M
@velomcb.bsky.social
Food enjoyer-er, DevOps engineer, trying to be a better human.
He/Him.
(Avatar photo: Coconut Cream Pie, Germantown Commissary)
He/Him.
(Avatar photo: Coconut Cream Pie, Germantown Commissary)
Texas' 'anti-Harvard' university is losing its founders
Who will teach the "Forbidden Courses" now?
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December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm far too excited about a sequel series, to my beloved Canadian show, Private Eyes, Private Eyes West Coast. Terrible name, but exited to see Cindy Sampson and Jason Priestly together again. Was announced back in June, but it slipped past me somehow.
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I'm far too excited about a sequel series, to my beloved Canadian show, Private Eyes, Private Eyes West Coast. Terrible name, but exited to see Cindy Sampson and Jason Priestly together again. Was announced back in June, but it slipped past me somehow.
Okay, done for the night. Two pie crusts (one Crisco, one lard), one 12lb bird spatch-cocked, salted, and drying in the fridge. It should make tomorrow less stressful.
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Okay, done for the night. Two pie crusts (one Crisco, one lard), one 12lb bird spatch-cocked, salted, and drying in the fridge. It should make tomorrow less stressful.
Ugh, the weekend before Thanksgiving most annoying cleaning of the year. I've dusted and vacuumed and removed 10 months of clutter from my office. Had the air cleaner running the whole time. Today, I wiped things down AGAIN because of the dust that settled overnight.
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ugh, the weekend before Thanksgiving most annoying cleaning of the year. I've dusted and vacuumed and removed 10 months of clutter from my office. Had the air cleaner running the whole time. Today, I wiped things down AGAIN because of the dust that settled overnight.
THIS.
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 8:00 PM
THIS.
Bill Ackman, have the night you deserve.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Bill Ackman, have the night you deserve.
FUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK! MAX IS GOING TO WIN THE DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN, ISN’T HE?!?!?!?
GODDAMN IT MCLAREN!
GODDAMN IT MCLAREN!
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
FUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK! MAX IS GOING TO WIN THE DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN, ISN’T HE?!?!?!?
GODDAMN IT MCLAREN!
GODDAMN IT MCLAREN!
So, a take a break from the general awfulness right now, and watch Brandi Carlie w/Lucius and SistaStrings perform Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" from Red Rocks last earlier this month:
youtu.be/lQIKs6VUnrQ?...
youtu.be/lQIKs6VUnrQ?...
'Uninvited' BrandiCarlile with Lucius at Red Rocks
YouTube video by First-Wave
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September 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
So, a take a break from the general awfulness right now, and watch Brandi Carlie w/Lucius and SistaStrings perform Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" from Red Rocks last earlier this month:
youtu.be/lQIKs6VUnrQ?...
youtu.be/lQIKs6VUnrQ?...
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
OREM, UT—As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
The /r/Music subreddit is trying to keep the discussion of yesterday's events to a minimum. They clearly stated that posts of music would not be taken down. This is the "hot" view of that sub this morning.
September 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The /r/Music subreddit is trying to keep the discussion of yesterday's events to a minimum. They clearly stated that posts of music would not be taken down. This is the "hot" view of that sub this morning.
FYI:
Any cleaning method you see online that involves mixing baking soda w/ vinegar is not going to clean anything better than water. The foaming is fun, but ultimately pointless.
Any cleaning method you see online that involves mixing baking soda w/ vinegar is not going to clean anything better than water. The foaming is fun, but ultimately pointless.
August 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
FYI:
Any cleaning method you see online that involves mixing baking soda w/ vinegar is not going to clean anything better than water. The foaming is fun, but ultimately pointless.
Any cleaning method you see online that involves mixing baking soda w/ vinegar is not going to clean anything better than water. The foaming is fun, but ultimately pointless.
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All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
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Alabama Governor Signs New ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Lowering State’s Age Of Consent
Alabama Governor Signs New ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Lowering State’s Age Of Consent
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July 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Alabama Governor Signs New ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Lowering State’s Age Of Consent
Just IT things:
The the importance/timeliness for inbound email is proportional to amount of checking that should be done on said message stream.
