Kyler Laird

Kyler Laird

@kylerlaird.bsky.social

I enjoy attempting these roles with wide-ranging levels of success: Bridge player, dog guardian, farmer, father, husband, inventor, investor, pilot, sysadmin

132 Followers 307 Following 29 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 weeks ago

Yup. I have "printers" that actually make PDFs and mail them to key individuals. Soon I'll have an AI printer - "deal with whatever this is."

My vet, OTOH, makes PDFs by printing on paper and then feeding the paper into a scanner. (despite my wailing and gnashing of teeth)

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4 months ago

The "First Lady's Wing" was wasted. It really needed to be redone to be appropriate for long-term hosting of a Russian exile.

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6 months ago

@sarahtaber.bsky.social

Are you available for consulting?

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10 months ago
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It took several failed orders and then way too much money to get "EU stock" but I finally have a trike with a roof ("shed").

Anyone else have one?

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10 months ago
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I got this robot a decade or so ago. I never used it because I quickly moved to much larger equipment. I have been wanting to learn ROS2, so I have been trying to bring it up on an RPi5. I am delighted that today I have it up and responding to cmd_vel!

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11 months ago
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I fostered a couple young male Newfies this winter and sacrificed my favorite shoes. I'm looking for good pull-on waterproof leather work boots. Know of any that are ad-free? The tags and embossing have gotten ridiculous.

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11 months ago
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My left hand is now "a defeat device." I am so looking forward to my next vehicle.

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1 year ago
happy foster dog greeting his new family at handover

I'm often asked if I am sad to rehome dogs that I've fostered. Nope. Fostering is valuable and I work with a great rescue group. I know the dogs will go to appropriate homes. (I have also kept dogs that I did not expect to do as well in other homes.)

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1 year ago

QOTD: "Me and my wife have very seriously contemplated home schooling..."

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1 year ago

ProPublica

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1 year ago
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Now that I make my own yogurt, I no longer throw out plastic containers with yogurt residue. My constituents are not pleased by my environmental stewardship.

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1 year ago

My IBM-PC came with a cassette port and single-side drives because it seemed unnecessary to have double-sided. I eventually ordered a 10MB HDD from some NYC scammer but never received it.

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1 year ago

five and one quarter inch

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1 year ago

Candice Bergen might say that it's already been done.

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1 year ago
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my view as I read this:

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1 year ago
six Newfoundland dogs, scattered about the floor sleeping

When I returned to the farm many years ago, I had a dozen dogs of...uh...demanding breeds. I recently took in an energetic young Newf foster but the six Newfies I have now are still so much easier to manage than a couple Huskies - no blood and lots of naps.

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1 year ago

I've used Turo several times. (It can be easier than traditional rental at SFO and I know what car I will get.) Their rental requirements don't seem significantly different than others.

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1 year ago

Trumpster fire

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1 year ago
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I would gladly pay for curated reviews of Amazon products. I know the reviews I see are lacking because I submitted a review stating that this product, advertised with a 2-pin DT jack, actually has a permanent cable. It was denied. Is there a community solution?
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRDHH4ZG

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1 year ago

I took this photo of a foster dog at Autumn Trace in Rensselaer, Indiana.

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1 year ago

I am interested in seeing your thesis more fully developed. Who will live a long healthy happy life if I eat less meat?

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1 year ago

In many areas, an AI teacher might be the only daily opportunity a child has to interact with someone who uses decent grammar. (Yes, I have heard poor grammar from AI tools, but I am more hopeful for fixing that.)

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1 year ago
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I deployed my first driverless tractor in 2016 so I appreciate tractors as a starting point for automation. Today's equipment would not exist without being constrained by an on-board operator. Eliminate the driver and better solutions will evolve.
#farming #robots #agriculture
youtu.be/PWw7wDOsc4c

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1 year ago
one of my current foster dogs

I have worked with many animal rescue groups over the decades. I greatly appreciate South Central Newfoundland Rescue (www.scnewfrescue.org). It is run well by great people and it serves a wonderful breed.

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1 year ago

I cancelled my subscription to a large newspaper. I want to support independent journalists instead, especially those who participate here. Rather than choose individuals, I prefer to support an organization. Gemini helped me find a few. I welcome suggestions, insight, and guidance.
#journalism

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1 year ago
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On a 2023 visit to Seattle I delighted in my first seaplane lesson. I tried it again in San Andreas, CA - amphibious this time. Such fun! Recommended.

Not sure I want to put my own plane on floats but I enjoy considering it.

#aviation

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1 year ago
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AI is not Designed for You YouTube video by No Boilerplate

Bad grammar, disfluencies, jarring flow, and sparse content distract me. Tris consistently nails his presentations with artistry. Help me find more content like this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lxk...

#videosoftech

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1 year ago

I watch a lot of YouTube - mostly tech. I have longed for a service to sift through the loads of generated videos and find the gems. I saw that Bluesky now supports YouTube. I want to start posting videos I find. With tags? Any suggestions? Is this already done?

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1 year ago
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I've become accustomed to the freedom of going off-leash but the new guy explores more than I prefer. And my older dogs dawdle. I'm more comfortable when we all move together.

I always return thankful that they urged me to appreciate the woods with them.

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