Jim Moskowitz
@jimmosk.bsky.social
wild ideas . satisfaction guaranteed or your mind back
Another "I can't believe I was just captivated for that long about a topic like that" video from Alec Watson, the funniest electrical-engineering geek on the internet.
And yeah, he does look surprisingly like a grown-up Eddie Munster, but you get over it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZy...
And yeah, he does look surprisingly like a grown-up Eddie Munster, but you get over it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZy...
My car charger can boil water really fast
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Another "I can't believe I was just captivated for that long about a topic like that" video from Alec Watson, the funniest electrical-engineering geek on the internet.
And yeah, he does look surprisingly like a grown-up Eddie Munster, but you get over it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZy...
And yeah, he does look surprisingly like a grown-up Eddie Munster, but you get over it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZy...
What the grep is going on here??
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
What the grep is going on here??
If I want there to be more content from my friends in my BlueSky feed, I ought to at least post some content of my own that my friends might want to see. Like the best photo of me I've had in a while, as two friends and I escaped from an escape room we were beta-testing.
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If I want there to be more content from my friends in my BlueSky feed, I ought to at least post some content of my own that my friends might want to see. Like the best photo of me I've had in a while, as two friends and I escaped from an escape room we were beta-testing.
But the heat is stifling.
It is enough to make a man start quoting William Fryer Harvey.
It is enough to make a man start quoting William Fryer Harvey.
July 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
But the heat is stifling.
It is enough to make a man start quoting William Fryer Harvey.
It is enough to make a man start quoting William Fryer Harvey.
Today is 22/7, so I wish you a Happy Pi Day!
July 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today is 22/7, so I wish you a Happy Pi Day!
Quiz time! I removed the colors from four US states on this map. What color(s) should the four have?
(Don't actually say what the reason is, so others can still try to figure it out.)
(Don't actually say what the reason is, so others can still try to figure it out.)
July 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Quiz time! I removed the colors from four US states on this map. What color(s) should the four have?
(Don't actually say what the reason is, so others can still try to figure it out.)
(Don't actually say what the reason is, so others can still try to figure it out.)
The great work begins!
To find out just what the heck this is all about, you'll have to come to Live Taskmaster at alumni weekend
To find out just what the heck this is all about, you'll have to come to Live Taskmaster at alumni weekend
May 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The great work begins!
To find out just what the heck this is all about, you'll have to come to Live Taskmaster at alumni weekend
To find out just what the heck this is all about, you'll have to come to Live Taskmaster at alumni weekend
Amazing surveillance-camera footage from Myanmar, showing the moment of the March 28 2025 earthquake. The video loops a bunch of times, sometimes zoomed in, so you can catch how various things are affected -- like the power-transmission tower at far right!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OeL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OeL...
First-Ever Fault Rupture Caught on Camera – M7.9 Myanmar Earthquake
YouTube video by Seismic Kiwi
www.youtube.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Amazing surveillance-camera footage from Myanmar, showing the moment of the March 28 2025 earthquake. The video loops a bunch of times, sometimes zoomed in, so you can catch how various things are affected -- like the power-transmission tower at far right!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OeL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OeL...
I bet The Daily Show or The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will get around to making this for tonight's episode... but I figured I'd beat them to it.
May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I bet The Daily Show or The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will get around to making this for tonight's episode... but I figured I'd beat them to it.
Welp, I guess someone's finally opened a Stargate.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez
“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.
www.politico.eu
April 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Welp, I guess someone's finally opened a Stargate.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
I haven't seen any news stories about this, but the number of measles cases in the current Canadian outbreak is now over 1000 – in a much smaller population that the US.
And yes, almost all among the unvaccinated.
(I learned about it from a comment on an "Er Doctor Reacts to The Pitt" video)
And yes, almost all among the unvaccinated.
(I learned about it from a comment on an "Er Doctor Reacts to The Pitt" video)
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I haven't seen any news stories about this, but the number of measles cases in the current Canadian outbreak is now over 1000 – in a much smaller population that the US.
And yes, almost all among the unvaccinated.
(I learned about it from a comment on an "Er Doctor Reacts to The Pitt" video)
And yes, almost all among the unvaccinated.
(I learned about it from a comment on an "Er Doctor Reacts to The Pitt" video)
I made a funny today. I was at Swarthmore boardgaming, playing Terraforming Mars, and at one point (there was context; I've forgotten it) said, in a husky, haunted voice, "Let the right one in!"
To which Nathaniel responded, "Let the right one out!"
To which I replied....
To which Nathaniel responded, "Let the right one out!"
To which I replied....
April 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I made a funny today. I was at Swarthmore boardgaming, playing Terraforming Mars, and at one point (there was context; I've forgotten it) said, in a husky, haunted voice, "Let the right one in!"
To which Nathaniel responded, "Let the right one out!"
To which I replied....
To which Nathaniel responded, "Let the right one out!"
To which I replied....
The HANDS ØFF demonstration in Media PA had well over a thousand people just now. I don't think it got two thousand, but crowd-size estimation isn't my strongest skill...
April 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The HANDS ØFF demonstration in Media PA had well over a thousand people just now. I don't think it got two thousand, but crowd-size estimation isn't my strongest skill...
In light of Elon Musk's actions towards Meals on Wheels, USAID, etc., I thought it was time to remind folks about an apt Monty Python sketch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJG...
Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Merchant Banker
YouTube video by Riddla26
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In light of Elon Musk's actions towards Meals on Wheels, USAID, etc., I thought it was time to remind folks about an apt Monty Python sketch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJG...
Senator McCormick (R)'s DC voicemailbox was full for the first time, though I was able to leave a message at his Phila number. I left a message for Fetterman (D) as well. I've still never gotten any responses from either, by phone or email, despite asking for one and leaving my contact info.
March 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Senator McCormick (R)'s DC voicemailbox was full for the first time, though I was able to leave a message at his Phila number. I left a message for Fetterman (D) as well. I've still never gotten any responses from either, by phone or email, despite asking for one and leaving my contact info.
I just called my Democratic senator and my Representative, to suggest a different way to frame something apparently in the cards on Capitol Hill for the next few days: House Speaker Mike Johnson has planned to pass a Republican-aligned budget in the House, send it over to the Senate, and adjourn...
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I just called my Democratic senator and my Representative, to suggest a different way to frame something apparently in the cards on Capitol Hill for the next few days: House Speaker Mike Johnson has planned to pass a Republican-aligned budget in the House, send it over to the Senate, and adjourn...
The special one-off episode of Taskmaster: Minnesota that I flew out to St. Paul in January to attend the taping of, has just been posted on YouTube.
It was worth the trip then, and is just as good to rewatch now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=egAs...
It was worth the trip then, and is just as good to rewatch now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=egAs...
Taskmaster Minnesota: Wonderland - "Hi, I'm John Menard."
YouTube video by Taskmaster: Minnesota
www.youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The special one-off episode of Taskmaster: Minnesota that I flew out to St. Paul in January to attend the taping of, has just been posted on YouTube.
It was worth the trip then, and is just as good to rewatch now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=egAs...
It was worth the trip then, and is just as good to rewatch now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=egAs...
Following the vote, Representative Zephyr took to social media to discuss the implications. “These kind of votes are born out of transgender representation in government. Howell & I have built solid relationships with Republicans and those relationships change hearts, minds, and (eventually) votes.”
March 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Following the vote, Representative Zephyr took to social media to discuss the implications. “These kind of votes are born out of transgender representation in government. Howell & I have built solid relationships with Republicans and those relationships change hearts, minds, and (eventually) votes.”
Apparently September 8th is Star Trek Day, but I think it ought to be today.
Because when you March Forth, you boldly go.
Because when you March Forth, you boldly go.
March 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Apparently September 8th is Star Trek Day, but I think it ought to be today.
Because when you March Forth, you boldly go.
Because when you March Forth, you boldly go.
I think that the way the many billions of variables in a Large Language Model can dazzle people into believing an AI must be conscious has a close parallel to the way many billions of years of evolution can dazzle people into believing there must be a Creator.
February 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I think that the way the many billions of variables in a Large Language Model can dazzle people into believing an AI must be conscious has a close parallel to the way many billions of years of evolution can dazzle people into believing there must be a Creator.
TL;DR news has dug into the numbers reported on the Department of Government Efficiency website that list the amounts they claim to have saved. There's a substantial amount of overstating and miscounting going on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ms...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ms...
1 Month In: How’s DOGE Doing?
YouTube video by TLDR News Global
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
TL;DR news has dug into the numbers reported on the Department of Government Efficiency website that list the amounts they claim to have saved. There's a substantial amount of overstating and miscounting going on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ms...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ms...
Called my senators to remind them that when Reagan and GHWBush did mass inspector general firings when they took office, Congressional uproar got (some of) them unfired.
Then I called my Rep, Mary Gay Scanlon, to thank her for a good motivational speech she gave at the Presidents' Day demonstration.
Then I called my Rep, Mary Gay Scanlon, to thank her for a good motivational speech she gave at the Presidents' Day demonstration.
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Called my senators to remind them that when Reagan and GHWBush did mass inspector general firings when they took office, Congressional uproar got (some of) them unfired.
Then I called my Rep, Mary Gay Scanlon, to thank her for a good motivational speech she gave at the Presidents' Day demonstration.
Then I called my Rep, Mary Gay Scanlon, to thank her for a good motivational speech she gave at the Presidents' Day demonstration.
David Ha told me about this puzzle based on Taskmaster, which will probably only interest those in the intersection of Taskmaster fans and puzzle-solvers. But if that's you... it's a nice puzzle:
web.archive.org/web/20241109...
web.archive.org/web/20241109...
Taskmaster
web.archive.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
David Ha told me about this puzzle based on Taskmaster, which will probably only interest those in the intersection of Taskmaster fans and puzzle-solvers. But if that's you... it's a nice puzzle:
web.archive.org/web/20241109...
web.archive.org/web/20241109...
The snow in Swarthmore was the perfect kind for making snow rolls this morning, so I couldn't resist
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The snow in Swarthmore was the perfect kind for making snow rolls this morning, so I couldn't resist
I called my senators this morning to voice concern that the executive branch has been defying rulings from the judicial branch, and hoping the legislative branch will stand up for checks and balances -- and also to reiterate that Elon Musk needs confirmation hearings before having so much power.
February 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I called my senators this morning to voice concern that the executive branch has been defying rulings from the judicial branch, and hoping the legislative branch will stand up for checks and balances -- and also to reiterate that Elon Musk needs confirmation hearings before having so much power.