karen
@geekaren.bsky.social
Was a Pacific Northwest geek, now a New England geek
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karen
@geekaren.bsky.social
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a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
Alt: GIFT of a cartoon girl (Peanuts' Lucy) in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a football. Charlie Brown makes a run for the football and Lucy pulls it back at the last minute.
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
I'd love to subscribe to the Financial Times but the subscription price is too high.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'd love to subscribe to the Financial Times but the subscription price is too high.
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If you get your insurance through your job, it’s subsidized by the govt through ESI.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you get your insurance through your job, it’s subsidized by the govt through ESI.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
There’s no income cap, it helps the rich the most, and ~1/10 workers in those plans pays no premium.
But when the ACA subsidies help the middle class and provide some zero-subsidy plans? GOP can’t accept that.
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Tsunami Advisory Issued For Parts Of Northern Japan - NHK
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Tsunami Advisory Issued For Parts Of Northern Japan - NHK
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CNBC should get a comment from its parent company CEO Mark Lazarus as to their interest in a business combination with the cable properties of Warner Bros Discovery.
December 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
CNBC should get a comment from its parent company CEO Mark Lazarus as to their interest in a business combination with the cable properties of Warner Bros Discovery.
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every time I see an A-list actor in an ad for some slot machine phone game, I think about how Bill Murray's character in Lost in Translation doing advertisements is framed as basically the highest form of humiliation an actor could go through.
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
every time I see an A-list actor in an ad for some slot machine phone game, I think about how Bill Murray's character in Lost in Translation doing advertisements is framed as basically the highest form of humiliation an actor could go through.
The project will provide clean heating and cooling for New Haven’s train station and nearby public housing. It could be a test case for similar efforts statewide.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
A major networked geothermal project gets underway in Connecticut
The project will provide clean heating and cooling for New Haven’s train station and nearby public housing. It could be a test case for similar efforts…
www.canarymedia.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The project will provide clean heating and cooling for New Haven’s train station and nearby public housing. It could be a test case for similar efforts statewide.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
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Yes, something that lets students avoid practicing critical thinking and puts additional burdens on what’s already a hard job for teachers will lead to less overall student achievement
December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Yes, something that lets students avoid practicing critical thinking and puts additional burdens on what’s already a hard job for teachers will lead to less overall student achievement
So my Oura 4 replacement ring arrived.
It came in a small padded envelope, no retail packaging so probably a refurb. It seems to be in very good condition and the battery is in much better shape than my previous ring, so I'm happy.
It came in a small padded envelope, no retail packaging so probably a refurb. It seems to be in very good condition and the battery is in much better shape than my previous ring, so I'm happy.
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
So my Oura 4 replacement ring arrived.
It came in a small padded envelope, no retail packaging so probably a refurb. It seems to be in very good condition and the battery is in much better shape than my previous ring, so I'm happy.
It came in a small padded envelope, no retail packaging so probably a refurb. It seems to be in very good condition and the battery is in much better shape than my previous ring, so I'm happy.
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The Washington Post's TikTok guy @davejorgenson.bsky.social has launched his own media outlet. Local News International — which Jorgenson launched with two of his former WaPo colleagues — is taking a social-first approach to journalism, telling news to younger audiences on TikTok and YouTube.
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Washington Post's TikTok guy @davejorgenson.bsky.social has launched his own media outlet. Local News International — which Jorgenson launched with two of his former WaPo colleagues — is taking a social-first approach to journalism, telling news to younger audiences on TikTok and YouTube.
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If the admin thinks the killings were justified, why withhold the footage?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Democrats Seek Release of Video That Shows Killing of Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
If the admin thinks the killings were justified, why withhold the footage?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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It's like the boot analogy. A poor man buys cheap new boots for $50 every 6 months. Rich guy buys high-quality boots 1x for $150 that last several years. If you have the money, you can save money. If you don't, you pay more in taxes for lesser goods. The poor don't get ahead.
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It's like the boot analogy. A poor man buys cheap new boots for $50 every 6 months. Rich guy buys high-quality boots 1x for $150 that last several years. If you have the money, you can save money. If you don't, you pay more in taxes for lesser goods. The poor don't get ahead.
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Michael Burry likens OpenAI to Netscape, Palantir to dot-com bust DiamondCluster
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Michael Burry likens OpenAI to Netscape, Palantir to dot-com bust DiamondCluster
Who REALLY Makes Kirkland? I'm Exposing Costco's Top Secrets
YouTube video by Rossen Reports
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December 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Two weeks ago I said that there were likely millions of uninstalled Blackwell GPUs sitting in warehouses as there is neither the data center capacity nor the power to turn them on. Michael Burry is looking into it and it looks like he’s got evidence I’m right.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Two weeks ago I said that there were likely millions of uninstalled Blackwell GPUs sitting in warehouses as there is neither the data center capacity nor the power to turn them on. Michael Burry is looking into it and it looks like he’s got evidence I’m right.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
A war photographer is capturing new horrors: CT homelessness. 'It is complete desperation' www.courant.com/2025/12/07/a...
A war photographer is capturing new horrors: CT homelessness. ‘It is complete desperation’
“I want them to feel, smell and see what it is like to be homeless and have the empathy to do something,” said Phil Farnsworth, award-winning Connecticut photographer
www.courant.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A war photographer is capturing new horrors: CT homelessness. 'It is complete desperation' www.courant.com/2025/12/07/a...
Adorable! 🐶
December 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Adorable! 🐶
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We're taking the dogs to get pictures with Santa. Let's see if they go any better than last year. Lol
This about sums things up: Cassie and Tater Tot's friend Alvin = great. Tater Tot himself = well...
December 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We're taking the dogs to get pictures with Santa. Let's see if they go any better than last year. Lol
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN share.google/5Y6HyTK8kF66...
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to th...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN share.google/5Y6HyTK8kF66...
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Oh no… my plane is about to land and I just found out I failed to make it back to Tietoviikko Top 100 list of hottest IT influencers of Finland. Now I have to spend the next week meeting people who made it and listen to them making modest little jokes. Jesus.
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Oh no… my plane is about to land and I just found out I failed to make it back to Tietoviikko Top 100 list of hottest IT influencers of Finland. Now I have to spend the next week meeting people who made it and listen to them making modest little jokes. Jesus.