My Dinner With Andre the Giant
@thinkthing.bsky.social
digital communications specialist | filmmaker | writer | nerd
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Tell me you've never actually seen The Terminator without telling me you've never actually seen The Terminator.
“If there's gonna be a terminator, let him be American.” Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice explains why she says the U.S. needs to “run hard and run fast” and win the tech race with China.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tell me you've never actually seen The Terminator without telling me you've never actually seen The Terminator.
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My starting word was the word! First time ever!
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My starting word was the word! First time ever!
September 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Wordle 1,553 1/6
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My starting word was the word! First time ever!
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My starting word was the word! First time ever!
It’s a sign from the heavens that this article was published on my birthday.
September 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s a sign from the heavens that this article was published on my birthday.
I know this is serious and concerning, but all I see is (yet another) AI butthole graphic.
Read this.
However bad you think AI is, it’s way worse and more dangerous.
“Models from all developers resorted to malicious insider behaviors when that was the only way to avoid replacement or achieve their goals…Models often disobeyed direct commands to avoid such behaviors.”
However bad you think AI is, it’s way worse and more dangerous.
“Models from all developers resorted to malicious insider behaviors when that was the only way to avoid replacement or achieve their goals…Models often disobeyed direct commands to avoid such behaviors.”
Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats
New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs
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June 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I know this is serious and concerning, but all I see is (yet another) AI butthole graphic.
throwback to 2008 and my stoned laugh as this EMB145 swept-wing commuter jet stalls and plummets from the sky.
Stalling an EMB 145
In March of 2008 I got stuck in Houston, TX trying to come back from SXSW. My father in law, Larry, is a pilot instructor for Continental Express and teaches in…
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June 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
throwback to 2008 and my stoned laugh as this EMB145 swept-wing commuter jet stalls and plummets from the sky.
Pot o’ gold, here I come!
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Pot o’ gold, here I come!
Would Mr. Spock ever use emojis? 🖖🤔
May 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Would Mr. Spock ever use emojis? 🖖🤔
That maturity and realism was in the DNA of the original show too, evident in many episodes, just masked by campy f/x. Agreed TMP gets a bad rap. It’s too long, but a solid Trek film - one of the best in the franchise. 🖖
Put on Star Trek: The Motion Picture last night thinking it would make me doze off. Actually watched about half of it. I wouldn’t call it “gripping” exactly but it’s got a maturity & realism that’s different from the original show. More like 2001 or Solaris.
May 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
That maturity and realism was in the DNA of the original show too, evident in many episodes, just masked by campy f/x. Agreed TMP gets a bad rap. It’s too long, but a solid Trek film - one of the best in the franchise. 🖖
I love how in Mission Impossible: TFR they are fighting against an AI that wants to control the information super highway. The script could have been written in 1993.
May 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I love how in Mission Impossible: TFR they are fighting against an AI that wants to control the information super highway. The script could have been written in 1993.
I see you, Disney f/x nerds.
May 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I see you, Disney f/x nerds.
This rundown of local creemee spots by @sevendaysvt.bsky.social's Chelsea Edgar is excellent and a fun read. For non-Vermonters, "creemee" just means "soft-serve" but when done right, has a higher fat percentage. #vermont #creemee
A Hater's Guide to the Burlington Creemee Scene
A guide to some popular Burlington creemee destinations that asks the tough questions, such as: Are these creemees actually good?
www.sevendaysvt.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This rundown of local creemee spots by @sevendaysvt.bsky.social's Chelsea Edgar is excellent and a fun read. For non-Vermonters, "creemee" just means "soft-serve" but when done right, has a higher fat percentage. #vermont #creemee
Just realized Dukes Mayonnaise is available in a store near where I live for the first time ever. Excited to see what all the fuss is about. #bigweekendplans
May 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just realized Dukes Mayonnaise is available in a store near where I live for the first time ever. Excited to see what all the fuss is about. #bigweekendplans
Spent the last 10 minutes trying to play Andor and restarting the Disney app and my RokuTV and nothing. Just a black screen. Fucking frustrating.
May 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Spent the last 10 minutes trying to play Andor and restarting the Disney app and my RokuTV and nothing. Just a black screen. Fucking frustrating.
Not enough people talk about how @tmbg.bsky.social has been quietly crushing it for 40 years without a drop in quality. Name another band with that record. They aren't mega stars, but holy shit are they consistently great. And their live show is fire. #tmbg #they #touchthepuppethead
May 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Not enough people talk about how @tmbg.bsky.social has been quietly crushing it for 40 years without a drop in quality. Name another band with that record. They aren't mega stars, but holy shit are they consistently great. And their live show is fire. #tmbg #they #touchthepuppethead
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happy mother’s day
May 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
happy mother’s day
Technically he’s the SECOND Pope from Chicago.
May 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Technically he’s the SECOND Pope from Chicago.
I never hear anyone talk about this brewery like they talk about the Alchemist or Hill Farmstead, but every can I open of Mill River beer is fantastic. Fast becoming my favorite #Vermont brewery.
May 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I never hear anyone talk about this brewery like they talk about the Alchemist or Hill Farmstead, but every can I open of Mill River beer is fantastic. Fast becoming my favorite #Vermont brewery.
So I just got a new mechanical "clickety-clack" keyboard and in doing research for the purchase I was disturbed to learn that the term of art among the keyboard gearheads for this particular ASMR-friendly sound is "creamy."
WTF is wrong with people?
WTF is wrong with people?
May 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
So I just got a new mechanical "clickety-clack" keyboard and in doing research for the purchase I was disturbed to learn that the term of art among the keyboard gearheads for this particular ASMR-friendly sound is "creamy."
WTF is wrong with people?
WTF is wrong with people?
Man, Andor hits extra hard at this particular cultural moment.
May 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Man, Andor hits extra hard at this particular cultural moment.
I’m an AP style advocate, but I find the lack of consistency around the serial comma rule troubling. Just include the serial comma! Why make people parse when it’s okay to use it or not? It doesn’t detract clarity to include it in simple lists & we’re no longer worried about saving printing costs.
May 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I’m an AP style advocate, but I find the lack of consistency around the serial comma rule troubling. Just include the serial comma! Why make people parse when it’s okay to use it or not? It doesn’t detract clarity to include it in simple lists & we’re no longer worried about saving printing costs.
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It's Teacher Appreciation Day! VT Teacher of the Year, Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, chatted with the AOE about the critical work teachers do in our communities every day and how important it is to acknowledge that work. Thank a teacher today!
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-9!
YouTube video by Vermont Agency of Education
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May 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's Teacher Appreciation Day! VT Teacher of the Year, Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, chatted with the AOE about the critical work teachers do in our communities every day and how important it is to acknowledge that work. Thank a teacher today!
Nature is encroaching. My space weather app told me there’s a decent chance of seeing an aurora in the hour or so, and then I was joined by this new officemate, which my species app tells me is a parametric paper wasp.
May 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Nature is encroaching. My space weather app told me there’s a decent chance of seeing an aurora in the hour or so, and then I was joined by this new officemate, which my species app tells me is a parametric paper wasp.
Makin’ Marsala!
April 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Makin’ Marsala!
Once again reminded that Snatch is a nearly perfect film.
April 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Once again reminded that Snatch is a nearly perfect film.
Makin’ spaghet!
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Makin’ spaghet!