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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

[1] Yesterday I went, with Chris Cobb and the Almasy-Bush family, to the recently-opened Ministry Of Awe, a huge undertaking by a large number of Philadelphia artists to convert a 19th-century bank (building by architect Frank Furness!) into a six-floor walkthrough wonderland of odd experiences...

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

(1 of 2) So, I've long known about the ancient Greek... legend? verified fact?... that a king asked the oracle at Delphi if he would be successful in an attack he was planning, and was told that if he attacked, "a great empire will fall", only to have it turn out to be his own empire.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A this-shouldn't-be-radical proposal, spurred by a post a friend of mine recently made: I don't think election results should be released piecemeal, over the course of an entire evening (or more). I think they should be held until the counting is completed.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This is the story of the 2025-26 winter, in one map. If you live in the northeast US, you had a pretty cold winter, possibly one of the 25 coldest since these records began (1895). But if you're in the west, WOW was this a hot winter -- for many, the single hottest ever recorded.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I guess we won't be offered "Bread and Circuses" after RFKj turned the food pyramid upside down, but the circuses are coming: www.politico.com/news/2026/01... (for reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_a... )

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Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington

“To think, 190 miles an hour down Pennsylvania Avenue — this is going to be wild,” said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Do you think you could re-implement By Hook Or By Crook (Adel Verpflichtet) to be about crypto, where instead of art the cards are memecoins, and the actions you take attempt to get others to invest, while you pump and dump it for profit? Why I ask: tinyurl.com/EricAdamsNYC...

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Former New York City Mayor Rug Pulls Community? Eric Adams' NYC Token Plunges 81%

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams launched a token to combat antisemitism and promote blockchain education. The token surged to a market cap of approximately $580-600 ...

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I called my senators to show my opposition to the un-American rhetoric coming from the White House, which suggests that because we want other nations' property, and we are strong, we can take it. Even to suggest that the military could take Greenland is thuggish, even if it isn't actually done.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I posted this on [a previous social media site] years back, but I wanted to give it its Bluesky premiere:

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Another "I can't believe I was just captivated for that long about a topic like that" video from Alec Watson, the funniest electrical-engineering geek on the internet. And yeah, he does look surprisingly like a grown-up Eddie Munster, but you get over it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZy...

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My car charger can boil water really fast

YouTube video by Technology Connections

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

What the grep is going on here??

A pair of drawings showing the US states in 1776 and (I think) 1976... except a near-infinite number of things are wrong with each of them

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If I want there to be more content from my friends in my BlueSky feed, I ought to at least post some content of my own that my friends might want to see. Like the best photo of me I've had in a while, as two friends and I escaped from an escape room we were beta-testing.

Three people behind the bars of a just-opened jail-like cell. I'm on the right side of the picture, smiling and sticking my arm out through the opened door

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

But the heat is stifling. It is enough to make a man start quoting William Fryer Harvey.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Today is 22/7, so I wish you a Happy Pi Day!

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Quiz time! I removed the colors from four US states on this map. What color(s) should the four have? (Don't actually say what the reason is, so others can still try to figure it out.)

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The great work begins! To find out just what the heck this is all about, you'll have to come to Live Taskmaster at alumni weekend

A herd of 19 little plastic ducks, each with a small piece of paper underneath them, sits on a table

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Amazing surveillance-camera footage from Myanmar, showing the moment of the March 28 2025 earthquake. The video loops a bunch of times, sometimes zoomed in, so you can catch how various things are affected -- like the power-transmission tower at far right! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OeL...

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First-Ever Fault Rupture Caught on Camera – M7.9 Myanmar Earthquake

YouTube video by Seismic Kiwi

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I bet The Daily Show or The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will get around to making this for tonight's episode... but I figured I'd beat them to it.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I haven't seen any news stories about this, but the number of measles cases in the current Canadian outbreak is now over 1000 – in a much smaller population that the US. And yes, almost all among the unvaccinated. (I learned about it from a comment on an "Er Doctor Reacts to The Pitt" video)

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I made a funny today. I was at Swarthmore boardgaming, playing Terraforming Mars, and at one point (there was context; I've forgotten it) said, in a husky, haunted voice, "Let the right one in!" To which Nathaniel responded, "Let the right one out!" To which I replied....

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The HANDS ØFF demonstration in Media PA had well over a thousand people just now. I don't think it got two thousand, but crowd-size estimation isn't my strongest skill...

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

In light of Elon Musk's actions towards Meals on Wheels, USAID, etc., I thought it was time to remind folks about an apt Monty Python sketch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJG...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Merchant Banker

YouTube video by Riddla26

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Senator McCormick (R)'s DC voicemailbox was full for the first time, though I was able to leave a message at his Phila number. I left a message for Fetterman (D) as well. I've still never gotten any responses from either, by phone or email, despite asking for one and leaving my contact info.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I just called my Democratic senator and my Representative, to suggest a different way to frame something apparently in the cards on Capitol Hill for the next few days: House Speaker Mike Johnson has planned to pass a Republican-aligned budget in the House, send it over to the Senate, and adjourn...

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The special one-off episode of Taskmaster: Minnesota that I flew out to St. Paul in January to attend the taping of, has just been posted on YouTube. It was worth the trip then, and is just as good to rewatch now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=egAs...

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Taskmaster Minnesota: Wonderland - "Hi, I'm John Menard."

YouTube video by Taskmaster: Minnesota

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Following the vote, Representative Zephyr took to social media to discuss the implications. “These kind of votes are born out of transgender representation in government. Howell & I have built solid relationships with Republicans and those relationships change hearts, minds, and (eventually) votes.”

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Apparently September 8th is Star Trek Day, but I think it ought to be today. Because when you March Forth, you boldly go.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I think that the way the many billions of variables in a Large Language Model can dazzle people into believing an AI must be conscious has a close parallel to the way many billions of years of evolution can dazzle people into believing there must be a Creator.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

TL;DR news has dug into the numbers reported on the Department of Government Efficiency website that list the amounts they claim to have saved. There's a substantial amount of overstating and miscounting going on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ms...

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1 Month In: How’s DOGE Doing?

YouTube video by TLDR News Global

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Called my senators to remind them that when Reagan and GHWBush did mass inspector general firings when they took office, Congressional uproar got (some of) them unfired. Then I called my Rep, Mary Gay Scanlon, to thank her for a good motivational speech she gave at the Presidents' Day demonstration.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

David Ha told me about this puzzle based on Taskmaster, which will probably only interest those in the intersection of Taskmaster fans and puzzle-solvers. But if that's you... it's a nice puzzle: web.archive.org/web/20241109...

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Taskmaster

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The snow in Swarthmore was the perfect kind for making snow rolls this morning, so I couldn't resist

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I called my senators this morning to voice concern that the executive branch has been defying rulings from the judicial branch, and hoping the legislative branch will stand up for checks and balances -- and also to reiterate that Elon Musk needs confirmation hearings before having so much power.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Wow, that was a great game! Antione, Jeff, and I all came within a single turn of getting back to basecamp. Antoine was one card short; Jeff and I both made it, but he won on the tiebreak. ...What, you mean there are other games happening today besides _The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples_?

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I tried calling my senators this morning, to ask them whether they thought Elon Musk, having had no confirmation hearings, not having been elected, and heading what's called a department even though it hasn't been established by Congress, is legally authorized to cut off programs.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today was the studio taping of the Taskmaster:Minnesota special at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, and it was awesome. The trip to subzero-land was extremely worth it to see it happen live, and to be there showing my support for the great TM:MN endeavor. Here's me with its creator, David Ha.

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I still can't believe I'm going to do this. Thank goodness I have friends whom I consulted when I was vacillating (who talked me out of being sensible, of course). 6° highs here I come, ready or not! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK3X...

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Taskmaster: Minnesota Wonderland Announcement!

YouTube video by Taskmaster: Minnesota

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This is one of my favorite days of the year, since starting tomorrow the sun will set a little bit later each afternoon. Bye, darkness! (Well, the sun is still rising later each morning, so we have more total darkness per day... but I'm rarely up at sunrise, so that matters less to me.)

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Jim Moskowitz @jimmosk.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I think I have a new favorite xkcd:

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