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Philip Deevy
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Professional amateur and spaceflight fanatic. Confirmed Trekkie.
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cstross.bsky.social
"Do not distract your enemy when he is making a mistake"—Napoleon Bonaparte.

Corollary, for modern electoral politics: don't pick a fight where you look bad for losing and worse for winning.

Aaaand Pete Hegseth has *totally* not figured this out wrt. Mark Kelly!
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
This plaque is posted at West Point. Alcoholic TV talk show chatterbox Pete Hegseth wants to court-martial Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for repeating what is written on it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
WAKE UP BABE, A NEW JWST IMAGE DROPPED!!! 🌌✨
4 dust shells expand away from 3 central stars that appear as a single pinpoint of light. The innermost shell is smallest, like the size of a thumbprint, and brightest. It is yellow and forms a backward lowercase e. A line at 3 o’clock swoops to the bottom-left in an arc that ends at 8 o’clock. A second line at 9 o’clock dips down to start, but then goes straight up, angling around the top. The 2nd shell, about the size of a fist, is orange and has looser arcs. One appears from 4 to 7 o’clock. A brighter orange triangle appears from 10 to 12 o’clock. Its outer edges overlap, forming a rough circle. The third shell extends almost to the edges and is semi-translucent red, with similar arcs and a darker red line that also forms a faint triangle at top left. The widest shell is faintest and at the edges. A semi-transparent blue appears across the scene. A larger foreground star with spikes is at bottom left, and more distant stars and galaxies are strewn across the black expanse of space.
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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incidentalfindings.org
Pre-alpha public release of Kitten Space Agency!!!

I played a bit of KSP and was disappointed by KSP 2.

KSA is looking GREAT after very little time, and the devs seem to have their hearts in absolutely the right place — I’ll be making a contribution to support them!

#ksa #KittenSpaceAgency
Screenshot from the pre-alpha public release of Kitten Space Agency
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
Happy to share that I now have some new profile art which is NOT AI-generated. Hat-tip to the talented ArtistAdelina for her work on this! I absolutely love it!

vgen.co/ArtistAdelin...
ArtistAdelina (@ArtistAdelina)
Check out ArtistAdelina's commissions and portfolio! | She/her| 💍22 YO Artist👸🏻|I make art!💝 You think, I'll draw. 🤍 ...
vgen.co
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
What's it like inside your head?
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
And now for something completely different...

This is Onyx. Onyx is camera-shy, so I have to find ways of sneaking pictures of her. She dashed into our kitchen from outside as a part-grown kitten and into our lives last Christmas Eve. Been part of our family since.
Picture of Onyx, a black cat, eating kibble.
October 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
So, full disclosure.

Yes, my avatar was generated using ChatGPT. I was curious about what would happen if I used a profile picture and told ChatGPT to change the outfit. I was quite unprepared for what it generated. (1/3)
October 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
Sad news. #PatriciaRoutledge
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Patricia Routledge: Keeping Up Appearances star dies at 96
She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played the BBC's amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropp.
www.bbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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mstrmidnight.bsky.social
I think that Sir Terry said it best in his novel "The Wee Free Men."
There was the scrape of many small swords being drawn and thrust into the air. "Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free men! Nae King! Nae Quin! Nae Laird! Nae Master! We will not be fooled again!"
October 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”
October 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
So I was messing with ChatGPT, even though I'm not really a fan of AI, and I created an anime version of my profile photo. Then, just for laughs I asked it to change my shirt out for the maroon uniform from Star Trek...
ChatGPT-generated profile picture depicting a man in a classic maroon officer's tunic from the Star Trek: The Original Series movies.
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
No. Just no. This is exactly why I dumped Windows and MS Office on my personal daily driver.

www.theverge.com/news/787076/...
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word
Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.
www.theverge.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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rincewind.run
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.
September 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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matjohnson.bsky.social
No reason.
Death of Stalin movie poster
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social
#caturday
August 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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wilwheaton.net
Democrats: What do we need to do to win back disillusioned voters?

Voters: Stand up to Trump and fight him like our lives depend on it.

Democrats: Alienate our base while we chase bros who will never vote for us. Got it.

Voters: That's not-

Democrats: Can you give us five dollars right now?
July 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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muskratjohn.bsky.social
Munchkin Card Idea Because Apparently I Have Too Much Time on my Hands: PINK PONY CLUB.
Pinkie Pie holding a large club.
July 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
My replacement battery kit for my Pixel 6 arrived this morning. Got it installed in about an hour this evening. Happy to report the swollen battery safely disposed of and my screen is re-attached as it should be. Great replacement kit from #ifixit - if you are any way handy it's easy to replace.
July 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
philipdeevy.bsky.social
Mood.
Gul Dukat from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on a pre-recorded message saying "Attention Bajoran Workers" (Meme)
July 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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sarahkendrew.bsky.social
from my extensive knowledge of basic physics I do believe the best way to cool the body in a heatwave is to consume ice cream throughout the day. please don't correct me if I'm wrong. 🧪
June 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Dogma 4K UHD Steelbook hitting shelves before years end, will be packed with special features

MORE INFO TBA

#Dogma #KevinSmith #FilmSky #Bluray #physicalmedia
#4KUltraHD #4K #4KUHD #Film #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Bluray #physicalmedia
#Horror #HorrorCommunity
June 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Just treated myself to seeing the #Dogma 25th anniversary screening at the local cinema. Incredible movie. Haven't seen it in years, ever since I moved to the US and left behind a bunch of my DVDs at my parents' home. Will be picking up the 4K steel book when it is released. #dogma
June 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM