Keith Soltys
@ksoltys.bsky.social
Husband, parent, grandparent, retired technical writer, science fiction fan, amateur photographer, Deadhead. Blogger at https://coredump3.blogspot.com/
A chilling warning from historian Timothy Sbyder about what might happen in Springfield, Ohio later this week.
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#politics #ohio #springfield #jdvance
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#politics #ohio #springfield #jdvance
Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
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February 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A chilling warning from historian Timothy Sbyder about what might happen in Springfield, Ohio later this week.
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#politics #ohio #springfield #jdvance
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#politics #ohio #springfield #jdvance
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“We have a nice little database.”
Two weeks ago I wrote about the risk of Trump using his NSPM-7 memo to treat citizens exercising their rights like terrorists. Now it’s a reality. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the risk of Trump using his NSPM-7 memo to treat citizens exercising their rights like terrorists. Now it’s a reality. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
“We have a nice little database.”
Two weeks ago I wrote about the risk of Trump using his NSPM-7 memo to treat citizens exercising their rights like terrorists. Now it’s a reality. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the risk of Trump using his NSPM-7 memo to treat citizens exercising their rights like terrorists. Now it’s a reality. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
"A rupture, not a transition." Some thoughts on Mark Carney's and Donald Trump's speeches at Davos yesterday and today.
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#politics #Davos2026
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#politics #Davos2026
A Rupture, Not a Transition
Yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a historic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Carney received a standin...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"A rupture, not a transition." Some thoughts on Mark Carney's and Donald Trump's speeches at Davos yesterday and today.
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#politics #Davos2026
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#politics #Davos2026
Prome Minister Mark Carney's speech to the World Economic Forum at Davos. The comparison between him and Trump could not be starker.
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PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026
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January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Prome Minister Mark Carney's speech to the World Economic Forum at Davos. The comparison between him and Trump could not be starker.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStu...
New blog post: Musicolet Music Player for Android.
TL' DR It's a keeper.
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#MP3 #Software
TL' DR It's a keeper.
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#MP3 #Software
Musicolet Music Player for Android
I've been struggling with using VLC as a music player on my Pixel phone. While it's very versatile and will play almost any format, the inte...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New blog post: Musicolet Music Player for Android.
TL' DR It's a keeper.
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#MP3 #Software
TL' DR It's a keeper.
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#MP3 #Software
I'mn going to have to start watching This Hour Has 22 Minutes again.
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#politics #comedy
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#politics #comedy
VIDEO: Canadian Satire Show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" Pissed Trump Off Again. LOL
America's BETA President has invaded South American Countries For Less.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I'mn going to have to start watching This Hour Has 22 Minutes again.
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#politics #comedy
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#politics #comedy
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A kindle sale!! Get it now! It’s ebook is annoyingly expensive so this is great!!!
A little bird's tipped me off:
Ada Palmer's fantastic book INVENTING THE RENAISSANCE is on sale for $3.99 in its Kindle incarnation.
I already have a hardback, thanks, but e-book lovers on tight budgets, curious about the Big R, may wish to acquire @adapalmer.bsky.social's much-talked-about tome.
Ada Palmer's fantastic book INVENTING THE RENAISSANCE is on sale for $3.99 in its Kindle incarnation.
I already have a hardback, thanks, but e-book lovers on tight budgets, curious about the Big R, may wish to acquire @adapalmer.bsky.social's much-talked-about tome.
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age - Kindle edition by Palmer, Ada. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A kindle sale!! Get it now! It’s ebook is annoyingly expensive so this is great!!!
Happy New Year. At least it is, if you're not following the news too closely.
I'm back to doing at least some blogging. The eye problem that's been dogging me for the last few months has cleared enough, at least in one eye, that I can manage the computer without too much strain.
I'm back to doing at least some blogging. The eye problem that's been dogging me for the last few months has cleared enough, at least in one eye, that I can manage the computer without too much strain.
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Happy New Year. At least it is, if you're not following the news too closely.
I'm back to doing at least some blogging. The eye problem that's been dogging me for the last few months has cleared enough, at least in one eye, that I can manage the computer without too much strain.
I'm back to doing at least some blogging. The eye problem that's been dogging me for the last few months has cleared enough, at least in one eye, that I can manage the computer without too much strain.
Despite barely being able to see out of my right eye, I managed to read a couple of long-form articles using the assisted readSo here are two blog posts with links and some comments on the articles.
So here are two blog posts with links and some comments on the articles.
