DWink
@d-winker.bsky.social
An electrical engineer who likes to make things
https://d-winker.github.io/
https://d-winker.github.io/
I like that Cyberpunk is kind of a shared set of ideas more than a genre. 'Hyperion' references "that cowboy Gibson," i.e. William Gibson, author of Neuromancer, who coined the term "cowboy" - a hacker who runs around in the matrix.
February 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I like that Cyberpunk is kind of a shared set of ideas more than a genre. 'Hyperion' references "that cowboy Gibson," i.e. William Gibson, author of Neuromancer, who coined the term "cowboy" - a hacker who runs around in the matrix.
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Impeach, arrest, and prosecute them all. Anything less is being complicit.
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Impeach, arrest, and prosecute them all. Anything less is being complicit.
People vote, not land! Write to your representatives. Representation should mirror the population.
The House of Representatives is stuck at 435 seats. That’s a problem. Watch the full episode at youtube.com/Vox.
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
People vote, not land! Write to your representatives. Representation should mirror the population.
Rest in peace, Chuck Negron. Three Dog Night's music was before my time, but One has stuck with me since the first time I heard it. (In the Recess movie, of all places, when I was seven years old!)
youtu.be/UiKcd7yPLdU?...
youtu.be/UiKcd7yPLdU?...
Three Dog Night "One"
YouTube video by Daniel Huerta
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Rest in peace, Chuck Negron. Three Dog Night's music was before my time, but One has stuck with me since the first time I heard it. (In the Recess movie, of all places, when I was seven years old!)
youtu.be/UiKcd7yPLdU?...
youtu.be/UiKcd7yPLdU?...
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"They say, 'Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to get even.' And I don't. But wouldn't I have a right to?"
-- Trump
-- Trump
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
"They say, 'Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to get even.' And I don't. But wouldn't I have a right to?"
-- Trump
-- Trump
A particularly great video from Tech Connections. I came for the solar panel talk, but stayed for the real talk.
youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...
youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
A particularly great video from Tech Connections. I came for the solar panel talk, but stayed for the real talk.
youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...
youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...
If a mech's cockpit is in its chest, but the visuals come from the head, does the pilot get motion sick?
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
If a mech's cockpit is in its chest, but the visuals come from the head, does the pilot get motion sick?
The Virtual Boy was always cool, but it's so much cooler than I realized.
youtu.be/jW7M8H99x7Y?...
(Virtual Boy does not appear in the epstein files, but Nintendo is mentioned in more than 80 documents (with respect to finances).
www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
youtu.be/jW7M8H99x7Y?...
(Virtual Boy does not appear in the epstein files, but Nintendo is mentioned in more than 80 documents (with respect to finances).
www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
The Fastest Game Console Ever Made? - Virtual Boy In Slow Mo - The Slow Mo Guys
YouTube video by The Slow Mo Guys
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Virtual Boy was always cool, but it's so much cooler than I realized.
youtu.be/jW7M8H99x7Y?...
(Virtual Boy does not appear in the epstein files, but Nintendo is mentioned in more than 80 documents (with respect to finances).
www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
youtu.be/jW7M8H99x7Y?...
(Virtual Boy does not appear in the epstein files, but Nintendo is mentioned in more than 80 documents (with respect to finances).
www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
Corroboration! Very cool, good thing
Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's trans daughter, recalled being in St. Barts during the holidays when she was younger which confirms this.
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Corroboration! Very cool, good thing
I have a photo app for organizing before and after photos for things, and after every photo, it says, "This looks blurry: Keep? Retake?"
Which is nice, except Keep Photo and Retake Photo SWITCH PLACES, so I constantly choose the wrong one.
Which is nice, except Keep Photo and Retake Photo SWITCH PLACES, so I constantly choose the wrong one.
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I have a photo app for organizing before and after photos for things, and after every photo, it says, "This looks blurry: Keep? Retake?"
Which is nice, except Keep Photo and Retake Photo SWITCH PLACES, so I constantly choose the wrong one.
Which is nice, except Keep Photo and Retake Photo SWITCH PLACES, so I constantly choose the wrong one.
I like Conformity Gate. It reminds me of Mew under the S.S. Anne truck.
