Aarav

I’m 62 years old, I live in Tampa, I eat corn and beef everyday, I always have a titleist hat on, and Iran is the biggest threat to my freedom

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

Someone stop me from making this more esoteric :D
meodai.github.io/pro-color-ha...

Led by @stolenpyjak.bsky.social, we built a user-friendly python package for generating and evaluating privacy-preserving synthetic data! See details in our EMNLP Demo paper:

St Edward's Passage, Cambridge, watercolour drawing from 1991

Another older watercolour drawing showing St Edward's Passage in Cambridge next to the Arts Theatre and David's Bookshop when it had a shop on that side of the church (now it only has one on the other side)
#watercolour #fineart #cambridge

screenshot of announcement for Allmaps + IIIF Partnership reading "Open up your map collections: Announcing the Allmaps - IIIF Partnership", with mini, multicolored map outlines and the Allmaps and IIIF logos.

Congratulations to Allmaps (led by @bertspaan.nl & Jules Schoonman) + @iiif.bsky.social on the announcement of this partnership. It's a fantastic step towards a sustainable, open, digital maps infrastructure and data ecosystem.

Learn more at allmaps.org/iiif-partner... & iiif.io/news/2025/11...

Close up of Sam the golden retriever smiling at the camera

Apparently, my new name is "Mommy's Little Money Pit." 🤔🤷‍♀️

Mega Scrafty, hot topic looking pokemon with a hoodie and goth bangs. Real loose pants.

Oh, they made a Pokémon that vapes

On this day in 1982, #TheSistersOfMercy released their third single, the iconic "Alice". On the other side is "Floorshow", another storming Sisters classic!

if they came out with another 2d pokemon game, i would buy 100 copies

i miss the pixel art SO much, i just started a playthrough of pokemon lazurus and i'm charmed beyond words

🌟👄🌟

Just a reminder to my musical friends: Your songs are a powerful tool. Touring in a variety of social, economic, and political landscapes lately, I am amazed at how easily a song can spark a civil conversation, how it can transform disagreement into curiosity. Use your gift, friends.

also, never abbreviate "assistant professor' as "ass prof"

Upper Rogue River, ink and musou black acrylic

Doin stuff while I’m stuck at home

Gratefully received a gift of this ca 1952 printing of Aleister Crowley’s “Hymn to Pan” by Alexander Watt of Ontario, Canada.

A big fluffy black cat is curled up in a circle with one leg out while looking up at the camera. Her paw is touching a Chromebook that has the umamusume app updating on it. Super Creek is on the screen currently.

Typical.

I wonder what would happen if everyone just turned off their cell phones for a day what financial impact it would have on META, Google, Apple and all the rest profiting off our attention?

Peanut, a ginger and grey lop rabbit is sat on concrete, to his right is a stretch of grass.

Peanut, a ginger and grey lop rabbit is sat on on grass, he is eating bamboo. In front of him is a pile of brown leaves.

Peanut, a ginger and grey lop rabbit is sat on on grass, in front of him is a pile of brown leaves.

Peanut, a ginger and grey lop rabbit is sat on concrete in front of a red brick wall.

Hoppy Friday!!

It’s absolutely freezing this morning, but somebunny is delighted, there were even binkies.

Here he is hopping in to brighten your day this frosty morning.

And this is your reminder to stretch, move around and don’t forget to hydrate.

chill calm electronic music #cubase #musicproducer

A Tabby cat

Izzy trying very hard to pose for the camera

“Prohibited words and concepts: Equity, diversity, & inclusion; anti-racism; Bias; Critical race theory; implicit bias; oppression; intersectionality; prohibited discriminatory practices; racial privilege; promoting stereotypes based on personal identity characteristics.”

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.

In the jungle #art #oilpainting

Watercolour painting of Freddie's sister, Rosie. Photo taken by my son. Rosie and Freddie are my daughter's cats and are grown up now. Isn't this so cute?
#kittens #cats #petportraits #art #painting #watercolour

Mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell is cool and all but I think classes like "How to calm the fuck down as an adult in a healthy non self-destructive way 101" is something that should also be taught before graduation

Exclusive U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols now

Sounds about reich

Every once in a while, I check my son's Steam reviews.

hawk drawn with india ink

I tried my mom’s india ink the other day and now I’m ordering my own because india ink is magical to work with. also birb

Happy GIS Day to all who celebrate!
Just remember that some of us are non-denominational geospatial engineers and many of us prefer Happy Holidays.

Let's be inclusive of our CAD operators, drafters, surveyors and opensource colleagues in addition to ESRI users during these festive times! 🌈