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elliottkaybooks.bsky.social
Grand Theft Sorcery is out in AUDIO now, narrated by the wonderful TESS IRONDALE!

GTS is a magical thrill-ride love letter to Los Angeles. Get ready for monsters, car chases, spicy times, two good cats, and an adorable ghost dog!
(Amazon link in the replies!)

www.audible.com/ac/Grand-The...
Grand Theft Sorcery
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The vampire lord of Los Angeles is dead, plunging the nightlife into chaos. His subjects fight over his title and his missing treasure hoard. The conflict p...
www.audible.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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elliottkaybooks.bsky.social
And yes, it *is* weird and uncomfortable to be promoting a book right now. Believe me, I feel it. But everyone needs space to decompress sooner or later, and I love my hometown enough to hug it with a book.

Amazon link if it's more convenient: www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-...
Grand Theft Sorcery (Good Intentions)
Amazon.com: Grand Theft Sorcery (Good Intentions) eBook : Kay, Elliott: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've been watching for the Rivian R3 which should be available around the time I could be looking for a new vehicle. But this might be on the list to look at as well. Neither of them is shipping yet, so we'll just have to see.
www.telotrucks.com
TELO Trucks: Compact Electric Pickup Trucks for Urban Adventures and Eco-Friendly Travel
Explore TELO Trucks: Compact electric trucks unmatched in EV efficiency. Discover the future of electric pickups today!
www.telotrucks.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Okay, I'm on the public line and going to do another live-skeeting of the hearing for those who can't join (it seems the public line is now full).

Hearing is set to start in moments.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Mar 17
DENIED. Boasberg says the hearing goes on at 5p as planned.
Date Filed Description & CSV Mar 17, 2025 scheduled. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/17/2025. (Icjeb1) Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Defendants' 24 Motion to Vacate is DENIED. The hearing will proceed as scheduled. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/17/2025. (Icjeb1) Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
March 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Facts matter.
Social media post by Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner ) with the text: 'If you include aid that’s been promised but not yet allocated, Europe is putting twice as much money towards supporting Ukraine.' The post includes a bar chart titled 'Aid Promised to Ukraine: US vs Europe,' showing the US has promised $125 billion ($120 spent in the US, $5 spent outside) and Europe has promised $259 billion ($138 allocated, $121 promised). The chart, labeled 'My @Morning_Joe chart,' cites sources from the Kiel Institute and CSIS, with red and blue bars representing the US and Europe, respectively.
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@harbars.bsky.social I really had not realized things were in this state.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=po9d...
The Navy With More Admirals Than Warships
YouTube video by Mark Felton Productions
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
@t3lnet.bsky.social

To welcome you over, how about a bit of tempation? :-)
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Fencing Swords - Swico Auctions
Fourteen fencing swords with extra blade parts. all show signs of heavy wear and tear. *The University of Texas at Austin makes no claim of physical or mechanical condition, and functionality of items...
swicoauctions.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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retrocomps.bsky.social
Jack Tramiel wanted a new 64-kilobyte home computer in time for CES in January '82. He notified his engineers of this in late November, 1981. In their own words, the developers talk about the design sprint that followed created the world's best selling home computer.
Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story
IEEE.ORG
spectrum.ieee.org
January 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...

"The combination of a shared memory pool and a dedicated memory pool enables faster performance in a range of workloads.."

Shades of the old Amiga system design!
AMD’s beastly ‘Strix Halo’ Ryzen AI Max+ debuts with radical new memory tech to feed RDNA 3.5 graphics and Zen 5 CPU cores
Disruption is a daily thing.
www.tomshardware.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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retrocomps.bsky.social
Learning how to disassemble binaries used to take huge books of tables, often error-ridden, and careful reading of near-identical bytes to reverse to something approaching human readable.
Beginner's Guide to Disassembling 6502 Binaries
Commodore History (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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dkovar.bsky.social
HR 9495, if passed, would have allowed the Secretary of the Treasury to label any U.S. non-profit as aiding terrorist organizations without any evidence or investigation.

Rep Chris Pappas' staff took my call and Rep Pappas voted against this bill.
November 21, 2024 at 8:52 PM