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ericdaryl

@ericdaryl@mas.to

Usually: scrawling on paper, moving minds, picking a mandolin, pushing a paintbrush, or lost in the hills. Compelled to sell my labor, I teach about religion, ecology, and animal-human tangles in central Montana (U.S.).

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MirandaiinJupiter, to random
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Nobody likes you when you’re not doing that well💔

ericdaryl,
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@MirandaiinJupiter I’m feeling that way too, these days. Solidarity…

StillIRise1963, to random
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I'm an infertile atheist. In a fit of desperation while doing IVF, I went into a church and promised that if I could have children, I'd have them baptized. I had twins and returned to fulfill my promise because of superstition. I was then told that because they were IVF babies, they had no souls and couldn't be baptized. So, I went back to my original FUCK RELIGION stance. 🙄

ericdaryl,
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@StillIRise1963 Yep.... fuck that religion.

slothrop, to random German
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Guten Morgen ☀️😃

ericdaryl,
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@slothrop und hier, gute Nacht.

ericdaryl, to random
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My efforts to change up my hairstyle a bit after doing the same thing for like 10 years are clearly going well. 🙃 A friend saw me today and his first words were, “oh, I thought i needed a haircut!”

ericdaryl, to music
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Is there a hill that you would die on, and yet fully expect to die utterly alone?

Here’s mine.

This is the best Christmas album, period.

ericdaryl,
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@TheMetalDog Glad that there will be two of us on the hill. 😅

No one in my family will be in the county. 😂

StillIRise1963, to random
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I'm irrationally excited to see Cybertrucks drive through salt water.

ericdaryl,
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@StillIRise1963 Whole fleets of the suckers.

trumpet, to random
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What starts with 'M' and rhymes with 'feta'?

There's lot of discussion about Threads.net and its impact on the fediverse. Here are two quick points I'd like to make in response to queries I've received.

  1. I'm aware that users are unable to post links to mas.to on Instagram. This may be due to website reputation rankings rather than any malfeasance on their part. Maybe!

  2. Some time ago we blocked Threads as a precautionary measure. We will monitor the situation and review as required.

ericdaryl,
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@trumpet

Took this as a good reminder / opportunity to pitch in a couple donuts to keep the furry elephant running.

Thank you for your work.

ericdaryl, to drawing
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Here is a raven.

ericdaryl,
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I’ve been thinking about a raven for a while and this is the best I’ve come up with so far. I really have no idea, but this seems like this kind of image that ought to work in ink on skin… Any thoughts, reactions out there?

StillIRise1963, to random
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My college student client just cancelled, because that's what they do.

ericdaryl,
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@StillIRise1963
As a person who holds regular office hours for these delightful youths... I can confirm... this is what they do.

ericdaryl,
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@StillIRise1963

Lol.... and I'd bet dollars that the text started off with: "Hey..." 🙃 🙄

Just glad that I don't have to meet students anywhere other than an office where I already have plenty to do when they stand me up...

bryanhansel, to photography
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This 50-foot waterfall is called Devils Kettle. It's in northern Minnesota. The river splits into two and one side goes down a hole and disappears.

We hiked in on Sunday and the entire canyon below the falls if full of frozen foam. I've never seen anything like it. There must be 30 to 40 feet of frozen foam.

A photo showing two waterfalls framed by cedar trees. The waterfall on the left goes down a hole and disappears. The waterfall on the right plunges into a pool.

ericdaryl,
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@bryanhansel
That much foam doesn't seem like a good thing... Any chance someone dumped something in the river?

ericdaryl, to random
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Who called it singing harmony instead of vocal chords?

ericdaryl,
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@masukomi That’s right.

I was making a bad pun: vocal cords / vocal chords.

StillIRise1963, to random
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We all know polls are now bullshit. So, think about the media, who all know the same thing, and are just spewing lies day after fucking day.

ericdaryl,
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@StillIRise1963 Yeah, but investigative reporting is like…hard work…and you have to pay people to do it (sounds expensive).

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    ericdaryl,
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    @seachanger I don’t think you’re telling the truth. 🫤

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    Someone told me they were "contemplating" blocking me. Bitch, please.

    ericdaryl,
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    @StillIRise1963
    What a threat!
    "If you don't change your way of being immediately, I will do this thing that has zero effect on you!"

