Aaron
@thollos.bsky.social
Cat dad, gardener, climber, gamer. Occasional grump. He/they.
Philodendron erubescens 'White Wizard', Philodendron x 'Summer Glory', and Aglaonema pictum tricolor
Work was slow a couple days ago so I got to play with the light box. Some of these might show up on the DGC Instagram as part of a plant spotlight, but I had a fun time with it and wanted to share.
Work was slow a couple days ago so I got to play with the light box. Some of these might show up on the DGC Instagram as part of a plant spotlight, but I had a fun time with it and wanted to share.
March 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Philodendron erubescens 'White Wizard', Philodendron x 'Summer Glory', and Aglaonema pictum tricolor
Work was slow a couple days ago so I got to play with the light box. Some of these might show up on the DGC Instagram as part of a plant spotlight, but I had a fun time with it and wanted to share.
Work was slow a couple days ago so I got to play with the light box. Some of these might show up on the DGC Instagram as part of a plant spotlight, but I had a fun time with it and wanted to share.
After playing a few hours of #Civ7 I feel there are a lot of critiques, but it comes down to this: the game has great potential, but it was hamstrung by being both a console and PC release.
First time I've refunded a Civ game; guess I'll be playing Humankind til it goes on sale this summer.
First time I've refunded a Civ game; guess I'll be playing Humankind til it goes on sale this summer.
February 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
After playing a few hours of #Civ7 I feel there are a lot of critiques, but it comes down to this: the game has great potential, but it was hamstrung by being both a console and PC release.
First time I've refunded a Civ game; guess I'll be playing Humankind til it goes on sale this summer.
First time I've refunded a Civ game; guess I'll be playing Humankind til it goes on sale this summer.
Sometimes, it feels like life just sucks. But then I get to wake up with three cats snuggled up on the bed and I remember that it's not all bad.
February 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sometimes, it feels like life just sucks. But then I get to wake up with three cats snuggled up on the bed and I remember that it's not all bad.
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When they put the diss track ragging on you at the Super Bowl, into American Sign Language, it so far gone for you. There's now gestures that explain the diss into people who have never heard the song before. The destruction is total. bsky.app/profile/rvbd...
February 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When they put the diss track ragging on you at the Super Bowl, into American Sign Language, it so far gone for you. There's now gestures that explain the diss into people who have never heard the song before. The destruction is total. bsky.app/profile/rvbd...
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Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.
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@lawfare.bsky.social has launched a new page to keep track of executive actions related to national security and foreign policy, Lawfare analysis of the orders, and the legal challenges against them. Check the page out here: www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...
Trump's First 100 Days
Find President Trump's executive orders and analysis here.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
@lawfare.bsky.social has launched a new page to keep track of executive actions related to national security and foreign policy, Lawfare analysis of the orders, and the legal challenges against them. Check the page out here: www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...
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The way forward is the same as it’s always been - organize your neighborhood, your household, your workplace. Nobody is coming to save us except ourselves. Look out for one another.
January 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The way forward is the same as it’s always been - organize your neighborhood, your household, your workplace. Nobody is coming to save us except ourselves. Look out for one another.
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The answer to whether Biden's presidency will be considered a failure or if history will pass a kinder judgment is that it absolutely does not matter and you need to get out of the loser mindset of things like being vindicated by "history." Politics is about power and outcomes. It's not a TV show.
January 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The answer to whether Biden's presidency will be considered a failure or if history will pass a kinder judgment is that it absolutely does not matter and you need to get out of the loser mindset of things like being vindicated by "history." Politics is about power and outcomes. It's not a TV show.
Well, I guess I can thank Trump for one thing; watching the tech CEOs cozy up to him has finally given me the motivation to fully get off Facebook. Instagram is gonna be a little more complicated tho.
January 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Well, I guess I can thank Trump for one thing; watching the tech CEOs cozy up to him has finally given me the motivation to fully get off Facebook. Instagram is gonna be a little more complicated tho.
It can be difficult to judge a film's quality by its trailer, but I'm getting major 'World War Z' vibes from what I've seen. If you're going to make almost no attempt to stay faithful to the tone and story of the original media then don't bother.
The Electric State on Netflix | When is an adaptation not an adaptation?
Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi adventure The Electric State adapts a much-loved art book by Simon Stalenhag. Or does it?
filmstories.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
It can be difficult to judge a film's quality by its trailer, but I'm getting major 'World War Z' vibes from what I've seen. If you're going to make almost no attempt to stay faithful to the tone and story of the original media then don't bother.
