Ed Venator
@fourpenguins.bsky.social
That's what I do: I cook and I grow things.
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36/M/Pennsylvania,USA (He/Him)
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Also in the fediverse: hachyderm.io/@fourpenguins
Posts don't reflect the views of my employer.
36/M/Pennsylvania,USA (He/Him)
www.edvenator.com
Also in the fediverse: hachyderm.io/@fourpenguins
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Ed Venator
@fourpenguins.bsky.social
· Apr 11
Living in a fascist dictatorship is weird and it makes me sad.
It isn't Superbowl Sunday yet, but I'm making chili anyway
February 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It isn't Superbowl Sunday yet, but I'm making chili anyway
Oh good, it's snowing again
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Oh good, it's snowing again
I'd totally use Signal if any of the people I talk to used Signal, but just about no one does.
January 28, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I'd totally use Signal if any of the people I talk to used Signal, but just about no one does.
If it weren't for Summer Lee, I don't know what I'd do. At least one of my congressional representatives is actually representing me.
ICE is a lawless agency, killing people in the street & kidnapping our neighbors. Our Senators can either support this or do the right thing.
I joined my PA colleagues to demand @fetterman.senate.gov and Sen. McCormick vote against giving DHS more money.
www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
I joined my PA colleagues to demand @fetterman.senate.gov and Sen. McCormick vote against giving DHS more money.
www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
John Fetterman said he won’t vote against DHS funding. Every House Democrat from Pa. is urging him to change his mind
Fetterman has said he disagrees with 'many strategies and practices ICE deployed in Minneapolis' but rejects calls to defund ICE.
www.inquirer.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:29 AM
If it weren't for Summer Lee, I don't know what I'd do. At least one of my congressional representatives is actually representing me.
Reposted by Ed Venator
After the Boston Massacre, the soldiers responsible were arrested and received fair trials. King George recalled the regiment to England, and then American leaders were like “good, that was enough, we’ll remain your loyal subjects forever…” wait, that’s not right…
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
After the Boston Massacre, the soldiers responsible were arrested and received fair trials. King George recalled the regiment to England, and then American leaders were like “good, that was enough, we’ll remain your loyal subjects forever…” wait, that’s not right…
Hmm. Probably shouldn't have baked a cake today, seeing as there's no way I'm going into work tomorrow. Whoops
January 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hmm. Probably shouldn't have baked a cake today, seeing as there's no way I'm going into work tomorrow. Whoops
It occurs to me that what they accused Alex Pretti of doing is exactly the thing that Kyle Rittenhouse did, which was found not to be a crime even after he killed a guy. Even the lies don't justify this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
It occurs to me that what they accused Alex Pretti of doing is exactly the thing that Kyle Rittenhouse did, which was found not to be a crime even after he killed a guy. Even the lies don't justify this.
Everyone who had anything to do with this needs to be prosecuted. Start by arresting the goons who did it. Then go up the chain of command and arrest everyone who's trying to cover it up. Then impeach Noem. Then impeach Trump. Don't stop until the whole lot of them are in jail.
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Everyone who had anything to do with this needs to be prosecuted. Start by arresting the goons who did it. Then go up the chain of command and arrest everyone who's trying to cover it up. Then impeach Noem. Then impeach Trump. Don't stop until the whole lot of them are in jail.
So have the caught shooter yet? Or is he still at large in Minneapolis?
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
So have the caught shooter yet? Or is he still at large in Minneapolis?
80% of Republicans. Not really redeemable at this point.
January 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
80% of Republicans. Not really redeemable at this point.
Reposted by Ed Venator
The disease we have in this country right now is that we believe our sense of purpose is to make money.
No. You make money as a reward for doing something with purpose. Like running a hotel, or running a restaurant, or selling products.
You forget what you're in the business to do and you'll fail.
No. You make money as a reward for doing something with purpose. Like running a hotel, or running a restaurant, or selling products.
You forget what you're in the business to do and you'll fail.
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The disease we have in this country right now is that we believe our sense of purpose is to make money.