So here are two blog posts with links and some comments on the articles.
December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Despite barely being able to see out of my right eye, I managed to read a couple of long-form articles using the assisted readSo here are two blog posts with links and some comments on the articles.
So here are two blog posts with links and some comments on the articles.
So here are two blog posts with links and some comments on the articles.
Here's a good post from the always interesting Mary Geddry. I like that she's reading Charlie Angus (and you should be too).
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#politics #WarCrimes #kakistocracy
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#politics #WarCrimes #kakistocracy
No Quarter: The Collapse of Competence in Trump’s America
Inside the war crimes, the amateur diplomacy, the economic tremors, and the civic responsibility to refuse silence.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here's a good post from the always interesting Mary Geddry. I like that she's reading Charlie Angus (and you should be too).
marygeddry.com/p/no-quarter...
#politics #WarCrimes #kakistocracy
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#politics #WarCrimes #kakistocracy
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This week;s Featured Links post links to articles about how: comet 3I/ATLAS is weird but not 'that' weird, the benefits of renewables and electrification, and electrification, a Chinese AI model taught itself basic physics, and more.
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Featured Links - November 18, 2025
Things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about. The Scarborough Bluffs Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained . It's...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This week;s Featured Links post links to articles about how: comet 3I/ATLAS is weird but not 'that' weird, the benefits of renewables and electrification, and electrification, a Chinese AI model taught itself basic physics, and more.
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Friday's blog post is a collection of links that support my strong feeling that the human race (or at least our technological civilization) is doomed.
As you might expect, climate change is the major topic.
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#ClimateChange, #Environment, #Science, #Space
As you might expect, climate change is the major topic.
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#ClimateChange, #Environment, #Science, #Space
We're Toast 64
This post is a collection of links that support my increasingly strong feeling that the human race (or at least our technological civilizati...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Friday's blog post is a collection of links that support my strong feeling that the human race (or at least our technological civilization) is doomed.
As you might expect, climate change is the major topic.
coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/11/were...
#ClimateChange, #Environment, #Science, #Space
As you might expect, climate change is the major topic.
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#ClimateChange, #Environment, #Science, #Space
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I just gave a critical thinking talk to about 1,800 Texas science teachers. My heart is filled with joy and inspiration. It was an honor to talk to them, and I heartily thank the folks running the CAST 2025 conference for inviting me!
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November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I just gave a critical thinking talk to about 1,800 Texas science teachers. My heart is filled with joy and inspiration. It was an honor to talk to them, and I heartily thank the folks running the CAST 2025 conference for inviting me!
www.statweb.org
www.statweb.org
The latest Security Now podcast has a segment on how Chrome (and the other major browsers) are deprecating support for XSLT. I remember taking a course in XSLT sometime in the early 00's but never found an actual use for it. The times, they are a changing.
@timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
@timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The latest Security Now podcast has a segment on how Chrome (and the other major browsers) are deprecating support for XSLT. I remember taking a course in XSLT sometime in the early 00's but never found an actual use for it. The times, they are a changing.
@timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
@timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
VLC is getting dark mode, finally!
My first impressions here:
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I found out about it in this blog post by Gordon Glas.
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My first impressions here:
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I found out about it in this blog post by Gordon Glas.
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VLC Is Getting Dark Mode
I generally use VLC for media playback but it's been a struggle because it doesn't have dark mode, which with my vision problems is essentia...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
VLC is getting dark mode, finally!
My first impressions here:
coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/11/vlc-...
I found out about it in this blog post by Gordon Glas.
gglas.ninja/blog/2025/04...
My first impressions here:
coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/11/vlc-...
I found out about it in this blog post by Gordon Glas.
gglas.ninja/blog/2025/04...
This week's Featured Links post links to articles about how Putin outsmarted the oil sanctions, the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, the Florentine diamond resurfaces after 100 years, and more.
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#History, #Medical,rd, #Movies #TV, #Politics
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#History, #Medical,rd, #Movies #TV, #Politics
Featured Links - November 11, 2025
Things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about. Model of the Edmund Fitzgerald at the Shipwreck Museum in Michigan...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This week's Featured Links post links to articles about how Putin outsmarted the oil sanctions, the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, the Florentine diamond resurfaces after 100 years, and more.
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#History, #Medical,rd, #Movies #TV, #Politics
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#History, #Medical,rd, #Movies #TV, #Politics
Mary Geddry is not very complimentary about the Democratic party right now, and with good reason. "The Democratic Borg Collective." Once again, they screwed the pooch.
