Vortmax
@vortmax.bsky.social
NCSU Meteorology Alum.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
Finally watched #Frankenstein. Magnificent work by @realgdt.bsky.social and all the cast and crew!
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Finally watched #Frankenstein. Magnificent work by @realgdt.bsky.social and all the cast and crew!
Wait... "The Lowdown" takes place in Oklahoma?
Now I have to watch.
Now I have to watch.
"I have a real soft spot for Oklahoma. But even if I’d never stepped foot there, I would still admire writer-director Sterlin Harjo’s new show for the genuineness, quirkiness, humor, and melancholy lying beneath its Sooner State clay." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-lowdow...
The Upside of ‘The Lowdown’
Oklahoma gets ready for its closeup.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Wait... "The Lowdown" takes place in Oklahoma?
Now I have to watch.
Now I have to watch.
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“I know this is out there but this search won’t let me find it, by design” is so frustrating!
Like damn I’ve worked on a reference desk in the past, I know how to make and tinker with a search string. Y’all just don’t want people to find it bc some asshole somewhere is making money this way
Like damn I’ve worked on a reference desk in the past, I know how to make and tinker with a search string. Y’all just don’t want people to find it bc some asshole somewhere is making money this way
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“I know this is out there but this search won’t let me find it, by design” is so frustrating!
Like damn I’ve worked on a reference desk in the past, I know how to make and tinker with a search string. Y’all just don’t want people to find it bc some asshole somewhere is making money this way
Like damn I’ve worked on a reference desk in the past, I know how to make and tinker with a search string. Y’all just don’t want people to find it bc some asshole somewhere is making money this way
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"Computers [and phones] became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue."
Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Computers [and phones] became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue."
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This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
$32 Million Commitment Announced to Electrify Cooking Appliances in NYCHA Buildings Through Induction Stove Challenge - NYSERDA
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that the next phase of the ...
www.nyserda.ny.gov
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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he's on a mission from God
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
he's on a mission from God
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Tips for saving $:
*E-bike commute (free parking+workout)
*5-cent instant coffee
*~$2.50/gallon milk, $1.99 frozen meals, $.69 beans (Amazon Fresh)
*Insulation
*Frozen Costco blueberries, $4.99 rotisserie chicken
*Bulk peanut butter, nuts
*Indian meals in bag. ~$2
*$1 tuna sandwich
*No canned drinks
*E-bike commute (free parking+workout)
*5-cent instant coffee
*~$2.50/gallon milk, $1.99 frozen meals, $.69 beans (Amazon Fresh)
*Insulation
*Frozen Costco blueberries, $4.99 rotisserie chicken
*Bulk peanut butter, nuts
*Indian meals in bag. ~$2
*$1 tuna sandwich
*No canned drinks
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Tips for saving $:
*E-bike commute (free parking+workout)
*5-cent instant coffee
*~$2.50/gallon milk, $1.99 frozen meals, $.69 beans (Amazon Fresh)
*Insulation
*Frozen Costco blueberries, $4.99 rotisserie chicken
*Bulk peanut butter, nuts
*Indian meals in bag. ~$2
*$1 tuna sandwich
*No canned drinks
*E-bike commute (free parking+workout)
*5-cent instant coffee
*~$2.50/gallon milk, $1.99 frozen meals, $.69 beans (Amazon Fresh)
*Insulation
*Frozen Costco blueberries, $4.99 rotisserie chicken
*Bulk peanut butter, nuts
*Indian meals in bag. ~$2
*$1 tuna sandwich
*No canned drinks
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@annie1x.bsky.social
#Aurora #NorthernLights #GAWX I’m posting this guide, but In reality I just went out, pointed my iPhone 17 Pro at the sky and held it steady. Fun stuff!
#Aurora #NorthernLights #GAWX I’m posting this guide, but In reality I just went out, pointed my iPhone 17 Pro at the sky and held it steady. Fun stuff!
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@annie1x.bsky.social
#Aurora #NorthernLights #GAWX I’m posting this guide, but In reality I just went out, pointed my iPhone 17 Pro at the sky and held it steady. Fun stuff!
