I know if I buy enough Black Friday sale VST plugins that will defeat fascism, I just wish I knew ho...
I know if I buy enough Black Friday sale VST plugins that will defeat fascism, I just wish I knew how many. ➛
Ftrain, by Paul Ford
November 2024
What if the Michael Bay Skibidi Toilet movie is good?
What if the Michael Bay Skibidi Toilet movie is good? ➛
I see Bluesky not so much as a Twitter replacement and more as a kind of a stepdown facility to less...
I see Bluesky not so much as a Twitter replacement and more as a kind of a stepdown facility to less computer. ➛
This joke won’t land for a lot of people but I keep thinking of Musk as “Dilbert Speer.”
This joke won’t land for a lot of people but I keep thinking of Musk as “Dilbert Speer.” ➛
Unfortunately I figured this out—it’s whoever promises to feed the whole library to Grok.
Unfortunately I figured this out—it’s whoever promises to feed the whole library to Grok.
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The doorman in this building I’m visiting just pointed to an open elevator and said “You can’t take ...
The doorman in this building I’m visiting just pointed to an open elevator and said “You can’t take this one, guys, it’s for garbage,” and I had to bite my tongue to not say “au contraire!” ➛
CrazySexyCool is 30. Don’t go chasing waterfalls without proper back support.
CrazySexyCool is 30. Don’t go chasing waterfalls without proper back support. ➛
Lets tune out the news and see how it’s going over in the “run AI on the desktop” community.
Lets tune out the news and see how it’s going over in the “run AI on the desktop” community.
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Alt Text: A Reddit post entitled “What’s the best Local LLM in case of a nuclear event?”
Missed this when it came out—this op-ed from Die Zeit really nailed down the situation in a way that...
Missed this when it came out—this op-ed from Die Zeit really nailed down the situation in a way that offers a lot of clarity about our options and the way forward.
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Alt Text: An op-ed from the Zeit Online website. A picture of Trump on a TV. Below it, the headline is simply “Fuck”; the op-ed is by Nele Pollatschek.
People really do believe they have a right to attention. Madness.
People really do believe they have a right to attention. Madness. ➛
God I love this movie. (The Little Fugitive [1953])
God I love this movie. (The Little Fugitive [1953])
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Alt Text: From The Little Fugitive, chalk on a wall: "JOEY - I AM NOT DEAD - GO TO THE PARASHOOT AND WAIT - LENNIE"
I was on the train and saw more people reading big hardback books than I’ve seen in a long, long tim...
I was on the train and saw more people reading big hardback books than I’ve seen in a long, long time. I am also reading large books. Not sure why. ➛
In two years he gets to pick a new Librarian of Congress, a ten-year appointment, and I keep wonderi...
In two years he gets to pick a new Librarian of Congress, a ten-year appointment, and I keep wondering who it could possibly be. ➛
the onion acquisition of infowars with the full support of the sandy hook families is such a candle ...
the onion acquisition of infowars with the full support of the sandy hook families is such a candle in the darkness ➛
I'm boxing in media consumption to once or twice a day, which great, but the amount of nightmare stu...
I'm boxing in media consumption to once or twice a day, which great, but the amount of nightmare stupidity that builds up in an eight hour period is incomprehensible. “It's called DOGE...firing woke generals...FOX news host Secretary of Defense...use university endowments for white reparations.” ➛
That was a fun week.
That was a fun week. ➛
felt good
felt good
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Alt Text: A tweet in the process of being erased. The tweet has 12,000 reposts. It reads: When the moon hits your knees And you mispronounce trees Sycamore
we had 30 neighbors over for waffles as praxis
we had 30 neighbors over for waffles as praxis ➛
Do you think Hochul will pardon him?
Do you think Hochul will pardon him? ➛
I feel like a citizen of SimCity.
I feel like a citizen of SimCity. ➛
Trying to get the bots to make a greeting card appropriate for the moment, failing.
Trying to get the bots to make a greeting card appropriate for the moment, failing.
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Alt Text: A card with a hairy baby with a lion's mane and a tail, surrounded by little birds. The text reads, "Congratulations on the Birth of your Rough Beast."
What self-help books and videos and essays you all got?
What self-help books and videos and essays you all got? ➛
Moonlight in the morning.
Moonlight in the morning.
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Alt Text: A mostly-black tuxedo cat named Moonlight, sitting on a bed, looking off into the middle distance to the left of the photographer. The light catches one green-yellow eye, and the bokeh from the iOS "portrait mode" gives the whole thing a nice John Singer Sargent vibe, catwise.
No matter where things end up in this mess I support my trans pallies all the way and we will keep f...
No matter where things end up in this mess I support my trans pallies all the way and we will keep flying the overcomplicated rainbow flag on our porch along with the Christmas lights and the BLM and CEASEFIRE NOW signs, as we start and fund a wine mom militia. But I think she’ll win. ➛
@wireddotcom.bsky.social has been doing great work all election.
My brain is pudding and I know nothing but when I read the pollsters explaining their methods they s...
My brain is pudding and I know nothing but when I read the pollsters explaining their methods they sound like software engineers explaining why we have to port everything to a new functional declarative framework (again) while Selzer sounds like a C programmer saying “for loops are fine.” ➛
proud of my spouse @maureenflaherty.bsky.social who went to PA (my home state!) on a bus and canvass...
proud of my spouse @maureenflaherty.bsky.social who went to PA (my home state!) on a bus and canvassed all day while I wandered around NYC with the kids ➛
Which will be longer? Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday?
Which will be longer? Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday? ➛