Ted Dunning
@bsky.tdunning.com
That spoon is bigger than it looks. And it isn't a fork (in the road) Member of Apache Software Foundation, committer on many Apache projects, Fellow at HPE.
NEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”
So, does anyone still wonder how he managed to single-handedly bankrupt all those casinos in Atlantic City?
A lot of people don't understand how hard it can be to detect money laundering from just a few low value transactions. The statistics of rare events can be difficult. Example in this thread. 🧵 1/3
The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Having people on here who talk about stuff other than politics is *desperately* needed, and that has nothing to do with a political bubble in the way that this was -- I think intentionally disingeunously -- framed to piss people on here off
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno has serious concerns over the behavior of his ex-son-in-law Max Miller. These concerns seem to be pretty recent and not very deep. I think that most people would take a bit more vehement position in defense of their daughter. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law
“I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake,” the senator said.
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Absolutely. A huge data center such as the one proposed in Utah will probably employ hundreds of night watchmen. Maybe twice that! That's going to put the state employment situation right again in no time. Absolutely.
David_j_roth@davidjroth.bsky.social · 5d agoGot a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt.
Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction. I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
Maybe they should have continued funding the CIA World Factbook? www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA
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Ellen Friedman@ellen-friedman.bsky.social · 6d agotr**p's government is just as stupid as it is vicious. What a combination 🤮
Rufous hummingbird packing on the micrograms as she drinks. Video is sped up as it's easier to see the little bird gain some weight/size from a couple of minutes drinking sugar nectar. #birds
3/3 of the states with the highest per capita deaths from COVID were extreme red country 2/2 of the states with the lowest per capita deaths were very, very blue. But, yeah, sure, Republican states did better. Except for the fact that they didn't. Facts are so irksome to stable geniuses.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last wk.“Many, many people died of Covid after I left office because while I was in office I let it rage throughout the population with my lies, neglect, and incompetence! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
Reviewing a document... found "where k is a positive integer greater than zero" As opposed to all of the positive integers that are less than zero??!?!? #math #innumeracy
I'm weirdly happy People decided to publish this article. this lady got very close to the peak and decided to turn back because she wasn't totally confident in her technical ability. That's praiseworthy wisdom, and a good example for others. share.google/d8Xi4aZ8aKkW...
Hiker Forced to Make Impossible Decision Just 405 Feet from Grand Teton’s Summit. Now She’s Issuing a Warning to Fellow Climbers (Exclusive)
After stopping just 405 feet below Grand Teton’s summit, a 25-year-old climber whose emotional TikTok struck a chord with millions tells PEOPLE why she chose safety over the summit and why she’d make ...
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The nearby seismic waveforms are interesting regarding this video. The P wave arrives before the S wave and is orders of magnitude smaller. I think that cat is reacting to the P wave. The first P arrived about 7 seconds before the S wave and the cat jumped about 5 seconds before the big shaking
Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · last wk.Cat senses earthquake seconds before it happens in Japan yesteday. Original post
TIL that the former CEO of eBay who told his team to "take down" husband and wife journalists and ultimately cost eBay, himself and others a criminal conviction and >$50 million in civil damages is STILL on the board for General Motors. Apparently they don't have a problem with his behavior.
Just read on Monarch Watch that Monarchs appear to have 4 legs because front 2 (of 6) are tiny and curl up next to thorax ref www.monarchwatch.org/biology/ So I've decided that Monarchs are pretending to be T Rexs 😆 except with two extras of the large legs on which they stand
Monarch Watch: Monarch Biology
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Patrick@watchinthesky.bsky.social · last wk.I do not know where they hide the short ones 🤯 I think they would just get in the way 😄 Two different butterflies.
For reference, tariffs on automobiles were *reduced* to 25% in 1929. So clearly 25% tariffs aren't quite as innovative as he thinks.
P. Taylor Goetz@ptgoetz.bsky.social · last wk.New bingo cards will need to be printed, as well as the “drink!” list.
Has anyone been able to come up with some kind of "individual climate loss/adaptation" calculator. I imagine something like the (cursed!) carbon footprint calculator but instead of calculating carbon usage, it calculates your personal climate change-related costs?
You got that right! I was so lucky as to meet him with a small group of people, in 2008, early in his first election. Listening to him speak, meeting him afterward 1 on 1, completely convinced me. And all these years later, having seen so much more, I feel exactly the same. A treasure
Wily Coyote is the modern version of Sisyphus. #greekmyth #classics #odyssey
To be fair, Kean did just that. The protected class seems to be Republican politicians. They get a pass.
4fuxake@blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 2w agoAOC on Mitch McConnell's absence.
This is a really cool story, but not just because butterfly memories persist through metamorphosis. The other cool thing is that a kid reached out and a scientist responded with help and advice. That's the best way to foster new scientists. 🧪 www.upworthy.com/ten-year-old...
Ten-year-old butterfly researcher discovers that memories can be passed down through generations
The homemade experiment challenges assumptions about how living things learn.
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Monet is primarily viewed today as a prominent impressionist. What isn't so well known is that in his later years, he could be seen to be dabbling with surrealism.
Monet is primarily viewed today as a prominent impressionist. What isn't so well known is that in his later years, he could be seen to be dabbling with surrealism.
