An aircraft carrier is a floating city of 5000 people living in cramped quarters and working 12-hour shifts 7 days a week while underway. It's not just that the ship is running out of supplies after nearly 9 months at sea—it's that the crew hasn't had so much as a day off in all that time.

Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’ | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed fo...

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Still no tap-to-pay on the Pixel 9a. It appears that Capital One (and many banks) use device allow-lists. And the Pixel 9a hasn't been added to their list since it's only 4 months old and isn't an iPhone or Samsung. PSA: Don't use device detection when you should be using capability detection.

Justin Schuh@justinschuh.com · 2mo ago

Hey Google friends, I've been trying to set up a payment card on my son's Pixel without success for a week now. I'm getting bounced between my bank and Google Wallet support, because it's failing during the handoff between the Wallet and bank app. Any assistance would be appreciated.

The feature I'd been missing most from old Twitter.

Bluesky@bsky.app · 4d ago

v1.130 is live! Want to follow someone for their posts but not their reposts? Now you can — turn on "Hide reposts in feeds" for any account you follow.

I've never run an ad blocker. It's just an ethical line I never felt comfortable crossing. I did block binary plugins back when they were the primary compromise vector. I never felt good about that, so I resolved it by killing NPAPI and eliminating binary plugins on the Web.

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 4d ago

everyone — consumers, publishers, writers — would wind up better off if web browser ad-blockers didn't exist and the rationalizations for using one are mostly clever justifications for what's just selfish behavior with obvious negative social consequences.

Computer hardware is so expensive right now. I'm managing 6 units in this building, so I need a simple Home Assistant setup for local automation of some lights, electronic locks, sensors, etc. I've significantly downgraded from the hardware I spec'd last year, but it's still 3x what I budgeted.

Scientist says RAM pricing has risen to normalized 2007 levels, AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months — memory prices had been falling exponentially for decades

The price reversal is caused by the unbridled demand for HBM.

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Before we made the Mv3 announcement in 2018 our counterparts at Microsoft Security said they entirely supported it and would follow after our rollout, but their PR team wouldn't let them say anything publicly because they wanted to use the opportunity to stir the pot. I do not miss that industry.

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

No more uBlock Origin on Edge.

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There should probably be a law against Nescafé Café Việt. But until there is, I'm not gonna stop... may not even stop after...

CÀ PHÊ ĐEN ĐÁ*

Hương vị cà phê đen đậm đà và mạnh mẽ với hương thơm lôi cuốn, cho bạn tách cà phê đen đá thuần túy Việt Nam. *Cà phê đen hòa tan NESCAFÉ CAFÉ VIỆT

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Prediction: Cassidy votes for Blanche and Vance has to take a day off the podcasting circuit to break the tie. It's all just silly theater so Collins can have a faux veneer of independence in Maine while she and every other member of the GOP continue to be party to Trump's rampant corruption.

States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · last wk.

BREAKING: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, said early Friday she will vote against the confirmation of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice. via @fischler.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/blan...

I got only one bite on this, and it was pretty half-hearted. So much for having a bit of fun dragging my fellow Marines. I guess I've lost the ability to troll anymore.

Justin Schuh@justinschuh.com · last wk.

Between the news about Miller and Platner over the last few months, I'm going to share my deeply informed position that Marines should probably stay out of politics. There's arguably a reason the Marine Corps is over 250 years old and we've never had a Marine as president.

Between the news about Miller and Platner over the last few months, I'm going to share my deeply informed position that Marines should probably stay out of politics. There's arguably a reason the Marine Corps is over 250 years old and we've never had a Marine as president.

Turns out Grandma's cancelled Paramount+ subscription hasn't run out yet. The whole family is very much looking forward to tonight's viewing.* ___ * We're still mad at how dirty Paramount did the creative team. The Ellisons poison everything they touch.

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender - Watch Full Movie on Paramount Plus

Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a

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Since I'm feeling reminiscent today, here's a word association puzzle that a geographically-specific group of '90s teens will appreciate: Aurelio's Record Swap Off The Alley

Reminds me of the great sod fight during Lollapalooza '92 at the World Theater. Though, that's back when tickets were under $30 and easily available (or you could sneak in if that was your thing). Honestly a bit surprised to see the $400 ticket + $2000 travel crowd rolling in the mud like we did.

Rain, Mud And Big Firsts Mark Lollapalooza’s 3rd Day

Olivia Dean and Jennie made history onstage, while Chicago teens and an impromptu sapphic mud-wrestling match brought their own memorable moments.

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Discovered two new arguments that warrant auto-blocks: 1) Disagreeing with AIPAC is antisemitism. 2) J Street and AIPAC are the same blah blah ZIONIST blah blah.

These things are one of the most useful purchases I've ever made. There are so many projects they let you safely tackle as one person.

A "science journalist" and "fact checker" claimed that "most Americans have never met a Jew." I pointed out how wildly false this assertion was and got blocked (along with seemingly anyone else who noted the error). Just a reminder that there's a whole lot of misinformation out there.

