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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sir! We have The Big Peanut! Show some respect!

Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When Obama came here in 2015, AF1 landed at the Grayson County Airport (between Denison and Pottsboro, TX) and he came to the high school via the helicopter. Durant's airport has the runway length for AF1, but can't handle the weight.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So, I think that the plan was he was going to take Marine One (helicopter) from Denton to Durant, but had to do the 1.5 hour drive (something I use to do after going to shows in Denton at Rubber Gloves in the 2000s).

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

culture. Not much different from those Native Americans who work to reconnect with their tribe's culture.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fett setting up shop on Tatooine. Actually, they could have ditched even that, because I don't know the motivation he would have to take over Jabba's criminal empire. It may have been more compelling to have him search out what it means to be Mandalorian and finally reconnect with his father's

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The midseason "Mandalorian" storyline didn't really bother me, but I do see that it hampered this show from being it's own thing within the Post-Jedi Star Wars. Really, if they didn't have enough story for just Boba for a full season, this could have been a "television movie" and just focused

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For some reason I thought it got two seasons

My Zorn Pop figure just hanging out with Boba Fett

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh, they came in through the entrance near our RV park by the Casino.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Actually, I was wrong, he drove all the way to Durant from Denton

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

He'll land in Grayson County, like Obama did a decade ago

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We finally had to get ours this year for the kiddo. He's on the spectrum and it's been great since he has some impluse problems (especially at his favorite places), so having these just makes it easier when we're at a busy place and we don't have to worry as much about getting him in and out safely

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey Bluesky, just popping in to see if everyone was still mad at me for suggesting that people should have some AI training so that they can have the knowledge to know when something is AI generated or not.

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happy filth_oween @filth-waste.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

(slaps the roof of millennium falcon) this baby can do so many parsecs

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C. Bukowski @thishurt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Logging in to see my mutuals.

A colorful screen capture of Hank and Dale from the animated series King of the Hill. They are unloading the trunk of a mustard yellow four door sedan. Hank is on the left wearing a white t-shirt, jean, brown shoes and eyeglasses holding a blue sleeping bag. Dale is on the right wearing a brown button shirt, mirrored aviator sunglasses, jeans, brown shoes and an orange baseball cap. He’s smoking a cigarette, holding a box and a six pack of beer saying: “Oh, man, what kind of lefty hootenanny is this?”

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

On this day in 1933, Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld library in Berlin. The world’s greatest collection of LGBTQ books and scientific papers were looted and later burned, erasing decades of research into sexuality and gender identity. ‘Where they burn books, in the end they will burn humans too’.

Photo showing the burning of the books looted from the Magnus Hirschfeld library.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

LLMs are part of the AI stack just as Machine Learning. Look, I'll agree that the big corps have pushed LLMs on all of us just in search of profit, to the detriment of us all, but it's out there and we probably need to know how to use it safely and efficiently is all I'm saying.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

For one, machine learning has been a thing for a while now.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

As for the rich not enrolling their kids in a class like this, I would hate to break it to you but these kids are probably going to schools with all the latest tech because they can afford it, unlike kids in public schools using hand me down Chromebooks every year

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I mean, there is. We've been using some form of AI for decades now.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

You something that was AI generated. Not just pictures, but text, audio, video, etc.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

If it was me teaching it? - Be mindful of what info you give the AI. You don't want it being trained on your private data or information. - Verify the info it gives you. It can generate alot of info quickly, so know that what it gave you is correct - Know what to look for if you think someone gave

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Oh, I have no doubts about this being astroturfed by the AI companies, but it still doesn't negate that I said teaching how to use Ai responsibly and safely is a good thing.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In the 90s, we were taught how to safely and responsibly use the internet, and I don't think my parents were worried that they were going to teach us how to look up bomb making materials or download copies of The Turner Diaries.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

the safe way. This tech isn't going away. The bubble will burst, because what Musk, Altman, Google, Microsoft, and the rest are doing isn't sustainable. We saw something similar with the dotnet crash in 99/2000, but the internet didn't go away, and genAI won't either. 6/6

