Terry Johnson
@infinitewell.bsky.social
Teacher of math and science. Planetarium buff. Techno-nerd. Dreamer of dreams.
A specialist once said, "Sounds like you've got something complicated and I don't do complicated."
Me: "Are you gonna charge me for this?"
Bad doc: "You're taking up my time, aren't you?"
Me: "Are you gonna charge me for this?"
Bad doc: "You're taking up my time, aren't you?"
A question from Reddit that I'll answer here:
"What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
"What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
August 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
A specialist once said, "Sounds like you've got something complicated and I don't do complicated."
Me: "Are you gonna charge me for this?"
Bad doc: "You're taking up my time, aren't you?"
Me: "Are you gonna charge me for this?"
Bad doc: "You're taking up my time, aren't you?"
It's not much of a story but a doc told me I wasn't feeling pain when I was doubled over and absolutely was. It was just bizarre!
A question from Reddit that I'll answer here:
"What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
"What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
August 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It's not much of a story but a doc told me I wasn't feeling pain when I was doubled over and absolutely was. It was just bizarre!
This is the way
August 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This is the way
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It’s worth noting that Jesus got angry at exactly one type of person:
Jerks taking financial advantage of the poor under the cover of religion
Jerks taking financial advantage of the poor under the cover of religion
July 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It’s worth noting that Jesus got angry at exactly one type of person:
Jerks taking financial advantage of the poor under the cover of religion
Jerks taking financial advantage of the poor under the cover of religion
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She was Hayao Miyazaki's "right-hand" collaborator from the '70s onward. Her name was Michiyo Yasuda -- the best color designer in animation.
Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
July 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
She was Hayao Miyazaki's "right-hand" collaborator from the '70s onward. Her name was Michiyo Yasuda -- the best color designer in animation.
Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
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The anti-data center movement is like "I don't want to pay more money for a thing that will not benefit me at all and will actively make my life measurably worse in a bunch of ways" and the pro-data center movement is like "We want it to be illegal for you to not like us."
July 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The anti-data center movement is like "I don't want to pay more money for a thing that will not benefit me at all and will actively make my life measurably worse in a bunch of ways" and the pro-data center movement is like "We want it to be illegal for you to not like us."
I've been told I'm teaching a class that the past 5 teachers who were told to teach it quit the next year. This class is an elective! How is there a class so many want to take but no one wants to teach?!?
(I don't even think I'm qualified!)
(I don't even think I'm qualified!)
July 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I've been told I'm teaching a class that the past 5 teachers who were told to teach it quit the next year. This class is an elective! How is there a class so many want to take but no one wants to teach?!?
(I don't even think I'm qualified!)
(I don't even think I'm qualified!)
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July 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Power the NPR Network. Make your first gift, or increase your support today.
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My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.
April 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.
I read this as cool *physics* game and ...nevermind, that tracks.
Show me a cool physical game
July 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I read this as cool *physics* game and ...nevermind, that tracks.
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Now, now... hang on a second. I'm intrigued! Say more, tiny particle.
Not now, tiny particle that could erase the universe at any moment
June 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Now, now... hang on a second. I'm intrigued! Say more, tiny particle.
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I asked Norman Rockwell's granddaughter, Daisy Rockwell, about this use of her grandfather's work. She writes: "It goes without saying that they have completely misunderstood the meaning of the painting, which is tolerance for others and peaceful coexistence."
June 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I asked Norman Rockwell's granddaughter, Daisy Rockwell, about this use of her grandfather's work. She writes: "It goes without saying that they have completely misunderstood the meaning of the painting, which is tolerance for others and peaceful coexistence."
Last night I asked my mentor if math was discovered or invented - an age old question that has been debated since the early Babylonians. He responded with, "What is history? Is that discovered or invented? You wouldn't even think to ask that question. History just exists. Math is no different."
June 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Last night I asked my mentor if math was discovered or invented - an age old question that has been debated since the early Babylonians. He responded with, "What is history? Is that discovered or invented? You wouldn't even think to ask that question. History just exists. Math is no different."
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At a checkup for my mom. What does it say about my age when they're only playing bangers over the hospital waiting room speakers?
June 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
At a checkup for my mom. What does it say about my age when they're only playing bangers over the hospital waiting room speakers?
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Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.
May 31, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.
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Hadden's building a backup of this thing in Hokkaido in case it gets taken out by a Busey.
May 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Hadden's building a backup of this thing in Hokkaido in case it gets taken out by a Busey.
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Wolverine should have been called Hairy Frog
May 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Wolverine should have been called Hairy Frog
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April 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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MUPPET TRENT REZNOR: what have I become / my swedish friend?
SWEDISH CHEF: ervie wurr ye durr gurrs awerre en de ern
SWEDISH CHEF: ervie wurr ye durr gurrs awerre en de ern
April 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
MUPPET TRENT REZNOR: what have I become / my swedish friend?
SWEDISH CHEF: ervie wurr ye durr gurrs awerre en de ern
SWEDISH CHEF: ervie wurr ye durr gurrs awerre en de ern
I honestly thought this was bad AI.
you might also enjoy the McToast, a McDonald's offering only available in some Eastern European countries, which very much has the vibe of "your server is hungover and is this close to quitting their job"
March 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I honestly thought this was bad AI.
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Americans' sympathy for Palestinians is higher than Americans' sympathy for Israelis for the first time ever.
Is that because of big spending by the Palestine lobby?
Or is it possible that money isn't everything in politics, and millions of Americans form opinions based on reaction to events?
Is that because of big spending by the Palestine lobby?
Or is it possible that money isn't everything in politics, and millions of Americans form opinions based on reaction to events?
March 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Americans' sympathy for Palestinians is higher than Americans' sympathy for Israelis for the first time ever.
Is that because of big spending by the Palestine lobby?
Or is it possible that money isn't everything in politics, and millions of Americans form opinions based on reaction to events?
Is that because of big spending by the Palestine lobby?
Or is it possible that money isn't everything in politics, and millions of Americans form opinions based on reaction to events?
The story is weirder than you think. It's got Underminer kind of shenanigans, workers just trying ...stuff... to fix it, and a mysterious donor who gave the city gold bars???
Mysterious large steel cylinder suddenly emerges from the ground in Japan
Japanese authorities were investigating Friday how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction work and rose to the height of a four-storey building in the city of Osaka.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The story is weirder than you think. It's got Underminer kind of shenanigans, workers just trying ...stuff... to fix it, and a mysterious donor who gave the city gold bars???
Happy Pi Day, everyone!
March 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Happy Pi Day, everyone!