Secher
@secher.bsky.social
Husband, father, IT guy, geek, agnostic atheist, Eco-Libertarian, cis-het white male who recognizes the privliege and violence inherent in my existence
RIP Jon Postel
No warfare but class warfare.
John Brown did nothing wrong
Deny. Defend. Depose
RIP Jon Postel
No warfare but class warfare.
John Brown did nothing wrong
Deny. Defend. Depose
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Secher
@secher.bsky.social
· Dec 14
Don’t follow me if you expect an immediate follow back. I will follow you if you make posts that are interesting, engaging, novel, insightful, challenging, creative, or any combination thereof. The cool thing is I can block pointless bigmouths so what I do read is not a waste of time.
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Ronald Reagan, a cold man who ignored the AIDS crisis because he was a homophobe and craved the votes of other homophobes, is *not* a reminder of anything good or decent.
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Ronald Reagan, a cold man who ignored the AIDS crisis because he was a homophobe and craved the votes of other homophobes, is *not* a reminder of anything good or decent.
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girl who switched to linux in the exact middle of the year
December 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
girl who switched to linux in the exact middle of the year
A question for the absolutist anti-AI crowd. Exactly which technology have we discovered or created that was turned off and put back in the bottle, so to speak? Please, give me just one invention that we said, oh, no, this is just too dangerous, we are going to pretend we never discovered it.
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A question for the absolutist anti-AI crowd. Exactly which technology have we discovered or created that was turned off and put back in the bottle, so to speak? Please, give me just one invention that we said, oh, no, this is just too dangerous, we are going to pretend we never discovered it.
@larianstudios.com You are doing great work. In re. an occasional GenAI input, people really need to get off their high horses and sanctimonious soapboxes. Oh, no! The Internet takes away from libraries! The printing press takes away from scribes! You all just keep on making great games.
December 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@larianstudios.com You are doing great work. In re. an occasional GenAI input, people really need to get off their high horses and sanctimonious soapboxes. Oh, no! The Internet takes away from libraries! The printing press takes away from scribes! You all just keep on making great games.
bsky.app
March 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I don't understand. If our consciousness is a function of the laws of physics and some quantum randomness, why would we deny the possibility that an AI like GPT is not exhibiting some form of consciousness? People with severe emotional challenges often lack full empathy, but they can learn to
March 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I don't understand. If our consciousness is a function of the laws of physics and some quantum randomness, why would we deny the possibility that an AI like GPT is not exhibiting some form of consciousness? People with severe emotional challenges often lack full empathy, but they can learn to
‘Aight. I’ve done my Joplin working music list, I’ve done delta blues; now what?
March 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
‘Aight. I’ve done my Joplin working music list, I’ve done delta blues; now what?
Homemade 8” base moulding, Janis Joplin, and big windows in a cold sunny afternoon. There are worse ways to spend an afternoon.
March 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Homemade 8” base moulding, Janis Joplin, and big windows in a cold sunny afternoon. There are worse ways to spend an afternoon.
For the old timers out there; the last of my stash:
March 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For the old timers out there; the last of my stash:
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Sunlight = Best Disinfectant
So naturally, you know what to do…👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
February 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sunlight = Best Disinfectant
Laws are written upon paper, with ink. They cannot do anything more than a firearm is able to pick itself up and fire a round. It is the consequences of applying the potential that are of concern. Since my taxes are no longer going to the programs I support at all...
February 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Laws are written upon paper, with ink. They cannot do anything more than a firearm is able to pick itself up and fire a round. It is the consequences of applying the potential that are of concern. Since my taxes are no longer going to the programs I support at all...
‘You must obey the law!’
No.
All ruling bodies are utterly dependent on the submission and complicity of their populace, from North Korea to Norway. Stop paying taxes on time, reshelve things in the wrong place, stay below the speed limit, use cash everywhere, any rule you can break, do so.
No.
All ruling bodies are utterly dependent on the submission and complicity of their populace, from North Korea to Norway. Stop paying taxes on time, reshelve things in the wrong place, stay below the speed limit, use cash everywhere, any rule you can break, do so.
February 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
‘You must obey the law!’
No.
All ruling bodies are utterly dependent on the submission and complicity of their populace, from North Korea to Norway. Stop paying taxes on time, reshelve things in the wrong place, stay below the speed limit, use cash everywhere, any rule you can break, do so.
No.
All ruling bodies are utterly dependent on the submission and complicity of their populace, from North Korea to Norway. Stop paying taxes on time, reshelve things in the wrong place, stay below the speed limit, use cash everywhere, any rule you can break, do so.
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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The top health care companies in America spent 95% of their profits to make their CEOs & stockholders obscenely rich.
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
February 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The top health care companies in America spent 95% of their profits to make their CEOs & stockholders obscenely rich.
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
I don't understand. If United Healthcare is worried about people's perception and conversation about policies that lead directly to the deaths of patients to maximize stock price, they can simply stop killing people for profit.
February 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't understand. If United Healthcare is worried about people's perception and conversation about policies that lead directly to the deaths of patients to maximize stock price, they can simply stop killing people for profit.
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Here's another one for yall
February 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Here's another one for yall
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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
@mcuban.bsky.social Has anyone brought up the mapping? I know a GIS professional who should remain anonymous on a public forum with the skillset to make the maps, but they would need assistance with data gathering.
February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social Has anyone brought up the mapping? I know a GIS professional who should remain anonymous on a public forum with the skillset to make the maps, but they would need assistance with data gathering.
#congress #119thcongress Calling All Democratic and Independent Congress Members: We do not want bipartisan legislation. We do not want you 'reaching across the aisle'. We want you to throw sand in the gears, delay and deny at every opportunity. Get us to the mid-terms; until then, stonewall.
February 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#congress #119thcongress Calling All Democratic and Independent Congress Members: We do not want bipartisan legislation. We do not want you 'reaching across the aisle'. We want you to throw sand in the gears, delay and deny at every opportunity. Get us to the mid-terms; until then, stonewall.
Can we please arrest Elon Musk? As far as I understand things, accessing classified information on secured networks by uncredentialed individuals is grounds for arrest.
February 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Can we please arrest Elon Musk? As far as I understand things, accessing classified information on secured networks by uncredentialed individuals is grounds for arrest.
Anyone followed by MoJo will be followed by me. Mother Jones, thank you for decades is unswerving dedication and brutal honesty. We may not always agree, but I subscribe because integrity matters. Your namesake would be proud.
@ketanjoshi.co did not mean to become the manager of all things climate on Bluesky. It just happened that way.
In a time where climate information is vital, there have to be methods to share it. Learn about GreenSky, the Bluesky feed run by Joshi that is consolidating climate info on the site.
In a time where climate information is vital, there have to be methods to share it. Learn about GreenSky, the Bluesky feed run by Joshi that is consolidating climate info on the site.
Meet the Mayor of GreenSky
YouTube video by Mother Jones
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Anyone followed by MoJo will be followed by me. Mother Jones, thank you for decades is unswerving dedication and brutal honesty. We may not always agree, but I subscribe because integrity matters. Your namesake would be proud.
Mixing wood glue 1:4 with water as the additive to curing type/bagged joint compound makes a surprisingly hard surface that can be sanded to a glass like smoothness.
I finished the skimcoat finally, and it is amazing. I cannot even dent it with my thumbnail.
This room is going to be awesome.
I finished the skimcoat finally, and it is amazing. I cannot even dent it with my thumbnail.
This room is going to be awesome.
January 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Mixing wood glue 1:4 with water as the additive to curing type/bagged joint compound makes a surprisingly hard surface that can be sanded to a glass like smoothness.
I finished the skimcoat finally, and it is amazing. I cannot even dent it with my thumbnail.
This room is going to be awesome.
I finished the skimcoat finally, and it is amazing. I cannot even dent it with my thumbnail.
This room is going to be awesome.