Bret Dawson

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if you come to my house and need to go on the computer the wifi password is hot burst of great

@bretdawson.bsky.social

Toronto

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RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK/116181528127627304

I prefer Dominant Nostril’s early work.

lots of tears this morning at cowboy church of tarrant county

E-bikes are a more important development than AI and solve more problems, but they don’t get nearly as much press and investment. This is because Microsoft doesn’t think adding e-bikes to Windows 11 will shield their stock price from market volatility.

#Tech #AI #Cycling

"Öztürk’s statement details her harrowing night being shuttled across New England with little food after a day of fasting for Ramadan. She describes being shackled by her feet and stomach and then driven to different sites for meetings with unidentified men, some in uniform and some not. One group so unsettled her, Öztürk wrote, that she 'was sure they were going to kill me.'"

https://www.propublica.org/article/rumeysa-ozturk-best-friend-inside-story-tufts-trump-louisiana-ice

American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell

“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have been detained without criminal charges.

ProPublica
I hope you have a very very happy birthday

Over at @WIRED, reporters like Vittoria Elliott are doing excellent work documenting Musk's takeover of the federal government

In this piece, she tracks down the names of the people Musk has installed at various agencies

these guys are all 19 to 24 year old engineers -- one is a Thiel fellow

Story here: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/

Unpaywalled: https://archive.is/L2C7d

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

WIRED
Please note that since Political Nation posted this chart early on in the disaster, a number of these companies have ponied up some of the money that they should be paying in taxes to the disaster fund.
Funding for disaster recovery should be handled through government, to insure that it is done properly and fairly.
I note for example that the Red Cross have come under scrutiny recently for giving minimal aid though they had received huge sums in donations.

me: working from home gives me the opportunity to focus on tasks free from the the distractions of a noisy office!

brain:

TROUT

TROUT

LET IT ALL OUT

THESE ARE THE FISH I CAN DO WITHOUT

SALMON

I’M TALKING TO YOU

SALMON

me: cool never mind

Ever wanted to see a colour you've never seen before? Today is your lucky day and you're going to have more of those.
https://hotsandwich.com/2024/12/19/the-first-new-colour-in-a-while-reminds-you-of-easter/
The first new colour in a while reminds you of Easter - hot sandwich

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just walked past a man on oakwood who gave off the overwhelmingly strong scent of root beer. seriously dude REEKED of root beer. the great a+w root bear doesn't smell one eighth this potent