Blaise Hartley
@blaisehartley.com
Engineer, Artist, Dancer, Maker, Dad, Axe-flinger, Pain in the Ass.
Opinions expressed are those of no one...
Also find me at: https://makersocial.online/@Beerbruin
Opinions expressed are those of no one...
Also find me at: https://makersocial.online/@Beerbruin
It's just amazing, the number of newspeople and pundits who suddenly know what the word "Tranche" means, now thst the Epstein Files have been partially released...
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It's just amazing, the number of newspeople and pundits who suddenly know what the word "Tranche" means, now thst the Epstein Files have been partially released...
OK, hear me out:
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
December 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
OK, hear me out:
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
Current experiments seem to be producing skin-based(pressure or vibration) remote object detection for blind people. If it works, lets make them superhuman by plugging their devices into things like car radar systems, active radar sets, or topographic satellite data!
I. (1/2)
The man in charge of all the apparati of power in the US never finished a construction on time *or* paid his subcontractors the full amount agreed to. What could possibly go wrong?
December 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The man in charge of all the apparati of power in the US never finished a construction on time *or* paid his subcontractors the full amount agreed to. What could possibly go wrong?
Now that I'm an old man, I'm really glad I practiced being crochety all those years...
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Now that I'm an old man, I'm really glad I practiced being crochety all those years...
Friends, free yourselves from the bonds of Goopple! The time of the degoogling (and deappling - unappling? disappling?) is nigh!
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
How to get the Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6) in the US: a sustainable, privacy-first, deGoogled smartphone - Murena - deGoogled phones and services
Is Fairphone available in the US? If you’re wondering where to buy the Fairphone (Gen.6) in your country, here are good news for you: The sustainable, repairable, and privacy-focused Murena Fairphone (Gen.
murena.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Friends, free yourselves from the bonds of Goopple! The time of the degoogling (and deappling - unappling? disappling?) is nigh!
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/
For Pete's Fucking SAKE, can we stop with the "We'll log you in just as soon as you return this code we emailed you." bullshit, please!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For Pete's Fucking SAKE, can we stop with the "We'll log you in just as soon as you return this code we emailed you." bullshit, please!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
It shouldn't take 5 fucking minutes to log into fucking Vrbo!
OK, hear me out: A kung-fu school chain named "Futopia"
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
OK, hear me out: A kung-fu school chain named "Futopia"
Me: I made chicken fried rice from sctratch using a recipe from an actual chinese chef. In a real wok!
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Me: I made chicken fried rice from sctratch using a recipe from an actual chinese chef. In a real wok!
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
Kids: Oh
Wife: I kinda like it better than the stuff from our regular place.
Me: My work's done here...
Axial tilt is the reason for the season!
fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
2025 December solstice: All you need to know
earthsky.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Axial tilt is the reason for the season!
fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/11575768…
For pity's sake, software people, PLEASE put back the boundary markers around windows, between frames and so on! I just spent five minutes trying to resize a window. Light gray and light gray on light gray, with not a single line.
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
For pity's sake, software people, PLEASE put back the boundary markers around windows, between frames and so on! I just spent five minutes trying to resize a window. Light gray and light gray on light gray, with not a single line.
They went into a school looking for "illegal immigrants", armed and ready for violence. In a school. While the kids were there. So they could be hurt or killed should violence have occurred.
One of these days they're going to get people killed doing this shit!
mastodon.social/@austinkocher/…
One of these days they're going to get people killed doing this shit!
mastodon.social/@austinkocher/…
ICE Descends on Columbus, Ohio, Hits K-12 Schools and Immigrant Neighborhoods
I received a disturbing text message from my sister yesterday afternoon: “ICE has been at the girls’ old school today.”
austinkocher.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
They went into a school looking for "illegal immigrants", armed and ready for violence. In a school. While the kids were there. So they could be hurt or killed should violence have occurred.
One of these days they're going to get people killed doing this shit!
mastodon.social/@austinkocher/…
One of these days they're going to get people killed doing this shit!
mastodon.social/@austinkocher/…
TFW you game the company's systems and find the actual direct phone number of the IT guy who has been ducking your messages for 3 freaking days via the "approved" method instead of just clicking a button to approve the request.
