Erik （エリック）
@erikkassebaum.bsky.social
Gen-X anthro dude/techie who likes mountain biking, power lifting, rural life and international travel. I'm primarily here and on www.linkedin.com/in/erikkassebaum.
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“God damn them all.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“God damn them all.”
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Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
Yeah, the 1.0 version of EXO-EXPLORE (or whatever it's called) just dropped and actually works. EXO allows you to easily turn Macs and Linux boxes that you might already have and turn them into a super-computer cluster for running LLMs at home. It's way cool!
EXO
EXO — download and GitHub.
exolabs.net
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Yeah, the 1.0 version of EXO-EXPLORE (or whatever it's called) just dropped and actually works. EXO allows you to easily turn Macs and Linux boxes that you might already have and turn them into a super-computer cluster for running LLMs at home. It's way cool!
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It seems the raccoon might have a problem — and it’s not just drinking.
The raccoon, famously known for its Nov. 29 drunken spree at a Virginia liquor store, is suspected of sneaking into multiple businesses in the same shopping center.
The raccoon, famously known for its Nov. 29 drunken spree at a Virginia liquor store, is suspected of sneaking into multiple businesses in the same shopping center.
Drunk raccoon found in liquor store is a repeat offender, officials say
Virginia animal protection officials say the furry bandit is suspected in break-ins at a martial arts studio and Department of Motor Vehicles office.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It seems the raccoon might have a problem — and it’s not just drinking.
The raccoon, famously known for its Nov. 29 drunken spree at a Virginia liquor store, is suspected of sneaking into multiple businesses in the same shopping center.
The raccoon, famously known for its Nov. 29 drunken spree at a Virginia liquor store, is suspected of sneaking into multiple businesses in the same shopping center.
The ability to fit into pants with a 32" waist.
A belief that humanity could be better.
Last summer I rewatched the series finale of Star Trek: TNG, and wept. Whatever belief I had in my youth that people could be better, or even wanted to be, was gone.
All that's left is moronic red hat wearing genocidal xenophobes elected by popular majority.
Last summer I rewatched the series finale of Star Trek: TNG, and wept. Whatever belief I had in my youth that people could be better, or even wanted to be, was gone.
All that's left is moronic red hat wearing genocidal xenophobes elected by popular majority.
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The ability to fit into pants with a 32" waist.
Had Ford actually made an all-electric F-150 that cost $40,000 that was capable of going 300 miles in the real world--I would have bought one. Instead they followed Tesla's lead and jacked the starting price up to $60,000 and released a vehicle that could barely go 200 miles. Yeah, nah!
Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck
Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Had Ford actually made an all-electric F-150 that cost $40,000 that was capable of going 300 miles in the real world--I would have bought one. Instead they followed Tesla's lead and jacked the starting price up to $60,000 and released a vehicle that could barely go 200 miles. Yeah, nah!
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Perfect 🤣 👌🏽
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Perfect 🤣 👌🏽
Yes, I want and support "balcony solar" and am furious as to the impediments being used by both power companies and politicians to keep it from being readily deployed outside of Utah.
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Yes, I want and support "balcony solar" and am furious as to the impediments being used by both power companies and politicians to keep it from being readily deployed outside of Utah.
The MRI procedure is not something you soon forget in large part due to the issues relating to metal (can be lethal or extremely painful), the noise and the need to remain very very still. And yes, I'm speaking from experience.
“What part of your body was the MRI on?”
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The MRI procedure is not something you soon forget in large part due to the issues relating to metal (can be lethal or extremely painful), the noise and the need to remain very very still. And yes, I'm speaking from experience.
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“What part of your body was the MRI on?”
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“What part of your body was the MRI on?”
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Yo Jim...I applied for multiple jobs at Ford over a series of years and what did I hear back? Nothing, absolutely nothing. So perhaps you might want to ease up on the false and self-serving narratives and look into how broken corporate recruiting has become in this country.
Ford CEO Says The U.S. Is 'In Trouble' With Over 1 Million Critical Jobs Empty & Even $120K Tech Roles Sitting Vacant. 'God Forbid We Get In A War'
Headlines keep warning about layoffs and white-collar burnout, but there's another workforce crisis quietly crippling the U.S.—and it's not about office jobs. Despite growing interest in trade work am...
finance.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Yo Jim...I applied for multiple jobs at Ford over a series of years and what did I hear back? Nothing, absolutely nothing. So perhaps you might want to ease up on the false and self-serving narratives and look into how broken corporate recruiting has become in this country.
DNA testing became available to consumers about 20 years ago. It was available in academic settings for quite a few years before that. I say these things because the widespread fake Cherokee-lineage thing has been known by folks in the social sciences since I was in grad school about 35 years ago.
Acclaimed Writer of Indigenous Stories Says He Is Not Cherokee
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
DNA testing became available to consumers about 20 years ago. It was available in academic settings for quite a few years before that. I say these things because the widespread fake Cherokee-lineage thing has been known by folks in the social sciences since I was in grad school about 35 years ago.
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They picked the wrong veteran to screw with.
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
They picked the wrong veteran to screw with.
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FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
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This is my kind of good trouble.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is my kind of good trouble.
"If you're not paying for the product, you are the product." is still a thing that most are blissfully ignorant of. So regardless of what services you use for things like email, texting, dating, or other kinds of social media--READ EACH EULA. Privacy matters and is a really difficult to recover.
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"If you're not paying for the product, you are the product." is still a thing that most are blissfully ignorant of. So regardless of what services you use for things like email, texting, dating, or other kinds of social media--READ EACH EULA. Privacy matters and is a really difficult to recover.
Curious as to when T-mobile will try to acquire Sonic, as in sonic.com (not the fast-food restaurant).
T-Mobile Exec Admits Wireless Has Its Limits as Carrier Shifts to Fiber Acquisitions
T-Mobile’s wireless home internet service has been a success story, but the carrier is now facing a reality that’s forcing it to change course. The company is focusing more on buying existing fiber in...
www.tmonews.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Curious as to when T-mobile will try to acquire Sonic, as in sonic.com (not the fast-food restaurant).
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‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
WTF!
Syrian president will visit White House in early November, foreign minister says reut.rs/3LoI2HM
Syrian president will visit White House in early November, foreign minister says
Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani confirmed on Sunday that President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit the White House in early November and discuss the reconstruction of Syria.
reut.rs
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
WTF!
Because his team has little experience in Japan, they opted to promote the F150 instead of the Mavarick. As someone who both had an F150 and who also lived, worked and DROVE in Japan--the F150 would be an idiotic choice for it's too damned big. The AWD Maverick would have been a far better choice.
For Japan's new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck
President Donald Trump has landed in Japan, where he'll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time.
apnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Because his team has little experience in Japan, they opted to promote the F150 instead of the Mavarick. As someone who both had an F150 and who also lived, worked and DROVE in Japan--the F150 would be an idiotic choice for it's too damned big. The AWD Maverick would have been a far better choice.
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Portland has fallen!
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Portland has fallen!
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Solidarity is the only way
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Solidarity is the only way
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Who knew my degree in European history and the rise of the Third Reich would double as a survival guide?
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Who knew my degree in European history and the rise of the Third Reich would double as a survival guide?
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October 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM