Ben Schmidt
freeptop.bsky.social
Ben Schmidt
@freeptop.bsky.social
I tell robots how to do their jobs. Pragmatic Progressive. SFF fan. Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Former Industrial DJ. Painter of tiny starships and mechs. Huge nerd (which should have been obvious from the rest of the profile). He/him.
The only way to send a message is to vote. If you don’t vote, you’re just part if the plurality of Americans who don’t vote at all - your “message” is just noise. Voting in the primary is how you send a message.
February 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
To be clear, I love this because it shows that genAI isn't doing any sort of logical deduction, it isn't "thinking" or reasoning. It's just a pattern matcher. It doesn't deliver on what its promoters claim it can do.
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Think of it this way - they were able to become an interstellar species using only materials from Lothlorien. Seems like that would require them to be rather good! 🤣
February 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
And finally, another obscure on-screen ship. This time one that was a blurry background ship in the Rebel Fleet at the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi.
The Sullustan Dreadnaught
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
And now, a ship that appeared on-screen in the Original Trilogy! Albeit as a blurry background ship at the very end of Empire Strikes Back.
The Rebel Fuel Tanker
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
First up, a Rebel Assault Frigate Mark I Type I (a minimally altered Dreadnaught, basically).
All ships in this thread were acquired from @melminiatures.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Every league that has a hard cap has revenue sharing. In Cap systems, it's generally based on revenue, rather than spending, and it's mandatory, so there isn't a need for an incentive.
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Why would revenue sharing be gone with a salary cap? The NHL has a salary cap with hard floor and ceiling and has revenue sharing. The limits for the NHL are set based on insuring players get 50% of the revenue, so sharing is pretty much mandatory for that to happen in practice.
January 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Okay, one more shot: all of these together
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
And finally (for now), a Venator Star Destroyer with the too hangar bay doors open
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM