Protopod
@protopodx.bsky.social
Video hobbyist and former web series creator.
No Man's Sky just crashed my graphics card, which made me have to do a hard restart. I'm not sure how much lower I can adjust the settings and still have it be playable. I guess it's time to uninstall it again. I wish I had the money for a newer computer with a card that's a little more robust. #NMS
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
No Man's Sky just crashed my graphics card, which made me have to do a hard restart. I'm not sure how much lower I can adjust the settings and still have it be playable. I guess it's time to uninstall it again. I wish I had the money for a newer computer with a card that's a little more robust. #NMS
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Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant in the White House.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant in the White House.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
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It never would have occurred to me that we could have telescopes capable of seeing a change in redshift of a galaxy over time as the univeral expansion accelerates. That's mind-boggling.
Can we see the expanding Universe changing?
#AskEthan
We've measured the expanding Universe by looking at many objects at different distances and with different redshifts.
Here's how we'll measure it directly: with just one object over time.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astro #redshift
#AskEthan
We've measured the expanding Universe by looking at many objects at different distances and with different redshifts.
Here's how we'll measure it directly: with just one object over time.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astro #redshift
Ask Ethan: Can we see the expanding Universe changing?
The Universe is expanding, the expansion is accelerating, and some galaxies even recede faster-than-light. Can we see a change in real time?
bigthink.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
It never would have occurred to me that we could have telescopes capable of seeing a change in redshift of a galaxy over time as the univeral expansion accelerates. That's mind-boggling.
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Reminder: “The SAVE America Act” is not saving us from anything real — and was born out of the lies of a malignant narcissist who incited an insurrection. 🇺🇸
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Reminder: “The SAVE America Act” is not saving us from anything real — and was born out of the lies of a malignant narcissist who incited an insurrection. 🇺🇸
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
Messing around with Copilot again. It didn't update the image at all.
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Messing around with Copilot again. It didn't update the image at all.
I'm not sure why Wishmaster is trending, but it's apparently not because there's going to be a fifth movie in the franchise. I wouldn't mind one, though.
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I'm not sure why Wishmaster is trending, but it's apparently not because there's going to be a fifth movie in the franchise. I wouldn't mind one, though.
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JV LAST: “Congratulations, Mr. President, on achieving job growth for one month that would have been among the worst of Biden’s term.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
February 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
JV LAST: “Congratulations, Mr. President, on achieving job growth for one month that would have been among the worst of Biden’s term.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
www.thebulwark.com/p/shock-poll...
More privacy concerns about those Ring cameras. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
More privacy concerns about those Ring cameras. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
No Man's Sky has a new update with several new additions, including hauler land vehicles and a gravity gun. I might need to reinstall it. Unfortunately, it'll only be a matter of time until it gets repetitive and boring again, but the new content should keep things interesting for a while. #NMS
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
No Man's Sky has a new update with several new additions, including hauler land vehicles and a gravity gun. I might need to reinstall it. Unfortunately, it'll only be a matter of time until it gets repetitive and boring again, but the new content should keep things interesting for a while. #NMS
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Heartbroken by this horrific school shooting in British Columbia. The people of California stand with our neighbors in Canada in grief and solidarity — no community should endure this kind of violence.
Breaking News: Ten people were killed and about 25 were hurt in a shooting at a high school and at a home in British Columbia, Canada, according to the police.
10 Dead in Shooting at School and Home in British Columbia
Police say the person believed to be the shooter was among the dead. A shelter-in-place order for the town of Tumbler Ridge has been dropped.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Heartbroken by this horrific school shooting in British Columbia. The people of California stand with our neighbors in Canada in grief and solidarity — no community should endure this kind of violence.
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Terrible situation out of Tumbler Ridge, a town of 2500 people in northeastern B.C., where an active shooter at a high school is now dead.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
1 shooter dead after alert at secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.: RCMP | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Terrible situation out of Tumbler Ridge, a town of 2500 people in northeastern B.C., where an active shooter at a high school is now dead.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
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I don’t understand either.
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I don’t understand either.
I asked Copilot why it's called the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, thinking it would tell me why it's worded and punctuated like that, but it just told me why it's the fourth one, which I already knew (first, second, third, duh). I should start doing searches the old fashioned way again.
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I asked Copilot why it's called the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, thinking it would tell me why it's worded and punctuated like that, but it just told me why it's the fourth one, which I already knew (first, second, third, duh). I should start doing searches the old fashioned way again.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this
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This is what we’ve come to. From “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” to harassment of people who care about others and dare to put that care into writing. 😔
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is what we’ve come to. From “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” to harassment of people who care about others and dare to put that care into writing. 😔
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Imagine your sweet, little 9-year-old girl was abducted and taken to a torture mill.
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Imagine your sweet, little 9-year-old girl was abducted and taken to a torture mill.
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
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Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Continuing to work my way through the Starship Farragut backlog in chronological order, after already watching the most recent episode, Farragut 2024. Next up is The Crossing. The production value, not to mention the acting, has definitely improved since 2007.
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Continuing to work my way through the Starship Farragut backlog in chronological order, after already watching the most recent episode, Farragut 2024. Next up is The Crossing. The production value, not to mention the acting, has definitely improved since 2007.
This didn't really turn out the way I wanted it to. The chest is open too far and the text on the paper is supposed to be BASIC computer code with an if/then statement. Instead, it's gibberish. Also, the monster's hair got shortened to make room for the text. AI still can't get things right. #AI
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
This didn't really turn out the way I wanted it to. The chest is open too far and the text on the paper is supposed to be BASIC computer code with an if/then statement. Instead, it's gibberish. Also, the monster's hair got shortened to make room for the text. AI still can't get things right. #AI
It's been raining all day, ever since I got up this morning. It's supposed to start tapering off late tonight. I don't mind. The more, the better.
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It's been raining all day, ever since I got up this morning. It's supposed to start tapering off late tonight. I don't mind. The more, the better.