TTK Ciar
@ttkciar.bsky.social
#Engineer, #anarchist, husband, #GenX, ex- #goth, #dog owner, #cat owned
Focused on #Covid19, #ClimateChange, hybrid #nuclear energy
My meager #writing: http://ciar.org/ttk/orcish_opera
I also like #birds (mainly corvidae). #corvid #cawmunity
Focused on #Covid19, #ClimateChange, hybrid #nuclear energy
My meager #writing: http://ciar.org/ttk/orcish_opera
I also like #birds (mainly corvidae). #corvid #cawmunity
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TTK Ciar
@ttkciar.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Got a list of people to block, who for some reason weren't already in the other block-lists:
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A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
I've been trying to get used to coding on my tablet, unsuccessfully.
Thing is, I really need two displays side-by-side, one for coding and one for referencing things.
screen(1) can split the display, but it makes each display too small.
Solution: use old semi-busted tablet as second display.
Thing is, I really need two displays side-by-side, one for coding and one for referencing things.
screen(1) can split the display, but it makes each display too small.
Solution: use old semi-busted tablet as second display.
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I've been trying to get used to coding on my tablet, unsuccessfully.
Thing is, I really need two displays side-by-side, one for coding and one for referencing things.
screen(1) can split the display, but it makes each display too small.
Solution: use old semi-busted tablet as second display.
Thing is, I really need two displays side-by-side, one for coding and one for referencing things.
screen(1) can split the display, but it makes each display too small.
Solution: use old semi-busted tablet as second display.
My wife just now:
"I can't believe 'under the couch' is my filing system."
"I can't believe 'under the couch' is my filing system."
October 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My wife just now:
"I can't believe 'under the couch' is my filing system."
"I can't believe 'under the couch' is my filing system."
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“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Though, you know, it *isn't* a problem in Linux! Just sayin'... ;-)
Trying to think of a more offensive thing to say than "Have you heard The Good News?" on Rosh Hashanah.
"This isn't a problem in Linux..." may be close and more generally applicable.
"This isn't a problem in Linux..." may be close and more generally applicable.
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Though, you know, it *isn't* a problem in Linux! Just sayin'... ;-)
If you squint at this map *really* closely, you can barely make out me and my wife sitting in our rural redoubt, shouting "we fucking told you so!"
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others.
See what changes are in store for your county 👇
See what changes are in store for your county 👇
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...
projects.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If you squint at this map *really* closely, you can barely make out me and my wife sitting in our rural redoubt, shouting "we fucking told you so!"
This art is right up my alley. Half sharing this to share it, and half sharing it to look up later. My wife collects animal skulls, and I think she might like one of these as a gift.
It’s my birthday, the autumn equinox and the first day of fall 💛🍂
It would mean a lot if you could share my work today.
Thank you for all the support this year. It’s everything to me
Hope Persephone’s blessings find you today ✨
It would mean a lot if you could share my work today.
Thank you for all the support this year. It’s everything to me
Hope Persephone’s blessings find you today ✨
September 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This art is right up my alley. Half sharing this to share it, and half sharing it to look up later. My wife collects animal skulls, and I think she might like one of these as a gift.
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DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.
Subtly downgrade a band
Three Inch Nails
Somewhat Spicy Chili Peppers
Tears for Worries
Three Inch Nails
Somewhat Spicy Chili Peppers
Tears for Worries
Subtly downgrade a band
Followed Zeppelin
Followed Zeppelin
subtly downgrade a band
Jefferson Dirigible
Jefferson Dirigible
September 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Subtly downgrade a band
Three Inch Nails
Somewhat Spicy Chili Peppers
Tears for Worries
Three Inch Nails
Somewhat Spicy Chili Peppers
Tears for Worries
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Americans have been fighting fascism since 1776. A greedy narcissistic con & felon with no moral compass, and his party of ass kissing cult members do NOT have the power to remove the ANTIFA from the American spirit.
I am a PROUD Anti-fascist American. Most proud of the anti-fascist part. And You?
I am a PROUD Anti-fascist American. Most proud of the anti-fascist part. And You?
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Americans have been fighting fascism since 1776. A greedy narcissistic con & felon with no moral compass, and his party of ass kissing cult members do NOT have the power to remove the ANTIFA from the American spirit.
I am a PROUD Anti-fascist American. Most proud of the anti-fascist part. And You?
I am a PROUD Anti-fascist American. Most proud of the anti-fascist part. And You?
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If you want to resist, wear a mask
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
September 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If you want to resist, wear a mask
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
If you care about future generations, wear a mask
If you care about your long term health, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
Your resistance effort must be inclusive of everyone … and that includes disabled people
Masking is community care
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"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.
How quick we forget.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.
How quick we forget.
My cat keeps expecting me to go into my wfh office.
I mentioned this to my wife, and "I don't think my cat understands weekends."
My wife observed that I had *worked* the last two weekends, in that office.
My cat might be smarter than I thought.
I mentioned this to my wife, and "I don't think my cat understands weekends."
My wife observed that I had *worked* the last two weekends, in that office.
My cat might be smarter than I thought.
September 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
My cat keeps expecting me to go into my wfh office.
I mentioned this to my wife, and "I don't think my cat understands weekends."
My wife observed that I had *worked* the last two weekends, in that office.
My cat might be smarter than I thought.
I mentioned this to my wife, and "I don't think my cat understands weekends."
My wife observed that I had *worked* the last two weekends, in that office.
My cat might be smarter than I thought.
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Just downloading every high resolution thing the gov't offers and is discontinuing January 1st 2026
It's about 600tb of data I've found so far. Shit
It's about 600tb of data I've found so far. Shit
August 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just downloading every high resolution thing the gov't offers and is discontinuing January 1st 2026
It's about 600tb of data I've found so far. Shit
It's about 600tb of data I've found so far. Shit
I've been meaning to make the leap from Android tablets to Pine64 for years, but kept putting it off.
Now that Goolge is banning side-loading apps, I won't be able to install Termux anymore, which is like *half* of what I use my tablet for.
They've made it really easy to finally jump to Pine64.
Now that Goolge is banning side-loading apps, I won't be able to install Termux anymore, which is like *half* of what I use my tablet for.
They've made it really easy to finally jump to Pine64.
August 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I've been meaning to make the leap from Android tablets to Pine64 for years, but kept putting it off.
Now that Goolge is banning side-loading apps, I won't be able to install Termux anymore, which is like *half* of what I use my tablet for.
They've made it really easy to finally jump to Pine64.
Now that Goolge is banning side-loading apps, I won't be able to install Termux anymore, which is like *half* of what I use my tablet for.
They've made it really easy to finally jump to Pine64.
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Accompanying editorial
"The..study makes the case that Covid has aged our arteries, especially for females"
—accelerated aging not proportional to Covid severity
—graph of underlying mechanisms (below)
—association with #LongCovid
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"The..study makes the case that Covid has aged our arteries, especially for females"
—accelerated aging not proportional to Covid severity
—graph of underlying mechanisms (below)
—association with #LongCovid
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
August 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Accompanying editorial
"The..study makes the case that Covid has aged our arteries, especially for females"
—accelerated aging not proportional to Covid severity
—graph of underlying mechanisms (below)
—association with #LongCovid
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
"The..study makes the case that Covid has aged our arteries, especially for females"
—accelerated aging not proportional to Covid severity
—graph of underlying mechanisms (below)
—association with #LongCovid
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
My cat is on my lap, my dog is curled up on the couch, and my wife's dogs are curled up on the rug, all looking serene and content.
There's a certain satisfaction in knowing we have make a good home for our pets.
There's a certain satisfaction in knowing we have make a good home for our pets.
August 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My cat is on my lap, my dog is curled up on the couch, and my wife's dogs are curled up on the rug, all looking serene and content.
There's a certain satisfaction in knowing we have make a good home for our pets.
There's a certain satisfaction in knowing we have make a good home for our pets.
Nice to know that when Trump issues illegal orders, only a quarter-million army soldiers will obey without question.
www.military.com/daily-news/o...
www.military.com/daily-news/o...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders
With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into Washington, D.C. to fight crime, President Donald Trump edged U.S. troops closer...
www.military.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Nice to know that when Trump issues illegal orders, only a quarter-million army soldiers will obey without question.
www.military.com/daily-news/o...
www.military.com/daily-news/o...
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Hundreds of billions of dollars in investment.
Wholesale theft of millions of pieces of art & literature.
Entire job categories thrown into chaos or in line for destruction as CEOs drink the koolaid and stake their futures on AI.
Unprecedented power usage. Environmental destruction.
For this.
Wholesale theft of millions of pieces of art & literature.
Entire job categories thrown into chaos or in line for destruction as CEOs drink the koolaid and stake their futures on AI.
Unprecedented power usage. Environmental destruction.
For this.
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hundreds of billions of dollars in investment.
Wholesale theft of millions of pieces of art & literature.
Entire job categories thrown into chaos or in line for destruction as CEOs drink the koolaid and stake their futures on AI.
Unprecedented power usage. Environmental destruction.
For this.
Wholesale theft of millions of pieces of art & literature.
Entire job categories thrown into chaos or in line for destruction as CEOs drink the koolaid and stake their futures on AI.
Unprecedented power usage. Environmental destruction.
For this.
My wife and I finally got around to carving up the ham that's been in the freezer since 2020.
I didn't know then how society would persevere in the face of the pandemic, but if you'd told me "pretend it's over and let themselves get infected repeatedly for years", I wouldn't have believed you.
I didn't know then how society would persevere in the face of the pandemic, but if you'd told me "pretend it's over and let themselves get infected repeatedly for years", I wouldn't have believed you.
August 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
My wife and I finally got around to carving up the ham that's been in the freezer since 2020.
I didn't know then how society would persevere in the face of the pandemic, but if you'd told me "pretend it's over and let themselves get infected repeatedly for years", I wouldn't have believed you.
I didn't know then how society would persevere in the face of the pandemic, but if you'd told me "pretend it's over and let themselves get infected repeatedly for years", I wouldn't have believed you.
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@simonhammann.bsky.social this is new
August 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
@simonhammann.bsky.social this is new
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Two common factors for why people tend to fall for disinformation:
1) Anxiety & uncertainty
2) Insecurity: need for social identity & external affirmation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHg...
1) Anxiety & uncertainty
2) Insecurity: need for social identity & external affirmation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHg...
Why do people fall for disinformation?
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
m.youtube.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Two common factors for why people tend to fall for disinformation:
1) Anxiety & uncertainty
2) Insecurity: need for social identity & external affirmation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHg...
1) Anxiety & uncertainty
2) Insecurity: need for social identity & external affirmation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHg...