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Paul Callahan (he/him) @paulcallahanmv.bsky.social

... it's a lot like being bullied in a schoolyard. Let's say you try to point out something true but that your classmates don't know: objects fall at the same acceleration independent of mass. So the school bully drops you and a feather from 5 feet up, showing to the amusement of all that you ...

aug 31, 2025, 4:02 pm • 0 0

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Paul Callahan (he/him) @paulcallahanmv.bsky.social

... hit the ground a lot sooner. You dust yourself off (if you're an uber-nerd) adjust your cracked wireframe glasses and explain: "Yes, but that's in the presence of friction." At this point you've lost your audience already. Editors either remember being the nerd or being in the audience.

aug 31, 2025, 4:05 pm • 1 0 • view