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digitaldraco.bsky.social
Californian, leftish politics, psychology, photography, folklore, science, nerd stuff… [he/him]
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"Thinking you're not going to die is what gets you killed." -- La'an Noonien-Singh, Strange New Worlds #StarTrek

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

The USPS is not a business. It's a well-liked--even loved--public service. Medicare and Social Security don't earn money either. They are public services. Everything does not need to be about making money. Some things are about making things work for us.

submitted 15 hours ago • 5 comments

Someone being angry doesn’t “prove” anything. Telling someone they’re “angry” on the internet is a trolling / provocation strategy. It’s literally just grade school bullying evolved for the computer age.

submitted 20 hours ago • 0 comments

Frickin’ English.

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

history is wild, for eg. if Pythagoras hadn't successfully taken credit for a theorem he had nothing to do with, he'd be remembered as a skeevy af cult leader who claimed he could speak to animals, time travel, killed an asp with a venomous bite and insisted that fava beans are literally evil

submitted 23 hours ago • 50 comments

If we can't sleep peacefully, they don't get to sleep peacefully. Don't call your republican reps because you think you can convince them. Call them because fuck them, they don't get a free pass on this shit.

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

Genuinely couldn't believe this figure until I saw the Financial Times confirm it using Meta's own financial reporting data For THIS $100 billion is genuinely the kind of money you could "do the impossible" with. Crack nuclear fusion. HIV vaccine. Universal flu vaccine And they spent it on this

submitted 1 day ago • 107 comments

Occasional Threads vs. Bluesky comparison.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Fun science fact: IQ is not a real, measurable thing.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The people that amuse me are the ones who get COMPLETELY bent out of shape about it, or go BEGGING to be added to a list. Folks, if you find yourself among these people, do them a favor and gently divest them of their internet machine and guide them to the nearest field of tall grass.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Fun science fact: IQ is not a real, measurable thing.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Over 800 photos takes a while to go through and clean up for public presentation! I'm ready to start sharing my Galaxy's Edge images this week, though. Along with some banter-y commentary. :) #StarWars #Disneyland

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Billionaires are not your friends. No, not even @mcuban.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments