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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 16h

"Look how they massacred my baby!" www.theverge.com/2017/11/17/1...

Concept rendering of previous Tesla Roadster exterior from 2017.

Concept rendering of previous Tesla Roadster interior from 2017.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 16h

And the interior looks like shit now! 😂

Forward-facing photo of the Spartan interior of the updated Tesla Roadster demoed on October 15, 2026.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Christophe Haubursin of "Tunnel Vision" did an excellent video on ragebait recently that discusses this phenomenon (the "Zuckerberg Curve") + how content that approaches the policy line of banned content tends to get the most engagement! youtu.be/zCvPPaIN5Ew

Screenshot of "Zuckerberg Curve" chart of Natural Engagement Pattern, showing how engagement rises exponentially as it approaches the "policy line" of banned content including things like "graphic content," "nudity," "bullying," and "fraud."

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I did my part! 🫡 (non-spoiler thoughts below)

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They're pretending to be a Kardashian! (not joking)

Screenshot of Kim Kardashian using her smartphone on speakerphone.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The most important part of any query to AI is at the end!

Screenshot of query to Claude regarding California State Measure 44

Screenshot of bottom of query to Claude regarding California State Measure 44. A red rectangle outlines where Claude links to its sources.

Screenshot of Sources modal for Claude query regarding California State Measure 44

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

People (at least in this article) aren't going "Durrrr, who should I vote for Grok?" They are using AI tools bc Google Search is utter crap nowadays. As long as you CHECK YOUR SOURCES(!) and see where the AI is pulling its info, this willingness to make an informed vote is a good thing!

Excerpt from article:

Several voters NPR spoke with said they rely on chatbots for down-ballot races - with thinner news coverage, to make tables comparing candidates for governors' races and to verify or debunk viral claims. Some have been using it to create tools to help others look up their own ballots. Experts say the properties that make chatbots useful also make them subtly persuasive and eager to please.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Very different list! (although there are many on yours I still haven't seen) I feel like it's been kindof a weak decade so far? 🤷‍♂️

10 Best(?) Movies of the 2020s
* "Drive My Car" (2021)
* "Dune" (2021)
* "The Menu" (2022)
* "Pearl" (2022)
* "TÁR" (2022)
* "Killers Of The Flower Moon" (2023)
* "Past Lives" (2023)
* "Dune: Part Two" (2024)
* "One Battle After Another" (2025)
* "The Odyssey" (2026)
Haven't Seen
* "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse" (2023)

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Lol there I am! What a throwback, I had literally just moved to St. Louis two months prior: www.rawstory.com/2017/09/watc...

Screenshot of embedded Twitter video on RawStory news article.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And then when China tries to invade Taiwan:

Screenshot from film "Master & Commander" with text "OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS".

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@bsky.app / @support.bsky.team — What is going on with asterisks? For some reason any leading asterisk next to a capital letter is center-aligned vertically while most others are top-aligned, e.g.: • *A* (both centered) • *a* (both upper) • *A* word (leading centered, trailing upper)

Screenshot demonstrating inconsistent vertical alignment of asterisks in Bluesky.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It took a decade, but Apple is finally de-muddying their branding by once again using "Pro" to mean "professional" vs. "Ultra" to mean "premium." x.com/kenmhaggerty...

Tweet from Ken M. Haggerty (@kenmhaggerty) on Nov 1, 2016, with text:

Feel like Pro branding is being muddied as it shifts from signifying "professional" to "premium."

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

People were joking that it is actually going to be horse meat because of this:

Meme of Christian Haydensen and Natalie Portman from Star Wars

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Siri, take a photo using my AirPods Pro." The photo it takes:

Extremely blurry photo of a person, simulating what AirPods Pro with an incredibly low depth-of-field camera might see.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's one thing if the "AI" department is just computer science for building LLMs (large language models aka the math behind AI), but an "AI" department about "using" AI is like how the University of Missouri at Rolla has an entire curriculum around using SAP software. erp.mst.edu

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

More hints: I do not think it is a coincidence that the start and end of the instructional video found in macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC are blurry:

Screenshot of tweet by Aaron (@aaronp613) with text: "Here is your first look at AirPods with Cameras in action using Visual Intelligence. This video file came from macOS 26.7 RC"

The screenshot includes a video preview of an out-of-focus brick-walled living room.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I feel like these folks were a decade early:

Bumper sticker in the style of Bernie Sanders with text "Giant Meteor 2016: Just End It Already".

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

familyguy.fandom.com/wiki/Jennifer

Screenshot of "Jennifer" from Family Guy, a friend of character Meg Griffin who belongs to the Heaven's Helpers cult.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I thought the implication was that Natalie was changing his diapers.

