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Wavy Jones

@postambition.bsky.social

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hopefully we can still get these

Chinese sign translated as “translate server error”

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

These are the ur-pickles, but regional. Bubbies is a good approximation. hermannpickles.com/cdn/shop/fil...

picture of a jar of Don Hermann & Sons Kosher Dill Spears pickles.

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I vote for the cedar waxwing but I see your point.

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I grew up in the rust belt at the very tail end of the industrial heyday. Unionized steel workers and auto assembly workers had a few generations of comparative prosperity. There really was a kind of golden age for some blue collar workers before 1980 (at least compared to now).

Chart of blue collar wages in the rust belt 1945 to 2005 in 2026 dollars
- Steel workers peaked around 1979–80 at ~$47–48/hr in 2026 dollars — then fell sharply after the 1982 recession and mill closures
- Auto workers peaked in the mid-to-late 1980s at roughly $38–40/hr and held up better as Detroit stabilized
- Average manufacturing hovered around $27–28/hr at peak (late 1970s) and barely budged in real terms afterward

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I know nothing about this, but I was curious and looked up the reference. Since the low point of 2.18 in 2003 we are up to 2.31 in 2025, an extra 1/8 of a person per household. Is that really the root cause? It looks much more dramatic on your squeezed graph, less dramatic when I graphed it.

HH-6. Average Population Per Household and Family: 1940 to Present
Family households, 18 and Older showing this data: 2.31
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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Picture of the character Gabrielle from TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

LOL, I came here to say the same thing: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

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Wavy Jones @postambition.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

@virus.sucks Have you seen pluslife results like this. Looks negative to me but is considered INVALID by the device? I've had a few like this recently. Thanks for all your work!