Steve Vawter
@svawter.bsky.social
dogs, cats, hobby games, bourbon, computers, movies, hiking, cocktails...
I like stuff
I like stuff
just saw a Tesler Cyberyuck with "Toyota" written across the back ...
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
just saw a Tesler Cyberyuck with "Toyota" written across the back ...
"Brave ICE agents showed their priorities by nabbing this dangerous 20-year-old along with her equally menacing mother and brother during a dawn raid on their Charlotte home"
"bullied an honor student into giving up on her dreams after 6 mos in ICE detention"
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"bullied an honor student into giving up on her dreams after 6 mos in ICE detention"
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Nursing student chooses deportation after months in ICE detention
A 20-year-old nursing student Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla has chosen to leave the US after spending 6 months in ICE detention.
boingboing.net
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"Brave ICE agents showed their priorities by nabbing this dangerous 20-year-old along with her equally menacing mother and brother during a dawn raid on their Charlotte home"
"bullied an honor student into giving up on her dreams after 6 mos in ICE detention"
boingboing.net/2025/08/27/n...
"bullied an honor student into giving up on her dreams after 6 mos in ICE detention"
boingboing.net/2025/08/27/n...
former DOJ paralegal & Air Force veteran who "assaulted" a CBP officer with a sandwich is released
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boingboing.net/2025/08/27/g...
Grand jury declines to indict man who threw sandwich at federal "goon"
Grand juries would indict a ham sandwich, the old joke goes. But this one wasn't willing to indict a man who threw one.
boingboing.net
August 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
former DOJ paralegal & Air Force veteran who "assaulted" a CBP officer with a sandwich is released
boingboing.net/2025/08/27/g...
boingboing.net/2025/08/27/g...
"he sent officials from the Florida Department of Transportation to paint over it in the middle of the night on Wednesday. But surprise! It's back — at least temporarily — as an enthusiastic crowd gathered around to resurrect it in all its splendor"
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DeSantis fails again as Orlando defies him with new rainbow crosswalk (video)
Watch: Gov. Ron DeSantis fails again as Orlando citizens defy him with a bright new rainbow crosswalk (video)
boingboing.net
August 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"he sent officials from the Florida Department of Transportation to paint over it in the middle of the night on Wednesday. But surprise! It's back — at least temporarily — as an enthusiastic crowd gathered around to resurrect it in all its splendor"
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boingboing.net/2025/08/22/d...
Official Rules - Redwood Empire Whiskey
swee.ps
August 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
the incompetence, it burns, it's going to get worse and it's going to leave a legacy we'll be dealing with for decades/generations...
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/i...
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/i...
ICE Goes Full Hegseth: Adds Random Person To Group Chat Discussing Ongoing Manhunt
The Trump administration has been described as many things, none of them good. What no one will ever accuse it of being is “competent.” Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants, mos…
www.techdirt.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
the incompetence, it burns, it's going to get worse and it's going to leave a legacy we'll be dealing with for decades/generations...
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/i...
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/21/i...
"U.S. District Judge disqualified her and voided an indictment she received against an alleged criminal. Any Assistant United States Attorney who prosecutes the Girauds or Mr. Pina under authority of Ms. Habba is similarly subject to disqualification."
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boingboing.net/2025/08/21/j...
Judge declares Alina Habba "unqualified" and "unlawfully appointed"
The machinations of Trump and his lapdog attorney general were unable to secure ethically challenged Alina Habba a job.
boingboing.net
August 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"U.S. District Judge disqualified her and voided an indictment she received against an alleged criminal. Any Assistant United States Attorney who prosecutes the Girauds or Mr. Pina under authority of Ms. Habba is similarly subject to disqualification."
boingboing.net/2025/08/21/j...
boingboing.net/2025/08/21/j...
if you're going to put a decal on your vehicle...
this is the right way to do it!
this is the right way to do it!
August 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
if you're going to put a decal on your vehicle...
this is the right way to do it!
this is the right way to do it!
"at least two dozen agents running, some wearing masks and one carrying a rifle," responded to the scene of "a moped vs an auto traffic incident"
seems like a great way to waste money and someone to get shot... coming soon to NYC, Baltimore, Chicago, &/or Oakland?!?
boingboing.net/2025/08/11/t...
seems like a great way to waste money and someone to get shot... coming soon to NYC, Baltimore, Chicago, &/or Oakland?!?
boingboing.net/2025/08/11/t...
