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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 12h

Someone called an author an "unprincipled whore for money" because of their prolific writing. Maybe I'm wrong, but if you've found the right genre and a formula that seems to satisfy your readers, why not keep doing it for as long as the checks clear the bank?

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 14h

Anyone who refused to watch "Lanterns" (HBO Max) weekly can now watch the entire season. Go do it.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 19h

The latest launch to the ISS was led by Jessica Watson, the first Black female crew commander of a crewed mission. It was also the fastest transit from launch to docking ever, at 7 hours and 55 minutes.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Foreign tourists are not coming to the US, and I can't fault them for staying away. I do hate it for those businesses that rely on tourist spending, but not for the ones who voted for it.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Saying you're fed up with Trump yet planning to vote for candidates who will back him in whatever he wants to do seems pretty stupid.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Suspending the gas tax takes money out of the fund used to repair roads and bridges. Damage to your vehicle from traveling on bad roads will cost more than you'd pay in fuel taxes. Suspending the tax is shortsighted.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm sure that happened with a lot of companies. Between Teams, email, and our ticket system, there's no reason to talk to these departments on the phone. The other benefit is the paper trail.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My employer has entire departments that do not accept incoming calls. We communicate through Teams, email, and support tickets. Asking to be transferred won't work. They don't have a phone line to answer. Welcome to the 21st century. We'd be happy to send a message on your behalf.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm pretty certain that when photography started to replace landscape and portrait painting, there were scary warnings and people saying photography wasn't art. Photography was going to put artists out of work.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They are deathly afraid of losing access and being called out by the president for deliberately posting lies and misinformation about him.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That's certainly one way to do it.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you want to know the truth, you have to take the shot. Check out "Cypher" for a dystopian cyberpunk exploration of identity. keithdwilson.substack.com/p/sci-fi-ret...

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Sci-Fi Retro-Watch: Cypher (2002)

If you want answers, take the shot.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I wish the White House press corps would show the same type of solidarity the next time DJT openly insults one of their members in one of his classic intimidation/humiliation tactics.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sometimes I wonder if some people are so dense that they can't understand, or so obstinate that they refuse to understand.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Before Jeffrey Epstein became a front-page story, one of my favorite GenX references was to the show "Welcome Back, Kotter!" involving needing a note from Juan Epstein's mom. Now, I'm forced to remove that reference from my lexicon for fear of having to explain myself to everyone who doesn't get it.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Someone posted that she's glad her spouse isn't on social media because it allows her to interact with other adults without being judged. This is why I'm careful about who I follow and why I'm quick to block people, even if they're family.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The fact that we don't even have weekly Pentagon press briefings or any press embedded with the units involved in the war with Iran is something we need to be more concerned about. The foreign press has been covering this war better than our own media has been allowed to.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I remember back in the 80s, you could buy a cheap Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner for around $100, and it would last about a year with regular use. You could spend $300 on a nice vacuum that would last 10-15 years with regular use. Cheap can cost more in the long run.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I scrolled through a profile and every post for the past 6 months (I stopped looking after that) involved the same theme, with no variation. I'm assuming it was a bot because I can't imagine a person posting about the same thing consistently and exclusively for that long.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol are the 3 most commonly used psychoactive substances in the US; all 3 are legal, and one of them has no age restrictions on purchase or use. How did we decide these 3 drugs were acceptable?

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Microsoft password for my work account expires in 3 days. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but it won't let me set a new password yet. It says it can't send the auth code to my phone. This has never happened before.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Dynamic pricing is nothing new. Businesses have priced products or services based on who you are, who your friends are, whether you're male or female, your race or ethnicity, and many other factors you might not have been aware of at the time. You're mad about a price set by tech, not a person.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A major pet peeve is when someone fakes being offended just to fit in with their peers, then comes back later to say they weren't really offended but didn't want to reveal their true thoughts on the matter in front of other people. It makes me wonder if anything they say has any credibility.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why do people think it's so odd to notice patterns of behavior in others? At my last apartment, I knew my neighbors' patterns. It's not that I wanted to know their patterns. Daily exposure taught me their patterns. Believe it or not, most people do the same things repeatedly.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If someone blockaded the Suez Canal right about now, we would all be screwed.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

iPhone users get super-defensive when you point out a feature that their phone doesn't have. One just told me, "Well, most people don't need that anyway."

