Ken Ryan

A Kingfisher story in nine posts.

OMG my alma mater is advertising an Aerospace Engineering degree with the most ridiculous example of AI slop I've ever seen. Way to go, guys.

I am sorry, which company is this? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

So, 1 Zacharia = 1 milliScaramucci?

Snoozy poodle, unclear on what her bed is for.

Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.

NASA has released onboard video of Artemis II's reentry through Earth's atmosphere 🤩 Top speed: about 25,000 mph

RIP to the world's first software engineer news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

“Your students study astrophysics… philosophy, artificial intelligence, and something called Operations Research and Information Engineering, which I do not understand but assume is more complicated than calling 911.” Congrats, Cornell, you’ve killed satire on top of everything else.

My husband just sent me this 😁🤩

Cronch

The Miraculous AI Discovery Engines

Every atom in your body has survived cosmic catastrophes beyond comprehension, only to end up answering inane emails.

$5000 midterm bribe for 330M Americans costs $1.6 Trillion GOP:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Meanwhile: •Insulin for diabetics: $40B •Universal Pre-K: $60B •Universal 4-yr-college: $70B •SNAP for 40M Americans: $80B •Cancel all medical debt: $150B •$1.2T REMAINS GOP: HoW wE gOnNa AfForD iT? SOCIALISM COMMUNISM NOO!

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

L'Arc de Participationne

I don't ask my pup "who's a good girl". I *tell* her she's a good girl.

Dolly Parton was one of a tiny number of American saints--indeed, the only other one that immediately springs to mind is Fred Rogers. They had a remarkable ability to unite people from all backgrounds, appearing apolitical while standing with quiet firmness on the right side of history.

President Trump imposes a 50% tariff on Canadian goods to see if he can have better success fighting U.S. allies than he has had fighting U.S. adversaries.

Building the Hubble Lego. The "mirror" can only be assembled one way due to the orientation of the studs. But that makes the primary mirror backwards! Convex instead of concave! #LEGO #Fail

Me: How was your day? Son (airport worker): Not bad, but we did have a problem with the catering carts. Me: OH? Son: Yeah. The chicken kept squawking about the 2020 election.

Joe Biden took an hours-long secret train ride into war-torn Ukraine, and Trump got hustled away in a catering truck to get out of a friendly nation. OK.

this is well above the expected number of ship's cats for a vessel of this size

Billionaires at work! Mark Zuckerberg's Launchpad kindly slows and stops while a small cruise ship - who was significantly further away - hustles over to help a small boater in distress. What a guy! 🤩

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Water was wonderful and the waves were big out here on Long Island today. Body-surfed a perfect one straight down into the sand. Hope to ride more waves once this abrasion on my forehead heals and the CT scan comes back negative. News flash: I am not 15 anymore. I am, it would seem, much older.

Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains."

Ok. As promised, a thread about supply chain food safety vulnerabilities in the food industry. Buckle up. It's a long one.

I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.

Is it insider trading for the president of the United States to sell access to market-moving information for money?

the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. Happy 250, America!

Timeline cleanser. Be sure to read the alt text!

I remember this. It was a scandal that rocked the national news!

Check out this sword stuck in a stone!!

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

Nothing says ‘freedom’ like burning taxpayer money on dirt bikes at the White House for a billionaire’s birthday party. Bread’s expensive, rent’s worse, but sure, let’s fund a midlife crisis with fireworks and motocross. Peak empire decay. America is not a serious country.

Hey, anyone have an electric lawnmower? Looking at them now (I killed my gas mower through neglect). Lots of options, anything I should be particularly aware of or avoid?

Welp there’s no unseeing this

We all have days like this

I can’t excerpt, every word is perfect

Imagine missing your own son’s wedding so you could go surrender to Iran

Good morning.