Tom
@taschoene.bsky.social
SF, mil-tech, RPG.net, OSINT, trying to avoid doom politics (he/him)
Subtext here: "Bring a toothbrush"
Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 2h agoThis hearing, in which Judge Reyes is looking for an explanation about why DOJ told her there wasn't a "final agency action" to close the golf course when there was clearly a final agency action to close the golf course is starting right now.
"The odds of successfully navigating a marriage proposal are 3,720 to 1."
The Independent@the-independent.com · 24h agoNetflix’s Pride and Prejudice hands Jane Austen’s iconic line to one of its characters for the first time
Counterintuitive Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe Full map: brilliantmaps.com/populatio...
So, the First Lady of the United States is serving as a *Russian* intermediary? A literal agent of a foreign government?
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 2d ago"President Putin wanted very much for her to participate and also wrote a formal letter explaining that she… would be recognized as the exclusive intermediary from Russia," Beckman said.
The terrain has changed since Trump 45. The corruption is far more blatant, and the foreign influence is far more dangerous. Impeaching Trump may not feasible, but it's worth considering now that he's term-limited. And there are other deserving candidates, starting with RFK Jr. and Hegseth.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3d agoKamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
Amazing story here of three Italian men who recovered a lost gold ring, then undertook an epic voyage to Ireland to return it, dressed as hobbits.
Three Italian ‘hobbits’ flew to Ireland to return this man’s ring — and it was precious | CBC Radio
Irishman Patrick Mohr thought his wedding ring was lost forever after it slipped off his finger into a fast-moving river in Italy. That is until three Italian strangers made it their mission to find i...
cbc.ca
It's Monday and fascism is falling around the world so have you voted early yet?
My first five RPGs played )on no particular order): 1) Red box D&D 2) Traveller 3) Boot Hill 4) Gamma World 5) Star Frontiers
Brian Clevinger@bclev.bsky.social · 6d agoMy first 5 RPGs played: 1. BattleTech 2. Palladium Fantasy 3. RIFTS(tm) 4. Star Wars (WEG) 5. Vampire The Masquerade 1st ed (the ancient softcover)
This reminds me of this rather famous essay in computer programming, to wit any absolute rule you might believe about names is probably false.
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names | Kalzumeus Software
Classic essay about how software routinely bumbles human names.
kalzumeus.com
G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 7d agoArabic names (including Somali and Egyptian names) are usually patrilineal patronymics. Your "middle name" is typically your father's first name. Your "last name" could be your grandfather's first name or your family name, or both, and you might use both interchangeably. None of this is nefarious.
Using science to make a point about science denial.
Dr Paul Dorfman@drpauldorfman.bsky.social · last wk.A life-sized statue of #climate denier Florida governor Ron DeSantis unveiled and promptly began melting. The structure was cast from solid gallium, a metal that melts at 85.6F (29.8C). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Jesús Rafael Soto, Pre-penetrable, 1957 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137744
Kids causing some good trouble right here.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2w agoStudents from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...
Mike Rogers wife out here trying to by votes for $10 gas cards in Michigan Could this be more desperate? And How is this legal?
Looks like a v. early version of NASA's Manned Orbital Research Laboratory. Max three Gemini capsules and the crew have to spacewalk to get from capsule to the lab. Funny to see how terrestrial it looks, including the console TV in the living space and crew wearing office clothes.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 3w agothevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/post/8301862...
It's from the creators of Team America: World Police.
Steve Kenson ❌👑@stevekenson.com · 4w ago"Trump: Super Intelligence Force" sounds like a parody video by the creators of South Park.
If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek:
David the Trifecta: Fatty, Beardo, Weirdo@coldwarhost.bsky.social · 4w agoIf you see this, post a not quite Star Trek
Just got my copy here in the US. Hopefully it will help me understand these two nut jobs. The spaniel literally will chew rocks from the driveway! The terrier will chase anything that moves.
Russ Jones@russincheshire.bsky.social · 4w agoYay! The Wolf That Chews Rocks has been accepted for sale in Waterstones and other bookshops, and should be in stock in around a month. Globally. In the meantime, it's 25% cheaper to buy direct. Link on russelljonesauthor.com
If you see this, post a Vampire that isn't Dracula.
David the Trifecta: Fatty, Beardo, Weirdo@coldwarhost.bsky.social · last mo.if you see this, post a vampire that isn't dracula
NEW: Space Force’s new uniform puts a little goose back in the step www.duffelblog.com/space-force-...
Space Force’s new uniform puts a little goose back in the step
White House says redesign projects discipline, strength and “absolutely no historical parallels”
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Superb little 3-post vignette here :)
Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · last mo.Long ago my stepfather, kindly minister of the local church, had a problem with a gang of pigeons that had converted the belfry into a combination toilet/graveyard. Eventually he had some people capture all the pigeons and clean up the mess with hazmat equipment. ->
“And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.” ― William Gibson, Count Zero
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
And in honour of Fat Bear Week ... Enjoy my series: Book Marketing Sucks. I'm Going To Get Stupid With It. A series where I insert my book, Lost Infernal, into random photos because I decided this was a good idea while whacked out on cough syrup. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBLTY4TJ
