The Dread Poet Michael
@thedreadpoetmichael.com
Had a fairly interesting life, did some stuff, went some cool places, made some things, and now I'm old.
Funny how that works...
Live naked!
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Slava Ukraini!
Funny how that works...
Live naked!
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Slava Ukraini!
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ALT: a waterfall is surrounded by rocks and trees in a forest
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FWIW this feed is full of photography, art, nature, science, philosophy, humor, poetry, and general weirdness, interspersed with my "stream" of consciousness
You *might* want to bring along a life jacket 😳
You *might* want to bring along a life jacket 😳
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This is one I can do... #birdoftheday theme of Grounded Gulls...
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is one I can do... #birdoftheday theme of Grounded Gulls...
This is what procrastination looks like
I've uncovered numerous procedural issues with the current project - nothing essential but details that need fixing - and it's taking me all the way back to the beginning
At least this time I know where I'm heading
As I redo hours and hours of work 😟🤪
I've uncovered numerous procedural issues with the current project - nothing essential but details that need fixing - and it's taking me all the way back to the beginning
At least this time I know where I'm heading
As I redo hours and hours of work 😟🤪
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is what procrastination looks like
I've uncovered numerous procedural issues with the current project - nothing essential but details that need fixing - and it's taking me all the way back to the beginning
At least this time I know where I'm heading
As I redo hours and hours of work 😟🤪
I've uncovered numerous procedural issues with the current project - nothing essential but details that need fixing - and it's taking me all the way back to the beginning
At least this time I know where I'm heading
As I redo hours and hours of work 😟🤪
Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast
Poetry hath power to fuck up LLMs
Choose your fighter
Poetry hath power to fuck up LLMs
Choose your fighter
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast
Poetry hath power to fuck up LLMs
Choose your fighter
Poetry hath power to fuck up LLMs
Choose your fighter
Thus, since one cannot step twice into the same river, showing that time travel into the past is not possible
Also it would mean all time would wind up in a great time ocean unless it evaporates and recycles itself
Also it would mean all time would wind up in a great time ocean unless it evaporates and recycles itself
🕰 #Timetravel
The River Theory of Time
Time flows like a river. The past, present, and future go by like a stick in the current. The river meets the sea as a delta comprised of thousands of branching possibilities; or dumps into a swamp; or ends as a crashing waterfall.
The River Theory of Time
Time flows like a river. The past, present, and future go by like a stick in the current. The river meets the sea as a delta comprised of thousands of branching possibilities; or dumps into a swamp; or ends as a crashing waterfall.
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thus, since one cannot step twice into the same river, showing that time travel into the past is not possible
Also it would mean all time would wind up in a great time ocean unless it evaporates and recycles itself
Also it would mean all time would wind up in a great time ocean unless it evaporates and recycles itself
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My painting SAND HARBOR
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My painting SAND HARBOR
My local pot store sells shake
I always feel like I'm ordering ice cream when I go in and ask for "three scoops" 🍨🍨🍨
I always feel like I'm ordering ice cream when I go in and ask for "three scoops" 🍨🍨🍨
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My local pot store sells shake
I always feel like I'm ordering ice cream when I go in and ask for "three scoops" 🍨🍨🍨
I always feel like I'm ordering ice cream when I go in and ask for "three scoops" 🍨🍨🍨
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November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
TFW a deleted post says volumes 😳
Do NOT use explosives!
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
TFW a deleted post says volumes 😳
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Nobody wants this shit. Nobody.
The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.
The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Nobody wants this shit. Nobody.
The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.
The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.
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Golden Larch Forest (2024)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Golden Larch Forest (2024)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Computers & software are *unbelievably* complex & built for speed & lowest cost so they are also unbelievably susceptible to the smallest fault
Mission critical operations like Cloudflare and AWS are NOT built with the kind of redundancy and "self-awareness" that would absorb faults gracefully
Mission critical operations like Cloudflare and AWS are NOT built with the kind of redundancy and "self-awareness" that would absorb faults gracefully
How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare
How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Computers & software are *unbelievably* complex & built for speed & lowest cost so they are also unbelievably susceptible to the smallest fault
Mission critical operations like Cloudflare and AWS are NOT built with the kind of redundancy and "self-awareness" that would absorb faults gracefully
Mission critical operations like Cloudflare and AWS are NOT built with the kind of redundancy and "self-awareness" that would absorb faults gracefully
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Artist Michael Benson reveals the hidden beauty of snowflakes, radiolarians and lunar rocks through stunning electron microscope images in his new book, Nanocosmos.
