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hovermike.bsky.social
Middle aged father, husband, engineer, Type I diabetic. BS EE/CE, pro-democracy, anti-authoritarianism, equity for all. Austin, TX
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In other news, especially in Texas right now, the sun is a big asshole. www.yahoo.com/news/8k-reso...

For those who like a 9 hour timelapse near Palmer, AK in 18 minutes starting at 10pm. photos.app.goo.gl/jPpvmP53h299...

Similar to red hair in humans, but no explanation for the single brain cell. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Latest episode of Black Mirror.

That's how you get ants. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨Attention Members of the DC Bar🚨 Ballots went out today for key positions in the DC bar. Please vote for: Diane Seltzer for President Amanda Molina for Treasurer Note: Seltzer is running against Pam Bondi's brother. Get your ballot and vote ASAP.

Simpsons did it first. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Yay, more medieval headlines, please! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

History being made. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQn...

NYT opinion caveat (unlocked,) but this is one of the better 'deeper delves' into what's going on at the upper levels of DOGE-iness. It's not hopium/copium, but there is still a lot of room for total authoritarianism... or not. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with breaking reality down to 'black holes' vs 'white holes.' www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Free Mahmoud Khalil! Pass it on.

I hadn't realized 'we' bombed so close to Paris... www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...

anita bryant died? her feud with bob hope over gay rights, and his refusing to stop making jokes about her, got him boycotted by religious conservatives and pushed him to come out for gay rights. i wrote this about the backlash he faced for @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/cult...

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

Netflix: $120 mn to advertise ‘Glonzo: Truth or Fiction?’, an indifferently made docudrama about something incoherent written partially by an LLM Apple: 12 Oscar winners & auteur director hired to make blank check high concept adaptation of beloved cult classic, only discoverable in app by mistake

strong argument that this bit from Satre's Anti-Semite and Jew is the key to understanding Trumpism: it is a joke, and the joke is precisely that you are required to take them seriously

The ice storm of 2022 reset some loquat bloom cycles, thankfully some have returned.

Watching 'Keep Breathing' on Netflix, episode 6 is giving strong AI vibes, anyone else? The plot's been great so far, but if it abandons their chosen actors' work, F that.

The meandering and complex road of the Internet joining together real verifiable information with the unholy matrimony of conspiracy / gaming theory, but only the latter 2 spreads like wildfire. Where is rock bottom and what does an average day look like at that point?

Oof, nailed it @zachweinersmith.bsky.social www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ethics-6

We've done it folks, the trifecta. Jesus, Mario, and earlier of course, Luigi. www.kxan.com/border-repor...

Pundits love the Hunter Biden story because it's a chance for them to bank Fairness Tokens, which they store up to use later when they want to criticize Trump (something they won't get around to doing for some reason)

Fuck you Texas lege, and fuck Louisiana too. Finish Reconstruction. www.kxan.com/news/texas-p...

Our best Doggo, Pretzel.

Tip for those leaving the bad place, 1st request your data in account settings - it takes a day or two. Download once ready, then close your account. A very easy way to preserve all your interactions - and it's in a decent format (viewable in a web browser once extracted from a zip.) #byetwitter

For no reason, Female Ox Beetle in Austin, TX yesterday.