gordonmcdowell
@gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
Video editor. Programmer. Had a strong dislike of creamed corn long before even watching Twin Peaks. Supporter of nuclear power, both boring and not.
Pinned
I’m now a member of the “tried to watch Tron Ares” club.
Matt Zoller Seitz at Roger Ebert dot Com gave it 4/4 stars.
“If they’d played it again right after I saw it for the first time, I would have gladly stayed in my seat.” says Matt.
Matt Zoller Seitz at Roger Ebert dot Com gave it 4/4 stars.
“If they’d played it again right after I saw it for the first time, I would have gladly stayed in my seat.” says Matt.
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I’m now a member of the “tried to watch Tron Ares” club.
Matt Zoller Seitz at Roger Ebert dot Com gave it 4/4 stars.
“If they’d played it again right after I saw it for the first time, I would have gladly stayed in my seat.” says Matt.
Matt Zoller Seitz at Roger Ebert dot Com gave it 4/4 stars.
“If they’d played it again right after I saw it for the first time, I would have gladly stayed in my seat.” says Matt.
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you know I had to do this
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
you know I had to do this
Why do I (when I search by price) see video projectors on Amazon with a resolution of 320 x 240 ?
How is that even a thing?
How is that even a thing?
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Why do I (when I search by price) see video projectors on Amazon with a resolution of 320 x 240 ?
How is that even a thing?
How is that even a thing?
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This refueling video from Destin is excellent.
His nuclear submarine series, and this surface reactor series have been a treat
youtu.be/v0afQ6w3Bjw
His nuclear submarine series, and this surface reactor series have been a treat
youtu.be/v0afQ6w3Bjw
Refueling a NUCLEAR REACTOR - Smarter Every Day 311
YouTube video by SmarterEveryDay
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This refueling video from Destin is excellent.
His nuclear submarine series, and this surface reactor series have been a treat
youtu.be/v0afQ6w3Bjw
His nuclear submarine series, and this surface reactor series have been a treat
youtu.be/v0afQ6w3Bjw
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#Nuclear #Thorium
#China #钍 #TMSR
Media news!
【新闻直播间】科技推动力·钍基熔盐堆建成 我国核能科技实现新突破
www.cas.cn/spx/202511/t...
"Thorium-based Molten Salt Reactor Completed, Marking a New Breakthrough in my country's Nuclear Energy Technology"
76 MB vid 7:19
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
via x.com/FissionLiquide
#China #钍 #TMSR
Media news!
【新闻直播间】科技推动力·钍基熔盐堆建成 我国核能科技实现新突破
www.cas.cn/spx/202511/t...
"Thorium-based Molten Salt Reactor Completed, Marking a New Breakthrough in my country's Nuclear Energy Technology"
76 MB vid 7:19
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
via x.com/FissionLiquide
www.cas.cn
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#Nuclear #Thorium
#China #钍 #TMSR
Media news!
【新闻直播间】科技推动力·钍基熔盐堆建成 我国核能科技实现新突破
www.cas.cn/spx/202511/t...
"Thorium-based Molten Salt Reactor Completed, Marking a New Breakthrough in my country's Nuclear Energy Technology"
76 MB vid 7:19
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
via x.com/FissionLiquide
#China #钍 #TMSR
Media news!
【新闻直播间】科技推动力·钍基熔盐堆建成 我国核能科技实现新突破
www.cas.cn/spx/202511/t...
"Thorium-based Molten Salt Reactor Completed, Marking a New Breakthrough in my country's Nuclear Energy Technology"
76 MB vid 7:19
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
via x.com/FissionLiquide
Had one hour in an Apple Store with an iPhone 17 Pro and it wasn’t enough time to fully explore one question: Dual Camera capture, is it 2x 4K or 1080P?
Answer: DoubleTake UI is buggy. Says 4K but shoots 1080P. Toggling camera choices gets around the bug.
Answer: DoubleTake UI is buggy. Says 4K but shoots 1080P. Toggling camera choices gets around the bug.
September 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Had one hour in an Apple Store with an iPhone 17 Pro and it wasn’t enough time to fully explore one question: Dual Camera capture, is it 2x 4K or 1080P?
Answer: DoubleTake UI is buggy. Says 4K but shoots 1080P. Toggling camera choices gets around the bug.
Answer: DoubleTake UI is buggy. Says 4K but shoots 1080P. Toggling camera choices gets around the bug.
GPC Green Party of Canada's Elizabeth May is delaying member's vote on nuclear power policies, including a proposal to lift GPC's blanket opposition against #nuclear power. According to United Nations ECE lifecycle report, nuclear is THE single LOWEST-CARBON source of electricity. #cdnpoli
September 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Voted ("NO") on Elizabeth May's continued leadership of GPC in Leadership Review vote, Green Party of Canada.
