Tayster
@tayster.bsky.social
Super Taster. Tay Bass loves Special Libraries and Archives, RC gliders, SoCal history, puzzles, Meteorology, Apple Corp., hiking, brain stuff like Sleep and Dreams, NASA of the 60's Alex, Cosmology, Probability, Earthquakes, and Disneyland 1967 - 1986.
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I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Really enjoyed Rental Family, which is a real thing in Japan. Movie works well and on several levels. I like how the audience learns about this unusual service along with Brendan Fraser. Acting is so good. And every shot is PERFECTLY COMPOSED. Hats off to the Cinematographer Takurô Ishizaka.
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Really enjoyed Rental Family, which is a real thing in Japan. Movie works well and on several levels. I like how the audience learns about this unusual service along with Brendan Fraser. Acting is so good. And every shot is PERFECTLY COMPOSED. Hats off to the Cinematographer Takurô Ishizaka.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I saw some pelicans-
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I saw some pelicans-
I am in love with my new motorized blinds. So much to love. Old corded blinds (14 windows!) were forever breaking (no exaggeration here), out of adjustment, hard to manage, time suck, and expensive to repair. New motorized blinds eliminate all those hassles and add so much more. I am so happy!
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I am in love with my new motorized blinds. So much to love. Old corded blinds (14 windows!) were forever breaking (no exaggeration here), out of adjustment, hard to manage, time suck, and expensive to repair. New motorized blinds eliminate all those hassles and add so much more. I am so happy!
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Post your 2 Truths and 1 Lie
Let’s Play:
1) I have shaken hands with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Barry Diller
2) I fell overboard on a cruise ship.
3) I once sat on Elvira’s lap.
Post your guesses in comments.
Let’s Play:
1) I have shaken hands with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Barry Diller
2) I fell overboard on a cruise ship.
3) I once sat on Elvira’s lap.
Post your guesses in comments.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Well nobody played so now I have to repost. Sadly.
Really enjoyed Good Fortune, a movie with a modern take on an old theme - Angel comes to earth to make despondent see their life through a hopeful lens. But that's just the beginning. Movie takes that old plot and extends it, twists it, and applies it to today's gig economy.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Really enjoyed Good Fortune, a movie with a modern take on an old theme - Angel comes to earth to make despondent see their life through a hopeful lens. But that's just the beginning. Movie takes that old plot and extends it, twists it, and applies it to today's gig economy.
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I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil after heavy rains.
It is the largest waterfall system in the world, located on the border of Brazil and Argentina
It is the largest waterfall system in the world, located on the border of Brazil and Argentina
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Iguazu Falls, Brazil after heavy rains.
It is the largest waterfall system in the world, located on the border of Brazil and Argentina
It is the largest waterfall system in the world, located on the border of Brazil and Argentina
So I play the Fantasy 5 each week. (I justify stupid gambling since I don’t spend any money on drugs, alcohol, or smoking. My limit is $5/week but actually less since I reinvest winnings). On one of my tickets this week, the random pick was 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
October 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So I play the Fantasy 5 each week. (I justify stupid gambling since I don’t spend any money on drugs, alcohol, or smoking. My limit is $5/week but actually less since I reinvest winnings). On one of my tickets this week, the random pick was 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Overheard at work, "My wife saves me money on things I didn't know I didn't need."
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Overheard at work, "My wife saves me money on things I didn't know I didn't need."
Inside Walt Disney Imagineering
Podcast Episode · Twenty Thousand Hertz · 10/22/2025 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Saw Tron: Ares in a theatre. Enjoyable. Neon-like graphics and pulsing music surrounds you. Story is just what you think it should be. Incredible VFX. Liked the throwbacks to the original. Very well done. Very fast paced action movie where the regrouping scenes are minimalized to almost nothing.
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Saw Tron: Ares in a theatre. Enjoyable. Neon-like graphics and pulsing music surrounds you. Story is just what you think it should be. Incredible VFX. Liked the throwbacks to the original. Very well done. Very fast paced action movie where the regrouping scenes are minimalized to almost nothing.
I once had my picture taken with Eisenhower, or at least a painting of him. He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 5-Star General, 34th President, and Antifa Leader. Happy Birthday to Ike and best wishes to all who celebrate.
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I once had my picture taken with Eisenhower, or at least a painting of him. He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 5-Star General, 34th President, and Antifa Leader. Happy Birthday to Ike and best wishes to all who celebrate.
