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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yikes. Now multiply this by connected cars even if smaller and not as much individual impact.

James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anyone else remember the crises whith the Exxon Valdes oil spill? ~11 million gallons of crude oil spilled? Or Deepwater Horizon with about 210 million gallons spilled? And now the US and Iran are just sinking oil tankers?

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Jonathan Eby @jonathaneby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

the criterion channel costs the same as it did in 2020.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Off to Seoul tomorrow. First ever visit to South Korea. Looking forward to the program and seeing a new city and country.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I started @ArsenalIRP because I couldn't ignore a problem I'd been seeing. After 1993, foundries, shipyards,, many of the facilities that produced national readiness were mothballed. The bones are still there and can be returned to production. www.linkedin.com/posts/jamess... #SideHustle

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#defenseindustrialbase #industrialreactivation #veteranownedbusiness #leadership #sidehustle | James Schmeling

I started Arsenal Industrial Restoration Partners LLC. I started it because I couldn't ignore a problem I'd been seeing. America's industrial base contracted hard after 1993, the same year I left th...

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fantastic piece from Business Insider (yahoo link for access). Focus on learning from Ukraine by engaging/training the Ukrainian forces. Electromagnetic warfare incredibly important. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...

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A NATO commander says training Ukrainian soldiers is showing his forces that skills neglected after the Cold War matter again

Ukraine's battlefield experience is showing Norway why electronic warfare has become a priority again.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Have not spent hardly any time on Twitter in a few years but searching the web for certain announcements on the DIB seems to point to all those sources being there and sometimes LinkedIn. Followed a few in the past few days. But how is it now?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Anyone ever bought an airline ticket for potential trip, forget to cancel w/in 24 hours, and then be shocked when a phone notification says your flight is departing? No? Just me? Ok Anyone w/ eyeglasses repair kit tiny screwdrivers confiscated in Mexico on way to USA? Forty trips or so w/ them?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I have never watched 30 Rock but decided in the serious stuff going on I could use humor. A few episodes in I am laughing. I am loving the Six Sigma episode right from the top. (The Baldwin part, not the leering at the assistant part just to be clear.)

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Sarah E. Minnis, PhD 🏔️ @saraheminnisphd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just FYI, ignore the ridiculous and stupid.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We’re all talking (saying words) measurably less apparently. Another Symptom of Growing Isolation - The Atlantic apple.news/AdvWPhh2ETJW...

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Another Symptom of Growing Isolation — The Atlantic

A recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in 2005.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

You know how I know I could never get away with murder? Fingerprints on my reading glasses lenses. I swear I never touch them, but sure as can be there are distinct prints on them regularly.

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Moistening Glasses

Alt: A person cleaning their eyeglasses by blowing on them and then wiping them with a cloth.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I subscribe to the daily BookBub email with bargain e-books. I'm always excited by the email. I often click to buy one of the $1.99 or $2.99 Kindle books. And then Amazon tells me I bought it last year. Or last month. Or a few years ago. Why am I not reading all of these books?!?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Leave them alone. Don’t me a touron!

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Caw Yar Bluff @j-leslie3k.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

There are CCC projects you enjoy everyday and may not realize. In my area, RT 401 and French Creek State Park to name just two. Enjoy Harroson Ford youtu.be/LL-M1LwHaZg?...

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Civilian Conservation Corps, Narrated by Harrison Ford

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today’s pain point. Just filled up. Ouch.

Gas station price and gallons meter. 20.787 gallons. $105.99

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A favorite, though my mom made them open faced and on hamburger buns. Is an open faced sandwich a sandwich? If I had to be I'd say that @swordsjew.bsky.social and David Swanson probably have an opinion and writeup somewhere on that topic. Mmmm. Tuna melt. We also add onion and use mozzarella cheese.

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Hoosier Homer is reading The Best & The Brightest by Halberstam @hoosierhomer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

this is outright political retaliation. is the VFW a perfect org? absolutely not. will the veteran community be poorer without their advocacy? bet your bottom dollar on it. this also sets the stage that they can and will go after anyone who lobbies or otherwise opposes legislation

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 04/07/2026

🥵 Third 102 in a row for DC today. Hottest July 4 on record by 2 degrees--data since 1872. Dulles reached 99 while BWI/Baltimore hit 102 as well. Both also records. Should stay below 100 tomorrow. 🤞

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I have rarely been so happy as with this announcement! I was a Starwood person before Marriott and the Pepsi at Marriott drove me nuts!!!!! thepointsguy.com/news/marriot...

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Coca-Cola ousts Pepsi as the official soda at Marriott hotels worldwide - The Points Guy

The Coca-Cola Company and Marriott have teamed up to make Coke products the official drink of Marriott.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

That’s an interesting development. Given we’ve had private security who are armed I don’t know that it’s a huge stretch but still.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"A solar farm on a rewetted peatland is home to more types of bird than drained agricultural fields nearby, suggesting that land used for renewable energy can make money for landowners, lock away carbon and boost biodiversity at the same time."

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Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted peatland in Germany, suggesting that combining energy generation with habitat restoration could benefit biodiversity, the climate and the economy

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Tiny praying mantis. Blue to the left is a power cord for size reference.

Tiny praying mantis on a leaf beside an extension cord.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Great photo AND forecast! Follow this account if you are in the region.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Interesting framing. I wonder what Xi takes from Iran conflict, Straits of Hormuz thinking about Straits of Taiwan. Obviously different geographies, but I can't imagine they anticipate ability to take or neuter Taiwan. When the Davidson Window Meets the ‘Xi Window’ thediplomat.com/2026/06/when...

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When the Davidson Window Meets the ‘Xi Window’

The Davidson Window measures China’s military capability to invade Taiwan. Arguably more important is Xi Jinping’s confidence in his military.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This is a pretty interesting perspective and frame for analysis. The local matters to local economies, people, and more, but we haven't yet figured out how to evaluate and place based on these aspects plus power, land, and more. I wonder if renewables can meet need. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/w...

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When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket

Even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized local impact.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Weird neighbor observation. He's wearing a bicycle helmet on his (very slow, old) John Deere riding mower. He's later riding his mountain bike down the hill sans helmet. I don't understand.

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Kevin Purdy @thepurdman.com · 09/06/2026

D.C.’s Capital Weather, formerly with the “Gang” appendage, has moved out of the Washington Post for reasons most of us can gather. Supporting their new thing (@capitalweather.bsky.social) is a good use of old Post subscription money.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Our (new) housekeeper put standard pillowcases on king pillows. I know, I know. First world problems.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Maryland could use more of these bumper stickers.

Bumper sticker, “Not a student driver, just bad at driving”

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Blue. The gift that keeps on giving. Ostensibly a rescue.

Cairn terrier slumped over the arm of the chair.

Cairn terrier resting his head on the arm of the chair.

Cairn lounging on the outdoor furniture.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Gosh, maybe college pays off?? “Net Worth by Education Level: Just How Much Wealthier Are College Graduates?” Daniel Liberto Investopedia apple.news/AoWGKe9c_Rlm...

“Key Takeaways
Households headed by a college graduate have a median net worth that's four times higher than those with only a high school diploma.
College grads are more likely to own assets like real estate and retirement accounts that have historically multiplied wealth over time.
Homes owned by college graduates are worth more than double those owned by high school graduates.”

Excerpt From
“Net Worth by Education Level: Just How Much Wealthier Are College Graduates?”
Daniel Liberto
Investopedia
https://apple.news/AoWGKe9c_RlmXDDEzifvR_g

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Here are the undergraduate programs that pay off (and some that don’t) - The Washington Post One that gets me, but not sure if she just wasn’t fully quoted, is below. Isn’t it also useful to identify the programs that do pay off? Why only the anti-college program take?

“We do not have the capacity to replicate this analysis for all 50 states, and that’s a huge deficiency,” said Beth Akers, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank who also sits on the board of the Postsecondary Commission.

Still, Akers said the methodology could be useful for future studies to help identify college programs that aren’t helping people increase their earnings enough to justify the cost.”

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“Here are the undergraduate programs that pay off (and some that don’t)”
The Washington Post
https://apple.news/AUAS7x922TI2PJfBQ2YEizQ
This material may be protected by copyright.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My dog. Yes. He’s a bit odd. But comfy! This is Blue, our Cairn.

Sprawled out blonde Cairn terrier on the couch.

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