#Aurora #NorthernLights #GAWX I’m posting this guide, but In reality I just went out, pointed my iPhone 17 Pro at the sky and held it steady. Fun stuff!
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Yeah, man, because putting all the people who need expensive care in one pool has never blown up in an unsustainable, out of control spiral every time it's been tried.
Even going down this road should get you yanked by a huge hook or sucked down a trap door you didn't know was there.
Even going down this road should get you yanked by a huge hook or sucked down a trap door you didn't know was there.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yeah, man, because putting all the people who need expensive care in one pool has never blown up in an unsustainable, out of control spiral every time it's been tried.
Even going down this road should get you yanked by a huge hook or sucked down a trap door you didn't know was there.
Even going down this road should get you yanked by a huge hook or sucked down a trap door you didn't know was there.
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Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
Worry about mud slides in the burned areas around Los Angeles.
An atmospheric River is once again headed for the California coast, with heavy rain likely to result in some isolated flash and urban flooding into this weekend.
Weather.gov
Weather.gov
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Worry about mud slides in the burned areas around Los Angeles.
Search / Replace
Blockchain / AI
What's next?
Blockchain / AI
What's next?
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Search / Replace
Blockchain / AI
What's next?
Blockchain / AI
What's next?
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Dear Tiny Group of Followers: You get lots of fundraising appeals, but this one helps you punch way above weight ☺️, helping feed food-insecure kids during holiday break when there's no school lunch to be had.
Got $20? $10? Maybe just $5? A crowd of per-donor matchers will add almost $100 to it. 🎉
Got $20? $10? Maybe just $5? A crowd of per-donor matchers will add almost $100 to it. 🎉
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Dear Tiny Group of Followers: You get lots of fundraising appeals, but this one helps you punch way above weight ☺️, helping feed food-insecure kids during holiday break when there's no school lunch to be had.
Got $20? $10? Maybe just $5? A crowd of per-donor matchers will add almost $100 to it. 🎉
Got $20? $10? Maybe just $5? A crowd of per-donor matchers will add almost $100 to it. 🎉
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Today on Volts: markets for distributed energy resources (DERs) are usually fragmented & opaque, making it difficult to scale up. A UK startup called Piclo is setting up a marketplace where buyers & sellers of grid flexibility can meet, compare terms, & sign contracts. Much needed, long overdue!
How to make a market for distributed energy flexibility
Piclo has created a marketplace where buyers of grid flexibility can find sellers.
www.volts.wtf
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today on Volts: markets for distributed energy resources (DERs) are usually fragmented & opaque, making it difficult to scale up. A UK startup called Piclo is setting up a marketplace where buyers & sellers of grid flexibility can meet, compare terms, & sign contracts. Much needed, long overdue!
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HEADCANON ACCEPTED
NO TIME TO DIE Post-Credits Scene:
Close on Bond's hand. It begins to glow. An explosion of regeneration energy. Craig's face disappears in blinding light. When the light fades, Emma Thompson stares straight into the camera and smiles.
"It's about time," Bond says.
Close on Bond's hand. It begins to glow. An explosion of regeneration energy. Craig's face disappears in blinding light. When the light fades, Emma Thompson stares straight into the camera and smiles.
"It's about time," Bond says.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
HEADCANON ACCEPTED
Confirmed (again): Fox News is a propaganda outlet.
NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland.
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Confirmed (again): Fox News is a propaganda outlet.
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The sun is bringing the beauty both night and day this week with overnight Aurora's followed by a spectacular sunrise with morning's first light splashing on the underside of a cloud deck over Colorado.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The sun is bringing the beauty both night and day this week with overnight Aurora's followed by a spectacular sunrise with morning's first light splashing on the underside of a cloud deck over Colorado.
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Seeing the #aurora #northernlights from NW Wichita, KS. Spectacular! Best I have ever seen. #BKDronesllc
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Seeing the #aurora #northernlights from NW Wichita, KS. Spectacular! Best I have ever seen. #BKDronesllc