Reader, Birder, Herper, Guy
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Birder, music omnivore/record dork, photographer, backpacker, husband, father, non-scowling atheist, radical left maniac. Technologist to support the family and the filthy habits outlined above. Instablock: hot chicks w/no posts; crypto/LLM cheerleaders.
Is he… coming onto Mark Kelly?
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is he… coming onto Mark Kelly?
Awright folks, where do I want to go for an LLM-free browser/search engine? Windows on the desk, iOS in the pocket.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Awright folks, where do I want to go for an LLM-free browser/search engine? Windows on the desk, iOS in the pocket.
@adobe.com I upgraded to Lightroom 15 and heartily encourage you to QA your products in the future.
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@adobe.com I upgraded to Lightroom 15 and heartily encourage you to QA your products in the future.
Dear Apple: it is 2025. I should be able to designate text strings, like “it’s James Carville,” to automatically designate text messages as Junk. Blocking numbers is ineffective, as getting new numbers is trivial.
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dear Apple: it is 2025. I should be able to designate text strings, like “it’s James Carville,” to automatically designate text messages as Junk. Blocking numbers is ineffective, as getting new numbers is trivial.
I have to sacrifice Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, and Larry Summers? Where do I sign up?
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I have to sacrifice Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, and Larry Summers? Where do I sign up?
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It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Now playing: Mecht Mensch - Anthology LP (2025, No Coast). This service to society has been in the works for decades, and hey, here it is! Their “Acceptance” 7” EP is absolute peak HC with a fine level of Flipper damage. The LP adds comp tracks and their side of the split cassette with Tar Babies.
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Now playing: Mecht Mensch - Anthology LP (2025, No Coast). This service to society has been in the works for decades, and hey, here it is! Their “Acceptance” 7” EP is absolute peak HC with a fine level of Flipper damage. The LP adds comp tracks and their side of the split cassette with Tar Babies.
My two cents’ worth on the Aurora Borealis. Eastern El Paso County, Colorado.
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
My two cents’ worth on the Aurora Borealis. Eastern El Paso County, Colorado.
now playing: The Necks - Disquiet CD (2025, Northern Spy). Currently in the midst of the brain-breaking rhythmic fuckery of Disc 2. #nowplaying #theforbiddenformat #recordsthegoodkind
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
now playing: The Necks - Disquiet CD (2025, Northern Spy). Currently in the midst of the brain-breaking rhythmic fuckery of Disc 2. #nowplaying #theforbiddenformat #recordsthegoodkind
Happy Edmund Fitzgerald Day, to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Happy Edmund Fitzgerald Day, to all who celebrate.
Dear Adobe: the fact that the new version of Lightroom cannot be started up again after initial use suggests that whatever you are doing for QA, it is not QA. Maybe the three days I had to spend re-importing photos was character-building.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Dear Adobe: the fact that the new version of Lightroom cannot be started up again after initial use suggests that whatever you are doing for QA, it is not QA. Maybe the three days I had to spend re-importing photos was character-building.
I’ve not read The Handmaid’s Tale. Some knuckle-draggers are trying to have it removed from Colorado Springs District 11 high school libraries, so my question for those who have read the thing: does it have sexy parts?
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’ve not read The Handmaid’s Tale. Some knuckle-draggers are trying to have it removed from Colorado Springs District 11 high school libraries, so my question for those who have read the thing: does it have sexy parts?
“You go to a grocery store, you have to show ID,” says the guy making it even more clear that he has never set foot in a grocery store.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“You go to a grocery store, you have to show ID,” says the guy making it even more clear that he has never set foot in a grocery store.
Bananaquit (Coereba flaviola intermedia), Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. October 2025. 🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Bananaquit (Coereba flaviola intermedia), Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. October 2025. 🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza exsul) male, Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. October 2025.
#birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza exsul) male, Mirador Rio Blanco, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. October 2025.
#birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birds
#birding
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
Dear Apple: it is 2025, and blocking numbers for spam/scam texts is next to useless. Let me block texts based on a text string. You have the technology.
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Dear Apple: it is 2025, and blocking numbers for spam/scam texts is next to useless. Let me block texts based on a text string. You have the technology.
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris), Guaycapi Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador, October 2025. 🌿🪶
#birds
#birding
#toucans
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birds
#birding
#toucans
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris), Guaycapi Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador, October 2025. 🌿🪶
#birds
#birding
#toucans
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birds
#birding
#toucans
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
The entire country’s gone woke!
October 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The entire country’s gone woke!
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), El Paso County, Colorado, October 2025. Every spring and fall migration, we get one hanging around our yard for a few days. Not a perfect photo, but I think it's a very fun one. 🌿🪶
#birds
#birding
#raptors
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birds
#birding
#raptors
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
October 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), El Paso County, Colorado, October 2025. Every spring and fall migration, we get one hanging around our yard for a few days. Not a perfect photo, but I think it's a very fun one. 🌿🪶
#birds
#birding
#raptors
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
#birds
#birding
#raptors
#nature
#wildlife
#photography
#birdsseenin2025
It'd be a real shame if the thief drank the poison after stealing it: www.anthropic.com/research/sma...
A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size
Anthropic research on data-poisoning attacks in large language models
www.anthropic.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It'd be a real shame if the thief drank the poison after stealing it: www.anthropic.com/research/sma...
What exactly is up with the orange person’s legs in this illustration? Was this LLM-generated?
October 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What exactly is up with the orange person’s legs in this illustration? Was this LLM-generated?
Question: is it legal to wear you military uniform to perform “leadership consulting”?
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Question: is it legal to wear you military uniform to perform “leadership consulting”?
www.twz.com/sea/is-trump... Paging Billy Mitchell, and anyone who can tell Donny where the Moskva went and how it got there.
Is Trump’s Call For Putting Battleships Back In The Navy's Fleet Even Feasible?
Trump wants battleships back in the Navy's inventory, and that may be far-fetched, but his remarks do highlight real deliberations around the future of surface combatants.
www.twz.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
www.twz.com/sea/is-trump... Paging Billy Mitchell, and anyone who can tell Donny where the Moskva went and how it got there.
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Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV