Peter H. Coffin
@hellsop.ninehells.com
Approximately 43°N, 88°W. a.g C*b*l a.s.r expat. I vibe sailing, aviation, cookery, cocktails, cats, cartoons, and ancient computer languages. But none of that is who I am. (he/him) Signal: hellsop.13
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Peter H. Coffin Obituary May 12, 2025 - Cremation Society of Milwaukee
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A Celebration of Life for @hellsop.ninehells.com has been planned for Sat. July 12 in Milwaukee, WI. If you knew him, and would like to attend. Please private message @geekers.bsky.social for details.
Obituary is here: obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com/peter-coffin
Obituary is here: obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com/peter-coffin
A Celebration of Life for @hellsop.ninehells.com has been planned for Sat. July 12 in Milwaukee, WI. If you knew him, and would like to attend. Please private message @geekers.bsky.social for details.
Obituary is here: obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com/peter-coffin
Obituary is here: obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com/peter-coffin
Peter H. Coffin Obituary May 12, 2025 - Cremation Society of Milwaukee
View Peter H. Coffin's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A Celebration of Life for @hellsop.ninehells.com has been planned for Sat. July 12 in Milwaukee, WI. If you knew him, and would like to attend. Please private message @geekers.bsky.social for details.
Obituary is here: obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com/peter-coffin
Obituary is here: obits.cremationsocietyofmilwaukee.com/peter-coffin
This is @geekers.bsky.social logged into Peter's account: For those who haven't heard, he unexpectedly died due to a medical emergency Monday night while riding his bike home from the gym. Autopsy report is not final/no official cause of death. Attached is the press release from the police on 5/13.
May 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is @geekers.bsky.social logged into Peter's account: For those who haven't heard, he unexpectedly died due to a medical emergency Monday night while riding his bike home from the gym. Autopsy report is not final/no official cause of death. Attached is the press release from the police on 5/13.
Murphy's Law of Research:
Enough research will tend to support your theory.
Enough research will tend to support your theory.
May 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Murphy's Law of Research:
Enough research will tend to support your theory.
Enough research will tend to support your theory.
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Maybe don’t use such a biblically resonant word like “strangers” when pushing an anti-immigrant agenda that directly contradicts every passage you’re unwittingly alluding to.
Keir Starmer says immigration system is “almost designed to permit abuse” and that it risks “pulling the country apart”.
PM says UK needs tougher rules to reduce immigration significantly or it risks becoming “an island of strangers”.
PM says UK needs tougher rules to reduce immigration significantly or it risks becoming “an island of strangers”.
May 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Maybe don’t use such a biblically resonant word like “strangers” when pushing an anti-immigrant agenda that directly contradicts every passage you’re unwittingly alluding to.
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Sympathies to Ontario rum fans who must have been hopeful to see that block of shelves filled with something tasty instead.
Bacardi rum bottled in Florida returns to LCBO shelves
The LCBO provided a statement to 680 NewsRadio saying, "The LCBO aligns with the federal government's tariff definition of U.S. products."
toronto.citynews.ca
May 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sympathies to Ontario rum fans who must have been hopeful to see that block of shelves filled with something tasty instead.
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THE PRESIDENT, WHO HAS NUCLEAR CODES AND TALKS TO HEADS OF STATE CONSTANTLY, CAN'T FLY AROUND ON A JET GIVEN TO HIM BY THE MOST CORRUPT OIL WIERDOS ON EARTH
THERE IS NO OTHER "ANGLE" TO THIS STORY
THERE IS NO OTHER "ANGLE" TO THIS STORY
May 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
THE PRESIDENT, WHO HAS NUCLEAR CODES AND TALKS TO HEADS OF STATE CONSTANTLY, CAN'T FLY AROUND ON A JET GIVEN TO HIM BY THE MOST CORRUPT OIL WIERDOS ON EARTH
THERE IS NO OTHER "ANGLE" TO THIS STORY
THERE IS NO OTHER "ANGLE" TO THIS STORY
Couldn't think of food I wanted. 1 part barley, 2 parts rice into the rice cooker with a pat of butter. That'll hold me until I can figure out real food.
May 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Couldn't think of food I wanted. 1 part barley, 2 parts rice into the rice cooker with a pat of butter. That'll hold me until I can figure out real food.
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Somebody the Trump admin wanted to promote nuclear families, didn't they?
SCOOP: NPR has learned that the Trump Administration has tightened its control over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
NRC rules on reactor safety are now subject to White House review before they can be finalized.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
NRC rules on reactor safety are now subject to White House review before they can be finalized.
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety
NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Somebody the Trump admin wanted to promote nuclear families, didn't they?
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FREE CHAPTER FRIDAY
The Fatherhood Mandate
Sam Maxwell didn’t plan to be a dad. But after Rylee’s ultrasound confirmed a heartbeat, the state decided for him.
If you think this couldn’t happen here—
Read this chapter, then share it.
Download Chapter One
www.mewright.com/free-friday-...
The Fatherhood Mandate
Sam Maxwell didn’t plan to be a dad. But after Rylee’s ultrasound confirmed a heartbeat, the state decided for him.
If you think this couldn’t happen here—
Read this chapter, then share it.
Download Chapter One
www.mewright.com/free-friday-...
Free Friday Week Two — M. E. Wright
www.mewright.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
FREE CHAPTER FRIDAY
The Fatherhood Mandate
Sam Maxwell didn’t plan to be a dad. But after Rylee’s ultrasound confirmed a heartbeat, the state decided for him.
If you think this couldn’t happen here—
Read this chapter, then share it.
Download Chapter One
www.mewright.com/free-friday-...
The Fatherhood Mandate
Sam Maxwell didn’t plan to be a dad. But after Rylee’s ultrasound confirmed a heartbeat, the state decided for him.
If you think this couldn’t happen here—
Read this chapter, then share it.
Download Chapter One
www.mewright.com/free-friday-...
Cat stomachs being gassy and gurgling are not quieter than human stomachs being gassy and gurgling. Stella is really annoyed by her own guts today.
May 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Cat stomachs being gassy and gurgling are not quieter than human stomachs being gassy and gurgling. Stella is really annoyed by her own guts today.
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Wrote about just how insanely quickly the ODNI responded to this FOIA request from @freedom.press, contradicting Trump *and* their own boss, Gabbard.
Intelligence Community Demolishes Trump’s Venezuelan ‘Invasion’ Claims In Record Time… Almost Like They Want Us To Know He’s Lying
The Intelligence Community just demonstrated, in spectacular fashion, exactly how badly Donald Trump and his ODNI chief Tulsi Gabbard misrepresented the laughable…
The Intelligence Community just demonstrated, in spectacular fashion, exactly how badly Donald Trump and his ODNI chief Tulsi Gabbard misrepresented the laughable…
Intelligence Community Demolishes Trump’s Venezuelan ‘Invasion’ Claims In Record Time… Almost Like They Want Us To Know He’s Lying
The Intelligence Community just demonstrated, in spectacular fashion, exactly how badly Donald Trump and his ODNI chief Tulsi Gabbard misrepresented the laughable supposed "invasion" of the US by Venezuelan gangs. And they did it by responding to a Freedom of Information Act request in what may be record time — just six business days. For context: FOIA requests typically languish for months or years.
www.techdirt.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wrote about just how insanely quickly the ODNI responded to this FOIA request from @freedom.press, contradicting Trump *and* their own boss, Gabbard.
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The problem with y’all calling Joe Rogan “intellectually curious”
… the man is nearing the 6th decade of life with curiosities that should’ve been quelled by a library card and community college enrollment
… the man is nearing the 6th decade of life with curiosities that should’ve been quelled by a library card and community college enrollment
May 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The problem with y’all calling Joe Rogan “intellectually curious”
… the man is nearing the 6th decade of life with curiosities that should’ve been quelled by a library card and community college enrollment
… the man is nearing the 6th decade of life with curiosities that should’ve been quelled by a library card and community college enrollment
"Pocket Full of Bagels" is my 90s coverband name.
May 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Pocket Full of Bagels" is my 90s coverband name.
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Excited to announce my next farm video, Ten Crops You Can Plant & Harvest Faster Than Jefferson Griffin Can Concede An Election
🚨Jefferson Griffin has FINALLY conceded to Justice Allison Riggs following his defeat in federal court on Monday. Griffin spent six months attempting to overturn his 734-vote loss in November: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election
Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.
www.newsobserver.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Excited to announce my next farm video, Ten Crops You Can Plant & Harvest Faster Than Jefferson Griffin Can Concede An Election
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AI computers aren’t selling because users don’t care
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/07/a... - text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX38... - video
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/07/a... - text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX38... - video
AI computers aren’t selling because users don’t care
Intel’s Q1 2025 earnings press release talked up their new AI-enabled chips. But these are not selling. [Intel] In the earnings call, CFO Dave Zinsner mentioned they had “capacity constraints in In…
pivot-to-ai.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
AI computers aren’t selling because users don’t care
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/07/a... - text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX38... - video
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/07/a... - text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX38... - video
Art is anything you can get away with.
-- Marshall McLuhan
-- Marshall McLuhan
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Art is anything you can get away with.
-- Marshall McLuhan
-- Marshall McLuhan
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Utterly incredible thread by a pilot on when everything hits the fan with radios, radar, and "ATC Zero." https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1919686227001053361.html
May 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Utterly incredible thread by a pilot on when everything hits the fan with radios, radar, and "ATC Zero." https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1919686227001053361.html
The yard (since it's untreated by chemical application etc) sprouted a bunch of yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris, aka wintercress). @geekers.bsky.social spent 30 minutes digging up about 4L volume of the stuff and I trimmed it down to flowers and leaves. Blanched in salted/lemoned water. Delicious.
May 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The yard (since it's untreated by chemical application etc) sprouted a bunch of yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris, aka wintercress). @geekers.bsky.social spent 30 minutes digging up about 4L volume of the stuff and I trimmed it down to flowers and leaves. Blanched in salted/lemoned water. Delicious.
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About seven years ago, Nick and I wrote a Black Mirror spec where people had a personal AI device called ChooseU that helped you make the best decisions for yourself, gradually transforming you into a complete narcissistic sociopath who’d do anything to get what you want.
Anyway, they’ve made that.
Anyway, they’ve made that.
This story explains a LOT of things: ChatGPT appears to be rooting on sociopathic mental illness by validating every delusion of grandeur.
It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine.
www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...
It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine.
www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...
May 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
About seven years ago, Nick and I wrote a Black Mirror spec where people had a personal AI device called ChooseU that helped you make the best decisions for yourself, gradually transforming you into a complete narcissistic sociopath who’d do anything to get what you want.
Anyway, they’ve made that.
Anyway, they’ve made that.
This will keep happening, again, every time Republicans get a shred of power, for decades. The precedent is set, and they will not stop for a couple of generations.
May 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This will keep happening, again, every time Republicans get a shred of power, for decades. The precedent is set, and they will not stop for a couple of generations.
There's current IBM hardware out there still running code that was last *compiled* in the 1990s. After generations of operating system and platform architecture changes. Through dozens of layers of abstraction and compatibility shells. MS does a GOOD job of this, but IBM is better.
Anyone who's written assembly for mainframes has interacted with both the most ancient still-in-production software stack and the most modern.
Record storage and access is basically the same as it has been for 50+ years despite disks having been introduced and then reworked at least once.
Record storage and access is basically the same as it has been for 50+ years despite disks having been introduced and then reworked at least once.
May 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There's current IBM hardware out there still running code that was last *compiled* in the 1990s. After generations of operating system and platform architecture changes. Through dozens of layers of abstraction and compatibility shells. MS does a GOOD job of this, but IBM is better.
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declaring a moratorium on “I bet you could get Trump to do X” posts, the risk is too great
not saying anyone should, but I bet you could convince Trump to re-open Alcatraz in under 20 minutes
May 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
declaring a moratorium on “I bet you could get Trump to do X” posts, the risk is too great