Todus
@todus.bsky.social
AVID Editor, dog- and capybara-lover, dad emeritus. San Franciscan, via Philadelphia/Boston
Realistically: what percentage of the public is informed at anything other than a surface level, about things that don't concern them personally? 20, maybe? We can put a spotlight and a microscope on those folks all we want, but how will that help us understand the bulk of our electorate that isn't?
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Realistically: what percentage of the public is informed at anything other than a surface level, about things that don't concern them personally? 20, maybe? We can put a spotlight and a microscope on those folks all we want, but how will that help us understand the bulk of our electorate that isn't?
Thank you. Although the current set of rules seems pretty rife for corruption these days, too.
October 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thank you. Although the current set of rules seems pretty rife for corruption these days, too.
From what I (a layman) understand, any federal judge can swear in a member of Congress. If that's the case and it's just tradition keeping Rep. Grijalva out of Congress, it's time for the D leadership to bypass tradition and this compromised Speaker in the interest of the public good!
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
From what I (a layman) understand, any federal judge can swear in a member of Congress. If that's the case and it's just tradition keeping Rep. Grijalva out of Congress, it's time for the D leadership to bypass tradition and this compromised Speaker in the interest of the public good!
One of my favorite '70s movies:
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
One of my favorite '70s movies:
Vladdy's delayed hand-slide into home in the 7th this evening was pretty on-point. <https://www.si.com/mlb/vladimir-guerrero-jr-gave-blue-jays-game-3-lead-with-the-coolest-slide-into-home-plate>
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Vladdy's delayed hand-slide into home in the 7th this evening was pretty on-point. <https://www.si.com/mlb/vladimir-guerrero-jr-gave-blue-jays-game-3-lead-with-the-coolest-slide-into-home-plate>
As a literalist, I can only wish this header were true.
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
As a literalist, I can only wish this header were true.
They can't be this insanely tone-deaf. It has to be the thrust of their campaign.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They can't be this insanely tone-deaf. It has to be the thrust of their campaign.
If any "election monitor" hassles you, video them, demand their name and information. If they're bold enough to provide it, forward to your local board of elections and the state. The feds and FEC obviously don't care - it's their voter suppression initiative.
October 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If any "election monitor" hassles you, video them, demand their name and information. If they're bold enough to provide it, forward to your local board of elections and the state. The feds and FEC obviously don't care - it's their voter suppression initiative.
I don’t think you understand the sentiments of the majority of the US, against Trump, the fascism and Nazism that their movement embraces. As for the Snowbirds, I could not care less. I dislike Fleet Week, hate the noise and symbolism of the Blue Angels, and would have preferred they stayed home.
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I don’t think you understand the sentiments of the majority of the US, against Trump, the fascism and Nazism that their movement embraces. As for the Snowbirds, I could not care less. I dislike Fleet Week, hate the noise and symbolism of the Blue Angels, and would have preferred they stayed home.
Whatever, dude. If you can't parse the difference, there's not much I can help you with. Canada took sides in our last Civil War, so maybe pick the right side again this time.
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Whatever, dude. If you can't parse the difference, there's not much I can help you with. Canada took sides in our last Civil War, so maybe pick the right side again this time.
* Red Amerikkka. Please don't blame this shitshow 2.0 on the sentient public.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
* Red Amerikkka. Please don't blame this shitshow 2.0 on the sentient public.
Certainly, the flagpole is sturdy enough for some ankle dangles.
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Certainly, the flagpole is sturdy enough for some ankle dangles.
How about raging blow monkeys who love to kill beautiful wild animals for sport?
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October 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
How about raging blow monkeys who love to kill beautiful wild animals for sport?
Deliciously, the winner will either be Canadian or Californian. The Mango won’t get to feed major leaguers third-rate hamburgers and get slurped, this season.
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Deliciously, the winner will either be Canadian or Californian. The Mango won’t get to feed major leaguers third-rate hamburgers and get slurped, this season.
I'm not "asking questions". I'm telling you that your sky is not falling. We can't make policy o based on the few who can't control themselves. How do you like going to the local bar? Smoking a joint without the cops beating down your door?
October 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I'm not "asking questions". I'm telling you that your sky is not falling. We can't make policy o based on the few who can't control themselves. How do you like going to the local bar? Smoking a joint without the cops beating down your door?
Spare me. They're fundamentally unrelated. I believe in the former, and I don't believe that it's just oligarchs that benefit from the latter.
October 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Spare me. They're fundamentally unrelated. I believe in the former, and I don't believe that it's just oligarchs that benefit from the latter.
Nope, I've been living in SF. Just like everything else, AI's margins are what puts the fear o' destruction into us. You could say the same about any technology that's come down the pipe, the past 150 years. Are all those bad actors evil? Absolutely. So you'd kill all benefits because Theil and ilk?
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Nope, I've been living in SF. Just like everything else, AI's margins are what puts the fear o' destruction into us. You could say the same about any technology that's come down the pipe, the past 150 years. Are all those bad actors evil? Absolutely. So you'd kill all benefits because Theil and ilk?
Ok, sure, a small %age of people can't restrain themselves from overdoing whatever behavior we might demonize, be it drugs, sex, liquor, any other admonitions. Who exactly are these "worst people"? Why is it ok to take a bus to a casino and blow my money on a one-armed bandit, but not FanDuel et al?
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ok, sure, a small %age of people can't restrain themselves from overdoing whatever behavior we might demonize, be it drugs, sex, liquor, any other admonitions. Who exactly are these "worst people"? Why is it ok to take a bus to a casino and blow my money on a one-armed bandit, but not FanDuel et al?
Is there a problem for the average sports fan, with sports gambling? What is it exactly that scares people about AI? Skynet, from The Terminator?
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Is there a problem for the average sports fan, with sports gambling? What is it exactly that scares people about AI? Skynet, from The Terminator?
"That's ok, ICE dude. All we really wanted was your voice print. Thanks for taunting us, now we know who you are and everything about you. Have a great day!"
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"That's ok, ICE dude. All we really wanted was your voice print. Thanks for taunting us, now we know who you are and everything about you. Have a great day!"
If we're going to pick nits - which this crew seems to be disposed to do - that's not a T.
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If we're going to pick nits - which this crew seems to be disposed to do - that's not a T.