Trump's militarization of DC already causing disruption and chaos
Reports are in from Washington, D.C., that around two dozen Federal agents responded to a moped vs an auto traffic incident.
boingboing.net
August 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"at least two dozen agents running, some wearing masks and one carrying a rifle," responded to the scene of "a moped vs an auto traffic incident"
seems like a great way to waste money and someone to get shot... coming soon to NYC, Baltimore, Chicago, &/or Oakland?!?
boingboing.net/2025/08/11/t...
seems like a great way to waste money and someone to get shot... coming soon to NYC, Baltimore, Chicago, &/or Oakland?!?
boingboing.net/2025/08/11/t...
insane history I did not know:
"AOL itself started back in 1983 under the name Control Video Corporation, offering online services for the Atari 2600 console. After failing, it became Quantum Computer Services in 1985, eventually launching AppleLink in 1988 to connect Macintosh computers together"
"AOL itself started back in 1983 under the name Control Video Corporation, offering online services for the Atari 2600 console. After failing, it became Quantum Computer Services in 1985, eventually launching AppleLink in 1988 to connect Macintosh computers together"
AOL Finally Discontinues Its Dial-Up Internet Access - After 34 Years - Slashdot
AOL (now a Yahoo subsidiary) just announced its dial-up internet service will be discontinued at the end of September.
"The change also means the retirement of the AOL Dialer software and the AOL Sh...
tech.slashdot.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
insane history I did not know:
"AOL itself started back in 1983 under the name Control Video Corporation, offering online services for the Atari 2600 console. After failing, it became Quantum Computer Services in 1985, eventually launching AppleLink in 1988 to connect Macintosh computers together"
"AOL itself started back in 1983 under the name Control Video Corporation, offering online services for the Atari 2600 console. After failing, it became Quantum Computer Services in 1985, eventually launching AppleLink in 1988 to connect Macintosh computers together"
likely getting worse...
nearly 9 in 10 ER patients are missing at least one recommended adult vaccine. About half have never even heard of vaccines that could protect them. These gaps are sharpest in the very communities that depend on ERs as their only point of contact with the healthcare system...
nearly 9 in 10 ER patients are missing at least one recommended adult vaccine. About half have never even heard of vaccines that could protect them. These gaps are sharpest in the very communities that depend on ERs as their only point of contact with the healthcare system...
In the ER, a Hidden Crisis in Adult Vaccination
The fluorescent lights hum overhead in a crowded Los Angeles emergency department. A man in his sixties, here for a sprained ankle, winces as a nurse asks
scienceblog.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
likely getting worse...
nearly 9 in 10 ER patients are missing at least one recommended adult vaccine. About half have never even heard of vaccines that could protect them. These gaps are sharpest in the very communities that depend on ERs as their only point of contact with the healthcare system...
nearly 9 in 10 ER patients are missing at least one recommended adult vaccine. About half have never even heard of vaccines that could protect them. These gaps are sharpest in the very communities that depend on ERs as their only point of contact with the healthcare system...
"hidden mechanism of airborne transmission that current social distancing guidelines fail to address. The findings suggest that indoor temperature plays a crucial role in infection risk, with moderate temperatures creating the most dangerous conditions for disease spread."
Why Waiting in Line Creates Perfect Storm for Airborne Disease
Standing in line at the grocery store, airport security, or vaccination clinic may be far riskier for disease transmission than previously thought,
scienceblog.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"hidden mechanism of airborne transmission that current social distancing guidelines fail to address. The findings suggest that indoor temperature plays a crucial role in infection risk, with moderate temperatures creating the most dangerous conditions for disease spread."
this isn't the first prophecy of tech destruction...
"begin in 2027 and last for the next 12 to 15 years"
“It is completely within our hands to change that, but I have to say, I don’t think humanity has the awareness at this time to focus on this,” Gawdat said.
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"begin in 2027 and last for the next 12 to 15 years"
“It is completely within our hands to change that, but I have to say, I don’t think humanity has the awareness at this time to focus on this,” Gawdat said.
gizmodo.com/the-world-wi...
The World Will Enter a 15-Year AI Dystopia in 2027, Former Google Exec Says
Mo Gawdat thinks the next 12-15 years will be dark, not because of robots but because of our own “stupidity.”
gizmodo.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
this isn't the first prophecy of tech destruction...
