Michael LaFrance
@mlafrance.bsky.social
Oil painter, tech enthusiast/consultant, dad
System Administrators are reporting even more widespread Internet outages from Cloudflare than the press is reporting. Businesses and websites are down worldwide. Comments from Sysadmins are reporting outages from almost every country in the world.
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System Administrators are reporting even more widespread Internet outages from Cloudflare than the press is reporting. Businesses and websites are down worldwide. Comments from Sysadmins are reporting outages from almost every country in the world.
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BLM publics lands are an American treasure. Millions of Americans use these lands annually. They can never be replaced if they are sold off to corporations.
Don't let them distract you. Republicans are trying to sell off millions of acres of your public lands to billionaire developers — all as they take away your benefits. Now is the time to make some noise.
June 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BLM publics lands are an American treasure. Millions of Americans use these lands annually. They can never be replaced if they are sold off to corporations.
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Don't let them distract you. Republicans are trying to sell off millions of acres of your public lands to billionaire developers — all as they take away your benefits. Now is the time to make some noise.
June 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Don't let them distract you. Republicans are trying to sell off millions of acres of your public lands to billionaire developers — all as they take away your benefits. Now is the time to make some noise.
Congrats to Chicago and the new Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Congrats to Chicago and the new Pope.
Amazon simply noting the new tax on product listings? "Hostile and political act!" according to the White House. Trump is trying to shoot the messenger, let's see if Bezos backs down. (odds are he will.) #tariffs
April 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Amazon simply noting the new tax on product listings? "Hostile and political act!" according to the White House. Trump is trying to shoot the messenger, let's see if Bezos backs down. (odds are he will.) #tariffs
Guess it's too late to upgrade my solar panels. Trump's new 3,000%+ tariff adds $1,500 in TAX to a $40 panel. #solar #tariffs #greenenergy #prepper #offgrid
April 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Guess it's too late to upgrade my solar panels. Trump's new 3,000%+ tariff adds $1,500 in TAX to a $40 panel. #solar #tariffs #greenenergy #prepper #offgrid
The Roman Republic lasted 482 years. Looks like we may blow it in half the time. www.thedailybeast.com/wh-press-sec...
Karoline Leavitt Boasts Trump Wouldn’t Hesitate to Arrest SCOTUS Justices
The White House press secretary said “anyone who is breaking the law or obstructing federal law enforcement officials” is subject to prosecution.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Roman Republic lasted 482 years. Looks like we may blow it in half the time. www.thedailybeast.com/wh-press-sec...
I'm not an economist (although I do have a degree in economics), but it feels like losing MILLIONS of jobs and TRILLIONS of dollars in trade is sub-optimal, to put it lightly. #tariffs
April 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm not an economist (although I do have a degree in economics), but it feels like losing MILLIONS of jobs and TRILLIONS of dollars in trade is sub-optimal, to put it lightly. #tariffs
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Um — Trump just turned over management of our 🇺🇸 strategic petroleum reserve to a mystery company, who will get $1.4 billion to run it? 🤔
www.devdiscourse.com/article/head...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Um — Trump just turned over management of our 🇺🇸 strategic petroleum reserve to a mystery company, who will get $1.4 billion to run it? 🤔
www.devdiscourse.com/article/head...
www.devdiscourse.com/article/head...
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
I'm old enough to remember when one of our techs would forget to update our 5ESS telecom switches for Daylight Savings Time, and it would crash the network.
March 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'm old enough to remember when one of our techs would forget to update our 5ESS telecom switches for Daylight Savings Time, and it would crash the network.
I've been obsessed with this painting for years. Just ran across it again, and thought I'd share. William Logsdail (1859-1944) "St Paul's and Ludgate Hill" c. 1887
#art #oilpainting #blueskyart
#art #oilpainting #blueskyart
February 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I've been obsessed with this painting for years. Just ran across it again, and thought I'd share. William Logsdail (1859-1944) "St Paul's and Ludgate Hill" c. 1887
#art #oilpainting #blueskyart
#art #oilpainting #blueskyart
Must-read: Writer & Nobel winner, Paul Krugman, reveals why he left the NYT. Editorial freedom eroded, bold opinions diluted, & debate stifled. A sharp critique of legacy media’s shift toward conformity. Journalism should challenge, not conform. 📢🔥 #Media #Opinion
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Departing the New York Times
I left to stay true to my byline
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January 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Must-read: Writer & Nobel winner, Paul Krugman, reveals why he left the NYT. Editorial freedom eroded, bold opinions diluted, & debate stifled. A sharp critique of legacy media’s shift toward conformity. Journalism should challenge, not conform. 📢🔥 #Media #Opinion
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My daughter is an artist (and actress), and I love what she's doing lately. Her take on the Chinese New Year.
Anna LaFrance on Instagram... @annalafrance
#art #mixedmedia #blueskyArt #yearofthesnake #snake #creative #chineseart #chinesenewyear
Anna LaFrance on Instagram... @annalafrance
#art #mixedmedia #blueskyArt #yearofthesnake #snake #creative #chineseart #chinesenewyear
January 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My daughter is an artist (and actress), and I love what she's doing lately. Her take on the Chinese New Year.
Anna LaFrance on Instagram... @annalafrance
#art #mixedmedia #blueskyArt #yearofthesnake #snake #creative #chineseart #chinesenewyear
Anna LaFrance on Instagram... @annalafrance
#art #mixedmedia #blueskyArt #yearofthesnake #snake #creative #chineseart #chinesenewyear
This has the potential to be one of the most influential ideas of our time. Perhaps eclipsing the potential of the Transformer architecture.
#LLMs #AI #science #artificialIntelligence
#LLMs #AI #science #artificialIntelligence
January 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This has the potential to be one of the most influential ideas of our time. Perhaps eclipsing the potential of the Transformer architecture.
#LLMs #AI #science #artificialIntelligence
#LLMs #AI #science #artificialIntelligence
Google Research Unveils Transformers 2.0 --- "TITANS"
This may be the bridge from transformers - giving AI models the ability to not just remember, but to 'smartly' forget, as well.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.006...
illuminate.google.com/library?play...
#AI #artificalintelligence #google #LLM
This may be the bridge from transformers - giving AI models the ability to not just remember, but to 'smartly' forget, as well.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.006...
illuminate.google.com/library?play...
#AI #artificalintelligence #google #LLM
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January 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Google Research Unveils Transformers 2.0 --- "TITANS"
This may be the bridge from transformers - giving AI models the ability to not just remember, but to 'smartly' forget, as well.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.006...
illuminate.google.com/library?play...
#AI #artificalintelligence #google #LLM
This may be the bridge from transformers - giving AI models the ability to not just remember, but to 'smartly' forget, as well.
Paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.006...
illuminate.google.com/library?play...
#AI #artificalintelligence #google #LLM
Oil on canvas, one of those days when this usually muddy brown Louisiana river looked as blue as the sky.
#oilpainting #cloudspainting #louisianalandscape #painting #landscapepainting #riverlandscape #americanart #skypainting #trees #landscape #southernartist #clouds #blueskyart
#oilpainting #cloudspainting #louisianalandscape #painting #landscapepainting #riverlandscape #americanart #skypainting #trees #landscape #southernartist #clouds #blueskyart
January 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Oil on canvas, one of those days when this usually muddy brown Louisiana river looked as blue as the sky.
#oilpainting #cloudspainting #louisianalandscape #painting #landscapepainting #riverlandscape #americanart #skypainting #trees #landscape #southernartist #clouds #blueskyart
#oilpainting #cloudspainting #louisianalandscape #painting #landscapepainting #riverlandscape #americanart #skypainting #trees #landscape #southernartist #clouds #blueskyart
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If you’re ever wondering why wildfire smoke is so bad for you it’s because it includes things like “an entire bicycle”
My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.
January 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you’re ever wondering why wildfire smoke is so bad for you it’s because it includes things like “an entire bicycle”
Another one from today, just a study, and not quite finished. Oil on canvas, 2025 - It's missing something, but it's a good starting point for a larger piece.
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
January 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Another one from today, just a study, and not quite finished. Oil on canvas, 2025 - It's missing something, but it's a good starting point for a larger piece.
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
This was a quick study I did on this cold rainy afternoon, inspired by some photos I shot in the South Carolina Low Country. Oil on canvas, 2025
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This was a quick study I did on this cold rainy afternoon, inspired by some photos I shot in the South Carolina Low Country. Oil on canvas, 2025
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
#oilpainting #art #oiloncanvas #blueskyart #bskyart #southcarolina
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January 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My current view on politics.
January 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My current view on politics.
Terrifying. From reports I've seen, they finally decided to leave and are safe. Honestly, I don't know what they were waiting for.
#PalisadesFire #WTF
#PalisadesFire #WTF
January 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Terrifying. From reports I've seen, they finally decided to leave and are safe. Honestly, I don't know what they were waiting for.
#PalisadesFire #WTF
#PalisadesFire #WTF
Pomegranates... Oil on canvas. This was a quick subject study. This cold winter afternoon would be a good time to do a larger version. I'm thinking satsumas as a subject, since I have a bowl of them handy.
#oilpainting #art #bskyart #painting
#oilpainting #art #bskyart #painting
January 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Pomegranates... Oil on canvas. This was a quick subject study. This cold winter afternoon would be a good time to do a larger version. I'm thinking satsumas as a subject, since I have a bowl of them handy.
#oilpainting #art #bskyart #painting
#oilpainting #art #bskyart #painting
"The Last Path Together" Oil on canvas, 2019.
An old friend lost his son to the opiate crisis. He showed me a photo of a trip they had taken together to Ireland, some of the last quality time they had together. It inspired to me to paint this for him.
#oilpainting #art #impressionism #Ireland
An old friend lost his son to the opiate crisis. He showed me a photo of a trip they had taken together to Ireland, some of the last quality time they had together. It inspired to me to paint this for him.
#oilpainting #art #impressionism #Ireland
December 30, 2024 at 9:56 PM
"The Last Path Together" Oil on canvas, 2019.
An old friend lost his son to the opiate crisis. He showed me a photo of a trip they had taken together to Ireland, some of the last quality time they had together. It inspired to me to paint this for him.
#oilpainting #art #impressionism #Ireland
An old friend lost his son to the opiate crisis. He showed me a photo of a trip they had taken together to Ireland, some of the last quality time they had together. It inspired to me to paint this for him.
#oilpainting #art #impressionism #Ireland