrown by Arizona Wildcat (and future Super Bowl MVP) Nick Foles, the first college QB I ever rooted for

Screenshot of a donation confirmation showing $343.90 to New American Pathways

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Apr 13

My favorite thing I photographed while working as an intersection volunteer at Cyclovia Tucson today

A man riding a bicycle modified to resemble a skeletal bull, with skull, backbone, ribs, and legs attached to the frame of the bike, with the rider steering the bike by two ropes attached to where the bull's shoulders would be.

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Apr 11

HELL YEAH

Screenshot from the NASA broadcast of the Artemis II crew capsule splashing down in the ocean with three red and white parachutes still extended in the air above

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Apr 4

bee in a tree

A large bee clinging to a fluffy bunch of flowers on a mesquite tree

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Apr 2

Was this an extremely silly bicycle cargo-carrying choice? Yes. Did it do the job? Also yes.

A 12 kg kettlebell balanced on the rear cargo rack of a bicycle, held in place with a pair of bright orange plastic straps

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Mar 30

Kind of blurry but I like how the colors came out #birds

A male vermilion flycatcher perching on a street sign. The bird is framed by branches of a palo verde tree; the green of the branches matches with the green street sign while both contrast with the bright red of the bird.

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Mar 28

#NoKings in Tucson, AZ.

A man holds a "No Kings" sign with a black background and a white outline of a crown, with the word NO written in it. The sign has a tiny American flag attached to it, and is framed against the background of a tree and a cloudy sky.

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Mar 21

These ducks have permanent "what are YOU looking at" face

A ring necked duck directly facing the camera, looking like a cruiser coming at you

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Mar 5

Turns out if you put the color argument inside the aesthetic instead of outside by mistake, you can get the most confusing ggplot legend ever #rstats

Screenshot of a plot legend showing two colored lines: a red line and a blue line. The red line is labeled "blue" and the blue line is labeled "red"

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Feb 9

Don't be a panican. Be a pelican. 🪶

A pelican floating peacefully in the water

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jan 31

Several hundred riders from the Tucson cycling community (along with some visitors from out of town) showed up to honor Alex Pretti. Then we finished off the ride with a quick climb up A Mountain.

A congregation of cyclists with their bikes in a plaza on a sunny day in Tucson, Arizona.

A group of cyclists with their bikes on a narrow strip of road in the hills outside of Tucson. There is a saguaro cactus on the left side of the road and a ghost bike on the right.

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jan 19

Good morning! 🪶

A bluebird perching on a tree branch, showing its rust-colored chest feathers to the camera and turning its blue head to the side. The bird is lit by the sun but the shadow of a thin scraggly branch cuts across its front.

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jan 17

To make up for that last one here's a better pelican photo 🪶

A brown pelican sitting peacefully in the water, illuminated from the right by the early morning sun

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jan 17

This is objectively not a good photo but I do kind of like the vibe #birds

A hazy, washed-out photo of two pelicans flying away from the camera. The pelicans are silhouetted and the entire photo washed out by the orange glow of the rising sun just out of frame

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Jan 10

Uhh this is clearly a conflict of interest!!

Screenshot of a headline from the Atlantic, "America Has Entered Late-Stage Protein", with a byline by Rachel Sugar

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Dec 29

I finally followed through on my plans to build a tubeless wheelset so that I can take Jacques (pictured) out into the desert more.

A gray bicycle with yellow drop handlebars leaning against a rock in front of a desert landscape full of cacti and shrubs

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Dec 19

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. This is fine

A still from the movie Titanic, showing survivors rowing a lifeboat away from the sinking ship

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Dec 7

Good morning! 🪶

Portrait of a greater roadrunner in front of a rock under a chain link fence. The bird is facing to the left but has its head turned around to the right, displaying the blue spot behind its eye

Dylan Murphy@cotangent· Dec 7

Bird knowers of Bluesky, anyone have thoughts on an ID for this? Maybe Gray Vireo or Plumbeous Vireo? I'm mostly guessing, though. I saw it in the Catalina foothills north of Tucson. 🪶