Eastern Long-Whiskered Billy

angler, camper, scientist, loose leaf tea, ATLien

Last Notes

2026-04-22 12:17:02 GMT

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what did you rig up?

2026-04-02 16:21:26 GMT

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is it possible to view the newsletter on your website? Or in a mastodon post?

2026-03-16 14:28:50 GMT

Hello fediverse! I am finally getting around to doing an introduction post! I have been on this server since 2023, so feel free to click through to the Media tab on my profile to check out my interests.
My day job is publicly funded biomedical research. Otherwise, I am avidly pursuing outdoors activity such as hiking and fly fishing. In the cold dark months, I make due with fly tying and a couple of aquariums. In all seasons, I drink loose leaf tea and try to stay on top of python for scientific or otherwise high performance computing. In 2026, I am looking forward to getting my fitness journey back on track and getting back into the woods after some injuries.
Please give this introduction a boost!
#introduction

2025-09-22 23:09:18 GMT

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welcome to #ATL

2025-07-20 14:48:32 GMT

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it's not easy being green

2025-03-04 07:25:50 GMT

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"internet rates"

2024-10-25 15:40:33 GMT

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do you explicitly prefer lock-up reels to lock-down reels? Or is this an emergent phenomenon?

2024-10-15 01:37:03 GMT

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I have seen them in this watershed before. I used to confuse them with the warpaint shiner, which I often catch in GA.

2024-10-15 00:50:29 GMT

I made it back up to the Nantahala National Forest this past weekend. The leaves were not yet in full swing, but they were beautiful all the same.
I did not see a trout. The fish in the photo is a rosyside dace (a minnow). It ate a size 18 wet fly.
#flyfishing #fishing #dace #minnow #tenkara #creek #santeetlah #mountain #huckleberryknob #hiking #nature #outdoors #wetfly
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2024-09-19 18:28:13 GMT

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gonna be honest if you are a human, that username is a real turn off.
Where are you fishing? What are you fishing for? What gear do your friends/family use to fish?

2024-09-16 20:22:36 GMT

This is a gong mei white tea. I'm a little confused about the age. I know that I previously sampled a brick from 2009, but the vendor presently has a brick from 2012 on their website. I'm not sure which year is this brick. It was wrapped in foil, which was inconvenient, so I tossed the original wrapper. 🤦‍♂️
It is totally oxidized. The aroma is dank and earthy. The taste is sweet and quite complex but somehow only in the front of my mouth.
I will link to the vendor in a responding post without tagging the tea bot.
@npub1vfk…t09q #tea #whitetea #gongmei #teapot #teaware
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2024-08-30 22:42:46 GMT

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this storm is more bark than bite. I've hardly had any rain.

2024-08-23 15:17:01 GMT

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what are the condiments?

2024-08-22 23:56:48 GMT

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oh I got it. Just wanted to share this particularly infuriating example. They are both Gamakatsu!

2024-08-22 22:19:13 GMT

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🤦
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2024-08-22 13:35:41 GMT

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yeah that and hook sizes

2024-08-16 00:46:55 GMT

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plz pics