Liberal transplant from Scotland to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Music, science, politics, software, American exceptionalism sarcasm, MMT, saving democracy and dogs. Crypto-naysayer; it's a bigger fool pyramid - fun until it's not. Post.News refugee.https://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3ml6udpyf2s2uAge comes to us all. I find this rather tragic. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/05/richard-dawkins-ai-consciousness-anthropic-claude-openai-chatgpt06 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6udpyf2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3ml5tiejgvs2eI made this word search for you. To help with focus on and avoid getting distracted. (full listing in alt-text but that's only if you really need it, otherwise no cheating!)06 May 2026 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5tiejgvs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3ml5rp4tkes2gIgnoring a few rockets and stuff and with the protection of Apache and Seahawk helicopters and a fleet of support aircraft and marines positioned on board the vessels, we managed to get TWO ships through the Strait, before Trump went TACO on the protection shit. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ships-uae-attacked/06 May 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5rp4tkes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3ml5jm7ygrs2sWhat the fuck? They got TWO whole ships through and then they stop? TACO Tuesday AGAIN!! I guess it was more than the toothless pussy-cat in the tiger suit, expected. The Iranian leadership must be howling with laughter. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5811770/iran-war-updates06 May 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5jm7ygrs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3ml2vlf3p2c2kExactly. If you would merely support annihilation of a few neighbors we find distasteful while sponsoring our imperialistic grab of Palestinian land with more fucking money and weaponry than half the world has ever seen, we'd be veeeeeery groomed to take even more. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2vlf3p2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3ml2nzqn6t22kIt wouldn't be Monday without a little genocidal melodrama. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/04/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-us-operation-tanker-strikes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other04 May 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nzqn6t22khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkyr33ni3s2hMy Google News feed with bullshit filter enabled.04 May 2026 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyr33ni3s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkyqdw6r7k2hThat is almost the coolest thing ever. The coolest would be if she would pull a steep 270, 360 or even 450 diving swoop turn before hitting that awesome Concorde styled approach. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyqdw6r7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkypkdlxss2hCRYPTO - "Like subprime but dumber" https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/03/documentary-showing-portland-cryptocurrency-lying-for-money/04 May 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkypkdlxss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkyoaejszs2kAdd campgrounds to the mass shooting site categories. If it wasn't there already. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyoaejszs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkxlusorek2kFascinating. Taiwan's President visits the ONE nation in Africa that recognizes their sovereignty. (USA does not). China played hardball to prevent it happening and now say that he "smuggled himself off the island". Eswatini is what used to be Swaziland. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/5/3/taiwan-leader-visits-eswatini-despite-chinas-attempts-to-block-trip03 May 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxlusorek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkxkqkwcqc2kWith an estimated 1.3 million Russian casualties, it's remarkable he's hung on as long as he has. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxkqkwcqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkwhxwqvs22uI was loving this lady already then she did the impression of pensioners with no teeth praising Putin, and I lost it. 🤣Something might have come out of my nose but it's snorted now. I mean sorted. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwhxwqvs22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkwd466bus2sThe Kash Patel is absolutely brilliant! 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwd466bus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkwbf2h73s2sTrump has a 90 min call with Putin and the next day... https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5808891/europe-allies-germany-troop-withdrawal-us03 May 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwbf2h73s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkvr46rd3k2kThis map of global data centers is fascinating. I imagine them all as massive multi-acre facilities, but apparently not. Check out this map. Data centers world map https://share.google/9v2jbOpQtaGw0K76N [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvr46rd3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkvnhtckuk2kTop dog of the month award, but they give it every week because dogs are just that good. My favorite is #3, the Artemis astronaut's dog, whose human set a new record for being further from their dog than any other person ever before. 😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvnhtckuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkvapjt37c2rSweatpant promotion: buy two pairs, get a free pocket cat. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvapjt37c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkva2smpxs2rI bet this guy's ancestors would have some cracking evolutionary stories to tell. "...and then I just sat there quietly for millennia, pretending to be a snowball..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkva2smpxs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mkth6egquc2rWhat if we all chipped in to sponsor a new Hall of Fame for Presidents and other powerful American heroes, but only those who embodied the very best of America. Then we have him by a leash. Award it every six months to whoever will annoy him the most and never ever to him, until the day he dies.02 May 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkth6egquc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/scotinus.bsky.social/post/3mktgdapyq22rI could watch this all day. And today is Friday so tomorrow must be Heroicaturday. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:be7ztphlq3foohg3u3adf7nt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktgdapyq22r