Happy birthday, bud.

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What Makes a Robot Actually Useful at Work? YouTube video by Automated Podcast

Good discussion between @mikell.bsky.social (worked with her in the early days of Rethink Robotics) and @bheater.bsky.social
of A3, about the reality of building and deploying robots. Mikell has been at many robotic startups and more recently Amazon Robotics, and GM. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNLe...

Happy one year anniversary to my all-time greatest eBay purchase (it did, in fact, have a certificate of authenticity)

Trump administration to end temporary protected status for Somalis Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, the administration said.

So we can drop any pretense about this ever having been about "illegals?"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

New calendars. LFG.

Rolling into 2026 like

New year, new Nancy.

Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica YouTube video by Rocksteady Freddie

RIP king. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CXa...

Zohran proving once again, Trump's true kryptonite is a handsome man in a suit.

WTF why is Dan Clowes in Eddington?

I volunteer at a food pantry most saturdays. The last few weeks, we’ve continually broken our record for guests, and the SNAP benefits haven’t stopped yet (it’s looking like that could happen next week). A woman started crying in front of me today. It’s about to go from bad to scary.

List of United States presidential campaign slogans 1928 "Who but Hoover?" – 1928 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Herbert Hoover.[11] "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage" – Commonly cited version of a claim asserted in a Republican Party flier on behalf of the 1928 U.S. presidential campaign of Herbert Hoover.[12] "Honest. Able. Fearless." – Al Smith "All for 'Al' and 'Al' for All." – Al Smith "Make your wet dreams come true." – Al Smith, referring to his stand in favor of repealing Prohibition.

What's up?

Rodney Brooks: The Truth About Humanoid Robots and AI Hype YouTube video by Automated Podcast

A few months ago I sat down to talk with @bheater.bsky.social about humanoids, automation, and deploying them at scale. He published it on his automate outlet today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qxO...

Episode 727: Henry Barajas, Rachel Merrill Podcast Episode · RiYL · 09/21/2025 · 49m

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... @henrybarajas.bsky.social and I got to chat with my good buddy @riyl.bsky.social on all things Gil Thorp! and Death To Pachuco!!

Maybe Trump should put a tariff on takes.

At this point in my life, my politics are basically: let's get people food and homes.

Automated Trailer YouTube video by Automated Podcast

Hey, I'm launching a new work podcast and newsletter next week. Both will be very good. You should subscribe.

www.automate.org/automation/a...

youtu.be/efxCY-C8UY8?...

Midsommar (2019)

Musk’s Boring Co. Burns $900M, Delivers Tunnels, Not Hyperloops Also today: Chicago tackles $1 billion budget hole, and AI gives researchers a hand across fields.

Half of the LinkedIn comments on this story are "You missed the point. [Proceeds to explain why Boring is part of a Ponzi Scheme that will save humanity.]"

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Just put it in charge of the CDC and be done with it.

0.25 Realness Score? WaPo did me dirty.

My memoir's working title is, "Why Are You Secretly Mad at Me?"

Serial manipulator - Wikipedia

New gaslighting just dropped. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_...

When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
Trump on the roooooof

When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
Trump on the roooooof

Serial manipulator - Wikipedia

New gaslighting just dropped. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_...

Do you have a python problem?

Vibe coding my depression.