Dean W. Armstrong
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Dateline: Chicago
Wild Cat Mardi Gras Parade Amuses Locals, Annoys Cops
Wild Cat Mardi Gras Parade Amuses Locals, Annoys Cops
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Dateline: Chicago
Wild Cat Mardi Gras Parade Amuses Locals, Annoys Cops
Wild Cat Mardi Gras Parade Amuses Locals, Annoys Cops
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As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
TIL about IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) in the context of malware being sent claiming it is a PDF but instead is a VM image.
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
TIL about IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) in the context of malware being sent claiming it is a PDF but instead is a VM image.
From the old people list: "When purchasing your next winter jacket may I suggest a color—not black. Driving home recently, 6:30 ish, two black-clad individuals literally stepped out of nowhere. They blended in with the night and even having check all four corners, they just appeared. "
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February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
From the old people list: "When purchasing your next winter jacket may I suggest a color—not black. Driving home recently, 6:30 ish, two black-clad individuals literally stepped out of nowhere. They blended in with the night and even having check all four corners, they just appeared. "
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Yesterday I had to explain to someone that a 130GB game download couldn't go any faster than 20 minutes (yes I also added the overhead)
February 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Yesterday I had to explain to someone that a 130GB game download couldn't go any faster than 20 minutes (yes I also added the overhead)
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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2.5 million Epstein documents are still unreleased with the DOJ saying no further prosecutions are likely to take place. That alongside the failure to redact the victims in this case is a complete and utter moral failure. Release all of them now.
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
2.5 million Epstein documents are still unreleased with the DOJ saying no further prosecutions are likely to take place. That alongside the failure to redact the victims in this case is a complete and utter moral failure. Release all of them now.
Saturn Returns returns
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Saturn Returns returns
lousy Pluvoise weather is finally getting better
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluvi%C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluvi%C...
Pluviôse - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
lousy Pluvoise weather is finally getting better
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluvi%C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluvi%C...
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I've seen several Big Climate Accounts™ post about how the recent winter storm was made worse by climate change. It's a convenient narrative.
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But what is "worse"? Colder temperatures? More snow? More freezing rain? Is there any primary literature supporting the idea of worse snowstorms?
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But what is "worse"? Colder temperatures? More snow? More freezing rain? Is there any primary literature supporting the idea of worse snowstorms?
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January 31, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I've seen several Big Climate Accounts™ post about how the recent winter storm was made worse by climate change. It's a convenient narrative.
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But what is "worse"? Colder temperatures? More snow? More freezing rain? Is there any primary literature supporting the idea of worse snowstorms?
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But what is "worse"? Colder temperatures? More snow? More freezing rain? Is there any primary literature supporting the idea of worse snowstorms?
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Also perhaps it's the remnant of the cold I've had this week, but pariedolia is a thing--I see half of Mitt Romney in the grey sheet just to the right of the meter
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Also perhaps it's the remnant of the cold I've had this week, but pariedolia is a thing--I see half of Mitt Romney in the grey sheet just to the right of the meter
commerical realtors be like "This exceptional asset is strategically positioned with direct access to major thoroughfares, including Interstates 90 and 55, and is just minutes from both Midway and O’Hare International Airports."
for a building downtown. on top of a Metra Electric station.
for a building downtown. on top of a Metra Electric station.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
commerical realtors be like "This exceptional asset is strategically positioned with direct access to major thoroughfares, including Interstates 90 and 55, and is just minutes from both Midway and O’Hare International Airports."
for a building downtown. on top of a Metra Electric station.
for a building downtown. on top of a Metra Electric station.
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I already posted a bit about the updated natsec NOTAM that allegedly now prevents drones from operating near ICE/CBP convoys in Minneapolis and elsewhere but I wanted to expand on that
My main thesis is that I don't think the underlying statutes, namely 6 USC § 124n, support that interpretation
My main thesis is that I don't think the underlying statutes, namely 6 USC § 124n, support that interpretation
January 21, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I already posted a bit about the updated natsec NOTAM that allegedly now prevents drones from operating near ICE/CBP convoys in Minneapolis and elsewhere but I wanted to expand on that
My main thesis is that I don't think the underlying statutes, namely 6 USC § 124n, support that interpretation
My main thesis is that I don't think the underlying statutes, namely 6 USC § 124n, support that interpretation
Watching "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956) in honor of Ray Anthony's 104th birthday.
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Watching "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956) in honor of Ray Anthony's 104th birthday.
Geomagnetic storm (G4) in progress right now from a X-class flare yesterday; Bz is swinging wildly, as low as -39nT; at -20nT I consider aurora to be possibly visible in the city of Chicago. Waiting for reports from Europe and spaceweather.com to see if there's an auroral component to this storm.
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
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January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Geomagnetic storm (G4) in progress right now from a X-class flare yesterday; Bz is swinging wildly, as low as -39nT; at -20nT I consider aurora to be possibly visible in the city of Chicago. Waiting for reports from Europe and spaceweather.com to see if there's an auroral component to this storm.
All of it is partially to distract from the not-released Epstein files. And they've done a good job at that
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
All of it is partially to distract from the not-released Epstein files. And they've done a good job at that
I don't think so
January 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I don't think so
Joke's on me!
DEADLINE: This training must be completed by March 13, 2026. If it is not completed on time, you will not be eligible for any merit increase as part of the July 2026 payroll.
Yeah well we got 0% last year.
DEADLINE: This training must be completed by March 13, 2026. If it is not completed on time, you will not be eligible for any merit increase as part of the July 2026 payroll.
Yeah well we got 0% last year.
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Joke's on me!
DEADLINE: This training must be completed by March 13, 2026. If it is not completed on time, you will not be eligible for any merit increase as part of the July 2026 payroll.
Yeah well we got 0% last year.
DEADLINE: This training must be completed by March 13, 2026. If it is not completed on time, you will not be eligible for any merit increase as part of the July 2026 payroll.
Yeah well we got 0% last year.
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Hey, X space folk, why do you keep giving this guy $8/month? Would you have done so for David Duke?
I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
January 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Hey, X space folk, why do you keep giving this guy $8/month? Would you have done so for David Duke?
this major line of precip is legitimately warned as a flash flood warning and places are hitting 2" of rain by this point with more on the way.
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
this major line of precip is legitimately warned as a flash flood warning and places are hitting 2" of rain by this point with more on the way.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
the bad place is just post after post of Grok violating the "Take It Down Act"
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the bad place is just post after post of Grok violating the "Take It Down Act"
The daily US oil consumption is about 20 million barrels.
January 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The daily US oil consumption is about 20 million barrels.
"A backdoor utility called SQL Server Management Studio"
January 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"A backdoor utility called SQL Server Management Studio"
When that eigenvalue is really goes big
January 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
When that eigenvalue is really goes big