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Tau Cabalander
@taucabalander.bsky.social
Tech geek. INFJ. I am to nerds what nerds are to normal people. 🍁 Ukrainian-Canadian 🇺🇦+🇨🇦 Gen-X Swiftie r/catsofukraine ❤️ #NAFO 🚫🍊
Latest YouTube ad reporting: fake money for Gaza aid. Woman in foreground with child in arms. Edges of her figure are unnaturally ultra-sharp, especially for cloth which fibers scatter light. Jarringly abrupt change in focus to background ... because it is another AI generated ad.
"By the billionaires, for the billionaires, of the billionaires." -- MyModemIsSlow on r/news
Second day during walk saw what appeared to be coffee grounds poured onto the curb, but a block away from first. On closer inspection it was a mass of tiny pavement ants locked in a turf war! Summer peak colony size and recent rains disturbing nests causing border disputes. Fascinating 🐜🐜
Example of a bot account that only exists to drive you to another site. Zero interaction. They are not interested in you at all so why are you following back?!? skpguy bsky social
Tip: Many devices have a USB-C connector for charging, but don't support USB CC (Configuration Channel), so they only work with USB-C to USB-A cables. USB-C to USB-C cables don't have power on VBUS until it is negotiated via CC. Cheap devices expect to charge from an always-on 5 Volts on VBUS.
Canadian factory PMI rises to four-year high on firmer domestic demand reut.rs/4qfANTb
Canadian factory PMI rises to four-year high on firmer domestic demand
Canada's manufacturing sector expanded in July at the fastest pace in more than four years as rising domestic activity boosted production and new orders, but weak international demand raised doubt over the sustainability of the increase.
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Finally thought of a valid reason to report the YouTube ads for those stupid nose-clip breathing aids. Aside from them being a total scam that is (when not AI, they hire stooges to extol the greatness of the product). HARMFUL: choking hazard if dislodged when sleeping.
Awakened at 7 a.m. by construction and thought "Damn! They are even working on a Saturday morning!" Then I remembered I had booked Friday as a holiday to make an extra-long weekend (Monday Aug. 3rd is a civic holiday here). 🥱😒 Happy Friday, everyone.
Worker productivity is up 92% while hourly pay is up just 34%. And Fox News thinks young people can’t afford things because they’re lazy? I don't think so. It's time to unrig our broken economy.
Don't encourage bots and spammers! 🙄 Following 136.4k and with 11.1k followers on the basis of 164 posts. suenosereno bsky social
Lake Powell and Lake Mead levels not looking so good. 😬 It will be a colossal disaster when either drops below deadpool (the level when the water stops flowing past them).
TPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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Life Hack: If you'd like more light from a light fixture, it is often safe to use a higher EQUIVALENT wattage LED bulb in it. An 800 lumen 60 Watt equivalent LED bulb is about 10 Watts. A 1400 lumen 100 Watt equivalent LED bulb is about 14 Watts. Both run cooler than a 60 Watt incandescent bulb.
😞 By random luck was near AC / heat unit and heard clicking that puzzled me. Discovered drain hose inside was detached, dripping onto the recently (Mar 2025) replaced semi-hard liner. About 3 mm of hose was previously holding it! Lucky I run a dehumidifier, or would be a much larger mess!
Latest YouTube ad report ... Another AI generated ad promoting a non-invasive blood glucose meter. HARMFUL unapproved device that can result in serious illness or even DEATH. The display is also in Chinese. Betting the 'manual' is too.
John Piper: Don't Buy It!
Alt: John Piper: Don't Buy It!
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I knew the market was going to decline when I moved a quarter of my investment from safe money market into a growth fund recently. I have a retirement target, and I'm trying not to exceed it because of clawbacks. At this rate, exceeding the target is not going to be a problem. ☹️💸🔥
Imagine if a woman president spent most her time raving and crying about an election she lost 6 years ago. Emotional. Unstable. Hysterical. Unfit to lead.