Joe (they/he)
@joedecker.bsky.social
Smithsonian-exhibited nature photographer. Polartropic. Perturbagenic. Descriptivist. Bayesian. Erdős 4. “God Hates Shrimp” creator. Enby. They/he.
These are usually underwater, lake was lower a few years back. I suspect there's a spring coming out in the center of that middle circle.
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · 6d agoKinda nice when you get the fill a color wheel bingo card. #PPortfolioOnBSky 375
This year's Worldcon is happening in Anapest Anapest, it's a town, in the west
Is there anyone who understands enough tuning theory to understand this post and also is up after midnight on a Sunday
Kinda nice when you get the fill a color wheel bingo card. #PPortfolioOnBSky 375
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · last wk.Foam glyphs #PPortfolioOnBSky 371
When the lake is perfectly still, there's a +3 bonus to magic. #PPortfolioOnBSky 368
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · 2w agoLots of aspens on Boulder Mountain, Utah. #PPortfolioOnBSky 364
Please don't give away the answer for a few hours after I post this, I'll comment with info, just give a yes or no, until say 2100 Pacific Time. A question for USA folks only: Do you know what a PBM is, in the context of health care? (Non-USA folks can sit this round out.)
Oh no baby why are you making this judge learn about prompt injections
Mike Ensminger Fan Account@laplanck.bsky.social · 2w agoFirst time I've seen a court issue sanctions for prompt injection in a brief. Pro se plaintiff tries prompt injection (here, white text in tiny font) because he thinks the judge will just use some LLM to read the papers and write a ruling. Judge sees through the ruse.
Those of us who live by the Axiom of Choice approve of this comment. (Constructivists are welcome to visit the egress.)
Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · 3w agoTrick Play xkcd.com/3282/
![Comic. [diagram of a football field with people on each team represented as O or X. Arrows and dotted lines between players indicate passing or dribbling, but at one point a player simultaneously passes to two different players who both shoot at the goal; the goalie can only defend against one.] [caption] The math department team’s opponents hate it when Banach passes to Tarski.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreici3pw6jtrytnoorjpedddglrhwmwj6q4srnno3p4agulwecqsreu)
Charge farmers the same as cities for water obvs
Stormrider@kwh.bsky.social · 3w agoMany millions of us depend on Colorado River water, and yet Lake Mead is ‘smaller than ever’ - as the reservoir level continues to drop. Is there a better way to use and manage this incredibly precious resource? Yes, absolutely! - see New York Times gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...
How did I never notice the War Games (1983) nod in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)?
The trees are watching. #PPortfolioOnBSky 363
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's really fun gong back through this 500-image series (mostly from 2020-2022, based on what were originally outtakes from my trips) and watching how my interest in the images changes over time. In this case I love it more and more. #PPortfolioOnBSky 359
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of No Man's Sky today, I'm letting one of my ships drift over Neo Asgard today, taking in the incredible views. #NMS
It's really fun gong back through this 500-image series (mostly from 2020-2022, based on what were originally outtakes from my trips) and watching how my interest in the images changes over time. In this case I love it more and more. #PPortfolioOnBSky 359
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · 3w agoDeep. #PPortfolioOnBSky 357
The US: The free market is a great way to deliver health care and should deliver great results and lower costs. The world, pointing at outcomes and costs: Uhhh. *laughing* The PBM industry, pulling in nearly a trillion a year and whose work product is denied medical care: Stop looking at me.
The next decade (and beyond) it might be a really good idea to get some offline full backups made.
When it is published, the piece about this instantly becomes criticial to understanding the demise of the Washington Post. Read the comments.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 10mo agoWhen I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
Probably the most dramatic canyon I've seen IRL, and I've seen some doozies. #PPortfolioOnBSky 354
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · last mo.I don't often do monochrome but monochrome suits the Black Canyon very well. #PPortfolioOnBSky 353
I don't often do monochrome but monochrome suits the Black Canyon very well. #PPortfolioOnBSky 353
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · last mo.A cloud. (in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison) #PPortfolioOnBSky 350
One thing that makes this platform nicer is folks treat each other with respect and if they don’t, I block them, which makes this platform nicer :)
Unexpected abstract, a bit of earth and moss poking through the edge of a river in western Iceland. #PPortfolioOnBSky 349
Joe (they/he)@joedecker.bsky.social · last mo.Sometimes the details are better than the big picture. (This is from Hjálparfoss, January 2014.) #PPortfolioOnBSky 348