Julianne Dalcanton

@dalcantonjd.bsky.social

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Astrophysicist at the Center for Computational Astrophysics & U. Washington.

Frightening display of three bobblehead dolls for sale, in order: a brunette Haaland, buddy Jesus, and F1 driver Marquez.
A group of Somali officials look on as a white man wearing Blues Brothers suit, tie, and shades, points to students in front of a blackboard with text about magnets.
Tiny chihuahua curled up in a pod pet bed that looks like a succulent in a terra cotta pot.
Atlanta Braves baseball card of pitcher Bruce Dal Canton
Protest sign with an old woodcut picture of a guillotine and printed words saying “Are we there yet?”
Billy Corgan meeting Homer Simpson: “Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins.” “Homer Simpson, smiling politely.”
Worf in Robinhood era garb exclaiming “I am not a merry man!”
Protest sign in a crowd with a picture of a strained Homer Simpson getting ready to speak but holding it back, with text saying “How hard I pronounce the F in ‘Fuck ICE’”.
Lowly Worm driving his apple car, from Richard Scarry.
NYC marathon sign saying “Be humble, but let motherfuckers know”
Fog and sweeping clouds over a country road next to a tree covered hill
Poster for the Irish step dancing group Riverdance’s “Lord of the Dance”, featuring a shirtless picture of Michael Flately in a dramatic pose that reflects the same energy he took to waiting for his plane at LAX.
Start with what a reverse centaur is. In automation theory, a "centaur" is a person who is assisted by a machine. You're a human head being carried around on a tireless robot body. Driving a car makes you a centaur, and so does using autocomplete. And obviously, a reverse centaur is machine head on a human body, a person who is serving as a squishy meat appendage for an uncaring machine. Like an Amazon delivery driver, who sits in a cabin surrounded by Al cameras, that monitor the driver's eyes and take points off if the driver looks in a proscribed direction, and monitors the driver's mouth because singing isn't allowed on the job, and rats the driver out to the boss if they don't make quota.
Mrs Hurst and Miss Bingley from the BBC Pride and Prejudice, wearing extravagant feather turbans
lurkey Stuffing: By HELOISE *I can of 10-count refrigerator biscuits (baked) 2 to 8 caps crumbled cooked cornbread 1(1-pound) toaf of bread, toasted 1% cups chopped onion chopped celery 1 eup chopped celery tops 1 tablespoon sage 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning -2 cups water I cup chicken bouillon or turkey drippings Saltiaad pepper to taste 2 eggs Crumble the biscuits, cornbread and bread slices into a big pot and set aside. Put all remaining ingredients, EXCEPT EGGS, into a saucepan. Let boil 10 minutes, or until the celery and onions are tender, then pour over the bread crumbs and toss. If it's not as moist as you like, add more liquid. Let cool Add the eggs, mixing thoroughly. Now, place the dressing in a greased baking dish and bake at 300 Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. For a more moist dressing, use a smaller pan and pile the dressing thicker. For a drier, crustier dressing, use a larger pan and spread it out to about 2 inches thick (a cookie sheet works
Protesters dressed as stereotypical hyper rich (men in top hats with cigars, women in gowns) with signs from “Trillionaires for Trump”, including: “Whose yachts? Our yachts!” “Slow and expensive buses” “We paid for three terms” “Raise the rent” “Billionaires should exist. Change my mind.”
Interacting galaxies from the Arp-Madore catalog, viewed with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Poster on a flagpole with a picture of Chappell Roan, announcing a mass kazoo performance: “DO YOU LOVE Chappell Roan? JOIN US Aug. 30 5PM at Gas Works Park For the WORLD'S LARGEST Kazoo Performance of PINK PONY CLUB 240 KAZOOS PROVIDED”
Very tiny big-eared chihuahua, alert and enjoying lap time on an outdoor bar patio.
Executive order text: Nothing in this order shall be construed to discourage or prevent the use of peer review methods to evaluate proposals for discretionary awards or otherwise inform agency decision making, provided that peer review recommendations remain advisory and are not ministerially ratified, routinely deferred to, or otherwise treated as de facto binding by senior appointees or their designees.
