Scott Wallace
@pacoscott.bsky.social
Hopeful. I take photos a lot. Listen to music as I figure out this life of mine.
'if you love, then you will grieve'
~ how to share a Very Good Thing that causes you to cry, your heart to ache, brings all the feels like a freight train?
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social hosts his annual "Mom Show" on #KEXP out Seattle yonder; 14 day streaming archive.
:ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
~ how to share a Very Good Thing that causes you to cry, your heart to ache, brings all the feels like a freight train?
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social hosts his annual "Mom Show" on #KEXP out Seattle yonder; 14 day streaming archive.
:ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
KEXP Events
kexp.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
'if you love, then you will grieve'
~ how to share a Very Good Thing that causes you to cry, your heart to ache, brings all the feels like a freight train?
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social hosts his annual "Mom Show" on #KEXP out Seattle yonder; 14 day streaming archive.
:ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
~ how to share a Very Good Thing that causes you to cry, your heart to ache, brings all the feels like a freight train?
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social hosts his annual "Mom Show" on #KEXP out Seattle yonder; 14 day streaming archive.
:ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
Reposted by Scott Wallace
PUPDATE: Selfie sabotaged by yawn
October 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
PUPDATE: Selfie sabotaged by yawn
ha ha ha - I do so love the optimism!
:- )
:- )
Looks like somebody has taken down Fortnite, Roblox and Snapchat in a major internet outage that should see children getting their homework in on time.
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ha ha ha - I do so love the optimism!
:- )
:- )
"What's up?" you ask?
well, @my-liquid-head.bsky.social has shared just a fabulous image! ah - infrared!!! so - Thanks!! :ps:
well, @my-liquid-head.bsky.social has shared just a fabulous image! ah - infrared!!! so - Thanks!! :ps:
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"What's up?" you ask?
well, @my-liquid-head.bsky.social has shared just a fabulous image! ah - infrared!!! so - Thanks!! :ps:
well, @my-liquid-head.bsky.social has shared just a fabulous image! ah - infrared!!! so - Thanks!! :ps:
Reposted by Scott Wallace
The excitement on this owlet’s face after spotting mom is something I think about often. Pure joy and love. Nature is beautiful.
#wildlifephotography #owlsome #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #birding #birds #nikoncreators
#wildlifephotography #owlsome #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #birding #birds #nikoncreators
October 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The excitement on this owlet’s face after spotting mom is something I think about often. Pure joy and love. Nature is beautiful.
#wildlifephotography #owlsome #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #birding #birds #nikoncreators
#wildlifephotography #owlsome #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #birding #birds #nikoncreators
Reposted by Scott Wallace
EFF is always so proud to represent security researchers doing important work. Our Coders' Rights Project often works with DEFCON presenters, and two of our clients are presenting today about schools, bathroom vape detectors, and audio recordings. www.wired.com/story/schoo...
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug
A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
www.wired.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
EFF is always so proud to represent security researchers doing important work. Our Coders' Rights Project often works with DEFCON presenters, and two of our clients are presenting today about schools, bathroom vape detectors, and audio recordings. www.wired.com/story/schoo...
Watching rey & nyx' DefCon talk re: IoT surveillance hell is Stephen, but have me h hope that Rumbly's future will probably be fine to awesome.
Let's hope/help them keep on doing what they do! (EFF donations ftw!)
face it nyx, you'll collab w/ @deviantollam.bsky.social someday soon!
:ps:
Let's hope/help them keep on doing what they do! (EFF donations ftw!)
face it nyx, you'll collab w/ @deviantollam.bsky.social someday soon!
:ps:
fuck, people are following me here after our DC33 talk recording finally hit youtube... what am i supposed to do now, create engaging and effective social media content to captivate my audience and build a powerful online brand?
October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Watching rey & nyx' DefCon talk re: IoT surveillance hell is Stephen, but have me h hope that Rumbly's future will probably be fine to awesome.
Let's hope/help them keep on doing what they do! (EFF donations ftw!)
face it nyx, you'll collab w/ @deviantollam.bsky.social someday soon!
:ps:
Let's hope/help them keep on doing what they do! (EFF donations ftw!)
face it nyx, you'll collab w/ @deviantollam.bsky.social someday soon!
:ps:
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
... how many tracks did YOUR morning DJ take to get from AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' to 'Movin' Right Along' from Kermit & Fozzie? Oh, your DJ didn't do that?
They DON'T do that?
Huh.
KEXP - 14-day streaming archive. Support what you love. Music matters. :ps:
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social did it in 6.
They DON'T do that?
Huh.
KEXP - 14-day streaming archive. Support what you love. Music matters. :ps:
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social did it in 6.
September 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
... how many tracks did YOUR morning DJ take to get from AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' to 'Movin' Right Along' from Kermit & Fozzie? Oh, your DJ didn't do that?
They DON'T do that?
Huh.
KEXP - 14-day streaming archive. Support what you love. Music matters. :ps:
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social did it in 6.
They DON'T do that?
Huh.
KEXP - 14-day streaming archive. Support what you love. Music matters. :ps:
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social did it in 6.
Good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social opens the Morning Show on KEXP w/ "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" by World News - "a meditation on cautious optimism in the wake of disaster." - KEXP Playlist
folks making things better in the face of mind boggling challenges. Hope still lives. :ps:
folks making things better in the face of mind boggling challenges. Hope still lives. :ps:
World News - Everything Is Coming up Roses
YouTube video by WorldNewsVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social opens the Morning Show on KEXP w/ "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" by World News - "a meditation on cautious optimism in the wake of disaster." - KEXP Playlist
folks making things better in the face of mind boggling challenges. Hope still lives. :ps:
folks making things better in the face of mind boggling challenges. Hope still lives. :ps:
EMPATHY - KINDNESS - RESPECT = Savage Love...
Go watch this now. Share widely. Share often.We must not forget.
there are so many more incredible folk doing great things & making the world better for EVERYONE. Everyday.
hmmm... perhaps, a la "blood donors" we can be "E|K|R" donors?
:ps:
Go watch this now. Share widely. Share often.We must not forget.
there are so many more incredible folk doing great things & making the world better for EVERYONE. Everyday.
hmmm... perhaps, a la "blood donors" we can be "E|K|R" donors?
:ps:
Advice on Weathering Today's Uncertain, Hostile Times
YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
EMPATHY - KINDNESS - RESPECT = Savage Love...
Go watch this now. Share widely. Share often.We must not forget.
there are so many more incredible folk doing great things & making the world better for EVERYONE. Everyday.
hmmm... perhaps, a la "blood donors" we can be "E|K|R" donors?
:ps:
Go watch this now. Share widely. Share often.We must not forget.
there are so many more incredible folk doing great things & making the world better for EVERYONE. Everyday.
hmmm... perhaps, a la "blood donors" we can be "E|K|R" donors?
:ps:
Reposted by Scott Wallace
So many of us came so very unwillingly to this place of viewing the Supreme Court as unworthy of being viewed as a judicial body. Unworthy of veneration, unworthy of respect.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
September 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So many of us came so very unwillingly to this place of viewing the Supreme Court as unworthy of being viewed as a judicial body. Unworthy of veneration, unworthy of respect.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
Reposted by Scott Wallace
I met this marvelous individual in person. I can't tell you their whole life story, but I can tell you this...
1. They are real (not a bot, etc)
2. They are special
3. If you are seeking a roommate near Raleigh you could make a really big difference in their life right now.
... please share, NC 💚
1. They are real (not a bot, etc)
2. They are special
3. If you are seeking a roommate near Raleigh you could make a really big difference in their life right now.
... please share, NC 💚
if i may have a moment of your time to help somebody in dire need.
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I met this marvelous individual in person. I can't tell you their whole life story, but I can tell you this...
1. They are real (not a bot, etc)
2. They are special
3. If you are seeking a roommate near Raleigh you could make a really big difference in their life right now.
... please share, NC 💚
1. They are real (not a bot, etc)
2. They are special
3. If you are seeking a roommate near Raleigh you could make a really big difference in their life right now.
... please share, NC 💚
Hey - look - go give this track a listen. :ps:
On the new World News song, "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
World News - "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
We named World News one of the Best New Artists Of 2024, and so far, their forthcoming debut album seems promising. That record doesn’t have an official release date yet, but the London post-punks are...
www.stereogum.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hey - look - go give this track a listen. :ps:
My days start with hope & community & music.
Music matters.
14-day streaming archive - where you can soak in the new awesome track from the band World News - "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social constantly makes me remember - I am not alone. Hope still lives. :ps:
Music matters.
14-day streaming archive - where you can soak in the new awesome track from the band World News - "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social constantly makes me remember - I am not alone. Hope still lives. :ps:
September 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My days start with hope & community & music.
Music matters.
14-day streaming archive - where you can soak in the new awesome track from the band World News - "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social constantly makes me remember - I am not alone. Hope still lives. :ps:
Music matters.
14-day streaming archive - where you can soak in the new awesome track from the band World News - "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social constantly makes me remember - I am not alone. Hope still lives. :ps:
"The most exquisite instrument - Robert Smiths' voice"
~ good soul Trent Reznor
Come on over & enjoy @djjohnrichards.bsky.social & KEXP's "International Curesday" - 14-day streaming archive if needed!
Much love for The Morning Show's goodness they bring us. Damn fine souls all of them!!
:ps:
~ good soul Trent Reznor
Come on over & enjoy @djjohnrichards.bsky.social & KEXP's "International Curesday" - 14-day streaming archive if needed!
Much love for The Morning Show's goodness they bring us. Damn fine souls all of them!!
:ps:
September 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"The most exquisite instrument - Robert Smiths' voice"
~ good soul Trent Reznor
Come on over & enjoy @djjohnrichards.bsky.social & KEXP's "International Curesday" - 14-day streaming archive if needed!
Much love for The Morning Show's goodness they bring us. Damn fine souls all of them!!
:ps:
~ good soul Trent Reznor
Come on over & enjoy @djjohnrichards.bsky.social & KEXP's "International Curesday" - 14-day streaming archive if needed!
Much love for The Morning Show's goodness they bring us. Damn fine souls all of them!!
:ps:
Reposted by Scott Wallace
As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
... oh - look - you can add more good folk to your intentional perusing! glad you're here, good soul Sars. :ps:
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
... oh - look - you can add more good folk to your intentional perusing! glad you're here, good soul Sars. :ps:
we must not forget our humanity, and good soul Sars has for 20+ years shared her gift of thoughtful, curious reflection.
So many good folk doing amazing things for those who might not even know they need help, hope.
:ps:
So many good folk doing amazing things for those who might not even know they need help, hope.
:ps:
Tomato Nation » Celebrations
tomatonation.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
we must not forget our humanity, and good soul Sars has for 20+ years shared her gift of thoughtful, curious reflection.
So many good folk doing amazing things for those who might not even know they need help, hope.
:ps:
So many good folk doing amazing things for those who might not even know they need help, hope.
:ps:
curious & foolish animals, aren't we?
'we have high confidence that 123 xyz'
~ good soul @stonekettle.bsky.social's excellent writing on the concept behind that phrase - highly recommended; his take on our love of guns in America is damn good too. :ps:
'we have high confidence that 123 xyz'
~ good soul @stonekettle.bsky.social's excellent writing on the concept behind that phrase - highly recommended; his take on our love of guns in America is damn good too. :ps:
Some helpful tips for following the awful news out of Minnesota today.
September 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
curious & foolish animals, aren't we?
'we have high confidence that 123 xyz'
~ good soul @stonekettle.bsky.social's excellent writing on the concept behind that phrase - highly recommended; his take on our love of guns in America is damn good too. :ps:
'we have high confidence that 123 xyz'
~ good soul @stonekettle.bsky.social's excellent writing on the concept behind that phrase - highly recommended; his take on our love of guns in America is damn good too. :ps:
Just read this yesterday, so here's a huge "thanks!" to good soul @simonwillison.net for sharing.
A glance at future challenges we get to grapple with.
He'll be on my weekly read list, so I can keep learning... :ps:
A glance at future challenges we get to grapple with.
He'll be on my weekly read list, so I can keep learning... :ps:
I think memory features for something as widely used as ChatGPT are inherently risky - they make these systems even *harder* for people to understand and use in a predictable fashion simonwillison.net/2025/May/21/...
I really don’t like ChatGPT’s new memory dossier
Last month ChatGPT got a major upgrade. As far as I can tell the closest to an official announcement was this tweet from @OpenAI: Starting today [April 10th 2025], memory …
simonwillison.net
September 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just read this yesterday, so here's a huge "thanks!" to good soul @simonwillison.net for sharing.
A glance at future challenges we get to grapple with.
He'll be on my weekly read list, so I can keep learning... :ps:
A glance at future challenges we get to grapple with.
He'll be on my weekly read list, so I can keep learning... :ps:
Reposted by Scott Wallace
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
Reposted by Scott Wallace
Antifascism has never been easier at MSP Terminal 2
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Antifascism has never been easier at MSP Terminal 2
Does your radio host a kids dance party occasionally?
No?? Oh.
Well #KEXP does - @djjohnrichards.bsky.social seems to think music matters, & that the kids are alright (though he's bounced a few of them off the stage)
14-day streaming archive - check it out! :ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
No?? Oh.
Well #KEXP does - @djjohnrichards.bsky.social seems to think music matters, & that the kids are alright (though he's bounced a few of them off the stage)
14-day streaming archive - check it out! :ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
August 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Does your radio host a kids dance party occasionally?
No?? Oh.
Well #KEXP does - @djjohnrichards.bsky.social seems to think music matters, & that the kids are alright (though he's bounced a few of them off the stage)
14-day streaming archive - check it out! :ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
No?? Oh.
Well #KEXP does - @djjohnrichards.bsky.social seems to think music matters, & that the kids are alright (though he's bounced a few of them off the stage)
14-day streaming archive - check it out! :ps:
kexp.org/events/kexp-...
h/t good soul Jeremy for sharing, and for the amazing amount of hope this has given me today.
Soooo many good people doing great things.
Hope still lives. :psP
Soooo many good people doing great things.
Hope still lives. :psP
August 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
h/t good soul Jeremy for sharing, and for the amazing amount of hope this has given me today.
Soooo many good people doing great things.
Hope still lives. :psP
Soooo many good people doing great things.
Hope still lives. :psP