Hugh M
@actualhumanbeing.bsky.social
I aspire to define myself by what I stand for, not simply what I stand against.
The accounts of Trump and Vance in the meeting with Zelensky today are giving hard Morris Day and Jerome circa Purple Rain vibes.
February 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The accounts of Trump and Vance in the meeting with Zelensky today are giving hard Morris Day and Jerome circa Purple Rain vibes.
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Had a dream last night where I ran into Weird Al, who said his therapist recommended he watch a movie called "UHF".
"Do you think she realized?" I asked. He just shook his head.
Unexpected Pagliotti.
"Do you think she realized?" I asked. He just shook his head.
Unexpected Pagliotti.
February 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Had a dream last night where I ran into Weird Al, who said his therapist recommended he watch a movie called "UHF".
"Do you think she realized?" I asked. He just shook his head.
Unexpected Pagliotti.
"Do you think she realized?" I asked. He just shook his head.
Unexpected Pagliotti.
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Some advice on How to Weather the Storm, including “create something lovely for yourself or others”, “moderate your exposure to the bullshit”, “find the people who are already doing the work, and follow their lead”, and “join something”. [kottke.org]
How to Weather the Storm
Without really meaning to, this week I’ve posted a few related articles around the theme of how to survive the next four years of the new oligarchical, authoritarian regime here in the US. I thought it would be helpful t
kottke.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Some advice on How to Weather the Storm, including “create something lovely for yourself or others”, “moderate your exposure to the bullshit”, “find the people who are already doing the work, and follow their lead”, and “join something”. [kottke.org]
I found myself awake in bed thinking about the Vulture article published yesterday morning. Given my relationship to the subject's fiction, I found myself writing out some thoughts that I felt compelled to commit to a page to get them out of my head, but will likely not share publicly...
January 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I found myself awake in bed thinking about the Vulture article published yesterday morning. Given my relationship to the subject's fiction, I found myself writing out some thoughts that I felt compelled to commit to a page to get them out of my head, but will likely not share publicly...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Reflecting on Simon Sinek's conversation with Vivek Murthy about community and friends: I love the idea of inviting friends over without any fancy plans or worrying about tidying up our messy lives. Now I just need to actually do it ...
January 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Reflecting on Simon Sinek's conversation with Vivek Murthy about community and friends: I love the idea of inviting friends over without any fancy plans or worrying about tidying up our messy lives. Now I just need to actually do it ...
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Enjoyed the conversation between Vivek Murthy and Simon Sinek on A Bit of Optimism podcast episode. Murthy’s thoughts are echoed in this letter people.com/surgeon-gene...
Surgeon General Urges Americans to 'Rethink How We're Living Our Lives' in Closing Letter to the Country (Exclusive)
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy shares his "parting prescription" for the country in a letter shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
people.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Enjoyed the conversation between Vivek Murthy and Simon Sinek on A Bit of Optimism podcast episode. Murthy’s thoughts are echoed in this letter people.com/surgeon-gene...
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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the link between the two
America's surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the direct link between the two.
www.usatoday.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the link between the two
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BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
December 10, 2024 at 5:23 AM
BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
My 10yo daughter just, unironically, asked me to explain mansplaining.
I think it short circuited my brain a bit. But she did ask...
I think it short circuited my brain a bit. But she did ask...
November 17, 2024 at 8:40 PM
My 10yo daughter just, unironically, asked me to explain mansplaining.
I think it short circuited my brain a bit. But she did ask...
I think it short circuited my brain a bit. But she did ask...
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Haymarket Books is giving away 10 free ebooks that meet this moment in US history, including titles by Rebecca Solnit, Angela Davis, Mariame Kaba, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. [haymarketbooks.org]
Ten Free Ebooks for Getting Free
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis At Haymarket, we
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Haymarket Books is giving away 10 free ebooks that meet this moment in US history, including titles by Rebecca Solnit, Angela Davis, Mariame Kaba, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. [haymarketbooks.org]
10yo: <finishes my pirate song verse>
me: "Wait, how do you know pirate songs if ye be not a pirate?"
10yo: "I live around cats. Cats know many things."
me: "Wait, how do you know pirate songs if ye be not a pirate?"
10yo: "I live around cats. Cats know many things."
September 10, 2024 at 11:52 AM
10yo: <finishes my pirate song verse>
me: "Wait, how do you know pirate songs if ye be not a pirate?"
10yo: "I live around cats. Cats know many things."
me: "Wait, how do you know pirate songs if ye be not a pirate?"
10yo: "I live around cats. Cats know many things."
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I don’t believe that everything happens FOR a reason but I do believe that everything happens BECAUSE OF a reason and that reason is baryogenesis, the process by which the imbalance of matter and antimatter was established in the early universe and for which we currently have no accepted explanation
September 4, 2024 at 1:26 AM
I don’t believe that everything happens FOR a reason but I do believe that everything happens BECAUSE OF a reason and that reason is baryogenesis, the process by which the imbalance of matter and antimatter was established in the early universe and for which we currently have no accepted explanation
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we're living through a fast-paced technological revolution around green energy and it's getting about 1% of the attention it should. In a month, no one's gonna be burning coal in the UK for the first time since the steam engine was invented.
What a journey!
10 years ago almost 40% of UK electricity was from coal.