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The Longest Shutdown Ends Where It Began
Eight Democrats cross the aisle, Trump redeems his disciples, and America mistakes exhaustion for governance.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Mary Geddry is not very complimentary about the Democratic party right now, and with good reason. "The Democratic Borg Collective." Once again, they screwed the pooch.
marygeddry.com/p/the-longes...
marygeddry.com/p/the-longes...
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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
Today's blog post links to 10 articles about misinformation and disinformation. I could probably do a daily post like this if I had the stomach for it.
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#AI, #ClimateChange, #Disinformation, #Medical, #Science
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#AI, #ClimateChange, #Disinformation, #Medical, #Science
More on Disinformation 8
It's time for another post about disinformation and misinformation. I could probably do a post a day like this if I had the time and the sto...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Today's blog post links to 10 articles about misinformation and disinformation. I could probably do a daily post like this if I had the stomach for it.
coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...
#AI, #ClimateChange, #Disinformation, #Medical, #Science
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#AI, #ClimateChange, #Disinformation, #Medical, #Science
This week's Featured Links post links to articles about one driver's thoughts after drving an EV for 18 months, a free rival to Photoshop, how Trump has ceded the future to China, and more.
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#AI, #Finance, #History, #Photoshop, #Politics, #Technology
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#AI, #Finance, #History, #Photoshop, #Politics, #Technology
Featured Links - November 4, 2025
Links to things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about. Autumn Leaves My Non-Fossil Car Experience . "Very few EV ...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This week's Featured Links post links to articles about one driver's thoughts after drving an EV for 18 months, a free rival to Photoshop, how Trump has ceded the future to China, and more.
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#AI, #Finance, #History, #Photoshop, #Politics, #Technology
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#AI, #Finance, #History, #Photoshop, #Politics, #Technology
I have never understood why judges are elected in the US. BTW, we don't elect them in Canada either.
A reminder that this specifically American dysfunction DOES NOT EXIST in systems with an unelected judiciary, eg. the UK. (We have other problems with judicial appointments, but not *this* one—far-right lobbying groups like the Heritage Foundation subverting the justice system for political ends.)
Here’s my my pitch for why you care about your state attorney general.
The entire conservative judicial machine *depends* on conservative state attorney generals.
John Roberts can’t take a case asking to destroy voting rights if a state attorney generals doesn’t bring it.
The entire conservative judicial machine *depends* on conservative state attorney generals.
John Roberts can’t take a case asking to destroy voting rights if a state attorney generals doesn’t bring it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I have never understood why judges are elected in the US. BTW, we don't elect them in Canada either.
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NEWS FLASH: We have achieved the rare and coveted Cat Tree Triple Decker
October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
NEWS FLASH: We have achieved the rare and coveted Cat Tree Triple Decker
This week's Featured Links post links to articles about a catalog of dark patterns used to screw over users, a chip to restore some vision to people with macular degeneration, using NotebookLM as a personal journal, and more.
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#AI #Science #Vision #Politics
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#AI #Science #Vision #Politics
Featured Links - October 29, 2025
Things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about. Autumn colours in the park Catalog of Dark Patterns . "Discover a v...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This week's Featured Links post links to articles about a catalog of dark patterns used to screw over users, a chip to restore some vision to people with macular degeneration, using NotebookLM as a personal journal, and more.
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#AI #Science #Vision #Politics
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#AI #Science #Vision #Politics
Today's blog post is about my thoughs on the iPad Mini 7 after using it for six months. It's a companion post to yesterday's post about iPad OS 26.
TL: DR: It makes a lovely ereader but the hardware has some limitations.
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#Apple #iPadMini
TL: DR: It makes a lovely ereader but the hardware has some limitations.
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#Apple #iPadMini
Apple iPad Mini 7 After Six Months
Back in April, I finally gave up on my Amazon 8" tablet and bought an iPad Mini 7. Shortly after that, my sister gifted me with an iPad Air ...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today's blog post is about my thoughs on the iPad Mini 7 after using it for six months. It's a companion post to yesterday's post about iPad OS 26.
TL: DR: It makes a lovely ereader but the hardware has some limitations.
coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/10/appl...
#Apple #iPadMini
TL: DR: It makes a lovely ereader but the hardware has some limitations.
coredump3.blogspot.com/2025/10/appl...
#Apple #iPadMini