Selfie of woman screaming while wearing white cats-eye glasses, while struggling with paperwork.
Pre-COVID correlations between infection rates of ~20 varieties, showing a wide mix of positive, negative, and no correlation.
Chart showing the time series of percentage of 8th and 10th grade boys who believe “A woman should have the same job opportunities as men” (only 45% agree completely) and “men and women should be paid the same for doing the same work” (only 57% agree completely).
Bumper sticker with background accent stars, reading “GET IN LOSER, WE'RE EMBRACING A CHILDLIKE SENSE OF WONDER”
Tableful of stuffed capybaras, in great abundance and variety.
Sign awning with script lettering of the store name, which is “Fweedom Cannabis”
Zipper, appalled.
Poster for adoptable dog Fruit Bat, currently being fostered by Best Friends NY. Fruit Bat is black and white and looks exactly like a fruit bat, except for being tubby and not at all aerodynamic.
Tiniest blonde dog on an orange rug. Perfect bat ears.
Protest sign of the underpants gnome strategy from South Park, where “steal underpants” in Stage 1 has been changed to “Fuck Everybody Over”. Phase 2 and Phase 3 remain “?” and “Profit”.
Duke Leto holding the family pug, from the David Lynch version.
Chicken, prior to roasting on a bed of carrots and onions, propped on its side to let the thigh juices soak down into the breast. The bottom leg is extended and the upper one is bent demurely, with its little wing tucked up to show its breast, perfectly mimicking Rose in Titanic. I swear I did not pose this and the chicken just wanted to be in this pose #SluttyChicken. Billy Zane is going to be furious.
Google scholar summary from the book “Tyrannosaurid paleobiology”, of a 2013 article titled “The biomechanics of a plausible hunting strategy for Tyrannosaurus rex” by authors D Krauss, J Robinson. The article snippet shown says: “We present here a biomechanical analysis of a hunting strategy that Tyrannosaurus rex could have employed effectively. The modern analogy for this hunting strategy is "cow tipping,"
Painting or CG of a tyrannosaurus walking on its hind legs.
Light brown Labrador curled up on a grey dog bed.
Brindle pit bull in pink camo jammies, barely visible from amongst a giant pile of now-filthy yellow couch cushions.
A collection of newly framed pictures, leaning against the wall awaiting pickup, including a very large reproduction of the constitution.
Two small round white casserole dishes with nicely puffed strata.
Box of very thin Oreos with Japanese text. The Oreos have green filling and seeds, and the box has an image of a fig and a matcha leaf.
Thumbs up in front of a partially eaten Unusual Oreo.
Small inner Oreo packet with a small Oreo with an adorable quizzical panda thinking a question mark.
Close up of Unusual Oreos with the Japanese text processed by Google Translate. Text reads: High iron, protein content Add >12% imported turmeric powder 100% importable powder O anti-fat
Long rectangular blue box of Oreos with Japanese text and English text saying “cheese flavor”. For mysterious reason he filling has a wooden handle like a popsicle stick.
Online news article with text “A New York-bound Virgin Atlantic flight was canceled just moments before takeoff last week when an alarmed passenger said he spotted several screws missing from the plane's wing. British traveler Phil Hardy, 41, was onboard Flight VS127 at Manchester Airport in the UK on Jan. 15 when he noticed the four missing fasteners during a safety briefing for passengers and decided to alert the cabin crew.” The article advertised below is titled “You can take these 5 items from an airplane — without getting in trouble”.
White mug with typewriter text saying “Sometimes I stay inside because it’s just too peopley out there”
Evening view of a distant Statue of Liberty during a cloudy sunset
Small black terrier mutt who is put together wrong.
Watch with a black and midnight blue face, the sun in the center, and then planets that orbit around to tell time.
Listing of members of high school math team and calculus league, including me.
Fred the Pomeranian is perfect and floofy.
Pomeranian fuzz ball with curled up tongue
Cat on a leash in NYC.
Elephant shrew, which is ombré from its adorable long snout to its chonky butt.