Chris Jones
@cjones47.bsky.social
Banking/finance, legal, data science, prod dev, tech architecture, and regulatory affairs
Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
Some of my favorite bands are the ones that were making music 30-40 years ago that sounds like it could come out today.
I love nostalgia, but this is a different thing.
I love nostalgia, but this is a different thing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Some of my favorite bands are the ones that were making music 30-40 years ago that sounds like it could come out today.
I love nostalgia, but this is a different thing.
I love nostalgia, but this is a different thing.
The absolute (justifiable) fury of the US Afg veteran community when Biden didn't do enough to assist Afg translators, etc. post withdrawal was incredible. That's exactly when his net approval went negative.
I hope we see a similar effect here, but I'm not holding my breath.
I hope we see a similar effect here, but I'm not holding my breath.
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The absolute (justifiable) fury of the US Afg veteran community when Biden didn't do enough to assist Afg translators, etc. post withdrawal was incredible. That's exactly when his net approval went negative.
I hope we see a similar effect here, but I'm not holding my breath.
I hope we see a similar effect here, but I'm not holding my breath.
@dinosaurbob.bsky.social the bassist for Poi Dog Pondering took one of my classes (in Chicago 🤷♂️) and kept falling asleep.
In a prior life I taught classes that were eligible for PMI PDUs. I don't miss that.
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
@dinosaurbob.bsky.social the bassist for Poi Dog Pondering took one of my classes (in Chicago 🤷♂️) and kept falling asleep.
Gemini 3 tells me (and I'm just going to trust it on this) that that's about 86,400 Burgundy snails (992 lbs).
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
“It’s very surprising because they stole 450 kilos of snail meat.”
“It’s very surprising because they stole 450 kilos of snail meat.”
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
stzl.ink
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Gemini 3 tells me (and I'm just going to trust it on this) that that's about 86,400 Burgundy snails (992 lbs).
On something like the 5th annual rewatch of Expanse and still noticing lots of details missed before.
Like in the first episode after Ilus when Amos is on the passenger ship to Earth he's using Murtry's corporate bag as luggage and he's just written "Amos" over "Murtry" with a red marker.
Like in the first episode after Ilus when Amos is on the passenger ship to Earth he's using Murtry's corporate bag as luggage and he's just written "Amos" over "Murtry" with a red marker.
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
On something like the 5th annual rewatch of Expanse and still noticing lots of details missed before.
Like in the first episode after Ilus when Amos is on the passenger ship to Earth he's using Murtry's corporate bag as luggage and he's just written "Amos" over "Murtry" with a red marker.
Like in the first episode after Ilus when Amos is on the passenger ship to Earth he's using Murtry's corporate bag as luggage and he's just written "Amos" over "Murtry" with a red marker.
Is it bad that my wife and consumed a pint of heavy cream over the last 2 days? (across several recipes)
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Is it bad that my wife and consumed a pint of heavy cream over the last 2 days? (across several recipes)
Seems less than ideal.
November 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Seems less than ideal.
It's really interesting to me that so much of American industrial production was really crap in the 70s, but it wasn't because we couldn't do incredible things.
Doing this in my head after a big meal and too much beer, so I could be off, but I think Voyager 1 will reach one (1) light day from Earth in October or November of next year, and one light day from the Sun in January 2027. 🧪 🔭
Where Are Voyager 1 and 2 Now? - NASA Science
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached "interstellar space" and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos.
science.nasa.gov
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It's really interesting to me that so much of American industrial production was really crap in the 70s, but it wasn't because we couldn't do incredible things.
What?
This is going to be either a very curious bottle to share with guests or one of the worst to ever break in my luggage. We'll find out soon!
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
What?
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Horny toad
Armadillo
Possum
Rattlesnake
Copperhead
Horny toad
Armadillo
Possum
Rattlesnake
Copperhead
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Horny toad
Armadillo
Possum
Rattlesnake
Copperhead
Horny toad
Armadillo
Possum
Rattlesnake
Copperhead
I got curious, and it is not surprising that original Bob Ross paintings are 6 figures - some high 6 figures.
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I got curious, and it is not surprising that original Bob Ross paintings are 6 figures - some high 6 figures.
Reposted by Chris Jones
Trump drops 11 points - 11 points! - in the past month in Gallup. Just a staggering decline. 1/
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump drops 11 points - 11 points! - in the past month in Gallup. Just a staggering decline. 1/
The prevalence of Guinness and pizza are good examples of the horrors that immigration has wrought on America.
Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The prevalence of Guinness and pizza are good examples of the horrors that immigration has wrought on America.
20 years later, I would get a Lionel Santa Fe engine that was already an anachronism.
From America, Nov 1955: Railroad Service ad from Santa Fe System Lines
(+Passenger Train Service; Freight Train Service; and Plant Sites)
«Blazing a New Santa Fe trail! New Main Line to Dallas»
(+Passenger Train Service; Freight Train Service; and Plant Sites)
«Blazing a New Santa Fe trail! New Main Line to Dallas»
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
20 years later, I would get a Lionel Santa Fe engine that was already an anachronism.
NYers traditionally called Maine "down east" because the prevailing winds were from the south, and ships from NY to Maine traveled downwind.
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
NYers traditionally called Maine "down east" because the prevailing winds were from the south, and ships from NY to Maine traveled downwind.
This is the world I grew up in.
sky tower base, central pier, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is the world I grew up in.
Brown butter and caramelized pumpkin pie with unsweetened whipped cream. Great balance.
Brandy Alexanders to soak up any other craving for sweet.
Brandy Alexanders to soak up any other craving for sweet.
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Brown butter and caramelized pumpkin pie with unsweetened whipped cream. Great balance.
Brandy Alexanders to soak up any other craving for sweet.
Brandy Alexanders to soak up any other craving for sweet.
Catching up on the parade - Darlene Love! ♥️
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Catching up on the parade - Darlene Love! ♥️
In the style of @hellkitty.bsky.social
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment.”
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment.”
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In the style of @hellkitty.bsky.social
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment.”
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment.”
1991. A theatre tech mate of mine locked herself in a church in southwest England with this album on the boombox to finish a repaint job.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebh...
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Belgium, 1991)
YouTube video by StevenMighty
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
1991. A theatre tech mate of mine locked herself in a church in southwest England with this album on the boombox to finish a repaint job.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ebh...
Brazil nuts are underrated.
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Brazil nuts are underrated.
I'm not sure they really need pressure. When I spent a lot of time in the UK 15+ years ago, there was wall-to-wall coverage of the refugee crisis.
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I'm not sure they really need pressure. When I spent a lot of time in the UK 15+ years ago, there was wall-to-wall coverage of the refugee crisis.
Reposted by Chris Jones
Watching Pee-wee's Big Adventure with the family and it's a pure delight for all, especially my 8 year old
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Watching Pee-wee's Big Adventure with the family and it's a pure delight for all, especially my 8 year old
The inventor of press'n seal deserves a nobel.
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The inventor of press'n seal deserves a nobel.
Baking done.
Dishes done.
Trash taken out.
Dinner ready for tonight.
Ready to rock and roll tomorrow.
Dishes done.
Trash taken out.
Dinner ready for tonight.
Ready to rock and roll tomorrow.
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Baking done.
Dishes done.
Trash taken out.
Dinner ready for tonight.
Ready to rock and roll tomorrow.
Dishes done.
Trash taken out.
Dinner ready for tonight.
Ready to rock and roll tomorrow.