Jim Kinney
@rashnl.bsky.social
Retired prof. Lover of Science, Books, Films and Nature. A natural sceptic given to hearing both sides of an argument. Opinions are not facts but I’ll still proffer one.
Time to abandon these Titanic platforms en masse!
December 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Time to abandon these Titanic platforms en masse!
COVID had a minimal impact in Japan which has a cultural practice of masking when ill. That and they don’t shake hands, hug or have high numbers of global tourists. Bizarrely, Japanese nationals were allowed to travel outside the country where visa holders were heavily restricted
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
COVID had a minimal impact in Japan which has a cultural practice of masking when ill. That and they don’t shake hands, hug or have high numbers of global tourists. Bizarrely, Japanese nationals were allowed to travel outside the country where visa holders were heavily restricted
Sad bit hardly surprising from a cohort that numbers eugenics-obsessed Nazis in their midst
December 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Sad bit hardly surprising from a cohort that numbers eugenics-obsessed Nazis in their midst
Hopefully your sentiments are true. I cringe to consider how things could get worse for the world
December 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hopefully your sentiments are true. I cringe to consider how things could get worse for the world
Apparently, you can’t even hide in Lanzarote!
December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Apparently, you can’t even hide in Lanzarote!
He has come to see the ultimate fallacy of infinite growth as a core paradigm of economics
December 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
He has come to see the ultimate fallacy of infinite growth as a core paradigm of economics
I recall having a heated argument with a good friend almost 50 years ago on the insanity of aligning our activities with an economic paradigm that assumed extraction of infinite resources. I was a student of biology and he was a student of economics. Our worldviews have aligned over the years.
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I recall having a heated argument with a good friend almost 50 years ago on the insanity of aligning our activities with an economic paradigm that assumed extraction of infinite resources. I was a student of biology and he was a student of economics. Our worldviews have aligned over the years.
Dear Mrs. Betty B: I am so thankful that I found my way to you here on BlueSky. Your dry, pointed and acerbic wit hit hard at the malignant heart of the regime. You bring a note of levity to a very serious piece of business. Keep your foot on the gas in 2026!
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dear Mrs. Betty B: I am so thankful that I found my way to you here on BlueSky. Your dry, pointed and acerbic wit hit hard at the malignant heart of the regime. You bring a note of levity to a very serious piece of business. Keep your foot on the gas in 2026!
The Twits will be looking to hack and undermine this platform
December 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The Twits will be looking to hack and undermine this platform
It will never be the same again…former ally
December 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It will never be the same again…former ally
Sorry to say but you are living in a knock-off version, but more like in the 30s.
December 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sorry to say but you are living in a knock-off version, but more like in the 30s.
It first I actually thought that the regularly scheduled program Survivor was interrupted by an SNL skit. How can America “survive” this? It was utterly bizarre on a whole other level. I am genuinely concerned about the Presidentes health.
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It first I actually thought that the regularly scheduled program Survivor was interrupted by an SNL skit. How can America “survive” this? It was utterly bizarre on a whole other level. I am genuinely concerned about the Presidentes health.
I hope that included building our own jets eventually.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I hope that included building our own jets eventually.
They brought “freedom@ & “democracy” while installing dictators everywhere who would d give their countries riches away for pennies.
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
They brought “freedom@ & “democracy” while installing dictators everywhere who would d give their countries riches away for pennies.
I think that over exposure train left the station with Star Wars
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I think that over exposure train left the station with Star Wars
Having used the TGV in France and the Shinkansen in Japan it made our current rail network seem so utterly impoverished and ineffectual. This could be a real boon for travel and the environment
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Having used the TGV in France and the Shinkansen in Japan it made our current rail network seem so utterly impoverished and ineffectual. This could be a real boon for travel and the environment
The downtown corridor is already maxed out for right of ways unless they could retrofit GO trains and lines but they are key for GTA outlier commutes
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The downtown corridor is already maxed out for right of ways unless they could retrofit GO trains and lines but they are key for GTA outlier commutes
Hopefully the pace of progress will match the speed of the Shinkansen!
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Hopefully the pace of progress will match the speed of the Shinkansen!
Scientific American published research on gun fatalities, in 1978 or ‘79 where they affirmed the most obvious common sense hypothesis that the presence of guns dramatically increases the probability of gun fatalities. So obvious that science NOR suffering factor into political calculus.
December 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Scientific American published research on gun fatalities, in 1978 or ‘79 where they affirmed the most obvious common sense hypothesis that the presence of guns dramatically increases the probability of gun fatalities. So obvious that science NOR suffering factor into political calculus.
Why is anyone even popping in to that rage cage anymore?
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Why is anyone even popping in to that rage cage anymore?
So true. Just getting used to my new EV in that and many other respects. A deer took out our 13 year old Subaru and getting into a new vehicle was like a Quest for Fire moment!
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
So true. Just getting used to my new EV in that and many other respects. A deer took out our 13 year old Subaru and getting into a new vehicle was like a Quest for Fire moment!