Today the UK's last remaining coal-fired power station is Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire, England, which is scheduled to close on September 30, 2024.
10 years ago almost 40% of UK electricity was from coal.
Today the UK's last remaining coal-fired power station is Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire, England, which is scheduled to close on September 30, 2024.
September 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM
we're living through a fast-paced technological revolution around green energy and it's getting about 1% of the attention it should. In a month, no one's gonna be burning coal in the UK for the first time since the steam engine was invented.
In riding bikes with my 10yo, I have to remember that her bike is larger than her. Repeat 10x.
September 4, 2024 at 1:49 PM
In riding bikes with my 10yo, I have to remember that her bike is larger than her. Repeat 10x.
The teen likes to occasionally shout while gaming online, and to discourage this we'll sometimes respond.
Last nighy we got "Yo! What!?"
To which I promptly replied: "Tiiiiin roof! Rusted."
The boy was not amused
Last nighy we got "Yo! What!?"
To which I promptly replied: "Tiiiiin roof! Rusted."
The boy was not amused
October 23, 2023 at 12:24 AM
The teen likes to occasionally shout while gaming online, and to discourage this we'll sometimes respond.
Last nighy we got "Yo! What!?"
To which I promptly replied: "Tiiiiin roof! Rusted."
The boy was not amused
Last nighy we got "Yo! What!?"
To which I promptly replied: "Tiiiiin roof! Rusted."
The boy was not amused
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"Microsoft increased worldwide water consumption by a whopping 34%—up to almost 1.7 billion gallons annually—last year, which … is most likely due to increased AI training. That's dwarfed by Google, which used 5.6 billion gallons last year, a 20% jump.” futurism.com/critics-micr...
Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought
Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.
futurism.com
October 1, 2023 at 9:16 PM
"Microsoft increased worldwide water consumption by a whopping 34%—up to almost 1.7 billion gallons annually—last year, which … is most likely due to increased AI training. That's dwarfed by Google, which used 5.6 billion gallons last year, a 20% jump.” futurism.com/critics-micr...
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DO NOT DRINK THE TUDOR MILK
September 12, 2023 at 9:02 PM
DO NOT DRINK THE TUDOR MILK
More mandated back to the office thoughts:
- oh, thats where the ideas for the stock images in my corp training come from...
- these halls seem a lot narrower when there are actual other humans in them
- oh, thats where the ideas for the stock images in my corp training come from...
- these halls seem a lot narrower when there are actual other humans in them
September 12, 2023 at 3:20 PM
More mandated back to the office thoughts:
- oh, thats where the ideas for the stock images in my corp training come from...
- these halls seem a lot narrower when there are actual other humans in them
- oh, thats where the ideas for the stock images in my corp training come from...
- these halls seem a lot narrower when there are actual other humans in them
I want an app that analyzes ambient noise in my office space, but filters on individual voices so we can award the loudest talker each day with a nerf bat assault.
Knowing full well it may be me at times..
Knowing full well it may be me at times..
September 12, 2023 at 3:18 PM
I want an app that analyzes ambient noise in my office space, but filters on individual voices so we can award the loudest talker each day with a nerf bat assault.
Knowing full well it may be me at times..
Knowing full well it may be me at times..
Back to the office musing: does anyone sell a translucent anechoic tile to reduce/diffuse audio bounce off of monitors?
September 12, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Back to the office musing: does anyone sell a translucent anechoic tile to reduce/diffuse audio bounce off of monitors?
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Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2023: $248,800,000,000
Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2023: $160,900,000,000
Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2023: $105,200,000,000
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2023: $7.25
Three words: tax the rich.
2012: $2,000,000,000
2023: $248,800,000,000
Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2023: $160,900,000,000
Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2023: $105,200,000,000
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2023: $7.25
Three words: tax the rich.
September 4, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2023: $248,800,000,000
Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2023: $160,900,000,000
Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2023: $105,200,000,000
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2023: $7.25
Three words: tax the rich.
2012: $2,000,000,000
2023: $248,800,000,000
Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2023: $160,900,000,000
Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2023: $105,200,000,000
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2023: $7.25
Three words: tax the rich.
I'm having half formed thoughts on my library and what will be left of it when I join the choir inwisible.
How much do I care to leave books, movies, and music to my kids?
Considering writing (or, who am I kidding: riffing into a webcam) on items in my collection I care to comment on...
How much do I care to leave books, movies, and music to my kids?
Considering writing (or, who am I kidding: riffing into a webcam) on items in my collection I care to comment on...
September 9, 2023 at 6:19 PM
I'm having half formed thoughts on my library and what will be left of it when I join the choir inwisible.
How much do I care to leave books, movies, and music to my kids?
Considering writing (or, who am I kidding: riffing into a webcam) on items in my collection I care to comment on...
How much do I care to leave books, movies, and music to my kids?
Considering writing (or, who am I kidding: riffing into a webcam) on items in my collection I care to comment on...
I like waking with a thunderstorm brewing.
It's nice when I'm not the only one grumbling about getting out of bed.
It's nice when I'm not the only one grumbling about getting out of bed.
September 9, 2023 at 12:02 PM
I like waking with a thunderstorm brewing.
It's nice when I'm not the only one grumbling about getting out of bed.
It's nice when I'm not the only one grumbling about getting out of bed.