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bolson @bolson.org · 5h

I want to play "girlfriend of founder of antifa" game but can't find just the right Expanse gif of Camina or Naomi.

(we love Chrisjen but she's way to establishment for this game)

bolson @bolson.org · 6h

supercharge the fan that keeps the suit inflated and put a filter on the inlet and you're wearing a huge fabulous PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator)

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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bolson @bolson.org · 1d

Non-public posts has always been my top feature desire for bluesky. Right now I'd bet on Blacksky doing it first. Can't wait to see it

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

If this becomes a big enough problem, we can switch gears over time! When Blacksky Private Posts ships (eventually) that won't touch Bluesky services at all and we (the Blacksky community) can decide collectively how we want that to work (maybe we don't allow images/videos at all!) 10/11

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bolson @bolson.org · 2d

Central Vermont last weekend

a forested mountain seen from 50m up by drone photography; a few bright red maples, oranges, evergreens, but also quite a lot of brown trees due to drought

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bolson @bolson.org · 2d

Accelerationism: make things worse faster so that people get fed up and have a revolution to make things better

This is dumb: good is good and bad is bad

This is dumb: are you *sure* you'll get the revolution you want?

This is bad: in bad times, the weak suffer the most

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bolson @bolson.org · 3d

B5 and DS9 are classic-still-good I'd recommend to almost anyone. I hated the BSG finale so much I regret having watched the last two seasons of it. BSG pilot and season 1 was some inspired perfect TV tho (dark, but well made).

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bolson @bolson.org · 3d

F: G, Is your port open for docking?
G: F, my port is open, dock at your pleasure.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

#ICYMI: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.

A GAO report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...

www.propublica.org

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bolson @bolson.org · 4d

don't rely on having a professional or business presence on facebook

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

ironically this wasted even more time, but by GOD it felt nice

bolson @bolson.org · 5d

I like waffles but at home those are the 'special occasion' breakfast because pancake setup and cleanup is easier. (it's the same batter, just pan vs waffle machine) On a good morning I can go zero to first pancake on plate in 15 minutes.

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bolson @bolson.org · 5d

I think it was about a year ago that bsky annouced that maybe they'd take subscriptions and then just ... never did. Did a good merch sale tho on the 'no caesars' shirt.

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bolson @bolson.org · 6d

my office window for the day

central Vermont woods, with yellows oranges and reds as the leaves change for fall, seen out of a garage door

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bolson @bolson.org · 7d

My amazing partner got us tickets to the _first stop_ on Martha Wells' book tour for "Queen Demon"!
bsky.app/profile/mart...

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bolson @bolson.org · 7d

The alt-text for this should have read:
"Sexy goofball Ryan Reynolds holds a light saber in the movie 'Free Guy'"

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bolson @bolson.org · 7d

I was half asleep and the bot added that and ... It's not wrong

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

a man wearing glasses is holding a blue light saber

Alt: a man wearing glasses is holding a blue light saber

media.tenor.com

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Vvalkyri @vvalkyri.bsky.social · 8d

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

it's an adobe acrobat

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

If I make a mud-straw golem perform circus ...

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

Like groupcache, e.g. "what if memcached was built into your server tasks" github.com/golang/group...

GitHub - golang/groupcache: groupcache is a caching and cache-filling library, intended as a replacement for memcached in many cases.

groupcache is a caching and cache-filling library, intended as a replacement for memcached in many cases. - golang/groupcache

github.com

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

I wish things like etcd existed as libraries such that I could link them into my server binary; I run 5 copies of my server they mesh themselves together and provide etcd services and I don't have to manage launching 5 copies of a separate binary and having my thing connect to those things

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

once we know how to do something with computers, it's just another family of algorithms to teach in Computer Science classes

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bolson @bolson.org · 8d

old joke: "Artificial Intelligence" is the study of what we don't yet know how to do with computers

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bolson @bolson.org · 10d

Yeah, also better than Banks' "Culture" novels in which super intelligent AI takes over but decided to keep us as pampered pets

bolson @bolson.org · 11d

This is beautiful and I need to go print some physical signs like this

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