Is May's fault EMay didn't participate in the debate. May's delay of nuclear power policy vote. Excludes 70% of Canadians from running as GPC. Drop-in candidates didn't get 100 sigs.
Is May's fault EMay didn't participate in the debate. May's delay of nuclear power policy vote. Excludes 70% of Canadians from running as GPC. Drop-in candidates didn't get 100 sigs.
Most Parties have honest debriefs about how a campaign went. Not so with the GPC, the Party wants to sweep the problems under the rug.
The Green Party of Canada needs new leadership, vote "No" in the upcoming leadership review. #gpc #greenparty #cdnpoli
The Green Party of Canada needs new leadership, vote "No" in the upcoming leadership review. #gpc #greenparty #cdnpoli
NEW: The Ontario Liberals allowed Doug Ford to define himself and go unchallenged on Donald Trump's tariffs during the snap election, an internal campaign debrief has found. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1140251...
globalnews.ca/news/1140251...
September 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Voted ("NO") on Elizabeth May's continued leadership of GPC in Leadership Review vote, Green Party of Canada.
Is May's fault EMay didn't participate in the debate. May's delay of nuclear power policy vote. Excludes 70% of Canadians from running as GPC. Drop-in candidates didn't get 100 sigs.
Is May's fault EMay didn't participate in the debate. May's delay of nuclear power policy vote. Excludes 70% of Canadians from running as GPC. Drop-in candidates didn't get 100 sigs.
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#Nuclear #Thorium
#China #钍 #TMSR
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
Sad to see SINAP website in B&W today for mourning...
www.sinap.cas.cn/xwzx/zhxw/20...
Death notice for Xu Hongji (who headed the TMSR project). He "passed away in Shanghai at 8:15 AM on September 14, 2025, at the age of 70."
#China #钍 #TMSR
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
Sad to see SINAP website in B&W today for mourning...
www.sinap.cas.cn/xwzx/zhxw/20...
Death notice for Xu Hongji (who headed the TMSR project). He "passed away in Shanghai at 8:15 AM on September 14, 2025, at the age of 70."
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#Nuclear #Thorium
#China #钍 #TMSR
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
Sad to see SINAP website in B&W today for mourning...
www.sinap.cas.cn/xwzx/zhxw/20...
Death notice for Xu Hongji (who headed the TMSR project). He "passed away in Shanghai at 8:15 AM on September 14, 2025, at the age of 70."
#China #钍 #TMSR
CC @gordonmcdowell.bsky.social
Sad to see SINAP website in B&W today for mourning...
www.sinap.cas.cn/xwzx/zhxw/20...
Death notice for Xu Hongji (who headed the TMSR project). He "passed away in Shanghai at 8:15 AM on September 14, 2025, at the age of 70."
AppleCare+ is constant regardless of RAM or SSD storage. iPhone 17 Pro: 256GB or 1TB storage both (AppleCare) $13.49/mo.
"That's $1600 CAD or $2200 phone, not a crazy delta!"
MBP 16" MAX: $5500 CAD to $10,300. Same $190/yr AC+!
One can "budget" to fixed $, but AC+ will be different.
"That's $1600 CAD or $2200 phone, not a crazy delta!"
MBP 16" MAX: $5500 CAD to $10,300. Same $190/yr AC+!
One can "budget" to fixed $, but AC+ will be different.
September 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
AppleCare+ is constant regardless of RAM or SSD storage. iPhone 17 Pro: 256GB or 1TB storage both (AppleCare) $13.49/mo.
"That's $1600 CAD or $2200 phone, not a crazy delta!"
MBP 16" MAX: $5500 CAD to $10,300. Same $190/yr AC+!
One can "budget" to fixed $, but AC+ will be different.
"That's $1600 CAD or $2200 phone, not a crazy delta!"
MBP 16" MAX: $5500 CAD to $10,300. Same $190/yr AC+!
One can "budget" to fixed $, but AC+ will be different.
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I have lots to say and I am convincing myself to say as little as possible, but I don't think a society that has been absolutely saturated in unavoidable looping videos of snuff films for a decade is one that can hold. Power will and has coalesced around those who best weaponize the snuff films.
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I have lots to say and I am convincing myself to say as little as possible, but I don't think a society that has been absolutely saturated in unavoidable looping videos of snuff films for a decade is one that can hold. Power will and has coalesced around those who best weaponize the snuff films.
CANDU was created to solve a challenge this country faces again today: avoiding dependence on USA nuclear technology.
macleans.ca/politics/how...
macleans.ca/politics/how...
