The Dread Poet Michael
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Had a fairly interesting life, did some stuff, went some cool places, made some things, and now I'm old.
Funny how that works...
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Funny how that works...
Live naked!
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Slava Ukraini!
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FWIW this feed is full of photography, art, nature, science, philosophy, humor, poetry, and general weirdness, interspersed with my "stream" of consciousness
You *might* want to bring along a life jacket 😳
You *might* want to bring along a life jacket 😳
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November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I don't know why, maybe a "past life", but part of me does live in Norway
❄️This could be your morning if you lived in Norway…🥶
Video by Aurora Borealis Observatort, Norway
Video by Aurora Borealis Observatort, Norway
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I don't know why, maybe a "past life", but part of me does live in Norway
I say lay off criticizing MTG for her past and live in the present
She looks genuinely humbled
How many of us never did anything shitty while under the influence of alcohol or crappy "friends"?
No don't give her any roles as a Democrat but do take her seriously
Don't behave like a MAGAt yourself
She looks genuinely humbled
How many of us never did anything shitty while under the influence of alcohol or crappy "friends"?
No don't give her any roles as a Democrat but do take her seriously
Don't behave like a MAGAt yourself
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I say lay off criticizing MTG for her past and live in the present
She looks genuinely humbled
How many of us never did anything shitty while under the influence of alcohol or crappy "friends"?
No don't give her any roles as a Democrat but do take her seriously
Don't behave like a MAGAt yourself
She looks genuinely humbled
How many of us never did anything shitty while under the influence of alcohol or crappy "friends"?
No don't give her any roles as a Democrat but do take her seriously
Don't behave like a MAGAt yourself
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Did you know that United States passports did not include gender until 1977?
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Did you know that United States passports did not include gender until 1977?
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Amazing capture by Brad Dennis
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Amazing capture by Brad Dennis
And *now* you understand why it was done
Retailers, banks and employers could collectively lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year due to uncertainty and a lack of government coordination around the elimination of the one-cent coin.
Penny shortages causing big legal, business headaches in much of US
Retailers, banks and employers could collectively lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year due to uncertainty and a lack of government coordination around the elimination of the one-cent coin.
www.courthousenews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
And *now* you understand why it was done
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French artist, astronomer and amateur entomologist Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827-1895)
Direct electric spark obtained with a Ruhmkorff coil or Wimshurst machine, also known as a “Trouvelot Figure”, 1888
#Photography
Direct electric spark obtained with a Ruhmkorff coil or Wimshurst machine, also known as a “Trouvelot Figure”, 1888
#Photography
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
French artist, astronomer and amateur entomologist Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827-1895)
Direct electric spark obtained with a Ruhmkorff coil or Wimshurst machine, also known as a “Trouvelot Figure”, 1888
#Photography
Direct electric spark obtained with a Ruhmkorff coil or Wimshurst machine, also known as a “Trouvelot Figure”, 1888
#Photography
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Russia wants us sick and disabled and living in poverty
Russia has control of the basic functions of our government
Why else would this happen?
Russia has control of the basic functions of our government
Why else would this happen?
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Russia wants us sick and disabled and living in poverty
Russia has control of the basic functions of our government
Why else would this happen?
Russia has control of the basic functions of our government
Why else would this happen?
The importance of the pie in the face was that it clearly, unequivocally, and in full public view told the recipient that their behavior was unacceptable and out of line
Now they just think that since there's no direct pushback they can do whatever with impunity
Now they just think that since there's no direct pushback they can do whatever with impunity
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The importance of the pie in the face was that it clearly, unequivocally, and in full public view told the recipient that their behavior was unacceptable and out of line
Now they just think that since there's no direct pushback they can do whatever with impunity
Now they just think that since there's no direct pushback they can do whatever with impunity
NO not possible
Time is a Cocoa Puff full of chocolatey goodness that seeps into any nearby matter & makes it look dark
Its transient physical states mirror the history of the cosmos in miniature as it goes from fresh out of creation to dissolution in the milk of infinity
Drink deeply my children
Time is a Cocoa Puff full of chocolatey goodness that seeps into any nearby matter & makes it look dark
Its transient physical states mirror the history of the cosmos in miniature as it goes from fresh out of creation to dissolution in the milk of infinity
Drink deeply my children
🕰 #Timetravel
The Froot Loop Theory of Time
Time is little more than a series of endlessly recurring loops. The past is created in a nut free-facility. The present is crunchy. The future brings only sogginess. (May contain artificial flavors and colors.)
The Froot Loop Theory of Time
Time is little more than a series of endlessly recurring loops. The past is created in a nut free-facility. The present is crunchy. The future brings only sogginess. (May contain artificial flavors and colors.)
