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This is Tellen. She went to work with her human today. The only agenda item on her calendar is dropping toys in the hallway until someone plays with her. 14/10

Do a PacMan version were the windows are the dots.

RIGHT ACROSS from the Friendship Heights station, the old Chadwick’s which is now Aura and wow a huge space with the longest bar I’ve seen in this area. It’s not busy at all and that’s a shame. Should be 2-3 deep at the bar by now. What a cool space. I met regular Liz, coming here since 1985.

I can’t tell if it’s Blade Runner or Logan‘s Run or A Clockwork Orange or even 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, but these Washington DC Metro stations are jaw-dropping sci-fi.

Post you from another era. 1977. Star Wars was our lives.

Arthur C. Clarke on Stanley Kubrick: “When I met Stanley for the first time, he had already absorbed an immense amount of science fact and science fiction, and was in some danger of believing in flying saucers; I felt I had just arrived in time to save him from this gruesome fate.”

I was skeptical at first, but Bluesky really is a fantastic platform for scientists who want to engage in broader public conversations. Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!

Great win @wshcommanders.bsky.social 🥳

My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized.

The skill and bravery of these pilots is incredible. Fighting fires in California.

Whiz Kids (1983) was one of my favorite shows as a kid. Way way ahead of its time, as exemplified by this 10 second scene. 🤣

Meanwhile, some jackass was illegally flying a drone over the Los Angeles Palisades Fire and the FAA reports it was struck by a firefighting aircraft. As if it isn’t dangerous enough for these crews…

Saw a video of nurses at an L.A. hospital, without power, work together as a team in the stairwell to make sure all the meal trays could travel up multiple floors in an assembly line fashion, so they could be delivered to patients.

Look for the helpers. youtu.be/-LGHtc_D328

Current mood with all that’s going on in LA. I feel so bad for everyone who have lost everything. 🥺

No better place to spend the night before a Federal holiday than Minetta Tavern, Washington DC.

Very thankful for the hard work of the firefighters under terrible conditions, and for the firefighters coming in now from out of state.

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Hey @arcalinea.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy have you heard the A-ha song or is it absurd of me to think you haven’t already 1,000 times? 🤣

The great thing with Signal is that not only is it more secure and operated by better people, but it's also flat out the better product in terms of usability and aesthetics. Also no weird AI bots, solid desktop version, and great videoconferencing.

Personal Fire Update: 7pm-Evacuated Malibu so last-minute there small fires on both sides of the road as we approached PCH. 8:15 pm- Marilou, Trixie & I arrive at Chelsea’s house in Hollywood Most horrific fire since ‘93 🔥🔥STAY SAFE! 🙏 🔥🔥

🚨State of Emergency🚨 Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as three massive, rapidly growing fires continue to blaze through regions of Southern California. An out-of-control fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles is sweeping through approximately five football…

President Jimmy Carter arrival ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Signal is fantastic. Used by juts about everyone! Also good for when you have to mix Android and iPhone users.

🥶 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Everything you wanted to know about ancient Egypt and wanted to have a BLAST doing it. Including how hieroglyphics sound like to speak and the bent pyramid, which they were still figuring out how to build them right! Thank you Dr. Bestock! www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7oE...

The alleys of Washington DC are wonderful, but in the winter even more so.

The super cozy bar at Tabbard Inn in Washington DC. Fireplace is around the corner and lots of people huddled around it. I biked here and wiped out once in the snow but didn’t fall!

1980 Polo Ralph Lauren was WILD @dieworkwear.bsky.social

Congratulations to Colin Farrell on his Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television. Congratulations too to Andrew Scott for his nomination in the same category

Wow.

Sing your password to yourself when you set it; you’ll never forget it.

No don’t want the ‘Pro’ version of the computer, I want the ‘Amateur’, which doesn’t hide commands in obscure places, doesn’t want to keep updating everything all the time, and is on good speaking terms with the printer.

#OPM CIO Guy Cavallo announces retirement. After his final day of #federal service on Jan. 13, Cavallo will take a "short break" before taking a new role in the private sector. via @billy-mitchell.bsky.social fedscoop.com/opm-cio-guy-...