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Just a guy who retired early and fixes things around the house. In a past life, I worked in banking and technology, played guitar, rode mountain bikes, kayaked, and traveled. Sometimes I miss that guy.
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@stackfault.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Tools in my garage make me happy; they're like superpowers just waiting to be used.
Ukrainian drone operators are getting better at taking out Russian horse cavalry. Horses? Oh yeah, and it gets better...The Russians have outfitted their horses with Starlink terminals.
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2073678/ukra...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2073678/ukra...
Now Ukrainian Drones Are Taking Out The Riders (But Not The Horses) Of Russian Cavalry, What Century Am I In? - Jalopnik
In strict military terms, what the Russians are deploying are probably closer to dragoons than proper cavalry.
www.jalopnik.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Ukrainian drone operators are getting better at taking out Russian horse cavalry. Horses? Oh yeah, and it gets better...The Russians have outfitted their horses with Starlink terminals.
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2073678/ukra...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2073678/ukra...
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"Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise"
"Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet."
grist.org/science/grou...
"Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet."
grist.org/science/grou...
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.
grist.org
August 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise"
"Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet."
grist.org/science/grou...
"Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet."
grist.org/science/grou...
Not a headline I expected to read today, interesting study though.
Doctors find Parkinson's markers by looking inside ears
Catching the onset of Parkinson's Disease early can be critical to slowing the disease's progression and improving a patient's life. A new test that uses nothing more than a sample of someone's ear wa...
newatlas.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Not a headline I expected to read today, interesting study though.
"Estimates vary, but a 2023 report from investment bank Goldman Sachs said that AI could threaten 300 million jobs over a 10-year period."
That seems like a big impact in a relatively short time!
I'm very concerned about the impact this is already having on my kid's attempt to start a career.
That seems like a big impact in a relatively short time!
I'm very concerned about the impact this is already having on my kid's attempt to start a career.
Who is going to shop at Amazon once AI takes all our jobs?
Tech CEOs have been fond of writing love letters about generative AI, but they never seem to address the grim economic implications.
www.fastcompany.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Estimates vary, but a 2023 report from investment bank Goldman Sachs said that AI could threaten 300 million jobs over a 10-year period."
That seems like a big impact in a relatively short time!
I'm very concerned about the impact this is already having on my kid's attempt to start a career.
That seems like a big impact in a relatively short time!
I'm very concerned about the impact this is already having on my kid's attempt to start a career.
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Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday
Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
n.pr
June 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
How have I not heard this before? Go dragonflies!
🌿 What’s Bugging You? 🦟
Let’s talk about nature’s mosquito control squad: dragonflies!
Did you know these aerial acrobats can eat up to 100 mosquitoes per day? 😲 Check the Alt text for more information.
#Dragonflies #MosquitoControl #NaturalPestControl #BackyardWildlife #EcoFriendlyYard
Let’s talk about nature’s mosquito control squad: dragonflies!
Did you know these aerial acrobats can eat up to 100 mosquitoes per day? 😲 Check the Alt text for more information.
#Dragonflies #MosquitoControl #NaturalPestControl #BackyardWildlife #EcoFriendlyYard
June 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
How have I not heard this before? Go dragonflies!
Interesting story about the shift in gender preferences for new parents around the world and the reasons behind it.
The stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest bias
Everyone wants to be a girl dad now.
www.vox.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Interesting story about the shift in gender preferences for new parents around the world and the reasons behind it.
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Why does my wife always wait until I'm at the opposite end of the house before asking me to Merm frner mernferr brnerfer!?
June 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Why does my wife always wait until I'm at the opposite end of the house before asking me to Merm frner mernferr brnerfer!?
Fascinating!
We'll assume the timing with Medicaid cuts is just a coincidence and this isn't a glimpse of our new healthcare plan.
#wildlife #nature
We'll assume the timing with Medicaid cuts is just a coincidence and this isn't a glimpse of our new healthcare plan.
#wildlife #nature
Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'
The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.
www.bbc.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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“[Florence] Nightingale also transformed nursing into a respectable profession, founded the world’s first nursing school, used the relatively new science of statistics to improve health care outcomes and redesigned hospitals.”
#nursing #history
theconversation.com/florence-nig...
#nursing #history
theconversation.com/florence-nig...
Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
Among her 5 decades of accomplishments, Nightingale founded the world’s first nursing school and advocated health care for all.
theconversation.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“[Florence] Nightingale also transformed nursing into a respectable profession, founded the world’s first nursing school, used the relatively new science of statistics to improve health care outcomes and redesigned hospitals.”
#nursing #history
theconversation.com/florence-nig...
#nursing #history
theconversation.com/florence-nig...
Best headline ever.
May 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Best headline ever.
Alcatraz has no source of fresh water, so nearly one million gallons of water had to be barged to the island each week. The cost to house someone there in 1959 was $10.10 a day compared with $3 at a federal prison in Atlanta. It was cheaper to build a new prison from scratch. Where's DOGE on this?
How Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison
President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again. It comes more than 60 years after the California island fortress was shut down as too costly.
apnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Alcatraz has no source of fresh water, so nearly one million gallons of water had to be barged to the island each week. The cost to house someone there in 1959 was $10.10 a day compared with $3 at a federal prison in Atlanta. It was cheaper to build a new prison from scratch. Where's DOGE on this?
"Of those who practice courtesy, 55 percent of American AI users said they do it 'because it's the right thing to do,' while 12 percent did it to appease the algorithm in the case of an AI uprising."
Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power
Sam Altman says OpenAI is spending "tens of millions of dollars" processing chatbot queries made with proper etiquette.
futurism.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Of those who practice courtesy, 55 percent of American AI users said they do it 'because it's the right thing to do,' while 12 percent did it to appease the algorithm in the case of an AI uprising."
The more the Grinch thought, "I must stop this whole thing!"
"Why, for [seventy-eight] years I've put up with it now!"
"I MUST stop this Christmas from coming! But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
#Christmas #Tariffs #Trump #Grinch
"Why, for [seventy-eight] years I've put up with it now!"
"I MUST stop this Christmas from coming! But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
#Christmas #Tariffs #Trump #Grinch
Christmas is in the crosshairs as toy industry faces brunt of China tariffs
Toy industry officials are warning U.S. consumers to expect higher prices and fewer choices this year — including for the holidays — because of Trump’s tariffs.
www.nbcnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The more the Grinch thought, "I must stop this whole thing!"
"Why, for [seventy-eight] years I've put up with it now!"
"I MUST stop this Christmas from coming! But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
#Christmas #Tariffs #Trump #Grinch
"Why, for [seventy-eight] years I've put up with it now!"
"I MUST stop this Christmas from coming! But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
#Christmas #Tariffs #Trump #Grinch
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TL;DR--Productivity gains are what eliminate manufacturing jobs more than anything else. Also, GLOBAL manufacturing has peaked and is now shrinking so it's not a matter of trade moving jobs overseas, there are fewer manufacturing jobs globally. Definitely worth a read.
Manufacturing jobs are never coming back
Putting Americans back to work in factories isn’t just hard. It’s impossible.
www.vox.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
TL;DR--Productivity gains are what eliminate manufacturing jobs more than anything else. Also, GLOBAL manufacturing has peaked and is now shrinking so it's not a matter of trade moving jobs overseas, there are fewer manufacturing jobs globally. Definitely worth a read.
She said it multiple times?
Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms as Early as Kindergarten. She Means AI
Linda McMahon made the gaffe during a conference on technology in schools.
www.latintimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
She said it multiple times?
Well done, Canada.
This stunning wildlife overpass helps animals cross one of Canada's busiest highways
Wildlife biologists, ecologists, and designers worked together on this wildlife overpass design in Alberta, Canada.
www.fastcompany.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Well done, Canada.
Very good podcast that explains how the current tariffs are not at all what Project 2025 described and why. Spoiler: Someone went off script, did his own thing, and then got very upset for countries doing exactly what any reasonable person would expect them to do...retaliate.
