Mike Levy
@elitegimp.bsky.social
W&M (‘03) -> CU -> still in Colorado
Let's go O's, hail to whatever the DC football team is called (and Sko Buffs, obv)
I like the Ars Technica fora more than modern social media, but this account exists anyway
Let's go O's, hail to whatever the DC football team is called (and Sko Buffs, obv)
I like the Ars Technica fora more than modern social media, but this account exists anyway
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Mike Levy
@elitegimp.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Forgot to mention it earlier in the week, but Wednesday night (date night!) my beer smiled at me
Today I learned that back on August 1st, NIST updated the language of their digital identity guidelines from "Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically)" to "Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT require subscribers to change passwords periodically."
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today I learned that back on August 1st, NIST updated the language of their digital identity guidelines from "Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically)" to "Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT require subscribers to change passwords periodically."
Changed six clocks upstairs, three on the main floor, two in the garage (just the cars, sprinkler system lives on DST because it is off throughout standard time), and one in the basement. Nagging feeling that I missed one, will probably find it in a week or two.
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Changed six clocks upstairs, three on the main floor, two in the garage (just the cars, sprinkler system lives on DST because it is off throughout standard time), and one in the basement. Nagging feeling that I missed one, will probably find it in a week or two.
Six hours until the last MLB game of the year, and it’s Ohtani vs Scherzer? Couldn’t have asked for a better end to the season!
November 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Six hours until the last MLB game of the year, and it’s Ohtani vs Scherzer? Couldn’t have asked for a better end to the season!
I want to go to bed but I also want this game to last forever
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I want to go to bed but I also want this game to last forever
@dabail10.bsky.social history is on the AL's side here (past performance does not guarantee future results)
Seasons where one LCS was sweep & other went 7 games (LCS best-of-7 since ‘85):
2025
2012
2007
2006
1988
Each of the 4 prior times, the team winning the 7-game LCS won the World Series, too
2025
2012
2007
2006
1988
Each of the 4 prior times, the team winning the 7-game LCS won the World Series, too
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@dabail10.bsky.social history is on the AL's side here (past performance does not guarantee future results)
I could watch AJ and Wainwright call every game, they’ve got great chemistry
October 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I could watch AJ and Wainwright call every game, they’ve got great chemistry
Is there a way to make this video my ring tone?
DAAAAA YANKEES LOSE
Vlad and Papi coming together to hate. A-Rod and Jeter just having to sit there and take it.
Vlad and Papi coming together to hate. A-Rod and Jeter just having to sit there and take it.
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Is there a way to make this video my ring tone?
This is a fun video that many people will enjoy, hence posting it here instead of sending @mikesager.net a DM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1HT...
Clubbie + Bat Boy For The Washington Nationals | Day In The Life
YouTube video by Washington Nationals
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September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is a fun video that many people will enjoy, hence posting it here instead of sending @mikesager.net a DM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1HT...
10yo: hey dad, what’s black and white and red all over?
Me: a newspaper?
Her: no
Me: a nun falling down the stairs?
Her: what?
Me: what?
Me: a newspaper?
Her: no
Me: a nun falling down the stairs?
Her: what?
Me: what?
August 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
10yo: hey dad, what’s black and white and red all over?
Me: a newspaper?
Her: no
Me: a nun falling down the stairs?
Her: what?
Me: what?
Me: a newspaper?
Her: no
Me: a nun falling down the stairs?
Her: what?
Me: what?
/Pagliacci voice: but doctor, Neguse is my representative
(I don't think I'm doing this joke right)
(I don't think I'm doing this joke right)
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If you're feeling helpless and frustrated about the NSF news today, here's an action item for you, via @aibsbiology.bsky.social and @aas.org. Call your representative and tell them to "sign on to the Neguse-Fitzpatrick DCL."
aas.org/urge-nsf-sup...
and
takeaction.io/aibs/action-...
If you're feeling helpless and frustrated about the NSF news today, here's an action item for you, via @aibsbiology.bsky.social and @aas.org. Call your representative and tell them to "sign on to the Neguse-Fitzpatrick DCL."
aas.org/urge-nsf-sup...
and
takeaction.io/aibs/action-...
NSF Dear Colleague Action Alert | American Astronomical Society
aas.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
/Pagliacci voice: but doctor, Neguse is my representative
(I don't think I'm doing this joke right)
(I don't think I'm doing this joke right)
Reposted by Mike Levy
lol, this was a good use of April Fools’ Day. Maybe tomorrow I’ll post the actual players I went with and see if anyone can guess my strategy
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April 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
lol, this was a good use of April Fools’ Day. Maybe tomorrow I’ll post the actual players I went with and see if anyone can guess my strategy
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I'm 100% sure this is a joke but only like 70% sure I get it (I'd never really given much thought to what the band name "Collective Soul" refers to). As a bonus, a large portion of the replies to his post are from people who do not realize it is a joke and that's my favorite social media genre.
God dammit. Timing couldn’t be worse but here goes.
Chuck Schumer and I are launching our new podcast “Soul Deep: A Weekly Deep Dive Into the Music of Collective Soul” tomorrow. I do NOT support his latest decision and want to make clear this is strictly a music podcast. Please check it out
Chuck Schumer and I are launching our new podcast “Soul Deep: A Weekly Deep Dive Into the Music of Collective Soul” tomorrow. I do NOT support his latest decision and want to make clear this is strictly a music podcast. Please check it out
March 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm 100% sure this is a joke but only like 70% sure I get it (I'd never really given much thought to what the band name "Collective Soul" refers to). As a bonus, a large portion of the replies to his post are from people who do not realize it is a joke and that's my favorite social media genre.
This is an exciting development! www.nwslsoccer.com/news/denver-...
Denver, Colorado Awarded NWSL’S 16th Franchise | National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL
Home of the National Women's Soccer League, get all the info you need right here: Advanced stats, game replays, player info, game schedules and much more.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is an exciting development! www.nwslsoccer.com/news/denver-...
You’re not going to believe what sport they were playing…
February 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You’re not going to believe what sport they were playing…
Same goes for "uniformed" and "uninformed".
If you use either “underserved” or “undeserved” in writing, there is a 99% chance I will misread it the first time through
February 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Same goes for "uniformed" and "uninformed".
(a) this is beautiful
(b) I can’t tell if this is a color video or black and white, and now I’m thinking about the Calvin and Hobbes stop where Calvin’s dad talks about how the world used to be black and white, so old pictures are color photos of a black and white world
(c) this is beautiful
(b) I can’t tell if this is a color video or black and white, and now I’m thinking about the Calvin and Hobbes stop where Calvin’s dad talks about how the world used to be black and white, so old pictures are color photos of a black and white world
(c) this is beautiful
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
(a) this is beautiful
(b) I can’t tell if this is a color video or black and white, and now I’m thinking about the Calvin and Hobbes stop where Calvin’s dad talks about how the world used to be black and white, so old pictures are color photos of a black and white world
(c) this is beautiful
(b) I can’t tell if this is a color video or black and white, and now I’m thinking about the Calvin and Hobbes stop where Calvin’s dad talks about how the world used to be black and white, so old pictures are color photos of a black and white world
(c) this is beautiful
Me before every 4th down play: take the points, take the points, take the points
Me after every 4th down: Yes! Great call! I knew it!
Me after every 4th down: Yes! Great call! I knew it!
January 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Me before every 4th down play: take the points, take the points, take the points
Me after every 4th down: Yes! Great call! I knew it!
Me after every 4th down: Yes! Great call! I knew it!
That 12 men on defense penalty was not how I expected the play to go (not a complaint)
January 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
That 12 men on defense penalty was not how I expected the play to go (not a complaint)
Important news, friends!
Flood celebrates its 35th birthday this Wednesday. Tell your friends!
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They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (official music video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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January 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Important news, friends!
If you use either “underserved” or “undeserved” in writing, there is a 99% chance I will misread it the first time through
December 22, 2024 at 5:42 PM
If you use either “underserved” or “undeserved” in writing, there is a 99% chance I will misread it the first time through
2 words 2 many
Too many words
December 13, 2024 at 5:09 PM
2 words 2 many
Tempted to get myself a Savannah Bananas jersey, but I have no idea what name / number to put on the back. I'd love to see Adam Jones in bright yellow, so Jones #10 is my first instinct but it seems a little weird to do that before he plays for them. What if it never happens? (I hope it happens!)
December 10, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Tempted to get myself a Savannah Bananas jersey, but I have no idea what name / number to put on the back. I'd love to see Adam Jones in bright yellow, so Jones #10 is my first instinct but it seems a little weird to do that before he plays for them. What if it never happens? (I hope it happens!)