Mark Vasko
@markvasko.bsky.social
Part-time philosopher, futurist, whiskey drinker, full-time lover of animals. Posting thoughts and observations from time to time.
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Mark Vasko
@markvasko.bsky.social
· Jan 8
I think people need to remember the "social" in social media: it's about who you want to be social and associated with, and also just as if not more importantly, who you don't want to be social and associated with.
I'm fairly certain no one has more patience than a grade school band teacher
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm fairly certain no one has more patience than a grade school band teacher
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Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
Reposted by Mark Vasko
A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
It's interesting to see how journalists and politicians are handling different administrations.
Things that would have been questioned to no end, considered complete non starters, or totally unacceptable are allowed to go unanswered, are cheered on, or "well that's just what they do" explained away
Things that would have been questioned to no end, considered complete non starters, or totally unacceptable are allowed to go unanswered, are cheered on, or "well that's just what they do" explained away
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's interesting to see how journalists and politicians are handling different administrations.
Things that would have been questioned to no end, considered complete non starters, or totally unacceptable are allowed to go unanswered, are cheered on, or "well that's just what they do" explained away
Things that would have been questioned to no end, considered complete non starters, or totally unacceptable are allowed to go unanswered, are cheered on, or "well that's just what they do" explained away
At some point, America is going to need a reckoning with what seems to be elder abuse in government.
There have been clear signs of manipulation of elders who are governing us in various ways whether feeding them bad data, or keeping them in office when they have lost their faculties.
There have been clear signs of manipulation of elders who are governing us in various ways whether feeding them bad data, or keeping them in office when they have lost their faculties.
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
At some point, America is going to need a reckoning with what seems to be elder abuse in government.
There have been clear signs of manipulation of elders who are governing us in various ways whether feeding them bad data, or keeping them in office when they have lost their faculties.
There have been clear signs of manipulation of elders who are governing us in various ways whether feeding them bad data, or keeping them in office when they have lost their faculties.
@animalspirits.bsky.social @bencarlson007.bsky.social
Re: stuff... Look into swedish death cleaning. Help get prepared before having to clean out a 3 to 4 bedroom house.
Re: stuff... Look into swedish death cleaning. Help get prepared before having to clean out a 3 to 4 bedroom house.
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
@animalspirits.bsky.social @bencarlson007.bsky.social
Re: stuff... Look into swedish death cleaning. Help get prepared before having to clean out a 3 to 4 bedroom house.
Re: stuff... Look into swedish death cleaning. Help get prepared before having to clean out a 3 to 4 bedroom house.
Actively fighting to not feed needy families by seeking to have courts stop you is... a wild choice.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Actively fighting to not feed needy families by seeking to have courts stop you is... a wild choice.
@bencarlson007.bsky.social @michaelbatnick.bsky.social @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social
What are you guys hearing about the Nexperia chip shortage? I haven't heard y'all talk about it yet on the shows. Seems like this should be getting more traction given the scope of impact.
What are you guys hearing about the Nexperia chip shortage? I haven't heard y'all talk about it yet on the shows. Seems like this should be getting more traction given the scope of impact.
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@bencarlson007.bsky.social @michaelbatnick.bsky.social @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social
What are you guys hearing about the Nexperia chip shortage? I haven't heard y'all talk about it yet on the shows. Seems like this should be getting more traction given the scope of impact.
What are you guys hearing about the Nexperia chip shortage? I haven't heard y'all talk about it yet on the shows. Seems like this should be getting more traction given the scope of impact.
It is possible that when people say the "no kings is about hating America" they truly believe what they're saying.
It seems they truly are against reflecting on and looking for improvements in the country, & they believe that is against America, because it doesn't match the America that they want.
It seems they truly are against reflecting on and looking for improvements in the country, & they believe that is against America, because it doesn't match the America that they want.
October 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It is possible that when people say the "no kings is about hating America" they truly believe what they're saying.
It seems they truly are against reflecting on and looking for improvements in the country, & they believe that is against America, because it doesn't match the America that they want.
It seems they truly are against reflecting on and looking for improvements in the country, & they believe that is against America, because it doesn't match the America that they want.
