Ted Brunt
@tedbrunt.bsky.social
Co-owner Sticky Brain Studios. I know less and less as I go.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
Niagara has some crazy special climate #roses #photography
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Niagara has some crazy special climate #roses #photography
October in Ontario is a special time.
October 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
October in Ontario is a special time.
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Don't forget we are running a promotion this fall where every new subscription to the paper comes with a fab WEP t-shirt, seen here modelled by our publisher @hockeyesque.
There's never been a better time to support journalism in your community!
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October 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Don't forget we are running a promotion this fall where every new subscription to the paper comes with a fab WEP t-shirt, seen here modelled by our publisher @hockeyesque.
There's never been a better time to support journalism in your community!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
There's never been a better time to support journalism in your community!
www.westendphoenix.com/subscription...
When you catch that fleeting October light
October 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When you catch that fleeting October light
This is what I thought we were building the internet for.
While doing research on ancient languages for a novel I'm working on I discovered Dr. Martin Worthington at Cambridge University. After years of study, he's come up with an approximation of Akkadian. You can listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh here:
www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_...
www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_...
Hear The Epic of Gilgamesh Read in the Original Akkadian and Enjoy the Sounds of Mesopotamia
This clip gives you a taste of what Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature, sounds like in its mother tongue, Akkadian.
www.openculture.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is what I thought we were building the internet for.
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Encrypt Your Windows, Mac, or Linux Computer
Encrypting your computer's storage drive is a simple, but powerful tool to secure your data. When enabled, "full-disk" encryption (also known as device encryption) encrypts everything on your computer so it cannot be viewed without first entering a password when you log in.
Just to instructions for:
Windows
Mac
Linux...
ssd.eff.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
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SNL should have a full episode as if from a North Korean channel. Kinda SCTV.
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
SNL should have a full episode as if from a North Korean channel. Kinda SCTV.
Imagine an internet channel with all the fired late night hosts just being allowed to be creative. @teamcocopodcasts.bsky.social is the model.
September 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Imagine an internet channel with all the fired late night hosts just being allowed to be creative. @teamcocopodcasts.bsky.social is the model.
If you want to send a message to Disney, cancel ESPN. That, they care about.
September 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
If you want to send a message to Disney, cancel ESPN. That, they care about.
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"This type of language spurs on depraved people, deranged people who who take that as a cue."
Right, Speaker Johnson?
Right, Speaker Johnson?
September 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"This type of language spurs on depraved people, deranged people who who take that as a cue."
Right, Speaker Johnson?
Right, Speaker Johnson?
The book Elvissey had a whole religion based on the mythology around Elvis, warped over time. Seems kinda appropriate right now.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvissey
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvissey
Elvissey - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The book Elvissey had a whole religion based on the mythology around Elvis, warped over time. Seems kinda appropriate right now.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvissey
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvissey
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Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
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We want you to be able to:
Repair your own devices 🔨
Use encrypted messaging to chat with friends 👩💻
Watch all of the cat videos you want 🐈
EFF fights for your rights online. Help us by becoming a member today! eff.org/join
Repair your own devices 🔨
Use encrypted messaging to chat with friends 👩💻
Watch all of the cat videos you want 🐈
EFF fights for your rights online. Help us by becoming a member today! eff.org/join
35 Years for Privacy & Free Speech
EFF is on a mission to protect your civil liberties and human rights wherever they meet tech, but it’s only possible with your help.
supporters.eff.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We want you to be able to:
Repair your own devices 🔨
Use encrypted messaging to chat with friends 👩💻
Watch all of the cat videos you want 🐈
EFF fights for your rights online. Help us by becoming a member today! eff.org/join
Repair your own devices 🔨
Use encrypted messaging to chat with friends 👩💻
Watch all of the cat videos you want 🐈
EFF fights for your rights online. Help us by becoming a member today! eff.org/join
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New Podcast Episode:
MacBreak Weekly: Clothes by the Pound
A Replacement to FineWoven?
with @leolaporte.me, @alexlindsay.bsky.social, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone
MacBreak Weekly: Clothes by the Pound
A Replacement to FineWoven?
with @leolaporte.me, @alexlindsay.bsky.social, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone
Clothes by the Pound | TWiT.TV
The MacBreak Weekly panel is patiently waiting for Apple's September event! A story about stolen luggage at LAX being recovered thanks to an Apple AirTag diverges into a
twit.tv
September 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
New Podcast Episode:
MacBreak Weekly: Clothes by the Pound
A Replacement to FineWoven?
with @leolaporte.me, @alexlindsay.bsky.social, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone
MacBreak Weekly: Clothes by the Pound
A Replacement to FineWoven?
with @leolaporte.me, @alexlindsay.bsky.social, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone
Wow, that Paul Ruebens doc was well done. I always considered Pee Wee’s Playhouse lovely chaos. We watched it every week as young adults.
September 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Wow, that Paul Ruebens doc was well done. I always considered Pee Wee’s Playhouse lovely chaos. We watched it every week as young adults.
I think it’s wasted effort to demand a ‘release’ of the Epstein files. It will never, ever, happen with him in power. Just assume he has a leading role in them.
August 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I think it’s wasted effort to demand a ‘release’ of the Epstein files. It will never, ever, happen with him in power. Just assume he has a leading role in them.
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No one would be confused about what's happening if you saw it in another country. No one.
Let's keep focused on the broader pattern here. I've outlined it in six bullet points below. Viewed all in one place, it's quite ominous:
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
August 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
No one would be confused about what's happening if you saw it in another country. No one.
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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EFF helped take down a bogus podcasting patent with the public’s help. If the PERA or PREVAIL bills pass, that fight wouldn’t be possible today.
The PERA and PREVAIL Acts Would Make Bad Patents Easier to Get—and Harder to Fight
Two dangerous bills have been reintroduced in Congress that would reverse over a decade of progress in fighting patent trolls and making the patent system more balanced. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and the PREVAIL Act would each cause significant harm on their own. Together, they form a one-two punch—making it easier to obtain vague and overly broad patents, while making it harder for the public to challenge them.
www.eff.org
July 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
EFF helped take down a bogus podcasting patent with the public’s help. If the PERA or PREVAIL bills pass, that fight wouldn’t be possible today.
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🚨WIRED: Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🚨WIRED: Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.