SeattleSipper
@seattlesipper.bsky.social
Seattle area, retired engineer, traveler, reader, outdoors, coffee drinker. I block assholes.
So, @scalzi.com has two books on the GoodReads voting list. www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So, @scalzi.com has two books on the GoodReads voting list. www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Put wings on your car to qualify for tax-reduced aviation fuel. Sounds like a good idea, but a spoiler is a wing, an airfoil, so cars with spoilers on the back already qualify, right? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
Adding wings to my car so I pay less tax
YouTube video by Oli Frost
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Put wings on your car to qualify for tax-reduced aviation fuel. Sounds like a good idea, but a spoiler is a wing, an airfoil, so cars with spoilers on the back already qualify, right? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
Did Elon and SpaceX use AI to design Starship? That might explain those ‘unplanned disassembly events’. #hallucinations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
Grokipedia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did Elon and SpaceX use AI to design Starship? That might explain those ‘unplanned disassembly events’. #hallucinations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
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House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
I have recently started getting 5-6 messages daily about "failed delivery" of email. It looks like someone sold my email address to scammers, but got it wrong. They use @google.com instead of @gmail.com and Google bounces it. I do not know why the broken email headers, but I laugh at the scammers.
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I have recently started getting 5-6 messages daily about "failed delivery" of email. It looks like someone sold my email address to scammers, but got it wrong. They use @google.com instead of @gmail.com and Google bounces it. I do not know why the broken email headers, but I laugh at the scammers.
Next up: FTC no longer requires banks to protect depositors - Open the Vault Doors, Dave. OK. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
FCC to rescind ruling that said ISPs are required to secure their networks
FCC chair to rely on ISPs’ voluntary commitments instead of Biden-era ruling.
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Next up: FTC no longer requires banks to protect depositors - Open the Vault Doors, Dave. OK. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
The stuff still unrevealed in the Epstein Trump Papers must be truly revolting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB2e...
Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The stuff still unrevealed in the Epstein Trump Papers must be truly revolting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB2e...
With all the chicanery going on under and including Kennedy, they fire this guy beause he inflated his title on his business cards? Talk about missing the point..... arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Trump health official ousted after allegedly giving himself a fake title
Steven Hatfill had a notable history before his abrupt ouster.
arstechnica.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With all the chicanery going on under and including Kennedy, they fire this guy beause he inflated his title on his business cards? Talk about missing the point..... arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
How soon until there are MechaHitler reports circulating from Gloo AI ?? Taking bets.... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
How soon until there are MechaHitler reports circulating from Gloo AI ?? Taking bets.... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It looks like they do not want pedestrians to push the button.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It looks like they do not want pedestrians to push the button.
Permits are passe.
BREAKING: The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials, a significant expansion of President Trump's original stated plan.
Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom
Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”
nbcnews.to
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Permits are passe.
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Can we expect Trump to break into prison to mingle with other felons? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Can we expect Trump to break into prison to mingle with other felons? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Chicken Little was right - the sky IS falling. Do you ever wonder what happens to the Musk satellites when they end their useful lives? They fall on your head. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign of slowing down
Sunday was not a day of rest for SpaceX.
arstechnica.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Chicken Little was right - the sky IS falling. Do you ever wonder what happens to the Musk satellites when they end their useful lives? They fall on your head. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
What do you get when you computerize a bidet and add AI? Kohler knows! techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/k...
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet | TechCrunch
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What do you get when you computerize a bidet and add AI? Kohler knows! techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/k...
Contact your reps in the US Congress. Not vote in the US? Contact anyone you wish. But...
If you live in WA-1,
Contact Rep. Delbene
delbene.house.gov/contact/
If you live in WA,
Contact Senators Murray & Cantwell
www.murray.senate.gov/write-to-pat...
www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact/emai...
If you live in WA-1,
Contact Rep. Delbene
delbene.house.gov/contact/
If you live in WA,
Contact Senators Murray & Cantwell
www.murray.senate.gov/write-to-pat...
www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact/emai...
October 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Contact your reps in the US Congress. Not vote in the US? Contact anyone you wish. But...
If you live in WA-1,
Contact Rep. Delbene
delbene.house.gov/contact/
If you live in WA,
Contact Senators Murray & Cantwell
www.murray.senate.gov/write-to-pat...
www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact/emai...
If you live in WA-1,
Contact Rep. Delbene
delbene.house.gov/contact/
If you live in WA,
Contact Senators Murray & Cantwell
www.murray.senate.gov/write-to-pat...
www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact/emai...
I think Chevy is being clever to limit availability of the new Bolt. It creates demand and exclusivity and it limits their risk of adoption. If it sells out, they can brag. If not, they can claim limits. "Chevy says the new Bolt will be sold for a 'limited time' only" share.google/cgMoVKzcKWiZ...
Chevy says the new Bolt will be sold for a 'limited time' only. I think that's a mistake.
The new Bolt isn't even out yet, and Chevy is already talking about its end, while simultaneously planning for high volumes. What gives?
share.google
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I think Chevy is being clever to limit availability of the new Bolt. It creates demand and exclusivity and it limits their risk of adoption. If it sells out, they can brag. If not, they can claim limits. "Chevy says the new Bolt will be sold for a 'limited time' only" share.google/cgMoVKzcKWiZ...
In what reasonable language is "Lougheed Highway" pronounced "low-heed high-way"? #Vancouver #BC
October 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In what reasonable language is "Lougheed Highway" pronounced "low-heed high-way"? #Vancouver #BC
'McKinsey wonders how to sell AI apps with no measurable benefits' (from The Register). Does this headline capture McKinsey in a nutshell?
www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/m...
McKinsey wonders how to sell AI with no measurable benefits
: Consultant says software vendors risk hiking prices without cutting costs or boosting productivity
www.theregister.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
'McKinsey wonders how to sell AI apps with no measurable benefits' (from The Register). Does this headline capture McKinsey in a nutshell?
www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/m...
I used to manage a software group responsible for backup tools in the 1990s and I have been an advocate for backups since before that time. Anybody listening? Nah. "...[the] Government Drive ...was used by gov't staff ... and there is no backup." Korea
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/858t...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/858t...
858TB of government data may be lost for good after South Korea data center fire
Destroyed drive wasn't backed up, officials say
www.datacenterdynamics.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I used to manage a software group responsible for backup tools in the 1990s and I have been an advocate for backups since before that time. Anybody listening? Nah. "...[the] Government Drive ...was used by gov't staff ... and there is no backup." Korea
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/858t...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/858t...
And I thought slavery as the concept of owning humans was an awful idea. It was worse.
kottke.org/16/02/a-hist...
kottke.org/16/02/a-hist...
A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry in the United States
The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry (Amazon) by Ned & Constance Sublette is a book which offers a
kottke.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
And I thought slavery as the concept of owning humans was an awful idea. It was worse.
kottke.org/16/02/a-hist...
kottke.org/16/02/a-hist...
Seattle docks still look pretty idle. A hidden Trump tariff tax?
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Seattle docks still look pretty idle. A hidden Trump tariff tax?
If you want to try an ad hoc hearing assessment (NOT a medical test), visit the Wings of Pegasus -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIMl...
How Deaf Are YOU? Can you hear THIS noise?
YouTube video by Wings of Pegasus
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you want to try an ad hoc hearing assessment (NOT a medical test), visit the Wings of Pegasus -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIMl...