Edgardo Block
@edgardoblock.bsky.social
Personal account for personal comments, which are solely my responsibility and no one else’s.
Argentina-born American, transport infrastructure professional. Started the very empty @evalpavement.bsky.social.
Argentina-born American, transport infrastructure professional. Started the very empty @evalpavement.bsky.social.
in fairness, some Bakers are tough acts to follow
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
in fairness, some Bakers are tough acts to follow
Reposted by Edgardo Block
Exxon-Mobil (current market cap): $488B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Exxon-Mobil (current market cap): $488B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
Cultural pro tip: when invited to a beer in Frankfurt, it’s very liekly a binding one
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Cultural pro tip: when invited to a beer in Frankfurt, it’s very liekly a binding one
When questioned by staff, the Time editor was, like, “oh, Just Do It”
Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
Time magazine quotes Canadian satirical website The Beaverton
A recent Time magazine article used a quote from Canadian satire site, the Beaverton, as a fact in reference to U.S. relationships with other countries.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
When questioned by staff, the Time editor was, like, “oh, Just Do It”
Yes, off one query, what else “people often ask”, according to the search site
(whispering, hand over mouth: shh, I think it may be Bard asking)
A: Fonseca Guimaraens bin 27
(whispering, hand over mouth: shh, I think it may be Bard asking)
A: Fonseca Guimaraens bin 27
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Yes, off one query, what else “people often ask”, according to the search site
(whispering, hand over mouth: shh, I think it may be Bard asking)
A: Fonseca Guimaraens bin 27
(whispering, hand over mouth: shh, I think it may be Bard asking)
A: Fonseca Guimaraens bin 27
Toby Charles saying “Maradoña”
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Toby Charles saying “Maradoña”
Reposted by Edgardo Block
The scholars I follow here are brilliant, politically astute, funny, and quick. It's a pleasure to watch them bat around issues on Bluesky.
It happens in a transdisciplinary way. Many are outside of institutions. Or have a Ph.D. not obviously applicable to their work.
I learn so much from y'all. 🙏🏼
It happens in a transdisciplinary way. Many are outside of institutions. Or have a Ph.D. not obviously applicable to their work.
I learn so much from y'all. 🙏🏼
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The scholars I follow here are brilliant, politically astute, funny, and quick. It's a pleasure to watch them bat around issues on Bluesky.
It happens in a transdisciplinary way. Many are outside of institutions. Or have a Ph.D. not obviously applicable to their work.
I learn so much from y'all. 🙏🏼
It happens in a transdisciplinary way. Many are outside of institutions. Or have a Ph.D. not obviously applicable to their work.
I learn so much from y'all. 🙏🏼
I mean, in the Chelsea-Arsenal game today, in Spanish, a guy named Bad Taste is playing against a guy surnamed Emphasis
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I mean, in the Chelsea-Arsenal game today, in Spanish, a guy named Bad Taste is playing against a guy surnamed Emphasis
Memo to Democrats - no, no one except a bluesky rando will connect “Strong floor, no ceiling” to Friday Night Lights.
We are more likely to connect it to the Weather Channel, and worry
We are more likely to connect it to the Weather Channel, and worry
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Memo to Democrats - no, no one except a bluesky rando will connect “Strong floor, no ceiling” to Friday Night Lights.
We are more likely to connect it to the Weather Channel, and worry
We are more likely to connect it to the Weather Channel, and worry
Argentina has a place called Moron, and there is a university there
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Argentina has a place called Moron, and there is a university there
AI assistant for the bad times, Cope-a-lot
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
AI assistant for the bad times, Cope-a-lot
I didn’t have to be shown this.
nO!
nO!
LOVE IS BLIND fans know you can make quick work of Thanksgiving leftovers with a turkey smoothie
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I didn’t have to be shown this.
nO!
nO!
NC? I envision a “Checkpoint,” an airlift, and a speech by a Fetterman-type figure speechifying “I am a waffle, y’all”
NC State alum here, we had both nearby in opposite directions from campus... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NC? I envision a “Checkpoint,” an airlift, and a speech by a Fetterman-type figure speechifying “I am a waffle, y’all”
I didn’t do the original research but in the field of transport engineering we have heard that pedestrian fatalities were high well before the automobile, and in 1914 there were concerns too (regarding the automobile.)
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I didn’t do the original research but in the field of transport engineering we have heard that pedestrian fatalities were high well before the automobile, and in 1914 there were concerns too (regarding the automobile.)
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
that’s a proper send-off!
our sewer district has been serving you for 53 years. “Junior” has been with us for 30 of them.
Jacinto Ortiz worked his last maintenance shop shift yesterday, retiring with more than 3 decades of service time. thank you, Junior.
Jacinto Ortiz worked his last maintenance shop shift yesterday, retiring with more than 3 decades of service time. thank you, Junior.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
that’s a proper send-off!
First the good, now the famous
Scientists found that major celebrities died four years earlier than their less famous peers, hinting that fame itself can be a mortality risk.
Being Famous Can Shorten Your Lifespan, Scientists Find
Scientists found that major celebrities died four years earlier than their less famous peers, hinting that fame itself can be a mortality risk.
www.404media.co
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
First the good, now the famous
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September 2025 temperature ranking (compared to all Septembers since 1895) and September 2025 temperature departure form the 1991-2020 normal. It's as if something has changed. 🤔🔥
October 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
September 2025 temperature ranking (compared to all Septembers since 1895) and September 2025 temperature departure form the 1991-2020 normal. It's as if something has changed. 🤔🔥
PSA: Think twice before following a new bluesky account introducing themselves with
“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name”
“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name”
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
PSA: Think twice before following a new bluesky account introducing themselves with
“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name”
“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name”
Reposted by Edgardo Block
To my homies 🌊🌊
this one goes out to everyone who calls the shores of @lakemichigan13.bsky.social home
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
To my homies 🌊🌊
Introduce yourself with five things from the Vegetable Kingdom (Regnum Vegetabile) you would put in a single salad (there could be more ingredients ofc, like in my case add feta cheese)
Arugula
cherry tomatoes
kalamata olives
grapes
and blueberries.
Arugula
cherry tomatoes
kalamata olives
grapes
and blueberries.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Introduce yourself with five things from the Vegetable Kingdom (Regnum Vegetabile) you would put in a single salad (there could be more ingredients ofc, like in my case add feta cheese)
Arugula
cherry tomatoes
kalamata olives
grapes
and blueberries.
Arugula
cherry tomatoes
kalamata olives
grapes
and blueberries.
Had to block the profanity accountant because I skeet in Spanish sometimes
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Had to block the profanity accountant because I skeet in Spanish sometimes
For a Spanish-speaker, La Jolla is just weird in a Muttley-chuckle kind of way (I just looked that up)
youtu.be/3uSTOHa4Im4?...
youtu.be/3uSTOHa4Im4?...
Muttley laugh-mix
YouTube video by MuttleyBark
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
For a Spanish-speaker, La Jolla is just weird in a Muttley-chuckle kind of way (I just looked that up)
youtu.be/3uSTOHa4Im4?...
youtu.be/3uSTOHa4Im4?...
Reposted by Edgardo Block
(I think the entire thing can be explained by a single copy-paste error in code without adequate safeguards. Anyone see how?)
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
(I think the entire thing can be explained by a single copy-paste error in code without adequate safeguards. Anyone see how?)
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM