madopal

madopal

@madopal.bsky.social

Chicagoan (Portage Park), bungalow owner, recovering gamedev (Jaleco, Midway, et al), cat lover, data engineer, bike/transit advocate(ish) (former NW MBAC), aspiring historian/baker/woodworker, White Sox, Gen X, music nerd, just zis guy, you know? ✶✶✶✶

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via @stathead.com, throughout 122 years of world series history there have been two games in which a team scored 10+ runs and allowed 3 or fewer hits. both were the brewers (tonight and 1982 game 1)

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The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

I love that the illusion of stabie input/control is being taught for a non-deterministic process.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com

"AI can draft an essay for you, especially if you give it a high quality prompt." Really? This is what MIT thinks high schoolers should learn? MIT's "Day of AI" dayofai.org provides materials for K-12 teachers and claims to have reached over 5,000,000 students to date. 1/2

Just looked it up, and Walter was born in Chicago. We need to figure out what neighborhood.

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

I don't want to depend on Chinese AI. I don't want to depend on Chinese AI or American AI. I don't want to use, or depend on Chinese or American AI. I don't want to consume, use, or depend on anything produced by Chinese or American AI.

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

And on AI: “I don’t want to depend on Chinese nor American AI. I want to create a Brazilian intelligence.” He also mentioned having Brazilian data centres dealing with our intelligence. “We will no longer be a peripheral country. We want to be central.”

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next year microsoft execs will be required to sell their plasma regularly in order to contribute to its data center petty cash box

I quickly read the label as "To Cakefront Trail" and now I want a Cakefront Trail.

Streetsblog Chicago@chi.streetsblog.org

What Ardmore/Sheridan, just W. of the N. end of LFT, might look like if we ran things. This would prevent crashes/deaths, make turns less dangerous for drivers, keep bikes/e-scooters off sidewalks, and improve lake access. Background: chi.streetsblog.org/2026/08/03/i... @the48thward.bsky.social

Does feel more apocalyptic these days, and there's definitely a greater fear of airplanes falling on us.

Crooked Marquee@crooked-marquee.bsky.social

Richard Kelly’s sci-fi mindbender “Donnie Darko” makes one yearn for a time when a movie could make a virtue of confounding its audience. It was released on this day in 2001. buff.ly/iqCTMok

BTW, I keep seeing the gold Teslas (which I think are Robotaxis) in/near Logan Square. Caught one the other night going eastbound on Logan at Elston. Any one else been seeing them here?

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ChatGPT, my child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there are planes to catch, and bills to pay Can you teach him to walk while I'm away?

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My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

This was just balloons. SpaceX wants to do this with satellites so they can increase internet coverage.

mcc@dryad.technology

There was this time Cleveland did a balloon release event and the tv news portentously declared "the Mistake on the Lake no more!" and then when the wind turned unexpectedly, the balloonfall became a disaster and the airport shut down and there were fatalities. Anyway this event has now been outdone

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he was SO GOOD in Babylon 5. he deserves to be known for more than just the nuclear wessels guy

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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In the last few weeks i've been bombarded with emails from people who have minor tech support problems. ChatGPT is telling them to email me, writing their emails, and compiling "evidence packets" after convincing them they have stumbled on a major story: www.404media.co/chatgpt-keep...

404media.coChatGPT Keeps Telling People 404 Media Can Solve Their Tech Support ProblemsBecause big tech doesn't do customer service, we are being inundated with AI-generated emails begging us for help.

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Damn. Be seeing you. 🫡

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Be seeing you, Mr. Bester. Not many OG Enterprise Crew left.

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.