Ovis Ex Machina
@sheepmachine.bsky.social
I get paid for engineering so I can lose money doing photography. Opinions probably aren't my own but I couldn't tell you precisely where I got them from. Grateful to hug my wife and kids every day.
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Ovis Ex Machina
@sheepmachine.bsky.social
· Jan 18
The #architecture at the #seattleferryterminal goes so unnecessarily hard and I love it!
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography
Photo clipped from a newspaper from back in the 70s showing my mom bottle feeding a lion cub. Basically I'm saying I should be on Dancing With The Stars.
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Photo clipped from a newspaper from back in the 70s showing my mom bottle feeding a lion cub. Basically I'm saying I should be on Dancing With The Stars.
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
Took advantage of a recent foggy night in Seattle to do some street photography and play around with long exposures.
#art #photography
#art #photography
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Took advantage of a recent foggy night in Seattle to do some street photography and play around with long exposures.
#art #photography
#art #photography
It's just blatant white supremacy as policy. No other way to interpret things.
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's just blatant white supremacy as policy. No other way to interpret things.
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1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
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My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
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Scientists Confirm Aurora Borealis Will Be Visible On Google Images Tonight https://theonion.com/scientists-confirm-aurora-borealis-will-be-visible-on-google-images-tonight/
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Scientists Confirm Aurora Borealis Will Be Visible On Google Images Tonight https://theonion.com/scientists-confirm-aurora-borealis-will-be-visible-on-google-images-tonight/
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Ingress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know
To prioritize the safety and security of the ecosystem, Kubernetes SIG Network and the Security Response Committee are announcing the upcoming retirement of Ingress NGINX. Best-effort maintenance will...
www.kubernetes.dev
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Using starvation of our fellow Americans. He broke Democrats using starvation.
Trump is claiming credit for ending the government shutdown, boasting that he “broke the Democrats.”
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Using starvation of our fellow Americans. He broke Democrats using starvation.
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1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
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I hate having to do this but I’m desperate. I’ve been looking everyday for work but nothing is biting. I’m down $80 and I can’t afford my very needed meds and I definitely can’t afford my home when the first comes next month. I’m drowning in medical debt. Anything helps.
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I hate having to do this but I’m desperate. I’ve been looking everyday for work but nothing is biting. I’m down $80 and I can’t afford my very needed meds and I definitely can’t afford my home when the first comes next month. I’m drowning in medical debt. Anything helps.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
So let me get this straight: SCOTUS is tacitly endorsing starving people as a bargaining chip so that Republicans can deprive people of healthcare too. Do I have that correct?
All in service of declaring the President to be a king, unbound by the Constitution?
All in service of declaring the President to be a king, unbound by the Constitution?
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
So let me get this straight: SCOTUS is tacitly endorsing starving people as a bargaining chip so that Republicans can deprive people of healthcare too. Do I have that correct?
All in service of declaring the President to be a king, unbound by the Constitution?
All in service of declaring the President to be a king, unbound by the Constitution?
Disbarment when?
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche described a “war” against the federal judiciary at the Federalist Society conference today and called on young conservative lawyers in the audience to join the fight, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
DOJ’s No. 2 Official Asks Lawyers to Join ‘War’ Against Judges
Todd Blanche, second-in-command at the Justice Department, described a “war” against the federal judiciary and called on young conservative lawyers in the audience to join the fight against so-called ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Disbarment when?
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Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
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If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
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every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
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The podcast Article of Interest did a fascinating podcast episode on the zipper. It's a complicated piece of technology whose existence is new and not a given - we had plenty of other fasteners - snaps and buttons. And while YKK is now the world's largest zipper maker the zipper was invented in NJ
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The podcast Article of Interest did a fascinating podcast episode on the zipper. It's a complicated piece of technology whose existence is new and not a given - we had plenty of other fasteners - snaps and buttons. And while YKK is now the world's largest zipper maker the zipper was invented in NJ
The contract is based on stock price. Not profit. Not material progress against climate or efficiency. Just hype. To my mind that's 100% why Musk is publicly speculating about turning all Teslas into a distributed AI data center since that's where all the money in the economy is going right now.
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The contract is based on stock price. Not profit. Not material progress against climate or efficiency. Just hype. To my mind that's 100% why Musk is publicly speculating about turning all Teslas into a distributed AI data center since that's where all the money in the economy is going right now.
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Okay, cool, but right now every hyperscaler is looking at tens or hundreds of billions worth of “hole in their balance sheets” if OpenAI can’t pay for the ~$1.4 trillion they’ve committed to.
And those hyperscalers are, y’know. In everyone’s retirement accounts.
And those hyperscalers are, y’know. In everyone’s retirement accounts.
Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting "hundreds of billions by 2030" (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
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November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Okay, cool, but right now every hyperscaler is looking at tens or hundreds of billions worth of “hole in their balance sheets” if OpenAI can’t pay for the ~$1.4 trillion they’ve committed to.
And those hyperscalers are, y’know. In everyone’s retirement accounts.
And those hyperscalers are, y’know. In everyone’s retirement accounts.
Makes me wonder how many companies compensate their CEO with greater than 10% of the total market cap of the company.
Tesla shareholders approve a $1T pay package for Elon Musk if he hits a series of milestones and expands Tesla's market cap to $8.5T over the next 10 years (Becky Peterson/Wall Street Journal)
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November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Makes me wonder how many companies compensate their CEO with greater than 10% of the total market cap of the company.
So they built a fraud machine? Nice. What could possibly go wrong?
Microsoft built a simulated marketplace to test hundreds of AI agents, finding that businesses could manipulate agents into buying their products and more (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)
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November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
So they built a fraud machine? Nice. What could possibly go wrong?
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Cuomo: Look, in the heat of battle you say strident things. But elections aside I remain the reasonable, moderate leader you know.
Reporter: But why are you in blackface?
Cuomo: I will ask my lawyer to respond to that
Lawyer: Mr. Cuomo has….okay could you possibly take your hand off of my vulva
Reporter: But why are you in blackface?
Cuomo: I will ask my lawyer to respond to that
Lawyer: Mr. Cuomo has….okay could you possibly take your hand off of my vulva
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Cuomo: Look, in the heat of battle you say strident things. But elections aside I remain the reasonable, moderate leader you know.
Reporter: But why are you in blackface?
Cuomo: I will ask my lawyer to respond to that
Lawyer: Mr. Cuomo has….okay could you possibly take your hand off of my vulva
Reporter: But why are you in blackface?
Cuomo: I will ask my lawyer to respond to that
Lawyer: Mr. Cuomo has….okay could you possibly take your hand off of my vulva