Reposted by bergmayerBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 6h“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...liberalcurrents.comWe Have No Supreme CourtThe philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court. 932148569
Reposted by bergmayerStarfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 06/10/2024#StarTrek Fonts: The Thread This thread is going to cover the official typefaces used for on-screen titles and marketing materials etc. Not in-universe graphics, alien scripts or any of that. Feedback and corrections welcome! Please check ALT text for additional context. 🧵 [001/???] 26655204
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 10h“compute” is not as much of a commodity as the finance bros would like giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comThe coming futures market in AI computeBig swings in the price of chip rentals are spurring the creation of a trading opportunity 010
Reposted by bergmayerworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 22hIf you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 7944291278
Reposted by bergmayerold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 25/09/2026ticket booth, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978 120740
Reposted by bergmayerold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 29/09/2026subway restaurant, meridian, idaho, 2004 1927
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 02/10/2026There are reasons that explain why street pretzels are for the most part terrible now, but it needs to account for why street pretzels in Philadelphia are still excellent 000
Reposted by bergmayerHourly Garth Marenghi's Darkplace @hourlydarkplace.bagpuss.org · 02/10/2026 011531
Reposted by bergmayerold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 01/10/2026leaning tower of pizza, quincy, massachusetts, 1984 9806139
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 01/10/2026Off the Ground era McCartney is underrated, if we could be serious for a moment 000
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 30/09/2026must not have been looking very hard. there are often thousands of them milling about on rocks, usually by the sea 000
Reposted by bergmayerChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 524101612224
Reposted by bergmayerMike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 30/09/20264 years ago, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle vacated Biden’s airplane mask mandate: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Now, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle says vacating rules is likely unconstitutional: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... I wonder what changed! Grab 1: Then Grab 2: Now 629693
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 30/09/2026baseball commentator after a baseball game: "That's baseball" 000
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 30/09/2026youtu.be/Hdx0uQR_Sro?...youtu.beWestside Cowboy - Kick Stones (The Boys)YouTube video by WSCBVEVO 000
Reposted by bergmayerBalls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 30/09/2026The official position of the Trump White House is that constitutional rights are actually privileges that an elderly racist president gets to dole outballsandstrikes.orgThe Trump White House Keeps Treating the First Amendment as More of a SuggestionWhere normal people see “rights,” the White House sees privileges that the president may grant or withhold as he sees fit. 0116
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 30/09/2026OpenAI just shipped an advanced word processor to all Dot users 000
Reposted by bergmayerPatrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 27/09/2026Sorry to Phillies fans on the Phillies making the playoffs 838042
Reposted by bergmayerBasketball Fan, of the Sixers and LeBron James lmao! @drewhamm5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Phillies season 032926
Reposted by bergmayerTim Kelly @timkellysports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Phillies lose Game 1 in heartbreaking fashion. They’ll give the ball to Cristopher Sánchez tomorrow with their season on the line. 1162
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 29/09/2026I have a Raspberry Pi with offline Wikipedia and lots of other reference works that I can access from other devices on my Tailscale network or LAN www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/m...nytimes.comWhat if America Went Completely Dark? (Gift Article)The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years. 012
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 29/09/2026Converting old DVDs of Encarta and Encyclopedia Britannica to .zim files (offline wikipedia format) as part of my info-prepper lifestyle 130
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 28/09/2026youtu.be/TIRnjgDCuS4?...youtu.beSloan - Coax Me OFFICIAL VIDEO HD REMASTEREDYouTube video by sloanmusic 000
Reposted by bergmayerold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 26/09/2026boardwalk/beach, point pleasant, new jersey, 1978 09311
Reposted by bergmayerMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A test photo of PATRICK STEWART wearing a wig for the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (They wisely abandoned the idea) STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987-94) Debuted 39yrs ago today. 1402187234
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 28/09/2026en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinp...en.wikipedia.orgXi Jinping Thought - Wikipedia 000
Reposted by bergmayerMatt Gelb @mattgelb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You might be done with the Phillies. They are not done with you. They're back in the playoffs for a fifth straight year after avoiding a historic collapse: www.nytimes.com/athletic/763...nytimes.comPhillies come alive to avoid historic collapse, clinch playoff date with Braves (Gift Article)It took until the 162nd game of the season, with an existential crisis baked into the final week, but the Phillies are back in the playoffs. 1214122
Reposted by bergmayerMatt Gelb @mattgelb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Pigs are flying. The Phillies have hit their first home run in 46 innings. It's Bryce Harper. 313014
Reposted by bergmayerCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026talking about water use policy is impossible because "AI data centers use a lot of water to cool the computers" sounds way more believable than "they're draining the Great Salt Lake so the Governor of Utah can sell alfalfa to Saudi Arabia" and yet 8898169
Reposted by bergmayerKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776432129
Reposted by bergmayerMatt Gelb @mattgelb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Phillies are in absolute hell right now. 2419424
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 26/09/2026DC Metro's wayfinding signs are pretty bad. I shouldn't have to get out of a train and wander around before seeing a sign telling me which exit to take 031
Reposted by bergmayerKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 632916955
bergmayer @bergmayer.net · 25/09/2026Arráez was called out for leaving the base path. But he did not. He left the runner's lane, but that is irrelevant since a tag attempt was made and the runner's lane only applies during a throw. Phillies. 020
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