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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Only thing I’ve got for you is from C. S. Forester’s Hornblower series. Probably A Ship of the Line.

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · Aug 18

1. For those of you who are new here, a little backstory. I did Twitter threads of cooking simple but tasty meals that would yield leftovers. This is because a few second lieutenants, God love ‘em, had separately DM’d me for cooking tips, as they were in their first adult apartments & had less

a penguin wearing sunglasses and a blue vest is welcome to the fam

ALT: a penguin wearing sunglasses and a blue vest is welcome to the fam

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Aug 2

I miss reading rainbow.

KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Aug 1

Strange new worlds is still a ton of fun. Even when it’s doing the most self referential, aggrandizing and weirdly
fun episodes it’s still entertaining and a small reminder that we don’t live in the worst timeline.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thinking about my children’s inheritance. Things like this reminded me of the transience of ‘money.’ Yes, my wife might have ETFs and dividends to pass on when she dies, but will it mean anything in 40 yrs , vs the value of experience, education, and ethics that we could pass to our children now?

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Jul 27

All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 24

“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Jul 27

All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 24

“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 27

As a nineties child, I was watching Star Trek: The Original Series last night and had a deep need to watch The Next Generation as comfort TV, because that’s my familiar opening sequence and crew. And it was everything. The shape of that ship, the music, the pastels…

KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 25

Adding to the topic d’jour. I’m living out of a hotel room (for work) this month and still eating almost exclusively from the grocery store. Some fruit, milk and cereal for breakfast, sandwich bar for lunch, and prepared chicken or pork and rice for dinner. Still cheaper than eating out every night.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 24

Vacation or work?

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 11

I still count Vonnegut and Haldeman as great artists because they could explain, in an accessible way, how veterans become unmoored from the societies they fought for.

KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 11

It’s an oldy, but still capable of putting out great episodes:

This time I appreciate the conversation in the last half about veteran’s of WWII asking why their children had to fight in another war.

Sledgehammer and Big Shot

Podcast Episode · Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum · 07/05/2025 · 1h 32m

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 11

I’m very surprised that auto manufacturers don’t sell child car seats. It makes too much sense that I could buy car seats specific to my vehicle (no Diono struggle) that have connected sensors, are easy to install, etc.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 8

Use a reservoir of sugar water in a maple log. You could even try a solar oven to boil down the ‘sap’ in this heat.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Looking for French songs for the oldest to help him learn the language and my wife found this banger. Took us three days of playing it before we thought to look up the lyrics… parenting is going great. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y99U...

Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir

YouTube video by 100% Chanson Française

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 27

Does defense news pay for opinion pieces? I’ve been through online PME and am fully capable, for the right price, of writing or editing 2000 of absolute insanity. Just say

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 24

If you see this, post a knight.

Three knights from Gustaf Tenngren’s “King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table”

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 24

There’s a UCP in there too. Straight back to 2010

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 21

Yeah, they’re still cheaper than new robot legs.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 21

Saved my leg when I was a teenager. Chainsaw caught the chaps, gave me enough warning to move my leg and the saw. Took a minute to appreciate that I wasn’t calling an ambulance then got back to work. New chaps were purchased soon after.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 21

I’ve started braising meat on Saturday or Sunday then using the meat and sauce in various recipes throughout the week. It’s working really well. Need to refine my use for the leftover sauce, but easy way to make 3-4 easy meals through the week. Got the idea here:

Sunday Braised Meat “Meal Prep” Method — Ethan

If you hate meal prepping, try braising meat instead. Almost every Sunday I’ll put a cut of meat into the oven to braise. Then I have a large batch of cooked, shredded protein that lets me whip up a v...

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 20

This started as 5 loaves…what they lack in visual appeal they make up for in fresh out of the oven flavor.

Two loaves of pale, flat baguettes on a wire rack

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 20

Wife and oldest were sick at home today so instead of going fishing I stayed home to take care of them and made my first attempt at baguettes.🥖 Wife was happy with both choices.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 17

How the Nazis Lost the War on Amazon is actually a really good WWII docuseries debunking pro-nazi and Wehrmacht stuff. How the Nazis Lost the War

Watch How the Nazis Lost the War Season 1 – Prime Video

How did the Nazis, in the 1930s the most feared military machine in the world, make so many mistakes and bring their country to its knees by early 1940s? For the first time a magnifying glass is applied to the hubris, in-fighting, poor management, and high hypocrisy of Hitler’s 3rd Reich.

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 16

How will we even survive the corporate world with firm boundaries like these?

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KJDegs @kjdegs.bsky.social · Jun 16

At 10pm last night I had just gotten my toddler to sleep and was about to start dishes. We are not the same

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