johnhogge.bsky.social

johnhogge.bsky.social

@johnhogge.bsky.social

Retired software engineer, retired rock climber, route developer & guidebook author. Current table-top war gamer. I like bs for immediate news, opinions, humor, and as a backup to the Twitter exodus.

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Thinking about starting the Flat AI Society. There's no AI, just humans pulling the puppet strings, aided with some non-intelligent software. The button is never pushed to solve anything. Always the strings. Join Me!!

Very close to what our outdoor dog looks like: A White German Shepard. The wiki page on this breed is full of "dog show" history (yawn), but the bit I remember: the Nazi's strangely didn't like the whites. They like the black/brown GS's. People later fought for whites entering dog shows/breed desig.

GOP progression over time: party of Lincoln -> party of the upper middle glass -> not the party of Lincoln -> party of "No!" and tough love -> party of budget hawks -> party of vilifying Democrats -> cult of personality -> party of fascism and dictatorship.