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David Kavanagh

@dkavanagh.bsky.social

My head in the clouds, and feet on the ground. ViaSat. Maker, Coder, Humanist.

106 Followers  |  96 Following  |  333 Posts  |  Joined: 05.10.2023  |  2.3132

Latest posts by dkavanagh.bsky.social on Bluesky

Do people have any idea what the interest rate on a 50-year mortgage would be!?

11.11.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

with a 50 yr mortgage, you can say the bank owns it for much longer! I mean, who would actually work for 50 years? Nobody would buy a house young enough to get a paycheck for the life of the mortgage. It seems really useless. Banks also factor in risk and for longer terms, rates to way up!

11.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Hunger Games"?

10.11.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, how much time does it take to qualify a new system, let alone develop it? People who don't know shit say stupid things like 2-3 weeks.

10.11.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Again, it's OK to break laws if it's in service of Trump. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

10.11.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There were many words I could have used.

09.11.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It takes a brave man to drink his own urine.

09.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It would be a shame if it got swamped with false reports.

06.11.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Monroe County BOE keeps e-mailing me Turnout Reports every few hours today. Maybe because I was once a poll worker?

05.11.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd say "it's fine" but "it's brilliant!"

31.10.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Coffee service inside at the gate should be a thing.

31.10.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We must stand up and say "no" to this cruelty. This is now how a modern, civilized society treats its citizens.

30.10.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s official πŸš€ The ViaSat-3 F2 payload is now integrated with ULA's Atlas V rocket – one step closer to launch on November 5th, pending range approval.

Once in service, it’s expected to more than double the capacity of our entire fleet.

πŸ”— https://bit.ly/43xyPTO

29.10.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great 1st day at #GitHubEnterprise, learned how AI can help, not just in coding (and where it shouldn't be used), vibe-coded a neat PR for the badges, won a LEGO building contest, drove an F1 car (sim), built a GitHub lamp, met @ashley.dev IRL. Can't wait for day 2!

29.10.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big line for the Bibimbap

28.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it just the electrolytics? I have a 100 and 102 I'd like to lower up again

28.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just created my custom GitHub Universe wallpaper using Octocanvas from #GitHubUniverse 🎨

28.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The last few minutes till opening are the hardest. #githubuniverse

28.10.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's good news for me. I was planning to get a covid booster next week

27.10.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#DYK – ViaSat-3 F2 integrates Boeing’s 702MP+ platform πŸ›°οΈ with all-electric propulsion, structural upgrades, and high-power generation designed to support sustained high-throughput operations.

πŸ”— More on ViaSat-3 F2 here: vsat.co/vs3

27.10.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're living on the edge, Jer!

25.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The ViaSat-3 constellation is designed to bring next-level connectivity across the globe.

✈️ Aviation: Enhanced IFC
βš“οΈ Maritime: Home-like internet at sea
πŸ›‘οΈ Government: Greater security & resiliency
πŸ›œ Homes & businesses: Faster, wider reach

πŸ”— https://vsat.co/4n39Dvt

24.10.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess that wasn't enough to protect it from destruction.

21.10.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Atlas V ViaSat-3 F2

Things are moving along!
www.ulalaunch.com/missions/nex...

21.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You would have thought there would have been some historical protections for this building.

21.10.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He can take down the East wing, be can he take down grocery prices?

21.10.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What did you end up doing with that? did you clean it all up and re-bond it, or just leave it off?

20.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social I just had a woman drive up and exchange 8 books (seemingly at random because she certainly didn't spend enough time to examine them) for 8 books in her car. Should I have stopped her? I asked her how many. What she did doesn't seem like it's in the spirit of this.

20.10.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We were barely affected, but we still got up to monitor the situation.

20.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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