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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Please! Anyone considering taking a loan, please look at the amortization table before signing. Ask for the monthly/quarterly payment to be plotted as a stacked bar chart with interest, and minimum payment, on each bar. So much to be gleaned by a simple visualization.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

You know shit's getting serious when even financial news anchors are asking *personal* #finance scenarios to experts during interviews.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Xi security board basically told T: if you mention anything is a hardline for you, but is tied to China's Taiwan security...we will have issues.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

#sandiego #airport news is that there was a security breach. Doesn't seem critical. Currently sitting on a plane waiting to deboard. They said "everyone in the terminal has to leave and be rechecked in"… before we can even start leaving the plane.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Ran across this graph of maximum tax brackets by income type and first thing that came to mind was, "this is a @sanders.senate.gov graph." Something he would just put on posterboard and walk around town with.

Graph of maximum tax rates over time. Two line plots to differentiate change in maximum cap gains tax rate from maximum individual income tax rate.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

10 year outlook for qubits leader in quantum compute: #ionQ just got picked by #DARPA for the Phase B Quantum Benchmarking Initiative [to assess subcontractors for feasibility of institutional datacenter implementation] by 2033. Today is still FastMoney time, but keeping this on the back burner!!

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Regarding Callais, I think it would surprise the crafters of the 15th Amendment that when they wrote "The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation," they had left it up to SCOTUS—and not to Congress—to decide what legislation is "appropriate."

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Much like #Nokia, 50 years from now some ringtone will sound and trigger Grandma into a sudden panic attack...she will then tell her grandkids about the #GroundNews notification sound through the #TyranicalTwentys

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Logical development of use. Thank goodness '=' wasn't used for parsing out mailserver domain; what a nightmare that could have turned into!

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#Tax Season PSA: A big #refund isn't a windfall of money; it is your money, overpaid to the government (as a free loan) and returned to you. It is part of your pre-calculated compensation - which you accepted after consideration for *need* and *planned use*. Be responsible with you refund. /1

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The *nix index continues to grow. Libreoffice is, in fact, not "very good"...it will get the job done though.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

As an avid breeder/husbandry of Theraphosids, I wanted to share this: scitechdaily.com/scientists-d... The Genus was declared some time ago - but it usually takes some number of years before either a consensus or formal usage applies.

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Scientists Discover Bizarre New Tarantula Species Unlike Anything Seen Before

Four tarantulas discovered in Arabia and Africa form a new genus, Satyrex, distinguished by males with unusually long palps and burrowing lifestyles.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Modern #investing lesson: Avoid companies with real operations - they come with KPIs, accountability, and other inconvenient facts. Why risk that when you could invest in a company with hypothetical *future* businesses which have the potential to be wildly profitable, someday!

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Reposting simply in support of whatever remaining journalistic outreach and due diligence remains.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Given the recent FBI Patel statements about buying tracking data on citizens, figured this would be a good reminder of historic Intel programs. The "Later Similar Operations" section is particularly filled with a lot of interesting links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTEL...

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COINTELPRO - Wikipedia

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026

HOULAHAN: Will you commit that the DoD will not deploy military personnel at polling places? HUMIRE: I reserve decisions based on the president Q: Would you do that unlawful act? HUMIRE: It would go through the same review process as every request we get from the WH Q: There's already a law

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The market really is just in some feverdream of expectation - explosive profit margins or die. They know the mission...capture liquidity as fast as possible before purchasing power gets diluted to oblivion.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Drat! Good looking California Striped Racer (whipsnake) looks like it got spine crushed about 2/3 down by a tire. Just missed the lung and liver but paralyzed passed that point and muscle tissue exposed ☹

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A solid argument for a VERY real problem oh having your legs cut out from underneath you "[Re:Anthropic threatened by US as Supply risk] Defense agencies will now prioritize model portability and redundancy...No military wants to discover, during a crisis, that its AI layer is politically fragile."

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Anthropic's AI Used in Iran Strikes After Trump Moved to Cut Ties: WSJ - Decrypt

Claude was reportedly embedded in U.S. Central Command even as the White House ordered federal agencies to cut all ties with the company.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

News for evening traders in the #energy sector: QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, suspended production due to drone strikes on two of its sites. European natural gas prices leapt more than 50%. Oil surged nearly 9% on fears of disruption to supplies.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

US Consulate in Dubai has been bombed by, an allegedly, Iranian drone. Escalating quickly :(

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Qatar shot down two bombers [...] after Tehran began region-wide attacks in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes that have devastated its leadership. Iran's retaliatory attacks have hit ports, airports, residential, hotels, military sites across the wealthy region of oil giants and US allies.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Remember when the precedent was set for, somehow, being IN war, while not declaring to be AT war? It turns out it's not so different than corporate rules either...huh.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Practice does NOT make perfect... training ones self to do a task imperfectly ingrains flaws - and so only *perfect practice* may make perfect. Your thought process in problem solving works the same. Strive for perfect practice of thought and you will land much closer to a form of perfect

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

sdslackers.com/2026/02/13/s... How would one not assume this going to be abused for incarcerating journalists to prevent news from being published or spread? I wonder if similar actions are being taken in other cities and counties. If you know of similar local actions, please advise!

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SDPD Eliminates Press Credentials Across San Diego - San Diego Slackers

Independent reporters warn of access issues at protests, freeway crashes, and disaster scenes [SAN DIEGO…

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Sounds great in theory, but most breakthrough business solutions are based on the existence of an NP-complete problem...the other 90% of keystone projects are more along the line of "updating to use existing technological integrations".

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NPR @npr.org · 12/02/2026

Update: The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

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Trump's EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight

The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

IMAGINE if there were a general strike by liquor store workers, nationwide, the day of #superbowl Sunday...

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

@bennjordan.bsky.social This would be a GREAT partnership with @muckrock.com team for establishing a pipeline of: Social interests > FOIA process > meaningful/rewarding public contribution > inspiring others. Also, @deflock-redmond.bsky.social interested in accepting a P.R. 4 integration?

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The HaveIBeenFlocked.com database is a tiny fraction of Flock Safety queries that have been leaked or released via FOIA requests. You can be tracked for attending a protest, lawfully getting an abortion, or because a random account said something about you on social media.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

PSA: This is a public interactive map that lets users see where suspected/confirmed ALPRs (automatic license plate readers, like flock) are. A tab lets you read about the technology, how it works, who has access to the information (anyone who pays for it), and how they can be used. /1...

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DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Well that didn't take long: x.com/NRA/status/2...

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Do you know where your closest data center is? www.datacentermap.com/usa/

datacentermap.com

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

"Host-jacking" should be far more common in response to anchors failing to address downtrodden issues with some sort of failed approach to mimic Hannity's whatabiutism.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The ACA forces(d) *private* health plans (individual and employer) to cover core preventive care without cost-sharing (no copay/deductible/coinsurance) if the services meet specific criteria. e.g. checking cancers, diabetes, blood pressure/cholesterol, HIV, healthy pregnancy, children's development

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

If you are a student in Uni studying or interested in cyber security, check out spending some of your holiday time exploring vulnerabilities in the techoworld - capture the flag style! Been doing CTFs for a decade now and always impressed by new creative puzzles! ctf.hackthebox.com/event/detail...

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University CTF 2025: Tinsel Trouble | HTB CTF

Play the University CTF 2025: Tinsel Trouble event on the Hack The Box CTF Platform. <div><strong>🎄 Grand Legend — </strong><strong><em>The Tinsel Trouble of Tinselwick<br></em></strong><br></div><div...

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

What a world to go to bed thinking about one mass shooting and wake up to news of another, a targeted hate crime, at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. And also in the video where an actual hero, Ahmed al Ahmed chooses not to kill one of the terrorists.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

'We knew all the kids were going to fall behind...but we didn't think WE were going to have to address it!' senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347... And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for these meddling grading curves inflating GPA!

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scooby doo and a ghost are standing next to each other in a cartoon scene .

Alt: scooby doo unmasks the ghost of university planning as the villain says, "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling grading curves inflating GPA!"

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Even job postings are having to add this shit now... #science #recruiting

Modern job posting for a Bachelor's of Science position emphasizing not only the ability, but willingness, "to apply science to decision-making".

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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I will be speaking on the exciting data (science) from Utah pertaining to the J-K dinosaur mass extinction that whiped out the Morrison Dinosaur the end of the Real Jurassic Park at Clark Planetarium at the Gateway downtown Salt Lake City, Thurs 7PM. Nov. 13th. www.eventbrite.com/e/how-fossil...

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

An interesting projects attempt (necessarily repeated) on an alternative visualization of the data: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up... It would be nice to more clearly link to the biocapacity vs consumption allotment source data, but the breadcrumbs are there if you dig around.

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Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2025, it falls on 24 July. Here are r...

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Congrats to Congress for lifting the debt ceiling by five trillion dollars.

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ZooByteExplorer @elysiumplain.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... Pipeline and land rights for NV corporations preserved through the incoming private auction of federal (parks) lands.

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