Thomas Edwards
@mpeg2tom.bsky.social
Media tech transformer, SMPTE fellow & Emmy winner, cloud solutions architect. Opinions are my own.
I can say that I did NOT buy a new Nest thermostat after my existing otherwise fully-functional Nest thermostat was disconnected from Internet control.
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I can say that I did NOT buy a new Nest thermostat after my existing otherwise fully-functional Nest thermostat was disconnected from Internet control.
Just providing reading material for others. I’m sure you are familiar with it!
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just providing reading material for others. I’m sure you are familiar with it!
Humans do show great capability for cooperation. But we still seem haunted by in-group/out-group perceived resource conflicts. Jane Goodall has a good essay gsinstitute.org/jane-goodall...
Jane Goodall: Hazards, Choices and Hope - Global Security Institute %
Alan Cranston’s treatise on sovereignty, which he completed just before he died, and just before the world came crashing into the twenty-first century with the fall of the World Trade […]
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November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Humans do show great capability for cooperation. But we still seem haunted by in-group/out-group perceived resource conflicts. Jane Goodall has a good essay gsinstitute.org/jane-goodall...
US marriage rate in 1975 was 10/1000, home ownership 65%. Today marriage rate is 7/1000 and home ownership is…65%. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RHORU...
Homeownership Rate in the United States
Homeownership Rate in the United States
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November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
US marriage rate in 1975 was 10/1000, home ownership 65%. Today marriage rate is 7/1000 and home ownership is…65%. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RHORU...
I tuned into this press conference on AM radio, I thought it was RFK Jr. speaking at first.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I tuned into this press conference on AM radio, I thought it was RFK Jr. speaking at first.
My art collaborator Scott Hutschison also likes eyes www.t11s.com/look.html
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My art collaborator Scott Hutschison also likes eyes www.t11s.com/look.html
Oct. 2023 “Taco Bell helped ensure the Taco Tuesday trademark registrations in all states were relinquished.” www.tacobell.com/newsroom/eve...
Everyone In The US Can Finally Celebrate Taco Tuesday Freely, As New Jersey Trademark Registration Relinquished | Taco Bell®
Taco Tuesday officially belongs to all who make, sell, eat and celebrate tacos following relinquishment of trademark registration by New Jersey-based Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Oct. 2023 “Taco Bell helped ensure the Taco Tuesday trademark registrations in all states were relinquished.” www.tacobell.com/newsroom/eve...
“In the Odyssey, νηπενθές φάρμακον : nēpenthés phármakon (i.e. an anti-sorrow drug) is a magical potion given to Helen by Polydamna, the wife of the noble Egyptian Thon; it quells all sorrows with forgetfulness.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthe
Nepenthe - Wikipedia
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November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“In the Odyssey, νηπενθές φάρμακον : nēpenthés phármakon (i.e. an anti-sorrow drug) is a magical potion given to Helen by Polydamna, the wife of the noble Egyptian Thon; it quells all sorrows with forgetfulness.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthe
Canada’s Federal Foreign Buyer Ban only came into place in 2023. But Non-Canadians can purchase residential properties located outside of Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) and Census Agglomerations (CA). www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professional...
Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act
Effective as of January 1, 2023, the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the “Act”) prevents non-Canadians from buying residential property in Canada for 2 years.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Canada’s Federal Foreign Buyer Ban only came into place in 2023. But Non-Canadians can purchase residential properties located outside of Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) and Census Agglomerations (CA). www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professional...
In the U.S. there is no legal requirement to be a citizen to buy a house. 31% of U.S. unauthorized immigrants (4.2 million) own houses. But that isn’t why U.S. home prices are so high (there are 132 million homeowners overall), the problem is restrictive zoning near major cities.
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In the U.S. there is no legal requirement to be a citizen to buy a house. 31% of U.S. unauthorized immigrants (4.2 million) own houses. But that isn’t why U.S. home prices are so high (there are 132 million homeowners overall), the problem is restrictive zoning near major cities.
53% (7.2M) of unauthorized immigrants earn more than 200% of the poverty line, and 31% (4.2M) are homeowners. Note there are 132M homeowners in the US overall. www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unautho...
Profile of the Unauthorized Population - US
Learn about the estimated 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States—where do they live? When did they arrive in the United States, and from which origin countries? What are thei...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
53% (7.2M) of unauthorized immigrants earn more than 200% of the poverty line, and 31% (4.2M) are homeowners. Note there are 132M homeowners in the US overall. www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unautho...
While I blame NIMBY zoning for high U.S. housing prices, some undocumented immigrants do get mortgages based on ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) and 2 years of tax returns, 15%–30% down payment and higher rates than a traditional mortgage. curbelolaw.com/can-an-illeg...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
While I blame NIMBY zoning for high U.S. housing prices, some undocumented immigrants do get mortgages based on ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) and 2 years of tax returns, 15%–30% down payment and higher rates than a traditional mortgage. curbelolaw.com/can-an-illeg...
DC Metro? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Column | She was arrested 24 years ago for eating a french fry on the Metro
Ansché Hedgepeth was 12 when she was handcuffed for eating a french fry on the Metro. Her mom sued. Ansché can’t believe she’s seeing child arrests persist.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
DC Metro? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
It depends on model size. There are models where inference on a single GPU is possible. But large model training typically requires collocated GPUs with precision timing for efficiency.
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It depends on model size. There are models where inference on a single GPU is possible. But large model training typically requires collocated GPUs with precision timing for efficiency.
It is true that when we last had negative net migration (-2 million 1930-1940) we also had high rates of deflation (as high as -10.3% in 1932). Of course that was due to the collapse of the global economy…
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It is true that when we last had negative net migration (-2 million 1930-1940) we also had high rates of deflation (as high as -10.3% in 1932). Of course that was due to the collapse of the global economy…
Last time I saw it was Y2K party, so my memory is blurry, but I think it was just a little crucible he warmed up with a torch like this: a.co/d/9Doq0iL
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November 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Last time I saw it was Y2K party, so my memory is blurry, but I think it was just a little crucible he warmed up with a torch like this: a.co/d/9Doq0iL
A friend of mine melted aluminum in a little crucible maybe the size of a food processor. It was portable, he’d take it to parties and cast commemorative ingots for people.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A friend of mine melted aluminum in a little crucible maybe the size of a food processor. It was portable, he’d take it to parties and cast commemorative ingots for people.
Iceland’s Althing would like a word… www.adventurecanada.com/iceland/a-po...
A Political History of the World’s Oldest Democracy
Welcome to egalitarian Iceland, where equality is rooted in the landscape and people and nature run free. Learn more about modern Icelandic politics and…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Iceland’s Althing would like a word… www.adventurecanada.com/iceland/a-po...