@dabbler333.bsky.social
Just a regular person who likes to learn about different things - science, art, music, nature, books, history, interesting places, some politics, and more. I don't miss Twitter.
Are there pitchforks in the future?
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats
A memo for my fellow filthy rich who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last.
www.politico.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Are there pitchforks in the future?
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Excellent article about Silicon Valley moguls who envision themselves as heroes in an Ayn Rand novel -- a much-needed examination of her philosophy that these misguided zillionaires espouse. What they are doing is not "rational self-interest" www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
Elon Musk Thinks He’s an Ayn Rand Hero. Nope: He’s One of Her Villains.
Recent years have revealed the Silicon Valley venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs who worship Rand to be racists, fraudsters, and looters.
www.thebulwark.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Excellent article about Silicon Valley moguls who envision themselves as heroes in an Ayn Rand novel -- a much-needed examination of her philosophy that these misguided zillionaires espouse. What they are doing is not "rational self-interest" www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
Reposted
February 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I just moved completely to the Duck Duck Go browser.
It is so much quieter and calmer than Edge or Chrome.
And I need that.
It is so much quieter and calmer than Edge or Chrome.
And I need that.
February 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I just moved completely to the Duck Duck Go browser.
It is so much quieter and calmer than Edge or Chrome.
And I need that.
It is so much quieter and calmer than Edge or Chrome.
And I need that.
I have a question: should regular people file their taxes early, like now, while there are still staff members and computer systems to process them? If we wait the IRS might be shut down.
Of course Elon wouldn't know because he never pays taxes....
Of course Elon wouldn't know because he never pays taxes....
February 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I have a question: should regular people file their taxes early, like now, while there are still staff members and computer systems to process them? If we wait the IRS might be shut down.
Of course Elon wouldn't know because he never pays taxes....
Of course Elon wouldn't know because he never pays taxes....
We need a Jack Ryan, like now!
February 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We need a Jack Ryan, like now!
Will having Musk or someone else purchase Tik Tok actually stop the nefarious spying/influencing that is being done? Somehow I don't think so...
January 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Will having Musk or someone else purchase Tik Tok actually stop the nefarious spying/influencing that is being done? Somehow I don't think so...
Something I have wondered about -- When businesses ask you to round up your bill for some charity, do they then make the donation and then also take a tax write-off for the donation made by their customers? Deeply suspicious of these "round up" requests...
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Something I have wondered about -- When businesses ask you to round up your bill for some charity, do they then make the donation and then also take a tax write-off for the donation made by their customers? Deeply suspicious of these "round up" requests...
What could possible go wrong?
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight
Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What could possible go wrong?
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Shrinkflation has ruined recipes. Recipe calls for 16 oz of ricotta cheese or some other ingredient, but now it's 15 oz. Do I adjust all other ingredients to be 1/16 less? Or do I buy a 2nd container to get my 16 oz, but then have 14 oz that I don't need? This is a real issue that has been ignored.
December 26, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Shrinkflation has ruined recipes. Recipe calls for 16 oz of ricotta cheese or some other ingredient, but now it's 15 oz. Do I adjust all other ingredients to be 1/16 less? Or do I buy a 2nd container to get my 16 oz, but then have 14 oz that I don't need? This is a real issue that has been ignored.
It's interesting being on Blue sky... First there's not the constant disruption of ads and MAGA. And even though I'm not interested in everything that shows up, I can see what People are talking about, which is kind of interesting.
November 30, 2024 at 9:16 PM
It's interesting being on Blue sky... First there's not the constant disruption of ads and MAGA. And even though I'm not interested in everything that shows up, I can see what People are talking about, which is kind of interesting.
On Bluesky I'm having little interactions - funny, interesting, etc.-- and I realized that on Twitter, that hadn't happened for a long time. I knew Twitter was bombarding us with ads, bots, and MAGA, and I didn't realize how much Elon was throttling just regular small interactions.
November 29, 2024 at 6:51 PM
On Bluesky I'm having little interactions - funny, interesting, etc.-- and I realized that on Twitter, that hadn't happened for a long time. I knew Twitter was bombarding us with ads, bots, and MAGA, and I didn't realize how much Elon was throttling just regular small interactions.
Deactivated my Twitter account.
November 26, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Deactivated my Twitter account.
Congratulations to you. And, this doesn't happen as quickly or easily for women...
November 20, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Congratulations to you. And, this doesn't happen as quickly or easily for women...