Dave Boden
@bodendave.bsky.social
Post or reply when I feel like it. Block lunatics and bots. Try to count to 10 before posting. I follow people I find interesting. I try to keep a wide variety of interests.
Sarcasm? Me? Never!
I don't follow back. Sorry. Prefer to be a grumpy old git!
Sarcasm? Me? Never!
I don't follow back. Sorry. Prefer to be a grumpy old git!
Reposted by Dave Boden
Me too:
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Me too:
So. The Attorney General of the US and the Homeland Security can share a photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong but strangely the photos are different. AI. This means we can't trust anything published by the US Govt. How the mighty have fallen to the gutter!
January 22, 2026 at 7:55 PM
So. The Attorney General of the US and the Homeland Security can share a photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong but strangely the photos are different. AI. This means we can't trust anything published by the US Govt. How the mighty have fallen to the gutter!
I read an article on here today. The way to control/crush the US "ego". The way to control the US is for countries to sell US bonds. US debt is astronomical. Selling US bonds big time would crush them!! Just stop funding them!! Stop buying US Govt debt!
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I read an article on here today. The way to control/crush the US "ego". The way to control the US is for countries to sell US bonds. US debt is astronomical. Selling US bonds big time would crush them!! Just stop funding them!! Stop buying US Govt debt!
It's driving me crazy!! I don't want AI in every app I use. I don't want to add Extensions to my browsers. I hate constant reminders. I worked in IT for over 40 yrs. Can we have a FO button to save me hrs of saying NO! ? Oh. And I agree for you to remember my cookie settings from last time!
January 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It's driving me crazy!! I don't want AI in every app I use. I don't want to add Extensions to my browsers. I hate constant reminders. I worked in IT for over 40 yrs. Can we have a FO button to save me hrs of saying NO! ? Oh. And I agree for you to remember my cookie settings from last time!
Can't say I am impressed and doubtful I would look for work done by Laurent. Just a personal choice
December 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Can't say I am impressed and doubtful I would look for work done by Laurent. Just a personal choice
I was watching an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on Youtube. How can Americans not be so embarrassed by Trump??
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I was watching an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on Youtube. How can Americans not be so embarrassed by Trump??
Here is a problem that Trump seems to have missed. He seems to think that every member of the US Armed Forces and the National Guard are MAGA freaks and will do 100% what he says. There was a guy who ruled Romania 24 yrs who thought the same. Nicolae Ceaușescu. Didn't end well did it?
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here is a problem that Trump seems to have missed. He seems to think that every member of the US Armed Forces and the National Guard are MAGA freaks and will do 100% what he says. There was a guy who ruled Romania 24 yrs who thought the same. Nicolae Ceaușescu. Didn't end well did it?
How does one man, Mike Johnson, have the power to keep the US Congress closed for so long? US. Home of Democracy? You are fooling yourselves America!!
October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How does one man, Mike Johnson, have the power to keep the US Congress closed for so long? US. Home of Democracy? You are fooling yourselves America!!
Farewell The Guardian. I am a UK pensioner who makes irregular contributions I reject all non-essential cookies on all websites. I don't want algo ad's or "tracking" and '000 cookies on MY computer. Now to reject Cookies I have to subscribe. But not available where I live! So farewell. No more money
October 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Farewell The Guardian. I am a UK pensioner who makes irregular contributions I reject all non-essential cookies on all websites. I don't want algo ad's or "tracking" and '000 cookies on MY computer. Now to reject Cookies I have to subscribe. But not available where I live! So farewell. No more money
I am so glad I do not live in the US. What a nightmare!
October 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I am so glad I do not live in the US. What a nightmare!
Nope. Like Perrier. Tap water with a fancy title and a big marketing budget!
August 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Nope. Like Perrier. Tap water with a fancy title and a big marketing budget!
I can't help feeling that this is a failure of base security. Group are not exactly violent terrorists. Spray painting! Terrible crime!!