Project 2025 had a tariff plan, but Trump has gone off script
YouTube video by The Globe and Mail
youtu.be
April 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Very good podcast that explains how the current tariffs are not at all what Project 2025 described and why. Spoiler: Someone went off script, did his own thing, and then got very upset for countries doing exactly what any reasonable person would expect them to do...retaliate.
"It doesn’t make sense if you’re trying to read it as economic policy....He is just using...tariffs to force industries and companies to come bend the knee to him and cut deals with him that benefit him politically....He does not care about good policy. He cares about a good message and power."
'He has never done a hot second of economic analysis': Senator Chris Murphy on how Trump is using tariffs as a political weapon
Senator Chris Murphy believes Trump is using the tariffs as a tool to force businesses to 'bend the knee' to him.
www.fastcompany.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"It doesn’t make sense if you’re trying to read it as economic policy....He is just using...tariffs to force industries and companies to come bend the knee to him and cut deals with him that benefit him politically....He does not care about good policy. He cares about a good message and power."
After the Black Monday crash in 1987, U.S. regulators implemented "trading curbs" or "circuit breakers", allowing exchanges to temporarily halt in instances of exceptionally large price decline when the S&P 500 Index drops 7%, 13%, and 20%.
www.investopedia.com/terms/c/circ...
www.investopedia.com/terms/c/circ...
What Is a Circuit Breaker in Trading? How Is It Triggered?
Circuit breakers temporarily halt trading on an exchange when a security or broad index moves in excess of a pre-set threshold amount.
www.investopedia.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
After the Black Monday crash in 1987, U.S. regulators implemented "trading curbs" or "circuit breakers", allowing exchanges to temporarily halt in instances of exceptionally large price decline when the S&P 500 Index drops 7%, 13%, and 20%.
www.investopedia.com/terms/c/circ...
www.investopedia.com/terms/c/circ...
Remember Black Monday in 1987 when the S&P 500 lost 30% in a single day? I was a college student and a very new investor at the time.
Black Monday: Definition in Stocks, What Caused It, and Losses
Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, was a day when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22% and marked the start of a global stock market decline.
www.investopedia.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Remember Black Monday in 1987 when the S&P 500 lost 30% in a single day? I was a college student and a very new investor at the time.
Let's add more stringent food quality standards to the list. It's hard not to notice the difference when you visit or live in a European country where the burden of proof is that an ingredient is safe, not that it hasn't been proven not to be. Slashing the FDA (not to mention the EPA) won't help.
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans.
arstechnica.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Let's add more stringent food quality standards to the list. It's hard not to notice the difference when you visit or live in a European country where the burden of proof is that an ingredient is safe, not that it hasn't been proven not to be. Slashing the FDA (not to mention the EPA) won't help.
This should be the headline of every tariff story today. The entire basis for the tariffs is wrong. They are not "reciprocal" to tariffs imposed on US goods but based on an oversimplified percentage of trade deficits with each country. Having said that, sanctions on penguins is a good story too.
Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists
‘Willing sycophants’ came up with simplistic formula that has thrown global economy into disarray
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This should be the headline of every tariff story today. The entire basis for the tariffs is wrong. They are not "reciprocal" to tariffs imposed on US goods but based on an oversimplified percentage of trade deficits with each country. Having said that, sanctions on penguins is a good story too.
The Apollo 15 postal covers incident was a 1972 NASA scandal involving the astronauts of Apollo 15, who carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers (stamped and postmarked envelopes) into space and to the Moon's surface on the Lunar Module Falcon. They were paid $7000 each (equiv. $53,000 in 2024).
Apollo 15 postal covers incident - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Apollo 15 postal covers incident was a 1972 NASA scandal involving the astronauts of Apollo 15, who carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers (stamped and postmarked envelopes) into space and to the Moon's surface on the Lunar Module Falcon. They were paid $7000 each (equiv. $53,000 in 2024).