Monk "Cocktail Dork" Funkster
@monkfunkster.bsky.social
International Engineer of Mystery. Currently in Asia(mostly Hong Kong and Singapore) working in electronics manufacturing. Cocktail dork. Maker of strange noises (usually with saxophone, drums, or synths).
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Episode 41: "In Covid's Wake" Part 2
Republican counties may have three times higher COVID death rates than Democratic counties, but have you considered that they have lower rates of liberal groupthink?
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Republican counties may have three times higher COVID death rates than Democratic counties, but have you considered that they have lower rates of liberal groupthink?
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"In Covid's Wake" Part 2: Wron… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/19/2025 · 1h 10m
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June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Episode 41: "In Covid's Wake" Part 2
Republican counties may have three times higher COVID death rates than Democratic counties, but have you considered that they have lower rates of liberal groupthink?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Republican counties may have three times higher COVID death rates than Democratic counties, but have you considered that they have lower rates of liberal groupthink?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Firing the people who collect money owed to save money is one hell of a foot-gun example 😂
IRS employee tells me the IRS is going to terminate ~6,600 people today.
These are by and large people who "go after tax evasion."
These are by and large people who "go after tax evasion."
February 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Firing the people who collect money owed to save money is one hell of a foot-gun example 😂
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we are depriving generations of kids of the formative experience of stumbling upon some weird horny sci-fi or fantasy book that was absolutely not written for them, which is the kind of thing that makes reading feel exhilarating, like you are unlocking the grownup world’s fun secrets
"well as long as it's age appropriate" no fuck you guys actually, i read adult books when i was 12 and now i'm weird as hell, as i SHOULD be
February 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
we are depriving generations of kids of the formative experience of stumbling upon some weird horny sci-fi or fantasy book that was absolutely not written for them, which is the kind of thing that makes reading feel exhilarating, like you are unlocking the grownup world’s fun secrets
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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This @davidwondrich.bsky.social is magnificent, a marvel, the best piece of food and drink writing I've read in ages, a great respite from a stressy news world, amazing:
punchdrink.com/articles/coc...
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Why Is My Drink So Damn Weird?
When every cocktail is an experiment in novelty, ordering feels like a gamble. But if history teaches us anything, it’s that this era won’t last forever.
punchdrink.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This @davidwondrich.bsky.social is magnificent, a marvel, the best piece of food and drink writing I've read in ages, a great respite from a stressy news world, amazing:
punchdrink.com/articles/coc...
punchdrink.com/articles/coc...
Grabbing a barrel-aged Vieux Carre at Drinking & Healing, one of my favorite bars in Saigon.
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Grabbing a barrel-aged Vieux Carre at Drinking & Healing, one of my favorite bars in Saigon.
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If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
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“Older than the trees” conifers emerged around 300mya
“Younger than the mountains”
Blue ridge mountains began forming around 1 billion years ago
“Life is old there” John Denver is singing about trilobites
“Younger than the mountains”
Blue ridge mountains began forming around 1 billion years ago
“Life is old there” John Denver is singing about trilobites
January 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Older than the trees” conifers emerged around 300mya
“Younger than the mountains”
Blue ridge mountains began forming around 1 billion years ago
“Life is old there” John Denver is singing about trilobites
“Younger than the mountains”
Blue ridge mountains began forming around 1 billion years ago
“Life is old there” John Denver is singing about trilobites
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I feel like we know how this movie ends.
a group of men are standing in front of a large map of the world .
ALT: a group of men are standing in front of a large map of the world .
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January 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I feel like we know how this movie ends.
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Use Signal to talk about protests
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
January 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Use Signal to talk about protests
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
Use Signal to talk about your wordle score
Use Signal to talk about abortion
Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club
Use Signal to talk about parties
Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care
Use Signal to talk about the weather
Use Signal
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Getting stocked up for dry martini January.
January 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Getting stocked up for dry martini January.
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look i made it the 1979 ibm warning
January 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
look i made it the 1979 ibm warning
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In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
December 30, 2024 at 6:46 PM
In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
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I did not make this image, but I would watch this movie.
December 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM
I did not make this image, but I would watch this movie.
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Excuse me, but this is fucking INHUMAN.
“An incoming Missouri Republican lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would offer $1,000 bounties to residents who turn in undocumented immigrants.”
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Excuse me, but this is fucking INHUMAN.
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"We are also expected to ignore that two days after Thompson was killed, two migrant teenagers were stabbed in Lower Manhattan. The culprits asked if they spoke English. The teenagers indicated they did not. They were then stabbed. One was killed. No ensuing nationwide manhunts."
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
zeteo.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:41 AM
"We are also expected to ignore that two days after Thompson was killed, two migrant teenagers were stabbed in Lower Manhattan. The culprits asked if they spoke English. The teenagers indicated they did not. They were then stabbed. One was killed. No ensuing nationwide manhunts."
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I want men in science to think about this. Think about the biases you have grown up with so much you're probably not even aware you have them. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
What surprised me the most was how *early* these divergences by STEM fields emerge.
By age 6, kids already see girls as worse at computer science and engineering. But...there's no early male bias for math. (I made this graph for a broader audience).
Six-year-olds have quite nuanced beliefs!
By age 6, kids already see girls as worse at computer science and engineering. But...there's no early male bias for math. (I made this graph for a broader audience).
Six-year-olds have quite nuanced beliefs!
December 10, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I want men in science to think about this. Think about the biases you have grown up with so much you're probably not even aware you have them. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
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ngl in light of all the troll/discourse bots showing up on bsky, remember that you do not owe anyone a response. You do not owe anyone online your time or attention, and replying to people is not an obligation. If you don't feel joy talking to someone here, just mute/block them and move on.
December 4, 2024 at 9:35 AM
ngl in light of all the troll/discourse bots showing up on bsky, remember that you do not owe anyone a response. You do not owe anyone online your time or attention, and replying to people is not an obligation. If you don't feel joy talking to someone here, just mute/block them and move on.