No. You make money as a reward for doing something with purpose. Like running a hotel, or running a restaurant, or selling products.
You forget what you're in the business to do and you'll fail.
No. You make money as a reward for doing something with purpose. Like running a hotel, or running a restaurant, or selling products.
You forget what you're in the business to do and you'll fail.
I think I'm going to wake up one day soon to the news that we've occupied Greenland. This is insane.
January 21, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I think I'm going to wake up one day soon to the news that we've occupied Greenland. This is insane.
I found this silly thing on the Internet
youtube.com/watch?v=6LvN...
youtube.com/watch?v=6LvN...
T-Rex but it's Yoshi sound
YouTube video by OhmSpino
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I found this silly thing on the Internet
youtube.com/watch?v=6LvN...
youtube.com/watch?v=6LvN...
But you ain't got no legs Lt. Dan
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
But you ain't got no legs Lt. Dan
I think the reason JD Vance is such a vile human being is because he's stereotypical white trash from a long line of stereotypical white trash, and this is how he copes with the shame.
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I think the reason JD Vance is such a vile human being is because he's stereotypical white trash from a long line of stereotypical white trash, and this is how he copes with the shame.
LLMs are for people who can't already bang out a prototype and 9-page design doc in less than a day.
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
LLMs are for people who can't already bang out a prototype and 9-page design doc in less than a day.
Fun fact: AGH is where I went when I was dying with an embolism 7 years ago. As I remember it, the real ER there is darker at night.
HBO’s medical drama “The Pitt” is back for season two, fresh off five Emmy wins. We visited the actual “Pitt,” the real Pittsburgh hospital that doubles as a key location in the show. https://to.pbs.org/3LabdPk
Inside the real Pittsburgh hospital behind HBO's 'The Pitt'
HBO’s medical drama “The Pitt” is back for season two, fresh off five Emmy wins. Its unflinching look at a single emergency room shift struck a deep chord with frontline healthcare workers. Geoff Benn...
to.pbs.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Fun fact: AGH is where I went when I was dying with an embolism 7 years ago. As I remember it, the real ER there is darker at night.
Oh right, I cancelled my prime subscription.
Season 2 of Fallout is coming out on my birthday, so that's exciting
January 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Oh right, I cancelled my prime subscription.
What a fucking week
January 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
What a fucking week
The next president and Congress should sign the US up for the ICC and make it clear that we'll happily extradite anyone in our government or the military to the Hague if asked. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The next president and Congress should sign the US up for the ICC and make it clear that we'll happily extradite anyone in our government or the military to the Hague if asked. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
According to Kristi Noem, failure to comply with the orders of a federal agent is an act of domestic terrorism and warrants immediate summary execution.
This is unquestionably the policy of a police state.
This is unquestionably the policy of a police state.
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
According to Kristi Noem, failure to comply with the orders of a federal agent is an act of domestic terrorism and warrants immediate summary execution.
This is unquestionably the policy of a police state.
This is unquestionably the policy of a police state.
Now I can finally talk about what I do at work. Latitude's building hands-free (L2) and eyes-off (L3) self driving systems for Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) program. The first vehicle, an affordable mid-size electric pickup truck, was previously announced in September.
Potentially exciting announcements in the "Driving Tomorrow: Democratizing the Future of Software Defined Vehicle Technology" panel discussion, which starts in 17 minutes at live.ces.tech
CES 2026
live.ces.tech
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Now I can finally talk about what I do at work. Latitude's building hands-free (L2) and eyes-off (L3) self driving systems for Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) program. The first vehicle, an affordable mid-size electric pickup truck, was previously announced in September.
Potentially exciting announcements in the "Driving Tomorrow: Democratizing the Future of Software Defined Vehicle Technology" panel discussion, which starts in 17 minutes at live.ces.tech
CES 2026
live.ces.tech
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Potentially exciting announcements in the "Driving Tomorrow: Democratizing the Future of Software Defined Vehicle Technology" panel discussion, which starts in 17 minutes at live.ces.tech