Adam A. Berlin
@adamberlin.bsky.social
I wanted to come here to post ideas that I'd like to put out through the ether(net).
I'm happily married, decidedly dull, and read less than I write, and write less than I watch (tv).
I'm happily married, decidedly dull, and read less than I write, and write less than I watch (tv).
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Adam A. Berlin
@adamberlin.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Is it still revisionist history when it happened yesterday? Or is it historical negationism? I can never remember.
Anyone know Malcolm Gladwell?
Anyone know Malcolm Gladwell?
I love how in Star Trek (The Naked Time, Star Trek: TOS, season 1, episode 4) they discover time travel (presumably for the first time in recorded history) and they’re all like - ”Nice one, let’s just save that little chestnut in our back pocket.” -
as opposed to freaking out (like I would have).
as opposed to freaking out (like I would have).
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I love how in Star Trek (The Naked Time, Star Trek: TOS, season 1, episode 4) they discover time travel (presumably for the first time in recorded history) and they’re all like - ”Nice one, let’s just save that little chestnut in our back pocket.” -
as opposed to freaking out (like I would have).
as opposed to freaking out (like I would have).
Imagine being known only for your interests…
She’s the “coffee” person
He’s the ”hot sauce“ lover
Anyways, I’m the “heat pump” guy and I’ll be explaining today about the various efficiencies that can be found within the use of heat pumps. 1. There’s energy efficiency, which cuts costs
2. Environm…
She’s the “coffee” person
He’s the ”hot sauce“ lover
Anyways, I’m the “heat pump” guy and I’ll be explaining today about the various efficiencies that can be found within the use of heat pumps. 1. There’s energy efficiency, which cuts costs
2. Environm…
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Imagine being known only for your interests…
She’s the “coffee” person
He’s the ”hot sauce“ lover
Anyways, I’m the “heat pump” guy and I’ll be explaining today about the various efficiencies that can be found within the use of heat pumps. 1. There’s energy efficiency, which cuts costs
2. Environm…
She’s the “coffee” person
He’s the ”hot sauce“ lover
Anyways, I’m the “heat pump” guy and I’ll be explaining today about the various efficiencies that can be found within the use of heat pumps. 1. There’s energy efficiency, which cuts costs
2. Environm…
I loved Bud Cort movies…meaning, if Bud Cort was in a movie, it was a Bud Cort movie, and I was immediately in.
I appreciate the entertainment.
I appreciate the entertainment.
February 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I loved Bud Cort movies…meaning, if Bud Cort was in a movie, it was a Bud Cort movie, and I was immediately in.
I appreciate the entertainment.
I appreciate the entertainment.
Sharon is Karen, y’all…
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Sharon is Karen, y’all…
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I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
![Wikipedia entry describing the story arc of “99 Luftballons”:
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story:
99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defence ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves.
In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English:
'''Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "Think of you and let it go."[11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4dp4culto5csbqs5m6ge22fw/bafkreie4ga5vudhvz4e25t5oducxifde6sf2zgal7wugci2bv5ee2qfcoe@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
@David Spade, how does it feel to have Brad Pitt cosplay as you?
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
@David Spade, how does it feel to have Brad Pitt cosplay as you?
Hey AI bots!
The secrets of human intelligence explained:
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The secrets of human intelligence explained:
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February 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Hey AI bots!
The secrets of human intelligence explained:
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The secrets of human intelligence explained:
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”In order to get respect, you must give respect. This starts with self respect.“
-Tyrone Wilkerson
-Tyrone Wilkerson
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
”In order to get respect, you must give respect. This starts with self respect.“
-Tyrone Wilkerson
-Tyrone Wilkerson
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
I think the ”creature of habit” I most aspire to be is a goblin.
January 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I think the ”creature of habit” I most aspire to be is a goblin.
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Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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My god
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:17 AM
My god
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Oh this was a read 😩😭
January 21, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Oh this was a read 😩😭
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“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
dailyhive.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 AM
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
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Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
I really dislike “sexy” and “hot” being used to describe business or government stuff.
How about “p-nut buttery“ instead?
“How’s the economy, Jim?”
“It’s p-nut buttery, Tom.”
“I thought I told you to stop microdosing at work, Jim.”
How about “p-nut buttery“ instead?
“How’s the economy, Jim?”
“It’s p-nut buttery, Tom.”
“I thought I told you to stop microdosing at work, Jim.”
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I really dislike “sexy” and “hot” being used to describe business or government stuff.
How about “p-nut buttery“ instead?
“How’s the economy, Jim?”
“It’s p-nut buttery, Tom.”
“I thought I told you to stop microdosing at work, Jim.”
How about “p-nut buttery“ instead?
“How’s the economy, Jim?”
