Gales of November ReMar-mbered
@histoftech.bsky.social
All that remains are the faces & names of the wives & the sons & the daughters.
Historian of technology, & dad joke aficionado who lives with a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit.
I won’t share AI generated content (except to critique it).
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Historian of technology, & dad joke aficionado who lives with a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit.
I won’t share AI generated content (except to critique it).
www.marhicks.com
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Hey did I tell y’all what my New Year’s resolution is?
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Thus begins the #dadjoke thread for 2025 bsky.app/profile/hist...
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apnews.com/article/geor... Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported compone...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
apnews.com/article/geor... Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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Lotta folks wearing hot dog suits today.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Lotta folks wearing hot dog suits today.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal the full story of the downfall of a deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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I know it’s a dunk, but forcing people to deal with your uncleanliness is a sign of domination and control.
It’s heavily racialized because so many non western cultures especially post colonization emphasized it heavily
He’s mocking people to test them
It’s heavily racialized because so many non western cultures especially post colonization emphasized it heavily
He’s mocking people to test them
So that's why he hates people eating with the hands so much
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I know it’s a dunk, but forcing people to deal with your uncleanliness is a sign of domination and control.
It’s heavily racialized because so many non western cultures especially post colonization emphasized it heavily
He’s mocking people to test them
It’s heavily racialized because so many non western cultures especially post colonization emphasized it heavily
He’s mocking people to test them
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
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The deal, which does not include any guarantees on extending health care subsidies, came under sharp criticism from several Democratic leaders.
Senate Vote Advances Deal To End Shutdown As 8 Democrats Break Rank
The deal, which does not include any guarantees on extending health care subsidies, came under sharp criticism from several Democratic leaders.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The deal, which does not include any guarantees on extending health care subsidies, came under sharp criticism from several Democratic leaders.
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Dairy Land, Provincetown, Massachusetts | Joel Meyerowitz
Archival pigment print
Archival pigment print
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dairy Land, Provincetown, Massachusetts | Joel Meyerowitz
Archival pigment print
Archival pigment print
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Man on the DLR: Are you prepared for today’s meeting?
Woman: No.
Man: It’s at 9am.
Woman: I know it’s at 9am, Dave. And I remain, unprepared.
Woman: No.
Man: It’s at 9am.
Woman: I know it’s at 9am, Dave. And I remain, unprepared.
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Man on the DLR: Are you prepared for today’s meeting?
Woman: No.
Man: It’s at 9am.
Woman: I know it’s at 9am, Dave. And I remain, unprepared.
Woman: No.
Man: It’s at 9am.
Woman: I know it’s at 9am, Dave. And I remain, unprepared.
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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Cue the articles on discrimination against sloppers.
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who outsources original thought
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Cue the articles on discrimination against sloppers.
A heartbreaking detail about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is that something like 20% of the crew on the Fitz was planning to retire after that journey, which was the last run of the season.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A heartbreaking detail about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is that something like 20% of the crew on the Fitz was planning to retire after that journey, which was the last run of the season.
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no money for politicians
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
no money for politicians
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COVID was the ruling classes experiment to see if people would give up on the social contract to prioritize themselves, once they saw people were willing to let disabled, elderly and poor people die for their own convenience, they have slowly taken the mask fully off day by day and now we are here.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
COVID was the ruling classes experiment to see if people would give up on the social contract to prioritize themselves, once they saw people were willing to let disabled, elderly and poor people die for their own convenience, they have slowly taken the mask fully off day by day and now we are here.
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The absolute refusal, across the political spectrum, to be even mildly uncomfortable has helped make all of this possible.
It's never too late to put a mask on your face (N95).
It's never too late to clean the air.
It's never too late to put a mask on your face (N95).
It's never too late to clean the air.
COVID was the ruling classes experiment to see if people would give up on the social contract to prioritize themselves, once they saw people were willing to let disabled, elderly and poor people die for their own convenience, they have slowly taken the mask fully off day by day and now we are here.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The absolute refusal, across the political spectrum, to be even mildly uncomfortable has helped make all of this possible.
It's never too late to put a mask on your face (N95).
It's never too late to clean the air.
It's never too late to put a mask on your face (N95).
It's never too late to clean the air.
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I am trying to break up my style a little bit, see where it goes. This is where it went. Im not a huge fan of the name, but thats what it told me it was and was quite adamant. So...
"Urban Planning"
30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
"Urban Planning"
30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am trying to break up my style a little bit, see where it goes. This is where it went. Im not a huge fan of the name, but thats what it told me it was and was quite adamant. So...
"Urban Planning"
30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
"Urban Planning"
30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
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The 8 Dems who surrendered: @SenAngusKing @timkaine @SenCortezMasto @JohnFetterman @SenatorDurbin @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen @SenJackyRosen
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The 8 Dems who surrendered: @SenAngusKing @timkaine @SenCortezMasto @JohnFetterman @SenatorDurbin @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen @SenJackyRosen
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.