Baylink

Baylink

@baylink.bsky.social

FB and The Service Formerly Known as Twitter since 2009 or 10, blogged back in the 90s. Usenet back in the 80s. ASR33/PDP8 back in the 70s. Born back in the 60s.

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@baylink.bsky.social

The whole universe was in a hot, dense state... then nearly 14 billion years ago, expansion started... WAIT!

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Astronomers developed a simulation, called Lumina, that offers one of the most detailed visualizations yet of what was happening at the dawn of the universe. Take a look. nyti.ms/4ko29Fo

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@baylink.bsky.social

Wow it seems like all I ever do on microblogging sites anymore is bitch about stuff. I see that @YouTube has decided 20 minute long preroll ads which are AI narrated stories and not even ads are what it should be putting at the front of every video all of a sudden. I predict that'll last... a day?

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@baylink.bsky.social

I see in a recent release that YouTube for Android has started cold launching into playing a clip it thinks I will be interested in. The program SHALL NOT do this.

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@baylink.bsky.social

Just upgraded to a new model of cell phone for the first time in about a decade. The old one was an LG v20 which would only run Android 8 and all of my applications summarily quit working on that release. The new one is a Samsung X cover 6 Pro ruggedized phone...

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@baylink.bsky.social

So far, I'm having a good time with the new one and with Android 16, and even my ADW Launcher2 would still run, without which I would be bereft, and the only thing that was troubling me was that I was trying to dabble in NFC for payment. And I got some NFC Badges and it wouldn't read those either.

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@baylink.bsky.social

And as it turns out the people who tell you that the NFC antenna was moved inside the chassis, from being in the battery, on the Xcover pro 6, are lying sacks. My slightly upgraded though not twice as big replacement battery did not say NFC on it and that was the problem.

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@baylink.bsky.social

What a bummer. Even though Github notes suggest it's been fixed, ConnectBot on Android 16 (on my spandy-old Xcover6 Pro) uses a non monospace font in monospace, lets you select or install a font, but still ignores those. Sorry Kenny; not marrying Github to report it's still broken.

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@baylink.bsky.social

Hey, @npr.org, @kffhealthnews.org, and @katewells.com(?)? The quote from the urgent care owner/doc, amounting to "cause it's not my business" *was the most important part of this story*, as heard on NPR air. Why was it cut from the transcripted version? www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...

npr.orgAbortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
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@baylink.bsky.social

Well, Senator Kelly overstates the case just a touch. SAVE itself does not *require everyone* to reregister. It merely makes registering much harder, so that when -- as a separate process -- the GOP forces states to over-purge their rolls, it's hard to get back in time. Process Matters.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

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@baylink.bsky.social

Good. Cause, by all accounts, if he does that, he essentially guarantees a Democratic trifecta -- and a pretty deep one at that -- in 26 and 28.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would not rule out the possibility that American ground troops will be sent into Iran or articulate what the Trump administration’s exit strategy will be as the Pentagon wages a massive campaign to eliminate Tehran’s arsenal.

washingtonpost.comU.S. won’t rule out sending ground troops into IranThe Pentagon is bracing for more casualties as it wages a massive campaign to eliminate Tehran’s arsenal but acknowledged that U.S. forces cannot intercept all incoming fire.
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@baylink.bsky.social

Pre-emptive strike: Among the lies Trump will spend 2 hours telling tonight, ones about voting insecurity are the most dangerous, and you should pretty much assume the opposite of everything he says.

Brennan Center@brennancenter.org

Tonight’s State of the Union address will likely feature false claims about voter fraud. Here’s what you need to know: bit.ly/46mnHe6

brennancenter.orgTrump’s Misleading Pitch for the SAVE ActThe State of the Union will likely feature false claims about voter fraud.
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@baylink.bsky.social

WaPo: Trump aides struggle with how to spend $500B more on military. It can now be revealed... that I am an entire branch of the US Military...

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@baylink.bsky.social

Just ran across this Kevin Smith clip on FB that @kellycarlin.bsky.social might or might not already have seen... (Warning: the work fuck is used a lot...) www.facebook.com/reel/4445808...

facebook.com164K views · 6.3K reactions | Remembering the comedic titan #georgecarlin and the time he performed “Advertising Lullaby” for the cast of Dogma back in 1998. Sometimes it’s okay to meet your heroes, K...Remembering the comedic titan #georgecarlin and the time he performed “Advertising Lullaby” for the cast of Dogma back in 1998. Sometimes it’s okay to meet your heroes, Kids! #KevinSmith
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@baylink.bsky.social

REMINDER: Today is Giving Tuesday. If you gotta non-profit you love, send them a sawbuck. Or more. If you don't, send it to Wikipedia, Ballotpedia or The Internet Archive.

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@baylink.bsky.social

@tk.gg Should I expect YouTube live urls to work in the grid? I've tried a couple, and it seems to get all the YT chrome populated into the pane, title and all, but then it just spins. Is a YT stream too far from what the grid wrapper wants to hand to the browser to work?

