Pyperkub
@pyperkub.bsky.social
University Sysadmin, UCLA Alum, Science/Space geek, Fantasy/SF Fan, College Sports (especially Bruins!) fan.
Some very good tools here for just about everyone! www.techspot.com/article/2974...
Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS
Just unboxed a new computer? Here's our curated list of essential Windows and macOS apps for productivity, security, entertainment, and everything you need to get up and...
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As someone who grew up in SoCal and remembers smog alerts and maybe being able to see the mountains once a year, yeah, air quality is soooooooo much better these days
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 19h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
$500/day to be paid by the taxpayers. No real accountability.
CalMatters@calmatters.org · 20h agoBreaking: A federal judge held the DHS in contempt for allegedly slow-rolling an order to create digital copies of communications from any personal and government cell phones used by immigration agents during operations in the Los Angeles area last year. cal.news/3S9Ai06 📸 Carlin Stiehl
If your winning issue is trans women in sports, and you're struggling to uncover trans women in any league that anybody has ever heard of, then how do you keep trans athletes at the top of people's minds? Answer: You invent them. defector.com/the-right-ha...
The Right Has Created Their Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN…
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They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.
Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 23h agoSusan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics
Goofy ass question: how fast could, in a laboratory setting, moths eat a sweater, at max speed? And are there labs around that have a critical mass of sweater eating moths that could supply enough moths?
This (from Clark Gable/Doris Day movie on TCM last week) still rings incredibly true:
Been looking forward to this for awhile, and spent a bunch of hours in it after buying Early Access in January - even now, it's a lot of fun (1.0 release expected late 2026 per the roadmap)
The Astronauts@theastronauts.bsky.social · yesterdayIf you missed the Steam Summer Sale, don’t despair - here’s another chance to pick up Witchfire at 20% off. Join the hunt: s.team/a/3156770 #Witchfire #FPS #Sale #IndieGame #Steam
Alternatively, the Swiss all read @davidbrin.bsky.social 's Earth! www.npr.org/2026/08/02/n...
How Switzerland became the nuclear bomb shelter capital of the world
Switzerland is home to over 370,000 nuclear bomb shelters. The historically neutral nation guarantees each of its 9 million citizens a spot in case of an emergency.
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Hotel WiFi is an infosec attack vector: abcnews.com/GMA/News/mic...
Microsoft warns hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks: What to know
Microsoft issued a warning travelers across the world, saying Russian hackers have targeted Wi-Fi networks at hotels, conference centers, and other hospitality venues.
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One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
authors you should absolutely quote post this with your fall releases, I am finding out about so many cool titles that I hadn't heard about
Nino Cipri@ninocipri.bsky.social · 4w agoPSA from your friendly neighborhood bookseller: a lot of bookstores are currently finalizing their big Fall '26 orders, so now would be a great time to preorder any new releases coming out in September - December with them. An example from this past week:
In her house at R'lyeh, dead Morton Salt Girl waits dreaming
Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d agoBet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.
Was trying to do an annual update, but it has come to my realization that Trump wiped everything between FY2024 and FY2026 from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. @thexylom.com now has one of the last independent copies of data re: H-1B skilled workers in America's top higher education institutions.
The Most Detailed Maps of H-1B Visa Holders Joining America's Top Research Institutions
A new analysis by The Xylom shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate...
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The Xylom@thexylom.com · 10mo agoEXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.
Starship Troopers (1997): Arachnid Warrior Bug, animatronics testing by Amalgamated Dynamics
AI cheating perhaps not just a US educational issue -Mexico: www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/a...
The AI cheating scandal rocking Mexico’s most prestigious university | CNN
Thousands of students have been left in limbo amid a cheating scandal that erupted after the prestigious institution offered its exam online for the first time ever.
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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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In 1962, my mother was a student who bussed protesting nuclear arms at the WH gates. There were maybe 40 of them and it was January, cold and snowing. Jackie Kennedy came out of the WH with staff and tea service and served them all cocoa and cookies as they protested her husband's policies.
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d agoI feel like not enough people know that Jackie Kennedy was a photojournalist, documenting the streets of Washington, D.C., long before she became first lady.
Shouldn’t be shocked at any lie RFK Jr tells, but he whined to Dana Bash that businesses were shut down during the pandemic “with no just compensation.” There was an almost trillion dollar PPP loan program, and his organization got millions from it, none of it paid back, to make payroll.
Because what we all need more of in our online lives is the joy of dogs surfing! (plenty of photos at link) www.marinij.com/2026/08/02/w...
Photos: Canines hang ten at annual World Dog Surfing Championships
Participants from all over the world gathered on the beach to compete in the annual event.
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Addicted to Quack's Duck Dive preview on UCLA Football is out. Some good info in here. The 3+ transfers on OL issues (as well as Wayne Knight's non-explosive carry numbers) are probably good for Bruins fans to remember in the preseason excitement: www.addictedtoquack.com/big-ten-foot...
Duck Dive: UCLA Football 2026 Preview
Going deep with the Bruins’ scheme, returning personnel, and unknowns
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Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
