Ian McLeod
@iansmcleod.bsky.social
Dog Lover and caretaker. Runner (@rprc.bsky.social) and backpacker. Energy nerd and climate concerned person. Employed at a well known open source software company. Opinions my own. Rogers Park, Chicago.
Damnit. Next time I will follow my gut and post what I was going to post: "Looks fantastic. How do you do it? Seriously. Mine always end up either too dense or too chewy."
love the website where posting a picture of a biscuit inspires deranged comments and some of the most tedious discourse imaginable
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Damnit. Next time I will follow my gut and post what I was going to post: "Looks fantastic. How do you do it? Seriously. Mine always end up either too dense or too chewy."
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
You got greedy Martin.
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
You got greedy Martin.
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Battery export boom: China has exported approximately $60 billion in battery energy storage systems and components in the first three quarters of 2025, up 24% from last year www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
US export comparisons in 2024: Soy, $25b. LNG, $28.9b. Auto exports, $59.2b. 🔌💡
US export comparisons in 2024: Soy, $25b. LNG, $28.9b. Auto exports, $59.2b. 🔌💡
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Battery export boom: China has exported approximately $60 billion in battery energy storage systems and components in the first three quarters of 2025, up 24% from last year www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
US export comparisons in 2024: Soy, $25b. LNG, $28.9b. Auto exports, $59.2b. 🔌💡
US export comparisons in 2024: Soy, $25b. LNG, $28.9b. Auto exports, $59.2b. 🔌💡
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So here’s a really fascinating thing in energy news today. According to PJM, the only thing better at meeting grid short-term power needs than load-sited demand reduction “DR” is nuclear. This is a really BFD. www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So here’s a really fascinating thing in energy news today. According to PJM, the only thing better at meeting grid short-term power needs than load-sited demand reduction “DR” is nuclear. This is a really BFD. www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
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~ timeline cleanse ~
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
~ timeline cleanse ~
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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I have a plea for you. I need an automotive engineer familiar with programming of the safety systems in a crash.
This is both an engineering passion of mine, and deeply personal. Hell, I will pay them an hourly rate.
Story I've tried for years. It feels like I've hit a wall on millisecond logic.
This is both an engineering passion of mine, and deeply personal. Hell, I will pay them an hourly rate.
Story I've tried for years. It feels like I've hit a wall on millisecond logic.
November 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I have a plea for you. I need an automotive engineer familiar with programming of the safety systems in a crash.
This is both an engineering passion of mine, and deeply personal. Hell, I will pay them an hourly rate.
Story I've tried for years. It feels like I've hit a wall on millisecond logic.
This is both an engineering passion of mine, and deeply personal. Hell, I will pay them an hourly rate.
Story I've tried for years. It feels like I've hit a wall on millisecond logic.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I recall.
Jays radio announcers bringing on a curse by counting down how many outs away to the win. Just ask anyone who recalls 2003 NLCS Game Six. 5 outs away . . .
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I recall.
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Especially these days, it's important to know how to get yourself fed for your $'s worth 💸
The Poorcraft Cookbook and Meal are both 30% off for NATIONAL FOOD DAY! (That's like $8 for the PCC PDF!) 🍴
store.ironcircus.com/products/meal
store.ironcircus.com/products/the...
(Donate to your food bank!)
The Poorcraft Cookbook and Meal are both 30% off for NATIONAL FOOD DAY! (That's like $8 for the PCC PDF!) 🍴
store.ironcircus.com/products/meal
store.ironcircus.com/products/the...
(Donate to your food bank!)
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Especially these days, it's important to know how to get yourself fed for your $'s worth 💸
The Poorcraft Cookbook and Meal are both 30% off for NATIONAL FOOD DAY! (That's like $8 for the PCC PDF!) 🍴
store.ironcircus.com/products/meal
store.ironcircus.com/products/the...
(Donate to your food bank!)
The Poorcraft Cookbook and Meal are both 30% off for NATIONAL FOOD DAY! (That's like $8 for the PCC PDF!) 🍴
store.ironcircus.com/products/meal
store.ironcircus.com/products/the...
(Donate to your food bank!)
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this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
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I've been getting this question a lot lately. Click through to find out.
@dave.bzky.team as the CA legislature guru, why doesn’t the dem supermajority override Newsom’s vetoes?
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I've been getting this question a lot lately. Click through to find out.
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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Talking with a friend about country living, but not sure if I ever shared this one here. Several years ago, heard a hoarse weird sound in the yard and got to it before the feral cats could make a meal.
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Talking with a friend about country living, but not sure if I ever shared this one here. Several years ago, heard a hoarse weird sound in the yard and got to it before the feral cats could make a meal.
For service to the English language and positive cultural exchange...
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
For service to the English language and positive cultural exchange...
Repost this genius, post-haste.
"I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne: 'Let my armies be the frogs in the suits, and the nudes on the bikes.'"
October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Repost this genius, post-haste.
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"I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne: 'Let my armies be the frogs in the suits, and the nudes on the bikes.'"
October 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne: 'Let my armies be the frogs in the suits, and the nudes on the bikes.'"
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Absolutely gorgeous morning in Chicago.
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Absolutely gorgeous morning in Chicago.
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Last night's Moon over Chicago, shortly after it rose.
October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Last night's Moon over Chicago, shortly after it rose.
Yes. Yes I would.
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Yes. Yes I would.