@alittleope.bsky.social
making the world a better place through light. lasers, interferometry, amateur astronomy, inventing things for interventional cardiology (sounds like a jingle)
The Terminator reboot is going to be great when skynet's a chatbot using slurs while also the decision-maker on nuclear launches. Bringing upon nuclear Holocaust simply through ineptitude and narcissism rather than sentient malice.
"I’ll go down this thread with GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” said Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber.
gizmodo.com/billionaires...
gizmodo.com/billionaires...
July 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Terminator reboot is going to be great when skynet's a chatbot using slurs while also the decision-maker on nuclear launches. Bringing upon nuclear Holocaust simply through ineptitude and narcissism rather than sentient malice.
The cost of war is the blood of innocents, whether or not there is a "reason" for it. Ultimately, that terrible cost is worth paying in very select times, but it is completely reprehensible in the current moment and there is no confusion.
June 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The cost of war is the blood of innocents, whether or not there is a "reason" for it. Ultimately, that terrible cost is worth paying in very select times, but it is completely reprehensible in the current moment and there is no confusion.
At what point are the doomers just accurately portraying current events because this shit is extremely bleak rn.
March 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
At what point are the doomers just accurately portraying current events because this shit is extremely bleak rn.
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000+ federal and D.C. workers (i.e. people directly impacted by a government shutdown), is urging senators to vote no on the House GOP's CR.
In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000+ federal and D.C. workers (i.e. people directly impacted by a government shutdown), is urging senators to vote no on the House GOP's CR.
In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
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Community protection from measles is maintained when 95% or more of the population is fully vaccinated.
Today, only 12 states meet that threshold, with some of the worst states (ex: Idaho, Florida) dropping as low as 79.6%.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/measles-is...
Today, only 12 states meet that threshold, with some of the worst states (ex: Idaho, Florida) dropping as low as 79.6%.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/measles-is...
Measles is making a comeback
The once-eradicated disease is no longer confined to fringe religious groups and international travel.
www.mesoscalenews.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Community protection from measles is maintained when 95% or more of the population is fully vaccinated.
Today, only 12 states meet that threshold, with some of the worst states (ex: Idaho, Florida) dropping as low as 79.6%.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/measles-is...
Today, only 12 states meet that threshold, with some of the worst states (ex: Idaho, Florida) dropping as low as 79.6%.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/measles-is...
Rightfully so, there should be no respite for cowardice and betrayal at any point, let alone one of this criticality. Primary them all.
House Dems' text chains lighting up with apoplexy.
"Complete and utter meltdown," says one member.
Members floating marching onto the Senate floor.
Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill.
@Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
"Complete and utter meltdown," says one member.
Members floating marching onto the Senate floor.
Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill.
@Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
"People are furious": House Democrats have "complete meltdown" as Schumer folds on shutdown
Members have talked openly about backing primary challenges to Democratic senators who support the GOP's spending bill.
www.axios.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rightfully so, there should be no respite for cowardice and betrayal at any point, let alone one of this criticality. Primary them all.
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Call your Senators, ruin his book tour.
If I’m thinking thru the senate rules right (by no means certain), I think a single D senator can force the voting that’s starts tomorrow to last into the beginning of next week by refusing unanimous consent. That can slow things down and allow the backlash to expand.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Call your Senators, ruin his book tour.
Imagine seeing the pushback on Hakeem Jeffries' lack of concerted opposition by the party's voters and then pulling Schumer's maneuver. Absolutely embarrassing abdication of leadership showing he is incapable for the present moment.
March 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Imagine seeing the pushback on Hakeem Jeffries' lack of concerted opposition by the party's voters and then pulling Schumer's maneuver. Absolutely embarrassing abdication of leadership showing he is incapable for the present moment.
@notalawyer.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Just listened to You Are A Bad Ass episode and wasn't sure if you caught this in the research, given the subjects clear proclivity for borderline sexual assault.
rainn.org/news/author-... absolutely wild
Just listened to You Are A Bad Ass episode and wasn't sure if you caught this in the research, given the subjects clear proclivity for borderline sexual assault.
rainn.org/news/author-... absolutely wild
Author and RAINN Supporter on Ending Sexual Violence | RAINN
Each month, RAINN features a member of its National Leadership Council (NLC). The NLC is a group of dedicated individuals who have shown their commitment to RAINN’s mission of supporting survivors and...
rainn.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@notalawyer.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Just listened to You Are A Bad Ass episode and wasn't sure if you caught this in the research, given the subjects clear proclivity for borderline sexual assault.
rainn.org/news/author-... absolutely wild
Just listened to You Are A Bad Ass episode and wasn't sure if you caught this in the research, given the subjects clear proclivity for borderline sexual assault.
rainn.org/news/author-... absolutely wild
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
If it walks like a Nazi, talks like a Nazi, salutes like a Nazi, well...you can be sure it'll get whitewashed by the entrenched media.
