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Sci-fi & technology. Software engineer. Occasional cosplayer. I love every kind of cat. 👋 he/him, they/them 📍 Bay Area 💬 Opinions are my own 🔗 Also on Mastodon at http://retro.pizza/@jagreda
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One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment. I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face. And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.

Okay, campers! Rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today! (It's cold out there every day)

if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

every example of how AI could be useful is like “if you were eating cereal, AI could tell you what cereal you were eating”

Cheating on an exam by memorizing everything the professor taught in advance so I can easily answer all the questions

New liver, same eagles

SPEAK UP FOR MONTANA'S WOLVES! 🐺 Two bills, HB176 + HB222, would essentially create yr round, unlimited wolf killing. In a world where we increasingly understand the importance of predators + our ability to coexist, we urge you to OPPOSE these bills. Take action ⬇️

Sometimes you just need to watch the snow fall ❄️

This is admittedly conjecture but it’s telling David Lynch’s art is so perverted, horrifying or even horny… Yet his collaborators & even exes overwhelmingly talk about his decency, respect & protectiveness. Like proof you don’t have to be an abusive monster to explore darkness in the human psyche.

Ever since the disastrous Citizens United ruling, outside spending on federal elections has skyrocketed. Big money corrupts our politics and erodes our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top.

These are all great ideas, I hope this guy runs for President someday.

"I have long held the belief that if you're not genuinely excited by something yourself, then you can't expect anyone else to be. I hope you're as intrigued by these new discoveries as we've been." —Richard Vander Wende (Game Director, Riven)

Today is already a LOT, so I'm going to share a fun little anecdote about my joy working on the last season of Star Trek: Lower Decks and what it is like when the science advising relationship works GREAT. It will be mostly spoiler-free but feel free to ask questions! (1/9)

really makes ya think!!

Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck! Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com

🧵 I live in Los Angeles. We have not had to evacuate and are safe, but like many people here, I have friends who have lost everything. I realize I can't combat the firehose (see what I did there?) of bullshit spewing about this disaster from internet and media sources, but I'll say this:

Oh shoot I love this. Bluesky firehose in 3D firehose3d.theo.io

Sharing so more people are pre-bunked (maybe think of it as a misinfo innoculate) Reading the entire thread is important, for there's the worst kind of conspiratorial thinking demonstrated.

"I write quickly from my prison…" Play our new Riven on these platforms: Steam ⤵️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/Riven GOG ⤵️ https://gog.com/en/game/riven Meta Quest ⤵️ https://vr.meta.me/s/1THYGRhu7zLdEXP Mac App Store ⤵️ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/riven/id1437437535

I do feel like we forget that a mere 100 years ago 20% of children in America just fucking died.

An old friend and one of the real ones. One of the best of us, generous and kind, no bullshit, an old punk who throws down for inclusivity (and also the hacking consult for "Mr. Robot"). Pitch in with a penny or a share if you can.

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

It’s a new year! I’m so excited for my new notebook to finally make me organized unlike the loser notebooks I got every previous year.

Rewards totaling $130,000+ are being offered for information about a spate of wolf poaching incidents in Oregon. Wolf poaching has become a big hindrance to the growth of the state’s wolf population, which has stayed static since 2020 at a minimum of 173 to 178 individuals.

my one trek take is that lower decks has always been peak

Just One More Thing...

everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there

Macintosh Performa 3300 with LaserDisc player

Ringing in the new year in the traditional way: Listening to a dozen friends shout over each other about Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek TNG, S3E5: Worf gets into a custody battle with a ghost 7/10 a sweet episode

This is one of 3 exclusive items available in my Patreon shop that, if you haven't already purchased it but are keen to (in addition to my candy chat w/ Doc Hammer & archival chat w/ Rene Auberjonois), it would be much appreciated if you were to do so before the end of tomorrow. bit.ly/kenplumeshop

I'd recommend taking a moment to watch Wolfwalkers as I'm pretty sure it's still an Apple TV exclusive. Easily one of the best animated films of all time!

My prediction for 2025? IATA airport code baby name craze. Lax, Ord, Atl, Den, Ewr, it's all there for the taking.

Word. Ms Word.

When Vince Guaraldi sat down to write the Charlie Brown Christmas score, I wonder if he had any idea he was composing music that would last forever.

It’s a very Venture Bros Christmas in our annual Clean Sleigh episode as @jacksonpublick.bsky.social and @doc-hammer.bsky.social join us! Listen at bit.ly/wegotthispod

So many memories of logging onto the web with Netscape back in the day. guidebookgallery.org/splashes/net...

In honor of the season finale of Star Trek Lower Decks, i bring to you Moo-Boimler. I still haven't watched the last episode yet. Guess I'm not ready for the show to be over. #lowerdecks #startrek #moodeng #hippopotamus #babyhippo #3dprinting #designer #designertoys #designertoy