Jon Brown
@jb510.bsky.social
Wanderer. Maker. Woodworking, CNC, Laser, 3D Printing. Open Source. And for now still a little WordPress.
Won't it be hilarious if CA's redistricting goes ahead but TX's doesn't...
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Won't it be hilarious if CA's redistricting goes ahead but TX's doesn't...
I don’t often do “sheet pan meals” but this is a favorite.
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I don’t often do “sheet pan meals” but this is a favorite.
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Here’s how Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy.
How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy
Plus, scientists are fighting back against the administration’s climate misinformation.
www.technologyreview.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Here’s how Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy.
Trump isn’t dead, he’s hiding from journalists because he knows this shows what an abject failure his foreign policy has been. apnews.com/article/shan...
SCO summit could challenge US dominance and lend weight to China’s vision of a multipolar world
The leaders of Russia, China, India and seven other nations are meeting in northern China for the latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization The meeting Monday could be an emerging challen...
apnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trump isn’t dead, he’s hiding from journalists because he knows this shows what an abject failure his foreign policy has been. apnews.com/article/shan...
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This photo, from the article linked below, tells the story in full.
August 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This photo, from the article linked below, tells the story in full.
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Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?
Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?
“She painted a very clear picture about survival.”
www.motherjones.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Octavia Butler predicted our dystopian present. What can a futurist learn from her chilling accuracy?
Who remembers the 80s Australian TV show Beyond 2000
August 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Who remembers the 80s Australian TV show Beyond 2000
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Early this morning, an Army Joint Light Tactical Vehicle was involved in an accident with a civilian car on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
D.C. Police confirm to me that the driver of one of the vehicles was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
D.C. Police confirm to me that the driver of one of the vehicles was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
August 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Early this morning, an Army Joint Light Tactical Vehicle was involved in an accident with a civilian car on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
D.C. Police confirm to me that the driver of one of the vehicles was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
D.C. Police confirm to me that the driver of one of the vehicles was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This is a good example of the ouroboros problem with LLMs. Ask Google AI a Q, it provides a link to its source, which is someone quoting ChatGPT!
It's not necessarily wrong, but is reinforcing second-hand info instead of reliable original info.
Oh, and wish me luck, running my first 5K this wkend
It's not necessarily wrong, but is reinforcing second-hand info instead of reliable original info.
Oh, and wish me luck, running my first 5K this wkend
August 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is a good example of the ouroboros problem with LLMs. Ask Google AI a Q, it provides a link to its source, which is someone quoting ChatGPT!
It's not necessarily wrong, but is reinforcing second-hand info instead of reliable original info.
Oh, and wish me luck, running my first 5K this wkend
It's not necessarily wrong, but is reinforcing second-hand info instead of reliable original info.
Oh, and wish me luck, running my first 5K this wkend
Asimov’s Foundation is one of the greatest books ever written. Apple’s TV adaptation is ok… but strips out 80% of the story and then wastes 15 minutes of every episode explaining what’s missing.
Producers I beg of you. Lean into longer more detailed stories. SHOW don’t tell.
Producers I beg of you. Lean into longer more detailed stories. SHOW don’t tell.
August 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Asimov’s Foundation is one of the greatest books ever written. Apple’s TV adaptation is ok… but strips out 80% of the story and then wastes 15 minutes of every episode explaining what’s missing.
Producers I beg of you. Lean into longer more detailed stories. SHOW don’t tell.
Producers I beg of you. Lean into longer more detailed stories. SHOW don’t tell.
Shoked Harris isn't going to run for CA Gov, however delighted as it puts @katieporteroc.bsky.social in the lead. Porter is my personal favorite over Harris anyway. Like Buttigieg she consistently cuts through the noise and offers smart, practical solutions like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7h8...
Rep. Katie Porter Lays Out Her Plan to Lower the Cost of Housing
YouTube video by Rep. Katie Porter
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Shoked Harris isn't going to run for CA Gov, however delighted as it puts @katieporteroc.bsky.social in the lead. Porter is my personal favorite over Harris anyway. Like Buttigieg she consistently cuts through the noise and offers smart, practical solutions like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7h8...
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Trump’s Caddie magically drops a ball for him not in the deep stuff ⛳️
July 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump’s Caddie magically drops a ball for him not in the deep stuff ⛳️
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“South Park” has managed to offend nearly every political group, pop-culture fandom, and religious denomination. Now it’s managed to piss off Donald Trump like never before.
“South Park” Skewers a Satire-Proof President
The new season première goes after Trump as never before—and solves a problem that’s plagued comedians since his first term in office.
www.newyorker.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“South Park” has managed to offend nearly every political group, pop-culture fandom, and religious denomination. Now it’s managed to piss off Donald Trump like never before.
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Real-time, decentralized social apps — without running a single server. Here’s how to build and deploy an atproto app on Cloudflare Workers. blog.cloudflare.com/serverless-a...
Serverless Statusphere: a walk through building serverless ATProto applications on Cloudflare’s Developer Platform
Build and deploy real-time, decentralized Authenticated Transfer Protocol (ATProto) apps on Cloudflare Workers.
blog.cloudflare.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Real-time, decentralized social apps — without running a single server. Here’s how to build and deploy an atproto app on Cloudflare Workers. blog.cloudflare.com/serverless-a...
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Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media.
This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)
This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)
July 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media.
This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)
This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)
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As companies race to add AI, terms of service changes are going to freak a lot of people out
As companies race to add AI, terms of service changes are going to freak a lot of people out
WeTransfer added the magic words "machine learning" to its ToS and users reacted predictably
Analysis WeTransfer this week denied claims it uses files uploaded to its ubiquitous cloud storage service to train AI, and rolled back changes it had introduced to its Terms of Service after they deeply upset users. The topic? Granting licensing permissions for an as-yet-unreleased LLM product.…
dlvr.it
July 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
As companies race to add AI, terms of service changes are going to freak a lot of people out
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It’s insanely disappointing how quickly the US is falling behind China in AI and high tech manufacturing like EVs, solar panels, large wind turbines, batteries, high speed rail, robotics, drones… and the list goes on.
July 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
It’s insanely disappointing how quickly the US is falling behind China in AI and high tech manufacturing like EVs, solar panels, large wind turbines, batteries, high speed rail, robotics, drones… and the list goes on.