Walt Mankowski / is on Nostr

I'm a recovering recovering ivory tower computer scientist. I work in Penn's Radiology Dept. looking for better imaging biomarkers for breast and lung cancer.

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2024-11-08 18:15:48

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@npub19x0…9ve7 @npub1qw5…037m Why do our evil TV overlords always have bad combovers?

2024-08-30 00:54:00

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@npub178r…qekt Thanks! I just did a quick scan but I didn't see anything about penalties for violations. Did you?

2024-08-16 14:27:45

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@npub1qw5…037m What's your solution for dealing with all the grounds?

2024-08-16 13:42:38

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@npub1qw5…037m I picked up a new one as an impulse buy at Ikea a few weeks ago. It's a bit messier to clean than I'd like but otherwise I'm enjoying it as a change from my ancient drip machine which I tossed in a move.

2024-06-16 02:28:41

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@npub1vql…ds3z It was fun to build and I learned a lot, but it's going to take a few days for my thumbs to recover after wrapping all that wire and then scraping off the enamel coating.

2024-06-16 02:28:41

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@npub1vql…ds3z It was fun to build and I learned a lot, but it's going to take a few days for my thumbs to recover after wrapping all that wire and then scraping off the enamel coating.

2024-06-16 02:23:01

My #amateurradio club had a lab session today where I built my first antenna, a 49:1 end-fed half wave! I also soldered for the first time in my life! It was a lot of work and my thumbs were cramping up from twisting the wire, but I’m very happy with the result. It’s got good SWR but the real test will be at Field Day next weekend. #hamradio
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2024-06-16 02:23:01

2024-05-08 16:00:38

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Did the brain worms cause his antivax position, or did the brain worms die after munching on the antivax part of his brain?

2024-03-27 16:07:30

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@npub1y7p…66re Totally coincidentally, Dan Reed usually hosts a show from 6-7 PM called “Highs in the 70s”.

2024-03-21 12:53:17

@npub1y7p…66re Big news from WXPN this morning. There's still time to clear out your calendar for Friday and Saturday! #XPNLovesThe80s https://xpn.org/2024/03/21/xpn-loves-the-80s-programming-guide/

2024-02-25 13:45:06

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@npub1qw5…037m Sometimes I’ll be sitting in a cafe and they’re playing a song that came out when I was the age of the baristas. Then I do the math to find what the equivalent would have been when I really was their age. Then you realize that even if they had hip cafes back then, they probably wouldn’t have had a Victrola. 👴

2024-01-26 15:31:20

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@npub1hvz…mle9 Does "Cracking good cheese, Gromit!" count?

2023-10-26 21:45:58

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@npub1hvz…mle9 Good point, I can just imagine the conversations in the minivan: “Mom, why did Grammar Girl bleep that word?”

2023-10-26 21:41:40

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@npub1hvz…mle9 If you bleeped it out would people still be able to get the gist of it?

2023-08-01 20:37:30

The old flipboard at 30th St Station might not have been perfect, but it never had this particular problem!
https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/110/816/280/238/526/716/original/800ee1bd0593e856.jpeg

2023-08-01 20:37:30

2023-07-10 22:00:57

How to get people's attention in a Perl conference hackathon room:
"Hmm, maybe I should rewrite these examples in Perl instead of Python…: