jfpollard
@idlebandwidth.bsky.social
Founder and builder of teams, products, and companies. Writing about innovation, leadership, and the business of making ideas real.
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The social media discourse I yearn for.
so no one was going to tell me that mountain lions and cougars are the same animal? as are pumas? and panthers?????????
October 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The social media discourse I yearn for.
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very well said from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
very well said from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
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One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
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🫣 Fiber-optic cables left behind by FPV drones.
May 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🫣 Fiber-optic cables left behind by FPV drones.
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The one where @allisonjo1.bsky.social visits an acoustics lab at an abandoned nuclear power plant. www.theverge.com/tech/644385/...
How an unused nuclear power plant became home to a world-class acoustics lab
These scientists have taken extreme measures to get away from noise.
www.theverge.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The one where @allisonjo1.bsky.social visits an acoustics lab at an abandoned nuclear power plant. www.theverge.com/tech/644385/...
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“When words stop meaning what they’re meant to mean, then we’re in trouble.” In a new interview, the novelist Katie Kitamura talks about why writing is particularly important right now.
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April 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“When words stop meaning what they’re meant to mean, then we’re in trouble.” In a new interview, the novelist Katie Kitamura talks about why writing is particularly important right now.
glfdig.st/wRx6yw2
glfdig.st/wRx6yw2
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At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
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This isn’t funny it’s just mesmerizing and beautiful
April 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This isn’t funny it’s just mesmerizing and beautiful
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“I shouldn’t have to read about it in The Atlantic,” Kim said.
Kim Jong Un Demands to be Included in all Future Hegseth Group Chats
The North Korean dictator called his exclusion "hurtful."
www.borowitzreport.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“I shouldn’t have to read about it in The Atlantic,” Kim said.
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snowball fight, italy, ca. 1400
December 23, 2024 at 7:07 PM
snowball fight, italy, ca. 1400
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buying a big weirdly shaped electronic gizmo is a humbling reminder this is a cardboard engineer's world and we're just living in it
December 18, 2024 at 1:14 PM
buying a big weirdly shaped electronic gizmo is a humbling reminder this is a cardboard engineer's world and we're just living in it
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New pic of a drone over New Jersey.
December 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM
New pic of a drone over New Jersey.
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Ah, but it’s a FABULOUS Marxist one, Pete!
December 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Ah, but it’s a FABULOUS Marxist one, Pete!
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Border resident: “No white people pick strawberries for any price. We’re going to be totally screwed.” 🍓
December 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Border resident: “No white people pick strawberries for any price. We’re going to be totally screwed.” 🍓
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Aaron Rodgers Takes Blame For Parts Of Game Where Jets Were Winning
theonion.com/aaron-rodger...
theonion.com/aaron-rodger...
December 2, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Aaron Rodgers Takes Blame For Parts Of Game Where Jets Were Winning
theonion.com/aaron-rodger...
theonion.com/aaron-rodger...
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I should’ve pardoned my son too.
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
December 2, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I should’ve pardoned my son too.
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
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BREAKING: Trump threatens tariffs on Scotland unless they immediately outlaw their national pastime of hurling insults at him.
In particular:
"Mangled apricot hellbeast"
"Clueless numpty"
"Weapons-grade plum"
"Toupeed fucktrumpet"
"Witless cocksplat"
In particular:
"Mangled apricot hellbeast"
"Clueless numpty"
"Weapons-grade plum"
"Toupeed fucktrumpet"
"Witless cocksplat"
November 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
BREAKING: Trump threatens tariffs on Scotland unless they immediately outlaw their national pastime of hurling insults at him.
In particular:
"Mangled apricot hellbeast"
"Clueless numpty"
"Weapons-grade plum"
"Toupeed fucktrumpet"
"Witless cocksplat"
In particular:
"Mangled apricot hellbeast"
"Clueless numpty"
"Weapons-grade plum"
"Toupeed fucktrumpet"
"Witless cocksplat"
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“When he was asked to speculate on his longevity, Tinniswood said he had no special secrets. The only dietary rule he followed was fish and chips on a Friday.” A life well lived, Mr. Tinniswood. 🙌🏻
World’s oldest man, John Tinniswood, dies aged 112
Family thanks Southport care home for looking after great-grandfather whose only dietary rule was fish and chips on a Friday
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM
“When he was asked to speculate on his longevity, Tinniswood said he had no special secrets. The only dietary rule he followed was fish and chips on a Friday.” A life well lived, Mr. Tinniswood. 🙌🏻
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has many bad ideas. Yet the irony of our political moment is that his more reasonable positions are the ones that could sink his candidacy.
The Fundamental Problem with R.F.K., Jr.,’s Nomination to H.H.S.
Kennedy has many bad ideas. Yet the irony of our political moment is that his more reasonable positions are the ones that could sink his candidacy.
www.newyorker.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has many bad ideas. Yet the irony of our political moment is that his more reasonable positions are the ones that could sink his candidacy.
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this sounds like the primordial soup of a toxic planet with evolving sulfuric-acid-based life forms
November 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
this sounds like the primordial soup of a toxic planet with evolving sulfuric-acid-based life forms
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Global climate policy is still moving too slowly. CO29 does not seem to have done much to change that. $300B in investment in green technology for developing nations by 2035 seems too modest a target. But it's hopeful that we keep underestimating the rate at which renewables will deploy. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Global climate policy is still moving too slowly. CO29 does not seem to have done much to change that. $300B in investment in green technology for developing nations by 2035 seems too modest a target. But it's hopeful that we keep underestimating the rate at which renewables will deploy. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
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Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?