Adam Hicks
@adamhicks.bsky.social
Detroiter, gay, Democrat. AI/ML tech geek, starting over from neuropathy & homelessness; Fountain pens, hiking, Mtn. biking & other thoughts as they strike. AE7KN to a few - iykyk. Howdy. 🏳️🌈💙
From the random anecdotes I always find during medical appointments. [2024]
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
From the random anecdotes I always find during medical appointments. [2024]
Reposted by Adam Hicks
My neighbors every weekend
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My neighbors every weekend
Patient: "How are you doing today?"
Security guard: "Excellent on purpose, ma'am."
(Overheard just now in the waiting room of an area medical clinic, said in the most laid back, warmest, OG Detroit-style possible).
Security guard: "Excellent on purpose, ma'am."
(Overheard just now in the waiting room of an area medical clinic, said in the most laid back, warmest, OG Detroit-style possible).
October 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Patient: "How are you doing today?"
Security guard: "Excellent on purpose, ma'am."
(Overheard just now in the waiting room of an area medical clinic, said in the most laid back, warmest, OG Detroit-style possible).
Security guard: "Excellent on purpose, ma'am."
(Overheard just now in the waiting room of an area medical clinic, said in the most laid back, warmest, OG Detroit-style possible).
Accommodating self. Unaccommodating sun.
October 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Accommodating self. Unaccommodating sun.
I apparently missed this part of the movie, where Lardass visits Hogwarts.
September 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I apparently missed this part of the movie, where Lardass visits Hogwarts.
While I'm really hoping repairs for this are now underway since yesterday's neurodiagnostic exam in Westland, Michigan, this wasn't very convenient if you're using a cane, walker or wheelchair,
@corewellhealth.bsky.social
@corewellhealth.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
While I'm really hoping repairs for this are now underway since yesterday's neurodiagnostic exam in Westland, Michigan, this wasn't very convenient if you're using a cane, walker or wheelchair,
@corewellhealth.bsky.social
@corewellhealth.bsky.social
This dude, who's chillin' better than me this morning. Belleville, MI.
September 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This dude, who's chillin' better than me this morning. Belleville, MI.
Shopping cart last minute addition.
August 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Shopping cart last minute addition.
Sometimes it's all about perspective, gang. Sure, the summit was absolute shit. But on the bright side, there's an entire weekend of Gavin Newsom trolling content just waiting to be unleashed.
August 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sometimes it's all about perspective, gang. Sure, the summit was absolute shit. But on the bright side, there's an entire weekend of Gavin Newsom trolling content just waiting to be unleashed.
Yep. So, I guess the "7 pm All-Day" outdoor look is a thing, huh?
August 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yep. So, I guess the "7 pm All-Day" outdoor look is a thing, huh?
Hating the bitter ad targeting I face living without YouTube Premium: Irrelevant marketing SAAS promos or assorted, "See you in your nightmares".
July 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hating the bitter ad targeting I face living without YouTube Premium: Irrelevant marketing SAAS promos or assorted, "See you in your nightmares".
Reposted by Adam Hicks
Prison telecom companies and more than a dozen red-state attorneys have challenged imposing limits on the cost of phone calls from prison, arguing that they would deprive lockups of necessary funding.
boltsmag.org/north-c...
boltsmag.org/north-c...
Priced Out of Phone Calls Home
The FCC blocked Biden-era limits on the exorbitant rates and fees charged by prison telecom companies, leaving incarcerated people and their families to fight for state-level reforms.
boltsmag.org
July 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Prison telecom companies and more than a dozen red-state attorneys have challenged imposing limits on the cost of phone calls from prison, arguing that they would deprive lockups of necessary funding.
boltsmag.org/north-c...
boltsmag.org/north-c...
Anyone else going blind by the tacky-assed gold gaudiness of these WH pressers? I swear the brightness is getting worse.
July 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Anyone else going blind by the tacky-assed gold gaudiness of these WH pressers? I swear the brightness is getting worse.
But hey..."Big, Beautiful Bill", right?
TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood, incl girls still missing from a camp. In the time of climate change we need better weather prediction from fed’l resources, not the dramatic cuts Trump/Musk have imposed. joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
When the Cuts Hit Home
I am not an alarmist.
joycevance.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
But hey..."Big, Beautiful Bill", right?
I have to hand it to CNN's courtroom sketch artist, they leave EVERYTHING on the sketchbook; Frickin' NOTHING gets held back.
June 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I have to hand it to CNN's courtroom sketch artist, they leave EVERYTHING on the sketchbook; Frickin' NOTHING gets held back.
Reposted by Adam Hicks
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
Wealthy or not, just a reminder based on some recent interactions; Using others you already know struggling with homelessness or disabilities for free favors, because you assume we "have more time on our hands" than you do, isn't a charity flex. You're just an ass.
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wealthy or not, just a reminder based on some recent interactions; Using others you already know struggling with homelessness or disabilities for free favors, because you assume we "have more time on our hands" than you do, isn't a charity flex. You're just an ass.
And for every 10th unsuccessful job app stands some random asshole, condemning you for not having "networked" hard enough.
Entry-level workers are losing confidence in the job market, says Glassdoor: 'I applied to over 200 to 300 jobs'
“I applied to over 200 to 300 jobs,” says Katherine Diep, 21, “and have not landed any so far.”
www.cnbc.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
And for every 10th unsuccessful job app stands some random asshole, condemning you for not having "networked" hard enough.
Taken on an overcast day, outside the physical therapist's office in Ann Arbor. Fake tree, real robin's nest.
May 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Taken on an overcast day, outside the physical therapist's office in Ann Arbor. Fake tree, real robin's nest.
"I'm like, 'What the heck's the commissioner of Social Security?'" said Bisignano, who now oversees one of the largest federal agencies that's responsible for distributing retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 70 million Americans."
New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
Newly sworn-in Social Security chief Frank Bisignano, who previously was a Wall Street executive, told staffers he had to Google the SSA job when it was offered to him.
abcnews.go.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"I'm like, 'What the heck's the commissioner of Social Security?'" said Bisignano, who now oversees one of the largest federal agencies that's responsible for distributing retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 70 million Americans."
First time I've ever heard of a radio station switching to a "Hot Mess FM" format, but after the bloodbath this broadcaster has been through in this article, they are feckin' going for it.
KDHX in St. Louis to stop broadcasting live content amid financial troubles
Radio station KDHX, roiled in controversy since several DJs were fired, will stop broadcasting live content. Prerecorded programming will continue.
www.stltoday.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
First time I've ever heard of a radio station switching to a "Hot Mess FM" format, but after the bloodbath this broadcaster has been through in this article, they are feckin' going for it.
Fucking perplexing, honestly. So much analysis thrown around about how appearing (or not) on one's podcast affected the results of the November election...
And now, the convenience of forgetting the ones you frequented.
And now, the convenience of forgetting the ones you frequented.
January 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fucking perplexing, honestly. So much analysis thrown around about how appearing (or not) on one's podcast affected the results of the November election...
And now, the convenience of forgetting the ones you frequented.
And now, the convenience of forgetting the ones you frequented.
The communication towers at Mt. Wilson in Los Angeles. Yeah, that's not good.
Eaton Fire reaches LA radio, TV broadcast towers
If the signal goes down, it could impact anyone from semi-truck drivers and ambulances using radios to broadcast stations and more.
www.fox61.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The communication towers at Mt. Wilson in Los Angeles. Yeah, that's not good.
An extra eight hours of sleep, at best. The caffeine I consumed alone should've qualified me for controlling interest of Starbucks.
If you went as hard as your college self for a night, how many days would you need for recovery? Lol
January 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
An extra eight hours of sleep, at best. The caffeine I consumed alone should've qualified me for controlling interest of Starbucks.
Because Lord knows, they mustn't keep that Sugar Bowl revenue waiting much longer.
January 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Because Lord knows, they mustn't keep that Sugar Bowl revenue waiting much longer.