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probably playing a video game, but might be baking or doomscrolling | he/him
the updated original intro and ending for detective conan's 30th anniversary opener are giving me more feels than i was expecting, what a fun choice
and apparently a new mai kuraki ending theme next week? a new year's bounty
and apparently a new mai kuraki ending theme next week? a new year's bounty
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
the updated original intro and ending for detective conan's 30th anniversary opener are giving me more feels than i was expecting, what a fun choice
and apparently a new mai kuraki ending theme next week? a new year's bounty
and apparently a new mai kuraki ending theme next week? a new year's bounty
i can accept that ai coding tools might be a thing (though i would need to see a study showing that they save time since we have one showing the opposite)
but i want to point out that the ai coding tool didn't actually solve the problem here
but i want to point out that the ai coding tool didn't actually solve the problem here
How good is AI getting at CS? This is a Principal Engineer at Google speaking against interest on Claude Code.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
i can accept that ai coding tools might be a thing (though i would need to see a study showing that they save time since we have one showing the opposite)
but i want to point out that the ai coding tool didn't actually solve the problem here
but i want to point out that the ai coding tool didn't actually solve the problem here
someone please cut together the separate performances of hips don't lie by wyclef jean on abc and shakira on cnn
January 1, 2026 at 6:47 AM
someone please cut together the separate performances of hips don't lie by wyclef jean on abc and shakira on cnn
love to go to the tire place and say things like "here is my collection of metal things" while holding out the lugnut-adjacent objects gathered in my glove box
December 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
love to go to the tire place and say things like "here is my collection of metal things" while holding out the lugnut-adjacent objects gathered in my glove box
one of the fundamental challenges of the liberal project: if you fail at something -- say, publishing a book -- you can be open to the possibility that you suck, or you can find somebody saying you never had a chance for reasons outside your control
i don't know how you get folks to pick the former
i don't know how you get folks to pick the former
Fact | You can't write something predicated in the utterly ludicrous assumption that white men are being excluded from publishing unless you are racist.
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
one of the fundamental challenges of the liberal project: if you fail at something -- say, publishing a book -- you can be open to the possibility that you suck, or you can find somebody saying you never had a chance for reasons outside your control
i don't know how you get folks to pick the former
i don't know how you get folks to pick the former
it brings to mind trump's obvious desire for the nobel peace prize. they're all so incredibly certain that they are the best at whatever it is they do
and i can understand that when you actually are good at something yet you let the ego get a little too swollen, but when you straight-up suck?
and i can understand that when you actually are good at something yet you let the ego get a little too swollen, but when you straight-up suck?
thomas chatterton williams, whose main literary output is three memoirs of declining quality, and who has written the same essay ad nauseam for 10 years, nonetheless has a sinecure at the atlantic, a teaching job at an elite college, and a nice handful of prestigious fellowships
December 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
it brings to mind trump's obvious desire for the nobel peace prize. they're all so incredibly certain that they are the best at whatever it is they do
and i can understand that when you actually are good at something yet you let the ego get a little too swollen, but when you straight-up suck?
and i can understand that when you actually are good at something yet you let the ego get a little too swollen, but when you straight-up suck?
Reposted by beloved chungoose
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
the only thing they actually want is for the maitre d' at the nice restaurant to alight with recognition and mutter "OH, ms. nuzzi! give me just one moment and i'll have a table for you" and the subsequent strut down the runway as everyone cranes their necks to see who's getting vip treatment
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
the only thing they actually want is for the maitre d' at the nice restaurant to alight with recognition and mutter "OH, ms. nuzzi! give me just one moment and i'll have a table for you" and the subsequent strut down the runway as everyone cranes their necks to see who's getting vip treatment
the people in bari's social circle have taken their ability to connect a history of vile rhetoric with actions targeting the subject of that rhetoric and burned it from their minds, as the only way to be part of the circle is studious ignorance about people's actual motivations
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s leader while her blog published jokes about immigrants sent to CECOT, writes @premthakker.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social:
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss touted El Salvador’s leader while her blog published jokes about immigrants sent to CECOT, writes @premthakker.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social:
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
the people in bari's social circle have taken their ability to connect a history of vile rhetoric with actions targeting the subject of that rhetoric and burned it from their minds, as the only way to be part of the circle is studious ignorance about people's actual motivations
on behalf of the american people i accept this trade
“…I am hosting the event. Tell me what you think of my ‘Master of Ceremony’ abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make ‘hosting’ a full time job?”
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
on behalf of the american people i accept this trade
oh if we know the claims are false, that means they were investigated and there's a record of their falsity then? can we see those records?
* DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: SOME DOCUMENTS RELEASED CONTAIN UNTRUE AND SENSATIONALIST CLAIMS MADE AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE FBI RIGHT BEFORE 2020 ELECTION
* DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: TO BE CLEAR CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP ARE UNFOUNDED AND FALSE
@reuters.com
* DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: TO BE CLEAR CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP ARE UNFOUNDED AND FALSE
@reuters.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
oh if we know the claims are false, that means they were investigated and there's a record of their falsity then? can we see those records?
i really don't mean any shade to the developers here but this has the energy of like a dic straight-to-video you'd see on the rental shelves next to the empty spots where the disney stuff would be
Chickenhare and the Treasure of Spiking Beard (PS5/Switch) up for preorder on Amazon ($39.99) buff.ly/Cw7owkC #ad
December 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
i really don't mean any shade to the developers here but this has the energy of like a dic straight-to-video you'd see on the rental shelves next to the empty spots where the disney stuff would be
to me this reads like someone who has never actually thought about or participated in the news-gathering product coming in and being like "obvious gaps here you guys! let's try a little harder mmkay"
The full Weiss memo is dogshit
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
to me this reads like someone who has never actually thought about or participated in the news-gathering product coming in and being like "obvious gaps here you guys! let's try a little harder mmkay"
my base feeling here: these companies have known for decades that what they do is harmful at a base level and cannot be mitigated
and yet bp still stands for british petroleum and not british power. there's no reason exxon couldn't be the world leader in solar panels right now!
and yet bp still stands for british petroleum and not british power. there's no reason exxon couldn't be the world leader in solar panels right now!
48. That exception of course is the fossil fuel producer. They are hostile to energy productivity for the same reason John Henry didn't like the steam shovel. They can't compete with it. Wins for consumers come at their expense. Wins for the climate come at their expense.
December 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
my base feeling here: these companies have known for decades that what they do is harmful at a base level and cannot be mitigated
and yet bp still stands for british petroleum and not british power. there's no reason exxon couldn't be the world leader in solar panels right now!
and yet bp still stands for british petroleum and not british power. there's no reason exxon couldn't be the world leader in solar panels right now!
one of those times where you have to ask yourself how yglesias' writing would look if he was literally a paid agent of the gop
like if he was taking koch money for years to pretend to be liberal and push dems constantly right from inside the party, how would that output differ from this?
like if he was taking koch money for years to pretend to be liberal and push dems constantly right from inside the party, how would that output differ from this?
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
one of those times where you have to ask yourself how yglesias' writing would look if he was literally a paid agent of the gop
like if he was taking koch money for years to pretend to be liberal and push dems constantly right from inside the party, how would that output differ from this?
like if he was taking koch money for years to pretend to be liberal and push dems constantly right from inside the party, how would that output differ from this?
fuck wapo for this headline -- if rfk were "[deferring] to doctors," he would not be recommending this in any way shape or form, nor trying to ban trans care
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
fuck wapo for this headline -- if rfk were "[deferring] to doctors," he would not be recommending this in any way shape or form, nor trying to ban trans care
oh he's guilty guilty and people have known about it for a long time, god damn
Trump thinks complying with the law means releasing entirely redacted Epstein files like this.
This is a brazen cover up and deeply disrespectful to survivors.
Pam Bondi must release ALL the files NOW.
This is a brazen cover up and deeply disrespectful to survivors.
Pam Bondi must release ALL the files NOW.
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
oh he's guilty guilty and people have known about it for a long time, god damn
this does not justify another round of abuse, of course, but i think the reason people react the way they do to stuff like this is the photo shoot
that's what makes this story presentation look the same as their nuzzi profile or any of the other reputation-laundering shit they do
that's what makes this story presentation look the same as their nuzzi profile or any of the other reputation-laundering shit they do
This is going to trigger another round of abuse for this woman but the basic facts appear to be that she was separated at the time and so was the CEO. She recoiled on the jumbotron because her husband was attending the same concert.
At a Coldplay concert in July, Kristin Cabot appeared on the Jumbotron in the arms of her boss. Cabot retreated, trying to make things right with the people who mattered most. Now, for first time since that viral moment, Cabot is sharing her side of the story. trib.al/I8tWdU4
December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
this does not justify another round of abuse, of course, but i think the reason people react the way they do to stuff like this is the photo shoot
that's what makes this story presentation look the same as their nuzzi profile or any of the other reputation-laundering shit they do
that's what makes this story presentation look the same as their nuzzi profile or any of the other reputation-laundering shit they do
every single one of these guys wants to say "i'm the objectively better candidate" but none of them actually know that!
i have explicitly gotten jobs before because i was strong at a secondary function that was lacking on a team. you don't know what the hiring folks are actually looking for!
i have explicitly gotten jobs before because i was strong at a secondary function that was lacking on a team. you don't know what the hiring folks are actually looking for!
