Posts by mattblaze@federate.social
(DIR) Post #B1mwWUqsSYCddiMmx6 by mattblaze@federate.social
2025-12-30T22:27:33Z
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@adafruit Since Mamdani isn’t mayor yet, I’m going to blame this madness on Adams until proven otherwise.
(DIR) Post #B1mwWXQks85ddZAT9U by mattblaze@federate.social
2025-12-30T22:39:53Z
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@jgamble @adafruit I carry a Flipper Zero all the time. I use it as a repository for the giant pile of RFID cards and tags I’d otherwise have to have with me. Much more compact, reliable, and convenient.
(DIR) Post #B1mwWcnytCdiJ34aY4 by mattblaze@federate.social
2025-12-30T22:30:19Z
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@adafruit When I’m sworn in as mayor, I’m banning NFTs from the ceremony.
(DIR) Post #B1mwhD3Eywd5cLG2PQ by mattblaze@federate.social
2025-12-30T22:48:44Z
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@jeff @jgamble @adafruit you achieved parity with North Korea!
(DIR) Post #B24GHQtUs6DQqQJxpo by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-08T01:54:46Z
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I just saw the video of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis. I won't link to it; it's a snuff film.I have no words, just terrified outrage.
(DIR) Post #B24GHSMbPN5jOywiq8 by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-08T02:02:26Z
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The highest levels of the federal government have made clear that they regard Americans who engage in protest and dissent as a national enemy. It is unsurprising that their troops on the ground treat them accordingly.Kent State showed us that this is what happens.
(DIR) Post #B24GHc8R4thXhwOY9A by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-08T02:10:28Z
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I'm glad I didn't see this until after my class today. I would't have been able to teach.
(DIR) Post #B24GHkNcQKbFHLYmvI by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-08T02:25:08Z
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The challenge now is to funnel this into something more productive than despair.
(DIR) Post #B2GgYDd0NPT5KRn6Uy by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-13T20:50:33Z
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In case it somehow wasn't already obvious how completely repellent the administration's legal harassment of Becca Good (Renee Good's widow) is, *six* senior career prosecutors in the local US Attorney's office and at Main Justice resigned today because they wanted no part of it.SIX.
(DIR) Post #B2PnjCmGKNiXyfwiie by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-18T16:22:59Z
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Code Lines, Union Pacific Railroad, Harvard, CA, 2010.A transcontinental number of pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4612902834#photography
(DIR) Post #B2PnjECB3W2cNL4vke by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-18T16:23:15Z
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Captured with a DSLR and 24mm shifting lens (vertically shifted just a bit) on a hot day in the Mojave desert. This is a simple composition, characteristic of the early 20th century Precisionist school. There's little in the frame that isn't essential. The pylons, wires, and tracks all converge at a vanishing point at the edge of the frame, suggesting, but not showing, a more expansive network of wires, tracks, and, for better or worse, human dominance over nature.
(DIR) Post #B2PnjFTaIHYkLcELWS by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-18T16:23:35Z
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Telegraph poles like these, with multiple "code lines", were once a common feature along American railroads. They are distinguishable from ordinary power or telephone lines by their multitude of cables, often occupying several crossarms. They typically carried a power bus plus individual lines for the signals along the route, with more efficient encodings used as technology improved.They've been mostly supplanted by more modern SCADA systems that don't require so many individual wires.
(DIR) Post #B2PnjNfvoGBnmE4JsW by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-18T16:27:35Z
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(This image is currently on display at the Tesla Transportation Museum in Zagreb as part of an exhibit on railroad infrastructure; catalog at https://muzej.hzinfra.hr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/200-katalog-ZA-WEB.pdf)
(DIR) Post #B2Sz1nKSZZa5G7RFnE by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-19T18:53:25Z
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 2020.More than four score pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/50402933763#photography
(DIR) Post #B2Sz1og7YWVBRaa4C8 by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-19T18:53:44Z
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Captured with the Rodenstock 90mm/5.6 HR Digaron (@ f/7.1) and the PhaseOne IQ4-150 "Achromatic" back. 12mm of vertical shift kept the geometry in line. The sharp lens and achromatic back reveal a lot of detail zoomed in at full resolution (full res is downloadable on flickr).This is a very simple composition, the frame filled with the Memorial from roughly the perspective shown on the $5 bill. The National Parks Service does a superb job lighting the site.
(DIR) Post #B2Sz1prr8NU18H4x7o by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-19T18:54:03Z
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The Lincoln Memorial, an iconic DC tourist attraction, is crowded and bustling year round. But in the middle of the night, when it's empty and quiet, it becomes a very different place. It's solemn and peaceful in a way that takes you by surprise. I lingered longer than I needed to when taking this photo.Part of my "slightly better versions of the pictures of local attractions than you might find hanging in your hotel room" series.
(DIR) Post #B2WwEN2o5U7OGyKIPA by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-21T20:12:18Z
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If I were of a suspicious mind, I'd think Trump's erratic on again, off again tariff threats were just a vehicle for market manipulation.
(DIR) Post #B2cmQ4ceZWA41JnJwW by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-24T17:59:58Z
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Be warned: The latest death video from Minneapolis is graphic enough to weigh heavily on you, but not detailed enough to really help you understand much about what happened beyond what’s been widely reported.
(DIR) Post #B2iZJV49ROL2rrUsUa by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-27T00:27:24Z
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Bondi's extortionary demand for the Minnesota voter rolls is curious. Minnesota's voter rolls, like those of most states, are essentially public, including name, address, phone number (if given), and elections voted in. The only information redacted (by law) is DoB, SSN (etc) and which party's primary elections they chose to vote in.One can only speculate on why DoJ would want the redacted information.https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/201.091
(DIR) Post #B2iZJcs2QJP14btJiq by mattblaze@federate.social
2026-01-27T00:35:53Z
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Minnesota has open primaries - any voter can select which party primary they want to vote in at the time of the primary. There's no party registration, so the primary selected (and not made public) is the only indicator of party affinity in the voter database there.