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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 9h

I appreciate living in a place where I can buy beef straight out of the locker at the processing facility and hand my card to a member of the Sanchez family that has been raising cattle, sheep and goats on the island for generations.

Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 9h

Tastes like Kauai: Tenderloin from cattle raised in a pasture just up the hill from me, and purple sweet potatoes and green beans from our town's farmers market.

#yum #food

A plate with the meal described in the post.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13h

The Hawaiian state librarian is a cowardly POS, removing and altering banned books displays.

#libraries

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/hawaii-state-library-bans-displays-for-banned-books-week/

Hawai‘i State Library Bans Displays For Banned Books Week

The state librarian says the new guidelines help people avoid any confusion that the library is banning books.

www.civilbeat.org

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15h

Saying "no" works.

https://www.tmj4.com/news/racine-county/microsoft-pulls-plug-on-plans-for-244-acre-data-center-in-caledonia-after-community-pushback

Microsoft pulls plug on plans for 244-acre data center in Caledonia after community pushback

Microsoft has decided not to move forward with its proposed site for a data center in the Village of Caledonia after facing significant community pushback from residents.

www.tmj4.com

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Texas Guard arriving in Chicago looks like Attack of the Meal Team Clones. Just printing out copies of the same overweight mustachioed dude.

#Chicago #uspol

Two overweight dudes in camo National Guard uniforms carry duffles and rifles. They look like the same guy.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 1d

This is a longshot but I'm wondering if anyone in the #covid aware or covid research communities has ever come across this situation: Someone I know has an extreme immunological reaction to exposure to SARS-CoV-2. They know this because they have access to lab tests and they display sky-high […]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 1d

I want to pitch a story but if an editor wants it then I'll have to actually report and write it.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Met this porcupine pufferfish on Sunday. Say cheese.

#scuba #hawaii #ocean #fish

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Talked to my friend who is furloughed from an intel agency on Sunday. Told her to enjoy her furlough and that she'll get paid when it's over. She snorted and said, "Yeah maybe."

Every federal worker - including those now working without paying, like TSA - need to know the dictator's plan is to […]

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Stephen Sekula @steve.mastodon.cooleysekula.net.ap.brid.gy · 2d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics [Live Blog]

I am again live blogging impressions and reactions to the Nobel Prize in Physics. Live entries are below.

https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2025/10/06/the-2025-nobel-prize-in-physics-live-blog/

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics [Live Blog]

I am again live blogging impressions and reactions to the Nobel Prize in Physics. Live entries are below.

steve.cooleysekula.net

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@vinc Not interested in wiping my laptop but thanks. I updated drivers and reverted to earlier versions of Resolve and no luck. I've encountered other people having this issue despite having decent GPUs...reading around forums it doesn't seem unique.

Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

I think I have to give up on DaVinci Resolve for my very amateur video editing. I've followed all the guides for smooth playback of source videos and the program still chokes on my footage. I get jerky playback of 10-15 fps and it's just unusable. I really liked the program too and spent some […]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

The first person to complain that I posted a substack link gets....absolutely nothing except a mute.

Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Julia Doubleday continues to clearly explain the stakes of constant #covid re-infections.

It's challenging for research study how large numbers of people are now operating at lower cognitive abilities than they used to. How do you capture a 10-20% drop in productivity at a paper-pushing job? Or […]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

USGS says episode 35 of the current eruption at the Halemaʻumaʻu crater will happen between Oct. 15 and 20. #volcano monitoring is considered essential during the government shutdown.

Episode 34 only lasted six hours but it was spectacular, shooting out 1300 foot tall lava fountains.

#hawaii […]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Several senior editors were laid off at Scientific American today. I heard one name but don't know the whole list.

#journalism #science #media

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

MOAR Treg CELLS PUHLEEZE

Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 2d

The people who discovered the immune cells that prevent the immune system from attacking the host won the Nobel Prize in Medicine & Physiology today. But they haven't fixed all of us with auto-immune problem, so fuck 'em. (I joke, I joke.)

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Oregon lawyer wants a second TRO incorporating the reasoning in support of yesterday’s and prohibiting the use of any federalized National Guard troops from anywhere in Portland. Immergut GRANTS this. 16/

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 4d

It's cool that our local star has a mastodon account.

@The_Sun

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 4d

I'm still flabbergasted I found a competent professional rooftop PV engineer who is troubleshooting and fixing my system.

It took a year+ to find him and I will treat him like gold. Our here in a literal and metaphorical island in the middle of the Pacific, if you find someone willing to fix […]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 4d

@jsit Das Boot if you love feeling despair crushing you like a mile of water over your head.

Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Sleepy #caturday. The dumb dog across the street didn't bark for the hour before and after dawn like usual so this one should be well-rested. However...

Close up of an orange Tabby's face from the side.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@bodhipaksa Hit shows that ended too soon:

The Expanse

That's all I've got. And I don't think it was much of a hit beyond a dedicated fan base.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Too tired to go to the weed shop.

Too sober to not go to the weed shop.

It's the stoner's paradox.