Becky
@rstanek.bsky.social
Noted census-designated-place crank. (she/her)
I don't understand how there's so much AI hype, when it's late 2025 and the most efficient way to convert a HEIC file to a more useful image format is to email it to myself.
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I don't understand how there's so much AI hype, when it's late 2025 and the most efficient way to convert a HEIC file to a more useful image format is to email it to myself.
It's been so long that I had to google to confirm, but yes, Mark Sanford is ALSO the governor who claimed to be "hiking the Appalachian Trail" when he was actually off in Argentina with his affair partner.
That was back in 2009. We have got to stop letting these men fail upwards.
That was back in 2009. We have got to stop letting these men fail upwards.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's been so long that I had to google to confirm, but yes, Mark Sanford is ALSO the governor who claimed to be "hiking the Appalachian Trail" when he was actually off in Argentina with his affair partner.
That was back in 2009. We have got to stop letting these men fail upwards.
That was back in 2009. We have got to stop letting these men fail upwards.
I will forever resent that we had to take this guy seriously when he claimed that women were intellectually inferior to men.
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I will forever resent that we had to take this guy seriously when he claimed that women were intellectually inferior to men.
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
Wow, we really went all-out celebrating the death of Dick Cheney, huh.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Wow, we really went all-out celebrating the death of Dick Cheney, huh.
I hope California doesn’t biff it tonight, but if we do it would definitely kill Newsom’s presidential aspirations
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I hope California doesn’t biff it tonight, but if we do it would definitely kill Newsom’s presidential aspirations
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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this guy’s throwing out the first pitch for a WS game 7 started by Shohei
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this guy’s throwing out the first pitch for a WS game 7 started by Shohei
FREDDY FREEMAN WORLD SERIES MVP. Even if the Blue Jays win the Series, he put us out of our misery
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
FREDDY FREEMAN WORLD SERIES MVP. Even if the Blue Jays win the Series, he put us out of our misery
It’s great that the Blue Jays got some fruit for their team, but can I suggest that the Dodgers try something … stronger?
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It’s great that the Blue Jays got some fruit for their team, but can I suggest that the Dodgers try something … stronger?
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Dearest Margaret I write to you from the great baseball field.
It has been hours since we have seen signs of life. And we are cold and hungry.
Please say a prayer and send a phone charger.
It has been hours since we have seen signs of life. And we are cold and hungry.
Please say a prayer and send a phone charger.
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Dearest Margaret I write to you from the great baseball field.
It has been hours since we have seen signs of life. And we are cold and hungry.
Please say a prayer and send a phone charger.
It has been hours since we have seen signs of life. And we are cold and hungry.
Please say a prayer and send a phone charger.
This game has gone so long that our household has run out of jokes. Every stat is a new horror show. (33 runners left on base! Players with 8 plate appearances! An entire game of baseball since the last runs were scored in the seventh inning!)
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
This game has gone so long that our household has run out of jokes. Every stat is a new horror show. (33 runners left on base! Players with 8 plate appearances! An entire game of baseball since the last runs were scored in the seventh inning!)
Is Koufax available to pitch in the 13th?
October 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Is Koufax available to pitch in the 13th?
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Free downloadable printable “How to Report ICE” zines with local hotline numbers are available for the Bay Area, and some are also available in Spanish:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Free downloadable printable “How to Report ICE” zines with local hotline numbers are available for the Bay Area, and some are also available in Spanish:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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If you have direct knowledge of DHS operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, and want to share what you know with the media, get at me on Signal or in a DM here. My email is [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you have direct knowledge of DHS operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, and want to share what you know with the media, get at me on Signal or in a DM here. My email is [email protected]
I hate jogging so, so much, but being able to outrun the average ICE agent might actually motivate me during my early-morning walk-run intervals with the dog.
These are the ICE physical fitness requirements
*32 sit-ups in 1 minute or less
*22 push-ups in 1 minute or less
*220-yard sprint in 47.73 seconds or less
*1.5-mile run in 14 minutes 25 seconds or less
One-third of their tough guy fascist applicants fail to do this. 😂😂😂
*32 sit-ups in 1 minute or less
*22 push-ups in 1 minute or less
*220-yard sprint in 47.73 seconds or less
*1.5-mile run in 14 minutes 25 seconds or less
One-third of their tough guy fascist applicants fail to do this. 😂😂😂
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I hate jogging so, so much, but being able to outrun the average ICE agent might actually motivate me during my early-morning walk-run intervals with the dog.
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And I think a lot of us should consider why this guy got such an explosively positive reception right out of the gate when pols like AOC and Mamdani and even Obama had to build their base brick by brick, against major pushback
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
And I think a lot of us should consider why this guy got such an explosively positive reception right out of the gate when pols like AOC and Mamdani and even Obama had to build their base brick by brick, against major pushback
I appreciate East Bay Regional Park District’s commitment to outreach, but they may have hit saturation.
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I appreciate East Bay Regional Park District’s commitment to outreach, but they may have hit saturation.
I know I’m going to come off as some kind of big state urban elite who’s too good at math, but surely there must be more than two Democrats in the state of Maine, and surely there’s at least one under the age of 77 who lacks any Nazi or white supremacist tattoos.
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I know I’m going to come off as some kind of big state urban elite who’s too good at math, but surely there must be more than two Democrats in the state of Maine, and surely there’s at least one under the age of 77 who lacks any Nazi or white supremacist tattoos.
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Two of the most diverse cities in the world. Two star players in Ohtani & Vlad that are not American. Everything that’s great about baseball & the US but that Trump hates. A big middle finger to him.
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Two of the most diverse cities in the world. Two star players in Ohtani & Vlad that are not American. Everything that’s great about baseball & the US but that Trump hates. A big middle finger to him.
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Your "big tent" cannot be so large that it encompasses those who would deny civil/human rights, due process, and the rule of law to *anyone* and that includes the criminals in this administration. It for damn sure means we don't sacrifice immigrants or trans people.
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Your "big tent" cannot be so large that it encompasses those who would deny civil/human rights, due process, and the rule of law to *anyone* and that includes the criminals in this administration. It for damn sure means we don't sacrifice immigrants or trans people.
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.