Ben Combee

Thank you for this viral work of exposing the disturbing links between apocalyptic Christianity and our military's leadership.

Once again, I'd like to remind people that this is what Josh Barro is raging about: 14-year-old kids playing sports with their friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9M...

Austin ISD has a mix of different parent communication systems, which means I get a text asking me to check my email which then links to a Google Doc. Can't we just provide the important information in the email or text?

If you live in any state controlled by the GOP, be sure to check the status of your voter registration. This is particularly important in Georgia.

Digital Equity Community Listening Session & Resource Fair Join us to learn more about digital equity resources and policy initiatives in the City of Austin.

This is happening March 7th (this Saturday) from 9am to 1pm at Austin City Hall. Come down to hear from city leaders and staff about how we're working to address historic issues around access to technology focusing on east #Austin.

The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.

We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

Unrelated male cats that share a litter box should be called fresh stepbrothers.

Oppose Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Casey Means to serve as U.S. Surgeon General on Wednesday, February 25th. While we were hoping this nomination was dead, i...

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@defendpublichealth.bsky.social

"Come Swing Into Fun with SPIDER HERO / NIGHTLINE HERO" on banner featuring Spiderman and Miles Morales.

"A Snowy Surprise Awaits. Meet the Snow Queen & Snowban" for an event flier featuring actors dressed as characters from Frozen.

Local indoor playground has been creative in avoiding trademark infringement for their events.

“Can I see some ID?”
“I avoided the Noid.”
“OK, go in.”

GitHub - Blenster/PCB_Tips: Making a PCB? What did you forget? Use this checklist before you order and save yourself some pain and money. Making a PCB? What did you forget? Use this checklist before you order and save yourself some pain and money. - Blenster/PCB_Tips

Are you learning @kicad.org and want some tips to make a successful PCB? My notes for what to do/check/think about are here: github.com/Blenster/PCB...

#MakeAllTheThings

Arduboy FX-C sitting on its box where it's perfectly matched with the picture below it. The handheld is gray with purple A/B buttons and a black D-pad button arrangement.

Handheld shot showing off the USB-C connector on its bottom, a nice upgrade over the micro-B connectors of previous units.

My Arduboy FX-C arrived today, and I'm very happy with the build quality, and it's got my two released games right at the top of the Arcade category. You can still order this edition from arduboy.com, but it's close to selling out.

Blue Voter Guide: Vote Fast, Smart, and Blue Blue Voter Guide helps you make quick, informed, pro-democracy choices by showing what's on your ballot, with endorsements from trusted, forward-looking organizations.

If you want help deciding, @bluevoterguide.bsky.social provides a great resource, showing candidates along with their endorsements from various Democratic and progressive groups, and letting you build up your own guide to print out to help navigate the VERY LONG ballot.

Always fun to get the bilingual "I Voted / Yo Voté" stickers. Early voting is the best, and for this year's Democratic primary in #Texas, its important to get participation from as many people as possible to build support for strong candidates in the general election.

Just finished reading @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy's 2008 novel "Little Brother", and it hit quite hard, given our current situation here in the US. Let's be ready for our own resistance. craphound.com/littlebrothe...

FRONTLINE | Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy | Season 2026 | Episode 1 How PFAS chemicals once used in carpets ended up in the water and environment in the South.

This is where I grew up. My first internship was in the IT department at Shaw Industries. This kind of contamination may have contributed to some of my health issues. It's harrowing.

Q&A: Democratic candidates in Texas’ 2026 Senate primary To help primary voters differentiate between the two, we asked Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico where they fall on major issues, ranging from international policy to taxes. See where they stand, an...

www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/o... is the correct URL. The one in your post didn't work for me.

Many Texas prisons are regularly topping 90 degrees. The state is about to defend itself in court. A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely violate state standards for other types of lockups. The state will be back i...

Today I published my last story for The Texas Newsroom @KUTNews.

We analyzed years of data from Texas prisons w/o AC and found — more often than not — temps would violate standards for county jails.

Jails must keep temps between 65-85°. State prisons don’t. www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege

Amazing show tonight at Bass Concert Hall - Steve Martin, Martin Short, the Steve Canyon Rangers. Lots of unexpected moments, and a nice tribute to Catherine O'Hara at the end.

Hope you don't stick with names derived from "incel" and 4Chan meme culture for the final product.

from Riskline UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Anti-ICE rally planned on 31 January in Austin, Texas Moderate Risk tomorrow. 5km away Summary UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Anti-ICE rally planned on 31 January in Austin, Texas Local media reported that anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activists will rally in Pan American Neighborhood Park (2100 E 3rd Street) in Austin, Texas, from 15:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on 31 January. ADVICE: Anticipate heightened security and associated disruptions at the rally site on 31 January. Plot route bypasses. Avoid all protests.

The travel safety app I installed for a work trip next week just told me about the anti-ICE rally in Austin on Saturday. Thanks for the reminder!

I found a few pixels of me in a crowd scene in the trailer for the new film, "Enshittification", which you should check out at www.enshittified.com/the-film

Thank goodness. Curt was such an asset, and I'm glad part of his amazing collection is being preserved.

I also tried XUbuntu with a known hack, but it's installer tried to setup the bootloader and crashed, so no luck. Mint had an installer that completed, then I was able to manually boot via grub command line in a way that gave me confidence that I could get it working automatically.

The current Fedora 43 live USB would boot, but it felt glacial, and the OS installer would time out and/or crash.

I had an older Fedora running on it before, as that distribution actually supports this wacky system, and could boot the live USB, but I'd forgotten my user password.

Managed to get a 2012-vintage Asus X205TA laptop running with current Mint XFCE #Linux yesterday. Due to its Baytrail CPU, it boots with 32-bit EFI, but runs 64-bit OSes in its 2GB of RAM. Took compiling my own copy of Grub, following many slightly conflicting guides, and inventing a few steps.

I just discovered something new that makes me mad. I got a notice by mail of a class action settlement today and the deadline for making a claim is yesterday. Someone messed up.

Texas Freedom to Read is looking for help collecting data on book removals across Texas school districts AND you don't need to live in Texas to help! Fill out the form to get all the info!