https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mvikjhl52k23Slow down AI development. Stop AI development. How? It's being done all over the world. There are desktop computers capable of running serious AI models. There is no trust. Would we trust that China had halted development if we did? They are betting their future on AI & robotics.14 Sep 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvikjhl52k23https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mvhzoegk5s2m"E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants" NYT Trump expands his war on the human race.* *And every other species besides cockroaches and mosquitos.14 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhzoegk5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mvb3pvmxwc22A maxed-out Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra will cost ~$20,000 when it ships in October. You'll be able to lease one for $400 (?) a month. For a brief moment, it will be the best of the best machines for developing AI on a desktop. Anyone still think laws and agreements can stop AI? Not me.11 Sep 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb3pvmxwc22https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mvafcdtzmk27Xi et. al. claim that the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland is of the highest importance. Yet they create in Hong Kong a model of what the people of Taiwan would suffer if that were to happen. One nation, two systems. Ha!11 Sep 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvafcdtzmk27https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mv74ejphlk2m"The assessments [that Vance gathered] made clear the extraordinary amount of pain the Iranian government was prepared to endure in its fight for survival" NYT It's not how much the government is willing to endure. It's how much suffering they're willing to let their people endure. #Vance #Iran10 Sep 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv74ejphlk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mv6uet36yc2lHis $5K pitch makes perfect sense as a way to encourage apathetic, low-information Trump voters to come out to vote. An unenforceable promise costs nothing. The rest of us already know who he is, like him or hate him, and a single absurd statement won't affect our votes. Trump knows his base.10 Sep 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6uet36yc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mv627xvpvc2wLast night, Donald Trump invoked his inner Harry Potter and promised to conjure a $5,000 bribe for every American Citizen if Republicans keep control of Congress with . I'm eagerly awaiting Scott Bessent's explanation of how this fiscal magic will work.10 Sep 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv627xvpvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3muinuuat222yA question no one I know of is asking, least of all, Republicans. Assume Trump succeeds. What happens if the majority of US citizens come to believe that the elections were stolen, that their government is no longer legitimate, that the laws it passes are invalid?02 Sep 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muinuuat222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mu5ogeieq22fHas anyone been using Alexa's drop-in function lately? For me, it works as well as the Maxwell Smart's Cone of Silence.28 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ogeieq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mtrddmy6qs2mI've just reviewed PM Carney's education nd work history, compared to Trump's. It is to cry. (If you're a US citizen.23 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrddmy6qs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mtjigdxrrk2pThe climate crisis is starting to bite hard. We need radical, not incremental, change. In 1940 the US was a military midget. That changed with blinding speed. We need a similar level of response today. Hopefully, without the climatic equivalent of Pearl Harbor to trigger it.20 Aug 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjigdxrrk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mthyiu4ims25All Democratic candidates should wear tan suits. We need to remind the voters what a Democratic scandal looked like.20 Aug 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthyiu4ims25https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mtgo6agdjc24I'm an elderly agnostic and an AOC fan. So it's not any affection for Trump that makes me say I'm disgusted by the sexist attacks on Natalie Harp and the ageist attacks on Trump. The evil that he does is sufficient to provide all the targets we need for criticism and ridicule.19 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgo6agdjc24https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mt7eig7zfs2oIt should be political suicide for any politician to advocate for fossil-fuel infrastructure or drilling. Maybe heat waves, droughts, violent storms, and floods can accomplish what reason and evidence could not - make fossil fuels political cyanide. #climate16 Aug 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7eig7zfs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mt2smzcmzs2dWeather and Climate. I really like the idea of more trees in cities. Assuming that we can keep them watered. Otherwise, we are growing a fire hazard.14 Aug 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2smzcmzs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mt27ntpjsk2pLooking at the gamer population to fill controller spots isn't a stupid idea, but a controller has to be highly responsible & able to stay focused for long periods while playing the same "game" for years. Also, do I want my life in the hands of someone addicted to a thing called "DOOM Eternal"?14 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt27ntpjsk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3msw4vrltc22eFree association. ICE electric gloves reminded me of a scene in Omega Man, in which Charlton Heston is holed up in a building during a zombie apocalypse, protected by electric fences. Then the generator runs out of gas.12 Aug 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw4vrltc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mstppieg7c2xEvery major decision by Trump makes the US weaker, poorer, sicker, and more divided. We see it happening over and over. Yet we refuse to consider the obvious. That it is deliberate. If it were just incompetence, he would occasionally make the right decision on the stopped clock principle.11 Aug 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstppieg7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3msqdhvqyj22dIf Iran comes out of this more powerful than when they started, we're going to have to redefine "Near-peer adversary," at least where the USA is concerned.10 Aug 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqdhvqyj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3msq2wsqmhk26We succeeded in WWII for two reasons. Strong alliances & massive productive capacity. Trump has ditched our primary alliances. We're exhausting stockpiles in a short fight with an inferior opponent. Now think about China as an adversary in a war over Taiwan, or a Russian excursion into Europe.10 Aug 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq2wsqmhk26https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3msne2hezns22We are running low on munitions after a brief war against Iran? How would we fare against China if we got into a fight over Taiwan? We won WWII because we had allies and because we outproduced the Axis. Could we outproduce China? I don't think so. And Trump has alienated our allies.09 Aug 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msne2hezns22https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mslvupx5ms2tIt seems we have been using up ammunition, including the million-dollar, two-year lead-time weapons, at an unsustainable rate. And this is against a country that is by no means a near-peer. What if we got into a conflict with China over Taiwan, given China's enormous manufacturing capability?08 Aug 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslvupx5ms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3msli62ores25It should be easy for a Christian, Ross.. Read Matthew 25:35. For the hungry, the left wants cheap groceries, the right wants to end SNAP; the left not only wants to visit the sick but heal them; the right would cut their Medicaid. What Christ recommends, the left supports & the right opposes.08 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msli62ores25https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mshb2yycqc2qIf you want to summarize the policies of the Republican Party, read Matthew 25:35-36, 40, and reverse it. "For I was hungry & you gave me food... I was a stranger & you welcomed me... Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." Some Christians.07 Aug 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshb2yycqc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3ms6ktrrqvk2eThe author of the Democratic autopsy provides lots of demographic charts and tables. It's as though issues like medical care, inflation, war, and official kidnapping and shootings didn't cut across lines of race and gender. Do we validate divisiveness by the way we study politics? #elections03 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6ktrrqvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3ms6k7lxy7k2eAs reported in the NYT today, the author of the Democratic Party's "autopsy" of the 2024 elections argues that a financially secure Party elite is out of touch with people's lives. That rings true for me. #elections03 Aug 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6k7lxy7k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3ms6immw7222eI've been browsing today's NYT articles about the "autopsy" of the 2024 elections. Martin hired a trusted friend to do it for free as a part-time, unpaid project & now it's a contentious mess, with Martin and his former(?) friend trading accusations. #elections #autopsy03 Aug 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6immw7222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mrqmfqywjc27Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums NYT In September, people shopping for Plan D prescription coverage will learn what they will have to pay next year. In time to know how they have been screwed before the election. #Medicare #Oz #Trump28 Jul 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqmfqywjc27https://bsky.app/profile/writeon1.bsky.social/post/3mrpu27eofc24If the god of the sea was out to get him, he should have walked. #Odyssey28 Jul 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:icf3i6a7ff6qx3d4oc7acqtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpu27eofc24