The the importance/timeliness for inbound email is proportional to amount of checking that should be done on said message stream.
July 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just IT things:
The the importance/timeliness for inbound email is proportional to amount of checking that should be done on said message stream.
The the importance/timeliness for inbound email is proportional to amount of checking that should be done on said message stream.
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![Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber who no longer works at the company, appeared on All-In to talk with hosts Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya about the future of technology. When the topic turned to AI, Kalanick discussed how he uses xAI’s Grok, which went haywire last week, praising Adolf Hitler and advocating for a second Holocaust against Jews.
“I’ll go down this thread with [Chat]GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” Kalanick explained. “And we’re approaching what’s known. And I’m trying to poke and see if there’s breakthroughs to be had. And I’ve gotten pretty damn close to some interesting breakthroughs just doing that.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qlnirjwff4ibiw3wchmleszo/bafkreiac2szurc5dnw6klquhpjmo7iafg4n6fwmrqyred7jrrph6h6mptq@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Ten Percent Of U.S. High School Students Graduating Without Basic Object Permanence Skills
July 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ten Percent Of U.S. High School Students Graduating Without Basic Object Permanence Skills
People who use the "also send to <channel>" function in Slack need to be sent away for re-education.
July 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
People who use the "also send to <channel>" function in Slack need to be sent away for re-education.
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I am so tired of elite pundits telling us voters that we’re too stupid to figure out Ranked Choice Voting.
When you were a toddler you learned about second choices. “They’re out of your favorite ice cream, so what’s your second choice?”
That’s all you need to know to vote ranked choice.
When you were a toddler you learned about second choices. “They’re out of your favorite ice cream, so what’s your second choice?”
That’s all you need to know to vote ranked choice.
June 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I am so tired of elite pundits telling us voters that we’re too stupid to figure out Ranked Choice Voting.
When you were a toddler you learned about second choices. “They’re out of your favorite ice cream, so what’s your second choice?”
That’s all you need to know to vote ranked choice.
When you were a toddler you learned about second choices. “They’re out of your favorite ice cream, so what’s your second choice?”
That’s all you need to know to vote ranked choice.
Watching the investor class pearl clutching about the outcome of the NYC Mayor Dem primary. Just wow.
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Watching the investor class pearl clutching about the outcome of the NYC Mayor Dem primary. Just wow.
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looking at all these pundits, I cannot stop thinking about this paragraph from @albertburneko.bsky.social's blog last week: defector.com/toward-a-the...
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
looking at all these pundits, I cannot stop thinking about this paragraph from @albertburneko.bsky.social's blog last week: defector.com/toward-a-the...
Further disappointment on the Mike Rowe front. New commercial for a cell phone service that "stands for something", that had/has a litany of Internet famous mediocre white men shill for their "non-woke" cell service.
June 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Further disappointment on the Mike Rowe front. New commercial for a cell phone service that "stands for something", that had/has a litany of Internet famous mediocre white men shill for their "non-woke" cell service.
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Thank you to my son and his day care for this terrifying Father’s Day gift.
June 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Thank you to my son and his day care for this terrifying Father’s Day gift.
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Christian Pornographer Refuses To Film Sex Tape For Gay Couple
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June 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Christian Pornographer Refuses To Film Sex Tape For Gay Couple
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I wish the best for Liam Delap. He's been given the number nine shirt at @chelseafcn.bsky.social, and to say that kit number has been has been snake-bit for a while is a massive understatement.
June 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I wish the best for Liam Delap. He's been given the number nine shirt at @chelseafcn.bsky.social, and to say that kit number has been has been snake-bit for a while is a massive understatement.
If you knew me, telling you that I'm learning some GIS stuff so I can create maps to answer questions about the places I might want to live, would not surprise you in the least.
May 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you knew me, telling you that I'm learning some GIS stuff so I can create maps to answer questions about the places I might want to live, would not surprise you in the least.