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@baylink.bsky.social

Well, I've been very happy with my AfterShokz headset, until the cap just popped off one earpiece, and I learned that *they won't repair it* (or even just sell me a replacement Little Plastic Cap). My recommendation now is "buy the $25 Temu knock off, people, not theirs."

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@baylink.bsky.social

@tk.gg Just started digging back into MythTV, and in the current world, IPTV and the github project which led me to you. And I love nearly everything about Grid, but I have 3 minor RFEs: 1) Bright yellow box follows the audio 2) Ability to put audio back to sleep 3) Zoom FS vid to aud - HotkeyF

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@baylink.bsky.social

I've gotten dropped into a PowerPoint project, and I'm exceedingly disheartened with Libre Impress, which -- apparently, even in v25 -- just can't do about half the very basic things I need done reasonably. #styles #boxes #masterpages #refresh

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:

thehandbasket.coKimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increaseThe Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com

The White House Peace Vigil, widely considered the longest continuous act of political protest in U.S. history, was dismantled by federal law enforcement Thursday night after its more than 40-years of standing.

washingtonpost.comThe White House Peace Vigil, after standing for decades, is dismantledParts of the vigil were removed earlier this month after Trump ordered, “Take it down.” On Thursday night, only the vigil volunteers and some signs remained.
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@baylink.bsky.social

Yeah, this won't be D's shutting down the government, it will be R's, who are abdicating their responsibilities. Great that you're throwing in with the R's there, though, WaPo.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Democrats are demanding that at least some cuts to Obamacare be reversed in exchange for their support of a funding bill, while Republicans are daring Democrats to risk shutting down the government over the issue.

washingtonpost.comThe GOP cut parts of Obamacare. Now it’s at the center of a funding fight.Democrats are asking for restored health care subsidies and funding in exchange for their support, but Republicans are daring them to risk a shutdown over the issue.
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@baylink.bsky.social

Scoop: Business Insider just committed suicide.

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social

Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

status.newsBusiness Insider and the BotsThe Axel Springer-owned newsroom is buzzing over new ChatGPT writing guidelines—part of an aggressive A.I. strategy pushed by its German parentco and detailed in a memo obtained by Status.

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Adam Serwer
@adamserwer.bsky.social

Conservatives believe free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want, and also if you don't say what they want you should be sent to a gulag for life bsky.app/profile/stev...

steven monacelli@stevanzetti.bsky.social

Carlos Turcios, a Tarrant County GOP exec board member and writer for the right wing Dallas Express, is an organizer of an upcoming Charlie Kirk vigil. He was a former TPUSA chapter leader and made intolerant posts in the group's private chatroom. He wants to deport students who don't mourn Kirk.

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@baylink.bsky.social

So we should give President Bartlet the same amout of credit for the state of the country as President Obama, then? Do I have it right?

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers

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@baylink.bsky.social

Hopefully, Democrats won't cave, and instead stick the Republicans with the consequences of their actions.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

House Republicans are planning to extend government funding until mid-November to buy more time for bipartisan spending negotiations and avoid an Oct. 1 federal shutdown.

wapo.stRepublicans plan short-term funding extension, daring Democrats on shutdownLawmakers might try to add funding for security for members of Congress in legislation to keep the government open past September.

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The New York Times
@nytimes.com

Eliezer Yudkowsky, one of the most fascinating people in A.I., is the author of a new book on why artificial intelligence will kill us all. On "Hard Fork," he made the case for why A.I. development should be shut down now, long before we reach superintelligence. nyti.ms/42qt3CT

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@baylink.bsky.social

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social (substack): > That is the law, and it is bad reporting to simply characterize the action as Trump and his team wishes. I believe you're referring back to your quote of the WaPo hed about Bowser's announcement, and, really, I can't view that headline, as "what TCF wants".

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@baylink.bsky.social

Chicago mayor joins Illinois Gov Pritzker in telling pres to fuck ALL THE WAY OFF.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago has rejected the Trump administration’s plans to send troops or militarized federal agents to his city for immigration enforcement, and ordered local police officers not to aid the federal crackdown. nyti.ms/4lWfVMB

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@baylink.bsky.social

We. Told. You. So.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

The impacts of school choice have been particularly clear in Arizona, offering an early picture of K-12 education under the Republican vision of maximum school choice. Here, public schools are starting to close.

washingtonpost.comPublic schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soarsArizona, with a marketplace of school options and universal vouchers, offers a window into the GOP vision for K-12 education
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Hey, @gofundme.com? This person's plight might be legit, but what's with this "multiple different shortlinks pointing to the same campaign" thing -- YOUR shortlinks? Doesn't that violate your TOS? And why is it technically possible?

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@baylink.bsky.social

Sean 'Puffy' 'Puff Daddy' 'P. Diddy' 'Diddy' Combs to languish in jail.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

NEW YORK (AP) — Judge again refuses to grant bail for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs while he awaits sentencing.