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@elvisromero

Science dad, botanist, ecologist, conservation biologist.

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a cartoon character says i 'm scared in front of a woman Alt: Philip J. Fry at a farmers market talking to 2 large Amazonian women at a sap selling stand.
08.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly

05.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Divers Take the Ultimate Cold Plunge Under Frozen Otsego Lake For a bit, divers can forget the chill while they complete their underwater tasks. But when you sense the cold starting to dull your response times, that’s your cue to get outβ€”while you still have ple...

I made the local news
www.allotsego.com/divers-take-...

26.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with sunglasses and a tattoo on his arm Alt: Wesley Snopes with black sunglasses, body armour and a tattoo on his arm as the character Blade

Do human-vampire hybrids count?

25.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is my wife 😍 (irl).

19.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Wagon wheel pattern in the snow around a large hole in the ice

Wagon wheel pattern in the snow around a large hole in the ice

Me in my wetsuit warming my hands in a cooler full of warm water on the snowy frozen surface of a lake.

Me in my wetsuit warming my hands in a cooler full of warm water on the snowy frozen surface of a lake.

The dive site from above and me warming my hands after my first dive.

18.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SUNY Oneonta Ice Dive.  360Β° Video
SUNY Oneonta Ice Dive. 360Β° Video YouTube video by SirFishy

This is from my second ice dive from this past Saturday. I need one more dive to get my certification. It's a 360 video so you have to scroll around to find me, I'm the diver in the distance. We are under 10 inches of ice.

youtu.be/TU8ZmFypiOQ?...

18.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My 4 year old had a complete ugly crying meltdown today because he realized that, due to extinction, he was never going to see a living tyrannosaurus.

17.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

First two ice-dives complete, one to go for my certification.

10 inches of ice that we chainsawed a triangular hole into. Water temp was 34F. Dove down to 36 feet.

15 mm of neoprene between me and the cold. 3mm shorty, 5mm hooded vest, and 7mm full.

It was awesome

14.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I somehow deleted my comment in replying. Apologies.

I had asked about trackers and ad blockers.

I keep having this issue with accessing Tidal from my browser (I switched to vivaldi on your rec btw; I love it)

Turning ad blocks, tracking and my vpn off usually fixes it. But not always

13.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1 (peas)

13.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice

13.02.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe those devices are cursed and require an occasional blood sacrifice in order to function

09.02.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Warm like the fires of hell 😁

06.02.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A letter to Chuck Schumer explaining his failure as a politician

A letter to Chuck Schumer explaining his failure as a politician

This is the email I sent to Chuck Schumer this morning. It probably doesn't do any good but it doesn't hurt.

06.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There are some pocket sized android devices that are not cell phones that will work on wi-fi and stream music. Search on newegg dot com for Android music player.

Tidal and Deezer are both good streaming services, I switched to Tidal when Spotify went fascist

05.02.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The rise and fall of peer review Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a great thing

I just read this article for my Advanced BIO Literacy class and it only reinforces things I've long suspected

www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-a...

03.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On a red background with yellow macaroni noodles, the text reads "A Month of Recipes, Day 1: The Macaroni Hack." There is a bowl of macaroni next to a can of beans and a tub of leftover picture on the left side. In the upper right corner is a photo of me holding up a homemade ravioli. Underneath is the name of my blog, Explorigan.

On a red background with yellow macaroni noodles, the text reads "A Month of Recipes, Day 1: The Macaroni Hack." There is a bowl of macaroni next to a can of beans and a tub of leftover picture on the left side. In the upper right corner is a photo of me holding up a homemade ravioli. Underneath is the name of my blog, Explorigan.

Day 1 of my month of recipes is here, and it's all about the many ways I prepare my safe food: Macaroni. It ain't about doing it the right way. It's about doing it the fast, easy, and delicious way.

ko-fi.com/Post/A-Month...

01.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

I absolutely love this ❀️

02.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists It is 85 seconds to midnight.

Some light reading before school today...

thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...

28.01.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These are the traitor house reps that voted to fund ICE:

Henry Cuellar, Texas
Jared Golden, Maine
Marie G. Perez, Washington
Laura Gillen, New York
Don Davis, North Carolina
Tom Suozzi, New York
Vicente Gonzalez, Texas

If you're in their districts, share their names with friends & neighbors

23.01.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a rule I'm nuanced on how media affects public perception

Police procedurals make us think law enforcement officers are better than they are and normalize the extrajudicial killings of ordinary people.

I think we should stop making them. And for that to happen you should stop watching them.

08.01.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Cover of the Criterion Collection release of Pee Wee's. A collage of stylized images representing various scenes from the movie.

Cover of the Criterion Collection release of Pee Wee's. A collage of stylized images representing various scenes from the movie.

Late Christmas present from my Wife ❀️

03.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen’s 2025 Letterboxd Summary A short summary of Stephen’s 2025 activity on Letterboxd.

letterboxd.com/elvisromero/...

02.01.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My steam video game stats for 2025
35 played
494 game sessions 
9 New games
Most played: Dune Awakening, Starfield, No Man's Sky, Baldur's Gate 3, and The Forest.

My steam video game stats for 2025 35 played 494 game sessions 9 New games Most played: Dune Awakening, Starfield, No Man's Sky, Baldur's Gate 3, and The Forest.

Steam Stats

01.01.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to try to make some of the meetings this year. Maybe 😝

01.01.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Summary of reading for 2025 in book covers

Summary of reading for 2025 in book covers

My non-school reading from the past year

01.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Tidal Mobile app showing my favorite artists as Nine Inch Nails and Tom Waits and suggesting I might like The Cramps and Leo Kottke, all while Just one fix by ministry is currently playing

Screenshot of Tidal Mobile app showing my favorite artists as Nine Inch Nails and Tom Waits and suggesting I might like The Cramps and Leo Kottke, all while Just one fix by ministry is currently playing

If I needed proof of Tidal being superior to Spotify, this is it

24.12.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I guess I'm 49 now. Weird.

22.12.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's a good looking list! ❀️

21.12.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0