"fiscal responsibility" seems to be suspiciously applied when trying to make an argument NOT TO DO something, but I don't often hear it when making an argument TO DO something.
Funny that... It's like some people want to disingenuously use that when it suits them and ignore it when it doesn't.
Funny that... It's like some people want to disingenuously use that when it suits them and ignore it when it doesn't.
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"fiscal responsibility" seems to be suspiciously applied when trying to make an argument NOT TO DO something, but I don't often hear it when making an argument TO DO something.
Funny that... It's like some people want to disingenuously use that when it suits them and ignore it when it doesn't.
Funny that... It's like some people want to disingenuously use that when it suits them and ignore it when it doesn't.
The problem with spending all your time being "against" is that it makes it really hard to then be "for" because you haven't learned how.
When you spend all your time being "contrarian" you don't learn how to do things like "make policy" or "govern"
When you spend all your time being "contrarian" you don't learn how to do things like "make policy" or "govern"
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The problem with spending all your time being "against" is that it makes it really hard to then be "for" because you haven't learned how.
When you spend all your time being "contrarian" you don't learn how to do things like "make policy" or "govern"
When you spend all your time being "contrarian" you don't learn how to do things like "make policy" or "govern"
@animalspirits.bsky.social appreciate you guys talking about the expansion of the American investor more deeply into the middle class.
Consistent inflows to the market, every paycheck via 401ks, and other automated investments, stabilize the market, and soften the shocks. It has an impact.
Consistent inflows to the market, every paycheck via 401ks, and other automated investments, stabilize the market, and soften the shocks. It has an impact.
October 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@animalspirits.bsky.social appreciate you guys talking about the expansion of the American investor more deeply into the middle class.
Consistent inflows to the market, every paycheck via 401ks, and other automated investments, stabilize the market, and soften the shocks. It has an impact.
Consistent inflows to the market, every paycheck via 401ks, and other automated investments, stabilize the market, and soften the shocks. It has an impact.
Reminder that in the United States, we send out congress people to represent us to figure out compromises to set policy & continue to operate our nation.
Just obstructing is not setting policy.
If they can't effectively negotiate policy, they can't govern. They aren't doing their job.
#shutdown
Just obstructing is not setting policy.
If they can't effectively negotiate policy, they can't govern. They aren't doing their job.
#shutdown
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reminder that in the United States, we send out congress people to represent us to figure out compromises to set policy & continue to operate our nation.
Just obstructing is not setting policy.
If they can't effectively negotiate policy, they can't govern. They aren't doing their job.
#shutdown
Just obstructing is not setting policy.
If they can't effectively negotiate policy, they can't govern. They aren't doing their job.
#shutdown
I've been thinking about how we create the places we are (I should, it's a big part of my job). & I've been thinking about that beyond the context of companies.
We need to ask ourselves consistently & regularly:
"What is the place we're building?"
Does it match the observable outcomes we want?
We need to ask ourselves consistently & regularly:
"What is the place we're building?"
Does it match the observable outcomes we want?
September 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I've been thinking about how we create the places we are (I should, it's a big part of my job). & I've been thinking about that beyond the context of companies.
We need to ask ourselves consistently & regularly:
"What is the place we're building?"
Does it match the observable outcomes we want?
We need to ask ourselves consistently & regularly:
"What is the place we're building?"
Does it match the observable outcomes we want?
@downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social @michaelbatnick.bsky.social re: reporting requirements. Appreciate your takes. I get that this takes resources for companies, but isn't this something that AI should be doing to reduce the toil for companies? Isn't that one of the value propositions for AI?
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social @michaelbatnick.bsky.social re: reporting requirements. Appreciate your takes. I get that this takes resources for companies, but isn't this something that AI should be doing to reduce the toil for companies? Isn't that one of the value propositions for AI?
We have been trained to rethink & adjust what "violence to others" means. We've also been trained to rethink & adjust what might be considered violence to others, to accept a lot more than perhaps we should.