"begin in 2027 and last for the next 12 to 15 years"
“It is completely within our hands to change that, but I have to say, I don’t think humanity has the awareness at this time to focus on this,” Gawdat said.
gizmodo.com/the-world-wi...
"begin in 2027 and last for the next 12 to 15 years"
“It is completely within our hands to change that, but I have to say, I don’t think humanity has the awareness at this time to focus on this,” Gawdat said.
gizmodo.com/the-world-wi...
another actual good use of AI!
about 10% of Bowling Green residents voiced their opinions on the policy changes they wanted to see in their city
“If I have a town hall meeting on these topics, 23 people show up, and what we just conducted was the largest town hall in America.”
about 10% of Bowling Green residents voiced their opinions on the policy changes they wanted to see in their city
“If I have a town hall meeting on these topics, 23 people show up, and what we just conducted was the largest town hall in America.”
A Kentucky Town Experimented With AI. The Results Were Stunning
In a divided America, a Kentucky town used AI to strip away political labels and discovered its residents agree on almost everything.
gizmodo.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
another actual good use of AI!
about 10% of Bowling Green residents voiced their opinions on the policy changes they wanted to see in their city
“If I have a town hall meeting on these topics, 23 people show up, and what we just conducted was the largest town hall in America.”
about 10% of Bowling Green residents voiced their opinions on the policy changes they wanted to see in their city
“If I have a town hall meeting on these topics, 23 people show up, and what we just conducted was the largest town hall in America.”
small minded idiots see the words "carbon-monitoring" and likely assume the only thing these are good for is pushing the woke agenda... so instead of leaving "state of the art" machines working for "many more years" want to removing funding as of Oct 2025!
tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose - Slashdot
The Trump administration has reportedly directed NASA to draw up plans to shut down its Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite missions, which provide vital climate and agricultural data for scientists...
tech.slashdot.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
small minded idiots see the words "carbon-monitoring" and likely assume the only thing these are good for is pushing the woke agenda... so instead of leaving "state of the art" machines working for "many more years" want to removing funding as of Oct 2025!
tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
today I learned my new favorite word from an all hands meeting...
lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal
lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal
August 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
today I learned my new favorite word from an all hands meeting...
lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal
lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal
TL;DR HEPA filters good even in areas with relatively low overall air pollution levels, showing that air filtration might offer meaningful cardiovascular protection where many people think they are already safe.
There's a ton of options, probably a good idea to get one if you live in a major city
There's a ton of options, probably a good idea to get one if you live in a major city
Home Air Purifiers Cut Heart Risks from Traffic Pollution
If you live near a busy highway and worry about the effect of traffic pollution on your health, could using a portable air purifier be part of the
scienceblog.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
TL;DR HEPA filters good even in areas with relatively low overall air pollution levels, showing that air filtration might offer meaningful cardiovascular protection where many people think they are already safe.
There's a ton of options, probably a good idea to get one if you live in a major city
There's a ton of options, probably a good idea to get one if you live in a major city
being rich does not always keep you from the consequences of immoral decisions, and I feel like he deserved what he got
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Millionaire American trophy hunter killed by Cape buffalo during South African safari
Trophy hunter Asher Watkins was killed instantly when a 1.3-ton Cape buffalo charged at him during a safari at Bambisana concession.
boingboing.net
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
being rich does not always keep you from the consequences of immoral decisions, and I feel like he deserved what he got
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boingboing.net/2025/08/06/m...
if you repeat the lies often enough they become the truth
if you remove things from the public eye many/most may start to forget them
we are watching “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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if you remove things from the public eye many/most may start to forget them
we are watching “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Habeas Corpus and other provisions removed from official website of U.S. Constitution
Constitution.congress.gov is the U.S. Congress's official website presenting the Constitution of the United States of America. Visitors noticed this morning that passages from it were missing, as can ...
boingboing.net
August 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
if you repeat the lies often enough they become the truth
if you remove things from the public eye many/most may start to forget them
we are watching “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
boingboing.net/2025/08/06/h...
if you remove things from the public eye many/most may start to forget them
we are watching “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
boingboing.net/2025/08/06/h...
it would not sadden me that her choices lead to a failing in her mental and/or physical health... she can quit any time
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kujsjB/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kujsjB/
Karoline, just go home to your kid…😳 #karolinecrashout #karoline #crashout #greenscreenvideo
TikTok video by thedabblingchick
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August 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
it would not sadden me that her choices lead to a failing in her mental and/or physical health... she can quit any time
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kujsjB/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kujsjB/