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I like Conformity Gate. It reminds me of Mew under the S.S. Anne truck.
When did I buy these LEDs?? Why???
(There are more important things going on in the world today, so: the term "light emitting diode" appears in at least thirteen of the Epstein files. It seems to be in documents about his jet and the construction of his properties. www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
(There are more important things going on in the world today, so: the term "light emitting diode" appears in at least thirteen of the Epstein files. It seems to be in documents about his jet and the construction of his properties. www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
When did I buy these LEDs?? Why???
(There are more important things going on in the world today, so: the term "light emitting diode" appears in at least thirteen of the Epstein files. It seems to be in documents about his jet and the construction of his properties. www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
(There are more important things going on in the world today, so: the term "light emitting diode" appears in at least thirteen of the Epstein files. It seems to be in documents about his jet and the construction of his properties. www.justice.gov/epstein/search)
The political reporting from Wired is amazing, in that it's as good as their other reporting, but it's about politics, which I never expected. It's what convinced me to subscribe.
Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The political reporting from Wired is amazing, in that it's as good as their other reporting, but it's about politics, which I never expected. It's what convinced me to subscribe.
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If this is true, it’s staggering. You don’t outsource sensitive Pentagon IT to engineers sitting in China and call it “efficient.” Cost savings? No- that’s a national security self-own. Oversight failed, and it needs fixing fast. #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #China
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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This is a really fantastic video. Thorough, educational, compelling. I learned a lot about Mr. Rogers, Gaza, the Rwandan genocide, antisemitism, the current administration, and of course, Ms. Rachel.
youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...
youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...
The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel
YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This is a really fantastic video. Thorough, educational, compelling. I learned a lot about Mr. Rogers, Gaza, the Rwandan genocide, antisemitism, the current administration, and of course, Ms. Rachel.
youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...
youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...
I tried making okonomiyaki a few years ago. The cabbage wasn't chopped finely enough, but I had already mixed it with everything else, so I tried cutting it in the bowl. With a ceramic knife.
The bowl suddenly exploded! Glass and ceramics don't mix!
The bowl suddenly exploded! Glass and ceramics don't mix!
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I tried making okonomiyaki a few years ago. The cabbage wasn't chopped finely enough, but I had already mixed it with everything else, so I tried cutting it in the bowl. With a ceramic knife.
The bowl suddenly exploded! Glass and ceramics don't mix!
The bowl suddenly exploded! Glass and ceramics don't mix!
"According to the New York Times, the president told a campaign meeting last year that if it was up to Miller, there would only be 100 million people living in the US – and all of them would look like Miller."
There are 340 million citizens in the US.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There are 340 million citizens in the US.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The rise of Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s hardline immigration policy
With time, events in Los Angeles of the past week may come to be seen as the anti-immigrant zealot’s ultimate revenge
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"According to the New York Times, the president told a campaign meeting last year that if it was up to Miller, there would only be 100 million people living in the US – and all of them would look like Miller."
There are 340 million citizens in the US.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There are 340 million citizens in the US.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is so cool!
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This is so cool!
There's a brief mention in Hyperion (1989) of orbital mirrors to give 24/7 light to plantations. The first time I heard about the idea was last year, because a company is trying to do it.
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
There's a brief mention in Hyperion (1989) of orbital mirrors to give 24/7 light to plantations. The first time I heard about the idea was last year, because a company is trying to do it.
I'm finally reading Hyperion; it's great. The premise is that there's a mysterious creature made of metal spikes that likes killing people, but actually, it's just good storytelling.
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I'm finally reading Hyperion; it's great. The premise is that there's a mysterious creature made of metal spikes that likes killing people, but actually, it's just good storytelling.
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
A nice-looking accidentally obtained LiPo discharge curve.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
A nice-looking accidentally obtained LiPo discharge curve.
The Achilles Part-of-the-cookie-you-can't-dip-in-the-milk.
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Achilles Part-of-the-cookie-you-can't-dip-in-the-milk.
Every once in a while, I start a good book and think, "That's right, this is how it's supposed to be."
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Every once in a while, I start a good book and think, "That's right, this is how it's supposed to be."