Screenshot of widely-circulated X post by GraceLynn (@FullOfGraceUS) with text "Donald Trumps aide aka nurse carrying around a diaper bag full of depends. Theyre not even trying to hide it anymore." Attached photo shows potentially-altered photo of Natalie Harp carrying a black leather bag with diapers next to a Marine carrying the nuclear football.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The problem is that a lot of people (particular MAGA) believe this dril tweet unironically:

Infamous tweet by dril (@wint) with text:

the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron"

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Yeah, even if the sentiment is understandable, it's ultimately way more efficient to build giant solar farms in the middle of nowhere than on top of car parks or buildings (though those also provide other benefits like shade), and I too am concerned by posts being shared on Instagram like these:

Image graphic with text "Don't cover our fields" and "Cover our car parks". The top half depicts a farm with a large field of solar panels. The bottom half depicts a parking lot covered by large solar panel awnings. The first image appears to have been created using generative AI.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I was originally going to say the Falklands but it seems like the French beat out the British by a year. 😂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklan...

Screenshot of Wikipedia article on the Falklands with excerpt:

History

Although Fuegians from Patagonia may have visited the Falkland Islands in prehistoric times, the islands were uninhabited when Europeans first explored them. European claims of discovery date back to the 16th century, but no consensus exists on whether early explorers sighted the Falklands or other islands in the South Atlantic. The first undisputed landing on the islands is attributed to English captain John Strong, who, en route to Peru and Chile's littoral in 1690, explored the Falkland Sound and noted the islands' water and game.

The Falklands remained uninhabited until the 1764 establishment of Port Louis on East Falkland by French captain Louis Antoine de Bougainville and the 1765 foundation of Port Egmont on Saunders Island by British captain John Byron; the latter settlement being expanded by British captain John MacBride a year later. Whether or not the settlements were aware of each other's existence is debated by historians. In 1766, France surrendered its claim on the Falklands to Spain, which renamed the French colony Puerto Soledad the following year. Problems began when Spain detected and captured Port Egmont in 1770. War was narrowly avoided by its restitution to Britain in
1771.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I posted this to the Long Beach subreddit—their worst year on record for traffic fatalities is still half that of STL.

Screenshot of comment from Reddit with text:

"I moved here from St. Louis, MO, which has twice the per capita traffic fatality rate of Long Beach (STL = 23 fatalities per 100K vs. LBC = 12 per 100K).

"I didn't realize though that 2025 was Long Beach's worst year on record for traffic fatalities—even if half of St. Louis, that's still not great!"

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

These are the current photos in my Portfolio, I can't remember what I did to get them here: app.flashes.blue/profile/kenm...

Screenshot of Portfolio for user @kenmhaggerty on Flashes showing grid of six selected photos.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

How do I add a photo to my "Portfolio"? I really want to use Flashes but I find it needlessly(?) confusing to use—and I am fairly tech literate! 😔

Screenshot of post from "Flashes" app with context menu visible but no option to add the selected photo to your "Portfolio" grid.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

San Jose‽! The city whose median salary is double the national average? sanjosespotlight.com/fact-brief-i...

Screenshot of article from Gigafact with text:

"YES: San Jose’s median household income is roughly $141,565 a year, according to 2023 U.S. Census Bureau data. It’s defined by the median annual earnings of all members of a single household before taxes and adjusted for inflation yearly.

"The city’s median income per household is almost double the national average of $80,610 per year. San Jose hit the six-figure mark in 2018, when median household income reached $104,234.

"Nearby cities Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto and Mountain View top San Jose’s numbers and rank among the top 10 highest household incomes in the U.S., according to a U.S. News & World Report analysis of 2023 U.S. Census Bureau data."

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I meant *literally* after each candidate—the bolded text only says "RECOMMEND." You (generic) really have to *hammer through repetition* or else people forget, take things out of context, + misunderstand. (It is very annoying that people do this!) DSA definitely not at fault but could be improved.

Screenshot of DSA voter guide excerpt regarding Maine senate candidate Graham Platner:

"Look - Platner isn't the perfect candidate. His unforced errors reflect a campaign that needs to tighten up and stop running like they know he's in the lead. We aren't going to rehash all the very real concerns about his time as a Blackwater mercenary, or online posting history, or his lack of careful language. But his campaign is riding a wave of populist anger against MAGA and provides a crucial opportunity to take out the forever unpopular, but still powerful, Susan Collins. If someone is committed to growth and shows a willingness to be better than they have been, then we have to take this chance while it's available.

"We RECOMMEND that you vote for Graham Platner for U.S. Senate."

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

That's odd... I've received about one per month? 🤔

Screenshot of email inbox showing marketing emails from Slate Auto.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I also would not be surprised if a lot of these wealthy Pratt supporters (as has been joked) actually live in Beverly Hills or other parts of "LA" that aren't actually part of the city.

Map from LosAngeles community on Reddit showing various neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles and their geographic boundaries. Independent city enclaves like Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Culver City are readily visible.

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Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

FAQs! elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/ballott...

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