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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · 28d

Turn off your Amazon Alexa, Siri, Hey Google, etc. in case you say anything someone doesn’t like.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Oct 4

We should put PBS, CSPAN, etc. on all streaming platforms (Netflix etc.). Make it just as ‘available’ as it was before streaming. Put it back on the ‘menu’ next to all the other shows, like it used to be with Cable.

Give people the option to connect with their local community & government.

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Sep 24

After Excel, MS Teams is the best reason to get MS Office. Yes, it’s awkward like a teenager sometimes, but damn does it keep getting better and better. adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

Threads in Microsoft Teams channels – Microsoft Adoption

The new layout encourages immediate back-and-forth communication and easier collaboration, while maintaining the benefits of durable collaboration that channels offer. Explore our resources below to l...

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s nowhere near Fall/Winter yet, and I know tomorrow will likely be a pressure-cooker again. It does, however, feel like Autumn is lightly touching us on the arm and making brief eye contact. Today is getting my jaded hopes up 😭

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Sep 8

Slightly cooler weather today in Central Texas. I know it’s probably just a post-rain afterglow, but today’s slightly drier, slightly cooler air almost makes me feel like we’re somewhere else in the country - perhaps Denver, or east coast. It’s a good day.

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Sep 3

There may be limitations to how LLM “thinking” works without inventing new words for different logical thought processes. The 1900s philosophers of languages would concur, I think.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Sep 3

My love language is memes

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wait, so trees are like… evaporative heat-sinks for the ground?? 🌏🌱 Are we not worried about the groundwater getting brought up through the trees and evaporated out of the leaves?

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 28

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Thank you to Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social for the entertaining and informative video!

Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 28

Get ready to contact your council member, or *pay* extra taxes to have your privacy sold! Yes, we pay *more* to be exploited. Hooray! banthecams.org/posts/2025/0...

Austin Votes on $2M AI Park Surveillance in 48 Hours

Austin is set to vote on a $2 million AI surveillance camera project in parks, raising concerns about privacy and civil liberties. Louis Rossmann urges citizens to oppose this initiative, emphasizing ...

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 23

2/2 Growing up middle class, going to stores like Costco or small businesses, you feel like you can ask for help like a neighbor. “Rich attitude” is a much lower stress way to live. #WhitehallStudy #healthoutcomes #healthdisparity
#publicHealth

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 23

I never realized how growing up poor makes every customer service interaction 10x more stressful.

When you grow up shopping at discount stores like Walmart, you expect to be treated like crap.

Even in an emergency, you won’t ask for special treatment. 1/2

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 9

#project2029 No more winner-takes-all electoral votes. This is bullsh*t that takes advantage of the populations in each state, and is the very definition of tyranny by majority. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

United States Electoral College - Wikipedia

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 9

Better yet, make maps reflect similar populations and lifestyles, ex. urban/rural.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 9

#Project2029 No gerrymandering. Enforce compactness — this should be a constitutional amendment. apl.wisc.edu/shared/tad/p...

Translational Applied Demography: Packing, Cracking And The Art Of Gerrymandering Around Milwaukee

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 6

We gotta throw some punches to make the teacher step in and change the rules. I hope the Dems really screw with some sh*t, so SCOTUS has to come in and overthrow it.

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yknow I would say, “don’t do that sh*t, I’m Texan and it f*cking sucks to have one party screw over the voters,” but…

If Dem states redistrict, maybe SCOTUS will overthrow it. And then we can all be free.

We really NEED Dems to stoop to their level, in order for the Courts to force everyone up.

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 6

I think the issue is that the files are full of names of children who were abused, and that’s the actual reason for an ethical person not to just Ctrl-A and dump all the files somewhere.

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actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 6

Having someone explain something to you is such an underrated way to bond.

It sucks that you don’t ask other people simple questions anymore, since you can just google everything. You wouldn’t want to be rude and make someone think you’re too dumb or lazy to look it up on your own.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 5

No deal for Ghislaine Maxwell — she won’t say a true word the whole deposition. Giving her a deal will be bartering away her victims’ justice when we can still look at bank records.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 5

#Project2029 Statute of limitations on sex crimes should not exist. Getting away with crimes against kids for 7 years shouldn’t mean you get to be let off the hook.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 3

If laptops are so prone to overheating, and fingers are so prone to freezing up when typing in the cold, then why don’t we have laptops that blow the fan air onto our keyboard?? 😭

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 3

It’s wild how profitable Web Apps are, when all of the code and reverse engineering tools are right there for the taking. It kind of defies logic, almost.

actuallyadog @actuallyadog.bsky.social · Aug 2

British Airways’ customer service answering machine is so bad it makes me want to start finding British stuff to dump into the harbor. It’ll tell you to say out loud what you need, frantically assert you can find your answer on its website, and hang up on you. Ffs, imperialism and now THIS??? 😂