rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Only 115 days till star Wars Christmas.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Only 115 days till star Wars Christmas.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u... *sigh*
Ika'kimaa Books and More (@ikakimaa.bsky.social) reposted
Lethbridge contact Rob Miashiro (NDP) Lethbridge.West@assembly.ab.ca or Nathan Neudorf (UCP) Lethbridge.East@assembly.ab.ca
Juan Garcia-Ruiz (@juangarciaruiz.bsky.social) reposted
Why does drinking alcohol make you dehydrated? šøš§ Alcohol suppresses vasopressin, a hormone that helps kidneys reabsorb water via aquaporins, so you lose more fluid as urine, causing that familiar dehydrated feeling š§Ŗ
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Ranch Hand wanted: Must like AC/DC and be able to fly drones. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe it is hidden in the R2 unit....
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Orange Sherbert Mittens thinks she is special. And science says she is right. Drat you science!
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Orange Sherbert Mittens thinks she is special. And science says she is right. Drat you science!
PJ Manney (@pjmanney.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Yes. We love our mutants. www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... Good news!
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I will just make this a topic. Cryptocurrency, Crypto-Counterfeiting and the use of Quantum computers to do so. And away we go.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
One of my favorite lines from the movie Serenity. Jayne Cobb: Shepherd Book once said to me, "If you can't do something smart, do something right."
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Phrases you hear in movies that can now apply to everyday after all recent news. (I will start) "They are inside the wire. "They are inside the house." "Dogs and cat's living together..."
WIRED (@wired.com) reposted
Security researchers found a weakness in OpenAIās Connectors, which let you hook up ChatGPT to other services, that allowed them to extract data from a Google Drive without any user interaction. www.wired.com/story/poison...
David Ho (@davidho.bsky.social) reposted
The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Song by Gil Scott-Heron ā§ 1971
Pets Against Trump⦠(@trumph8ters.bsky.social) reposted
These two are aback againā¦. šā⬠š¢ This time he is showing off his skateboarding skillsā¦. š„°ā¤ļø
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Elon Musk might want to donate 10 billion to PBS. I mean what a great stance to make..
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Why is it when you microwave 2 b frozen burritos one ends up burning you mouth and when you return for the second one it is cold and oddly hard?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
I saw Amazon has over a million ROBOTs working their now. I think they need a union.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
When I wake up in the morning I think. 1. I hope the rebel alliance wins. 2. The Flash screwed up the timeline again. 3. You have to ask yourself, what would Jack Burton do?
Faine Greenwood (@faineg.bsky.social) reposted
Scotland is, as Iāve long maintained, an elaborate prank:
Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) reposted
This is the future of power everywhere and itās really exciting.
Jules Rawlinson (@julesrawlinson.bsky.social) reposted
Story straight out of @greatdismal.bsky.social's Spook Country. Bobby Chombo's on the case. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Anyone have a boom box? Or am I dating myself?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
We will see this more as more systems look for it....
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Time to pick a side, America. Is this the future you want for us?
WIRED (@wired.com) reposted
Hereās how to request your 23andMe data be deletedāand why you might want to.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I do not want the fiction of William Gibson and Richard Bachman to be my reality. I want some Terry Pratchett. I want to be Vimes.
Aaron Stewart-Ahn (@badideas.bsky.social) reposted
One of the most @greatdismal.bsky.social things Iāve ever seen
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... Wondering if it is a Firefly class ship too?
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... This timeline....
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I wonder if this coming Fall line up on TV will write in all this chaos?
Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) reposted
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who donāt pay attention to politics or news.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss... Interesting outcomes projected.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess someone took the movie line "Hack the planet." seriously?
Sarah Szalavitzš” (@dearsarah.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Farmers, whoād signed contracts with the USDA, now on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds flip.it/3T.spK this isnāt how contracts, especially with the USG, work.
Senator Patty Murray (@murray.senate.gov) reposted
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
In review of DOD, CIA, Secret Service budget reviews, The Stargate program, the research facility known as Eureka and the Warehouse 13 along with the Starfleet training facility in San Francisco will be closed. The earths defense is now up to the English.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
At what point do we send the hobbits to destroy the one ring?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they stalling for time?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Oh National parks closing.. That will make eggs cheaper.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
The Waffle House index may be your only guide to future southern disasters. And the longer they stay closed will be an interesting (and sad) study in social science.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I wonder what will happen to OSHA/FDA... approved labeling? Do I look for California/NY or even Canadian approved workplace etc etc things now? Do we download what an OSHA approved medical kit should have now? Or just rely on www.ansi.org?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I came to this platform to follow a few people and cat pics. Still not enough cats.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Going to end up killing more people then just kids..
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
But Congress has to do this...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Is the USDA still investing in research and stockpiling of bird flu vaccine? I could not fine anything about it...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Interesting, I can't find Captain America punching Nazis on FB anymore in GIFs.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Will you or John Oliver cover the small farm crisis in 6 months?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
Is Trump golfing today?
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I love facts... or at least predictions based on previous facts and not an assume, believe, i am told.. www.cfr.org/blog/growth-...
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I know I am most likely shouting into the choir here but... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... In 10 years I hope this research is still available and shows a reversal of trends. But today we have an outbreak of measles in Texas, TB in Kansas and a nasty flu season. So we will have to see.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
It's going to be something when all the AI tools get a virus.
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe this was all a nothing story....
rpickens1.bsky.social (@rpickens1.bsky.social)
I wonder if coffee prices going up will make bacon and egg prices seem cheap? I wonder when Starbucks and McDonald's will raise costs?