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Hobbies in software development for embedded, and backend systems. Also love 3D printing, electronics, history, and maps. Mostly worked for media companies like Charter, Starz, and several start-ups doing DRM and video streaming applications.
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πŸ”΄ Brand new Tom the Dancing Bug comic now up on @boingboing.bsky.social - STAR WARS, revised to reflect a 2025-style Rebel Alliance! Episode IV: "A No Hope" - boingboing.net/2025/02/19/t...

JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse β€” but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

America's first gender neutral bathroom was Rush Limbaugh's gravesite.

This is disturbing. What about all the people who gave bank info for direct deposit?

How long before he realizes he's not his buddy. i0.wp.com/boingboing.n...

Some artists turned Project 2025 into a comic. stopproject2025comic.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

It looks like his Gaza take over announcement was first floated by him 2 hours before the Israeli press conference and they probably had no idea that he was going to announce it.

Radar data of crash mixed with radio. youtu.be/_3gD_lnBNu0?...

There was just a crash between a jetliner and a helicopter at Reagan international. Did the ATC have enough ATC staff? I asked this question because we just saw the Republican administration freeze funds, and tell DEI staff they were to immediately go on paid leave across the federal government.

Here's a weird one. Facebook seems to be blocking Linux discussion. boingboing.net/2025/01/27/f...

Empathy

We shouldn't need an explanation for this.

There are two that rejected Trump's pardons. They believe the pardons were wrong and are staying with their sentences. www.comicsands.com/rioters-reje...

New translation?

Somebody give this lady a job when she gets out. Is she the only one?

If anyone needs a laugh! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

The house is starting another Jan 6 committee. I actually look forward to re-litigating this. Let’s do it. 187 minutes of watching people assault cops, then pardoning them Bring it on Mike

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

Don't give an inch.

Features of Adulthood xkcd.com/3034

Would it be prudent for Congress to create a new law that says an executive order requires Congressional approval before it can go into effect? That way we can stop playing this game of needing to create a lawsuit for every single executive order that gets signed.

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

@johntinker.bsky.social Welcome! One of BlueSky interesting features. Blue Sky has indexers you can tap into to allow you to scrape content so you can create curated feeds others can subscribe to. This is how Bluesky lets the public create feeds algorithms. Still figuring out mastodon.