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jstevenyork

@jstevenyork@mastodon.social

Genre writer. Teller of tales. Collector of relics. Ally. Maker. Man of action. Man of action figures. Really tall guy.
Call me "Steve" or "J. Steven." Very left for my age. Don't mess with my peeps. I have a LOT of peeps. Hopefully you.
#makers #space #science #sciencefiction #fantasy #writing #gamedevelopment #neurodivergent #creativity #toys #publishing #indieauthor #books #genre #mystery

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arstechnica, to random
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Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

Musk could devote less time to Tesla if pay isn't re-approved, shareholders hear.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/tesla-chair-says-elon-musk-needs-46-billion-pay-plan-to-stay-motivated/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jstevenyork,
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@arstechnica
You say that like it's a bad thing...

arstechnica, to random
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Zoom CEO envisions AI deepfakes attending meetings in your place

Eric Yuan told The Verge that "digital twins" are the future of work.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/zoom-ceo-envisions-ai-deepfakes-attending-meetings-in-your-place/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jstevenyork,
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@arstechnica
This:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB1X4o-MV6o

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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    jstevenyork,
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    @Teri_Kanefield
    I'm really sorry you have to put up with this shit (actually, you don't, which is why you're not posting). But know, that a lot of us out here really appreciate your experience, insight, and ability to articulate it in understandable terms, even when sometimes it comes into conflict with our own held views or wishes for how things should be. I know the haters tend to be the most vocal, but I want to say this, even if it might be too late.

    MLE_online, to random
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    Someone in my neighborhood threw away a whole set of lockers, so I guess I have to own lockers now

    jstevenyork,
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    @MLE_online
    Cool! Or sorry. Depends on if you have a place and a purpose for it. I'd have a hard time passing it up, but I don't know where I'd put it. BUT IT WOULD BE SO COOL!

    MLE_online, to random
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    My local bike shop guy heard about my quixotic quest to adapt a 40 spoke Sturmey Archer hub to a 36 spoke rim with machined adapter plates, and give me another hub to play with.

    It looked nice on the outside, but it did not make the expected ratcheting sound that a freewheeling hub should make when spun. It also did not work correctly.

    I thought maybe it would just be full of gummed up grease inside so I poured a bunch of paint thinner in there and let it sit, but that did not fix it, so I disassembled it and found it to be extremely crusty, rusty, and gunky inside.

    I'm going to try to make it work again, even though this hub still won't work on my bike because it's drilled for 28 spokes lol. It just seems fun to see if I can clean it up and fix it.

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    jstevenyork,
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    @MLE_online
    Ooh! Another Evaporust fan! I heard about it from Adam Savage's videos, tried it, and found it fantastically useful. I try to keep a gallon in my shop at all times.

    jstevenyork,
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    @MLE_online
    I like Evaporust for the safety, environmental factor aspects and especially the lack of smell. My wife's writing office is in in a corner of my shop building, and I try to keep the stinky stuff outside. And when you live on the Oregon coast "outside" is a workspace that works on an only occasional and unreliable basis. You using your own acid mixture or is there a commercial brand with it that you prefer? Evaporust is great, but not for every job. More knowledge: good.

    jstevenyork,
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    @MLE_online
    Wow! That's useful info! The disposal aspect is one of the big pluses on Evaporust for me. Are you using it straight or in diluted form?

    MLE_online, to random
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    Spotted a small, cute, and weird little car

    jstevenyork,
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    @MLE_online

    The center headlight is kind of puzzling, but it could be an early English Ford of some kind, maybe an Angela? Similar looking car anyway, though I couldn't find an exact match for the grill and headlights. And maybe the center headlight is an old after-market accessory? Found a Youtube video of someone putting one on their 50s Nash.

    nyrath, to random
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    APR: 3D Printed Aerospace/Nuclear subjects

    https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=5399

    jstevenyork,
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    @nyrath
    The Orion space battleship is cool. I THINK I recognize all the others, though I couldn't tell you what they're called off the top of my head.

    jstevenyork,
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    @nyrath I was assuming the cruise-missile looking one was PLUTO, the nuclear ramjet, but the configuration doesn't look like any art I found. Nor SLAM, which I stumbled on in my search.

    w7voa, to random
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    USAF releases new imagery of the B-21 Raider. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3784952/b-21-raider-continues-flight-test-production/

    jstevenyork,
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    @w7voa
    Based on past early releases of stealth aircraft imagery, these are undoubtedly carefully selected angles intended to hide as much as they show. For example, there is at least early toy version of the F-117 fighter with a very gently swept wing, far less than the real thing, because the first photo released was angled to give just such an impression, or at least to make it difficult to know what the actual angle was.

    arstechnica, to random
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    OpenAI pauses ChatGPT-4o voice that fans said ripped off Scarlett Johansson

    "Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson," OpenAI insists.

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/openai-pauses-chatgpt-4o-voice-that-fans-said-ripped-off-scarlett-johansson/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    jstevenyork,
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    @arstechnica
    "It's a COPY of Scarlett-Johansson, and that's COMPLETELY different!"

    arstechnica, to random
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    “Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

    Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/outrageously-priced-weight-loss-drugs-could-bankrupt-us-health-care/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    jstevenyork, (edited )
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    @arstechnica
    I'm full-blown diabetic and my doctor just put me on Ozempic to bring down my recently rising A1C. Would be terrible if a tag team of greedy drug companies, Tiktokers, trendy stars, and fashionistas ruined this for people who actually need it. Not to mention maybe toppling the entire health-care system, bad as it is in the U.S.

    #healthcare #drugcompanies #greed

    arstechnica, to random
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    NC Senate passes bill to make it illegal to publicly mask for health reasons

    Senators skeptical of legal trouble for harmless masking after moving to make it illegal.

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/nc-senate-passes-bill-to-make-it-illegal-to-publicly-mask-for-health-reasons/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    jstevenyork,
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    @arstechnica
    Fuck all these guys. Fuck them up the nose with a splintered board lubed with covid mucus.

    MLE_online, to random
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    FYI, the tale of my junk e-bike, previously serialized in toot format, is now available to read as a single article on The Autopian:

    https://www.theautopian.com/i-built-an-e-bike-entirely-out-of-trash/

    jstevenyork,
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    @MLE_online
    Great article! Love hearing stories of this kind of guerilla DIY project. Still riding the bike, or what eventually became of it?

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