john vining
@johnvining.bsky.social
Interested in history, languages, software, dogs, dog software, and weird stuff from the internet. Swagless normie. Madison, Wisconsin.
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good time to have an ice fishing trip planned
The only Wisconsin Mesonet stations still above -10 F right now are basking at -8 to -9.6 in the lake effect along Lake Michigan (South Milwaukee and 3 in Door County, lake is only frozen locally along the shoreline). And Knight, SW of Hurley in northern Wisconsin, is at -33.1 F. wisconet.wisc.edu
January 24, 2026 at 3:09 AM
good time to have an ice fishing trip planned
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Once again, Congress, under both parties, created an imperial presidency from WWII onward that depended entirely on shared norms about democracy/the rule of law & not abusing that delegated executive authority that no longer exists. When we get through this, <all> of these things need to go.
In a 1983 opinion by Ted Olson(!), DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that assigning JAG lawyers to serve as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys violated a statute that bans military officers from exercising the duties of a civil office.
Then, Congress authorized it.
This is dumb—but legal.
Then, Congress authorized it.
This is dumb—but legal.
SCOOP: As the National Guard takes over the streets of DC, military officers are now going to be detailed to prosecute civilian criminal cases for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
August 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Once again, Congress, under both parties, created an imperial presidency from WWII onward that depended entirely on shared norms about democracy/the rule of law & not abusing that delegated executive authority that no longer exists. When we get through this, <all> of these things need to go.
el pollo loco parentis
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
el pollo loco parentis
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This beautiful #Roman enamelled copper alloy flask in hexagonal shape was found in Welzheim.
The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume.
Dating 2. century AD.
#findsfriday 🏺
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume.
Dating 2. century AD.
#findsfriday 🏺
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This beautiful #Roman enamelled copper alloy flask in hexagonal shape was found in Welzheim.
The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume.
Dating 2. century AD.
#findsfriday 🏺
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume.
Dating 2. century AD.
#findsfriday 🏺
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
Christopher Guest directs a film about a coliseum show going poorly.
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Christopher Guest directs a film about a coliseum show going poorly.
I've always wished I had video of this to figure out who he is yelling the chord change at at 3:20.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuA...
I Paid the Price (Live at the Santa Monica Civic, Santa Monica, CA - May 1973)
Provided to YouTube by Virgin Music Group
I Paid the Price (Live at the Santa Monica Civic, Santa Monica, CA - May 1973) · Van Morrison
..It's Too Late to Stop Now... Vol. II, III & IV
℗ 2016…
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I've always wished I had video of this to figure out who he is yelling the chord change at at 3:20.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuA...
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Winter Walk
Ethel Seath
n.d.
Ethel Seath
n.d.
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Winter Walk
Ethel Seath
n.d.
Ethel Seath
n.d.
not sure if one will recognize me, but I am here and post almost everything to both places, @norvid-studies.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
not sure if one will recognize me, but I am here and post almost everything to both places, @norvid-studies.bsky.social
Who invented childhood?
January 22, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Who invented childhood?
What never decays.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
What never decays.
Don’t ever try to compete with the Bosphorus’s vibe.
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Don’t ever try to compete with the Bosphorus’s vibe.
By Sita Ram. Grasshoppers.
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
By Sita Ram. Grasshoppers.
It is possible to change norms (slowly).
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 AM
It is possible to change norms (slowly).
By Andy Goldsworthy.
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
By Andy Goldsworthy.
Deal with toddler: for every meatball you eat, you can see another picture of Elvis.
January 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Deal with toddler: for every meatball you eat, you can see another picture of Elvis.
By Caroline Walker.
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 AM
By Caroline Walker.
Social network idea: surface posts in proportion to whether they are about what the user says their account is about in their profile.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Social network idea: surface posts in proportion to whether they are about what the user says their account is about in their profile.
The production of fuzzy middleground cases does not invalidate a general distinction. (I think this solves half of the arguments on the internet.) Harry Collins in Tacit and Explicit Knowledge.
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 AM
The production of fuzzy middleground cases does not invalidate a general distinction. (I think this solves half of the arguments on the internet.) Harry Collins in Tacit and Explicit Knowledge.