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Tom Forsyth

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Gfx coder and chip designer. He/him/3Dlabs/Muckyfoot/RAD/Valve/Oculus/Intel/Rec Room. mastodon.gamedev.place/web/@TomF (twitter.com/tom_forsyth if you're nasty)

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · Feb 17

Pinned policy post.

If you personally insult me, I will tell you, and mute you for a random duration. If you persist, it's a block.

I tend to follow far too many people. Every now and then I cull a RANDOM selection for my sanity. If I unfollow you, this is why - it's not personal.

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 2h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 2h

Those are Trump numbers.

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 4h

The ethics advisers:
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modicon0 on Instagram: "Lawyers reacting to John Wick#JohnWick #Silencer #Assassin #Wick #Movies #Funny"

Lawyers reacting to John Wick#JohnWick #Silencer #Assassin #Wick #Movies #Funny

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 4h

In hindsight he would have been amazing. 8 years of Bernie magic. So close. Ah well.

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 5h

Chris Murphy remains a bastion of intelligent directness.

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 5h

I wonder if LLMs can correctly nest parentheses, or if it has the same trouble it has with counting fingers. In which case...

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Christina Holland @mortalwombat.info · 15h

What kind of philistine turns up their nose at this kind of treasure www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...

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Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 8h

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
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Investigation of:
LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON JUNE 18, 2023
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Accident No.:
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Interview of:
Co-designer/Pilot
Deepsea Challenger
DCA23FM036
via Microsoft Teams
Friday,
July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF
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BY LCDR
11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible
12 operations?
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A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
When I
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set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did
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was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible
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program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named
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Professor
I. I did that through a mutual friend
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of ours, a guy named
, who is one of the preeminent
underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a
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submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the
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Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was
22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 8h

It seems like they see an out-of-control president/wormtongue, they've resigned themselves to massively losing the next election, and they just want a quiet life to collect their fundraising grift and not attract the ire of the White House by stepping out of line. What levers will they respond to?

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 8h

It's unclear how anyone (including Mike Johnson) can stop Trump/Miller. They'll just continue to steal the funds and fire people. I guess an impeachment might actually do it, but how would you motivate the GOP to do that - they don't care about governing or even power - they shut the machine down!

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 8h

The problem is that any agreement between the GOP and the Dems to reopen the government is worthless because even if the GOP actually kept to their word (which has never happened before), Trump/Miller would just overrule them and do something illegal anyway. And both parties know this.

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 9h

Well sure except for trying to shake Zelenskyy down for Javelins, back when nobody knew what "Zelenskyy" and "Javelins" were. He got impeached for it!

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 9h

This is indeed unbelievable.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

This is why it’s impossible to negotiate with Republican leadership in Congress. Once you reach an agreement with them and things pass, the Trump admin just flushes that agreement down the toilet and Republicans who made the deal remain silent. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

THUNE: Fund the government the old fashioned way -- I don't think you need rescissions

VITALI: Have you said to the WH, maybe don't do another rescissions package? Feels like it's poisoned the well

THUNE: It's in everybody's best interest, including the WH, to do a normal appropriations process

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 12h

As you can see by the patch on his arm, he serves for the YVANSU

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 12h

Even back then he was notorious for just repeating what the last person who talked to him said. The difference now is Stephen Miller makes sure that person was him.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Vic Mensa, an American rapper born and raised in Chicago, breaks down ICE raids and the politics of division.

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 12h

Sigh. Got me all lathered up! Yes.

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 12h

Hate wired stuff so much. Unreliable and heavy coz of the batteries.

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actioncookBOOk @actioncookbook.com · 14h

All Robot & Computers must shut the hell up. To All Machines: You Do Not Speak Unless Spoken To And I Will Never Speak To You. I Do Not Want To Hear "Thank You" From A Kiosk

I am a Divine Being
You are an Object.

You Have No Right To Speak In My Holy Tongue

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13h

Ten years ago today.

Tweet that reads: 'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 1d

The picture is the answer. He has a type.

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 1d

"I wish I had the money to buy an elephant."

"What do you want an elephant for?"

"I don't. I just wish I had the money."

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 1d

Same. Watched 99% of Ian's vids - fascinating stuff. I've been in the army - I've shot all sorts of things. Guns make you feel amazing. But they're like tanks and fighter planes - I love the mechanics of them, but they're insanely dangerous, and nobody should have one - certainly not me!

Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 1d

He's not wrong.