NYC May 3-6 SF May 17-21 Super-premium luxury dork. | robinalbedo.com Monthly newsletter: robinalbedo.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mk6lsnwxz22zWhoops, forgot this platform existed for a few days. Here, have a tasteful nude as consolation.23 Apr 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6lsnwxz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mjn2tbnlxc2wTo my NYC loves: I'm coming your way in just a few weeks! I'll be in town May 3-6. Drop me a line now to get on my dance card! For reference, this is how cute my butt looked last time I was there.16 Apr 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn2tbnlxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mjifqazqbs2kI have now taught my stepmom the term "competence porn" ... doing the lord's work corrupting the boomer ladies [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjifqazqbs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mjfwgsmqcs2ySomeone just told me that my tiny lisp (thanks, dental crowns 😑) is cute, and it changed my perspective for the better ... I guess it is on-brand! 🤓 Pairs well with glasses.13 Apr 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfwgsmqcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mj6cz6bq522h"Sinners Pizza," which has charmingly over-the-top Satanic branding, just opened across from a Christian coffee shop, and they've been bringing each other pizza and coffee across the street all day, it's cute af So I guess I ship them now? (The businesses, not the people ... very Chuck Tingle)10 Apr 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6cz6bq522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mj3q6fz2gc27In my mad science supervillain era (... which is always) (and yes, that is a lab coat from NIH)09 Apr 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3q6fz2gc27https://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mirrzqe2fs2x"Oh shoot, I'm covered in lint." "Lint from the kangaroos?" "No, lint from the blanket I hid under when I found out that Hank Green is bisexual." "Bisexual blanket lint." "I think all lint is pansexual." - A conversation I just had that contained mostly never-before-uttered sentences05 Apr 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirrzqe2fs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mik45ugeck2uI think I need to regularly clarify that the "doctor" thing is not some kind of medfet bit, it's an attempt to signal that I have a PhD for those who are into nerds (and I might as well get SOME use out of having spent my 20s in a dark tunnel assailed by self-recrimination and doubt)02 Apr 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik45ugeck2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mihdodte4c2bLast year, I started my April newsletter with an announcement that I was retiring to become a bhikkhunī (Buddhist nun), followed by "lol just kidding." The number of email responses I received saying "you scared the crap out of me" was extremely gratifying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihdodte4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mihcbielys2bBest excerpt from today's Signal messages so far01 Apr 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihcbielys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mielth2ah22fThe AI Doc is exceptionally well done. It could've erred in so many ways, and it mostly managed to navigate the Scylla and Charybdis of the subject matter while being both accessible and beautiful. And it's (further) evidence that the humanities have the potential make a tangible difference.31 Mar 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mielth2ah22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mi7ph2hlg22sI'm thinking this should be the normal quantity of banchan y/n29 Mar 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7ph2hlg22shttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mi2t6n5atk2oI'm sorry that your pet is the second-cutest, but sometimes that's just the way the cat treat crumbles27 Mar 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2t6n5atk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mhy4zyx3ok2j"Having all of my sexual buttons pushed at once by a quantitative methodology podcast episode about fungible parameter estimates" was not on my bingo card for today, but here we are26 Mar 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy4zyx3ok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mhw4w5d4m227Bringing my best daddy energy25 Mar 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw4w5d4m227https://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mhtqn3d6a22lThis library is so empty ... I think it may be possible this week to fulfill my lifelong dream of having sex in the stacks without getting arrested Anyway my schedule's pretty open this week so24 Mar 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtqn3d6a22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mhqfbs47oc2iI thought it was spring, but when I left the house this morning it was 35 degrees, so I'll just have to dream of reading outdoors for a few more weeks23 Mar 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqfbs47oc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mholsevhs22iThis might be my favorite sticker I've ever seen in Seattle22 Mar 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mholsevhs22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mhlkxqbpss2xWhat is up with LLMs' apparent compulsion to declare things "real" "XYZ is doing real work here" "The concern you raise is real" Nobody writes like that (I hope), so it's not in the corpus and must somehow have gotten trained in by RLHF???21 Mar 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlkxqbpss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mherulzmh22hMe, going about my business: I am the very paragon of normality, the standard against which normal behavior should be evaluated, so sensible and sophisticated Me, accidentally hearing an audio recording of myself speaking: Now THAT is an autistic person19 Mar 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mherulzmh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mhbkq3vr7s2sThe food was attractive AND delicious--that shaggy thing that looks like the dragon from The Neverending Story is a pile of mushrooms with white kimchi, truffle cream, and parmesan--and my date said that my outfit made him think I could be an anime villain, so I'd say the evening was a success.17 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbkq3vr7s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mh7kdlw25c2rProud to have taught my mom the terms "thirst trap" and "down bad" within the past 24h16 Mar 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7kdlw25c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mgzzrqwris2vSometimes you just need a break to admire your own abs.14 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzzrqwris2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mgv2yz5vg22bI enjoy doing your laundry. Knowing you've made full use of my space, remembering our meeting as I take your towel out of the dryer the next day .... I don't aspire to be a trad-anything, but there's something so sweet and intimate about domestic acts.12 Mar 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv2yz5vg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mgbhd3x5z223Goodbye to the vast glittering plain that is Phoenix! Follow my newsletter (robinalbedo.substack.com) to find out where I'll be next. (This month's edition will be a bit delayed.)04 Mar 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbhd3x5z223https://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mg6j4fa6f22kWhy yes, I am bisexual. I am aroused by both (1) "period-typical homophobia" warning tags on fanfiction and (2) that moment in Frozen when you find out Hans is the bad guy03 Mar 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6j4fa6f22khttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mg63zjlu4k2aIntroduce yourself as 5 concerts you’ve been to: They Might Be Giants Dragonforce Simon & Garfunkel Open Mike Eagle Nine Inch Nails 😈 ... yeah, that's pretty much my personality [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg63zjlu4k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mg4bjdpz3k2aInteresting! When someone mentions that he's white in an inquiry, my interpretation is that he's implying *I* care about his race for some reason (e.g., that I'm racist). Which is ... not exactly endearing, either. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4bjdpz3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mfzsukc6z22wHello there, Phoenix. Are you ready to indulge? I'm settled in and still have a few openings in my dance card now through Tuesday afternoon.01 Mar 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzsukc6z22whttps://bsky.app/profile/robinalbedo.bsky.social/post/3mfx5suxzfc2bThese may not be the sexiest photos of me ever, but I think "sentimentality about humanity" and "hey guys, there's an ermine!" provide key information about my personality28 Feb 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:2rbotzwtm7i4tbmfchwtvcyk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfx5suxzfc2b