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"The Ark" (SYFY) is the type of show I would have enjoyed when I was 14. As a mature adult, I struggle to get past its shortcomings, especially with premium sci-fi shows available. It's like cold leftover pizza when hot, fresh pizza is available. It takes the edge off, but it doesn't satisfy.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Why are the same 3-4 advertisers on digital media? If you listen to podcasts, you'll hear the same ads from the same 3-4 advertisers on repeat. If you watch ad-supported streaming TV or movies, you get the same 3-4 ads on repeat. Why isn't there more variety?

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Microsoft is finally going to let us move the taskbar again. I was always a fan of having the taskbar on the left side of my screen, or occasionally at the top. I've gotten used to having it locked at the bottom, but I haven't liked it.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Last night I was thinking about how hotels used to make a ton of money from surcharges on local and long-distance phone calls. Cell phones put an end to that by the early 2010s. By 2013, 90% of the US population had a cell phone.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I still can’t believe that a nut job exclaimed, “They’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs” and millions of Americans said, “That’s the guy I want as president.”

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Have you noticed that the media loves to grab one court case and give it the whole "Lindbergh baby" level of coverage, as if that's the only legal matter anyone should be concerned about right now? They want to make everyone concerned about the outcome of a case that won't affect their lives at all.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The season finale of "Silo" (AppleTV) brought it home. Y'all know I don't do spoilers when most people haven't seen it yet, so go watch it and we'll talk about it in a couple of days. Whatever you do, don't go outside the silo. I'm telling you, it's not safe. #siloseason3 #scifi #silo

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For some reason, we assume that if you were arrested, you must have been doing something illegal. Cops will lie, knowing that their bodycam shows conflicting information, and we are willing to accept the lie.

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Craig F @cfoh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"NHTSA estimated its proposal would cut new vehicle costs by $930 each. But it would increase fuel consumption by around 100 ⁠billion gallons through 2050, fuel spending by $185 billion and carbon dioxide emissions by about 5%." Only a moron would make that deal. www.reuters.com/world/us-ann...

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US to announce sharply lower vehicle fuel economy requirements

The Trump administration will soon announce sharply lower vehicle fuel-economy standards, reversing a push by the prior administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles, Trans...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Trump isn’t only relying on highly dubious methods of persuasion to carry his people through the midterms. It’s increasingly clear that he wants to try to cheat his way to victory, too." www.thebulwark.com/p/when-you-c...

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When You Control the Mail, You Control the Nation

Trump’s plan to steal the midterms is playing out right in front of us.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Many white people do not "see" racism unless it's truly over-the-top, blatant, in-your-face racism. They think the subtle stuff is just you complaining about nothing.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yay! It's finally "Silo" Day (AppleTV). Maybe I won't have to go outside to clean after all.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On a remote island, elite Marines discover that their training exercise has put them in an AI-driven death trap. My latest Sci-Fi Retro-Watch is out. #scifi keithdwilson.substack.com/p/sci-fi-ret...

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Sci-Fi Retro-Watch: Kill Command (2016)

On a remote island, elite Marines discover that their training exercise has put them in an AI-driven death trap

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

When one side is convinced they can only get 100% of the deal in their favor or there will be no deal, nobody wins. If you can't categorize your terms as must have, should have, would be nice to have, and not important at all, you're not really negotiating.

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Keith Wilson @divisionbyzero.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I know Prime Video prefers to be referred to as Prime Video rather than Amazon Prime Video, but I don't like it. I have to resist the temptation every time I type it.

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