airplane ian (he/him)
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Professional disaster enthusiast, lapsed pilot, RF enjoyer.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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when a comediän jaçks-œff in front of women nònconsensűally
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
when a comediän jaçks-œff in front of women nònconsensűally
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Bad day for anyone who breathes air in Oakland & the East Bay. Remember to mask up if you go outside & also help dismantle the fossil fuel dependency which leads to dangerous air and an unstable climate
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Bad day for anyone who breathes air in Oakland & the East Bay. Remember to mask up if you go outside & also help dismantle the fossil fuel dependency which leads to dangerous air and an unstable climate
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SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
CHP helicopter N982HP, callsign H-32, appears to be conducting a medevac at Mount Diablo State Park
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November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
CHP helicopter N982HP, callsign H-32, appears to be conducting a medevac at Mount Diablo State Park
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purple and black
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
purple and black
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Wow I can’t believe they have a flar in the Macy’s Parade
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wow I can’t believe they have a flar in the Macy’s Parade
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i miss when we had a president who spoke with this level of dignity and decorum, a simpler time in american politics
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i miss when we had a president who spoke with this level of dignity and decorum, a simpler time in american politics
i miss when we had a president who spoke with this level of dignity and decorum, a simpler time in american politics
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i miss when we had a president who spoke with this level of dignity and decorum, a simpler time in american politics
putting this on the ol vision board
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
putting this on the ol vision board
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You can‘t say things like “Gellin’ like a Felon” these days.
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
You can‘t say things like “Gellin’ like a Felon” these days.
Looks like there was a brief ground stop, arrivals and departures at DCA have resumed
All flights out of DCA are currently grounded.
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Looks like there was a brief ground stop, arrivals and departures at DCA have resumed
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
HAViNG A NORMal ONE
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
HAViNG A NORMal ONE
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The moderate position is that someone should set all of these cars on fire.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The moderate position is that someone should set all of these cars on fire.
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ben smith provoking chotiner has this kinda vibe
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ben smith provoking chotiner has this kinda vibe
ben smith provoking chotiner has this kinda vibe
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ben smith provoking chotiner has this kinda vibe
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any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
any time i see someone interacting with chatgpt
honestly a nice companion to this weekend's defunctland
The latest episode of We Call It Imagineering is all about the department I work in, R&D. It shows off some of the fun robots we've released very recently, and even gives a peek at newer stuff (I love the water robots). www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoPN...
NEW Robotic Olaf Revealed! Inside Disney Imagineering R&D | We Call It Imagineering
YouTube video by Walt Disney Imagineering
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
honestly a nice companion to this weekend's defunctland
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As a high school kid with a dumb summer job I was able to afford to build/upgrade a pretty great early 2000s gaming PC and now two decades later as a salaried adult I’m completely priced out
PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage | Discussion
An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026
You can spend $50 more to get an entire PS5 Pro.
www.tomshardware.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
As a high school kid with a dumb summer job I was able to afford to build/upgrade a pretty great early 2000s gaming PC and now two decades later as a salaried adult I’m completely priced out
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My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My friends and I were featured in Wired magazine today! (cc @tacticoolgf.bsky.social @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social @inrange.tv etc etc)
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
once again astonished by how messy google is when it comes to pricing and subscriptions
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
once again astonished by how messy google is when it comes to pricing and subscriptions
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
there are always like five different ways you can get access to a service, and in many cases you can end up inadvertently sign up for overlapping subscriptions and effectively paying double for some things
the administration is broadly incompetent but i don't think they're gonna do bombing runs over venezuela squawking mode s
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
the administration is broadly incompetent but i don't think they're gonna do bombing runs over venezuela squawking mode s
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55 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR secretly tests a one-seat lunar lander in Earth's orbit.
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
55 YEARS AGO TODAY: The USSR secretly tests a one-seat lunar lander in Earth's orbit.
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
Full story of the mysterious Moon Race mission finally told based on newly revealed archival data and, as always, exclusively illustrated by yours truly (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...
“There was an earlier prototype that we were quite excited about, but I did not have any feeling of, ‘I want to pick up that thing and take a bite out of it,’ and then finally we got there all of a sudden.”
what the fuck
what the fuck
Calling it now: this device will never be released www.theverge.com/news/827607/...
Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype
What does a ChatGPT gadget look like?
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“There was an earlier prototype that we were quite excited about, but I did not have any feeling of, ‘I want to pick up that thing and take a bite out of it,’ and then finally we got there all of a sudden.”
what the fuck
what the fuck