@jacobwisner.bsky.social
Data specialist and legal tech developer. Former nuclear engineer and physicist. Opinions are my own. He/Him Grey+A
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Accessibility just means everyone being able to use or get the same enjoyment that everyone else takes for granted.
December 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Accessibility just means everyone being able to use or get the same enjoyment that everyone else takes for granted.
Good roundup of the great games, big and small, of 2025 - by @kyleor.land
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Good roundup of the great games, big and small, of 2025 - by @kyleor.land
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The Onion, non-stop winning
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Onion, non-stop winning
Best throw blanket I've ever used. Wish it were bigger, but damn this thing is comfy.
December 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Best throw blanket I've ever used. Wish it were bigger, but damn this thing is comfy.
Fuck this fucking fuck
December 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fuck this fucking fuck
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when people hear the word "autonomous" they jump straight to science fiction, but here in reality there isn't a single robot that doesn't require some level of human oversight and maintenance
“Because riders and passersby can be unreliable, Waymo pays workers in Los Angeles $20 or more for rescuing a robotaxi by closing a door, summoning help through an app called Honk that is like an Uber for towing companies.”
When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
Waymo robotaxis get stranded when a passenger leaves the door open. Tow truck operators can get paid $22 to close a door and set them free again.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
when people hear the word "autonomous" they jump straight to science fiction, but here in reality there isn't a single robot that doesn't require some level of human oversight and maintenance
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Y’all, the Castlevania: Awakening In The Moonlight musical by Takarazuka Revue is available legally on VOD with subtitles starting today until the end of March, this is a great adaptation and the women in this show are so good, PLUS this is a rare experiment globally
Please see it if you’re curious
Please see it if you’re curious
Takarazuka Revue “Castlevania: Awakening in the Moonlight" Worldwide streaming／『悪魔城ドラキュラ』全世界 動画配信実施
YouTube video by 宝塚歌劇 公式チャンネル Takarazuka Revue Company
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Y’all, the Castlevania: Awakening In The Moonlight musical by Takarazuka Revue is available legally on VOD with subtitles starting today until the end of March, this is a great adaptation and the women in this show are so good, PLUS this is a rare experiment globally
Please see it if you’re curious
Please see it if you’re curious
So waymo had to... create a special uber-like service... to summon real humans in meatspace to get unstuck...
“Because riders and passersby can be unreliable, Waymo pays workers in Los Angeles $20 or more for rescuing a robotaxi by closing a door, summoning help through an app called Honk that is like an Uber for towing companies.”
When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
Waymo robotaxis get stranded when a passenger leaves the door open. Tow truck operators can get paid $22 to close a door and set them free again.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
So waymo had to... create a special uber-like service... to summon real humans in meatspace to get unstuck...
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The Eagle Nebula is a dazzling stellar nursery. In it, a cluster of massive, hot stars, NGC 6611, has just been born.
The powerful light and strong winds from these massive new arrivals are shaping light-year long pillars.
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0926/ 🔭
📷 ESO
The powerful light and strong winds from these massive new arrivals are shaping light-year long pillars.
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0926/ 🔭
📷 ESO
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Eagle Nebula is a dazzling stellar nursery. In it, a cluster of massive, hot stars, NGC 6611, has just been born.
The powerful light and strong winds from these massive new arrivals are shaping light-year long pillars.
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0926/ 🔭
📷 ESO
The powerful light and strong winds from these massive new arrivals are shaping light-year long pillars.
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0926/ 🔭
📷 ESO
Oof they're really trying to prep us poors for being poorer, and thankful for it.
December 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Oof they're really trying to prep us poors for being poorer, and thankful for it.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
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I don’t know who may need to hear this, but:
Not every story needs to adhere to The Hero’s Journey template, which is not, in fact, universal, and the quality/value of a story shouldn’t be judged by how successfully it follows that template.
There’s no cheat code. Sorry!
Not every story needs to adhere to The Hero’s Journey template, which is not, in fact, universal, and the quality/value of a story shouldn’t be judged by how successfully it follows that template.
There’s no cheat code. Sorry!
December 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I don’t know who may need to hear this, but:
Not every story needs to adhere to The Hero’s Journey template, which is not, in fact, universal, and the quality/value of a story shouldn’t be judged by how successfully it follows that template.
There’s no cheat code. Sorry!
Not every story needs to adhere to The Hero’s Journey template, which is not, in fact, universal, and the quality/value of a story shouldn’t be judged by how successfully it follows that template.
There’s no cheat code. Sorry!
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Harkness... hmmm...
December 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Harkness... hmmm...
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if you're wondering why your trans friends everywhere are a little on edge right now, it's because a story about a radical conservative christian student abusing rules and processes to deliberately target a trans instructor consistently gets reframed to omit the entirety of the anti-trans bigotry
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
if you're wondering why your trans friends everywhere are a little on edge right now, it's because a story about a radical conservative christian student abusing rules and processes to deliberately target a trans instructor consistently gets reframed to omit the entirety of the anti-trans bigotry
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"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
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Some absolutely top notch orange cattery here
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Some absolutely top notch orange cattery here
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Okay if I can be selfish for a moment:
I'm delisted from itch. In the UK you literally can not see my profile.
A big chunk of my income, my living money, comes from bundles like this. It would mean a lot if you could share it, send it to friends. 🧵
itch.io/s/175443/ver...
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
I'm delisted from itch. In the UK you literally can not see my profile.
A big chunk of my income, my living money, comes from bundles like this. It would mean a lot if you could share it, send it to friends. 🧵
itch.io/s/175443/ver...
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
beep boop
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“On one flight in 1993, [Trump] and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump, and then-20-year-old XXXXX. On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case.”
December 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“On one flight in 1993, [Trump] and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump, and then-20-year-old XXXXX. On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case.”
New way of feeling old unlocked: hearing people refer to the entire previous century as the 1900s instead of decade by decade like the 70s and 90s...
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New way of feeling old unlocked: hearing people refer to the entire previous century as the 1900s instead of decade by decade like the 70s and 90s...
New career goal unlocked
I like to imagine that there is a rivalry between two top ham-sniffers: one, a meticulous keeper of precise traditions, the other a brash bad-boy with a colossal nose.
December 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New career goal unlocked