Electrical
@electrical.bsky.social
#1 fan of the piece of the Berlin Wall behind the Orlando CityWalk Hard Rock Cafe.
Durham, NC. He/Him.
Durham, NC. He/Him.
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@electrical.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Information Science & Library people should work at polling sites: a thread.
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It's kind of wild that audio transcription is largely a solved problem now. One of the few genuine positives out of AI.
podscripts.co
podscripts.co
PodScripts.co - Podcast transcripts and discussion
Find Podcast transcripts and discussion of your favourite podcasts. Wide selection of Podcast transcripts updated daily.
podscripts.co
February 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM
It's kind of wild that audio transcription is largely a solved problem now. One of the few genuine positives out of AI.
podscripts.co
podscripts.co
"...user activity on the site will not be tracked."
Sure, Jan
Sure, Jan
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 19, 2026 at 2:15 AM
"...user activity on the site will not be tracked."
Sure, Jan
Sure, Jan
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👇🎯 Your regular reminder that unfunded mandate are bad, we shouldn't have them, & the actual solution to nearly <every> problem in 🇺🇸 higher education - both real & imagined - is to...
<taps mic>
<John Facenda voice>
...Fund.
The.
Damn.
Public.
Universities.
Like.
We.
Used.
To.
Do.
<taps mic>
<John Facenda voice>
...Fund.
The.
Damn.
Public.
Universities.
Like.
We.
Used.
To.
Do.
October 21, 2024 at 3:48 PM
👇🎯 Your regular reminder that unfunded mandate are bad, we shouldn't have them, & the actual solution to nearly <every> problem in 🇺🇸 higher education - both real & imagined - is to...
<taps mic>
<John Facenda voice>
...Fund.
The.
Damn.
Public.
Universities.
Like.
We.
Used.
To.
Do.
<taps mic>
<John Facenda voice>
...Fund.
The.
Damn.
Public.
Universities.
Like.
We.
Used.
To.
Do.
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it's hard to see someone else live your dream
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
it's hard to see someone else live your dream
My car doesn't have a spare tire - it has a repair kit, with an air pump & can of sealant. I used it last weekend, and now I have to replace the can of sealant.
It's $80+, and only available on ebay. Oh, and without the canister the air pump can't even be a pump.
Why is everything dumb.
It's $80+, and only available on ebay. Oh, and without the canister the air pump can't even be a pump.
Why is everything dumb.
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 AM
My car doesn't have a spare tire - it has a repair kit, with an air pump & can of sealant. I used it last weekend, and now I have to replace the can of sealant.
It's $80+, and only available on ebay. Oh, and without the canister the air pump can't even be a pump.
Why is everything dumb.
It's $80+, and only available on ebay. Oh, and without the canister the air pump can't even be a pump.
Why is everything dumb.
the University of Virginia Library's statement on Archives and AI is strong and clear, recognizing the utility of AI without being blind boosterism. I wish the world had more of this approach.
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
And with more details:
library.virginia.edu/news/2026/pr...
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
And with more details:
library.virginia.edu/news/2026/pr...
Protecting what remains: Introducing the UVA Archival AI Protocol | UVA Library
library.virginia.edu
February 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
the University of Virginia Library's statement on Archives and AI is strong and clear, recognizing the utility of AI without being blind boosterism. I wish the world had more of this approach.
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
And with more details:
library.virginia.edu/news/2026/pr...
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
And with more details:
library.virginia.edu/news/2026/pr...
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Disaster capitalism.
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Disaster capitalism.
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
Incoherent noises of rage
UNC Administrators Can Now Secretly Record Faculty
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Incoherent noises of rage
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Yesterday, someone made a Dungeons & Dragons analogy for vaccines in our (Facebook) comments. I don't play or understand D&D, so I asked our Preparedness Coordinator to explain. I still don’t understand it, but he said this analogy will be understood by people who do! Anyway, please get vaccinated.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Yesterday, someone made a Dungeons & Dragons analogy for vaccines in our (Facebook) comments. I don't play or understand D&D, so I asked our Preparedness Coordinator to explain. I still don’t understand it, but he said this analogy will be understood by people who do! Anyway, please get vaccinated.
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If you live in Durham please check out this post to see if you’ve been exposed to the fucking measles.
An individual with measles visited 3 Durham locations on February 6. Learn more here: dconc.gov/DurhamCo-New.... If you were in one of these locations during the affected time frames, get vaccinated if you are unvaccinated, monitor your symptoms for 21 days, & call your doctor symptoms develop.
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
If you live in Durham please check out this post to see if you’ve been exposed to the fucking measles.
Measles exposure reported at the taco place in my neighborhood, this is fine.
February 12, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Measles exposure reported at the taco place in my neighborhood, this is fine.