No Two Snowflakes Are Alike—Especially under an Electron Microscope
Artist Michael Benson reveals the hidden beauty of snowflakes, radiolarians and lunar rocks through stunning electron microscope images in his new book, Nanocosmos.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Artist Michael Benson reveals the hidden beauty of snowflakes, radiolarians and lunar rocks through stunning electron microscope images in his new book, Nanocosmos.
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One #Florida city now leads the nation in home foreclosures. www.wtsp.com/article/mone...
Tampa leads nation in foreclosures as rising costs push more homeowners to the brink
Experts say the factors driving that trend are hitting the Tampa Bay region especially hard.
www.wtsp.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
One #Florida city now leads the nation in home foreclosures. www.wtsp.com/article/mone...
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www.sciencenews.org/article/moss...
Nature is amazing!
Nature is amazing!
Moss spores survived in space for 9 months
The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.
www.sciencenews.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
www.sciencenews.org/article/moss...
Nature is amazing!
Nature is amazing!
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Deer in the forest | Ivan Generalic
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Deer in the forest | Ivan Generalic
'Velocipede' means "fast foot" and refers to any human-powered vehicle with at least one wheel...
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
'Velocipede' means "fast foot" and refers to any human-powered vehicle with at least one wheel...
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This #Florida county council did NOT get the public response they expected from a proposal to name a road after Charlie Kirk. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/l...
Volusia Council faces outbursts, backlash over Charlie Kirk memorial idea
Cynthia Slater, Daytona Beach NAACP president, called the proposal to memorialize Charlie Kirk as "an insult to the residents of Volusia County."
www.news-journalonline.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This #Florida county council did NOT get the public response they expected from a proposal to name a road after Charlie Kirk. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/l...
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@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme is #Singing - not sure if GBH's exactly sing - but its bill is open - this was at a favorite florida place, before the hurricanes. Venice Rookery #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdPhotography #Minimalism
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme is #Singing - not sure if GBH's exactly sing - but its bill is open - this was at a favorite florida place, before the hurricanes. Venice Rookery #EastCoastKin #photography #BirdPhotography #Minimalism
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Reporting from @kylegriffin1.bsky.social: Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells NBC News that Capitol Police are now with her 24/7.
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
joycevance.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Reporting from @kylegriffin1.bsky.social: Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells NBC News that Capitol Police are now with her 24/7.
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
"We've had hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to 1000 threats come in to our phones, our emails" since Trump’s threat. joycevance.substack.com/p/sorry-geor...
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Shout-out to the #Florida senator who was CEO of the hospital company that incurred the largest Medicaid fraud fine in US history.
Jeffries: I think Rick Scott has some history with medicaid fraud in the state of Florida. So he's no expert on health care. We ain't going to be lectured by Rick Scott about anything, but certainly not affordable health care.
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Shout-out to the #Florida senator who was CEO of the hospital company that incurred the largest Medicaid fraud fine in US history.
Oddly enough I just read about the deep connections between the "mystical" thinking of some Greeks of that era and that of the East
It made no reference to an actual physical connection
Fascinating!
It made no reference to an actual physical connection
Fascinating!
Not only that, but Greek sculptors in Afghanistan were the first to depict the Buddha in human form, and all of our imagery of him - including his robes - descends from this school.
"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Oddly enough I just read about the deep connections between the "mystical" thinking of some Greeks of that era and that of the East
It made no reference to an actual physical connection
Fascinating!
It made no reference to an actual physical connection
Fascinating!
Suddenly I'm at the bottom of the feed on here
Reminds me of the old jokes from a quarter century ago about surfing to the end of the Internet
Excuse me if I don't understand how a real-time social media site *ever* quits having new posts
Reminds me of the old jokes from a quarter century ago about surfing to the end of the Internet
Excuse me if I don't understand how a real-time social media site *ever* quits having new posts
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Suddenly I'm at the bottom of the feed on here
Reminds me of the old jokes from a quarter century ago about surfing to the end of the Internet
Excuse me if I don't understand how a real-time social media site *ever* quits having new posts
Reminds me of the old jokes from a quarter century ago about surfing to the end of the Internet
Excuse me if I don't understand how a real-time social media site *ever* quits having new posts
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Betting the US economy on an invasion going smoothly is ... bold.
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Betting the US economy on an invasion going smoothly is ... bold.
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NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.