Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 03/10/2026there will come a day when quantum computing breaks encryption, dozens of common, currently secure, protocols will break, https among them, hopefully a new quantum algorithm will emerge to be used, and i really hope we call the new web security protocol URL scheme… httpq://… 030
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 03/10/2026I got Trump’s pre-election bribery check. That sucking sound is the national debt expanding. I full expect Dems to put “no payoffs to citizens within [X] days of an election” law on the list. 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 02/10/2026chemical torture by the government is cruel and unusual by any humane standards murder via gvnmnt should be abolished any red-state pro-lifer that doesn’t agree is a hypocrite Failed ‘torturous’ execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate - NPR buff.ly/M6wWoOgbuff.lyFailed ‘torturous’ execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate — NPRThe botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S. 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 02/10/2026grammatical moods, i was never explicitly taught them (that i recall, as such) though i’ve been exposed to the terms “subjunctive” and “indicative” plenty, but never really grokked them life is learning 100
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 02/10/2026"It felt as if I were doing something thrillingly wrong" (reading in Slate.com) were? is this an acceptable use? 100
Reposted by Bill ShirleyMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026Reminder: Hegseth's "no beardo" policy is just his not-so-subtle way to push out Black troops.motherjones.comIf only Pete Hegseth's military shaving crusade was just stupidHegseth knows damn well who he's pushing out: Black troops. 42584228
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 30/09/2026crass "It's part of a broader effort by President Trump to buy continued Republican control of the House and Senate via promises of direct government payments to voters." Trump administration begins mailing $500 Affordable Care Act “refund” checks - CNBC buff.ly/9kWRwuubuff.lyTrump administration starts sending $500 Obamacare refund checks — who benefits — CNBCThe refunds come after millions of people lost premium subsidies for their health insurance, and right before the midterm elections. 010
Reposted by Bill ShirleyEvil MoPac @evilmopacatx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Texas voters after comparing Greg Abbott's positions on affordability, education, data centers, Flock cameras, ICE, Big Bend, and about 100 other things to Gina Hinojosa's 1348
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 27/09/2026alas, i have second edition, and have not played since 3rd or 4th were released 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 26/09/2026i gave up cheering for american oligarch-owned teams that leaves Green Bay to cheer for 000
Reposted by Bill ShirleyNakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If your religion doesn't make you more kind, what good is it? 25716
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 26/09/2026the audio is getting messed up, possibly due to Secret Service 000
Reposted by Bill ShirleyAlex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 26/09/2026UTSA-Colorado State is exactly the kind of "defense optional, kickoff coverage also optional" slopfest that great nations are built upon 0344
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 26/09/2026I feel a disturbance in the force. It’s showing up in the ABC audio channel. 🍊 Palpatine is in the house. #hookem 020
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 26/09/2026the only listing i see for Houston is in The Woodlands i won’t break my 2 decade boycott of Montgomery County 250
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 25/09/2026There's lots of observations of this small population of invasive asian red-vented bulbul that ranges over a few miles in Houston. buff.ly/9rEsdUybuff.lyhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=76630&ttl=900&place_id=any&verifiable=any&taxon_id=14593 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 25/09/2026I've seen the red-vented bulbul over a dozen times in my yard over the years, but i've never got a good picture (dark birds, and it's typically evening). This is no the case for other people in my neighborhood. 100
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 25/09/2026you're recurring reminder that Elon is a White Nationalist buff.ly/tiThzSRbuff.lyTesla goes to trial over racism claims against Black workers at 'plantation'California's civil rights agency takes Tesla to trial over claims Black workers at its Fremont plant faced slurs, a 'plantation' label, and lower pay. 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026Do I want… * iPhone 18 Pro, or * iPhone Duo, or * Snapmaker U1 (and a battery puck for my iPhone 15 Pro) … welcome to my First-World-Problems GoFundMe 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026shut up, Elon buff.ly/aiztajXbuff.lyMusk pitches 200-mph Austin-San Antonio ‘Hyperloop’ tunnel, againElon Musk says the Boring Company will build a 200-mph hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio. He's made versions of this promise for a decade. 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026“guy who sells crack, says hysteria over crack epidemic is overblown” 030
