Joe Kington
@joferkington.bsky.social
Geology to Software to Remote sensing. Opinions and poor taste my own. He/Him. SLC-based. PhD if you care about that. This account is all dog pictures and mindless prattle.
Y'all haven't gotten to hear Copper in awhile. Let me fix that!
September 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Y'all haven't gotten to hear Copper in awhile. Let me fix that!
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![4-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1: Any plans for Halloween? PERSON 2 with beret: Me and my friends are gonna check out a slab graveyard! (2) PERSON 1: What’s that? PERSON 2: When dense crust subducts, geologists think it might pile up at the bottom of the mantle. [illustration of Person 2’s related theory] (3) PERSON 2: We’re going to hide in the crust and ride it down to see. Wanna come? It’s gonna be spooky! (4) PERSON 1: Won’t that take millions of years? PERSON 2: Lots of time for ghost stories! PERSON 1: I think I’m good. PERSON 2: Too spooky? I understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigwl2q77jwcmcdvj6n4hvgfxrpkw5f5gzu2pzlofn3rawdh46vlmy)
September 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Astros win and officially make the playoffs! It sure as hell ain't been a pretty season, but I'll take it... At least we're at .500 exactly and not below?
September 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Astros win and officially make the playoffs! It sure as hell ain't been a pretty season, but I'll take it... At least we're at .500 exactly and not below?
I know I'm young (if 45 is young), but 25 for me. Before that it was computer labs in undergrad and almost all of grad school.
Um, I was definitely full-grown before I got a computer at home
What was your first computer growing up?
September 23, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I know I'm young (if 45 is young), but 25 for me. Before that it was computer labs in undergrad and almost all of grad school.
"We're looking for the freaks y'all. We're looking for the punks and the hicks!" - Jenni Rose, The vandoliers
September 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
"We're looking for the freaks y'all. We're looking for the punks and the hicks!" - Jenni Rose, The vandoliers
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This idea applies to other things. If you wear a big sun hat, a polo shirt, and a pair of baggy cargo shorts to the zoo, you can tell people wholly fabricated, rather incorrect information about the animals and they will believe you.
A friend of mine says that a reasonably clean-cut guy in a blue blazer and tie can go almost anywhere without being challenged.
September 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This idea applies to other things. If you wear a big sun hat, a polo shirt, and a pair of baggy cargo shorts to the zoo, you can tell people wholly fabricated, rather incorrect information about the animals and they will believe you.
This is what happens coppers don't get enough treats... The eyes come out
September 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is what happens coppers don't get enough treats... The eyes come out
So, uh, I legitimately can't tell what's sarcasm or parody and what's not anymore... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
In all seriousness, Canadian whiskey is awesome. Currently drinking a single malt I can't get in the US anyway (shelter point ripple rock). So drink all the Canadian spirits!
In all seriousness, Canadian whiskey is awesome. Currently drinking a single malt I can't get in the US anyway (shelter point ripple rock). So drink all the Canadian spirits!
Excluding Certain Canadian Products from Importation into the United States in Response to Continued Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Dairy
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. In Proclamation 11047 of July 20, 2026 (Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where th...
www.whitehouse.gov
September 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
So, uh, I legitimately can't tell what's sarcasm or parody and what's not anymore... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
In all seriousness, Canadian whiskey is awesome. Currently drinking a single malt I can't get in the US anyway (shelter point ripple rock). So drink all the Canadian spirits!
In all seriousness, Canadian whiskey is awesome. Currently drinking a single malt I can't get in the US anyway (shelter point ripple rock). So drink all the Canadian spirits!
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ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
September 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
N.W.A. had just really really really had it with frickin "message in a bottle"...
OH: Does ACAB include Sting?!
September 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
N.W.A. had just really really really had it with frickin "message in a bottle"...
I have not been posting enough Copper photos lately. Here he is being a proper hound!
September 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I have not been posting enough Copper photos lately. Here he is being a proper hound!
Yes, the kitchen table is messy. Copper needs copper river salmon, though...
August 26, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Yes, the kitchen table is messy. Copper needs copper river salmon, though...
Unusually blunt headline for the nytimes, but that's where we are (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Seriously, though, $5 billion for defamation? Are we fully in Dr Evil mode?
Seriously, though, $5 billion for defamation? Are we fully in Dr Evil mode?
Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic (Gift Article)
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Unusually blunt headline for the nytimes, but that's where we are (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Seriously, though, $5 billion for defamation? Are we fully in Dr Evil mode?
Seriously, though, $5 billion for defamation? Are we fully in Dr Evil mode?
I have been told I have not been posting enough dog photos... Here's him barking like a maniac because he smelled deer on the hike yesterday.
August 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I have been told I have not been posting enough dog photos... Here's him barking like a maniac because he smelled deer on the hike yesterday.
Uh.... I just broke my glasses in half... That sucks... On the bright side, I got a funny looking pup pic?
August 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Uh.... I just broke my glasses in half... That sucks... On the bright side, I got a funny looking pup pic?
Worth a read: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Worth a read: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Appros nothing, "Sunflowers" in Ted Lasso is one of the best episodes of TV ever. I'll conede "The Two Towers" in West Wing is up there with it. But everything else just pales....
August 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Appros nothing, "Sunflowers" in Ted Lasso is one of the best episodes of TV ever. I'll conede "The Two Towers" in West Wing is up there with it. But everything else just pales....
So yeah... I'm not sure how this needed an NYT article, but it does need to be said loudly. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...
Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument (Gift Article)
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
So yeah... I'm not sure how this needed an NYT article, but it does need to be said loudly. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...
So much for transparency in remote sensing. If you want to have a contract with the US gov, you must allow them to censor your imagery catalog in undefined and arbitrary ways per recently pass legislation: intelligence.house.gov/2026/07/20/h...
House Intelligence Committee Passes FY2027 Intelligence Authorization Act Out of Committee - House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
WASHINGTON, D.C— Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence passed the fiscal year 2027 Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) out of...
intelligence.house.gov
July 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
So much for transparency in remote sensing. If you want to have a contract with the US gov, you must allow them to censor your imagery catalog in undefined and arbitrary ways per recently pass legislation: intelligence.house.gov/2026/07/20/h...
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All you had to do was Hold On
July 30, 2026 at 2:58 AM
All you had to do was Hold On
Well.... I was supposed to be at an Alabama Shakes show outside at Red Butte.... But I'm kinda thinking it won't happen now given the lightning and pouring rain... Bummed, but also glad to be inside right now!
July 30, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Well.... I was supposed to be at an Alabama Shakes show outside at Red Butte.... But I'm kinda thinking it won't happen now given the lightning and pouring rain... Bummed, but also glad to be inside right now!
Death stare... Don't you dare touch those snacks without offering him one....
July 26, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Death stare... Don't you dare touch those snacks without offering him one....
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New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS.
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit...
techcrunch.com
July 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS.
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