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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 1d

grateful to hear him say this out loud — too few institutions have this decency and courage

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

u.afp.com/SmAy

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 1d

This is not good. When you're running Windows on a mini-PC controlling your astrophotography rig, you want it to be light and nimble. In fact, some companies that sell these mini-PCs (e.g., MeLE) ship with a modified OOBE that doesn't ask for a Microsoft login.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/w...

No account? No Windows 11 for you, says Microsoft

: Workaround sent to the big OOBE in the sky with latest Insider builds

www.theregister.com

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 1d

And the Washington Post that we had during the first Trump administration would be methodically cataloging his lies.

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 1d

Phrases like "violating the law" and "lying" are useful here.

Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 3d

This is not what democracy looks like.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 4d

Three years earlier, @tmbg.bsky.social came along and created this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAMR...

They Might Be Giants - The Mesopotamians (official TMBG video)

YouTube video by ParticleMen

www.youtube.com

Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 4d

This is not what democracy looks like.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

“The source told CBS News that [Kash Patel and Dan Bongino] asked for "large, beefy" agents to conduct an arrest of Comey "in full kit," including Kevlar vests and exterior wear emblazoned with the FBI logo.” The leadership of the FBI is now in the hands of infantile psychopaths.

The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say

The FBI is considering carrying out a "showy" arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, sources tell CBS News.

www.cbsnews.com

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 5d

Why don't the real police arrest them, as they would any other things who engaged in this sort of behavior?

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 5d

Serious question: can't you just report "icy conditions"using Maps or Wayze?

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 6d

I'm not a fan of everything Newsom does, but this is a good move.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 6d

Gavin Newsom announces that any California university that caves to Trump and signs his “loyalty pledge” will be immediately defunded.

“CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS.”

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Joshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 8d

An update: my master dark frame was horrible broken, "infecting" my stacks and making them susceptible to this artifact. Also it introduced a nasty vertical line that I had to hide by aggressive darkening. I'll make a new dark library, and reprocess a few favorite images. Never a dull moment...

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