John Stracke @thibault.org · 12/07/2026In the Foundation books, Seldon maneuvers to get the Foundation on a metal-poor planet so they'll have to develop more efficient tech. These people have been in space something like 13,000 years. Don't they have asteroid mining? 050
John Stracke @thibault.org · 14/03/2026Seen at Barnes and Noble, Burlington, MA @alepresser.com @kbspangler.com 0110
John Stracke @thibault.org · 13/03/2026Treason is narrowly defined in the US, but Trump might have managed it. In time of war, when Russia is helping kill Americans, he gave Russia a big dollop of aid and comfort. 162
John Stracke @thibault.org · 02/03/2026So, with Epstein gone, I wonder where the elite pedophiles are getting their victims now. Because it doesn't seem like they would have just stopped raping kids. Impeach Trump and maybe we can find out. 130
John Stracke @thibault.org · 23/02/2026US company scrapes the web to train a plagiarism machine, shrugs off complaints. Chinese company trains a more efficient plagiarist on the output of the US one, US company yells "no fair!". www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAnthropic accuses DeepSeek and other Chinese firms of using Claude to train their AIThe campaigns involved more than 16 million exchanges with Claude. 031
John Stracke @thibault.org · 17/02/2026Oleoarchy is when a country is ruled by margarine. It's generally a bad idea; hence the term "margarine of error". 010
John Stracke @thibault.org · 16/12/2025"Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise."—Precise, maybe, but not accurate. Like saying the Earth weighs 1.23456789 kilos. 010
John Stracke @thibault.org · 07/12/2025But yield who will to their separating, My object in living is to unite My avocation and my vocation, As my two eyes make one in sight. Robert Frost, "Two Tramps in Mud Time" 110
John Stracke @thibault.org · 04/12/2025When announcing his order to cut fuel efficiency standards, Trump also said he'd given an order to legalize kei trucks (small trucks from Japan). He compared them to the Volkswagen Beetle. Do you think he knows the Beetle was promoted by Hitler? www.theverge.com/news/838563/...theverge.comTrump invites ‘cute’ Japanese kei trucks to come to AmericaKei trucks have a new fan. 040
Reposted by John StrackeJustin du Coeur @jducoeur.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025I wish I could be the slightest bit surprised by this one, but I'm not: electrek.co/2025/08/25/scientist-ex… tl;dr -- a collection of right-wing lawyers and front organizations are trying to silence the researcher who has […]social.coopOriginal post on social.coop 012
Reposted by John StrackeShaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Who deserves the credit, and who deserves the blame? 2499
Reposted by John StrackeIain Coleman @iaincoleman.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Your reminder that you can create your own Bayeux Tapestry at home, using: htck.github.io/bayeux/#!/ 46671215
John Stracke @thibault.org · 13/07/2025I just published my first #pico-8 game, Time Twister. You can play it at www.thibault.org/time-twister/ 130
Reposted by John StrackeTrans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 28/04/2025Please help us correct misinformation! Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans". We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community. Find out more @ translifeline.orgtranslifeline.orgHome - Trans LifelineRadicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for 3082257176
Reposted by John StrackeCV @redmeanshelp.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The port of Seattle has no ships today. 011
John Stracke @thibault.org · 13/04/2025Reading @scalzi.com’s _The Ghost Brigades_, which mentions the Frankenstein complex, it occurred to me that people pushing for AGI must not have that complex. We might be better off if they did. 030
Reposted by John StrackeCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 07/04/2025This seems very plausible (even likely) to me: only ray of hope is that it's still 13 days away and things are going sideways FAST at the moment: medium.com/@aletheisthenes/on-april… 96632
Reposted by John StrackeWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 18/03/2025When you read this it becomes apparent that Elon Musk is a showman, nothing more. He's not an engineer. The whole thing is an act.planetearthandbeyond.coStarship Was Doomed From The BeginningThe fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome. 791555580
Reposted by John StrackeIndige Tea 🦬🧡 : ✊🏾 @colouredwilde.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Please get whatever vaccines you can or need updated NOW 617449
