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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I don’t regret the choice I made, even if the incident also stalled my career. I’m sure many women wonder why more men don’t call out other men, even at the risk of ruining their careers, and… that question sadly answers itself.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Worst part? The woman didn’t defend me. Threw me under the bus. (“You were too harsh!”) Continued to go out for drinks with those men, because one had to be in the “in” crowd to advance one’s career. The rude comments continued. I was no longer invited, and thus not in a position to intervene.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“They should still do what’s right, but in doing so, their ability to influence the group is often cut off.” This was me. During drinks after work, one guy made a lewd comment about a female coworker. I called him on it, and from the next day until the day I left the company, I was ostracized.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Companies usually don’t clean up their own messes unless they are forced to. Corporate contracts (emails and PowerPoint decks) are where the money is. The underlying question is “why aren’t the tech billionaires who build bots altruistic?” and that question practically answers itself.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm old enough, now, to have been on both sides of 'previous generation doesn't understand the next generation' and vice versa. Conscious of that, I fought hard to prevent my mind and views from calcifying with age, but looking back at the past couple of decades I see I wasn't immune to that.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Shaded smoke pearl. Uncommon, and adorable.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's a much tougher sell for someone like me, living on the West Coast and with a 9-to-5 job, to pack up and travel to DC to protest for weeks or months.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When Koreans protested their corrupt President (Park Geun-Hye) they protested night and day for about 4 months. That was possible in part because over 50% of Korea's population lives in the greater Seoul metropolitan area.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Albania is roughly the size of Maryland. Easier for protesters to get to the protest venue, return home, then return to the protest again, all within a somewhat reasonable timeframe. Sometimes the size of the United States works against it.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Occupy Wall Street taught certain people the wrong lesson: Chip away at it from all sides, arrest protesters, and wait it out until it eventually fizzles.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm fortunate that after many years of being single, I eventually found my current girlfriend by sheer luck. (Many years together; will get married soon.) Otherwise I'd be utterly lost and helpless in the current dating scene.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Many of the women around me have been chanting "All men! All men!" And I fully understand why they feel that! Men as a whole have been horrible to women. But when a quick glance at a gym, or asking a woman out for coffee, results in accusations of harassment, it's simply easier to not even try.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Yeah, but it's a dry heat." —Paxton, Aliens

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The real question is, will GRRM have finished the last novel in A Song of Ice and Fire by then? 🤔

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Many say that Blackberry phones had the best keyboards, but Blackberry patented those, and anybody who tries to copy the keyboard's key shapes immediately gets sued. I'm not aware of any company that has licensed it, so either Blackberry refuses to or the fees are prohibitively expensive...

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mind, I'm not so out of shape that my doctor is rushing to prescribe GLP meds. But I used to be fairly slim only 5 years ago. Reaching that shape again would require hours/day spent at the gym or getting close to starving myself.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was about to say. As one gets older, trying to stay in shape gets much harder for many folks. When I turned 50, it was as if my body's metabolism went off a cliff. And that's with getting my steps in and reducing my portions.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The real world has grown uncomfortably close to the one depicted in Neuromancer. On one hand, the concepts in the story should now be familiar to viewers. On the other hand, I wish our world hadn't taken such a sharp turn for the worse. Dystopian stories are supposed to be warnings, not blueprints!

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Blue Ant trilogy, faithfully rendered as a TV series, would rock my world.

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illumi @yallchemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

lol one of our website designers used our organization's entire monthly claude credits yesterday and now half the company doesn't know how to do their jobs. it's october 2nd.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

How many refineries and oil pipelines does Russia have left? Asking for a friend.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Death needs to STFU. Stop taking the wrong people!

