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Formerly in tech (stuff like Sun SPARC's, Solaris, OS X Server, Xserve, QTSS, etc). Did other things on the side like music events (more so while living in Japan). Early retired around a decade ago. Dabble in photography, videography, collecting. 🚫DMs
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“It’s ridiculous and it’s also self-defeating. Because ignoring crowds like this, that’s ignoring the early warning system that you’ve got a really big political problem.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social on President Musk’s conspiracy theories about “paid protesters” and the backlash to the MAGA agenda

Hope that those who can join will do so for the Global Day of #TeslaTakeDown Actions this Saturday 3/29. If you can't make it for whatever reason, you can spread the word through all of your networks. Here's a toolkit: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Please remember to do proper vetting (think Fetterman). Part of the asymmetric warfare involves infiltrating the opposition party with Kremlin assets (look at Tulsi Gabbard for example). I'm not saying this progressive is part of this. I'm just saying due diligence is required.

NGL, it's amazing how one person is able to speculate (writing for Bloomberg) and become a key source even if portions are a miss (and he never has had to own up to those off target reports). Kind of why I never got sucked into this rumors stuff (more so as an investor).

I haven't said anything because I haven't known what to say but several of my books and essays are included on LibGen which Meta used to train AI. There are 9 on the list. It's not the pirating that is egregious to me, it's stealing books to train AI. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

It’s the final day of this congressional recess — and you’ve been making your voices heard everywhere. Check out our toolkit to find an event in your area (especially if you’re represented by Republicans who are hiding from their constituents): indivisible.org/muskorus

Members of the mascot band GCB47

The comments section on this one; lmao 🤣

If I could speak to the heads of big law firms, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some clients worth betraying your oath to the rule of law? To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.

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Found this oldie but goodie: "The Average Asian Aging Process" as it relates to females (as a nikkeijin, it's somewhat humorously accurate 😂) @shii-in-a-box.bsky.social

a) This is hella illegal. As anyone who has ever requested tax records from the IRS under FOIA can tell you, they are literally not allowed to share that information with anyone. b) But people who are not citizens or green card holders would not be able to file a lawsuit under the Privacy Act ...

NGL, it's gross knowing this highly unqualified (for the defense secretary position) racist, misogynistic, alcoholic (DUI hire) trash will be on Japanese soil.

I know this article on The Japan Times site is simply a re-syndicated one from Bloomberg, but man the original writers are still trying to look at all of this like it's a normal administration. Clue: it isn't. There is no diplomacy playbook when it's a hostile takeover by oligarchs/Kremlin assets.

Pi-nyattsu the cat/peanut hybrid is the mascot of Kamogawa City, Japan.

Just be mindful there are short periods where segments of the Hakone Ropeway (箱根ロープウェイ) are shutdown (for maintenance) or if the weather is really bad/wind exceeds certain speeds, completely closed for safety.

On April 5, we’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement — because the fight against President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump is just starting. Join us: handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls8J...

While working on the next big update - lots of features migrating over from @flashes.blue - I experimented with an editor today. Let me know what you think!

JUST IN: Judge Hollander has issued a *second* letter today warning Social Security acting commissioner Dudek not to shut down all operations over her order barring DOGE's access to sensitive systems. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

🚨🇺🇸🚨 IMAGINE: I Time-Traveled to the Future Where America Fought Back and Won I landed in a future I barely recognized—we had defeated the oligarchy. Billionaires no longer controlled our government. The people were in charge. April 5th changed everything. 📢 The revolution has already started.

HEY IN HUDSON NY THIS WEEKEND? COME MARCH WITH UKRAINE SATURDAY 22 MARCH! I have 50 large flags to give away for free. 200 small ones.

Spread the word: On April 5, we’re coming together to say Hands Off! and push back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. Join us for a national day of action: handsoff2025.com/?SQ...

Corporate executive "projection"/hypocrisy at its finest.

This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/

Elected officials are recognizing the need for this movement. Now is the time to double down and share the word all throughout your communities. We need the people calling for a strike, officials, unions, organizations.. and we’re getting there. Keep fighting. www.reddit.com/r/massachuse...

Jumball the Third, king of the watermelons, is the mascot of Nyuzen Town, Japan.

We 💙 links! Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites. For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.

Let’s be clear: Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal department created by Congress. So this GOP attack on public education will have to end with Congress — and that means we need to maximize pressure on Congress to ensure the Department of Education outlasts the Trump Administration.

v1.1.0 is out! You can now switch between grid and full-width layouts for your portfolio and media section. Plus, post videos up to 3 minutes long. Check the comments for the full list of features!

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that art created solely by artificial intelligence without human input is not eligible for copyright protection. This decision reaffirms the requirement of human authorship for copyright eligibility.

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️ STARTING TOMORROW. Nevada. Arizona. Colorado. You, me, and Bernie. Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙 See you there 💪🏽🌞

Genuinely think using something like chatgpt in your job should be a sackable offence for many reasons but for one its so untrustworthy that it will always be a dereliction of responsibility and kind of deliberate sabotage

Keep up the good work. Travel Canada - avoid the US!

Red Ribbon Sunset Over Cerritos. Dec 2020 #mazatlan #mexico #sunset #photography #travel #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes #landscape

湯山の里温泉(別府市)Yuyama no Sato (Beppu): enjoyonsen.city.beppu-jp.com/onsen/yuyama... youtu.be/3bPTfFHWNMw

OCT Creative Culture Park (华侨城创意文化园) is in the former Shenzhen Eastern Industrial Zone from the 1980s, now filled cafes, bars, galleries, and local artist exhibitions and shops. Lots of car-free streets in the various districts of Shenzhen, making districts like this particularly vibrant.

Meanwhile, @wired.com "will no longer put articles that primarily use public records obtained by FOIA behind its paywall." From Reliable Sources: view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/174...

While I didn't own the original LaserWriter (which were built like tanks), used them extensively. I eventually did buy the LW Select 360 (parts of the plastic weren't as solid as the original LW's, but still decent). It lasted well into the 2010's with heavy usage. Been through two HP 1/2

When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Lawyers for the Venezuelan immigrants seeking to block the Trump administration from summary deportations under the Alien Enemies Act sum up their argument this way in brief to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEWS: A federal judge barred the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on transgender peopel serving in the military, saying it was "soaked in animus," unconstitutional and justified by mischaracterizing data. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

NEW: Judge Chutkan has blocked the EPA from terminating grants for climate programs held by Citibank, saying the Trump administration failed to abide by legal procedures and provided no evidence of impropriety. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Seeing folks on the other site claim that Alien Enemy Act removals are not reviewable by courts. The statute explicitly requires "a full examination and hearing," and there are literally *dozens* of reported cases from the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II: law.lclark.edu/live/files/9...