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My #BlueSky workflow...
1- Open BlueSky
2- Immediately see three of the most batshit insane stories I've ever seen
3- Run out of emotional bandwidth
4- Close BlueSky like I'm that Homer Simpson gif

Fascinating. Technology loves a good arms race.

Tell everyone in New England to fill out the Did You Feel it report! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Just had a 4.1 #earthquake off the coast of Maine! Felt some good shaking here north of #Boston in #Massachusetts! https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00sqr6q8/executive

Wore my #DIGITAL #DEC hoodie to the brewery in the shadow of their old NH software facility. Looked around and was confronted by the age you'd probably have to be to recognize it. 😬

Raiders of the Lost Ark is currently airing on Paramount Network. Is this a coincidence? 🤷‍♀️ Draw your own conclusions.

Well OK then ya don't see that everyday, thankfully!

SpaceX confirms that Starship broke apart during its ascent burn.

A passenger on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Icon of the Seas" posted this video, with the ship's current location in the Atlantic matching other debris sightings.

Video source: x.com/FlyerXT/stat...

I really don't wish #Bluesky had an option to refresh but maintain the current feed position. The always winding up at the top makes looking at older stuff a chore and missing stuff inevitable.

History made: Blue Origin becomes first new space company to reach orbit on its first launch – Spaceflight Now

Congratulations to #BlueOrigin on their launch of the #NewGlenn rocket on the #NG1 mission. Orbital on the first attempt is impressive. 👏🚀 https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/01/15/live-coverage-blue-origin-to-launch-blue-ring-pathfinder-on-new-glenn-rocket-inaugural-launch-from-cape-canaveral/

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes | TechCrunch More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

All the Meta/Tok/continual X drama has me thinking once again about how the answer will never been centralized walled garden apps. Open protocols anything can be built on top of are the actual solve. https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/bluesky-is-getting-its-own-photo-sharing-app-flashes/

Had to jump through some hoops today and do a fair amount of Unix/Linux command line fu. Weirdly enough that's what I consider fun these days.

Mecha Comet Linux Handheld (CES 2025)

This is one of the coolest geekiest things I've seen come along in tech in a good while!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89pAwl55HJw

On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.

Does anyone know if there's a tool out there that allows you to get notifications for when specific #BlueSky accounts post?

WTF.

Here we go again. Back to the grind with 2025 underway. Yeeha!