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I liked The Terminator better when it felt both far-future and far-fetched, not just around the corner.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I agree. Just saying I wouldn't put it past Trump to try all those things as excuses to either suspend elections or ignore the results. With the GOP-packed Supreme Court, I wouldn't count on 'rule of law' to stop Trump.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

National emergency, martial law, elections suspended. I would not put that past Trump. He and his cronies are determined to keep their ill-gotten gains and not go to prison.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I used to live under military juntas in Korea. They were corrupt, and enriched the chaebol, but they built up crucial industries and Korea's economy, and improved Korea's overall standard of living. The only ones in the States with something to show for Trump's corruption are the billionaires.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Don't park your Klanborghini on a NYC street unless you want it to get vandalized.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Exactly what we need, TSA agents who are cranky because they are tired.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Whatever power you want for yourself, imagine it in the hands of your opponent. Many think of drone warfare as "save our lives; kill theirs," but their opponents are thinking the exact same thing. Had honestly hoped we wouldn't get the T-800 in our lifetime.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

First time I've heard 'Klanborghini,' and now I must use it whenever it is appropriate.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Drones have been used in warfare for some time, but they used to be big and expensive. The war in Ukraine showed the world that cheap drones, cobbled together with off-the-shelf parts, can be effective and deadly. The genie's definitely out. Wish it could've stayed in the bottle a bit longer.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

During WW2, the U.S. shifted its vast industry towards weapons. The Allies won the war, but we now have a military-industrial complex. Ukraine absolutely needs to do what they can to repel the invaders. But I wonder what happens to the know-how gained in drone warfare when the conflict ends.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please let me know which company you work for, so I can tell all my industry contacts to never apply at your workplace. It's just iced coffee. How dare a person hydrate and caffeinate themselves before an interview. Show some compassion.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I walked away from my church because of Christian Nationalists. There are many who claim to subscribe to the Jewish faith who commit acts of cruelty. But there are many Christians and Jews who practice love over hate. I simply ask that we not be so quick to tar *everyone* with the same brush.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Many Jewish friends of mine are appalled that the Netanyahu regime is waging a war of genocide against people in Gaza. We need to not make a blanket assumption that every member of the Jewish faith is a person of hatred.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When the power of love overcomes the power of hate, the world will become a better place.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some people: "You're different, so we must destroy and ruin you." Most chill folks: "In some ways we're different, but in many ways we're the same. We respect you and love you."

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's also what a failing restaurant chain does to get anti-advertising, because many will refuse to give money to those who cozy up to this administration.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sigh. Another restaurant crossed off my list.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I get that it's just a cartoon, but it looks like a Temu Mecha Godzilla.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If one even remotely sounds like one is trying to justify/defend the use of AI, people immediately jump to: "Feed him to the Sharkticons." Not saying you were justifying/defending AI. The backlash to AI is so great, most have itchy trigger fingers, and few are interested in nuanced discussions.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My girlfriend uses her credit card and pays it in full each month, but isn’t making any recurring ‘installment’ payments of any kind (car, etc.) aside from her mobile phone bill. Her credit score is 800+. I have no idea if the mobile phone company is reporting her payments to credit bureaus.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yup. I have 4 dormant cards that account for half my total credit. I buy a sandwich now and then to make sure the accounts don't get closed 'due to inactivity.' Those dormant cards increase my total credit. I didn't change my spending habits. I stay frugal, and I pay off balances each month.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When I closed my past car loan, I first made sure I had zero balance on my cards. The hit to my credit score was a mere 15 points.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The hit to your credit score in such situations generally tend to be temporary. As long as you use your credit cards responsibly, and especially if you pay down any balances, your credit score will recover.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That's not 'irresponsible.' But if you happen to have a balance on your cards when the installment loan is closed, it is now counted against 30k total credit, rather than 60k total credit. Which means your utilization percentage has now gone up.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Say you have an installment loan for 30k. And your revolving credit lines (cards) are 30k. So your total credit is 60k. Say you've paid off the 30k installment loan, and it is closed. Now your total credit is 30k.

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Martin Thunder @martinthunder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Guess what? That's the credit score system in a nutshell. Pay in full each month, the entity (person or bank) who lent you money trusts you fully. Pay the minimum each month, the entity trusts you less.

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