Jock Rutherford
@jockr.bsky.social
An IT Professional with interests in economics, science, history and technology. Guelph, Ontario.
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“the trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts”
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“the trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts”
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Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread | Space
https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-discover-one-of-our-universes-largest-spinning-structures-a-50-million-light-year-long-cosmic-thread
https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-discover-one-of-our-universes-largest-spinning-structures-a-50-million-light-year-long-cosmic-thread
Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread
The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic environment influences galaxies as they form.
www.space.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread | Space
https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-discover-one-of-our-universes-largest-spinning-structures-a-50-million-light-year-long-cosmic-thread
https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-discover-one-of-our-universes-largest-spinning-structures-a-50-million-light-year-long-cosmic-thread
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The New Yorker at 100: Netflix documentary dives inside a groundbreaking magazine | Documentary films | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/06/the-new-yorker-at-100-netflix-documentary
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/06/the-new-yorker-at-100-netflix-documentary
The New Yorker at 100: Netflix documentary dives inside a groundbreaking magazine
Film-maker Marshall Curry pulls back the curtain on the beloved institution in a revealing and celebratory new film
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The New Yorker at 100: Netflix documentary dives inside a groundbreaking magazine | Documentary films | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/06/the-new-yorker-at-100-netflix-documentary
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/06/the-new-yorker-at-100-netflix-documentary
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Original Star Wars Cut Returns to Theaters for 50th Anniversary
https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-original-cut-in-theaters-february-2027-50th-anniversary/
https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-original-cut-in-theaters-february-2027-50th-anniversary/
The Original Star Wars Theatrical Cut Is Officially Back for Its 50th Anniversary
No, not the Special Edition, the original Star Wars.
www.cbr.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Original Star Wars Cut Returns to Theaters for 50th Anniversary
https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-original-cut-in-theaters-february-2027-50th-anniversary/
https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-original-cut-in-theaters-february-2027-50th-anniversary/
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Do we have to read this again? Wait a minute it says a lot of things in here about coordination with allies and mutual relationships and that we don't own everything in this space but according to the NSS, whatevs.
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Do we have to read this again? Wait a minute it says a lot of things in here about coordination with allies and mutual relationships and that we don't own everything in this space but according to the NSS, whatevs.
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There is trolling, and there is whatever grandious name we should give to this:
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
There is trolling, and there is whatever grandious name we should give to this:
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Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/why-tehran-is-running-out-of-water-iran-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather/
https://www.wired.com/story/why-tehran-is-running-out-of-water-iran-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather/
Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water
Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.
www.wired.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/why-tehran-is-running-out-of-water-iran-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather/
https://www.wired.com/story/why-tehran-is-running-out-of-water-iran-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather/
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Hedgehogs In The Fog: The Unearthly New Armor Spotted In Ukraine
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-invasion-hedgehog-armor-fpv-drone-evolution-war/33614379.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-invasion-hedgehog-armor-fpv-drone-evolution-war/33614379.html
Hedgehogs In The Fog: The Unearthly New Armor Spotted In Ukraine
Photos emerging from the battlefields of Ukraine show a strange, spiky new "hedgehog" armor being used on tanks and armored vehicles to protect the hardware from drone strikes.
www.rferl.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hedgehogs In The Fog: The Unearthly New Armor Spotted In Ukraine
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-invasion-hedgehog-armor-fpv-drone-evolution-war/33614379.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-invasion-hedgehog-armor-fpv-drone-evolution-war/33614379.html
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Has any police chief anywhere issued an order like this yet?
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Has any police chief anywhere issued an order like this yet?
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The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-polyglot-neuroscientist-resolving-how-the-brain-parses-language-20251205/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-polyglot-neuroscientist-resolving-how-the-brain-parses-language-20251205/
The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language | Quanta Magazine
Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to LLMs.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-polyglot-neuroscientist-resolving-how-the-brain-parses-language-20251205/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-polyglot-neuroscientist-resolving-how-the-brain-parses-language-20251205/
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At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
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‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make their job as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
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The Dark Secrets of Denis Johnson’s ‘Train Dreams’ - The New York Times
https://archive.is/2025.12.03-031210/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/magazine/train-dreams-netflix-denis-johnson-biography.html
https://archive.is/2025.12.03-031210/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/magazine/train-dreams-netflix-denis-johnson-biography.html
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Dark Secrets of Denis Johnson’s ‘Train Dreams’ - The New York Times
https://archive.is/2025.12.03-031210/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/magazine/train-dreams-netflix-denis-johnson-biography.html
https://archive.is/2025.12.03-031210/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/magazine/train-dreams-netflix-denis-johnson-biography.html
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Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapped to grounded drone points to ongoing issue, despite U.S. DoD claims threat was blunted | Tom's Hardware […]
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December 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapped to grounded drone points to ongoing issue, despite U.S. DoD claims threat was blunted | Tom's Hardware […]
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All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/all-my-employees-are-ai-agents-so-are-my-executives/
https://www.wired.com/story/all-my-employees-are-ai-agents-so-are-my-executives/
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.
www.wired.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/all-my-employees-are-ai-agents-so-are-my-executives/
https://www.wired.com/story/all-my-employees-are-ai-agents-so-are-my-executives/
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Sure I’d seen the FIFA Peace Prize before.
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sure I’d seen the FIFA Peace Prize before.
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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FIFA honoring Trump feels like the only award he’s actually earned, its a professional association for corrupt people. its like a doctor getting an outstanding service award from a medical association
Mockler: It's honestly humiliating that other countries are treating our president like a child, like a baby. It's like if I created a peace prize and I gave it to myself. I'm like, I'm just going to keep this medal on all night. Our president is an actual child
December 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
FIFA honoring Trump feels like the only award he’s actually earned, its a professional association for corrupt people. its like a doctor getting an outstanding service award from a medical association
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So not only were we busy telling the world what we were doing on insecure Signal chats, we were shooting down our own people at the same time. It has costs to put incompetent people in charge of national security, and I fear we are just beginning to pay them.
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.
New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.
www.businessinsider.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So not only were we busy telling the world what we were doing on insecure Signal chats, we were shooting down our own people at the same time. It has costs to put incompetent people in charge of national security, and I fear we are just beginning to pay them.
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
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Decades-old study on common weed killer retracted after journal editor says Monsanto may have helped write it | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/glyphosate-retraction-9.7004363
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/glyphosate-retraction-9.7004363
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Decades-old study on common weed killer retracted after journal editor says Monsanto may have helped write it | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/glyphosate-retraction-9.7004363
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/glyphosate-retraction-9.7004363
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM