Reposted by Doug MohneyRob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 5hMore details from a Comcast event this evening: The drones that it's testing in Houston do not sport any corporate branding, in case anybody there was wondering if they should start looking in H-Town skies for "Xfinity Air" drones. And no, they are not armed. 021
Reposted by Doug MohneyRob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 7hFascinating slide from a Comcast presentation at #TechExpo26 about how it's using fiber sensing and drones (yes, drones) to deal with the non-trivial problem of people stealing fiber, cable and other wires to sell their metal components for scrap. 331
Reposted by Doug Mohneyex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cursed SNL parody music video where Mike Pence is singing "Patient Zero" to J.D. Vance 0111
Reposted by Doug MohneyMaciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets. 1501945547
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@jasonkirell.bsky.social you catch Howie Long's tie today? 000
Reposted by Doug MohneyJonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Statement from the Center for Space Environmentalism about space weapons: www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/posi...spaceenvironmentalism.orgCSE Opposes The Militarization Of Outer SpaceThe recent confirmation by the United States that it has placed offensive weapons in orbit is cause for grave concern about the long-term integrity of the near-Earth space environment. It is a turning... 13913
Reposted by Doug MohneySciFiScavenger @scifiscavenger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026With The Forever Dead (bk 3) due out soon, I've yanked this forward from my yet to be announced October TBR. I've enjoyed a few of @birmo.bsky.social's earlier books over the years, so looking forward to this. #scifibooks #sciencefiction #nowreading #spaceopera 4255
Reposted by Doug Mohneyboothy443 @boothy443.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Appears to be the southbound 97 Silver Meteor. Sounds under control. Debris on the track under the engine. They are working on triage and transferring passengers. Location appears to be the Chase, MD area. 101
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Brian Stelter talking about covering the White House "it's a good paying job, you get to put on makeup... 000
Reposted by Doug MohneyAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026happy first (full) day of fall, bluesky 464740810
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 001
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 22/09/2026@teroterotero.bsky.social Expect Iran to start throwing another round of missiles sometime in the next week to 10 days, since the news cycle has shifted and oil prices are declining. 000
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 21/09/2026@teroterotero.bsky.social because Finnish phone reference and Norwegian comedy. 000
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Do you use the Birdfy app @thepacketrat.net ? Just got a "Birdfy App Launches on Roku OS-Powered TVs, Delivering Immersive Birdwatching Experiences on Bigger Screens" press release ... which... doesn't sound like the classic birbing experience 200
Reposted by Doug MohneyAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 8030841809
Reposted by Doug MohneyThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026A cancer vaccine succeeded in a clinical trial in preventing the recurrence of melanoma, a result experts say is a breakthrough for mRNA-based treatments. Trials for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases' vaccines are also underway. washingtonpost.comA melanoma vaccine was hailed as a breakthrough. Which cancers are next?Trials investigating mRNA vaccines for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases are already underway. 151115383
Reposted by Doug Mohney👻Skulliam🎃Boo-tler🍂Yikes🕷️ @yeets.biz · 19/09/2026i need to know what happened 309163053164
Reposted by Doug MohneyRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I think I'm in love with Kevin 😻 #Caturday 372111282002
Reposted by Doug MohneyThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/... 223145992900
Reposted by Doug MohneySean Gallagher @thepacketrat.net · 19/09/2026Oh yay www.chemistryworld.com/news/elevate...chemistryworld.comElevated carbon dioxide lets Sars-CoV-2 live far longer in dropletsStudy explains why good ventilation lowers transmission of Covid-19 001
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@teroterotero.bsky.social the DOGE trap - Last year's AI embrace creating security holes for this year's AI to exploit (cc @mims.bsky.social ) 020
Reposted by Doug Mohneyfitzchain.bsky.social @fitzchain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Bain & Co says that the only way to make today's AI investments profitable is for the sector to bring in $2 trillion by 2030 (the Journal notes that this is more than the combined revenue of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Meta” (Per Cory Doctorow) This crash is going to hurt. 36519
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I was bitching about this a while ago when he was less vocal. 120
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 15/09/2026@robpegoraro.com did you catch the Ooma announcement of a "Starlink" VoIP offering? Very careful in the fine print that it is not endorsed by SpaceX, so it's just branding and probably some backend fine tuning for the connections between networks. 100
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Can we talk about why the WSJ columnist covering travel for that publication since 2022 has JUST flown US domestic for United and American? Is this a sign of a declining economy? www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...wsj.comI Flew First Class Domestic. Here’s Why It Was—and Wasn’t—Worth It.Plus, TSA might let you bring a water bottle through security, and Chelsea Handler wants you to keep your shoes on. 000
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 11/09/2026@teroterotero.bsky.social If the Saudis shut down their burning pipeline to the Red Sea today, per WSJ, why is oil closing down a buck and the various indexes are up? 000
Reposted by Doug MohneyJason Perlow @jperlow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026fossforce.com/2026/09/jaso... via @brideoflinux.bsky.socialfossforce.comJason Perlow’s New NCZ-OS Scratches Several Itches in One Distro - FOSS ForceNCZ-OS begins as a Linux answer for new CIX Sky1 Arm systems, with plans down the line for T2-equipped Intel Macs and capable PCs that can't officially upgrade to Windows 11. 013
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Was this what you were up to in Finland a couple of weeks ago @teroterotero.bsky.social ? www.wsj.com/business/goo...wsj.comGoogle to Invest $15 Billion in AI Infrastructure in FinlandGoogle said its largest single investment in Europe would power its popular services — such as Gemini, Search, Maps, and YouTube. 000
Reposted by Doug MohneyJim Cashel 🇺🇦 @jimcashel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Excellent primer on Starlink / SpaceX. www.techtimes.com/articles/326...techtimes.comStarlink V3 Satellite Targets September 15: Your Dish Won't Reach Gigabit SpeedsStarlink V3 satellite deployment takes a major step forward as SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 targets September 15 -- but the 10 million people currently using Starlink will need new dish hardware before... 101
Reposted by Doug MohneyGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I want to ride the everyone mocks Seth Moulton train until the end of the line 73388473
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 02/09/2026@teroterotero.bsky.social do you have any ground truth on Donut Lab? They haven't rolled over and disappeared, despite accusations that they don't have a solid state battery. 010
Reposted by Doug MohneySpace.com @space.com · 30/08/2026Trump celebrates launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel www.space.com/space-explor...space.comTrump celebrates launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancelPresident Trump interrupted a NASA press conference today (Aug. 30) to congratulate the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team on a successful launch. 26734
Reposted by Doug MohneyMrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 30/08/2026This is my favorite U.S. Open story bar none 1526
Reposted by Doug Mohneycait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026it is my birthday today and yet I have brought YOU the gift of seeing this small little man. you are very welcome 1682343155
Reposted by Doug MohneyLili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 28/08/2026"OpenAI can probably kite this year’s bills to next year. But not longer — they’ve already got another $50 billion due next year. In, again, actual dollars."pivot-to-ai.comOpenAI loses even more executives ahead of the alleged IPOOpenAI is going just great! The flagship of the AI bubble — I mean, AI revolution. Advancing by leaps and bounds toward the big investor payoff — the initial public offering on the stock market! Wh… 2144
Reposted by Doug MohneyDavid Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The circle of antivax. Antivax COVID myths were inspired by antivax measles myths, and not things are coming full circle again, with the COVID myths being recycled yet again as measles myths. sciencebasedmedicine.org/measles-maha...sciencebasedmedicine.orgMeasles, MAHA, and “soft eugenics”I've long said that the antivax movement is borderline eugenicist (or at least social Darwinist) in nature. Now that a second child has died of measles, it's time for me to take a look at the "soft eu 16018
Reposted by Doug MohneyThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 27/08/2026⚡️Baltics assessment of Russia threat 'unchanged' after CIA director's Moscow visit. "We must remain vigilant, but Estonia's threat assessment has not changed," Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told the Kyiv Independent.kyivindependent.comBaltics assessment of Russia threat 'unchanged' after CIA director's Moscow visit"The threat posed by Russia and possible provocations against NATO must be taken seriously, and that is precisely what the allies are doing," Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told the Kyiv In... 220441
Reposted by Doug MohneyRoby Bhattacharyya @roby-b.bsky.social · 27/08/2026To underscore why this is especially awful for those who may not know, the measles vaccine is usually given at 12 months. Newborns rely on community immunity to prevent exposure, which until recently we have had in the US. This quite literally could be anyone's newborn. None of this had to happen. 181257572
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 27/08/2026@jasonkirell.bsky.social I realized that Cammo just doesn't get the social media time Gizmo and the Nets do these days. Cammo will have to get a Nets jersey to get back in the line up. 000
Reposted by Doug MohneyDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 26/08/2026I'm not an economist but my back of the envelope math suggests that Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI can't all simultaneously sell $30 trillion dollars worth of enterprise solutions to a global economy where the sum total of all economic activity currently adds up to under $120t. 491100258
Doug Mohney @dougontech.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you believe in sinister plots, Elon Musk effectively directly influences the state economies and politics of Texas and Louisiana, and holds local influence in Florida, California, and Nevada. Where's that $100M for this election cycle going? 000
Reposted by Doug MohneyThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I wrote about the renewable energy industry starting to punch back in the political arena for @rollingstone.com. (featuriing @leahstokes.bsky.social)rollingstone.comRenewable Energy Is Starting to Spend Big on Elections. It's Working, TooThe renewable energy industry is spending big on elections, including through the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC. It's getting results. 427378
Reposted by Doug Mohneyex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The thing is that there have always been crazy people. The problem with social media is that it allows people to connect with others across the world who share their specific kind of crazy, and it allows those delusional beliefs to get reinforced and grow at speeds we haven't seen before. 69211
Reposted by Doug MohneyNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23/08/2026Reports suggest Ukrainian drones may be attempting to reach Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region. Drones were reportedly spotted over Pinezhye, where a local official said they were heading toward "strategic facilities." Plesetsk is Russia's main military spaceport. #Ukraine 1039642