We need to reevaluate how we think about the concept of violence & recognize it A LOT more
We need to reevaluate how we think about the concept of violence & recognize it A LOT more
September 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We have been trained to rethink & adjust what "violence to others" means. We've also been trained to rethink & adjust what might be considered violence to others, to accept a lot more than perhaps we should.
We need to reevaluate how we think about the concept of violence & recognize it A LOT more
We need to reevaluate how we think about the concept of violence & recognize it A LOT more
It's okay to say that we don't want anyone to be killed as a result of violence & at the same time acknowledge the life they lived and the impact they had.
We can think and do both these things at the same time, and more because it's all a part of the context and complexity of the world we live in.
We can think and do both these things at the same time, and more because it's all a part of the context and complexity of the world we live in.
September 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's okay to say that we don't want anyone to be killed as a result of violence & at the same time acknowledge the life they lived and the impact they had.
We can think and do both these things at the same time, and more because it's all a part of the context and complexity of the world we live in.
We can think and do both these things at the same time, and more because it's all a part of the context and complexity of the world we live in.
The results of current events are due to the policy choices we've made in the past.
If people don't like the results, then we need to do something different and the way to do that is through policy change that is designed to get us to the outcomes we DO want to see.
#policy #change
If people don't like the results, then we need to do something different and the way to do that is through policy change that is designed to get us to the outcomes we DO want to see.
#policy #change
September 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Given all the concerns about physical and mental maladies on display, how long before the shift happens? How long can the handlers leave him out there without doing damage to their own agenda?
August 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Given all the concerns about physical and mental maladies on display, how long before the shift happens? How long can the handlers leave him out there without doing damage to their own agenda?
With the shift to wind and solar, just make the economic argument anymore.
Anyone who continues to stand in the way of solar and window doing so because they have some combination of financial incentive, they're stuck in the past, or their vindictive against the industry.
youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?...
Anyone who continues to stand in the way of solar and window doing so because they have some combination of financial incentive, they're stuck in the past, or their vindictive against the industry.
youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?...
How the U.S. Just Handed the Renewable Future to China
YouTube video by Undecided with Matt Ferrell
youtu.be
August 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
With the shift to wind and solar, just make the economic argument anymore.
Anyone who continues to stand in the way of solar and window doing so because they have some combination of financial incentive, they're stuck in the past, or their vindictive against the industry.
youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?...
Anyone who continues to stand in the way of solar and window doing so because they have some combination of financial incentive, they're stuck in the past, or their vindictive against the industry.
youtu.be/2tNp2vsxEzk?...
Another example that it's not about policy or values. It's about "our guy is doing it, so it's okay"
Can you imagine any Dem even proposing something like this?
Now, can you imagine Regan or Bush trying something like this?
Can you imagine any Dem even proposing something like this?
Now, can you imagine Regan or Bush trying something like this?
The U.S. now owns 10% of INTEL.
MAGA communism is real.
MAGA communism is real.
August 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Another example that it's not about policy or values. It's about "our guy is doing it, so it's okay"
Can you imagine any Dem even proposing something like this?
Now, can you imagine Regan or Bush trying something like this?
Can you imagine any Dem even proposing something like this?
Now, can you imagine Regan or Bush trying something like this?
Listening to this conversation, and as I hear them talk about creating spaces for AI to learn, I think of "Sword Art Online: Alicization"
#ai #future
Decoder with Nilay Patel: Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Episode webpage: theverge.com
Media file: www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
#ai #future
Decoder with Nilay Patel: Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Episode webpage: theverge.com
Media file: www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
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August 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Listening to this conversation, and as I hear them talk about creating spaces for AI to learn, I think of "Sword Art Online: Alicization"
#ai #future
Decoder with Nilay Patel: Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Episode webpage: theverge.com
Media file: www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
#ai #future
Decoder with Nilay Patel: Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Episode webpage: theverge.com
Media file: www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
What happens with agentic AI when it becomes my coworker that's alongside me all the time, and I have friction with another person and their agentic AI?
Now I've got somebody that I can talk to, and plot against people, and they've got somebody that can plot against me etc etc... #future #ai
Now I've got somebody that I can talk to, and plot against people, and they've got somebody that can plot against me etc etc... #future #ai
August 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM