maniraptor
@maniraptor.bsky.social
Boltzmann brain.
Sometimes on a trapeze.
Sometimes on a trapeze.
Ghidorah, the Starscream of Titans
December 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Ghidorah, the Starscream of Titans
Reposted by maniraptor
The idea that the "unlimited" solar power availability in space justifies this is actually kind of scary, as it implicitly assumes that terrestrial data centers are going to gobble up all of the energy her on Earth, raising costs and reducing livability for human inhabitants.
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The idea that the "unlimited" solar power availability in space justifies this is actually kind of scary, as it implicitly assumes that terrestrial data centers are going to gobble up all of the energy her on Earth, raising costs and reducing livability for human inhabitants.
Reposted by maniraptor
Word for the day: "adiabatic", which basically means energy in a system being unable to transfer to it's environment.
Yay for Sir James Dewar.
Yay for Sir James Dewar.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Word for the day: "adiabatic", which basically means energy in a system being unable to transfer to it's environment.
Yay for Sir James Dewar.
Yay for Sir James Dewar.
Reposted by maniraptor
Intuitively, the tub, right? The air is *colder* but it is far more rarified, so at the physical level there are simply fewer bits of stuff to carry away heat. And space is worse because it's close to vacuum. This is why if you look at the ISS, much of the overall footprint is radiators.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Intuitively, the tub, right? The air is *colder* but it is far more rarified, so at the physical level there are simply fewer bits of stuff to carry away heat. And space is worse because it's close to vacuum. This is why if you look at the ISS, much of the overall footprint is radiators.
Reposted by maniraptor
Just because it's being passed around a lot: NO, data centers in space do NOT benefit from space being cold. Space is cold in the formal sense we use to define temperature. But it is very bad at cooling. What would you rather have to cool hot metal: a lukewarm water tub or a giant cold atmosphere?
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just because it's being passed around a lot: NO, data centers in space do NOT benefit from space being cold. Space is cold in the formal sense we use to define temperature. But it is very bad at cooling. What would you rather have to cool hot metal: a lukewarm water tub or a giant cold atmosphere?
Reposted by maniraptor
Welp, looks like we're teaching the LinkedIn grindset people what The Onion is the hard way.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Welp, looks like we're teaching the LinkedIn grindset people what The Onion is the hard way.
Reposted by maniraptor
Costume design for the ballet Le Tricorne
https://botfrens.com/collections/111/contents/1167552
https://botfrens.com/collections/111/contents/1167552
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Costume design for the ballet Le Tricorne
https://botfrens.com/collections/111/contents/1167552
https://botfrens.com/collections/111/contents/1167552
Reposted by maniraptor
I tend to think Black Mirror is a pretty dumb, barn-broad show, only innovative to people who've never encountered sci-fi before. So it says a lot that the only ideas tech has anymore are lifted directly from it.
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I tend to think Black Mirror is a pretty dumb, barn-broad show, only innovative to people who've never encountered sci-fi before. So it says a lot that the only ideas tech has anymore are lifted directly from it.
Reposted by maniraptor
When people say technocultists, faciscts, or evangelicals are a death cult, partly means they are obsessed with death, but also obsessed with the unreality of death. Technological immortality, mass murder as a form of play, and afterlife realism are a denial of the reality and seriousness of death.
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
When people say technocultists, faciscts, or evangelicals are a death cult, partly means they are obsessed with death, but also obsessed with the unreality of death. Technological immortality, mass murder as a form of play, and afterlife realism are a denial of the reality and seriousness of death.
Reposted by maniraptor
I love epic infrastructure like this. The 50km tunnel under construction beneath the Alps between France and Italy.
youtu.be/NFrr-L_BcC4?...
youtu.be/NFrr-L_BcC4?...
Inside Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel Under The Alps
YouTube video by The B1M
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I love epic infrastructure like this. The 50km tunnel under construction beneath the Alps between France and Italy.
youtu.be/NFrr-L_BcC4?...
youtu.be/NFrr-L_BcC4?...
Nothing but respect for my new doctor, who won't take my $2K/mo insurance but will work for apples
theonion.com/clinic-closu...
theonion.com/clinic-closu...
Clinic Closures Force More Rural Americans To Rely On Horse Who Stomps Twice When Patient Has Cancer
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to require employers to pay a $100,000 fee in order to hire immigrant physicians on H-1B visas, clinics closures across rural America this...
theonion.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nothing but respect for my new doctor, who won't take my $2K/mo insurance but will work for apples
theonion.com/clinic-closu...
theonion.com/clinic-closu...