Another incredible case of white racial grievance about the academic job market.
He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!
He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
every single one of these guys wants to say "i'm the objectively better candidate" but none of them actually know that!
i have explicitly gotten jobs before because i was strong at a secondary function that was lacking on a team. you don't know what the hiring folks are actually looking for!
i have explicitly gotten jobs before because i was strong at a secondary function that was lacking on a team. you don't know what the hiring folks are actually looking for!
the new york times is here stating as fact that brooks not even one single other time had any contact with epstein, which is of course *not something the times is in a position to know* and not something you would ever let a reporter casually claim in a story
that's how tight the wagons are circled
that's how tight the wagons are circled
The NYT imperiously declined to provide details, just declaring their op-ed columnists must of course attend dinners with "noted and important business leaders". But it's not hard to find. The Silicon Valley pantheon was there: Musk, Bezos, Brin, Mayer, Wojcicki, Mundie & Myhrvold of Microsoft... 3/
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
the new york times is here stating as fact that brooks not even one single other time had any contact with epstein, which is of course *not something the times is in a position to know* and not something you would ever let a reporter casually claim in a story
that's how tight the wagons are circled
that's how tight the wagons are circled
"at the california times ... [their hires were] just 39 percent male and 31 percent white"
hey guess what percentage of *california* white folk make up? 34.69, says the 2020 census
hey guess what percentage of *california* white folk make up? 34.69, says the 2020 census
If you are a white man in media and STILL whining about all the Black/poc/women who "took your jobs" after the absolute bloodbath/backlash and almost violent re-whitening of media, punditry and academia in the past year, you should go to therapy, find god/gods or take up knitting
Just my two cents
Just my two cents
![In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, newsrooms tripped over themselves to stage a “reckoning.” The New York Times solemnly promised “sweeping” reforms—on top of the sweeping reforms it had already promised. The Washington Post declared it would become “the most diverse and inclusive newsroom in the country.” CNN pledged a “sustained commitment” to race coverage, while Bon Appétit confessed that “our mastheads have been far too white for far too long” and that the magazine had “tokenize[d] many BIPOC staffers and contributors.” NPR went further still, declaring that diversity was nothing less than its “North Star.”
These weren’t empty slogans, either. In 2021, new hires at Condé Nast were just 25 percent male and 49 percent white; at the California Times, parent company of The Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune, they were just 39 percent male and 31 percent white. That year ProPublica hired 66 percent women and 58 percent people of color; at NPR, 78 percent of new hires were people of color.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7a4j47j42ezdr3au7pxdlzjt/bafkreiahipy4vqeqt4ik5ls3tnmm4glmal2njjqp6mp3loikkvtsfu2b7i@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"at the california times ... [their hires were] just 39 percent male and 31 percent white"
hey guess what percentage of *california* white folk make up? 34.69, says the 2020 census
hey guess what percentage of *california* white folk make up? 34.69, says the 2020 census
yes, the problem with health insurance is specifically that you can't buy it from a lizard or the general
Scalise on GOP healthcare plan: "Car insurance or your homeowners insurance - you turn on the TV, there are commercials w/ lizards & all kinds of other animals that are selling you options to get lower insurance. You don't really have that in health insurance. So we want to open up the marketplace"
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
yes, the problem with health insurance is specifically that you can't buy it from a lizard or the general
the thing that i have not understood this whole time about the total lack of urgency here is that this is a dude who was trying to murder you! he wanted democrats dead and the response *from democrats* was to shrug their shoulders
"For four years, a tranche of cellphone data provided to the FBI by T-Mobile US sat on a digital shelf because investigators couldn’t figure out how to read it, people familiar with the matter said."
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
How a Tech-Savvy Officer Finally Cracked the Jan. 6 Pipe-Bombs Case
Investigators used powerful tools to obtain mountains of data, but couldn’t decipher some of it until recently.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the thing that i have not understood this whole time about the total lack of urgency here is that this is a dude who was trying to murder you! he wanted democrats dead and the response *from democrats* was to shrug their shoulders
i truly don't understand the logic behind apple's "shake to undo typing" nonsense altogether, so i guess it makes sense that the option to turn it off is under the Touch menu rather than the Motion menu in accessibility
December 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
i truly don't understand the logic behind apple's "shake to undo typing" nonsense altogether, so i guess it makes sense that the option to turn it off is under the Touch menu rather than the Motion menu in accessibility