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
The Genspark ad with Matthew Broderick is one step away from that old "I need to tighten up the graphics" scam ad.
youtu.be/BRWvfMLl4ho
youtu.be/BRWvfMLl4ho
Game testers
YouTube video by FROGPANTS
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The Genspark ad with Matthew Broderick is one step away from that old "I need to tighten up the graphics" scam ad.
youtu.be/BRWvfMLl4ho
youtu.be/BRWvfMLl4ho
But he chose to watch it
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
But he chose to watch it
I'd watch a very long behind the scenes series about the making and meaning of that halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I'd watch a very long behind the scenes series about the making and meaning of that halftime show
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On Polymarket you can now bet on how many people in a different market on Polymarket think Jesus Christ will return in this calendar year.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
On Polymarket you can now bet on how many people in a different market on Polymarket think Jesus Christ will return in this calendar year.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
Claude's super bowl commercials make me sad. They say ads ruin the experience? How about the cloying, patronizing, and useless nature at the core of the interaction. They crap all over the whole experience, then tell us we need it.
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Claude's super bowl commercials make me sad. They say ads ruin the experience? How about the cloying, patronizing, and useless nature at the core of the interaction. They crap all over the whole experience, then tell us we need it.
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I got more details about the wildest North Carolina story of the week. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/untold-sto...
The Untold Story of the Guy Who Broke Into a Pizza Shop And Started Selling Pizzas
The news from the Kinston Little Caesars rocketed around the internet this week. A police report and some Facebook posts shed a little more light on what went down.
www.ncrabbithole.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I got more details about the wildest North Carolina story of the week. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/untold-sto...
I'm not even that much of a Carolina fan despite my employment, but diddukewin.com / @diddukewin.com is still the prime example of a single-use website and I love to see it.
Did Duke Win?
diddukewin.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm not even that much of a Carolina fan despite my employment, but diddukewin.com / @diddukewin.com is still the prime example of a single-use website and I love to see it.
I'm still getting used to the tone of Starfleet Academy, but the latest episode is a must for DS9 fans.
(Article has spoilers)
(Article has spoilers)
Interview: Tawny Newsome On “Gargantuan Task” To Give DS9 “Resolution” On ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’##startrek #starfleetacademy #tawnynewsome #exclusive
https://bit.ly/sfa105newsome
https://bit.ly/sfa105newsome
Interview: Tawny Newsome On “Gargantuan Task” To Give DS9 “Resolution” On ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’
The 'Lower Decks' star co-wrote the latest episode of 'Starfleet Academy.'
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I'm still getting used to the tone of Starfleet Academy, but the latest episode is a must for DS9 fans.
(Article has spoilers)
(Article has spoilers)
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something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
Man breaks into Little Caesars, starts making and selling pizzas, NC police say
The suspect kept all the money he made selling pizzas, police say
www.newsobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
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Omg, Joi Ito recommended Warren Ellis' Global Frequency with an Amazon link directly to Epstein:
"A version of a "good conspiracy". Not exactly what we're looking for but something interesting."
NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
(Ellis himself does not appear in the archive)
"A version of a "good conspiracy". Not exactly what we're looking for but something interesting."
NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
(Ellis himself does not appear in the archive)
February 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Omg, Joi Ito recommended Warren Ellis' Global Frequency with an Amazon link directly to Epstein:
"A version of a "good conspiracy". Not exactly what we're looking for but something interesting."
NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
(Ellis himself does not appear in the archive)
"A version of a "good conspiracy". Not exactly what we're looking for but something interesting."
NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
(Ellis himself does not appear in the archive)
Things Wegmans is out of, as we enter a 2nd winter weather weekend:
-milk
-bread
-ham
-Fritos
-Ranch dressing
-All shredded cheese smaller than 80 oz
-all sliced cheese but muenster
-Tortilla chips
-strawberries
-canned beans
-breakfast sausage
-unsalted peanuts
-full fat cheezits
-bean soup mix
-milk
-bread
-ham
-Fritos
-Ranch dressing
-All shredded cheese smaller than 80 oz
-all sliced cheese but muenster
-Tortilla chips
-strawberries
-canned beans
-breakfast sausage
-unsalted peanuts
-full fat cheezits
-bean soup mix
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Things Wegmans is out of, as we enter a 2nd winter weather weekend:
-milk
-bread
-ham
-Fritos
-Ranch dressing
-All shredded cheese smaller than 80 oz
-all sliced cheese but muenster
-Tortilla chips
-strawberries
-canned beans
-breakfast sausage
-unsalted peanuts
-full fat cheezits
-bean soup mix
-milk
-bread
-ham
-Fritos
-Ranch dressing
-All shredded cheese smaller than 80 oz
-all sliced cheese but muenster
-Tortilla chips
-strawberries
-canned beans
-breakfast sausage
-unsalted peanuts
-full fat cheezits
-bean soup mix
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me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...