CaptainWonkoTheSane

CaptainWonkoTheSane

@captainles.bsky.social

Avid sailor. Pirate by ancestry. Also... USAF Vet, Big Tech guy, yacht design & maritime history enthusiast. Have been known to play a little blues guitar. Hysterics blocked. Lemme know if you sail.

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I am 100% in favor of deporting Elon Musk.

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social

I don’t think we should get used to a man this wealthy, this full of hate and this willing to demonize a small minority having so much power in our economy and in our politics. To defend democracy, we must defeat the oligarchs.

Consider the desperation of the GOP in sending the President to Mississippi - a place that's as Dirt Road Red as they come. They're terrified that you'll show up next Tuesday and vote. Bring their nightmare to life.

Solid idea.

Jason Karsh@jkarsh.bsky.social

Thing is, you don’t have to ban it. Ban the advertising of it. Entirely. Like we did with smoking. Then give it a year or two and see what more you need to do. No one will miss those ads, honestly people may be happy you stepped up to do it.

He's clearly gone 'round the bend. If he was one of any of our relatives, he'd be in a memory care unit.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump: I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before, Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss. Stand up.

There are 9 days until election day. The Democrat party should be cashing in their kids' college funds to put this on every television in every red household in the country.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "While oil prices are temporarily high ... the United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars"

To be clear, his uncle did not "invent radar". It was conceptualized by a Russian in the late 19th c. and developed into practicality by a German in 1904. By the start of WWII in Europe the British had a fully deployed system.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "My uncle invented radar! Can you believe it?"

They will not stop until they become the targets.

Status Coup News@statuscoupnews.bsky.social

Security and witness footage revealed shocking details after 40-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez was struck by an unmarked federal SUV while riding his e-bike on October 17th. Despite shouting that his arm was broken, bystanders say Gonzalez was tased twice and pinned face-down on the pavement.

What's "deletimizing" mean?

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

She is also one of the people who proudly held up one of the Epstein binders she got from Pam Bondi with a big smile for the cameras. This is who gets special access from Trump’s DOJ.

"And if you think your water quality sucks now, just wait!"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Because Pete Ricketts has been fighting for your farmers, today I'm proud to announce $1.3 billion in investment in domestic fertilizer manufacturing right here in Nebraska"

Fuck. So many great roles, but honestly my favorite was 'Steel Magnolias'. It was one of the smallest parts in the film, but Skerritt made the most of it.

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social

RIP Tom Skerritt, a reliable and enduring actor who you probably remember from...everything, basically. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

People posting snarky memes about data centers on social media - one of the primary consumers of rack space on the entire planet - will never get old. I kid. It's old.

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No. No, they won't.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm pleased to announce something else. This is a very very big one. The Department of War will be investing $1.5 billion to produce cutting edge semiconductor chips right here in North Carolina."

There is a popular right-wing belief that Islam is basically the Borg. That the ultimate goal is for everyone on the planet to be either Muslim or Dead. That Sharia law is the inevitable result of Muslim elected officials. It's silly - but it's enough of a soft spot to serve as a vote-getter.

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social

‘Why the MB has become a flashpoint’ The answer is racism. That’s it

But with NO DATA CENTERS there would be no Instagram. I'm so sick of stupid people.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Pittsburg high school students walk out of class to say: NO DATA CENTERS IN PITTSBURG!

As an aside to this & WRT the thread I wrote on it last night, I'm VERY disappointed on AOC for not bothering to do some basic homework and learn the issue before posting an inaccurate and borderline hysterical message about it. We need leaders - leaders who deal in facts and reality, not emotion.

CaptainWonkoTheSane@captainles.bsky.social

Jesus wept... Okay, people. You get a thread. The FAA's new "AI air traffic control system" isn't actually controlling airplanes. It's called SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories) and is being tested around Washington-area airports. (1/x)

Her thought process was obviously nothing more than "My voters hate AI so I'm gonna trash this program because it has AI in the name." Anyone who thinks she's POTUS material should consider that. I like AOC, generally - but she's not a mature politician.

Jesus wept... Okay, people. You get a thread. The FAA's new "AI air traffic control system" isn't actually controlling airplanes. It's called SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories) and is being tested around Washington-area airports. (1/x)

Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social

“Artificial intelligence” Cannot do nearly as much as they think it can….

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The system can recommend actions such as route adjustments, departure timing changes, and traffic-flow measures to improve efficiency / reduce delays. It does NOT issue clearances, separate aircraft, or control planes. Controllers remain fully responsible for all decisions. (3/x)

It can reduce delays and make better use of limited airspace by anticipating problems hours before they happen. There is an existing system that it replaces - the AI enhancement is the difference between the two and serves to analyze input data more quickly than the legacy system. (4/4)

Jesus wept... Okay, people. You get a thread. The FAA's new "AI air traffic control system" isn't actually controlling airplanes. It's called SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories) and is being tested around Washington-area airports. (1/x)

Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social

“Artificial intelligence” Cannot do nearly as much as they think it can….

SMART uses AI and predictive analytics to analyze weather, airline schedules, airport capacity, traffic demand, and airspace constraints to forecast congestion before delays occur. It is NOT a replacement for the controller working your flight in a tower, TRACON, or en route center. (2/x)

JD Condom

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"He's just a guy who shows a weird focus on transgender kids ... typically people who say stuff like that tend to have some unusual search histories" -- JD Vance, who is obsessed with demagoguing trans issues, baselessly suggests that Talarico is a pedo

"Young people are not being included in the conversation," says the young person with several microphones in front of her while she talks about not being included in the conversation.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

"Young people are not being included in the conversation," said the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg as she joined students protesting in France on Tuesday. The country witnessed another day of nationwide demonstrations over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and crumbling buildings.

Useless media. Appropriate follow-up: "Have you fallen and hit your head? Seriously. Have you fallen, as from a height, and hit your head?"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why.

If the investigation centers around how her father filled out immigration paperwork then searching her home is a fishing expedition and nothing more.

Reuters@reuters.com

BREAKING: US authorities conducted a predawn raid on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said reut.rs/4hIvp8q