The disappointments of @scoutmotors.bsky.social that have me considering @rivianofficial.bsky.social: 1. EREV first - I don't really believe your stats on reservations; even if true, no reason to delay pure EV. 2. Late - Rebuttal to rumors seems flaccid. When #2 proves true, I want my $100 back.

If you were ever an @opensuse.org person, you might have encountered my friend James M. @bear454.bsky.social There is a Gofundme for his surviving family: gofund.me/d55e9183b

How wonderful to be a learning species that can see how we affect our planet and take science-informed action to reverse our impact. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnRl...

Never underestimate the powers of your domestic partner to stash items in unexpected places.

Bobbi joined a New Wave band. Changed her name to Bobbi Sox. Without Googling it...?

This is Jezebelle dog looking up at my elderly mother. Jez thought mom was pretty cool. They're both gone now. While I miss them both, I don't mourn the loss any more. Now there is joy for having gotten to know them both.

Hallucinjection heh-LOO-sin-JEK-shun A portmanteau of “hallucination” and “injection”: when an AI mixes valid, in-scope source material with fabricated or out-of-scope information, presenting the whole as if it originated from the cited sources.

With all the advertisements on Netflix (good quality, modest amount), Prime Video (lesser quality, more frequent), Hulu (constant, poor quality), and YouTube (turdworthy)... ...I came up with an interesting hack: $20 antenna for broadcast TV. No monthly fees, and the nostalgia of broadcast TV.

Apparenerly Living Spaces hired the same ad agency as Hot Pockets. Prove me wrong, @jimgaffigan.bsky.social !

I confess that I previously had never considered burritos a form of self care. But @elpolloloco.bsky.social might have a point here...

Last thing my friend in Bellingham said to me was a text message, responding to my asking if he had moved from US to Germany. "Have not fucked off yet, but seriously considering it..." I had no idea that he was battling cancer. I had planned to visit him this sping. I miss him.

@futurism.com I’m sure Mr. Webb‘s family appreciates your highbrow and freshly original headline.

@microsoft.com Is it really that hard to detect scam emails when the address is something like this? Please do better.

If you left your late friend’s dice on a table at GenCon 2014 asking people to take and use in his memory, I put this white d4 to use every time our group gets together.

No, Apple News, that’s a *park* ranger. Forest rangers work for the Department of Agriculture’s National Forest Service, not the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service.

The main U.S. date convention is illogical and it complicates international business communication. Why put the smallest unit (day) in the middle? Most countries use DD/MM/YYYY. Small to large. Dec 10, 2009 easily gets confused for Nov 12. 2-digit year? Now it could be Sep 10 of 2012. 😒

Pure AI Slop.

¿El Pollo Loco o Chipotle? Hint: Only one of them is el mas fantastico.

I notice a strong correlation between AI-generated voiceover and YouTube comments being turned off. The problem might not be the comments.

At this point, every app that asks me for a rating by interrupting my use of the app…gets one star.

Pluribus is so damn derivative.

Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes. They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets. They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability. There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.

Support log with vendor: Agent: Thank you, please bare with me for one moment while I pull up that case and review Me: I will bear with you. I will not bare with you. We hardly know each other. Me: At least buy me dinner first. Agent: My apologies, fingers were moving faster than my brain there

@newsweek.com will there be a headline about it if it turns out to be wrong? Otherwise, this really isn’t news is it? It’s just entertainment.

The adjective "tactical" is every bit as "nonsensical" as the "BÆRSkin" name. It's a men's garment with pockets. As a member of the cargo shorts skate generation, I can attest, that's just called "clothing." (For some reason they have ad-targeted me with their weirdly-insecure wanna-be militarism.)

@theauthorguy.bsky.social Thanks so much for "A Dirty Job." It made yesterday's roadtrip from Utah to Seattle a lot easier. Over a decade since my last listen, and renewed total love for the (audio)book.

In addition to using me to train autonomous vehicles, am I not also training machines how to answer correctly the very "Are you human?" question being posed here?

Don't put "Oops" in a user interface. Just don't. Spend time to make your error messages meaningful. In an ideal world, users never see error messages. In reality, the tone of your software's error messages is probably the most important indicator of your respect for your customers.

15 seconds of terror, 26 years ago today en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Lo...

There was Asian street food served by Algerian proprietors in Athens, Greece.

Could that sound off in the distance maybe be my promised ship, dropping anchor down on karma bay?

The ubiquitous marketing of @libertymutual.com demonstrates that their whole focus is on adding customers. LiMu is aggressively cutting California homeowners out. This indicates that LiMu is not taking care of customers. Conclusion? LiMu doesn't just torture animals (Emu) in their adverts.

hey, @microsoft.com ... do you know why this image matters?

@microsoft.com - Would be nice if these pop-ups for updates on Mac OS did not steal focus from an active window. It's super disruptive.

Yesterday, I learned the term "Ameripolitan" for a type of music. Coined by Dale Watson. Rejection of the "country" music that is essentially factory-produced pop with twang, stance for the likes of Cash & Haggard. savingcountrymusic.com/tag/ameripol...

How much numb could a numb chuck numb, if a numb chuck could chuck numb?

YouTube gets a diminishing amount of my time and attention as their advertisement interruptions get longer and longer.

Weird that @amazonprime.bsky.social is advertising on YouTube by telling me that I am "listening ad free on Amazon Music." Nuh-uh! I am watching YouTube and getting interrupted...your advert. Your marketers are being dumb, Amazon.

Why is SSA trying to market this bill? What pressure has been applied to the agency? Since when did a government agency “applaud” any legislation?

Is Switzerland kind of shaped like the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Any app that pops up a rating while using the app...gets one star. Doesn't matter if I like or hate the app. NPS appeals should *never* interrupt the user.

Super bad form, @googlechrome.bsky.social

Yes, it is an onion headline. Unfortunately, it’s kind of believable. Utah needs to vote Lee out.

Sly Lives. Many thanks to @questlove.bsky.social‬ and the team who put together the documentary (both, actually) now on Hulu. Been watching. Then, the news today.

Stop it, Google!!

How is it that @robynhitchcock.bsky.social and The Venus 3 recorded out Olé! Tarantula almost 20 years ago? This is still a "new" album to me.

What else should we 86? Perhaps 75309?

Oddly, I don't want to work. I just want to bang on the drum all day.