Mario Wolczko
@mwolczko.bsky.social
Retired computer scientist, ex Sun and Oracle Labs, U of Manchester. Of Ukrainian (Вовчко) and Italian descent. Hobby woodworker, DIYer, astronomer, pilot.
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One of the Q's I see asked the most on #FamilyHistory research in our part of #Ukraine is : where to begin? I've started to write about this here. Sub is free and I will be adding more. Please share if you know someone who'd find it useful.
#Genealogy #Galicia #Archives
galiciannotes.substack.com
#Genealogy #Galicia #Archives
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Melanie Kowal | Substack
Writing about family history in Galicia: records, roads, epidemics, women’s lives, and what survives between the lines. Ukrainian diaspora research, culture, and care — not just dates and wars.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
One of the Q's I see asked the most on #FamilyHistory research in our part of #Ukraine is : where to begin? I've started to write about this here. Sub is free and I will be adding more. Please share if you know someone who'd find it useful.
#Genealogy #Galicia #Archives
galiciannotes.substack.com
#Genealogy #Galicia #Archives
galiciannotes.substack.com
Elements of any number of nondemocratic governing philosophies have arrived in the U.S.—but none has taken hold entirely, Marc Novicoff reports. He explores exactly what kind of government America has now:
How to Tell If Your President Is a Dictator
A year into Donald Trump’s second term, labeling his governing style remains an elusive goal.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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The screenshot (the full video is linked) shows a resident of the part of Pokrovsk "liberated" by Russia.
Victoria, her husband, and her mother-in-law were waiting for the "liberators," as she herself testified to the Russian military police.
The "liberators" arrived.
And then...
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Victoria, her husband, and her mother-in-law were waiting for the "liberators," as she herself testified to the Russian military police.
The "liberators" arrived.
And then...
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December 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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How time changes people, especially politicians. Rubio in 2014 was an entirely different person, a true republican.
Watch 👇
Watch 👇
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How time changes people, especially politicians. Rubio in 2014 was an entirely different person, a true republican.
Watch 👇
Watch 👇
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In an amazing coincidence, the size of Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center is exactly equal to the total size of all the redactions of his name from the Epstein Files.
December 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In an amazing coincidence, the size of Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center is exactly equal to the total size of all the redactions of his name from the Epstein Files.
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There’s a recurring russian propaganda loop around #Ukraine that’s worth spotting — once you see it, it’s impossible to miss. Its especially bad on Twitter right now🧵
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There’s a recurring russian propaganda loop around #Ukraine that’s worth spotting — once you see it, it’s impossible to miss. Its especially bad on Twitter right now🧵
My flight was delayed by 4h for a software update. I suppose this is another meaning of “software eating the world”. Sigh. Kudos to the AA flight crew for handling it as gracefully as possible.
A320 planes are flown by a number of domestic and international airlines, and the required software update could lead to "operational disruptions to passengers and customers," according to Airbus. n.pr/4al27ct
Airbus calls for 'immediate' software upgrade to A320 aircraft
A320 planes are flown by a number of domestic and international airlines, and the required software update could lead to "operational disruptions to passengers and customers," according to Airbus.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My flight was delayed by 4h for a software update. I suppose this is another meaning of “software eating the world”. Sigh. Kudos to the AA flight crew for handling it as gracefully as possible.
My new favorite word is celebrating its centenary: onagrocracy.
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My new favorite word is celebrating its centenary: onagrocracy.
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Oleg needs donations 👇🏻 if you can't donate today then please also share, every pair of eyes helps.
Dear friends,
A lot has happened in few days that I have been absent from X. We've lost some of brothers-in-arms, and 2 cars have been seriously damaged.
Therefore, I'm compelled to ask for your assistance once again...
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A lot has happened in few days that I have been absent from X. We've lost some of brothers-in-arms, and 2 cars have been seriously damaged.
Therefore, I'm compelled to ask for your assistance once again...
1/2
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Oleg needs donations 👇🏻 if you can't donate today then please also share, every pair of eyes helps.
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In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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A russian army sapper squad commander describes how he and his unit planted explosives in books and children's toys in 🇺🇦Ukraine.
Source: x.com/wartranslate...
Source: x.com/wartranslate...
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A russian army sapper squad commander describes how he and his unit planted explosives in books and children's toys in 🇺🇦Ukraine.
Source: x.com/wartranslate...
Source: x.com/wartranslate...
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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
RIP. His poetry completely changed my attitude to the genre - for the better. I hope British TV rescreens his groundbreaking work, especially V, Loving Memory, Gaze of the Gorgon and A Maybe Day in Kazakhstan.
September 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
RIP. His poetry completely changed my attitude to the genre - for the better. I hope British TV rescreens his groundbreaking work, especially V, Loving Memory, Gaze of the Gorgon and A Maybe Day in Kazakhstan.
“Ukraine is rapidly becoming a net energy exporter…August 2025 exports reaching a record 450 GWh—the highest [] since [] March 2022.
… this reversal is staggering. Just over a year ago, Russia’s systematic attacks destroyed 70% of its generation capacity.”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/03/u...
… this reversal is staggering. Just over a year ago, Russia’s systematic attacks destroyed 70% of its generation capacity.”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/03/u...
How Russia's attacks are building the world's most modern power grid in Ukraine
Ukraine energy exports hit record in August 2025 after losing 70% of capacity to Russian attacks. Zakarpattia leads recovery with volunteer projects.
euromaidanpress.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Ukraine is rapidly becoming a net energy exporter…August 2025 exports reaching a record 450 GWh—the highest [] since [] March 2022.
… this reversal is staggering. Just over a year ago, Russia’s systematic attacks destroyed 70% of its generation capacity.”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/03/u...
… this reversal is staggering. Just over a year ago, Russia’s systematic attacks destroyed 70% of its generation capacity.”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/03/u...
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In which I make just one prediction www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Opinion | The Fundamental Truth About U.S. Strategy That Putin Knows and Trump Ignores
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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The University of California is a jewel. Two family members have attended and I was honored and privileged to teach a grad CS class at Berkeley. We must resist the attack by the Trump administration. #StandUpForUC bit.ly/standuc
Stand Up for UC
We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.
bit.ly
August 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The University of California is a jewel. Two family members have attended and I was honored and privileged to teach a grad CS class at Berkeley. We must resist the attack by the Trump administration. #StandUpForUC bit.ly/standuc
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This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
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I encourage everyone to read this letter.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
July 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I encourage everyone to read this letter.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
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5/5 Europe must lead.
Seize the assets. Fund Ukraine’s defense.
Stop pretending this war is someone else’s problem. It’s ours.
And the longer we wait, the higher the cost
Seize the assets. Fund Ukraine’s defense.
Stop pretending this war is someone else’s problem. It’s ours.
And the longer we wait, the higher the cost
July 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
5/5 Europe must lead.
Seize the assets. Fund Ukraine’s defense.
Stop pretending this war is someone else’s problem. It’s ours.
And the longer we wait, the higher the cost
Seize the assets. Fund Ukraine’s defense.
Stop pretending this war is someone else’s problem. It’s ours.
And the longer we wait, the higher the cost
So much for A1
David R. Hagen just solved a small mystery that I mentioned 13 years ago in the mouseover text of a comic drhagen.com/blog/the-mis...
The Missing 11th of the Month - David R Hagen
Personal website of David R Hagen, scientific software engineer
drhagen.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So much for A1
Do it. Do it now.
Ukraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets | Phillip Inman
Ukraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets | Phillip Inman
Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Do it. Do it now.
To see this running again, 40 years after its creation, is surreal.
#Smalltalk -80 on #PERQ --- Mario Wolczko's implementation (www.wolczko.com/st80/) running with maybe some gremlins still to sort out.
May 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
To see this running again, 40 years after its creation, is surreal.
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#Smalltalk -80 on #PERQ --- Mario Wolczko's implementation (www.wolczko.com/st80/) running with maybe some gremlins still to sort out.
May 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#Smalltalk -80 on #PERQ --- Mario Wolczko's implementation (www.wolczko.com/st80/) running with maybe some gremlins still to sort out.
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America now has both the pope and the antichrist.
May 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
America now has both the pope and the antichrist.
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Dear God, why is anyone still paying an ounce of attention to ANYTHING Putin says? Why give it any oxygen? Have you not learned yet?
April 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Dear God, why is anyone still paying an ounce of attention to ANYTHING Putin says? Why give it any oxygen? Have you not learned yet?