Bruce Engi-Nerd
@bruceenginerd.bsky.social
Happily married to my fellow crazy childless cat lady for almost three decades.
Navy veteran, engineering nerd, progressive politics, computer gamer, book lover.
Atheist, naturalist, pragmatist, secular humanist. Trying hard to not succumb to cynicism.
Navy veteran, engineering nerd, progressive politics, computer gamer, book lover.
Atheist, naturalist, pragmatist, secular humanist. Trying hard to not succumb to cynicism.
Does anyone else think that our democracy is like Bruce Willis’ character in “The Sixth Sense,” who doesn’t realize that (spoiler alert) he’s been dead the whole time?
March 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Does anyone else think that our democracy is like Bruce Willis’ character in “The Sixth Sense,” who doesn’t realize that (spoiler alert) he’s been dead the whole time?
Holy crap…
They always said that when we finally realize AIG is here, it has been here for some time and it will be long past the time we could stop it.
Enjoy the ride!
They always said that when we finally realize AIG is here, it has been here for some time and it will be long past the time we could stop it.
Enjoy the ride!
"I am what happens when you try and carve God from the wood of your own hunger."
😶
😶
February 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Holy crap…
They always said that when we finally realize AIG is here, it has been here for some time and it will be long past the time we could stop it.
Enjoy the ride!
They always said that when we finally realize AIG is here, it has been here for some time and it will be long past the time we could stop it.
Enjoy the ride!
This.
January 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This.
Wow. Just… wow. What an incredible post.
Do yourself a favor and read the entire article. It is quite enlightening and humbling.
Do yourself a favor and read the entire article. It is quite enlightening and humbling.
"Both the patriots of 1776 and the insurrectionists of January 6th embraced a conspiracy theory that lacked a basis in fact." The January 6th rioters were recapitulating the darkest parts of our history - the parts the Founders knew we could overcome.
Jan. 6th Rioters Claim They’re Like the Patriots of 1776. Here’s the Ugly Truth.
They’re right that there are historical echoes—just not the ones they intend.
www.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wow. Just… wow. What an incredible post.
Do yourself a favor and read the entire article. It is quite enlightening and humbling.
Do yourself a favor and read the entire article. It is quite enlightening and humbling.
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Why is the media like this?
January 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why is the media like this?
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That time when a 28-year-old Jimmy Carter climbed into a damaged nuclear reactor to avert a meltdown.
«In one minute and 29 seconds, Carter had absorbed the maximum amount of radiation a human can withstand in a year.»
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«In one minute and 29 seconds, Carter had absorbed the maximum amount of radiation a human can withstand in a year.»
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A nuclear reactor was melting down. Jimmy Carter came to the rescue.
In 1952, Lt. Jimmy Carter, then 28, was one of the few people in the world qualified to enter a damaged nuclear reactor and help take it apart.
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December 29, 2024 at 10:36 PM
That time when a 28-year-old Jimmy Carter climbed into a damaged nuclear reactor to avert a meltdown.
«In one minute and 29 seconds, Carter had absorbed the maximum amount of radiation a human can withstand in a year.»
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«In one minute and 29 seconds, Carter had absorbed the maximum amount of radiation a human can withstand in a year.»
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Just a tiny bit of a contrast between Carter’s and Trump’s writing style…
As a lover of the English language, literature, and poetry, this contrast saddens me.
As a lover of the English language, literature, and poetry, this contrast saddens me.
I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Just a tiny bit of a contrast between Carter’s and Trump’s writing style…
As a lover of the English language, literature, and poetry, this contrast saddens me.
As a lover of the English language, literature, and poetry, this contrast saddens me.
As an aging introvert with retirement in my 5-10 year horizon, this article pleases me.
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/tr...
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/tr...
The Introvert Advantage
Research indicates introverts' secret superpower: aging gracefully. Their lifelong comfort with solitude and deeper connections with others may be nature's retirement prep course.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM
As an aging introvert with retirement in my 5-10 year horizon, this article pleases me.
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/tr...
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/tr...
Yes, absolutely. Anything that places a downward pressure on wages helps corporations bogart more of the rewards of higher productivity to themselves and not share those rewards fairly with labor.
This sounds like a solid concept for an action movie where the hero rescues victims of modern slavery, like an evil tech mogul exploiting workers, or a gritty mob drama about sex traffickers controlling victims by holding their passports.
Same shit... slave labor is why Elon is defending H1B visas.
Same shit... slave labor is why Elon is defending H1B visas.
December 29, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Yes, absolutely. Anything that places a downward pressure on wages helps corporations bogart more of the rewards of higher productivity to themselves and not share those rewards fairly with labor.
Damn… Trump’s silence at Musk’s taking his limelight makes me wonder what exactly he has on him.
Are we finally going to see the pee tapes?
Are we finally going to see the pee tapes?
December 27, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Damn… Trump’s silence at Musk’s taking his limelight makes me wonder what exactly he has on him.
Are we finally going to see the pee tapes?
Are we finally going to see the pee tapes?
