ochaos
@lightside.net
#GenX #educator, #film fan, technologist, #wonk, #wine drinker, #beekeeper, #mechanic, #marathoner, #LosAngeles resident, #jazz lover and friend of the #library. He/Him (photo by S. Boland)
If you share AI photos without labeling themI will block you.
If you share AI photos without labeling themI will block you.
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I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
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(Me through the decades)
80s: the 80s suck!
90s: the 80s sucked but the 90s kinda rule
2000s: the 2000s kinda suck
2020s: how is it that I actually miss the 80s
80s: the 80s suck!
90s: the 80s sucked but the 90s kinda rule
2000s: the 2000s kinda suck
2020s: how is it that I actually miss the 80s
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
(Me through the decades)
80s: the 80s suck!
90s: the 80s sucked but the 90s kinda rule
2000s: the 2000s kinda suck
2020s: how is it that I actually miss the 80s
80s: the 80s suck!
90s: the 80s sucked but the 90s kinda rule
2000s: the 2000s kinda suck
2020s: how is it that I actually miss the 80s
I wasn't planning on having a drink tonight but after that speech... 🥃
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I wasn't planning on having a drink tonight but after that speech... 🥃
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I interviewed Rob Reiner as one of the bonuses for the @criterion.bsky.social BluRay of SPINAL TAP. We talked for an hour about the movie and his career and then they shut off the cameras and we talked about movies for another hour. A delightful, unhurried genius.
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I interviewed Rob Reiner as one of the bonuses for the @criterion.bsky.social BluRay of SPINAL TAP. We talked for an hour about the movie and his career and then they shut off the cameras and we talked about movies for another hour. A delightful, unhurried genius.
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Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
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Today, the Alabama Educational Television Commission holds a public meeting to discuss severing ties with PBS. But, no public comment will be allowed. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Alabama public TV viewers fight to save PBS access after Trump cuts threaten partnership
Commission to discuss partnership at public meeting, while longtime members warn they'll withdraw support if PBS programming ends.
www.yahoo.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today, the Alabama Educational Television Commission holds a public meeting to discuss severing ties with PBS. But, no public comment will be allowed. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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what did Rob Manfred think was going to happen when he encouraged MLB to embrace gambling as a revenue stream?
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
what did Rob Manfred think was going to happen when he encouraged MLB to embrace gambling as a revenue stream?
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This is the story I needed this morning.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is the story I needed this morning.
thinking back to the days before the pitch clock when dodger games regularly went this late. Sadly the pitch clock has made me weak as I'm currently craving sleep. #Dodgers #WorldSeries
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
thinking back to the days before the pitch clock when dodger games regularly went this late. Sadly the pitch clock has made me weak as I'm currently craving sleep. #Dodgers #WorldSeries
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This game can go on forever
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This game can go on forever
In a moment of escapism from *waves arms in all direction* I did my annual pilgrimage to obtain full size candy bars a bit early. Here's hoping that this #Halloween will be the year that I get more than 1d6 trick-or-treaters.
October 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In a moment of escapism from *waves arms in all direction* I did my annual pilgrimage to obtain full size candy bars a bit early. Here's hoping that this #Halloween will be the year that I get more than 1d6 trick-or-treaters.
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musicals used to have songs that advanced the plot
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
musicals used to have songs that advanced the plot
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oh would you look at that. when baseball games "matter" they don't use the ghost runner.
huh.
huh.
October 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
oh would you look at that. when baseball games "matter" they don't use the ghost runner.
huh.
huh.
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CA: due to recent USPS changes, mail in ballots in some places may not be postmarked the day they are mailed but will instead be postmarked a day later.
Ballots must be postmarked by election day to be counted.
Mail in your ballot early or use a ballot drop box to make sure your voice is heard.
Ballots must be postmarked by election day to be counted.
Mail in your ballot early or use a ballot drop box to make sure your voice is heard.
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
CA: due to recent USPS changes, mail in ballots in some places may not be postmarked the day they are mailed but will instead be postmarked a day later.
Ballots must be postmarked by election day to be counted.
Mail in your ballot early or use a ballot drop box to make sure your voice is heard.
Ballots must be postmarked by election day to be counted.
Mail in your ballot early or use a ballot drop box to make sure your voice is heard.
Do we get Jumbo Jacks in the post season? #Dodgers #AskingForAfriend
October 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Do we get Jumbo Jacks in the post season? #Dodgers #AskingForAfriend
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Two-oscar ✌️ #Dodgers
a baseball player wearing a dodgers jersey and helmet
ALT: a baseball player wearing a dodgers jersey and helmet
media.tenor.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Two-oscar ✌️ #Dodgers
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I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
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Gift link; www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Gift link; www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
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Found out my friend Aaron is the zamboni driver at the university, and now I have an intense desire to write a cozy murder mystery at an ice plex with a zamboni driver detective ⛸️
September 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Found out my friend Aaron is the zamboni driver at the university, and now I have an intense desire to write a cozy murder mystery at an ice plex with a zamboni driver detective ⛸️
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Years ago, I had an Australian girl on one of my tours. It was later half of Oct. Aussie girl had never seen a Jack-o-lantern before. I jokingly asked, "Well, you have pumpkins down under, what do you do with your them? "She looks at me & says, "Roast them and eat them."
September 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Years ago, I had an Australian girl on one of my tours. It was later half of Oct. Aussie girl had never seen a Jack-o-lantern before. I jokingly asked, "Well, you have pumpkins down under, what do you do with your them? "She looks at me & says, "Roast them and eat them."
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The lure of radio! Today's broadcast of Give the Drummer Some is on the air! Hear the show live, 9am to noon (ET), on @wfmu.bsky.social's Drummer Stream. LISTEN: wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer... CHAT: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
September 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The lure of radio! Today's broadcast of Give the Drummer Some is on the air! Hear the show live, 9am to noon (ET), on @wfmu.bsky.social's Drummer Stream. LISTEN: wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer... CHAT: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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Snickerdoodle hasn’t had a thought since Woodstock. In 1969. Also she’s six months old. And available for adoption! Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Snickerdoodle hasn’t had a thought since Woodstock. In 1969. Also she’s six months old. And available for adoption! Application: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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they’re putting Kimmel back on the air. I would now like to see the same amount of outrage for the firing of professors for their statements
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
they’re putting Kimmel back on the air. I would now like to see the same amount of outrage for the firing of professors for their statements