Chad Scott

Chad Scott

@chadikins.com

Adopted San Franciscan that designs and builds secure infrastructure for a living. I also occasionally have fun. Father, husband, son, class clown. 🧷🌈

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Chad Scott
@chadikins.com

We have sent an object, using just basic chemical fuels and gravitation, to a distance of one light-day from Earth. Think about that: it now takes light one solar day to travel, one way, to something we’ve built. Incredible when you really think about it. apple.news/Al1Uxi44YQYy...

apple.newsNASA's Voyager 1 probe is about to reach a distance of 1 light-day from Earth. Here's why this cosmic milestone is so huge — BBC Sky at Night MagazineVoyager 1 is about to reach a huge milestone May 25, 2026 Since February 1998 – when it surpassed the previous record-holder, NASA’s outer-planet explorer Pioneer 10 – Voyager 1 has been the farthest ...
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@chadikins.com

They are driving down tunnels with a known structure and _no real traffic_, why the hell can’t they drive themselves?? I don’t get it. And “full self driving” is just like negative 15 years away according to Musk? 🙄 apple.news/AaZhflG0VSxi...

apple.newsTesla self-driving cars are being tested in Boring Co. tunnels in Las Vegas, but full autonomy is still ‘a ways off,’ convention center exec says — FORTUNEAugust 26, 2025, 8:58 PM ET A Tesla Inc. electric vehicle is driven through a tunnel in the Boring Company's Las Vegas Convention Center Loop during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, N...
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@chadikins.com

Interesting that states under Democrat leadership send their redistricting plans to the people and Republican leadership ships a bill on a partisan basis only via the legislature. I wonder why that is? 🤔

Chad Scott
@chadikins.com

I’m going to give you until the count of three to do what I want! One… two… two and a half… two and three quarters… lol What happened to Mister Art of the Deal? The four-dimensional chess genius? apple.news/AhyBF90bHSJK...

apple.newsIran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid — ReutersIran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran's power grid ​because of what he described as productive ...
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@chadikins.com

They’re doing this on purpose. They didn’t care where the money came from for the wall, mass deportations, or unwanted national guard deployments between states… now they suddenly can’t find a dime to pay TSA? It’s all pain for political points and it’s aimed at all of us. apple.news/Ayb8TZGnkR7y...

apple.newsGovernment shutdown hits spring break travel with hours-long TSA lines — USA TODAYA partial shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security left some travelers waiting hours at airport security checkpoints.
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@chadikins.com

Claude is great! It has some gaps, like I used to really enjoy ChatGPT’s voice mode but small price to pay to support companies doing the right thing. Sonnet is just as capable as ChatGPT… give it a try! apple.news/Af3LKU0v0RjK...

apple.newsAnthropic lost the Pentagon but won over America — The Washington PostA Pentagon ban of Anthropic’s technology shone a spotlight on the company, earning public goodwill and capping a stellar few months for its Claude chatbot.
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@chadikins.com

Simply reprehensible. We need to know, on a fairly immediate basis, who launched this weapon, how the target was selected (was AI involved?), and why the notice interval was so short that parents couldn’t retrieve their children. apple.news/AMhOj1Hz-Qyq...

apple.newsMinab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide — Guardian USA strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school during the US-Israeli bombing campaign killed up to 168 people. The Guardian has pieced together the incident and its aftermath using verified footage and images f...
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@chadikins.com

Oh what a hypocrite… she voted to make what were optional family planning decisions into mandatory ones by denying half the women in the country basic medical care because her book of fables told her to. I don’t trust her to uphold marriage rights. apple.news/A1aTJJua_SsW...

apple.newsAmy Coney Barrett explains “very concrete” reasons marriage equality will remain in place — LGBTQ NationThe Supreme Court justice also pushed back against the idea that the Court frequently overturns precedent. Friday, February 13, 2026 Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett photographed in the United ...
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@chadikins.com

Here’s a hint Comcast: you sucked so hard for so long, ignored customer outrage when you introduced data caps, didn’t deliver your published speeds like ever, supported removing network neutrality rules, and you’re more expensive than most other providers. Hope that helps. apple.news/AwM3uOm4oSgq...

apple.newsComcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data — Ars TechnicaComcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.
Chad Scott
@chadikins.com

Am I the only one confused by the term, “narcoterrorism?” Yes, yes, the very well-known terrorism where they trade an addictive substance for money to voluntary buyers. I’m not saying it’s not dangerous or we shouldn’t do more but blowing up speedboats 1000 miles from our border isn’t the answer.

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@chadikins.com

Welp, taking Ford, GM, and Stellantis off my car shopping list, which is a shame because Ford has some up-and-coming EVs. Rivian, Audi, or Kia it is, I guess. apple.news/A3OpHMqxeSN2...

apple.newsTrump to scrap Biden's fuel-economy standards, sparking climate outcry — AFP NewsPresident Donald Trump is poised to roll back his predecessor Joe Biden's tough fuel-economy standards, arguing the move will lower car prices even as critics warn it will leave drivers paying more at...
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@chadikins.com

I’ve been playing around with AI pipelines that use vision to describe a real photo in the form of a detailed text prompt for an image diffusion model. Basically image-to-text-to-image. The results are sometimes eerily close.

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@chadikins.com

I honestly don’t think it’s the daily batshit crazy talk or even the completely unscientific conclusions… it’s that a large chunk of the US hears this stuff and nods in agreement as if it made sense.

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@chadikins.com

Good grief… say it with me: WE pay for the tariffs. Just because prices haven’t gone up doesn’t mean they won’t. I don’t know why this is so hard to understand. 😩

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It’s so ridiculous a child has died of the measles in the United States. The only significant effect of the measles vaccine is not getting the measles.

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Allison Gill
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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF. Now. Print hard copies. And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...

muellershewrote.comInformal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel ActionsThere is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.