Whirrlaway
@mpzrd.bsky.social
Oregon Coast old-guy recluse. Dog person in a cat world, people are strange, when you're a stranger. Gardening with a survivalist bent. Streetstyle and trails bikes. Looking for a soft landing if possible, politics same as bikes
Feast of Sunreturn is tomorrow
today is a day of careful thought
today is a day of careful thought
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Feast of Sunreturn is tomorrow
today is a day of careful thought
today is a day of careful thought
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where I was when we gave up smoking indoors even the smokers agreed this was better, nobody complained at all
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
where I was when we gave up smoking indoors even the smokers agreed this was better, nobody complained at all
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
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Once again, marginal income, capital gains, & wealth tax rates are too low & this poses an existential threat to the Republic
December 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Once again, marginal income, capital gains, & wealth tax rates are too low & this poses an existential threat to the Republic
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
non-LLM man-machine interface news
The utility of bionic hands could be improved by sharing control between the autonomous hand and the user, according to a study in Nature Communications. The paper shows that this approach improves the dexterity of the hand while reducing cognitive burden for users. 🧪
Shared human-machine control of an intelligent bionic hand improves grasping and decreases cognitive burden for transradial amputees - Nature Communications
Commercially available bionic hands can replicate many movements, but controlling a multiarticulate bionic hand is not an intuitive task. Here, the authors describe the integration of proximity and pressure sensors into a commercial prosthesis to enable autonomous grasping
go.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
non-LLM man-machine interface news
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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ah, the “we believe we will prevail on appeal” exception to following the law
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
ah, the “we believe we will prevail on appeal” exception to following the law
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"Vague assurances are not security; they are illusions, and illusions in great power politics are fatal." lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Vague assurances are not security; they are illusions, and illusions in great power politics are fatal." lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
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Here, have some hopium! I have Epstein file hopium, which I think everyone could use.
I was in a meeting this morning and I have answers for the countless doomerism that made me log off of Threads last night.
Long yap incoming!
1/
I was in a meeting this morning and I have answers for the countless doomerism that made me log off of Threads last night.
Long yap incoming!
1/
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Here, have some hopium! I have Epstein file hopium, which I think everyone could use.
I was in a meeting this morning and I have answers for the countless doomerism that made me log off of Threads last night.
Long yap incoming!
1/
I was in a meeting this morning and I have answers for the countless doomerism that made me log off of Threads last night.
Long yap incoming!
1/
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for tens of thousands of years before the Neolithic Revolution people lived in small mostly isolated collectives in very marginal condtions punctuated by serious climate swings. those working groups couldn't afford to be degraded by death and injury more than was happening in regular business.
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
for tens of thousands of years before the Neolithic Revolution people lived in small mostly isolated collectives in very marginal condtions punctuated by serious climate swings. those working groups couldn't afford to be degraded by death and injury more than was happening in regular business.
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"woke" used to mean wake up! and look around and see that the bad shit isn't just a matter of individual bad actors doing this or that particular bad action, there's a pattern or structure of society that produces bad shit like a chicken produces eggs a new one every day and ...
November 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"woke" used to mean wake up! and look around and see that the bad shit isn't just a matter of individual bad actors doing this or that particular bad action, there's a pattern or structure of society that produces bad shit like a chicken produces eggs a new one every day and ...
otoh it would be nice if we didn't have to take so much politics with our identity and you could just DO identity and let your freak flag fly. That's how we tried to think about it when I was in college in the '60s, basically: no such thing as woman/Black/Jewish/lgbt ... work, not a thing
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
otoh it would be nice if we didn't have to take so much politics with our identity and you could just DO identity and let your freak flag fly. That's how we tried to think about it when I was in college in the '60s, basically: no such thing as woman/Black/Jewish/lgbt ... work, not a thing
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” -Matthew 17:21
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” -Matthew 17:21
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Constantine, actually. In hoc signo vinces, "I believe in ONE GOD the Father ALMIGHTY etc"
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Constantine, actually. In hoc signo vinces, "I believe in ONE GOD the Father ALMIGHTY etc"
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
Caesar was a perfectly acceptable Pagan
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my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
my first fishing attack here is there a thing one does?
Same as LLMs, people thing the meaning of language is in the choice of WORDS but in actuality meaning resides in the CONTEXT
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Same as LLMs, people thing the meaning of language is in the choice of WORDS but in actuality meaning resides in the CONTEXT
the question HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is really asking is, should the Fox grandpa/four-star with actual physical control of the launch button exercise command authority, or wait while the chicken civilians dither, run and hide?
in the film, the waffling nitwit in the White House is BLACK and plays basketball
nb the film scenario is not a "use it or lose it" situation, retaliation can wait on information while national security gets moving on shelter & relief
nb the film scenario is not a "use it or lose it" situation, retaliation can wait on information while national security gets moving on shelter & relief
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
the question HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is really asking is, should the Fox grandpa/four-star with actual physical control of the launch button exercise command authority, or wait while the chicken civilians dither, run and hide?
"True religion, in its purest and most authentic form, has nothing to do with groupism or tribalism, with creating divisions between people. True religion is a personal journey, an individual exploration of one’s inner voice and consciousness, a quest for meaning and purpose."
A few days ago, it was my birthday, and ...
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gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/it-was-my-...
A few days ago, it was my birthday, and ...
A few days ago, it was my birthday.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"True religion, in its purest and most authentic form, has nothing to do with groupism or tribalism, with creating divisions between people. True religion is a personal journey, an individual exploration of one’s inner voice and consciousness, a quest for meaning and purpose."