Ian
@ian-mf.bsky.social
Husband and father. USMC 2010-14. Nature lover. Long suffering NY Jets fan. Everything is politics.
Thanks! The city does it every year and I'm really looking forward to the next one!
December 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thanks! The city does it every year and I'm really looking forward to the next one!
Around Memorial Day, I took part in a cross-city bike ride. At 20 miles, it was the longest bike ride I've ever done!
December 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Around Memorial Day, I took part in a cross-city bike ride. At 20 miles, it was the longest bike ride I've ever done!
"All cruelty springs from weakness" - Seneca
December 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"All cruelty springs from weakness" - Seneca
But those things are all useful...
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
But those things are all useful...
Some titles to add to my TBR list. We both read A Canticle For Leibowitz this year and I also thought it was great.
If you're into Sci-Fi, have you read Roadside Picnic? It might be my favorite Sci-Fi novel.
If you're into Sci-Fi, have you read Roadside Picnic? It might be my favorite Sci-Fi novel.
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Some titles to add to my TBR list. We both read A Canticle For Leibowitz this year and I also thought it was great.
If you're into Sci-Fi, have you read Roadside Picnic? It might be my favorite Sci-Fi novel.
If you're into Sci-Fi, have you read Roadside Picnic? It might be my favorite Sci-Fi novel.
The Spanish-American War
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The Spanish-American War
Get fucked, losers! This is idiotic!
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Get fucked, losers! This is idiotic!
Something about plenary power maybe?
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Something about plenary power maybe?
More like *queue The Purge sirens*
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
More like *queue The Purge sirens*
Looks like a great contemplative area
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Looks like a great contemplative area
You can't. You never could.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
You can't. You never could.
The cheesiest hyperbole I've seen in a minute. This is a sobering moment? This is civic engagement! New York's story isn't over? No shit, idiot!
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The cheesiest hyperbole I've seen in a minute. This is a sobering moment? This is civic engagement! New York's story isn't over? No shit, idiot!
Is this not just bigotry? The VP is saying bigotry is good and reasonable.
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Is this not just bigotry? The VP is saying bigotry is good and reasonable.
I would love to know if these kinds of people actually believe and feel this way, or if they know it's bs and they're doing it for engagement only. I don't know which is worse though.
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I would love to know if these kinds of people actually believe and feel this way, or if they know it's bs and they're doing it for engagement only. I don't know which is worse though.
Lots of folks are saying!
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Lots of folks are saying!
I would too if I was the best in the world!
October 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I would too if I was the best in the world!
I just don’t see that ever happening. I imagine that if AGI or something close is attained, and a lot of people lose their jobs, there won’t be a safety net for them. Instead they’ll hear advice like “upskill” or “learn to code” as a suggested solution, which for many is no solution at all.
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I just don’t see that ever happening. I imagine that if AGI or something close is attained, and a lot of people lose their jobs, there won’t be a safety net for them. Instead they’ll hear advice like “upskill” or “learn to code” as a suggested solution, which for many is no solution at all.
Same. The environmental impacts are foremost in my mind. But I also think about the unimaginable concentration of wealth and power the handful of AI companies are going to have if this pans out the way they want. The utopia of AI doing all the work while humans focus on human things…
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Same. The environmental impacts are foremost in my mind. But I also think about the unimaginable concentration of wealth and power the handful of AI companies are going to have if this pans out the way they want. The utopia of AI doing all the work while humans focus on human things…
Great essay and interesting connection to chemistry!
I've got a lot of ideas and anxiety about AI and it's future.
I've got a lot of ideas and anxiety about AI and it's future.
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Great essay and interesting connection to chemistry!
I've got a lot of ideas and anxiety about AI and it's future.
I've got a lot of ideas and anxiety about AI and it's future.