Vortmax
@vortmax.bsky.social
NCSU Meteorology Alum.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
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I set up over $1000 of HEPA devices in my house for the construction workers (lung health) and they often just got unplugged and moved into the corner. They're not representative but just remarking on the lack of penetration of this stuff
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I set up over $1000 of HEPA devices in my house for the construction workers (lung health) and they often just got unplugged and moved into the corner. They're not representative but just remarking on the lack of penetration of this stuff
If the Chiefs cannot get a first down by running the ball 1.5 yards, they deserve to lose.
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If the Chiefs cannot get a first down by running the ball 1.5 yards, they deserve to lose.
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The Persistence of Ignorance.
Another problem with gerontocracy is Elon is treated as a techno wizard by people who've never even opened their own Outlook calendar
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The Persistence of Ignorance.
I've had similar concerns about Norman Regional in Norman, OK. The city is part owner of the hospital, and has refused to let other hospitals into the city citing "Certificate of Need" concerns. Family members have had several bad experiences at NRH.
15/ Today we’ve published a deeply reported 5-part series. It’s about Albany, Georgia.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I've had similar concerns about Norman Regional in Norman, OK. The city is part owner of the hospital, and has refused to let other hospitals into the city citing "Certificate of Need" concerns. Family members have had several bad experiences at NRH.
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If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
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"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."
Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy
Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Now is the time in #Svengoolie when we dance!
a nickelodeon logo can be seen in the corner of a cartoon
Alt: a nickelodeon logo can be seen in the corner of a cartoon
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Now is the time in #Svengoolie when we dance!
"Grab your torches and pitchforks!!!"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
a large crowd of people are standing in front of a wall of flames
Alt: a large crowd of people are standing in front of a wall of flames
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Grab your torches and pitchforks!!!"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
Turhan Bey was the Centauri Emperor in a Season 2 episode of #Babylon5. The Emporer was originally supposed to be unnamed, but he was eventually given the name "Emperor Turhan." He was loved by the entire cast and appeared as a Minbari in Season 5.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Turhan Bey was the Centauri Emperor in a Season 2 episode of #Babylon5. The Emporer was originally supposed to be unnamed, but he was eventually given the name "Emperor Turhan." He was loved by the entire cast and appeared as a Minbari in Season 5.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
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This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.
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Russia has terminated key military cooperation agreements with Canada, France and Portugal, including Soviet-era and post-Cold War deals signed in 1989, 1994 and 2000. The move was approved by Prime Minister Mishustin.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Russia has terminated key military cooperation agreements with Canada, France and Portugal, including Soviet-era and post-Cold War deals signed in 1989, 1994 and 2000. The move was approved by Prime Minister Mishustin.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The American Revolution,” Ken Burns’s new docuseries, “is intelligently self-critical history of a kind most people worldwide are deprived of,” John McWhorter writes. “Showing us what the era entailed for all different kinds of early Americans isn’t woke; it’s accurate.”
“The American Revolution,” Ken Burns’s new docuseries, “is intelligently self-critical history of a kind most people worldwide are deprived of,” John McWhorter writes. “Showing us what the era entailed for all different kinds of early Americans isn’t woke; it’s accurate.”
Opinion | ‘The American Revolution’ Is Not Woke. It’s Magnificent.
Don’t be shocked: There were Black people and Native Americans during the colonial era.
nyti.ms
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The American Revolution,” Ken Burns’s new docuseries, “is intelligently self-critical history of a kind most people worldwide are deprived of,” John McWhorter writes. “Showing us what the era entailed for all different kinds of early Americans isn’t woke; it’s accurate.”
“The American Revolution,” Ken Burns’s new docuseries, “is intelligently self-critical history of a kind most people worldwide are deprived of,” John McWhorter writes. “Showing us what the era entailed for all different kinds of early Americans isn’t woke; it’s accurate.”
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I could easily withstand the power of the Dark Crystal, I would simply not allow it to drain my living essence
*looks at the Dark Crystal one time*
*looks at the Dark Crystal one time*
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I could easily withstand the power of the Dark Crystal, I would simply not allow it to drain my living essence
*looks at the Dark Crystal one time*
*looks at the Dark Crystal one time*
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Almost a single issue voter on this. How they want to tax and spend can be anywhere from Romney to Mamdani. Whoever most credibly pledges to restore the rule of law and permit it to exact righteous consequences on those who have transgressed it gets my vote.
The 2028 Dem nominee for POTUS really needs an old school fire-and-brimstone anti-corruption platform
from top to bottom all of these guys treat the united states government as a neat toy they can show off to their friends and use to impress girls
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Almost a single issue voter on this. How they want to tax and spend can be anywhere from Romney to Mamdani. Whoever most credibly pledges to restore the rule of law and permit it to exact righteous consequences on those who have transgressed it gets my vote.
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For any y’all who say they can’t find this on either the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans pages or Conner’s pages, apparently it’s been removed. But here’s a news story which includes his takes:
www.kswo.com/2025/12/05/p...
www.kswo.com/2025/12/05/p...
‘The professor was right’: Oklahoma Republican college leader criticizes essay controversy
The chairman of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans is weighing in on controversy surrounding a failed essay submitted by a University of Oklahoma student.
www.kswo.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
For any y’all who say they can’t find this on either the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans pages or Conner’s pages, apparently it’s been removed. But here’s a news story which includes his takes:
www.kswo.com/2025/12/05/p...
www.kswo.com/2025/12/05/p...
Yes, pre-teen me found Drag Queen Bugs rather hot.
Then again, pre-teen hetero boys usually find anyone with boobs rather hot.
Then again, pre-teen hetero boys usually find anyone with boobs rather hot.
You can get gayer than this?!
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yes, pre-teen me found Drag Queen Bugs rather hot.
Then again, pre-teen hetero boys usually find anyone with boobs rather hot.
Then again, pre-teen hetero boys usually find anyone with boobs rather hot.
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You can get gayer than this?!
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
You can get gayer than this?!
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Oops.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Oops.
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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