Phil Ringsmuth
@philringsmuth.bsky.social
Husband, father, coder, photographer.
www.philring83.com
www.philring83.com
A mail truck I photographed on a walk in downtown Madison Wisconsin. Edited in Affinity on an iPad Pro.
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A mail truck I photographed on a walk in downtown Madison Wisconsin. Edited in Affinity on an iPad Pro.
Today's the day. Congratulations @markzdanielewski.bsky.social!
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today's the day. Congratulations @markzdanielewski.bsky.social!
Yup, I’ve got a cold.
October 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yup, I’ve got a cold.
"Before Tom died he told me about The Crossing. He swore he never would but in the end he did, lying pale in that hospital bed, surrounded as he was by his folks, his momma crying, and Tom just laughing at her, at us all, kindly though, real gentle, you know, because he was genuinely amused."
October 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Before Tom died he told me about The Crossing. He swore he never would but in the end he did, lying pale in that hospital bed, surrounded as he was by his folks, his momma crying, and Tom just laughing at her, at us all, kindly though, real gentle, you know, because he was genuinely amused."
@sringsmuth.bsky.social, there he is, that's my guy. I should have my copy when the medical staff and photon torpedoes arrive.
@markzdanielewski.bsky.social
@markzdanielewski.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@sringsmuth.bsky.social, there he is, that's my guy. I should have my copy when the medical staff and photon torpedoes arrive.
@markzdanielewski.bsky.social
@markzdanielewski.bsky.social
In seven days, no one talks to the dead for free.
Just one week left!
Buy the book!
Come celebrate the launch of TOM’S CROSSING on October 28th!
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Buy the book!
Come celebrate the launch of TOM’S CROSSING on October 28th!
🏔️📖 Pre-order now:
www.markzdanielewski.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In seven days, no one talks to the dead for free.
"Just breathe normal guys."
October 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"Just breathe normal guys."
@phonearena.bsky.social Your Vision Pro “cancellation” article just cost you a reader. Good riddance. Click bait garbage. Do better.
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@phonearena.bsky.social Your Vision Pro “cancellation” article just cost you a reader. Good riddance. Click bait garbage. Do better.
Silver iPhone 17 Pro. Only a few hours in and man I’m glad I didn’t let myself get the Air. The folks at Best Buy even told me they try to talk people out of it.
October 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Silver iPhone 17 Pro. Only a few hours in and man I’m glad I didn’t let myself get the Air. The folks at Best Buy even told me they try to talk people out of it.
I swear, if Affinity changes to a subscription model…
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I swear, if Affinity changes to a subscription model…
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October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I wasn’t aware that my iPad has a Dynamic Island. Thanks Google!
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wasn’t aware that my iPad has a Dynamic Island. Thanks Google!
I’ll be getting a new phone soon, and I’ve talked myself out of an iPhone Air and into a 17 Pro Max. The Air is super tempting, but I know I’ll be disappointed in the long run.
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’ll be getting a new phone soon, and I’ve talked myself out of an iPhone Air and into a 17 Pro Max. The Air is super tempting, but I know I’ll be disappointed in the long run.
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1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
September 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/its...
Blaming the wi-fi was okay for Steve Jobs 15 years ago because it was probably true. Nobody's going to believe these glasses didn't work because of the wi-fi. They didn't work because ... (shocker) ... they don't work.
Blaming the wi-fi was okay for Steve Jobs 15 years ago because it was probably true. Nobody's going to believe these glasses didn't work because of the wi-fi. They didn't work because ... (shocker) ... they don't work.
'It's all good, it's all good' says Mark Zuckerberg as his catastrophic live demo of Meta's new smart glasses goes horribly wrong: 'You spend years making technology and then the Wi-Fi on the day catc...
A comedy of errors.
www.pcgamer.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/its...
Blaming the wi-fi was okay for Steve Jobs 15 years ago because it was probably true. Nobody's going to believe these glasses didn't work because of the wi-fi. They didn't work because ... (shocker) ... they don't work.
Blaming the wi-fi was okay for Steve Jobs 15 years ago because it was probably true. Nobody's going to believe these glasses didn't work because of the wi-fi. They didn't work because ... (shocker) ... they don't work.
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“There is no where in the Bible where we are taught to honor evil and how you die does not redeem how you lived. You don’t become a hero in death when you are a weapon of the enemy in life”
~Pastor Howard John-Wesley
of Alfred Street Baptist Church
In DC #CharlieKirk
(🎥: Etan Thomas)
~Pastor Howard John-Wesley
of Alfred Street Baptist Church
In DC #CharlieKirk
(🎥: Etan Thomas)
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“There is no where in the Bible where we are taught to honor evil and how you die does not redeem how you lived. You don’t become a hero in death when you are a weapon of the enemy in life”
~Pastor Howard John-Wesley
of Alfred Street Baptist Church
In DC #CharlieKirk
(🎥: Etan Thomas)
~Pastor Howard John-Wesley
of Alfred Street Baptist Church
In DC #CharlieKirk
(🎥: Etan Thomas)
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This is well said. In the humanities, often the process itself is the point. The field of AI is results focused. AI will not be of much use to the humanities as long as its function (and branding) is to eliminate process — to eliminate thinking and experience-based learning.
The aim of writing assignments isn’t to produce a certain amount of text content that sounds a certain way. It’s for students to think, write, write out their thinking and think about their writing, in ways that inform their thinking and writing afterwards.
Gen AI isn’t useful for any part of that.
Gen AI isn’t useful for any part of that.
About to be Jokerfied by this blandly tossed-off statement in a piece about how the lie machines will never stop lying. Why concede that AI is "useful" in writing term papers? What is the purpose of writing assignments in education? Is AI accomplishing that purpose? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...
May 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is well said. In the humanities, often the process itself is the point. The field of AI is results focused. AI will not be of much use to the humanities as long as its function (and branding) is to eliminate process — to eliminate thinking and experience-based learning.
Reposted by Phil Ringsmuth
![Breaking News Consumer's Handbook
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
- "We are getting reports"... could mean anything.
- "We are seeking confirmation"... means they don't haveit.
- "[News outlet] has learned"... means it has a scoop or is going out on a limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qjoddtmp5jxzkzvt3hoqz3tt/bafkreigi2e6uxrt67htjbrfcmtpbasfuz4jvetyyecnqvxxyt45zile72y@jpeg)
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM