Charles Engelke
@engelke.com
Retired. Xoogler developer relations at Google Cloud. Former CTO of Info Tech
From my spam folder. Looks like somebody's flagging algorithm needs work. I'm sure it's not just that they are liars looking for credulous marks.
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From my spam folder. Looks like somebody's flagging algorithm needs work. I'm sure it's not just that they are liars looking for credulous marks.
Today's gisnep: Samuel Johnson had today's tech leaders exactly right centuries ago.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today's gisnep: Samuel Johnson had today's tech leaders exactly right centuries ago.
Aren't conspiracies supposed to be secret? @katmabu.bsky.social announced her plan to protest here on Bluesky, asked others to also protest in public posts, and documented and published her participation here.
Kat seems to suck at conspiracy.
Kat seems to suck at conspiracy.
![Text of federal indictment, converted via OCR:
3, On or Sept€'nibet 26, 2025. at Broadview, in the Northern Dis:triet
of Illinois. Eastern Oivi8ioo,
MICHAEL RABBITT,
KATHERINE MARIE
ANDRE MARTIN,
NE SHARP,
BRIAN STRAW.
JOSELYN WAISH.
with one known to
by force. intimidation, and threat. Agent A, Ä United State* Law
officer, from discharging the duries of his and to injure him in his person or
property on account of his lawful discharge of the duties of his and while
engaged in the lawful discharg«• thervof. and to injure his pro$erty •o as to interrupt.
hinder. and hitti in the' discharge Of his offieia]
It was part of the that. as Agent A drove the Government
Vehicle and reached the Of the BSSA on or about September 26, 2025, and
turu•ed west onto Harvard Ste•et in Broadview. a group o' individuals. including
RABBITT, MARTIN, SHARP. STRAW WALSH,
the Government Vehicl*, with the inteoit to hinder and impede Agent A from
proceeding to the dishargi.ng the duties Of his
was part of racy i
s•nuw,
WALSH. and others. a•nong other thines, banged aggressivedy on the Government
Windows. other b•xly ports; crowded
together in the front and side of the Vehicle and pushed against the
Case: 1:2S-cr-00693 g-. 1 10/23025 Page 4 of 11
vehicle to hinder and impede its movement; seratched the bad}' of the Government
Vehicle, including etching a into thc brxiy of tho vehicle, the word
"PIG:- broke one of the Governmeqst Vehicle's side mirrors; and broke a rear
windshield wiper of the Vehicle,
6. It was further part of the conspiracy that the co-conspirators. ineludirtg
RABBITT, ABUGHAZAI.EH, MARTIN. SHARP, STRAW WALSH,
hindered and impeded Agent A the Government Vehicle such that A*nt A
forced. to drive of to injuring the
conspirators and in doing so progressed towards the BSSA to discharge the
duties of office.
It further part Of the eons,påraey RABBITI' surrounded the
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October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Aren't conspiracies supposed to be secret? @katmabu.bsky.social announced her plan to protest here on Bluesky, asked others to also protest in public posts, and documented and published her participation here.
Kat seems to suck at conspiracy.
Kat seems to suck at conspiracy.
No president can expand presidential authority by signing a memo - or by doing anything else. Executive orders can tell his administration how to use the authority he has, and that's all. Why doesn't the New York times know this? Why doesn't the article say this? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
No president can expand presidential authority by signing a memo - or by doing anything else. Executive orders can tell his administration how to use the authority he has, and that's all. Why doesn't the New York times know this? Why doesn't the article say this? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump is climbing to top of the serial killer chart (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...). He is now the 4th worst American serial killer with 27 victims. John Wayne Gacy isn't far ahead.
And yes, these killings are murders, Trump ordered them, and he is a serial killer.
And yes, these killings are murders, Trump ordered them, and he is a serial killer.
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump is climbing to top of the serial killer chart (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...). He is now the 4th worst American serial killer with 27 victims. John Wayne Gacy isn't far ahead.
And yes, these killings are murders, Trump ordered them, and he is a serial killer.
And yes, these killings are murders, Trump ordered them, and he is a serial killer.
No, Janet Mills, don't text me, I will NOT donate to your campaign for Senate. We don't need another "moderate" establishment Democrat in the Senate, we need fighters for democracy.
You'd already be 79 when sworn in. Time for angry young blood, says this angry 69 year-old voter.
You'd already be 79 when sworn in. Time for angry young blood, says this angry 69 year-old voter.
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
No, Janet Mills, don't text me, I will NOT donate to your campaign for Senate. We don't need another "moderate" establishment Democrat in the Senate, we need fighters for democracy.
You'd already be 79 when sworn in. Time for angry young blood, says this angry 69 year-old voter.
You'd already be 79 when sworn in. Time for angry young blood, says this angry 69 year-old voter.
Cinderella is in Action/Adventure on my Delta flight today.
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Cinderella is in Action/Adventure on my Delta flight today.
Trump was already a mass murderer, now he's a serial killer. Tied for #23 worst in the US.
These aren't deaths from his callous policies, he directly - illegally - ordered them. These are murders.
Even if any or all of the victims were drug smugglers. Not that he has any evidence that they were.
These aren't deaths from his callous policies, he directly - illegally - ordered them. These are murders.
Even if any or all of the victims were drug smugglers. Not that he has any evidence that they were.
September 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trump was already a mass murderer, now he's a serial killer. Tied for #23 worst in the US.
These aren't deaths from his callous policies, he directly - illegally - ordered them. These are murders.
Even if any or all of the victims were drug smugglers. Not that he has any evidence that they were.
These aren't deaths from his callous policies, he directly - illegally - ordered them. These are murders.
Even if any or all of the victims were drug smugglers. Not that he has any evidence that they were.
If Trump has his way with the Federal Reserve we may get to see bills like this denominated in US dollars. Can't wait to be a USD$ quadrillionaire like I am a Zimbabwe one!
August 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If Trump has his way with the Federal Reserve we may get to see bills like this denominated in US dollars. Can't wait to be a USD$ quadrillionaire like I am a Zimbabwe one!
Speaking of Joule, this is the guard we had to put on our last apartment's front door knob. Joule never met a door he didn't want to be open, and he could open most of them. He kept opening our front door in the middle of the night until we installed this.
August 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Speaking of Joule, this is the guard we had to put on our last apartment's front door knob. Joule never met a door he didn't want to be open, and he could open most of them. He kept opening our front door in the middle of the night until we installed this.
15 years ago somebody abandoned a kitten in supermarket parking lot. Laurie decided not to let the little thing wander around until he got run over, and we named him Joule. Back then he was "a bundle of energy"
Joule died last night, peacefully in Laurie's arms. We miss him already. Goodbye, Joule.
Joule died last night, peacefully in Laurie's arms. We miss him already. Goodbye, Joule.
August 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
15 years ago somebody abandoned a kitten in supermarket parking lot. Laurie decided not to let the little thing wander around until he got run over, and we named him Joule. Back then he was "a bundle of energy"
Joule died last night, peacefully in Laurie's arms. We miss him already. Goodbye, Joule.
Joule died last night, peacefully in Laurie's arms. We miss him already. Goodbye, Joule.
So much for Amazon help. There's a new bug where Kindle pre-orders don't show up in "Not yet shipped". So I tried to report it. Impossible. And some genius programmed this text when it can't answer something:
"We don't know the answer. We can answer any question."
Hubris.
"We don't know the answer. We can answer any question."
Hubris.
August 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
So much for Amazon help. There's a new bug where Kindle pre-orders don't show up in "Not yet shipped". So I tried to report it. Impossible. And some genius programmed this text when it can't answer something:
"We don't know the answer. We can answer any question."
Hubris.
"We don't know the answer. We can answer any question."
Hubris.
Supreme Court justices swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" and to "bear true faith and allegiance to the same".
I'm sure they are all honest folk of integrity, so the problem with six of them must be a lack of understanding of the document.
Maybe this would help?
I'm sure they are all honest folk of integrity, so the problem with six of them must be a lack of understanding of the document.
Maybe this would help?
July 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Supreme Court justices swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States" and to "bear true faith and allegiance to the same".
I'm sure they are all honest folk of integrity, so the problem with six of them must be a lack of understanding of the document.
Maybe this would help?
I'm sure they are all honest folk of integrity, so the problem with six of them must be a lack of understanding of the document.
Maybe this would help?
Amazon's unique packaging trick: the box inside a box inside a box.
Interesting extra: the middle box has a side marked "this side up". Amazon put that side down in the outer box.
Interesting extra: the middle box has a side marked "this side up". Amazon put that side down in the outer box.
July 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Amazon's unique packaging trick: the box inside a box inside a box.
Interesting extra: the middle box has a side marked "this side up". Amazon put that side down in the outer box.
Interesting extra: the middle box has a side marked "this side up". Amazon put that side down in the outer box.
I thought Amazon Prime was supposed to provide fast delivery, but all but one item in the search result will take 6 days or more to deliver. Do I get a rebate on my Prime membership?
July 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I thought Amazon Prime was supposed to provide fast delivery, but all but one item in the search result will take 6 days or more to deliver. Do I get a rebate on my Prime membership?
This is disgusting. Now that I'm on Social Security I apparently have opted in to receiving partisan political propaganda.
Every single aspect of this administration is corrupt, fascist, and profoundly un-American. They all need to go. If your representatives can't or won't do it, replace them.
Every single aspect of this administration is corrupt, fascist, and profoundly un-American. They all need to go. If your representatives can't or won't do it, replace them.
July 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This is disgusting. Now that I'm on Social Security I apparently have opted in to receiving partisan political propaganda.
Every single aspect of this administration is corrupt, fascist, and profoundly un-American. They all need to go. If your representatives can't or won't do it, replace them.
Every single aspect of this administration is corrupt, fascist, and profoundly un-American. They all need to go. If your representatives can't or won't do it, replace them.
Speaking of AI, is UPS using ChatGPT to route packages from Minnesota to Seattle?
Minnesota -> SLC -> Oregon -> Tacoma -> Seattle... then -> Orlando -> Jacksonville, FL?
They're saying it will take another week to get it to a delivery truck in Seattle.
Minnesota -> SLC -> Oregon -> Tacoma -> Seattle... then -> Orlando -> Jacksonville, FL?
They're saying it will take another week to get it to a delivery truck in Seattle.
June 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Speaking of AI, is UPS using ChatGPT to route packages from Minnesota to Seattle?
Minnesota -> SLC -> Oregon -> Tacoma -> Seattle... then -> Orlando -> Jacksonville, FL?
They're saying it will take another week to get it to a delivery truck in Seattle.
Minnesota -> SLC -> Oregon -> Tacoma -> Seattle... then -> Orlando -> Jacksonville, FL?
They're saying it will take another week to get it to a delivery truck in Seattle.
I'm fairly well off. I can certainly afford a new tube of toothpaste.
But I will get ONE MORE DAY out of this tube or die trying.
But I will get ONE MORE DAY out of this tube or die trying.
June 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm fairly well off. I can certainly afford a new tube of toothpaste.
But I will get ONE MORE DAY out of this tube or die trying.
But I will get ONE MORE DAY out of this tube or die trying.
Just got an email from Heater, @katmabu.bsky.social 's orange cat. I passed it on to Joule, our orange cat, who's reply was "What do they want? An arm and a leg? I only have legs, and as you can see, I'm down one."
Joule won't donate but he doesn't have any money anyway. I donated, and will again.
Joule won't donate but he doesn't have any money anyway. I donated, and will again.
June 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just got an email from Heater, @katmabu.bsky.social 's orange cat. I passed it on to Joule, our orange cat, who's reply was "What do they want? An arm and a leg? I only have legs, and as you can see, I'm down one."
Joule won't donate but he doesn't have any money anyway. I donated, and will again.
Joule won't donate but he doesn't have any money anyway. I donated, and will again.
Every member of congress, executive officer, judge, and member of the military services takes an oath to the US Constitution. Not to the office of the president. Certainly not to Trump personally.
Almost every Republican has now broken that oath. Dante told us they will end up in the 9th Circle.
Almost every Republican has now broken that oath. Dante told us they will end up in the 9th Circle.
June 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Every member of congress, executive officer, judge, and member of the military services takes an oath to the US Constitution. Not to the office of the president. Certainly not to Trump personally.
Almost every Republican has now broken that oath. Dante told us they will end up in the 9th Circle.
Almost every Republican has now broken that oath. Dante told us they will end up in the 9th Circle.
Love to! I've tried to do that every couple of days for the last two weeks, ever since I started getting daily paper mail from them. Always says "Can't save your preferences, come back later." Later - after those DOGE jerks are gone and professionals come back to the data centers?
May 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Love to! I've tried to do that every couple of days for the last two weeks, ever since I started getting daily paper mail from them. Always says "Can't save your preferences, come back later." Later - after those DOGE jerks are gone and professionals come back to the data centers?
Musk's "Grok" AI's recent switch to Boer-supremacist should convince everybody that AI is bullshit. Its a garrulous font of ignorance, like Cliff Clavin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_C.... As far as facts are concerned, AI's responses perfectly reflect GIGO - garbage in, garbage out.
May 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Musk's "Grok" AI's recent switch to Boer-supremacist should convince everybody that AI is bullshit. Its a garrulous font of ignorance, like Cliff Clavin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_C.... As far as facts are concerned, AI's responses perfectly reflect GIGO - garbage in, garbage out.