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    I had to look up wtf a cornhole tournament is.

    ericdaryl,
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    @StillIRise1963 It's a euphemism for the House of Representatives.

    ct_bergstrom, to ChatGPT
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    It is absolutely astounding to me that we are still earnestly entertaining the possibility that and more broadly have a role in scientific writing, manuscript review, experimental design, etc.

    The training data for the question below are massive. It's a very easy question if you're trained on the entire internet.

    Question: What teams have never made it to the World Series?

    Correct answer: Seattle Mariners.

    Now, four responses from GPT4.

    NB: The Nationals won it all in 2019.

    Which teams have never played in the world series?As of my last update in January 2022, the following MLB teams had never appeared in the World Series: 1. Seattle Mariners: The Mariners have been in the league since 1977 and, despite having several competitive seasons and star players like Ken Griffey Jr. and Ichiro Suzuki, they have not made it to the World Series. 2. San Diego Padres: While the Padres have actually appeared in the World Series twice (in 1984 and 1998), they haven't won a championship. 3. Texas Rangers: The Rangers, who originated as the Washington Senators before moving to Texas in 1972, have been to the World Series twice (in 2010 and 2011) but have not won. 4. Milwaukee Brewers: The Brewers have made one World Series appearance in 1982 but did not win. 5. Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays, who began play in 1998, have appeared in the World Series twice (in 2008 and 2020) but haven't won the title. 6. Colorado Rockies: The Rockies, who began play in 1993, made it to the World Series in 2007 but were defeated by the Boston Red Sox. Now, it's important to note that the list of teams that have never won a World Series is longer and includes some teams like the Padres, Rangers, Brewers, Rays, and Rockies, as mentioned, among others. However, this information is as of January 2022. The list could change based on subsequent seasons. You might want to check more recent sources to see if any of these teams have made or won the World Series in the past two seasons.
    Which teams have never played in the world series? As of my last training data in January 2022, the following MLB teams have never played in the World Series: 1. Seattle Mariners - Founded in 1977, they have yet to make an appearance in the World Series. 2. Colorado Rockies - Although they've been to the playoffs multiple times since their inception in 1993, the Rockies have made it to the World Series once in 2007 but were swept by the Boston Red Sox, so they have played in the World Series. It's worth checking the most recent MLB seasons (2022 and 2023) to see if either of these teams have since made it to the World Series.
    Which teams have never played in the world series? As of September 2021, three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams have never played in the World Series: 1. Seattle Mariners: The team was established in 1977 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Despite having some successful seasons and making multiple playoff appearances, the Mariners have never advanced to the World Series. 2. Washington Nationals: While the Nationals franchise itself has played in and won the World Series (in 2019), the team was formerly known as the Montreal Expos and was based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Expos, established in 1969, never played in the World Series before relocating to Washington, D.C., and becoming the Nationals in 2005. 3. Colorado Rockies: Established in 1993 and based in Denver, Colorado, the Rockies have made several playoff appearances and reached the World Series once, in 2007, but did not win. It’s worth noting that teams' fortunes can change rapidly in sports, and new teams may have joined the league or existing teams may have reached the World Series since my last training data in September 2021. Was this response better or worse? d9 Better CP Worse = Same X

    ericdaryl,
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    @ct_bergstrom It's grim... I lost so much respect for a colleague the other day in a committee meeting when we starting re-working some faculty handbook language around tenure requirements and they generated a draft with GPT...

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    ericdaryl,
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    @victor Awww... good to see the place. I lived a quarter-mile from there down on Arthur Ave... This was my daily commute.

    ericdaryl,
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    @victor Yup... there's a little park, but not super memorable. It's best known as the center of the Bronx's little Italy... Some really, really good bakeries, pasta shops, and restaurants...

    ericdaryl,
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    @victor Moved away in 2014.

    ericdaryl,
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    @victor yeah, but not for long enough. Came back in 2019 for a couple days, but was mostly stuck in meetings. So many places I’d love to go back to. How long have you been in the city?

    ericdaryl, to random
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    Wet Leg, Chaise Longue

    https://youtu.be/Zd9jeJk2UHQ?si=nepxIHtdMUmuOAvF

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