Dragon
@dragonsighted.bsky.social
Fledgling electronics tech, liker of retro games, tinkerer, dragon
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their brains on capitalism
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A really funny bit on it is part of their justification for having an empty train run instead of allowing passengers on is because they believed that allowing passengers on would harm service performance
A really funny bit on it is part of their justification for having an empty train run instead of allowing passengers on is because they believed that allowing passengers on would harm service performance
ORR reverses Avanti West Coast’s Manchester–London ‘ghost train’ plan
Plans to ban passengers from the peak train service between Manchester and London are abandoned.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
their brains on capitalism
after 41 hours, i finally beat a boss lmao
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
after 41 hours, i finally beat a boss lmao
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woah did one of my posts make it to discover lol
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
woah did one of my posts make it to discover lol
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wishing i could just press a button and become girl feelings hitting hard tonight
dunno if i'll ever be able to
dunno if i'll ever be able to
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
wishing i could just press a button and become girl feelings hitting hard tonight
dunno if i'll ever be able to
dunno if i'll ever be able to
kinda annoying that so many modern EVs are all about trying to showcase a bunch of pointless futuristic junk and i don't know of any ev being made now that's just 'this is a pretty normal car with normal amenities'
keep seeing stuff like the sunken in door handles and the weird cabins and asking why
keep seeing stuff like the sunken in door handles and the weird cabins and asking why
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
kinda annoying that so many modern EVs are all about trying to showcase a bunch of pointless futuristic junk and i don't know of any ev being made now that's just 'this is a pretty normal car with normal amenities'
keep seeing stuff like the sunken in door handles and the weird cabins and asking why
keep seeing stuff like the sunken in door handles and the weird cabins and asking why
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Its my birthday today! More importantly I finally got the new pins I teased up on my shop, my birthday gift to you all!!
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Its my birthday today! More importantly I finally got the new pins I teased up on my shop, my birthday gift to you all!!
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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I knew where it was all going with hardware prices (lesson learned from crypto and COVID), so I've built a new PC this March after only using laptop for a few years. It still sucks to see this mess happening again, gaming became unaffordable for a lot of people.
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026
You can spend $50 more to get an entire PS5 Pro.
www.tomshardware.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I knew where it was all going with hardware prices (lesson learned from crypto and COVID), so I've built a new PC this March after only using laptop for a few years. It still sucks to see this mess happening again, gaming became unaffordable for a lot of people.
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
up at 2:30am after falling asleep and missing another night of maybe doing things
don't know why i want to cry about it, but just got a big hit of realization about just having zero energy and scant few hours between work and sleep for more work
don't know why i want to cry about it, but just got a big hit of realization about just having zero energy and scant few hours between work and sleep for more work
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
up at 2:30am after falling asleep and missing another night of maybe doing things
don't know why i want to cry about it, but just got a big hit of realization about just having zero energy and scant few hours between work and sleep for more work
don't know why i want to cry about it, but just got a big hit of realization about just having zero energy and scant few hours between work and sleep for more work
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does the world really have to suck this bad?
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
does the world really have to suck this bad?
you ever wonder if all the hoopla around those 'core x86/64 CPU vulnerabilities' to force the TPM into the mainstream were a scam to get mass surveillance normalized?
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
you ever wonder if all the hoopla around those 'core x86/64 CPU vulnerabilities' to force the TPM into the mainstream were a scam to get mass surveillance normalized?
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i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
my recording 'boss' being so happy that I have a full time job and throwing a bunch of extra gigs on me at the same time has given me whiplash
i guess i don't get to have any weekends anymore
"best make the money while you can!!"
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i guess i don't get to have any weekends anymore
"best make the money while you can!!"
🫠
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
my recording 'boss' being so happy that I have a full time job and throwing a bunch of extra gigs on me at the same time has given me whiplash
i guess i don't get to have any weekends anymore
"best make the money while you can!!"
🫠
i guess i don't get to have any weekends anymore
"best make the money while you can!!"
🫠
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When you hear someone say we can’t do active or public transportation in the US, just know we are the global outlier - an aberrant society missing something that the rest of the world has already discovered or never forgot
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
When you hear someone say we can’t do active or public transportation in the US, just know we are the global outlier - an aberrant society missing something that the rest of the world has already discovered or never forgot
by the time i am emotionally, financially, and societally capable of getting laser hair removal, it feels like i'll be too old to enjoy the extent of the benefits
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
by the time i am emotionally, financially, and societally capable of getting laser hair removal, it feels like i'll be too old to enjoy the extent of the benefits
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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One of the best pieces I've read in awhile. Emily Bressler in @mcsweeneys.net writes "I Work for an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person":
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
One of the best pieces I've read in awhile. Emily Bressler in @mcsweeneys.net writes "I Work for an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person":
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
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A great way to take pressure off our beleaguered air transportation system is to fix our passenger rail system
America Is Taking the Train
Airport chaos is leading people to ride the Amtrak. Will they stick with it?
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A great way to take pressure off our beleaguered air transportation system is to fix our passenger rail system
my team at work has been clearing units faster than they can be pushed out; i should probably be worried about line stoppage, but having no free time where i am not just super tired and mentally worn has been rough
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
my team at work has been clearing units faster than they can be pushed out; i should probably be worried about line stoppage, but having no free time where i am not just super tired and mentally worn has been rough