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The helicopter one is literally insane.

After that occurs, there is only one rational decision: military helicopters no longer get to do nods training anywhere near the approach end of a bravo airspace runway.

02.03.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever I hear someone talk about data centers in space, I think about Sealand.

I think they are happy to let everyone assume that the big idea is cheap cooling because space is β€œcold”, when the reality is that temperature management in a vacuum is pretty tricky.

02.03.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe it is an intentional and specific choice from Dario intended to drive the point home.

27.02.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, we rightly make fun of Cheeto for being led around by the -whatever- by influential staff.

David Sirota alone got Bernie to do some S-tier dumb stuff.

25.02.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now you tell me. Wish I would have read this headline prior to trying to julienne fries with them.

Not perfect for everything, indeed.

24.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard G
Tabs not spaces
Get off my lawn

23.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait a minute, Kai. You’re saying the guy that hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law to keep him from cooperating with a federal investigation… not a good guy?

23.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is not accurate, unfortunately

22.02.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An NFT is a URL that you β€œown”.

They say it is a picture or other asset, but in reality, it is just the URL.

Really just the dumbest shit ever.

21.02.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry you want @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social

20.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’m sure they’ll listen to Reason.”

16.02.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œActually, we are an oligopoly, Karl.”

14.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Eufy (Anker) has a nice PTZ camera with floodlight. Can also charge via included solar mini-panel.

Nobody will analyze the footage, but if you want to be sure you can go local only. The only thing is you won’t be able to check the camera or recorded video when you’re not at home.

UniFi also good.

09.02.2026 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Generative Pre-trained Transformer on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

08.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œGo play with these tools, they’re unbelievable”

Says a person who finished medical school and did the prompt construction.

02.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel personally attacked by this

31.01.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nice straw man statement you stuffed on your to argue against, I will leave you to it

28.01.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, of course. Republicans create the problem and folks blame Democrats for not fixing it to their satisfaction and punishing enough.

Uneasy lies a head that wears a crown, I guess that is how it goes.

28.01.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, yes, of course
Republicans bad
Democrats bad
Capitalism bad
Nuance bad

In before β€œthis, but unironically!”

28.01.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I respectfully submit if β€œObama bailed out the banks” is what you led with, your view of that mess is not correct.

Also, β€œbanks getting bailed out” can also be stated this way:

β€œAverage American depositors didn’t lose all of their money.”

28.01.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The mortgage problem was created prior to, and blew up in 2008.

Obama’s term began on January 20, 2009.

Every bank that was bailed out paid back taxpayers, including interest.

Pinning that mess on Obama is not fair, IMHO.

28.01.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

It is the accepted practice for the outgoing chairperson to step down from the board altogether when their term as chair ends.

But if there were ever a time to ignore that practice…

21.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for that and for the best realization of a great pen and paper classic game.

20.01.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Primaries should be bruising affairs. Let’s highlight the differences and find weaknesses.

But I have noticed a kind of a party switch in the following way: when I was younger, union voters and other groups voted D no matter what in the general. Republicans were not as unified or stayed home.

16.01.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I listen to Molly White whenever I want to know the right way to think about WMF stuff (among other things)

15.01.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK announcers on the US broadcasts for the Premier League are usually pretty good.

Having said that, if Peacock gave me the ability to crank up the crowd noise at Anfield for Liverpool matches… oh buddy you best believe that’s happening. Would be glorious.

11.01.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhat do we wanna do to the abstraction that is Mother Nature?

Protect her? No.

Save her? Nah.

Respect her? Heh, this is Maxim…

Spank her!

Nailed it, boys!”

06.01.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

04.01.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 43469    πŸ” 16080    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 411

Folio Society Neuromancer by @greatdismal.bsky.social

02.01.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had many injuries. Worst was probably a full-force, two-footed, studs-up tackle that caught me just under the shin guard.

But the most pain I’ve ever been in (and it’s not close) was from a gallstone that resulted in necrotizing pancreatitis. -1000/10, do not recommend

29.12.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0