@grammargirl.bsky.social It's always about you.
It's 2025 and I just don't think we need to italicize filet mignon and cabernet sauvignon any more. Those are just English words now. But sure, italicize magret de canard.
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@grammargirl.bsky.social It's always about you.
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The iPhone 16 Pro's A19 chip just took the #1 spot for single-thread performance on the planet
Not "for a phone" or "in its class"
Just straight up faster than Intel's best desktop CPUs
Wide cores + dedicated cache + really good branch prediction. Apple's playing a different game at this point
Not "for a phone" or "in its class"
Just straight up faster than Intel's best desktop CPUs
Wide cores + dedicated cache + really good branch prediction. Apple's playing a different game at this point
September 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The iPhone 16 Pro's A19 chip just took the #1 spot for single-thread performance on the planet
Not "for a phone" or "in its class"
Just straight up faster than Intel's best desktop CPUs
Wide cores + dedicated cache + really good branch prediction. Apple's playing a different game at this point
Not "for a phone" or "in its class"
Just straight up faster than Intel's best desktop CPUs
Wide cores + dedicated cache + really good branch prediction. Apple's playing a different game at this point
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Berkeley just had a 4.3 earthquake.
Berkeley just had a 4.3 earthquake.
September 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Berkeley just had a 4.3 earthquake.
Berkeley just had a 4.3 earthquake.
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12th Florian Drum Festival
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina, Brazil
September 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
12th Florian Drum Festival
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina, Brazil
When was the last time you drove stick shift? For me , late 70’s.
September 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
When was the last time you drove stick shift? For me , late 70’s.
The remains of a caveman more than 2 million years old have been identified thanks to DNA. His name was Ogg.
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The remains of a caveman more than 2 million years old have been identified thanks to DNA. His name was Ogg.
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An appeal to help preserve a unique archive of recorded scientific talks.
Nobel Prize Laureate Roger Penrose, Yvette Fuentes, and myself, request your help in order to save an archive of incredible scientific and historical value. Please raise awareness by *sharing*, or *contribute*:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-penr...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-penr...
Roger Penrose & Friends Appeal for Unique Archive
To digitise and restore the worlds largest collection of audio and visual recordings within the scientific community, spanning over 50 years
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
An appeal to help preserve a unique archive of recorded scientific talks.
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Just watched 2001: A Space Odyssey with G (15) and she GOT it.
I'm a proud papa!
The uplift of humans by the monoliths; the repeated incongruous and absurd adherence to Earthly (British) propriety and culture across space and time (hello, colonialism!); HAL as Polyphemus—she got it all!
I'm a proud papa!
The uplift of humans by the monoliths; the repeated incongruous and absurd adherence to Earthly (British) propriety and culture across space and time (hello, colonialism!); HAL as Polyphemus—she got it all!
September 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just watched 2001: A Space Odyssey with G (15) and she GOT it.
I'm a proud papa!
The uplift of humans by the monoliths; the repeated incongruous and absurd adherence to Earthly (British) propriety and culture across space and time (hello, colonialism!); HAL as Polyphemus—she got it all!
I'm a proud papa!
The uplift of humans by the monoliths; the repeated incongruous and absurd adherence to Earthly (British) propriety and culture across space and time (hello, colonialism!); HAL as Polyphemus—she got it all!
@ghdwalker1982.bsky.social I voted for you-https://bsky.app/profile/tayster.bsky.social/post/3lk4pb5nsus2i
Early 90's was working for a Mac mailorder company and got a call from Douglas Adams. I didn't let on that I knew who he was until the end of the convo when I said, "So long, and thanks for all the fish.", to which he chuckled.
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@ghdwalker1982.bsky.social I voted for you-https://bsky.app/profile/tayster.bsky.social/post/3lk4pb5nsus2i
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As others have said, this is a great Ezra Klein piece on why the Democrats need to take drastic action and stop funding the government (gift link).
Yes, other people made the argument long ago, but we have to focus on fixing things and not who gets credit for it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Yes, other people made the argument long ago, but we have to focus on fixing things and not who gets credit for it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As others have said, this is a great Ezra Klein piece on why the Democrats need to take drastic action and stop funding the government (gift link).
Yes, other people made the argument long ago, but we have to focus on fixing things and not who gets credit for it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Yes, other people made the argument long ago, but we have to focus on fixing things and not who gets credit for it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...