Chad Orzel
@orzelc
Physicist, professor, author of books about science for non-scientists. Longer-form stuff at
Some damn fine work by the Strained Pun division of the Albany Times Union (hey to @thepressbox.bsky.social ):
Far and away the coolest thing on yesterday's photo hike was watching this osprey feed its young in a nest near a Champlain canal lock #birds
Surprisingly trenchant social commentary from the schoolkid pictures hung along the bike path:
Today in "moderately accurate social media games": bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass/
There are like four different types of hawk this could be, and of course the photo is a little too backlit to sort them out...
Not the greatest photo, but definitely the coolest MOMENT of this morning's hike:
I think this is the photo from 24 years ago today that randomly ended up in a CollegeHumor video. Anyway, still the best decision I ever made.
Took the fancy camera out to Rotterdam Junction and got some pictures of the local Great Blue Herons. The second is processed to within an inch of (Dollar Store) Miyazaki, but it seems to work best that way. #birds
Got to see The Pip pitch last night for the first time in a few years. Two clean innings throwing sidearm like a righty Tim Hill. And now he's talking about developing a slider...
This Very Good Boy is nine (human calendar) years old today, and wants you to know that he is Very Good.
"Pardon me, would you by any chance be interested in the knowledge of good and evil?"
The Pip's baseball game was canceled but not until I had already left the office with my good camera, so I took a walk and took pictures of boids instead:
Wouldn't be Spring term @unioncollege.bsky.social without at least one snowy day. Probably doesn't bode well for the kickoff of The Pip's school baseball season tomorrow, though...
See also this old meme that showed up in my Facebook memories this morning:
Hat-tip to @sonnybunch.bsky.social whose zealous advocacy got me to push HAVE FUN, GOOD LUCK, DON'T DIE on PVOD for Movie Night with The Pip; really weird movie but a lot of fun.
Why did they train a man who was deaf in one ear to be a radio operator, you ask? Well, Joseph Heller would like a word...