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NO not possible
Time is a Cocoa Puff full of chocolatey goodness that seeps into any nearby matter & makes it look dark
Its transient physical states mirror the history of the cosmos in miniature as it goes from fresh out of creation to dissolution in the milk of infinity
Drink deeply my children
Time is a Cocoa Puff full of chocolatey goodness that seeps into any nearby matter & makes it look dark
Its transient physical states mirror the history of the cosmos in miniature as it goes from fresh out of creation to dissolution in the milk of infinity
Drink deeply my children
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The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
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Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air news.mit.edu/2025/ultraso...
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air news.mit.edu/2025/ultraso...
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
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This little beauty is a juvenile black crowned night heron. When I see them, I wonder how a creature can be so perfect. How can they fit in this world so beautifully? As I photograph it, I whisper to them that I hope they live a long life and Godspeed. #photography #wildlife #birds #EastCoastKin
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This little beauty is a juvenile black crowned night heron. When I see them, I wonder how a creature can be so perfect. How can they fit in this world so beautifully? As I photograph it, I whisper to them that I hope they live a long life and Godspeed. #photography #wildlife #birds #EastCoastKin
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Massie: "There are a thousand survivors. They can't open enough investigations to cover up everything that's in these files."
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Massie: "There are a thousand survivors. They can't open enough investigations to cover up everything that's in these files."
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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Khanna: "There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn't be enjoying perks of being affiliated w/ corporations or universities. Many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated"
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Khanna: "There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn't be enjoying perks of being affiliated w/ corporations or universities. Many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated"
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I am now viewing in a different light all those stories he told for years about big strong steel workers coming up to him with tears in their eyes.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I am now viewing in a different light all those stories he told for years about big strong steel workers coming up to him with tears in their eyes.
It warms my cockles to think of all the "men" huddled in their C-suite offices, beholding "Prince" Andrew and Larry Summers, protectively cuddling their shriveling privates in their cupped hands, and wondering when and how the axe is going to fall
#NoMercy
#NoMercy
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It warms my cockles to think of all the "men" huddled in their C-suite offices, beholding "Prince" Andrew and Larry Summers, protectively cuddling their shriveling privates in their cupped hands, and wondering when and how the axe is going to fall
#NoMercy
#NoMercy
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Let's have another bullet bird, this time the Sparrow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Let's have another bullet bird, this time the Sparrow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
Imagine that today you are an investor heavily invested in "AI"
You're doing the math and it's obvious you're not going to see a return
What do you do?
How long do you wait to get out?
What if your exit triggers an avalanche?
And what about the tremendous peer pressure to hold the line?
You're doing the math and it's obvious you're not going to see a return
What do you do?
How long do you wait to get out?
What if your exit triggers an avalanche?
And what about the tremendous peer pressure to hold the line?
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Imagine that today you are an investor heavily invested in "AI"
You're doing the math and it's obvious you're not going to see a return
What do you do?
How long do you wait to get out?
What if your exit triggers an avalanche?
And what about the tremendous peer pressure to hold the line?
You're doing the math and it's obvious you're not going to see a return
What do you do?
How long do you wait to get out?
What if your exit triggers an avalanche?
And what about the tremendous peer pressure to hold the line?
It's important to distinguish between "machine learning" & "AI"
"AI" is a blanket term for lots of stuff
Machine learning for distinct tasks is a great technology
It is NOT the same as the LLMs which are generally huge plagiarism machines designed to replace humans with the skills stolen from us
"AI" is a blanket term for lots of stuff
Machine learning for distinct tasks is a great technology
It is NOT the same as the LLMs which are generally huge plagiarism machines designed to replace humans with the skills stolen from us
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's important to distinguish between "machine learning" & "AI"
"AI" is a blanket term for lots of stuff
Machine learning for distinct tasks is a great technology
It is NOT the same as the LLMs which are generally huge plagiarism machines designed to replace humans with the skills stolen from us
"AI" is a blanket term for lots of stuff
Machine learning for distinct tasks is a great technology
It is NOT the same as the LLMs which are generally huge plagiarism machines designed to replace humans with the skills stolen from us
This is not ok
For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
Calling Foul: Breaking Down WNBA Pay and Why It Matters
Breaking Down WNBA Pay for Women Athletes and Why It Matters: a case study in systemic undervaluing of women’s work
msmagazine.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is not ok
Someone should do a graphic of DJT doing that stupid dance on a plank (as in "walk the plank") oblivious to the waters roiling below and the hail of bottles, bullets, rolls of paper towels, and rotten tomatoes from every direction
That plank's gotta be getting kind of slippery about now
That plank's gotta be getting kind of slippery about now
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Someone should do a graphic of DJT doing that stupid dance on a plank (as in "walk the plank") oblivious to the waters roiling below and the hail of bottles, bullets, rolls of paper towels, and rotten tomatoes from every direction
That plank's gotta be getting kind of slippery about now
That plank's gotta be getting kind of slippery about now