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026hear me now and believe me later, Trump's Folly will be the cause of global recession buff.ly/iKsKBRlbuff.lyAs diesel hits $10/gal., rumors swirl that stations are running outLast week, a number of diesel stations in California appeared on social media with the prices pinned at 9.99 –... 020
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026“November’s midterms present Americans with big decision over country’s future,” Fox News’ chyron claims, main graphic adding “Trump’s top accomplishments [include] restoring nine military bases to [previous Confederate] names and updating dietary guidelines.” is it? a big decision? 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026Slate’s Jim Newell says “Beto O’Rourke lost by a modest 2.6 points, the closest a Democrat has come to winning a Senate or governor’s race in Texas in modern memory.” it’s official: my memory is ancient 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 24/09/2026get Trump and his lickspittle Texas supporters out of Big Bend buff.ly/ejTWSFYbuff.lyLawsuit filed over land takings for Big Bend wall | Off the KuffThis one by homeowners. 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 23/09/2026Fine example of how the american auto market is failing americans… buff.ly/OdTicKNbuff.lyBYD upgrades top-selling small electric SUV with more range, now starting at about $11,000BYD introduced the upgraded Yuan Up, sold overseas as the Atto 2, with more range and a lower starting price.... 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 23/09/2026five days: “The APY on your Savings account has changed from 3.40% to 3.50% on September 23, 2026.” 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 23/09/2026Tesla's (car-shaped) robots continue their killing spree. buff.ly/uwCW2Ksbuff.lyTesla's record month: 4 fatal Autopilot and Full Self-Driving crashesJuly 2026 set a record for Tesla driver-assist crashes: 236, including 4 fatal ones the public never connected to Autopilot or FSD. 000
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 23/09/2026Tesla thinks it can do self-driving. It can't do self-navigation, though. buff.ly/3OdaMxCbuff.lyTesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin trip into 70-minute detourA Tesla Cybercab rider in Austin says a 10-minute trip to the Domain became a 70-minute detour because the robotaxi still can't use highways. 120
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 21/09/2026Research and Anderson are coincident roads for a while, not really intersecting ones. 130
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 19/09/2026You aren’t getting pardons; he wants you buried in the tomb with him. 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 19/09/2026The president has regressed to lacking object permanence. He hasn’t been sleeping, he’s been closing his eyes to hide. 🙈 Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House - The Washington Post buff.ly/hSIq4OBbuff.lyTrump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House — The Washington PostThe president has a history of feuding with news organizations and has at times tried to ban them and their journalists. 020
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 19/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/p...nytimes.comThe Techno-Religion at the Center of the A.I. Debate (Gift Article)Are those calling to slow down the development of artificial intelligence in a “doomsday cult,” as some critics say? Our reporter explains. 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 18/09/2026the federal loan rate went up 1/4%, how long till the Apple Card Savings account goes up? 011
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 18/09/2026“give us another chance, or give us another few years to continue working on the amazing things that we’ve been doing…” -VP JD [like destroying the economy here and abroad, extending the white nationalist agenda, and supporting all Trump-Family grifts] President isn’t his title, Don is 010
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 18/09/2026i’m so annoyed i can’t stop at the grocery store on my way home after midnight to get some food for the next few days 010
Reposted by Bill ShirleyJorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... The tsunami is heading east. For years, Saskatchewan has not changed the clocks. Half is on standard time, half is on daylight savings time Now BC Alberta and Manitoba have committed to year-round daylight savings time. Ontario, the ball was in your court.cbc.caManitoba adopts permanent daylight time after survey suggested overwhelming opposition to clock changes | CBC NewsManitobans no longer need to remember to spring forward or fall back one hour on their clocks, after the province said Thursday it will adopt permanent daylight time. 1153
Bill Shirley @bshirley.shirl.com · 17/09/2026lactic acid spike in blood has returned to normal, leaving hospital soon, feel fine (others are fine as well) 120