Easton Potokar

Robotics PhD @ CMU | BYU Applied Math '20 | LDS | Father of 3

[Easton Potokar @EasternPot]

@NoblestCalling We do this just with plain "white bread". Once the "kitchen is closed" in our house after dinner, the only snack allowed is bread😂 They only take us up on the offer when they are legit hungry

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@kepano Whatever it is, it's my favorite business model for (mostly open-source) software - home assistant is one that comes to mind that follows a similar one

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@ATrueMillennial Hmmm... I like that idea. Web dev is far from my specialty though 😅 I'll have to see what libraries exist for visualizing diffs like that

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@charliermarsh I think rustdoc and https://t.co/QV48sCkvAA for python is the next python tooling that could use the Astral glow up:)

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@Tjonesonthenba Depends on the price and how our other young guys look.

I'd almost prefer to stay the course with Flagg, Lauri, Kess, and use those picks ala OKC style to get the Carusos, Dorts, etc to fill out the roster

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@latterdaylaura @ATrueMillennial Ooh where is the Kirby narrating version? It isn't the one in gospel library is it? I think my kids would love this too

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[Easton Potokar @EasternPot]

It was a beautiful dedication yesterday ❤️ beyond excited to be able to visit the temple regularly again!

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf @UchtdorfDF]

My heart was full yesterday as I joined friends and fellow disciples of Christ as we participated in the dedication of the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple.

Pittsburgh is often referred to as the “city of bridges” because of its 446 bridges—more than any other city in the world. Just as these bridges are designed to connect one place to another, the purpose of God’s temples is to connect heaven and earth.

For each of us, regardless of whichever of the Lord’s temples we attend, the temple can be a place where we may commune with the Lord. When you come because you feel grief or confusion, the Lord will offer you serenity and inner peace.

Let us always remember that Jesus Christ is at the center of the temple, its ordinances, and its covenants. May He also be at the center of our lives as we strive to live as He lived.

[Easton Potokar @EasternPot]

@delk Out of curiosity, what are their (relative) ages? Would love this for my kids once their a bit older

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@bunnymother @mbateman @sandeep3353 For someone new to the space, do you have any papers/books about this you'd recommend? I'd love to be more educated about this

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@AJ3Jazz One of my saddest/favorite what ifs - what if the jazz traded for Jrue instead of Conley?

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@NBA_University Trade with the Jazz for Sexton? Seems to check a lot of those boxes, and likely a cheaper cost than PG13 or Trey

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@BradenGreen888 @TavanParker I don't even care what color it is, just think they should match. Jazz have had enough colors that you could have your choice 😜

[Easton Potokar @EasternPot]

@TavanParker Yeah that makes sense. I think they'll be fine if they don't match (as you mention, most don't), but will be missing a really unique opportunity to give the city an identity

It would also staple down the jazz colors so they don't change every 10 years

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@TavanParker Hard disagree. Currently living in Pittsburgh and it's awesome that all the teams have a collective color scheme. Gives the city an identity. Just have to get it right

Would be awesome if/when MLB happens to also match

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@JonesOnTheNBA It's the bomb. We've even started using plain greek yogurt to replace sour cream -> way better for you

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@andyblarsen Think the pistons want some shooting to get a better idea of what they have in their young guys

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@JonesOnTheNBA Lauri obviously. Has the height and the history of dunking on European centers 🤷‍♂️

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@Pittsburgh https://t.co/7CAmHDOyt3 has been down for a couple weeks now, any word when/if it'll be back? Loved using it for trash reminders