Justin Schuh@justinschuh.com · 3w ago

No. Just no. The truth is that about 50% of Americans have a Jew in their close social circle (50 people). It gets to about 75% if you expand to a standard social network (150 people). And if it's just loose acquaintances (600 people) then you've covered 98% of Americans.

No. Just no. The truth is that about 50% of Americans have a Jew in their close social circle (50 people). It gets to about 75% if you expand to a standard social network (150 people). And if it's just loose acquaintances (600 people) then you've covered 98% of Americans.

Some people don't understand bourbon color theory. For sipping, Jim Beam Black or Evan Williams White are fine. For mixing or cooking you can save some cash by swapping the colors. If you really want to spend more on your bourbon I won't disparage you, but I rarely see the point.

Justin Schuh@justinschuh.com · 3w ago

I just found out there's a new Coca-Cola Cherry Float flavor. The old Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla was discontinued almost two decades ago, and I'd suffered all these intervening years without the perfect Jim Beam mixer. Finally, the world is returning to some semblance of normalcy.

I just found out there's a new Coca-Cola Cherry Float flavor. The old Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla was discontinued almost two decades ago, and I'd suffered all these intervening years without the perfect Jim Beam mixer. Finally, the world is returning to some semblance of normalcy.

I'm kinda torn. The WHCD exemplifies the worst kind of sycophantic access journalism and just needs to die. At the same point, pretty much everyone there deserved the hour of berating and boredom that they suffered through as Trump thoroughly bombed on stage. Really, a pox on all their houses.

Trump bombs in WHCD return and unleashes on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in anti-media rant

Even Republicans looked stunned amid the stone-faced White House Correspondents’ dinner ballroom of journalists before president revealed ‘Trump 2028’ punchline

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I keep finding myself in conversations where I'm arguing that AI is a groundbreaking tech that will be as pervasive as the Internet *and* that we're probably in an AI bubble. Like, I was a tech worker during the dot-com bubble; it's hard not to see the parallels after you've lived through them.

My out-of-pocket cost for fixing the obstructed kidney is about $2500 (entirely in-network). And the insurer total is a made-up six-figure number that defies credulity. Similar health events with Kaiser cost us tens of dollars out of pocket. It's a shame we mostly killed staff model HMOs in the US.

Justin Schuh@justinschuh.com · 2mo ago

I really miss Kaiser Permanente since leaving California. I kinda hate medical stuff, so my ADHD goes into overdrive when dealing with the insanity of provider networks, coverage, etc. A staff model HMO is just so much simpler. It's a shame Kaiser is about the only one of those left in existence.

Starting to wonder if they don't eventually cut bait on this one as it keeps dragging out. Daddy's net worth is down 40% since the offer was made and Oracle's future prospects aren't looking good. And the Saudis at least seem increasingly less interested in these sorts of foreign investments.

Micah Loewinger@micahloewinger.bsky.social · 4w ago

Paramount has to pay about $650 million per quarter to WBD shareholders if this drags on or $7 billion to get out of the deal www.cnbc.com/2026/07/20/p...

My Dad's mom died in 1990 and spent her last decades in a nice little apartment in Chicago where she didn't need a car. My Mom's mom died in 2016, and had to live with family in her last decades because she was in suburban Florida. Growing old with family can be great, but it shouldn't be mandatory.

Active Transportation Alliance@activetransportation.org · 4w ago

"according to HUD and census data, 73% of Americans live in suburban and rural communities, where it is difficult to live without a car. The problem isn’t going to be “How do I age in place?”; it is going to be “How do I get out of this place?”"

The over-the-top greystones peppered throughout the city are one of my favorite things about Chicago.

SideStreets@sidestreets.bsky.social · 4w ago

Build me a castle, but make it fit on a standard Chicago lot.

This feels like a worse version of the heavyweight SOAP interfaces and XML bloat that proliferated 20 years ago. I'm not an AI doomer, but no good can come from slapping a chat interface in front of every service you can find.

Eris@isolyth.dev · last mo.

That's it. Wrap it up. Bubble pops 9:30 am EST TOMORROW. It's done.

The kids' track camp got postponed for the week due to the heatwave, but it looks like the air quality would have ended it anyway. On the plus side, Chicago does have the densest air quality sensor network in the world (~1.2 sensors per square mile), so we at least know exactly how bad it is.

At first I wasn't buying any of the theories around Lindsey Graham's death, but with McConnell still being "alive" and now Sam Neill's passing, I'm wondering if someone isn't building a torment engine to fold space into a hell dimension. #MakesYouThink

I'm assuming Lindsey Graham finally succeeded in drinking himself to death. He sure seemed to be on that trajectory for the last decade.

Downzoning in Chicago, like in many areas, resulted in: —Less housing —Higher housing costs —Higher white population share

Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸@jmisci.bsky.social · last mo.

Not to rub salt on the wound but this is a tiktok post from one of the Metra board members that Brandon Johnson just re-nominated. Just pure left-NIMBYism So I am not expecting much upzoning or TOD effort from Metra anytime soon (unless it’s 100% affordable and therefore unsustainable)