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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Banger gas station food. Heirloom tomato sandwich w/ fresh basil, dill, and buratta cheese spread.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Am I the only one who thinks Footloose is a deeply fascinating movie? Like who the fuck is the antagonist?

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There's a building science lesson here. If Gladiator panties last in Mediterranean conditions for thousands of years, perhaps we shouldn't judge modern material longevity against Roman buildings?

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 04/08/2026

Here we have a pup enjoying the fruits of his labor after a hard day's work. 13/10 good for him

a fluffy dog with a tricolor coat has the front half of his body in a large hold in fenced in yard. his hind end is up in the air and his tail is slightly curled. he's hard at work digging the perfect hole.

the dog is sitting in his ground hole. it's so deep that the earth comes up to his shoulders. his left leg is resting on the ground and he looks off to the left side of the image. he earned this.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Is it just me or are AI-generated Guy Fieri images the most realistic images ever created by AI?

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

✅️ Custom home ✅️ Cafe racer motorcycle ✅️ Likes to say, 'Well actually' ☑️ Morgan 4 or other Britsh car owner I have almost reached peak chud. At this point, you have permission verbally harass me.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Building Science 101: overhangs help keep your house dry. Roof is about 35' above ground, and is still keeping it dry several fee from the house.

A house to the left with some HVAC units outside. The ground around the units is bone dry but just a few feet away the dirt is noticeably darker due to a pretty substantial storm.

Another image of a house, with black brick facade. Around the facade is dry dirt and a few feet away, it's wet soil. In some places the roof overhang extends 8 feet from the wall.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One possible to solution to the Fermi Paradox is the Dunning-Kruger effect. Met some high-confidence idiots the other day and I definitely didn't want to engage them. Maybe we're the universe's high-confidence bunch of idiots.

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The Architectural Review @social.architectural-review.com · 21/04/2025

‘She was a socialist who put her beliefs to material use.’ Read the AR’s Reputations of Barclay, the UK’s first female chartered building surveyor, in the Health issue, or now online:

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Irene Barclay (1894–1989)

The work of the UK’s first female chartered building surveyor prioritised the wellbeing of some of the poorest people in the country |

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Every time I drive through rural WV I'm always struck by how beautiful it is.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The next I-495 expansion project will ease traffic.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Building a house today.

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42four @424.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@seanorr.bsky.social and @ptfry.bsky.social support outdated, inefficient building science.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90's that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026

we switched to a GE induction range which, in addition to the environmental benefits, is objectively better than gas

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Lunch. Egg fried rice with cabbage, garlic sprouts and some onion. Got some wok he(sp.), without gas. Induction cooking FTW. 🍜

Bowl of fried rice with chili oil on top.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Of course it's, "mmmm bop"

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My wife questioning her career choices.

A bowl of eggs and a text from my wife saying "I wasn't even this proud of my Masters degree."

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My first kink after nearly 1500' of pex tubing for A2W heat pump. FML. Yes radiant floors can do more than just heat.

Photo of radiant pex tubing with a hand holding a go/no go gauge to check whether a path will hold.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"I saw, and still my heart doth shudder at it, One waiting thus, even as it comes to pass One frog remains, and down another dives;" -- Dante Also, me timing my kids swim meet in this heat.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Netflix’s biggest shows have been losing 30-70% of their audience between seasons 1 and 2. Executives are in a panic because they can’t figure out why, but the answer is probably pretty damn obvious to anyone who’s paying attention.

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The (Not So) Curious Case of Netflix's Shrinking Audience

Why the streaming giant loses up to 70% of its viewers between seasons - and the obvious reason why executives refuse to believe it

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Does anyone feel like we need more representatives in Congress? Article I says that we should have 1:30,000 yet somehow a law from 1929 supersedes the constitution. I feel like my house rep has too many constitutients to actually understand my concerns.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Just learned that Chiropractic Neurology is a thing and now I'm deeply sad. If you needed evidence that Chiropracty is a grift, look no further than an 'advanced' certification for a bone/joint manipulator to correct something that doesn't contain bones.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

NGL, John Philips Sousa goes pretty hard.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Look at this tiny doofus. Does he know he should be above me?

Small dove or pigeon resting on a tree branch. The photographer is on a platform above the branch, however and the bird looks like its not sure what to do

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

View from the couch. I really need to frigging finish this place

A home under construction from the inside. The photographer is looking through three large windows of a Forrester lake. Inside is construction debris and partially insulated walls.

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Nate Westheimer @innonate.com · 03/06/2026

Wait is this the best political ad ever?

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 22/05/2026

HVAC installers in the Northeastern United States: "Heat pumps don't work in cold weather." Meanwhile, in Nuuk: www.google.com/maps/@64.172...

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

House is coming together. Need to order a little more composite siding and paint the bridge and the outside is done. 3" of exterior c.i. is keeping it nice.

A modern home three-stories tall built on a hill. A bridge is needed to walk from the parking are to the front door.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Someone did a table read of @jonbois.bsky.social's 17776. I'm kinda digging it m.youtube.com/watch?v=f89m...

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Jon Bois' 17776: A Moonshot Table Read Production

YouTube video by Moonshot Podcast Network

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Spring is taking a gap year.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thinking about pitching a new pilot to CBS, The Fat Man and the Potato. Think it will work? #dogs

A bearded man sitting on a couch with a black and white pitbull. The pittie is resting his head on the owner's shoulder looking at him and the owner is looking back.

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 04/02/2026

An important and underappreciated fact of electricity economics: The US average *wholesale* electricity price is ~5 c/kWh, or ~25% of the average *retail* price of ~19 c/kWh. The other ~75% of the electricity prices we pay is about poles, wires, transformers, generation capacity, and utility profit.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Dude straight up fell asleep sitting up. #dogs

A bearded man sitting on a couch with a white and black pitbull sleeping on his shoulder. The pittie is sleeping sitting straight up.

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Walter Hickey @walthickey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“Bills, Commanders, obviously the Steelers, I think the Giants for a bit there. Huge reservoir of talented offensive and defensive minds. Jimmie Laycock has a coaching tree to rival Yggdrasil. ” “So you win?” “Oh, heavens no.”

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The Crimson Permenant Assurance is still my favorite thing Terry Gilliam ever directed. The perfect short film. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cri...

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The Crimson Permanent Assurance - Wikipedia

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This is legit. Link on BSC website has it. I'm amazed Joe got into the modern era. He and Betsy are they absolute best people.

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Frank Reif @frankreif.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Building Science AI/Conversation Tool. It's an effective search tool trained by professionals, which, never 100% right, will be less likely to be wrong, and provides references to articles in a verified database. bscassistant.ai

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Conversation - Building Science Assistant

An AI-powered assistant for Building Science.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

To the Toyota Tundra owner trying to parallel park outside the subway in DC for the past 10 minutes, thank you for the entertainment. Also, line up rear wheels with back of front car, full turn in until your front wheels are behind the car. Full turn other way and your magically in.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

@teamsters.bsky.social you hear that? America's unions will keep fighting for them. Tell Sean I'm still waiting for a response to my letter.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

House is starting to look fancy. Next it gets a 3" spray foam sweater on the outside, a #buildingscience good practice.

A lakeside house with a butterfly roof. The house is a simple box, but had some interesting details like a bridge and large windows.

View of the entranceway if the house, which immediately looks out to two large windows.

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でんか @k-hermit.com · 03/12/2025

A hermit crab taxi carrying a blue sea slug! It’s an adorable traffic jam 🐚✨️

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

What the fuck did I do? Trying to catch her dreaming and as soon as I start the camera, she's got something better to do. #dogs

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

@donoteat.bsky.social future episode? If so, it would be the shortest one of all time.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I'm glad that my new dog respects me and understands who the master of the house is.

A pitbull sleeping on the couch with his owner and a white lab. The pitbull has his paw covering his owner's face, as if to say, 'smell what I got into outside'.

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Jon @jonkatora.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I love that my new dog is finally starting to trust me.

A black and white pitbull mix standing on his owner but leaning as far away as possible. He looks very suspicious of his surroundings.

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