JL Johnson :veri_mast:

User47__dup_31603@vmst.io

Dad x2 (teen and a toddler😳) <a href="https://vmst.io/@Jillianmarisa" class="u-url mention">@Jillianmarisa</a>'s husband. Liberal. Enthusiastic Missouri Master Naturalist: President of the KC chapter. I dig: Conservation + naturalist topics, photography (mostly birds these days) postcards 'n travel. Leader @ a Conglom-O Corp 🤷🏻‍♂️C-list <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AvGeek</a>: I help run <a href="https://avgeek.social/@AirlineReporter" class="u-url mention">@AirlineReporter</a> & host a Mastodon community of travel/airplane geeks @ AvGeek.Social. **MY VIEWS** Disclaimer, yadda bla bla

Posts

Post #714039
@jonostrower@mastodon.world soooooo the test didn’t work, orrr?
Post #702325
@rpmik@avgeek.social hello happiness
Post #656159
@jenkins@social.lite.red hi Jenkins. Pretty sure we have a tool at work named after you. Hope you’re rolling in royalties
Post #645693
RE: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/116228686072308466 Oh noooooo. Anyway… #AIshit #AIslop #MicroSlop
Post #625624
@elaterite@mastoart.social @ikluft@avgeek.social @denise@twit.social Yup. And both Leo and Steve have been at it for eons. Steve is one of the best in the space. Dude’s over there writing stuff in assembly. And there’s a copy of his software on the ISS 🤩
Post #607807
If you are looking for a distraction, or just wholesome anecdotes derailing the entirety of our first bluebird experience, the thread is below. I hope to make a similar thread this year. Last year was a success, but very disjointed and poorly documented. https://vmst.io/@User47/112186500199386632 #EasternBluebird #BackyardBirding #KC #Missouri #NestWatch #EABL #Birding
Post #607611
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org some years in the future, American auto industry, “no one wants our cars! Government please help us out, we had no idea.
Post #595704
@rpmik@avgeek.social yes!!!
Post #591943
@rpmik@avgeek.social I love how you are ~1 month ahead of us. How is the future?!
Post #591297
Today our rooftop solar generated ~75% of our power. I bet we would have been >100% had we not charged Jillian’s car and not washed (and dried) multiple comforters. None of this is a problem, just excited commentary. So much fun. #RooftopSolar #Solar #DisOldHouse
Post #580822
One in three Gen Z boys are dumbasses. https://ground.news/article/31-of-gen-z-men-believe-wife-should-obey-her-husband-study-finds?utm_source=fediverse&utm_medium=mastodon
Post #580325
@cynblogger@sfba.social Nope. Love some cali, but Missouri is home.
Post #579787
We drove all the way downtown to get yummy dinner. Every single gas station is at $2.99. Normally there is variability. It seems no one wants to be the $3 pioneer. I bet this doesn’t last long.
Post #579730
@rpmik@avgeek.social be right there
Post #574256
@shibaprasad@mstdn.party yeah there was a lot of talk about a project I think was called nightshade that could totally wreck AI. For example somehow have an I wanted scrape of an image of a car but walk away with it convinced it was an asparagus. Same with text somehow. It was so cool. Also there were like…. traps? An AI crawler could get stuck processing nonsense
Post #574184
It was supposed to be sunny today. It is thus far, not. However the still 100% cloud coverage is the thinnest it has been all week, except for a few very brief Sol Peekaboos yesterday. We’re on track for our best solar production day ever. Yay! #Solar #renewableenergy #DisOldHouse #KC #RooftopSolar #Resist
Post #570123
@mlanger@mastodon.world I don’t. But this place had one at one point. I love our Miele
Post #570119
@JimHindsKC@mastodon.social oh, that’s very well done. The comments are interesting as well
Post #565663
I&#39;ve been told to get the premium version of Copilot at work. OK fine whatever. So as I fill out the form I have to check a bunch of boxes that say I&#39;ll crosscheck any results and I agree not to trust it with important work and bla bla bla. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?!?! #AIShit #Micorosoft #Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot #CorpLife
Post #563510
Shop-vacs (wet/dry vacuums) have always existed in my lifetime. I hope when they were invented folks were absolutely blown away. Because I’m still amazed by them as a middle aged fella who has had the same one for ~25 years.
Post #556379
One thing I don't understand about dems is this: Our team gets a real boner every time Don Whoreleon does something that upsets the right. And then the right whines. Sure, it's fun to point and laugh and say "we told you so." But it's not like they are suddenly going to start voting for level-headed, actually qualified women or minorities. At this point they are codependent. I don't see any chance of them abandoning ship until the Big Beautiful Day.
Post #555199
@Leszek_Karlik@circumstances.run @arthur@rosafamily.social Do they deserve one? 👀
Post #555192
Are we still doing #BandcampFriday? Lindsey Stirling is there. Big fan, you've probs heard hits from her first album before the algorithms moved on. But she's still cranking out awesomeness. If you don't know what to get, start with her first album. It's her name. Otherwise I really like Artemis. #LindseyStirling
Post #554422
Picked this up from @arthur@rosafamily.social. Excellent news! https://www.theverge.com/transportation/890202/united-airlines-headphones-policy-contract-of-carriage #UnitedAirlines #AvGeek #BusinessTravel
Post #554191
I saw a post yesterday with a drought map and the KC area had some color. There is no way we're in any sort of drought. We were over average rainfall in Jan and Feb. Nearly over our March average just 6 days in. It's been low and slow w/ storms in between for nearly week. Deep, soaking rain. Not all at once. I don't think the account that posted it was intentionally being deceptive but it was another reminder to be deeply skeptic of everything. #KCWx #Drought #RainRainGoAway
Post #552857
I'm sorry to see the division in Texas on the Talarico vs Crockett situation. They were both great candidates. Imagine that, we FINALLY have good choices. This isn't the end for Crockett, she is FIRE. I've become a fan and she has an awesome future. But I think we lefties especially here on the fedi forget how unwilling folks are to embrace women and minorities. It's Texas, y'all... That said, I really hope it's Paxton vs Talarico. Paxton is garbage and even Republica...
Post #538217
Our solar panels are generating 300 W of juice despite it being morning, still pretty dark, and surprisingly foggy. Looking forward to our first full day of these guys with the naked sun. Maybe this weekend? Maybe? #RooftopSolar #SolarPower #SolarPanels #Solar
Post #520180
I accidentally watched the last Strange New Worlds episode of the season yesterday. Not sure how I feel about how the Vezda arc wrapped up. Though the scene with the door knocking was heart warming, I’m crazy confused at the whole Batel situation. #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds
Post #518470
@grammargirl@zirk.us thank you for being an early adopter and frequent presence here. Happy Grammar day!
Post #496650
Apparently the makers of Claude stood their ground against the DOD, and ChatGPT caved? As an AI skeptic and someone who believes this is all a bubble, I have absolutely no loyalty so I’ll happily switch. #AIshit