Paul Hansen
@paulhans.bsky.social
Systems Administrator. Military History. Counter-Terrorism. MTB/Gravel Cyclist. Native Plants, Ecoregion 25l (High Plains, Front Range Fans). Strategy board games. Native of Rocky Mountains and still there.
But, there's a cabin on a mountain with a light in the window. You can hear the sounds of the people inside. Maybe it's a quiet murmur or ringing with laughter. It hardly matters. There's a whole world waiting to be discovered. You need only knock on the door and discover what's going on inside.
look at the Timbers, man. selling tickets. securing corporate sponsorships. being “politically divisive”. how. do. they. do it.
Tom@twd3pdx.bsky.social · 4d agoTifo from section 99. Whoa. #rctid
"Cunningham needed the culture war to get on the map, needing it as much as it needed her. ... The result is a star, the latest participant in an old game no more complicated than checkers but far less interesting."
David Ambaras@borderlander62.bsky.social · 4d ago
Cunningham averages 9.5 points and 2 assists per game, the only reason she has a platform for her bigoted "truths" is that she's conventially pretty and has a vastly more famous and talent teammate She's got the exact same stat line as Corey Kispert for fucks sake
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d agoSpeaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn
These models are really useful for creating bullshit documents that no one will ever read, and for coding (from what I understand). Basically a much better version of Google search for very specific use cases, and a much worse version for many other use cases
To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the
It's 9:35pm and the Spokane scanner feed is still crackling with new reports of structures on fire. Still very active fire behavior well after sundown.
Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · 4d agoA dangerous wind shift (visible on radar imagery) has just occurred in #Spokane, WA, where major wildfire disaster is currently unfolding. Three separate major fires (circled) near or within city limits have already caused major structure loss & chaotic, expanding evacs. #WAwx
this is incredibly abnormal and scary. always a possibility this decade, extremely bizarre to experience in real time. we’ve got important stuff loaded in the car, not going anywhere at the moment because by all accounts traffic is already very bad www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds has jumped the Spokane River and is threatening neighborhoods near and within the city of Spokane.
spokesman.com
Having now seen The Odyssey, apparently Christopher Nolan agrees
Dead Carl@deadcarl.bsky.social · 2w agoClausewitz’s answer is that civilized nations are better able to keep their violence concentrated to where it is most useful, whereas uncivilized nations lack the institutions to prevent the inherent primal violence of war from being directed in inefficient ways 9/11
🇺🇸 Greg LeMond on the difference between 🇸🇮 Pogacar and 🇺🇸 Armstrong 🗣️"Everyone talks about watts, but some people are naturally born with a high VO2 max. That has nothing to do with a guy who has a low VO2 max and wins seven Tours de France.” 📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/news/he-f... 📸 Cor Vos
"Preferring to Climb Alone" S Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) goes off the front on the Col de Sarenne in Stage 20 of the #TourdeFrance. He's the last #American to win a stage. More #TdF2026 #cycling #art #watercolors at theartofcycling.blogspot.com #cyclisme #ciclismo #wielrennen #couchpeloton
"Into the Net" S Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) scares us all crashing on the final descent of the #TourdeFrance. He gets up & still finishes 3rd in Stage 20. More #TdF2026 #cycling #art #watercolors at theartofcycling.blogspot.com #cyclisme #ciclismo #wielrennen He never touches the safety net!
Really thrilled to have this beauty arrive today. I got to play a few rounds several years ago at @sdhistcon.bsky.social at the Naval War College and have been looking forward to this one ever since. It’s a great game (and the first in @volko.bsky.social new Recon Series). @gmtgames.bsky.social
"The violation of xenia and its consequences is one of the central preoccupations of Homer’s Odyssey, but whereas Homer treats this violation of xenia largely as an individual sin, Nolan transforms it into a civilizational one.” @bretdevereaux.bsky.social with the review I’ve been waiting for.
Odysseus at the End of Civilization
Nolan’s film confronts the betrayal of the West’s own values.
foreignpolicy.com
For the Georgetown University Wargaming Society, Emily Yoder will be discussing her #wargaming work with the US Coast Guard. Don't miss out! Date: Jul 27 • 18:00. Register below! 🎲 www.eventbrite.com/e/looking-ac...
Looking Across the Horizon: Lessons from Gaming with the USCG
Emily McKernan will discuss her work leading gaming for the United States Coast Guard.
eventbrite.com
Colorado drought increasingly linked to long-term climate change
Colorado drought increasingly linked to long-term climate change
Climate change has made a repeat of this year's historic low snowpack 14 times more likely to happen again, Colorado School of Mines researchers say.
coloradosun.com
Funniest part of Secretary Hegseth’s testimony: "Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of War is executing generational changes that will determine the trajectory of the United States for the next 250 years."
Wife and daughters are out of town so I can finally let loose and do some real man stuff. Sip whiskey and watch The Seven Samurai with the dogs.
Seven Samurai Sete Samurais
ALT: Seven Samurai Sete Samurais
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Having an in person international or national event in America? Are you weighing factors like lodging and transport? Cool stuff to do? Here's a map to consider if any of your attendees may possibly, even remotely be LGBTQIA. And you care about them.
If you're even a _tiny_ bit into security and privacy, pay attention to this one. A court filing in a case against cyberhacker Peter Stokes revealed Microsoft's GDID embedded in EVERY Win11 install provided the FBI the ability to trace his PC across VPNs(!!) & proxies(!!) across three countries.
Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
windowslatest.com
Argentina disgraced themselves, and the World Cup final, with their charmless petulance www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
Argentina disgraced themselves, and the World Cup final, with their charmless petulance (Gift Article)
Argentina's passion was an asset but too often in this World Cup it has spilled over into distasteful aggression
nytimes.com
Hypothesis: One of the reasons universities are struggling to adapt pedagogical policies and curricula to an AI world is that the vast majority of university administrators do not teach classes. It’s much harder to solve a problem you haven’t encountered yourself.
Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏
Metin Seven (Moon Child's dad 🌝)@seven.eurosky.social · 3w ago
National Park Service has open comment page, for Albert Speer Memorial Arch that is next on MAGA wish list You can make comments here: parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpe... That page has lots of "before and after" illustrations. Below, before/after view from near JFK/RFK grave site in Arlington
