airplane ian (he/him)
@airplaneian.com
Professional disaster enthusiast, lapsed pilot, RF enjoyer.
ben smith provoking chotiner has this kinda vibe
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ben smith provoking chotiner has this kinda vibe
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any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
honestly a nice companion to this weekend's defunctland
The latest episode of We Call It Imagineering is all about the department I work in, R&D. It shows off some of the fun robots we've released very recently, and even gives a peek at newer stuff (I love the water robots). www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoPN...
NEW Robotic Olaf Revealed! Inside Disney Imagineering R&D | We Call It Imagineering
YouTube video by Walt Disney Imagineering
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
honestly a nice companion to this weekend's defunctland
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As a high school kid with a dumb summer job I was able to afford to build/upgrade a pretty great early 2000s gaming PC and now two decades later as a salaried adult I’m completely priced out
PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage | Discussion
An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026
You can spend $50 more to get an entire PS5 Pro.
www.tomshardware.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
As a high school kid with a dumb summer job I was able to afford to build/upgrade a pretty great early 2000s gaming PC and now two decades later as a salaried adult I’m completely priced out
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My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
once again astonished by how messy google is when it comes to pricing and subscriptions
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
once again astonished by how messy google is when it comes to pricing and subscriptions
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
the administration is broadly incompetent but i don't think they're gonna do bombing runs over venezuela squawking mode s
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
the administration is broadly incompetent but i don't think they're gonna do bombing runs over venezuela squawking mode s
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55 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR secretly tests a one-seat lunar lander in Earth's orbit.
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
55 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR secretly tests a one-seat lunar lander in Earth's orbit.
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
“There was an earlier prototype that we were quite excited about, but I did not have any feeling of, ‘I want to pick up that thing and take a bite out of it,’ and then finally we got there all of a sudden.”
what the fuck
what the fuck
Calling it now: this device will never be released www.theverge.com/news/827607/...
Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype
What does a ChatGPT gadget look like?
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“There was an earlier prototype that we were quite excited about, but I did not have any feeling of, ‘I want to pick up that thing and take a bite out of it,’ and then finally we got there all of a sudden.”
what the fuck
what the fuck
good piece on the impossible position communities face when wildland fire risks are so high
LA County Fire Dept is now telling residents in Topanga that if evacuation is not possible, they need to shelter in their homes. It’s a policy that, historically, has proven incredibly dangerous, but the department says it has no better options. My latest: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Can you survive a wildfire sheltering at home? For one community, L.A. County Fire says it may be the only option
L.A. County Fire plans to order Topanga residents to shelter-in-place if evacuating from fire isn't possible. It's raised concern from experts and residents, but the department says it has no other op...
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
good piece on the impossible position communities face when wildland fire risks are so high
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🏆⚽️✈️ After winning the NWSL championship Saturday night, Gotham FC have just departed San Jose on board the very same all-white Avelo jet (N805VL) that lost cabin pressure with shackled ICE abductees aboard two weeks ago and had to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas 😬
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🏆⚽️✈️ After winning the NWSL championship Saturday night, Gotham FC have just departed San Jose on board the very same all-white Avelo jet (N805VL) that lost cabin pressure with shackled ICE abductees aboard two weeks ago and had to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas 😬
the new defunctland is (ofc) quite good, totally worthy of the 4+ hour runtime
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
the new defunctland is (ofc) quite good, totally worthy of the 4+ hour runtime
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Starting a proper graphic and paneling pass on the rocket barge
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Starting a proper graphic and paneling pass on the rocket barge
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@wedefendthevote.org is the giant effort to ensure the Democratic Party remains a tool of corporate America by backing the most corporate-friendly, hackish Democrats in primaries across the nation. Their endorsement should be considered an anti-endorsement if you want the Schumer-Jeffries era to end
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@wedefendthevote.org is the giant effort to ensure the Democratic Party remains a tool of corporate America by backing the most corporate-friendly, hackish Democrats in primaries across the nation. Their endorsement should be considered an anti-endorsement if you want the Schumer-Jeffries era to end
this is very funny but the mamdani pic is photoshopped, he was wearing a black turtleneck at this event
source: his own insta - www.instagram.com/p/C0XrG7NM3vQ/
source: his own insta - www.instagram.com/p/C0XrG7NM3vQ/
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
this is very funny but the mamdani pic is photoshopped, he was wearing a black turtleneck at this event
source: his own insta - www.instagram.com/p/C0XrG7NM3vQ/
source: his own insta - www.instagram.com/p/C0XrG7NM3vQ/
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Doomscrolling? Trapped in the endless spiral of despair that is the news? Break yourself out of it for a moment by visiting the One Simple Wish website and buying something for a kid in foster care. Can't make much of a more direct positive impact on the world than that.
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Doomscrolling? Trapped in the endless spiral of despair that is the news? Break yourself out of it for a moment by visiting the One Simple Wish website and buying something for a kid in foster care. Can't make much of a more direct positive impact on the world than that.
man i have got to stop having marathon nightmares when i sleep in
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
man i have got to stop having marathon nightmares when i sleep in
brushing up against having too much screen real estate, something i never thought i'd say
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
brushing up against having too much screen real estate, something i never thought i'd say
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OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
i've made a horrible mistake
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
i've made a horrible mistake
saw this a few times on my TL and was like haha but didn't actually watch until now and it goes so hard
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
saw this a few times on my TL and was like haha but didn't actually watch until now and it goes so hard
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we need a left wing guy from mr show who was at j6
May 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
we need a left wing guy from mr show who was at j6
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I really want to know the full story behind this epic hack, and yet I also hope it is never solved.
It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident
YouTube video by andrew867
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I really want to know the full story behind this epic hack, and yet I also hope it is never solved.