Brian Richardson
@siliconchef.bsky.social
Professional nerd, video producer, homebound world traveler. As seen on @DragonConTV. NerdSteading on YouTube & siliconchef on🐦 & 🐘.
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Brian Richardson
@siliconchef.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Coming Tuesday... a technology history lesson and future cautionary tale from yours truly, recorded live at Dragon Con... youtu.be/wib8FBoQ93E #y2k #y2k38
My Nerd Nite talk on lessons from fixing Y2K and how it might get a sequel, part of the 2025 @dragoncon.org Science Track (@dconscitrack.bsky.social), is now available on YouTube. A slightly updated version is also coming soon to @nerdnitepdx.bsky.social... more on that later.
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Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
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Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
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I told my smart speaker to play WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by the Doobie Bros for a particular reason. And now she’s just playing yacht rock songs and my kitchen sounds like “ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION ADS: GREATEST HITS”
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I told my smart speaker to play WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by the Doobie Bros for a particular reason. And now she’s just playing yacht rock songs and my kitchen sounds like “ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION ADS: GREATEST HITS”
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I'm not the only one who finds this unsettling, right?
February 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I'm not the only one who finds this unsettling, right?
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
www.tiktok.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
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Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
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News Item: In his confirmation hearings, RFK Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
So he is fully absorbed into GOP culture at this point.
So he is fully absorbed into GOP culture at this point.
February 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
News Item: In his confirmation hearings, RFK Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
So he is fully absorbed into GOP culture at this point.
So he is fully absorbed into GOP culture at this point.
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Roses are brown, violets are too
I looked it up on Google
And the AI told me it’s true
I looked it up on Google
And the AI told me it’s true
February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Roses are brown, violets are too
I looked it up on Google
And the AI told me it’s true
I looked it up on Google
And the AI told me it’s true
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roses are red
colonialism is theft
colonialism is theft
February 13, 2024 at 5:51 PM
roses are red
colonialism is theft
colonialism is theft
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“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. interc.pt/4bVVAG2
February 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. interc.pt/4bVVAG2
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Happy Valentine’s 🐾💗
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Happy Valentine’s 🐾💗
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A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
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Hey remember the shooting in Minneapolis that happened between Renee Good and Alexi Pretti, the guy they claimed was shot by an agent after he had attacked that agent with a shovel? I know it's hard to believe but the agents' story fell apart and charges were dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Hey remember the shooting in Minneapolis that happened between Renee Good and Alexi Pretti, the guy they claimed was shot by an agent after he had attacked that agent with a shovel? I know it's hard to believe but the agents' story fell apart and charges were dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
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This can't be reformed. These people can't be redeemed. The entire system must be dismantled and every single person who is part of it must be tried for their crimes against humanity.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This can't be reformed. These people can't be redeemed. The entire system must be dismantled and every single person who is part of it must be tried for their crimes against humanity.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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The stupidest and most fearful way to run a professional military.
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The stupidest and most fearful way to run a professional military.
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it's kind of wild that we are apparently able to have video calls with people in concentration camps who are saying what's going on there and everyone knows and it's incredibly public and no one in a position of power/visibility in the government is really doing anything about it at scale
February 14, 2026 at 12:24 AM
it's kind of wild that we are apparently able to have video calls with people in concentration camps who are saying what's going on there and everyone knows and it's incredibly public and no one in a position of power/visibility in the government is really doing anything about it at scale
As a black belt and martial arts instructor, I can't endorse pulling back and swinging a haymaker at any pro-ICE protesters.
However, if you first lead with a fast left jab, then learn to use your hips to deliver a shorter right hook punch that is harder for the opponent to dodge...
However, if you first lead with a fast left jab, then learn to use your hips to deliver a shorter right hook punch that is harder for the opponent to dodge...
over on x the everything app some Chicago high school kid named Danny Spud tried to disrupt his school's anti-ICE protest by yelling about how much he loves ICE and then filmed himself getting walloped by a fellow student lmao
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
As a black belt and martial arts instructor, I can't endorse pulling back and swinging a haymaker at any pro-ICE protesters.
However, if you first lead with a fast left jab, then learn to use your hips to deliver a shorter right hook punch that is harder for the opponent to dodge...
However, if you first lead with a fast left jab, then learn to use your hips to deliver a shorter right hook punch that is harder for the opponent to dodge...
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).