Vortmax
@vortmax.bsky.social
NCSU Meteorology Alum.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
Drove 9 hours yesterday.
Did laundry and re-packed today.
Drive 5 hours tomorrow.
Did laundry and re-packed today.
Drive 5 hours tomorrow.
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Drove 9 hours yesterday.
Did laundry and re-packed today.
Drive 5 hours tomorrow.
Did laundry and re-packed today.
Drive 5 hours tomorrow.
I was big into sci-fi at that time. Raised on Star Trek, Lost in Space, The Twilight Zone, Star Wars, Logan's Run, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Space 1999... and I have no memory of this one.
Does anyone else remember actually watching this?
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I was big into sci-fi at that time. Raised on Star Trek, Lost in Space, The Twilight Zone, Star Wars, Logan's Run, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Space 1999... and I have no memory of this one.
This is good, but hiring is slow because who wants to work for an entity that may fire them on the whim of a madman?
The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration, but it’s progressing at a snail’s pace, with about 80 final job offers accepted for meteorologists, hydrologists and other specialized staff. https://cnn.it/3MvtkPN
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is good, but hiring is slow because who wants to work for an entity that may fire them on the whim of a madman?
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meme potential is through the roof
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
meme potential is through the roof
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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it’s not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. - Dwight Eisenhower
December 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it’s not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. - Dwight Eisenhower
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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The GOP enacted civil service reform.
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The GOP enacted civil service reform.
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
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We know this isn’t true because if the EU was Nazi-like, Musk wouldn’t be fighting it. He’d be saluting it.
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We know this isn’t true because if the EU was Nazi-like, Musk wouldn’t be fighting it. He’d be saluting it.
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The common refrain of #ClimateChange skeptics for the past few decades has been "Why doesn't China wean itself from coal?"
Well... they have, and they are now outpacing the US in clean energy.
Well... they have, and they are now outpacing the US in clean energy.
The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy. n.pr/3YdSJQF
How China, not the U.S., became the main climate solution story in 2025
The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The common refrain of #ClimateChange skeptics for the past few decades has been "Why doesn't China wean itself from coal?"
Well... they have, and they are now outpacing the US in clean energy.
Well... they have, and they are now outpacing the US in clean energy.
If the Chiefs cannot get a first down by running the ball 1.5 yards, they deserve to lose.
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If the Chiefs cannot get a first down by running the ball 1.5 yards, they deserve to lose.
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The Persistence of Ignorance.
Another problem with gerontocracy is Elon is treated as a techno wizard by people who've never even opened their own Outlook calendar
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The Persistence of Ignorance.
I've had similar concerns about Norman Regional in Norman, OK. The city is part owner of the hospital, and has refused to let other hospitals into the city citing "Certificate of Need" concerns. Family members have had several bad experiences at NRH.
15/ Today we’ve published a deeply reported 5-part series. It’s about Albany, Georgia.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
It’s about getting sick in America.
And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I've had similar concerns about Norman Regional in Norman, OK. The city is part owner of the hospital, and has refused to let other hospitals into the city citing "Certificate of Need" concerns. Family members have had several bad experiences at NRH.
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If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
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"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."
Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy
Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Now is the time in #Svengoolie when we dance!
a nickelodeon logo can be seen in the corner of a cartoon
Alt: a nickelodeon logo can be seen in the corner of a cartoon
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Now is the time in #Svengoolie when we dance!
"Grab your torches and pitchforks!!!"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
a large crowd of people are standing in front of a wall of flames
Alt: a large crowd of people are standing in front of a wall of flames
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Grab your torches and pitchforks!!!"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
Turhan Bey was the Centauri Emperor in a Season 2 episode of #Babylon5. The Emporer was originally supposed to be unnamed, but he was eventually given the name "Emperor Turhan." He was loved by the entire cast and appeared as a Minbari in Season 5.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Turhan Bey was the Centauri Emperor in a Season 2 episode of #Babylon5. The Emporer was originally supposed to be unnamed, but he was eventually given the name "Emperor Turhan." He was loved by the entire cast and appeared as a Minbari in Season 5.
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
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This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.
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Russia has terminated key military cooperation agreements with Canada, France and Portugal, including Soviet-era and post-Cold War deals signed in 1989, 1994 and 2000. The move was approved by Prime Minister Mishustin.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Russia has terminated key military cooperation agreements with Canada, France and Portugal, including Soviet-era and post-Cold War deals signed in 1989, 1994 and 2000. The move was approved by Prime Minister Mishustin.