From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵

The discovery of swama and lightllm has been tremendous. What terrific tools that just work.

I’m not saying this colo is behind the times. I’m just saying I don’t buy the “latest in technology” banner up above when this is for RFQ.

First step, treat that chicken like our journalists and cut off their head.

It takes all of us to protect the few of us.

Hey Bob, did you shoot up and capture immigrants like we told you to? Yessir, got me one that was involved in gang crime! They are part of the gang? Dunno, paper just said they were part of it ******** These fucking clowns. Abolish the whole damn department. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If you are starting a business, I cannot stress enough how necessary it is to setup a google voice and catchall email for all filings, DUNS numbers, etc. The number of bots watching those feeds and spamming with email, text, and voice is absolutely bonkers.

I know everything is in disarray, but these 8th graders just earned 10th place at the robotics state championships. They secured a place to an invitational in the next few months. The only middle school team in WA to even make it this far. Held their own against great high schoolers.

I strongly support this decision.

We still have a ton of work to do with AI and electrical engineering. Even the basics are lacking to put it kindly.

Just outside Seattle on I-5 🤘

As one front *maybe* eases up, we aren’t done holding the line.

Are we sure they don’t just treat emails the same way I do? 😜

i hope i never hear that encryption is only for criminals “i have nothing to hide” ever again

Bump

We are setting up for some North end zone crazy to end this game.

Hotel breakfast had Fox News this morning. I can’t even reconcile the dystopian fluff I just watched with reality. The cut up of the VP speech alone was bizarre.

With everything going on, I realize this is the most first world of problems. Nothing makes you more hungry than fasting for blood tests.

What I would give for a functioning US Congress with a backbone….

This is true art.

Me: “I just hope we don’t have a blizzard when we are in Wisconsin next week.” Cue the monkey’s paw.

I actually think this is a solid idea and approach being led by these folks. But I can’t help think about this XKCD. xkcd.com/927/

The White River

I mean, sure, if there was a war and they snuck up on some soldiers by adopting the trappings of civil aviation, you might call it a war crime. But since there wasn’t one and they snuck up on some civilians who were probably fishermen and at worst drug dealers, it’s just fuckin murder.

If this is what we are doing, you can have my dolphins. Earning my dolphins is my most proud non-family accomplishment. The strikes in the first place, the second strikes on survivors, and now we learn this? Not only is it legally wrong, morally wrong, but it’s how to get civilian planes shot down

Doc: You should start to think about your sodium intake. Me: Oh look, Costco sells Costco sized Grillo’s now!

So it’s just like here in the US? “The Department has determined there is a very high risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals in Venezuela. Security forces have detained U.S. citizens for up to five years without respect for due process.” travel.state.gov/content/trav...

Clearly

Current DOJ use of force policy states that even if the ICE officer did what Trump, Vance and others are claiming he did, that's still not allowed. From the policy here: www.justice.gov/archives/ag/...

Renee Good. You deserve to be spending the evening with your now orphaned child. A three point turn is not a capital crime. ENOUGH.

One of the most important talks I have ever given. This awesome opportunity from @redmonk.com gave some purpose to the hell that is a dementia journey with your mother or partner. I'm indebted to Chris for allowing me to share this talk with him. Mom's plane landed gracefully in November.

love to describe the world that we live in as "if tom clancy had a day drinking older brother"

Goodbye Mr. Ames. You will absolutely not be missed.

Steven, the VP of sales, has reached out and we are having a useful, productive conversation. They get it. We can have opinions of how we got here, but kudos to him for engaging and having an open, honest conversation.

If you are a company with an online store, falsely claiming you have inventory to boost your google returns is a real quick way for your customers to lose trust. What else can't I trust on your website because you were gaming google? www.atlasrfidstore.com <more in thread>

Tripped on the sidewalk with a glass bottle of vodka and cut the ^%#* out of my hand. Still have scars and nerve damage. I was just old enough to be in Kindergarten. 🙃 It was a different time in Wisconsin.

and to many who don't!

Goes with chuckleheads and chuckletits

There are valid reasons to not have Felix Hernandez on your Hall of Fame ballot. I just need to apologize ahead of town for my judgment of you in this moment. It will fade in a week or two, I promise. This isn’t a rational reaction I admit. :)

As a vet, I hope every damn soldier, sailor, and airmen gets home safe. I’m here to support you as individuals. I’m also incredibly ashamed of our country. This shouldn’t be who we are. Damn it. This isn’t what I defended or served for.

This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write." A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption. B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.

TW: Death Jane and I went and spent a few minutes with Mom and Dad this morning. New headstone is in place and looks lovely. Miss them dearly and we are having a fun, amazing day in their honor. Picture is headstone. Just didn’t want to break anyone’s vibe.

Almost there, @sogrady.org. Just a few more days of this music. Our ears can then begin to heal.

Google Photos recap focusing on Mom last few months was not what was needed this holiday season.

/cc @blowdart.me

I will match donations up to $1000 for the Trevor project Send me your receipt and I’ll send you mine If you can’t donate, RT so someone else will give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/753...

My favorite memory on this topic was the nonsmoking section airplane section.