Ken Smoker
@ksmoker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
What I know for sure just ain’t so.
[bridged from https://mstdn.social/@ksmoker on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://mstdn.social/@ksmoker on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Humans are amazing. https://mastodon.social/@derekvanvliet/115447598447927756
Derek van Vliet (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 video while you were studying the blade, me and my mutuals were doing this
mastodon.social
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Humans are amazing. https://mastodon.social/@derekvanvliet/115447598447927756
(Sir) Kenneth Branagh’s finest moment. https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies/115427561158230193
Merlin Mann (@[email protected])
Saturday is St. Crispian's Day. So, get some sleep. Especially if you're a Welsh longbowman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFHRNGYfuo
mastodon.social
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
(Sir) Kenneth Branagh’s finest moment. https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies/115427561158230193
Wow! Did his camera explode or something? How, pray tell, might have gotten so injured as to require hospitalization?
https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115300960756536683
https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115300960756536683
Aure Free Press :verified: (@[email protected])
Journalist hospitalized after attempting to photograph ICE agents in public elevator #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews https://share.newsbreak.com/f9epywl4
mstdn.social
October 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Wow! Did his camera explode or something? How, pray tell, might have gotten so injured as to require hospitalization?
https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115300960756536683
https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115300960756536683
Listened to @pluralistic give a talk at #cornell on AI and surviving the corporate hype machine. Happy to report that he is just as engaging in person as he is in his writing.
Sadly, I couldn’t stay for the subsequent reception, so I couldn’t check in with the poor kid (presumably entering the […]
Sadly, I couldn’t stay for the subsequent reception, so I couldn’t check in with the poor kid (presumably entering the […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
September 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Listened to @pluralistic give a talk at #cornell on AI and surviving the corporate hype machine. Happy to report that he is just as engaging in person as he is in his writing.
Sadly, I couldn’t stay for the subsequent reception, so I couldn’t check in with the poor kid (presumably entering the […]
Sadly, I couldn’t stay for the subsequent reception, so I couldn’t check in with the poor kid (presumably entering the […]
The most important skill for the managerial class is to sound utterly confident even when you don’t know what you’re talking about.
GenAI fits perfectly into this worldview. https://mastodon.social/@panther_modern/115009706024343289
GenAI fits perfectly into this worldview. https://mastodon.social/@panther_modern/115009706024343289
Panther Modern (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image brutal takedown of genAI in a reddit comment
mastodon.social
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The most important skill for the managerial class is to sound utterly confident even when you don’t know what you’re talking about.
GenAI fits perfectly into this worldview. https://mastodon.social/@panther_modern/115009706024343289
GenAI fits perfectly into this worldview. https://mastodon.social/@panther_modern/115009706024343289
August 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Ken Smoker
This ride has come to an end. Buffalo to Albany (376 miles) in six glorious days with two absolute legends and human gems. Lots of laughs, deep thoughts, and talking shite. We survived three days of extreme heat, a day of wind and showers, and saw some […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
June 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This ride has come to an end. Buffalo to Albany (376 miles) in six glorious days with two absolute legends and human gems. Lots of laughs, deep thoughts, and talking shite. We survived three days of extreme heat, a day of wind and showers, and saw some […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
Finger Lakes Weekend Cycling Weather Review:
Fabulous!
👎 High AQI
👍 Perfect temperature, Coddington Rd South of Caroline Depot is freshly paved, Honeypot Rd has been freshly swept.
#ithacany #Cycling #fingerlakesny
Fabulous!
👎 High AQI
👍 Perfect temperature, Coddington Rd South of Caroline Depot is freshly paved, Honeypot Rd has been freshly swept.
#ithacany #Cycling #fingerlakesny
June 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Finger Lakes Weekend Cycling Weather Review:
Fabulous!
👎 High AQI
👍 Perfect temperature, Coddington Rd South of Caroline Depot is freshly paved, Honeypot Rd has been freshly swept.
#ithacany #Cycling #fingerlakesny
Fabulous!
👎 High AQI
👍 Perfect temperature, Coddington Rd South of Caroline Depot is freshly paved, Honeypot Rd has been freshly swept.
#ithacany #Cycling #fingerlakesny
“Government should be run like a business!”
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114636661157467497
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114636661157467497
ProPublica (@[email protected])
“I think that mistakes were made,” said Sahil Lavingia, who worked at DOGE for nearly two months, about the AI tool he developed. “I’m sure mistakes were made. Mistakes are always made.” To see his work for yourself, here's our analysis of the prompts he used: https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ai-tool-doge-veterans-affairs-contracts-sahil-lavingia?utm_source=mastodon&utm;_medium=social&utm;_campaign=mastodon-post #AI #Technology #Tech #LLM
newsie.social
June 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Government should be run like a business!”
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114636661157467497
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114636661157467497
Reposted by Ken Smoker
TFW you text someone a “quick update” at 5AM except they are awake and reply and suddenly you are in a conversation that you are not prepared for.
June 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
TFW you text someone a “quick update” at 5AM except they are awake and reply and suddenly you are in a conversation that you are not prepared for.
“I am not going to take up too much time covering everything on this slide”
(Reads aloud every bullet listed in the slide.)
(Reads aloud every bullet listed in the slide.)
April 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“I am not going to take up too much time covering everything on this slide”
(Reads aloud every bullet listed in the slide.)
(Reads aloud every bullet listed in the slide.)
Thankful that the worst flame war I’ve encountered in my Mastodon feed over the past couple of years was about the efficacy of wearing bike helmets. So much less toxic here than the in the brief forays I make into some bluesky thread, never mind the other “traditional” sites.
March 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thankful that the worst flame war I’ve encountered in my Mastodon feed over the past couple of years was about the efficacy of wearing bike helmets. So much less toxic here than the in the brief forays I make into some bluesky thread, never mind the other “traditional” sites.
#skafriday
Facing the howling abyss with my skank on.
Facing the howling abyss with my skank on.
March 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#skafriday
Facing the howling abyss with my skank on.
Facing the howling abyss with my skank on.
Ugh. I have only seen one of the movies on this list. I may eventually see one or two others, but that’s probably it. https://mastodon.social/@tvaziri/114027253911133562
Todd Vaziri (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image
I mean…
mastodon.social
February 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Ugh. I have only seen one of the movies on this list. I may eventually see one or two others, but that’s probably it. https://mastodon.social/@tvaziri/114027253911133562
Waiting while my mother-in-law has her nails done and I can’t get over the racks and racks of nail polish, all clearly labeled with a unique color number, but not organized in any discernible way.
February 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Waiting while my mother-in-law has her nails done and I can’t get over the racks and racks of nail polish, all clearly labeled with a unique color number, but not organized in any discernible way.
Apple Music has presented me with a list of “Essential Japanoise Albums”.
Japanoise?? Click.
I am only two songs into 2ROI2PO by Boris & Merzbow and I can already feel the gravitational pull of this new wormhole.
Japanoise?? Click.
I am only two songs into 2ROI2PO by Boris & Merzbow and I can already feel the gravitational pull of this new wormhole.
December 24, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Apple Music has presented me with a list of “Essential Japanoise Albums”.
Japanoise?? Click.
I am only two songs into 2ROI2PO by Boris & Merzbow and I can already feel the gravitational pull of this new wormhole.
Japanoise?? Click.
I am only two songs into 2ROI2PO by Boris & Merzbow and I can already feel the gravitational pull of this new wormhole.
Initial reaction: How the heck did I end up on their catalog mailing list?
After flipping thrilling a few pages: How the heck have they not targeted me sooner?
After flipping thrilling a few pages: How the heck have they not targeted me sooner?
December 14, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Initial reaction: How the heck did I end up on their catalog mailing list?
After flipping thrilling a few pages: How the heck have they not targeted me sooner?
After flipping thrilling a few pages: How the heck have they not targeted me sooner?
I walk past this guy every morning on my way to and from the gym and, every day, I hope he’s out there somewhere living his best life.
#dailymeditation
#dailymeditation
December 8, 2024 at 2:19 PM
I walk past this guy every morning on my way to and from the gym and, every day, I hope he’s out there somewhere living his best life.
#dailymeditation
#dailymeditation
I just spent five minutes laughing at myself in the mirror and I think I finally understand why everyone is so excited about cannabis.
December 7, 2024 at 2:42 AM
I just spent five minutes laughing at myself in the mirror and I think I finally understand why everyone is so excited about cannabis.
Sitting here reading Questlove’s Hip-Hop is History with a classic hip-hop/rap playlist playing in the background and having my mind alternately blown by Questlove’s insights and the retrospective revelations I am hearing in the music.
November 29, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Sitting here reading Questlove’s Hip-Hop is History with a classic hip-hop/rap playlist playing in the background and having my mind alternately blown by Questlove’s insights and the retrospective revelations I am hearing in the music.
Anybody had any luck using bridgy fed (https://fed.brid.gy) to mirror mastodon accounts on bluesky?
November 15, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Anybody had any luck using bridgy fed (https://fed.brid.gy) to mirror mastodon accounts on bluesky?