Joe Vilas
@jhv.bsky.social
Geek. @jhvilas on birdsite. @[email protected]. Durham NC. Likes food & drink. Good at sitting on butt & wasting time on the net.
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Challah & chestnut dressing 😋
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Challah & chestnut dressing 😋
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I hope they make Charlie Kikr sing too.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I hope they make Charlie Kikr sing too.
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Christian AI concert
teaser for the turning point usa alt superbowl halftime just dropped 👀
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Christian AI concert
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I think it's underrated how good a writer Darwin was.
Charles Darwin briefly discussed dogs’ senses of humor in the 2nd edition of ‘The Descent of Man’ 👇 and then fleshed those ideas out further in ‘The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals’
darwin-online.org.uk/converted/pd...
darwin-online.org.uk/converted/pd...
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I think it's underrated how good a writer Darwin was.
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Of course, it’s only being allowed because the disparate impact on Black people is negative. The courts have no problem striking down laws and programs that have a disparately positive impact on Black people’s lives
By @kingdollar.bsky.social - a panel of 3 GOP
appointed federal
judges rule late Wednesday that even though NC’s new congressional map has a “disparate impact” on Black voters, it’s not racial gerrymandering. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/26/f...
appointed federal
judges rule late Wednesday that even though NC’s new congressional map has a “disparate impact” on Black voters, it’s not racial gerrymandering. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/26/f...
Federal court allows Republican-led North Carolina redistricting plan to proceed • NC Newsline
North Carolina Republicans prevailed on a preliminary injunction that would have blocked a 2026 congressional map redrawn to favor the GOP.
ncnewsline.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Of course, it’s only being allowed because the disparate impact on Black people is negative. The courts have no problem striking down laws and programs that have a disparately positive impact on Black people’s lives
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The last of the original Garbage Pail Kids has died in custody
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The last of the original Garbage Pail Kids has died in custody
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This is an excellent summary of how "the author getting paid" works for traditional publishing! To which I'll add: it is super common for books (especially genre fiction) to not "earn out" the advance, so a lot of writers learn to not count on royalty money ever happening.
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is an excellent summary of how "the author getting paid" works for traditional publishing! To which I'll add: it is super common for books (especially genre fiction) to not "earn out" the advance, so a lot of writers learn to not count on royalty money ever happening.
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Why not do a ‘full review’ of white men following Trump’s own assasination attack? And Charlie Kirk’s?
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Why not do a ‘full review’ of white men following Trump’s own assasination attack? And Charlie Kirk’s?
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ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
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Anyway, I find it hard to believe these accounts are real when they're literally developing exploits within a day or two of the old ones being caught and when the timeclock looks like this
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Anyway, I find it hard to believe these accounts are real when they're literally developing exploits within a day or two of the old ones being caught and when the timeclock looks like this
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coca-cola ai could never
witness! the holiday majesty that is the s. d. ireland holiday cement truck
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
coca-cola ai could never
That's approximately 55 Scaramuccis. 😅
She is due sometime Jan-March, which means her NEARLY TWO YEARS of gestation is almost over
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
That's approximately 55 Scaramuccis. 😅
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Omggg our neighbor Nhi Linh is pregnant and due in the new year!! “Nhi Linh also voluntarily participates in ultrasounds, allowing staff to monitor fetal development, heartbeat and movement.” Oh yes, she’s an elephant nationalzoo.si.edu/news/asian-e...
Asian Elephant Is Pregnant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
For the first time in nearly 25 years, animal care staff are preparing for the highly anticipated birth of an Asian elephant calf.
nationalzoo.si.edu
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Omggg our neighbor Nhi Linh is pregnant and due in the new year!! “Nhi Linh also voluntarily participates in ultrasounds, allowing staff to monitor fetal development, heartbeat and movement.” Oh yes, she’s an elephant nationalzoo.si.edu/news/asian-e...
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Is this platform still against stabbing people in the eyes or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Is this platform still against stabbing people in the eyes or has it moved more towards acceptance?
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Elections crushed them, Marjorie is ready to bounce, Comey/James cases failed, losing lawsuits left & right, courts ordering them to stop being ghouls & part of MAGA has splintered off into a group of slightly more moderate losers.
That’s before you factor in his failing health.
That’s before you factor in his failing health.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Elections crushed them, Marjorie is ready to bounce, Comey/James cases failed, losing lawsuits left & right, courts ordering them to stop being ghouls & part of MAGA has splintered off into a group of slightly more moderate losers.
That’s before you factor in his failing health.
That’s before you factor in his failing health.
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The recent discourse just goes to show how wise Apple was to never release a product called the “Pie.” Real industry foresight.
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The recent discourse just goes to show how wise Apple was to never release a product called the “Pie.” Real industry foresight.
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In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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I don’t know what to do about this, but it appears that DHS official leadership includes a bot?
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I don’t know what to do about this, but it appears that DHS official leadership includes a bot?
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if I had just taken all of my student loans and bought NVDA at the time I could have done nothing else my entire life and ended up with $23 million dollars
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
if I had just taken all of my student loans and bought NVDA at the time I could have done nothing else my entire life and ended up with $23 million dollars
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Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
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Im just keeping a tabulation of every time Trump or one of them refers to a Black person as "low IQ."
As I continue saying, it's very intentional
As I continue saying, it's very intentional
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Im just keeping a tabulation of every time Trump or one of them refers to a Black person as "low IQ."
As I continue saying, it's very intentional
As I continue saying, it's very intentional
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Man who brags about the Pulitzer Prize he earned for his part in helping Snowden escape to Russia after Snowden stole US classified documents is having a sad because someone leaked Russian documents that are embarrassing to Trump officials - who he does not support.
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Man who brags about the Pulitzer Prize he earned for his part in helping Snowden escape to Russia after Snowden stole US classified documents is having a sad because someone leaked Russian documents that are embarrassing to Trump officials - who he does not support.