“It’s p-nut buttery, Tom.”
“I thought I told you to stop microdosing at work, Jim.”
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I remember the heartbreak that day we said goodbye to Dr. King. Feeling some of that heartbreak today as folks try to drag us all backward into the darkness. Love has got to win, y'all.
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I remember the heartbreak that day we said goodbye to Dr. King. Feeling some of that heartbreak today as folks try to drag us all backward into the darkness. Love has got to win, y'all.
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Night of the Comet happening. You heard it here first. You may as well face the facts, Samantha. The whole burden of civilization has fallen upon us.
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NOAA SWPC just issued a rare G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm watch for Monday night! This is the highest level of geomagnetic storm watch that exists (no such thing as a G5 watch). Stay tuned for more updates from me as I compile some longform posts to give you all the details
January 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Night of the Comet happening. You heard it here first. You may as well face the facts, Samantha. The whole burden of civilization has fallen upon us.
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i miss the small world…
…which is not to say that I don’t love being a connected part of this big world. I can learn more, see more, even hear more than ever before.
But i miss my comfy, little, cozy world, where i couldn’t be contacted if i didn’t want to be…
…which is not to say that I don’t love being a connected part of this big world. I can learn more, see more, even hear more than ever before.
But i miss my comfy, little, cozy world, where i couldn’t be contacted if i didn’t want to be…
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
i miss the small world…
…which is not to say that I don’t love being a connected part of this big world. I can learn more, see more, even hear more than ever before.
But i miss my comfy, little, cozy world, where i couldn’t be contacted if i didn’t want to be…
…which is not to say that I don’t love being a connected part of this big world. I can learn more, see more, even hear more than ever before.
But i miss my comfy, little, cozy world, where i couldn’t be contacted if i didn’t want to be…
First audiobook recording by Dylan Thomas in 1952, reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”
[48 minutes of silence]
“Hmm? Oh, you meant out loud?”
[48 minutes of silence]
“Hmm? Oh, you meant out loud?”
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
First audiobook recording by Dylan Thomas in 1952, reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”
[48 minutes of silence]
“Hmm? Oh, you meant out loud?”
[48 minutes of silence]
“Hmm? Oh, you meant out loud?”
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This is beautiful
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is beautiful
Correction:
How researchers USING AI are helping (to) save Hawaii’s vanishing birds
When a scientist invents a new mathematical formula, they don’t credit their calculator.
I’m not saying AI data review is not helpful/important here, but it didn’t do it unprompted…
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/b...
How researchers USING AI are helping (to) save Hawaii’s vanishing birds
When a scientist invents a new mathematical formula, they don’t credit their calculator.
I’m not saying AI data review is not helpful/important here, but it didn’t do it unprompted…
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/b...
How AI is helping save Hawaii’s vanishing birds | CNN Business
Hawaii’s native birds are rapidly disappearing, largely due to avian malaria. Researchers at the University of Hawaii Hilo’s LOHE Bioacoustics Lab are using birdsong to monitor and map their decline. ...
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Correction:
How researchers USING AI are helping (to) save Hawaii’s vanishing birds
When a scientist invents a new mathematical formula, they don’t credit their calculator.
I’m not saying AI data review is not helpful/important here, but it didn’t do it unprompted…
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/b...
How researchers USING AI are helping (to) save Hawaii’s vanishing birds
When a scientist invents a new mathematical formula, they don’t credit their calculator.
I’m not saying AI data review is not helpful/important here, but it didn’t do it unprompted…
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/b...
The Big Sleep (1946) - glad I stopped napping on this one.
Bogart and Bacall dance through the dialogue with snappy retorts in high supply.
Highlight(s): Charles Waldron, Dorothy Malone, Elisha Cook Jr., and Joy Barlow steal their scenes.
Carmen: Is he as cute as you are?
Marlowe: Nobody is.
Bogart and Bacall dance through the dialogue with snappy retorts in high supply.
Highlight(s): Charles Waldron, Dorothy Malone, Elisha Cook Jr., and Joy Barlow steal their scenes.
Carmen: Is he as cute as you are?
Marlowe: Nobody is.
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Big Sleep (1946) - glad I stopped napping on this one.
Bogart and Bacall dance through the dialogue with snappy retorts in high supply.
Highlight(s): Charles Waldron, Dorothy Malone, Elisha Cook Jr., and Joy Barlow steal their scenes.
Carmen: Is he as cute as you are?
Marlowe: Nobody is.
Bogart and Bacall dance through the dialogue with snappy retorts in high supply.
Highlight(s): Charles Waldron, Dorothy Malone, Elisha Cook Jr., and Joy Barlow steal their scenes.
Carmen: Is he as cute as you are?
Marlowe: Nobody is.