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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

And maybe the person that would have discovered it anyway was the woman whose research Watson used without crediting?

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

Also, he's firing all the logisticians and project managers in favor of some guys that are sneaking in the steroids.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

What's the age on the range? I've never fixed a range, but I've replaced a bunch of clothes dryer heating elements.

I have a new induction range with an air fryer built in range. Wife wishes we had a normal oven and kept the separate air fryer. Cat's walk on controls, but haven't turned it on, yes.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

But I also know that we don't just engage in wasteful decades long police action - our ability to project power also means that we were the first on scene to provide emergency relief at scale in the wake of the 2004 earthquake/tsunami, again, across oceans.

Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

Contrasting that with Russia, that struggles to support soldiers and sailors in regions on their own borders. The corruption and ignorance that Trump is introducing to the DoD will significantly weaken our ability to project power. Given how we have used it, maybe that's not terrible.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

For all the talk of Iraq and Afghanistan being "failures" it wasn't due to a lack of military power - it was due to ignorance and lack of strategy at the extreme high levels of governance. The US military was a logistics powerhouse able to deploy massive resources, simultaneously, across oceans.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

Man, Republicans are really leaning into this "starve the most vulnerable at home and abroad" platform. That's fucking amazing.

"Why is the Pope saying mean things about us, guys? We hate gays and abortion so much! (unless they're our gays or abortions)" - Republicans, probably

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 2d

I agree with the content, but if there was ever a time to use Alt Text, this is it.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 3d

Bypass marina security by swimming to the boat. Wide selection. A Nuclear sub will be harder (and full of seamen).

Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 3d

It's running dry for AI investments. Fortunately AI investments already soaked up all the investment dollars for other projects, too. Wait. Oh shit.

a fan is sitting on top of a desk in an office with the words `` sa va chier dans le ventilo '' .

ALT: a fan is sitting on top of a desk in an office with the words `` sa va chier dans le ventilo '' .

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 3d

I think the lawless secret police forcing friends and neighbors into hiding while putting US citizens at risk might be animating some of it, too. The cost situation is exactly what Trump's advertised policies would make. isn't it more that Biden voters stayed home, rather than defecting (mostly)

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 3d

"Hey, sorry, we need a couple minutes..." because my wife will always "need" the extra time to look at the menu.

At the end of the order, when Taco Bell says "would you like to donate to help students" I say "no, I hate students." (I do other non-Taco Bell related stuff, I just think it's funny)

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 4d

We're not wrong, the market is wrong.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

OpenAI CFO Says Bubble-Wary Market Needs More AI ‘Exuberance’

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar suggested the market is overly focused on anxiety about a possible bubble in the artificial intelligence sector and should muster more “exuberance” about the...

www.bloomberg.com

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 4d

Just looking at the picture I thought those were idiot ICE goons arresting some US citizen for the crime of getting crashed into by some idiot ICE goons.

Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 4d

to be clear, I live in a conservative suburb, so it's not unusual to hear some dipshit say something dumb about pronouns. In this context you're not the dipshit.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 4d

My position is that in mainstream US culture I occupy a privileged position - and I feel that using pronouns normalizes something that makes less privileged people feel safer. It's nearly zero cost for me, and when some dipshit says something dumb about pronouns, I say "oh, they're in my bio too"

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 4d

replacing the paperclips that you used until you make a run to the electrical supply store?

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 4d

The real war on Christmas will be all the innocent people in ICE concentration camps that miss Christmas with their families. Jacob Marley, if you're listening, I hope you come out of retirement to haunt some assholes this year.

a poster that says your future is a horror story written by your crime on it

Alt: a poster that says your future is a horror story written by your crime on it A gif from a muppets christmas carol (or similar)

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 6d

Did you tie it with the loop, or create it with a follow through? I'm not a technical rescue guy, but from what I remember the figure 8 on a bite (with a loop) is a life safety knot.

Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 6d

I think a solar shade is a better geoengineering approach than adjusting the atmospheric chemistry, but even if we're just looking at Mylar, the number of launches it would take is very high. Solar panels are even less bang for the launch $, with respect to blocking sunlight.

Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 6d

There is an episode of the simpsons for that.

a cartoon character is holding a remote control in front of a building

ALT: a cartoon character is holding a remote control in front of a building

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 6d

One time my daughter and I went into Costco for one thing so I didn't bother getting a cart. While I was there I grabbed two other things and sent daughter to get a whole pizza. Lesson learned: Always grab a cart.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 6d

maggot-ridden bird corpse is my favorite chip flavor!

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 9d

What's our direct exposure here? Mass layoffs at FB, NVIDIA, AMAZON, PE, etc., could hit hundreds of thousands of upper middle class (like me!) leading to general economic slump while FB, et al., get fat bailouts? RIP 401k. At least there is a stable federal employment opportunity... oh, nevermind.

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Jimmy Hendricks @jimismash.bsky.social · 9d

So is this like an extra 1% energy tax from the Trump admin on Michigan?

"In exchange for applying a 1% energy tax on every MWh, the Trump admin is going to give you worse health outcomes and increased environmental damage!"

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