Thank god they weren't!
Thank god they weren't!
June 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I can't help feeling that this is a failure of base security. Group are not exactly violent terrorists. Spray painting! Terrible crime!!
Thank god they weren't!
Thank god they weren't!
Is this where the US is going?
Sort of feeling like this now. Scary isn't it?
Sort of feeling like this now. Scary isn't it?
June 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Is this where the US is going?
Sort of feeling like this now. Scary isn't it?
Sort of feeling like this now. Scary isn't it?
Maybe we should all go Canadian. Stop buying anything from the US. Tariffs? No problem!
April 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Maybe we should all go Canadian. Stop buying anything from the US. Tariffs? No problem!
Well Donald. Trashed the stock markets, world economy and upset an island where only penguins live. Brilliant!
April 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Well Donald. Trashed the stock markets, world economy and upset an island where only penguins live. Brilliant!
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
Listening to The News Agents. A correction. Not everyone subscribes to Netflix. Too many subscription services. Not possible to do all. So no, I haven't watched "Adolescence", or "Games of Thrones"
Listening to The News Agents. A correction. Not everyone subscribes to Netflix. Too many subscription services. Not possible to do all. So no, I haven't watched "Adolescence", or "Games of Thrones"
March 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
Listening to The News Agents. A correction. Not everyone subscribes to Netflix. Too many subscription services. Not possible to do all. So no, I haven't watched "Adolescence", or "Games of Thrones"
Listening to The News Agents. A correction. Not everyone subscribes to Netflix. Too many subscription services. Not possible to do all. So no, I haven't watched "Adolescence", or "Games of Thrones"
An American success story? Musk maybe cutting US Fed costs but he is screwing his own companies. He supports a man who hates EV, denies climate change and loves tariffs. Guess what? Surprise, surprise! Maybe Gov contracts make up for loss of wealth????
March 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
An American success story? Musk maybe cutting US Fed costs but he is screwing his own companies. He supports a man who hates EV, denies climate change and loves tariffs. Guess what? Surprise, surprise! Maybe Gov contracts make up for loss of wealth????
Could someone remind Donald that the World economy outside the US is larger than the US economy. If he wants to be isolated we are all beginning to agree with him!
March 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Could someone remind Donald that the World economy outside the US is larger than the US economy. If he wants to be isolated we are all beginning to agree with him!
Gene Rodenbury had the vision, right or wrong. The ST way has lost the idea since he died. To be honest? I don't watch it any more
March 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gene Rodenbury had the vision, right or wrong. The ST way has lost the idea since he died. To be honest? I don't watch it any more
Consequences of your actions Elon. Perhaps you might want to consider those! It's not all about wearing tee shirts in the White House!
March 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Consequences of your actions Elon. Perhaps you might want to consider those! It's not all about wearing tee shirts in the White House!
Goodbye America. Hope to see you back soon.
March 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Goodbye America. Hope to see you back soon.
EM asks us to stop funding Wikipedia. Sorry. It's not 100% accurate but a much better source of info than anything you say or publish! I made my usual annual, small donation!
January 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
EM asks us to stop funding Wikipedia. Sorry. It's not 100% accurate but a much better source of info than anything you say or publish! I made my usual annual, small donation!
Not 100% sure but at a guess it will be like some newspapers now. You pay to reject cookies and stop pilfering as much data as possible to sell to advertising companies, or they deny you access. I preferred it when you could deny the use of cookies, put up with a few crap, unwatched adverts!
January 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not 100% sure but at a guess it will be like some newspapers now. You pay to reject cookies and stop pilfering as much data as possible to sell to advertising companies, or they deny you access. I preferred it when you could deny the use of cookies, put up with a few crap, unwatched adverts!
Apparently global warming is just a myth. Happy Christmas Europe!
December 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Apparently global warming is just a myth. Happy Christmas Europe!