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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All that R&D for a speak-and-spell that can only run for fifteen minutes at a time.

The prototype satellite has four specialty chips in it called Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs, that Google designed for machine learning and has already deployed in data centers on Earth. The chips will run a version of the company's Gemma AI model for 15 minutes at a time due to heat management constraints, using the open weight model to answer simple queries. In a blog post, Google said the mission will gauge how the TPUs handle "the physical stress of spaceflight and the radiation and thermal extremes of space."

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am also 38, for comparison's sake: cw: direct eye contact

Photograph of the account-holder at an odd angle, wearing a black-and-red polo and having close-cropped, electric blue hair.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Why are you so certain the circular financing of the AI bubble will inevitably collapse?" Because we (here in Canada) have been here before. As in, this Exact Same Cycle.

A diagram illustrating the circular financing schema of now-defunct Canadian telecom companies Nortel and Lucent. At the height of its value, Nortel was financing loans to its customers, who would then buy Nortel's equipment, which Nortel would then use said sales as evidence of growth to lenders in order to acquire more debt to fund more customers into buying more equipment.

Once access to debt dried up, however, Nortel was immediately buried by its financial obligations.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Type of spotlight, near as I can tell

PAR 64 Can, a model of mounted stage spotlight, at least according to Google Image Search.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I went to go see the map pin for myself. TIL Aaron is afraid of wholesome make-believe.

Conversations revolve around whimsical, imaginative scenarios featuring kobolds—small, often mischievous fantasy creatures. Common themes include absurd humor, anthropomorphic antics, and playful transformations (e.g., kobolds as emergency morale boosters, hotdog hunters, or tail-obsessed beings). The tone is lighthearted and affectionate, with recurring jokes about identity, size, and surreal logic. Some threads involve art prompts or game references, but the focus remains on absurd yet endearing kobold-centric narratives.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So it's fine, except no its not?

"Pls don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes can't be made to voter lists! It's a s--- decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal w/it. More to come.."

Federal law generally bars systematic voter roll purges within 90 days of a federal election, NPR reported, which may blunt the immediate impact. But the administration has argued that ban does not cover noncitizens who were never properly registered. The Supreme Court agreed in June to decide that question in an Arizona case during its upcoming term.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Rocket-Boy's doing some old-fashioned mafia-style witness intimidation, to boot.

On top of that, the first witness called to the stand testified to the court that senior counsel for Tesla had tried to mislead him days before the trial, by claiming to represent the state, rather than the EV company, Electrek reported. Prosecutors allege four more potential witnesses were approached by Tesla’s lawyers prior to the case, who have since fallen “off our [the states attorneys’] radar” following possible deals, threats, or persuasion by the company’s counsel.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"You have a 'good' stepladder?" I have the BEST stepladder.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"From Reagan's poses to Robert Moses"?

Assorted photos of statues and monuments to historical piss-goblin and former United States president Ronald Reagan.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So I'm told there's another Legally-Distinct-Pokemon-MMO...

Helmut, a "Aniimo" from the creature-capturing MMO of the same name, consisting of a purplish-blue blob with a single red reptilian eye and four leg-like pseudopods. Its namesake is the enormous steel helmet it wears for armor.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Right yeah I get it now, yer AI buddy there's just a tool, of course..." "There's just one t'ing that's botherin' me; how many murder weapons were originally "just a tool" over the course of human history, d'ya figure?"

Peter Falk, as the eponymous Lieutenant Columbo from the 1980's police procedural of the same name, gesturing towards the camera with a bemused expression on his face.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Love buddy here leaning away like: "Why do we keep booking this guy..."

Freeze frame of the male CNBC host from the attached video, leaning away from Alex Karp as if subtly retreating from his unhinged ranting.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

...bro, seriously? ... :D ...man, why does every cool hat in this game have a janky mask attached to it?

Elden Ring Screenshot - The player character has been spontaneously attacked, or invaded, by an NPC fighter named Knight Leontiel. In the extreme distance, just above the curve of a faraway sand-dune, the red spectre of the invader can just barely be made out against the pinkish hue of sunset.

Elden Ring screenshot - The player character has defeated the invading Knight Leontiel and as a result, laid claim to his Greatsword as well as his armor.

Elden Ring screenshot - The player character has donned Leontiel's Hat, a flat-brimmed triangular cap with a steel 'feather' erupting from the crown, as well as an armored plate above the brim and armoured, vaguely conquistador-spired mask beneath.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I choose the Desert Buff instead.

A photograph of a Burmese cat in a cat tree, with a colorful blue and green drape behind. The cat looks mildly perturbed, with her front paws neatly crossed.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wait so does he spend taxpayer dollars funding them or not, NYT? Hand-wringing over potentially attracting paying gigs like it's somehow different from working an internship for job experience. 🙄