Joshua Todd

We took an oath.

horrible scene here.

Ummm…pretty sure you can tho…

There was a massive advance in laser scaling that was somewhat under the radar: if you phase-align individual lasers you can combine beams into one higher-power beam. Stack that with PCSEL tech and you can deliver wafer-scale laser systems that collimate into a single beam…

An interesting take on a complicated history.

Do you truly understand what Japan just gained? As a Japanese citizen, I’m telling you—this moment changed history. Trump's Pearl Harbor joke wasn't an insult. It was the key that finally unlocked something buried deep in the Japanese soul. For 80 long years, we've carried apology and guilt like a permanent shadow—haunted by the past, bound by the Constitution America wrote for us, forever in "reflection mode." He turned that raw wound into a shared laugh between equals. No more endless atonement. No more vassal shadow. The curse is broken. Japan is free now. Thank you, Mr. President. We're allowed to stand tall again—as true partners, not subordinates. The strongest alliance in the world is rising—equals, brothers, ride-or-die. #PhoenixRising

The speed with which drone combat experience has made obsolete any other combat experience is both frightening and very understandable. NATO has 1914 non drone militaries in a drone age 1945.

this is the hardest court sketch i’ve ever seen

@Ami_Marisol I hate this

Y’all look like you could use a pick me up so please enjoy the funniest memes I’ve ever seen.

@SheriffEd_HCSO how does an outside agency get an arrest report from HCSO? Trying to track down a fugitive with active warrants from HCSO. HCSO Dispatch sent me to Central Records, Central Records sent me to the DA, DA sent me to HCSO. Ridiculous.

Iran sure is blowing a lot of shit up with ballistic missiles for a country that had 100% of their military capabilities destroyed.

Seems like Taiwan is seriously ramping its Chinese-input-free domestic drone production, from producing 10,000 in 2024 to exporting 123,000 in 2025. This feels like a small subplot today that could become a huge deal down the road.

It’s getting to the point where if you’re an Iranian official and Israel hasn’t killed you yet it’s a bit insulting

Burning crepe myrtle flowers looks like tiny fireworks. [📹 pessimysm]

Flour comes from a plant. Sugar comes from a plant. Chocolate comes from a plant. A cookie is a salad.

this is actually insane > be tech guy in australia > adopt cancer riddled rescue dog, months to live > not_going_to_give_you_up.mp4 > pay $3,000 to sequence her tumor DNA > feed it to ChatGPT and AlphaFold > zero background in biology > identify mutated proteins, match them to drug targets > design a custom mRNA cancer vaccine from scratch > genomics professor is “gobsmacked” that some puppy lover did this on his own > need ethics approval to administer it > red tape takes longer than designing the vaccine > 3 months, finally approved > drive 10 hours to get rosie her first injection > tumor halves > coat gets glossy again > dog is alive and happy > professor: “if we can do this for a dog, why aren’t we rolling this out to humans?” one man with a chatbot, and $3,000 just outperformed the entire pharmaceutical discovery pipeline. we are going to cure so many diseases. I dont think people realize how good things are going to get

"i need a vehicle to deliver the mail that lasts half a century" grumman: "no problem" "i also need a heavy strategic bomber that uses low observable stealth to penetrate enemy air defenses" grumman: "you are not gonna believe this"

Kim calls out a detail in the attack on Stryker attack that will get lost in medical/national security headlines. Executives had personal phones wiped because corporate MDM was installed on their private devices!! Without proper personal backups, personal assets are potentially irrevocable. As an executive, I'd be pretty sour about this 'occupational hazard.' From the company perspective, during a major incident, their key decision makers lost: • their phone • their contacts • their communications • access to company systems With a stock price diving, this is operational blackout. Feel so bad for the security team...

The other cadets when bro shows up to summer camp with a CONUS knife kill and a certificate of appreciation w V device.

It turns out US strategic petroleum reserves can hold up to 700 million barrels but have only 415M right now. When they release 172M, more than 40% will be gone in 3 months. Let’s hope China doesn’t decide to invade Taiwan at the end of those 3 months while Hormuz is shutdown.