@mladair.bsky.social
Archivist, digital imaging, genealogist, taphophile, Michigander. Opinions barely my own, def. not my employer's. Resist!
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This is how many of us with Demand Avoidance feel.
October 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
This is how many of us with Demand Avoidance feel.
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Exciting news from Austin: @ransomcenter.bsky.social has acquired the archive of author & @mcsweeneys.net founder Dave Eggers!
(This collection will complement & enrich the McSweeney's Records, which joined the HRC's collections in 2013.)
www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releas...
#booksky #newacq 🗃️📜📚
(This collection will complement & enrich the McSweeney's Records, which joined the HRC's collections in 2013.)
www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releas...
#booksky #newacq 🗃️📜📚
October 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Exciting news from Austin: @ransomcenter.bsky.social has acquired the archive of author & @mcsweeneys.net founder Dave Eggers!
(This collection will complement & enrich the McSweeney's Records, which joined the HRC's collections in 2013.)
www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releas...
#booksky #newacq 🗃️📜📚
(This collection will complement & enrich the McSweeney's Records, which joined the HRC's collections in 2013.)
www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releas...
#booksky #newacq 🗃️📜📚
We need more Margarets and fewer Elons. RIP Margaret.
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
We need more Margarets and fewer Elons. RIP Margaret.
I have words…. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
October 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I have words…. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
For the first time in months I really got into something I wanted to do. Had to force myself to go to bed. Now the brain won’t shut off. 😵💫
October 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
For the first time in months I really got into something I wanted to do. Had to force myself to go to bed. Now the brain won’t shut off. 😵💫
So, if I call my life an "experiment," can I stop paying taxes?
Mark Zuckerberg tells investors that his AI push is a huge success. But when it files its taxes, Meta tells the IRS its giant data centers are an experiment that might fail.
Why? Because calling them an experiment lets Meta claim a tax credit meant for real research.
Why? Because calling them an experiment lets Meta claim a tax credit meant for real research.
October 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
So, if I call my life an "experiment," can I stop paying taxes?
Why yes, yes I do
October 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Why yes, yes I do
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Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
October 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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sound on
Just a lil guy and his mulberry branch
September 30, 2026 at 10:56 PM
sound on
TFW Dad casually mentions something at the Dr. and now we’re waiting for a STAT CT scan
September 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
TFW Dad casually mentions something at the Dr. and now we’re waiting for a STAT CT scan
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NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
www.propublica.org
September 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
“He just Schmitt himself” is going to be a new catchphrase after today
September 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“He just Schmitt himself” is going to be a new catchphrase after today
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Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
September 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules.
For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
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"To say that we're gob smacked is an understatement"
Cultural Landscape Foundation blisters Team Trump for shutting down public comment on Trump Monumental Arch
Group says Trump Admin has deemed 1000's of public concerns about Arch to be "meaningless, unimportant & of no value whatsoever"
Cultural Landscape Foundation blisters Team Trump for shutting down public comment on Trump Monumental Arch
Group says Trump Admin has deemed 1000's of public concerns about Arch to be "meaningless, unimportant & of no value whatsoever"
September 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"To say that we're gob smacked is an understatement"
Cultural Landscape Foundation blisters Team Trump for shutting down public comment on Trump Monumental Arch
Group says Trump Admin has deemed 1000's of public concerns about Arch to be "meaningless, unimportant & of no value whatsoever"
Cultural Landscape Foundation blisters Team Trump for shutting down public comment on Trump Monumental Arch
Group says Trump Admin has deemed 1000's of public concerns about Arch to be "meaningless, unimportant & of no value whatsoever"
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Worried about OpenAI following you around the web? Privacy Badger blocks OpenAI trackers on websites you visit.
www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-...
www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-...
ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
OpenAI's ad collector at bzr.openai.com sets a cookie called __obi, scoped to .openai.com. The value is while you are on ChatGPT and tied to your ChatGPT account. __obi is then sent to OpenAI from ord...
www.buchodi.com
September 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Worried about OpenAI following you around the web? Privacy Badger blocks OpenAI trackers on websites you visit.
www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-...
www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-...
Late night snacks aren’t supposed to be disappointing 😔
September 19, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Late night snacks aren’t supposed to be disappointing 😔
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Tyme nowe to playe the musique
Tyme nowe to lighte the lightes
Lo! See the gathered muppets on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
Tyme nowe to put on grease-paynte
Tyme nowe to dresse up righte
Tyme nowe to rayse the curtayne on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
Tyme nowe to lighte the lightes
Lo! See the gathered muppets on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
Tyme nowe to put on grease-paynte
Tyme nowe to dresse up righte
Tyme nowe to rayse the curtayne on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
September 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Tyme nowe to playe the musique
Tyme nowe to lighte the lightes
Lo! See the gathered muppets on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
Tyme nowe to put on grease-paynte
Tyme nowe to dresse up righte
Tyme nowe to rayse the curtayne on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
Tyme nowe to lighte the lightes
Lo! See the gathered muppets on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
Tyme nowe to put on grease-paynte
Tyme nowe to dresse up righte
Tyme nowe to rayse the curtayne on
The Muppet Showe tonighte!
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The US Constitution is a blueprint for governing and a safety net for civil liberties, not an obstacle to be navigated for loopholes. Happy Constitution Day.
September 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The US Constitution is a blueprint for governing and a safety net for civil liberties, not an obstacle to be navigated for loopholes. Happy Constitution Day.
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No shit, 100% agree here.
September 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
No shit, 100% agree here.
Books - the original, foldable, information device. 📖📚📕
September 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Books - the original, foldable, information device. 📖📚📕
Turned off ABC this evening. Memorial programs can be done without showing the violence of the day over and over.
September 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Turned off ABC this evening. Memorial programs can be done without showing the violence of the day over and over.
Oooof this one hit hard.
“We've reached the top” drawn by Pulitzer Prize winner Mike Luckovich of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on September 13, 2001
Thank you @mluckovich.bsky.social ❤️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
Thank you @mluckovich.bsky.social ❤️
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social
September 11, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Oooof this one hit hard.
Genealogist ticks: checking the bank account a couple of times a day to see if the vital records office cashed your check
September 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Genealogist ticks: checking the bank account a couple of times a day to see if the vital records office cashed your check