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Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
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Spending a month on Bluesky has created a whole new model of a fight we need to be having right now. Not liberal vs. conservative or whatever, but respect vs manipulation.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
November 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Spending a month on Bluesky has created a whole new model of a fight we need to be having right now. Not liberal vs. conservative or whatever, but respect vs manipulation.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
Not gonna lie, might have to get one of these. Gotta keep feeding your curiosity and sense of wonder.
The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids.
Fold paper. Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world
The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2 million units, including a new mini-model for younger kids.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Not gonna lie, might have to get one of these. Gotta keep feeding your curiosity and sense of wonder.
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New to our work? Back in 2021, we launched a series of stories documenting the key ways that the ultrawealthy — billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel — avoid taxes.
Here are 10 of their strategies 👇
Here are 10 of their strategies 👇
Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale
After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires.
propub.li
November 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM
New to our work? Back in 2021, we launched a series of stories documenting the key ways that the ultrawealthy — billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel — avoid taxes.
Here are 10 of their strategies 👇
Here are 10 of their strategies 👇
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The obviously ethical thing to do. It's right there in the name!
November 21, 2024 at 3:47 AM
The obviously ethical thing to do. It's right there in the name!
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We left X and joined Bluesky because those against our parks said, “If you don’t like it, leave.” So we did. And now they’re saying, “No, come back so we can say mean things to you—it makes us feel important.”
November 21, 2024 at 3:01 AM
We left X and joined Bluesky because those against our parks said, “If you don’t like it, leave.” So we did. And now they’re saying, “No, come back so we can say mean things to you—it makes us feel important.”
Kaoru is just a sleepy lil guy
November 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Kaoru is just a sleepy lil guy
A 🧵 worth reading.
Growing up in Southern Baptist churches (or 'independent' churches which were adjacent to the SBC), this feels incredibly on-point.
Growing up in Southern Baptist churches (or 'independent' churches which were adjacent to the SBC), this feels incredibly on-point.
Okay, so here's the thing.
In the historical tradition, and in the global scene, evangelicalism is a diverse movement, and I'm not speaking about the whole field (which continues to shape my theology).
But in American evangelicalism right now, in the way you will primarily see
In the historical tradition, and in the global scene, evangelicalism is a diverse movement, and I'm not speaking about the whole field (which continues to shape my theology).
But in American evangelicalism right now, in the way you will primarily see
November 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
A 🧵 worth reading.
Growing up in Southern Baptist churches (or 'independent' churches which were adjacent to the SBC), this feels incredibly on-point.
Growing up in Southern Baptist churches (or 'independent' churches which were adjacent to the SBC), this feels incredibly on-point.
#Dandadan episode 7 was phenomenal. Some of the best TV in years, and I really hope the folks at Science Saru are well-compensated for the incredible talent on display.
Now if you'll excuse me I need to go give my mom a hug
Now if you'll excuse me I need to go give my mom a hug
November 16, 2024 at 6:19 AM
#Dandadan episode 7 was phenomenal. Some of the best TV in years, and I really hope the folks at Science Saru are well-compensated for the incredible talent on display.
Now if you'll excuse me I need to go give my mom a hug
Now if you'll excuse me I need to go give my mom a hug
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Been losing my mind about this ever since Musk basically said, "It's not an illegal lottery, it's merely fraud." Here's to The Onion one day owning AmericaPAC.
No better way to tell you I'm on Bluesky than to announce that I have brought a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk and AmericaPAC for their fraudulent “lottery” giveaway. Speech is free, but lies you have to pay for.
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Elon Musk Keeps Getting Hit With Lawsuits For Duping Trump Supporters
Voters thought they had a chance to randomly win $1 million as part of Musk's PAC. Musk's own attorneys said the winners were predetermined.
www.huffpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Been losing my mind about this ever since Musk basically said, "It's not an illegal lottery, it's merely fraud." Here's to The Onion one day owning AmericaPAC.
One of these days I'll have an original thought on one of these platforms, but until then enjoy the reposts.
November 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM
One of these days I'll have an original thought on one of these platforms, but until then enjoy the reposts.
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Atlantic Ocean Excited To Move Into Beautiful Beachfront Mansion Soon
theonion.com/atlantic-oce...
theonion.com/atlantic-oce...
November 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Atlantic Ocean Excited To Move Into Beautiful Beachfront Mansion Soon
theonion.com/atlantic-oce...
theonion.com/atlantic-oce...
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the most important survival strategy we can adopt in this new world is to pick one guy to blame for everything going wrong and really just tear his life apart. this brings me back to the subject of Jared Leto,
November 12, 2024 at 3:18 AM
the most important survival strategy we can adopt in this new world is to pick one guy to blame for everything going wrong and really just tear his life apart. this brings me back to the subject of Jared Leto,