Reposted by Doug Brownwishda @wishda.bsky.social · 8hWhen I checked this week, my registration was gone. Durham County, NC voter in good standing for many years, and I was no longer a registered voter. 8300208
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 15hMeanwhile, American law appears to be the acceptable destruction of memorials and prosecuting and killing of citizens who've done nothing wrong. 🤔 040
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It looks like it could be an exoskeleton device, like Hypershell. 000
Reposted by Doug BrownArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 02/10/2026arstechnica.comAmazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlashAmazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution. 421101513
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Somebody elese once suggested an exoskeleton, like this: Flagship Full-Leg Exoskeleton – Hypershell Global share.google/W9qTPhNzSYf4...share.googleBuy Hypershell Halo | Flagship Full-Leg ExoskeletonOrder the Hypershell Halo Full-Leg Exoskeleton. Features 4-motor hip/knee assistance, 20 km range, active knee protection & free shipping. 14-day returns included. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Documentation can save one's ass. I speak as a former contractor bitten by unexpected receipt of PII after COB on a Friday night. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026According to research done at UC Berkeley, he's not wrong. 001
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I just wonder how they cloned Jim Croce for that 1st ad. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Schmitt is less Hawkeye, more Frank Burns.static.klipy.comMASH 4077: Frank Burns Eats Worms SceneAlt: MASH scene: Hawkeye Pierce teaching orderlies to say "Frank Burns Eats Worms". 010
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wish she called Schmitt "sloppy" because that's what this line of questioning was. 010
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How long can the fossil fuel industry keep their finger in the dike to hold back natural economic forces? 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sh*t is right. I'm willing to bet that never happened. It's just a made-up Republican story to justify their horrible policies. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FreedomWorks 🤢. I remember them when Dick Armey was involved, pushing hard against anti-smoking laws. 010
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026AI is designed to "do", not whether it "should do". From Google: "an AI model cannot inherently assess whether its decisions are detrimental to humans or Earth’s ecosystems. It merely optimizes for mathematically defined mathematical patterns, targets, or functions given by its human programmers. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comSure, Jan. (Brady Bunch Meme)Alt: Sure, Jan. (Brady Bunch Meme) 001
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I guess this is why all of his businesses failed—he wanted everything to be about him rather than the bottom line. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Unplugging AI from the wall socket totally sounds like a solution. 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I understand data centers are necessary for important work like science, medicine, and defense but how many do we really need if we ignore Meta, X, Snapchat, pet photos, and making nonconsensual nudes? 1201
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm sorry but hers is just some ding-a-ling rhetoric. 010
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Private equity doesn’t create or develop. It leverages purchases, assigns loans to the purchasee, and cuts, cuts, cuts to maximize the profits it takes from the purchasee. I don't think she knows the M.O. of private equity. 010
Reposted by Doug BrownDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Seconded and posted. Everyone else get aboard and let it fly. 12371188
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Our cats would always be more inclined to eat if we sat with them. We called it nourishment encouragement. 110
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We miss our cats and how much they loved open window season and allits smells and noises! 010
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Don't recall the comedian who deserves the credit but I stole their line about feeling my IQ drop 10 points as soon as I get to the Wal-Mart parking lot (true for any store, tbf). 000
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mister "I made a billion off one good internet 1.0 idea plus someone's advice about IRA's" thinks he's a genius philosopher. 010
Doug Brown @bugdrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please start a podcast. I have a good feeling about this. 120
Reposted by Doug BrownThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026Many U S Parents Outsourcing Child Care Overseas 17878108