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Your mom or your grandma is on the internet, and they ask a chatbot about things all day long. Maybe we teach them about the limitations of this tech and how to be safe with it, so they can use it without getting into trouble. The same with kids, just teach them how to use it 5/6

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

work on when I sit down to code. Now, should junior developers or students be relying entirely on genAI to write code for them? No, but it's a tool they will be using in some form or fashion in the future, so let's teach them how to use it responsibly. 4/6

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

As a software dev, I use Codex as part of my workflow to quickly scaffold new projects or POC new concepts, which isn't that different from how I've used Visual Studio for 20 years. Codex helps me do that rather quickly, so that I can work on what I actually need to 3/6

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

There's not much commercial use for genAI at the moment (other than plagiarism and slop). However, it's out there, and, like it or not, people are either using it or being served information generated by genAI, so we should be teaching people how to use it where it makes sense for them. 2/6

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I seem to have touched a nerve with this, so let me further explain my thoughts. First, how genAI (Chatbots, LLMs, etc) are being forced down our throats is a travesty, but that's capitalism for you. These tech companies are all trying to make a buck by forcing this onto us, even though 1/6

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I guess if you want to be obtuse about what I said, then sure.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

True, but it's not just genAI that we should be teaching kids about, as AI is more than just Chatbots and LLMs.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

You're correct that we haven't found how to best use it in the workplace, but that doesn't mean that at some point it won't be commonplace within the next 5 to 10 years. Hell, I was being taught how to safely navigate the internet back in the 90s when it was still seen as a toy.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

You're not wrong about the elites sending their kids to private, better-funded schools, but our kids are still going out into a world where this tool will be used by them in some form or fashion. Might as well teach them how to use it.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

To be fair, we should be teaching everyone how to use AI effectively and responsibly. Look, it isn't going anywhere. Granted, the bubble bursting could lessen its impact on most people's lives on a day-to-day basis, but it's part of the tech stack.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

So, Jamie, it's time. Your number needs to hang in the rafters. You help transition this team from the depths caused by the bankruptcy to a juggernaut in the West. You can hold your head up high with all you have accomplished. 3/3 #texashockey

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I didn't want him to retire after last summer because I wanted him to get that 400th goal and see if this team could get over the hump and play in the Cup finals. While the first thing did happen, the second didn't, and Jamie looked like a 37-year-old on the ice in the 1s round. 2/3 #texashockey

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I love Jamie to death and see him as that connective tissue between the Stanley Cup-winning core of the late 90s/early 2000s and this current team, but I think it may be time for him to hang them up. 1/3 #texashockey

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/04/2026

Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It was very hard not to laugh out loud while reading this in a conference presentation.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

"The Conquest of Bread" by Kropotkin is a pretty good start. It's a classic and is brief

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I graduated with a guy who didn't know that the South lost the Civil War, and how he's a city councilman, so there's a good chance that Markwayne got through school on his daddy's plumbin' business reputation and not his book smarts.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I'm sure Markwayne can't point out Iran or Iraq on a map. We're both graduates of the Oklahoma Public School system, and there's a high chance he's part of the graduating population that led us to be 50th in the nation.

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Don Bones @donbones.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

(Nodding thoughtfully) "Wearing tuxedos"

My dad had a shameful compulsion. I never thought I'd grow up to share the same

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Matt the Innocent Guy @theinfinitedadness.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

When Kid Rock does the TPUSA Super Bowl show, they should put a bald cap on Ben Shapiro and have him sing the Joe C parts

Kid Rock and his little buddy Joe C on stage at Woodstock 99

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Jesus, and he's a Dallas Stars fan? Just letting you all know, the cool #texashockey fans don't claim him.

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Aptiva Dave (who?) @aptivadave.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

And if he went to OU, he could then just appeal the grade because his religious freedoms were being trampled on before going to play some tennis.

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