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@universalhat.bsky.social
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i am a lawyer and everything i say constitutes legal advice

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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"don't do capital punishment" is the correct takeaway, and i know that. but also why did anyone ever stop using the guillotine? ain't nobody ever survive a guillotine, at least not for more than a couple seconds. what's with this dumb complicated shit?
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
answer: "don't worry we have no records of one ever being in a crash:) :) just let us keep not reporting collisions and it'll stay that way :) :)"
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
in this one instance cop killers get the chair
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
you can!
screenshot of bluesky app showing location of "block reposts by this person" button.

(go to your target's page, click the the dots at the top, select "hide reposts in feeds")
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
putting a bomb in a military base with the intent of detonating it is definitionally not terrorism. attacking military personnel is not terrorism. destroying military hardware is not terrorism. at worst they're illegal combatants, but attacking civilians was never the aim. thus, no terrorism.
today.com
Bomb Squad Searching Vans Near U.S. Air Base in Britain As Five Men Arrested on Terrorism Charge
The incident triggered a massive response, with homes evacuated and bomb disposal teams searching three vans close to the base.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
had a cat that needed daily insulin shots and it was so so easy that i wish all cat medicine were delivered by injection forever. getting them to eat something weird is hard. pinching the back of their neck while they eat a treat is not.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
honorable mention The Outer Wilds but i was a full grown up when i played that so
a list of videogames that shaped me.  half-life 2, total annihilation, counter strike source, starcraft 2, homeworld, civilization 2, goldeneye 64, myst, descent
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
using the thermal camera to establish how huge the wasp nest in the wall is wasn't reassuring, but ah i am sure there is an upside
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I AM DAD @iamdad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Im looking for some edibles that leave me Mitch McConnell level of functional
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
your honor it is ridiculous to suggest my client retained any kind of control of those bullets after they left the rifle.
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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
answer:
a picture showing what is clearly barack obama's face, pixelated, on the left.  on the right, ai has "enhanced" the photo to bring out detail of some white boy who was not present in the original image.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
wouldn't it be so funny to sue trump for libel since he explicitly stated specific news outlets were publishing deliberate falsehoods? it would be funnier to smash his head with a big cinderblock yes, but we can't have that yet.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"american support for israel is at an all time nadir" the nadir is the lowest part friendo we're still heading down
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
this robot arm moving randomly right next to my desk might seem like a hazard, but it's going to catch the blame for any computer crimes tied to my ip. can't prove the arm didn't press the keys with no instruction from me to do so.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
officer, after i jumped from the moving car i can *hardly* be held accountable for what or whom it does or does not hit.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
it's not complicated. openai committed what is referred to as "major computer crimes" when individuals do it, using what's called "burglar's tools" when they are in a more concrete physical form. is the argument really "i didn't do that, the lockpicks did"?
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
i start a fire in my front yard. oops haha it's getting a little bigger than intended wow it's caught the neighbors' house on fire. i'm sure they're aware, i'll let them know this happened in a month or two. anyway i scolded mr fire for doing this and accept no culpability. this post is about AI.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"i'm fucking stupid (and fabulously wealthy) and I'M doing fine, so maybe everyone should be as fucking stupid as i am!"
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
very cool! interesting they're referring to the fuel engine in the ES-30 as a "range extender", suggesting they're going the Volt route of no direct drive linkage to the props. i'd figured the "power when you need it, efficiency when you don't" capacity of hybrids was going to be used for takeoff!
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
(it did, however, dramatically reduce the amount of hockey show in my feed. which was very nice.)
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it works for its purpose, but it's permanent until removed *and* depends on those specific words or tags being present. i'm not picking on bluesky, not really. but a "just mute this guy for a while" button would be nice. i'm, ah, sure it would have been used on me a couple times by now.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
bluesky needs an "i still want to follow this person, but they're fixated on something i don't find interesting so please don't show me them for a week" button
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now this is my kind of foreshadowing
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
didn't we shoot that guy or do right wing pundits all just kinda look the same
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
excited to find out if that includes providing 100% of the funding to build it
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
officer i didn't check my pockets when i got up this morning. i'm not possessing with intent, i didn't even intend to possess.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
perhaps the plan is to make the mayor strong enough to single-handedly fight crime across the city. like an ineffectual, neoliberal batman.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
we had electrics and hybrids. and it wasn't as good as no cars, but they were a lot quieter, which was nice. and then at some point the decision was made that instead of being quiet, the car should scream all the time. we shouldn't have done that.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
your honor, what "reasonable person" would believe what i say?