Reposted by maniraptor
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reposted by maniraptor
bill text: legiscan.com/IL/text/HB13...
major points:
- authorizes ANY person (so bystanders count) to sue for constitutional violations by anyone conducting immigration enforcement
- only successful plaintiffs can get attorneys’ fees (not prevailing defendants)
- can’t waive qualified immunity
major points:
- authorizes ANY person (so bystanders count) to sue for constitutional violations by anyone conducting immigration enforcement
- only successful plaintiffs can get attorneys’ fees (not prevailing defendants)
- can’t waive qualified immunity
Today, I've signed into law legislation that expands legal protections for the people of Illinois.
Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending classes should not be a life-altering task.
We will counter the Trump Administration's depravity.
Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending classes should not be a life-altering task.
We will counter the Trump Administration's depravity.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
bill text: legiscan.com/IL/text/HB13...
major points:
- authorizes ANY person (so bystanders count) to sue for constitutional violations by anyone conducting immigration enforcement
- only successful plaintiffs can get attorneys’ fees (not prevailing defendants)
- can’t waive qualified immunity
major points:
- authorizes ANY person (so bystanders count) to sue for constitutional violations by anyone conducting immigration enforcement
- only successful plaintiffs can get attorneys’ fees (not prevailing defendants)
- can’t waive qualified immunity
Reposted by maniraptor
Reposted by maniraptor
I know orgs that have received her donations and they come with no strings attached. Rare as fuck.
NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott increased her donations to nonprofits in 2025, giving $7.1 billion.
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I know orgs that have received her donations and they come with no strings attached. Rare as fuck.
Reposted by maniraptor
Reposted by maniraptor
I saw some elderly folks holding signs reminding people to vote for Gisler out in Athens and that's what reminded me to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I saw some elderly folks holding signs reminding people to vote for Gisler out in Athens and that's what reminded me to vote.
Reposted by maniraptor
3 separate election nights in Georgia, all over the past 5 weeks
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
3 separate election nights in Georgia, all over the past 5 weeks
Reposted by maniraptor
BREAKING: probably a hip or something
NEWS: The Colts and Philip Rivers have agreed to a contract after he worked out Monday night, per source. The 44-year-old is back on the Indy practice squad, five seasons after his last NFL action.
December 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
BREAKING: probably a hip or something
Reposted by maniraptor
He’s been out of the league so long all his gifs don’t work anymore.
Dudes so old he remembers that the save icon is a picture of a 3.5 inch disc.
Actual grandpa needs to pay for 10 kids worth of braces, so he’s back in the game
This help? Any of these got any juice?
Dudes so old he remembers that the save icon is a picture of a 3.5 inch disc.
Actual grandpa needs to pay for 10 kids worth of braces, so he’s back in the game
This help? Any of these got any juice?
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
He’s been out of the league so long all his gifs don’t work anymore.
Dudes so old he remembers that the save icon is a picture of a 3.5 inch disc.
Actual grandpa needs to pay for 10 kids worth of braces, so he’s back in the game
This help? Any of these got any juice?
Dudes so old he remembers that the save icon is a picture of a 3.5 inch disc.
Actual grandpa needs to pay for 10 kids worth of braces, so he’s back in the game
This help? Any of these got any juice?
Reposted by maniraptor
Floof in the Darkness
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Floof in the Darkness
Reposted by maniraptor
To give everyone an idea of what a "special election" can mean, Gisler got almost 3 times as many votes in losing by 22 points last Fall. GOP has a MASSIVE enthusiasm problem at the moment.
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
To give everyone an idea of what a "special election" can mean, Gisler got almost 3 times as many votes in losing by 22 points last Fall. GOP has a MASSIVE enthusiasm problem at the moment.
We did it, y’all!!!!!!!!!!
In a stealth upset, Democrat Eric Gisler flips a GOP-held Georgia House seat spanning parts of Athens and Oconee County. Gisler won 39% of vote last November. He captured 51% tonight to defeat a Republican backed by Gov. Brian Kemp and other GOP leaders.
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
We did it, y’all!!!!!!!!!!
Reposted by maniraptor
A great deal of AI hype is coming from con artists who understand exactly how much easier it’s going to be to use the same cons over and over once they achieve their dream of a world in which nobody understands how anything 1) works or 2) has ever worked.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A great deal of AI hype is coming from con artists who understand exactly how much easier it’s going to be to use the same cons over and over once they achieve their dream of a world in which nobody understands how anything 1) works or 2) has ever worked.