Interesting nod to “longform blogging” in a space like BlueSky.
With a character limit and no edit or text formatting features, I don’t get this particular itch scratched here.
I’m wondering if something like Threads could? Back in the day I got a lot of use out of Livejournal.
With a character limit and no edit or text formatting features, I don’t get this particular itch scratched here.
I’m wondering if something like Threads could? Back in the day I got a lot of use out of Livejournal.
Greetings, Humans!
I have at long last joined BlueSky. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. And cheers to critical thinking & the lost art of longform blogging!
For now I will use this to announce my publications & appearances. I only engage those I follow. So Chat me to persuade me to follow you!
I have at long last joined BlueSky. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. And cheers to critical thinking & the lost art of longform blogging!
For now I will use this to announce my publications & appearances. I only engage those I follow. So Chat me to persuade me to follow you!
December 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Interesting nod to “longform blogging” in a space like BlueSky.
With a character limit and no edit or text formatting features, I don’t get this particular itch scratched here.
I’m wondering if something like Threads could? Back in the day I got a lot of use out of Livejournal.
With a character limit and no edit or text formatting features, I don’t get this particular itch scratched here.
I’m wondering if something like Threads could? Back in the day I got a lot of use out of Livejournal.
Interesting take on how legacy media is losing out to individual content creators who fight for thousands of pennies instead of courting billionaires to keep the lights on.
People want to be a part of a conversation and not passive recipients of a lecture.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
People want to be a part of a conversation and not passive recipients of a lecture.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The End of News
Legacy media has a trust problem, but it’s not too late to solve it.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Interesting take on how legacy media is losing out to individual content creators who fight for thousands of pennies instead of courting billionaires to keep the lights on.
People want to be a part of a conversation and not passive recipients of a lecture.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
People want to be a part of a conversation and not passive recipients of a lecture.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
More, more!
Everyone knows who is running this show: President elect Musk.
youtu.be/07KHdLsofbY?...
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Vice President Trump
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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December 21, 2024 at 4:22 PM
More, more!
I love these Musk-in-charge memes.
"Here is the bill you demanded that nullifies all safety regulations for EVs and rockets, Your Majesty. I'll be back with your iced tea."
December 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I love these Musk-in-charge memes.
I wonder what VP Trump thinks of President Musk’s co-opting of his governance by tweet schtick?
Speaking of VP’s, has VVP Vance of the Couch lately?
Speaking of VP’s, has VVP Vance of the Couch lately?
In a few hours on X, Elon Musk may have tanked a bipartisan compromise to fund the government. "This was governing-by-tweet, Trump’s signature method. For several hours, the president-elect was silent; Musk had taken charge," Russell Berman writes:
Musk Makes a Mess of Congress
The billionaire may have just tanked a bipartisan bill to fund the government. All he needed was a few hours on X.
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I wonder what VP Trump thinks of President Musk’s co-opting of his governance by tweet schtick?
Speaking of VP’s, has VVP Vance of the Couch lately?
Speaking of VP’s, has VVP Vance of the Couch lately?
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Dang… spot on.
November 29, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Dang… spot on.
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Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
"Even a cursory reading of the country’s founding documents and great speeches makes clear that America is a political organization with a reliance on our values." How many of us can really say what they are?
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
I Helped the Army Remember Its Values. I Wish I Could Do the Same for the Country.
The virtues we uphold define who we are as soldiers or civilians, individuals or a nation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
For those craving lower prices — not just lower positive inflation rates but actual deflation — be careful what you wish for.
A recession caused by lots of layoffs suppresses demand for all kinds of things and puts a downward pressure on prices. This is great fore retirees on a fixed income, but…
A recession caused by lots of layoffs suppresses demand for all kinds of things and puts a downward pressure on prices. This is great fore retirees on a fixed income, but…
November 25, 2024 at 1:12 PM
For those craving lower prices — not just lower positive inflation rates but actual deflation — be careful what you wish for.
A recession caused by lots of layoffs suppresses demand for all kinds of things and puts a downward pressure on prices. This is great fore retirees on a fixed income, but…
A recession caused by lots of layoffs suppresses demand for all kinds of things and puts a downward pressure on prices. This is great fore retirees on a fixed income, but…
Reposted by Bruce Engi-Nerd
Listen to Sisko! 🖖🏽
November 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Listen to Sisko! 🖖🏽
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
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A commenter on our YouTube channel has a suggestion
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM
A commenter on our YouTube channel has a suggestion
Yes. The point of these nominees is sent to the Mike Lees and the John Thunes of the world. This is a loyalty test, plain and simple. It HAD to be obviously ludicrous. The incredible unfitness for these candidates for the positions they are nominated for is a feature, not a bug.
This. This is the whole game.
November 19, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Yes. The point of these nominees is sent to the Mike Lees and the John Thunes of the world. This is a loyalty test, plain and simple. It HAD to be obviously ludicrous. The incredible unfitness for these candidates for the positions they are nominated for is a feature, not a bug.
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