How Canada Can Become a Nuclear Superpower - Macleans.ca
The CANDU reactor, a 70-year-old Canadian technology, is our ace in the hole
macleans.ca
August 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
CANDU was created to solve a challenge this country faces again today: avoiding dependence on USA nuclear technology.
macleans.ca/politics/how...
macleans.ca/politics/how...
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Univ. of New Brunswick has opened its Advanced Nuclear Reactors Laboratory to accelerate R&D, technical support, and workforce development. Moltex Energy, a UNB research partner for more than 7 years, noted that the facilities are specifically designed to handle molten salts. 1/2
UNB’s CNER opens cutting-edge lab to support Canada’s nuclear energy future
This afternoon, the Centre for Nuclear Research (CNER) at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) formally opened their new Advanced Nuclear Reactors Laboratory (ANRL).
blogs.unb.ca
July 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Univ. of New Brunswick has opened its Advanced Nuclear Reactors Laboratory to accelerate R&D, technical support, and workforce development. Moltex Energy, a UNB research partner for more than 7 years, noted that the facilities are specifically designed to handle molten salts. 1/2
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"If we have time, we'll make a copy of the list. In case something happens to the first list."
youtu.be/Vooevgm4HIQ?...
youtu.be/Vooevgm4HIQ?...
Grayson Moorhead Securities: Investment Practices - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
July 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"If we have time, we'll make a copy of the list. In case something happens to the first list."
youtu.be/Vooevgm4HIQ?...
youtu.be/Vooevgm4HIQ?...
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@jonfavs.bsky.social July 11 discussion about Tesla’s commitment to the environment: Integrating Grok with Tesla means integrating gas turbines which help power it.
Don’t see how company making batteries and solar panels does that, if environment was a priority.
Don’t see how company making batteries and solar panels does that, if environment was a priority.
July 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@jonfavs.bsky.social July 11 discussion about Tesla’s commitment to the environment: Integrating Grok with Tesla means integrating gas turbines which help power it.
Don’t see how company making batteries and solar panels does that, if environment was a priority.
Don’t see how company making batteries and solar panels does that, if environment was a priority.
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Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless."
July 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless."
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome President of the United States of America?
July 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome President of the United States of America?
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Like I said, previous Elon back down was only temporary, even when it came to his Epstein tweet that he took down. Like Trump, his basic nature is scorched earth. www.thedailybeast.com//elon-musk-d...
Musk Demands Epstein Files Release While Mounting Last-Minute Attack on Trump’s Megabill
The billionaire previously alleged that Trump’s name appears in the files.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Like I said, previous Elon back down was only temporary, even when it came to his Epstein tweet that he took down. Like Trump, his basic nature is scorched earth. www.thedailybeast.com//elon-musk-d...
According to Wolff, Trump said, “‘actually, we dropped a dime to The New York Times ... on Elon’s drug taking.”
Wolff said he has no idea if someone in Trump’s team was actually the source of that story, but “he is just claiming credit for that now.”
Wolff said he has no idea if someone in Trump’s team was actually the source of that story, but “he is just claiming credit for that now.”
July 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
According to Wolff, Trump said, “‘actually, we dropped a dime to The New York Times ... on Elon’s drug taking.”
Wolff said he has no idea if someone in Trump’s team was actually the source of that story, but “he is just claiming credit for that now.”
Wolff said he has no idea if someone in Trump’s team was actually the source of that story, but “he is just claiming credit for that now.”
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I wish Elon would stop making sense so I did not have to agree with him so much this week.
July 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I wish Elon would stop making sense so I did not have to agree with him so much this week.
Update: This is no longer urgent or pertinent to our school.
MacBook Pro 2012, Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, and 2 supposedly Mini DisplayPort cables. Only 1 of them fits. What the F is going on? I only had the not-fitting one on-hand at first, and felt like I was losing my mind... it does NOT fit, so what is it? (The other end on both cables is HDMI.)
June 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Update: This is no longer urgent or pertinent to our school.
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MacBook Pro 2012, Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, and 2 supposedly Mini DisplayPort cables. Only 1 of them fits. What the F is going on? I only had the not-fitting one on-hand at first, and felt like I was losing my mind... it does NOT fit, so what is it? (The other end on both cables is HDMI.)
May 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
MacBook Pro 2012, Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, and 2 supposedly Mini DisplayPort cables. Only 1 of them fits. What the F is going on? I only had the not-fitting one on-hand at first, and felt like I was losing my mind... it does NOT fit, so what is it? (The other end on both cables is HDMI.)
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Apple Turnover: hypercritical.co/2025/05/09/a...
Apple Turnover
hypercritical.co
May 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Apple Turnover: hypercritical.co/2025/05/09/a...