February 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If it walks like a Nazi, talks like a Nazi, salutes like a Nazi, well...you can be sure it'll get whitewashed by the entrenched media.
there is a certain level of happiness when you realize the podcast/person/etc you enjoyed is deep down a good person. take solace in those findings whenever and wherever they may be
February 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
there is a certain level of happiness when you realize the podcast/person/etc you enjoyed is deep down a good person. take solace in those findings whenever and wherever they may be
fucked up that thrift shop threw me off anything of his for a while. every time i hear macklemore in the years since he's a breath of fresh air.
there's plenty of other allies besides him but gotta respect when he coulda easily skated by doing bland ass middle of the road cash grabs in peace.
there's plenty of other allies besides him but gotta respect when he coulda easily skated by doing bland ass middle of the road cash grabs in peace.
Ok Macklemore!
The first two lines are my favorite, take a listen.
They do got us fucked up.
youtu.be/sn9EKC9nqU4
The first two lines are my favorite, take a listen.
They do got us fucked up.
youtu.be/sn9EKC9nqU4
MACKLEMORE - fucked up (official video)
YouTube video by Macklemore
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
fucked up that thrift shop threw me off anything of his for a while. every time i hear macklemore in the years since he's a breath of fresh air.
there's plenty of other allies besides him but gotta respect when he coulda easily skated by doing bland ass middle of the road cash grabs in peace.
there's plenty of other allies besides him but gotta respect when he coulda easily skated by doing bland ass middle of the road cash grabs in peace.
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A statement from The Onion about InfoWars.
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 AM
A statement from The Onion about InfoWars.
The sheer fortitude of this woman is beyond admirable, she could have had a closed trial but wanted to force as much light into a process as possible despite the clear impact it would have on her mentally.
November 19, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The sheer fortitude of this woman is beyond admirable, she could have had a closed trial but wanted to force as much light into a process as possible despite the clear impact it would have on her mentally.
I try to give individuals the benefit of doubt. My experience w/ Post Office for-profit ones so far is deep down it's always anger if society provides a useful thing to others. Once you concede one thing there's no reason their worldview makes sense, so it's unbridled fury against accepting reality.
Worth reading.
NOT EVERYTHING IS A FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS, and the conservative "just common sense to run it like a business" talking points are garbage.
NOT EVERYTHING IS A FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS, and the conservative "just common sense to run it like a business" talking points are garbage.
I recently wrote about the troubles Canada Post is facing, particularly the low-wage, non-union labor model being pushed by Amazon, and why the government must expand Canada Post with postal banking and other services to better serve Canadians.
November 17, 2024 at 12:32 PM
I try to give individuals the benefit of doubt. My experience w/ Post Office for-profit ones so far is deep down it's always anger if society provides a useful thing to others. Once you concede one thing there's no reason their worldview makes sense, so it's unbridled fury against accepting reality.
Excited to see what micro-experiment my daughter comes up with today at breakfast. Yesterday we hypothesized the spray when peeling an orange was juice, not water. Figured out we could peel the orange inside a plastic bag to confirm by color, smell, and taste.
November 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Excited to see what micro-experiment my daughter comes up with today at breakfast. Yesterday we hypothesized the spray when peeling an orange was juice, not water. Figured out we could peel the orange inside a plastic bag to confirm by color, smell, and taste.
I love finding a clickbait article on a publication, then reading the paper and it's introductory sources and finding abysmally designed studies asserting outlandish claims.
The worst part is we're not even at peak terrible publishing on the subject of AI yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The worst part is we're not even at peak terrible publishing on the subject of AI yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably
www.nature.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I love finding a clickbait article on a publication, then reading the paper and it's introductory sources and finding abysmally designed studies asserting outlandish claims.
The worst part is we're not even at peak terrible publishing on the subject of AI yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The worst part is we're not even at peak terrible publishing on the subject of AI yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
anyone know of a good fiction author list? genres are ok, but im open to whatever tbh
November 13, 2024 at 4:54 AM
anyone know of a good fiction author list? genres are ok, but im open to whatever tbh
somehow the initial account setup got me tied into goofy samoyed pics and then like, werewolf drawings. sure ok fine ill take it
November 11, 2024 at 5:16 AM
somehow the initial account setup got me tied into goofy samoyed pics and then like, werewolf drawings. sure ok fine ill take it