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
TFW you game the company's systems and find the actual direct phone number of the IT guy who has been ducking your messages for 3 freaking days via the "approved" method instead of just clicking a button to approve the request.
The one thing no one's figured out how to do is require politicians to know what they are doing...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-most-unworkable-internet-law-in-the-world-quebec-opens-the-door-to-mandating-minimum-french-content-quotas-for-user-generated-content-on-social-media/
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-most-unworkable-internet-law-in-the-world-quebec-opens-the-door-to-mandating-minimum-french-content-quotas-for-user-generated-content-on-social-media/
The Most Unworkable Internet Law in the World
Quebec Opens the Door to Mandating Minimum French Content Quotas for User Generated Content on Social Media
www.michaelgeist.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The one thing no one's figured out how to do is require politicians to know what they are doing...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-most-unworkable-internet-law-in-the-world-quebec-opens-the-door-to-mandating-minimum-french-content-quotas-for-user-generated-content-on-social-media/
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-most-unworkable-internet-law-in-the-world-quebec-opens-the-door-to-mandating-minimum-french-content-quotas-for-user-generated-content-on-social-media/
Why do hundreds and hundreds of websites all incorrectly, and wierdly using identical phrases, insist that the the term 'blog' is short for 'web log' (True), "which was originally a record of server requests" (False)?
mybookjoy.com/2020/06/23/word-…
mybookjoy.com/2020/06/23/word-…
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Why do hundreds and hundreds of websites all incorrectly, and wierdly using identical phrases, insist that the the term 'blog' is short for 'web log' (True), "which was originally a record of server requests" (False)?
mybookjoy.com/2020/06/23/word-…
mybookjoy.com/2020/06/23/word-…
Turkey accomplished!
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Turkey accomplished!
It's almost like DOGE was a completely unserious smokescreen for the dumbest of MAGA...
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's almost like DOGE was a completely unserious smokescreen for the dumbest of MAGA...
When you're running so low on fake criminals to arrest for made up reasons, so you try to expand the pool a bit!
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/upstate-naturalization-ceremonies-canceled-uscis-21180365.php
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/upstate-naturalization-ceremonies-canceled-uscis-21180365.php
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www.timesunion.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
When you're running so low on fake criminals to arrest for made up reasons, so you try to expand the pool a bit!
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/upstate-naturalization-ceremonies-canceled-uscis-21180365.php
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/upstate-naturalization-ceremonies-canceled-uscis-21180365.php
Apparently, the most effective child-behaviour modification technique is "mean", and "not very nice".
But it works!
But it works!
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Apparently, the most effective child-behaviour modification technique is "mean", and "not very nice".
But it works!
But it works!
My final disposition on corporate social media...
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My final disposition on corporate social media...
"Such an update allows the company in China to create an update that allows the bus to not run in any way. "
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
Dybt i et norsk fjeld blev en kinesisk bybus splittet ad. En status på vores frygt
En kinesisk bus blev nøje analyseret for mystiske signaler.
www.zetland.dk
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Such an update allows the company in China to create an update that allows the bus to not run in any way. "
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
www.zetland.dk/historie/svN...
"The plane was fueled with 38,000 gallons at the time, due to the lengthy trip to Hawaii - sparking a fire that spread to cover FIVE MILES."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15259115/Plane-crash-Louisville-Kentucky.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15259115/Plane-crash-Louisville-Kentucky.html
Seven killed when UPS cargo plane explodes upon takeoff at Louisville airport
The MD-11 plane exploded around 5.15pm as it departed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"The plane was fueled with 38,000 gallons at the time, due to the lengthy trip to Hawaii - sparking a fire that spread to cover FIVE MILES."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15259115/Plane-crash-Louisville-Kentucky.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15259115/Plane-crash-Louisville-Kentucky.html
So I guess they don't have to say "papers, please" before violating your civil liberties any more...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/us-gives-local-police-a-face-scanning-app-similar-to-one-used-by-ice-agents/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/us-gives-local-police-a-face-scanning-app-similar-to-one-used-by-ice-agents/
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So I guess they don't have to say "papers, please" before violating your civil liberties any more...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/us-gives-local-police-a-face-scanning-app-similar-to-one-used-by-ice-agents/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/us-gives-local-police-a-face-scanning-app-similar-to-one-used-by-ice-agents/