Reposted by John StrackeAuroraErratic @auroraerratic.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I'm trying to rally Mainers to call Susan Collins and tell her to temporarily caucus with Dems to block everything until this DOGE insanity is ended. She's one of the very few who might be swayed to take action. Not likely, but doing nothing is guaranteed failure. We have to try. 207-622-8414 641122166
Reposted by John Strackeevilanne.bsky.social @evilanne.bsky.social · 05/02/2025At a meeting today with staffers for Senators Markey and Warren, the staffers made two concrete asks: 1. Please call or email and share your stories about how the current administration’s actions are hurting or will hurt you personally. The Senators can use these human stories to persuade those /1 6233601824
Reposted by John StrackeDeborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 31/01/2025From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down. 15347943070
Reposted by John StrackeShannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Every historian and expert on fascism: “It was a Nazi salute.” The organization responsible for protecting us from Nazis: 1443061597
Reposted by John StrackeRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 21/01/2025MAGA doesn't give a fuck about anyone but billionaires. 8725881379
John Stracke @thibault.org · 11/01/2025Just saw that Kawasaki has demonstrated a rideable robotic goat. Why a goat, of all things? They’re not exactly biddable. 140
Reposted by John StrackeJapanese Talk @japanesetalk.bsky.social · 24/09/2024The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives! 28785554418
Reposted by John StrackeKathleen Rowan 🌱 @rowanauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2024This happened to us this morning. They asked us to bring cash, and said there was no other way to pay. We had my sister call the sheriff's department while we stayed on the line. They said it was the third call they'd had about this scam already today. Pass it on. Warn your friends and loved ones.consumer.ftc.govDid you get a call or email saying you missed jury duty and need to pay? It’s a scamMissing jury duty can come with real consequences. You could face a fine, go to court, or even get arrested. Scammers take advantage of that to get your money or sensitive information. But their story... 27041
John Stracke @thibault.org · 23/12/2024Well, I'm just a shill. Yes, I'm only a shill. And I'll keep on doing Donald Trump's will, Until I die still in office, killing democracy, 'Cause the Founders never realized how our longevity Would enable corruption in this new century. 1/2 1221
John Stracke @thibault.org · 21/12/2024I agree that generative AI is built on copyright violations. I agree that it doesn't generate real art. I agree that it's ecologically terrible. But where people lose me is when they say that the "real art" part on its own means nobody should ever use it. 1/ 140
Reposted by John Strackeborderless @borderless.bsky.social · 10/12/2024BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers: Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users. That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet... 1811025411127
John Stracke @thibault.org · 01/12/2024I was just thinking about the Star Trek episode where the Pakled kidnap Georgie. The Pakled are stupid—but are they all that stupid, or just the ones that go into space? Maybe their brains are unusually susceptible to cosmic radiation. 030
John Stracke @thibault.org · 30/11/2024So, I’m not going to cross the Amazon picket line this weekend. What do people think of watching Prime Video that I’ve already paid for? Amazon doesn’t get any more of my money, but I suppose they may get paid some other way. 130
John Stracke @thibault.org · 26/11/2024I’ve had Middlegame, by @seananmcguire.bsky.social, for some time now, but I’m finally getting around to reading it. It is really good…and so intense that I can’t read more than a couple of chapters before needing a break. 020
John Stracke @thibault.org · 20/11/2024Last night it occurred to me that 47 will probably cancel the NHTSA investigation of Tesla’s self driving feature…and I realized that the MAGAs are Banana Republicans. 020
John Stracke @thibault.org · 18/11/2024Five authors of whom I’ve read 10+ books: Lois McMaster Bujold Iain Banks Terry Pratchett Steven Brust Larry Niven 110
John Stracke @thibault.org · 17/11/2024Random idea of the day: Emotional Support Muppets. Mine would be Gonzo. 130
John Stracke @thibault.org · 09/11/2024A (replica of a) 15-century houppelande. (My wife and I wore them for our wedding.) 070