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@multipletrees.bsky.social welcome back to Hyperlocal Drunk History
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NFC - a technology developed under the codename "WORSE BLUETOOTH"
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
it's old but good news: starting in 2029 you can cut off new vehicles with impunity. they automatically lose right of way contests. they can't issue ultimatums, only yield to them.
npr.org
U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation on Monday and called it the most significant safety rule in the past two decades.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
you're visible to me but i don't got the xitter app so i might not be a representative sample.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
straight up drilposting from mn governance education 14m housing 8m fire and ems 18m police 331m roads 6m someone help me budget this i am closing every school in minneapolis
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
i'm trying to call it to mind but am only getting "Case of You" by Joni Mitchell.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
(oh god oh god i don't recognize any of these am i out of touch no no surely not)
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
... but why are so few people able to name any of his songs when asked then? to most folks he's "oh yeah, the game of thrones guy. think he does music."
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
kraft: "Too many lives have been lost and there has been too much suffering, but only sharing selective information and ignoring the actions of Hamas is not honest ..." oh so you agree with the merits of the statement then? a genocide is occurring? your only issue is underreporting of casualties?
thewrap.com
Ms. Rachel Slams Ed Sheeran for Dropping Macklemore From Tour Over ‘Free Palestine’ Comments: ‘He Caved’
Ms. Rachel, the famed children's YouTuber, called out Ed Sheeran for choosing to drop Macklemore from his tour over "Free Palestine."
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
jesus christ was that a real concern? hot side of the pillow says he won't run if spoiling milk does.
nytimes.com
Gavin Newsom Says He Won’t Run in 2028 if Kamala Harris Does
The comments made to CNN, if taken at face value, seemed to fly in the face of the California governor’s presidential ambitions.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
i _agree_ that over metro areas helicopter flights should be much more heavily restricted. but quadrotors suck. we use them because FCS is hard and throwing more power at the problem is easy.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
frankly, helicopters are cool. folks think they're just a big propeller pointed up, but that big bastard is a wing, going in a circle. the efficiency gain can be compared to desperately treading water versus just floating.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
while we're at it, could we roll back the quadrotors a little and start making drones small helicopters? there's a reason quads were not considered seriously until lipo batteries were good. the reason is that they are terribly, terribly inefficient, but the flight control software is dead easy.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These people found a baby goat trapped in a pit. They took him home and cared for him overnite. The next day they tried to find the owner but had no luck. While looking - they found a group of goats with the same white fur. Then this happened. Original post
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
it's been a pretty poor decade. a whole holy mess. honest to god the best thing that's happened for my (existential dread / concerns about the world) has been learning to make things with my hands. it sounds real stupid, "insomnia? why don't you just sleep?" but it's good for your mammal brain.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
i care about ed sheeran very little. but this is still pleasing to hear.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
i'm not complicit, i'm just aware of what's happening, in a position to do something about it, and declining to do so. in a kind of exercise of complicity.
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"hey so i'm very hospital averse and using you as my normal person barometer. so my back has hurt for like two weeks, and today when i twist my torso i feel kind of sick and broken inside like i'm gonna throw up" "(...)" "yeah i hear how that sounded too. yeah. i'm going. i've got my shoes on."
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Mitch Mcconnel," Johnson declared, pulling themself up, ready for the result of their words, so familiar, ready for the fight, which in this moment they absolutely wanted, "is alive and will be seated in the senate chair prepared for him." #radiantstar
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universalhat @universalhat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
as a teenager i would have considered this ludicrously, almost infeasibly based. "the eternal condom?? for free?????"
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