Dan Slimmon
@danslimmon.bsky.social
Techno-pessimist, leftist, software engineer, podcaster https://techblows.net/
it should be illegal to put software in anything that need to work www.autoevolution.com/news/bmw-rec...
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it should be illegal to put software in anything that need to work www.autoevolution.com/news/bmw-rec...
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really tired of seeing claims that our illegal kidnapping of the Venezuelan president is to "distract" us from the Epstein files. Trump and the men around him have wanted this for a long time. this is a bad thing in its own right, not some attempt to hide from accountability
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
really tired of seeing claims that our illegal kidnapping of the Venezuelan president is to "distract" us from the Epstein files. Trump and the men around him have wanted this for a long time. this is a bad thing in its own right, not some attempt to hide from accountability
These square brackets are really holding this sentence together
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
These square brackets are really holding this sentence together
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
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A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
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In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
If you've ever worked at a grocery store with a patrolling robot (e.g. Stop & Shop, Woodman's, Giant, BJ's) I'd love to talk to you for a piece I'm writing. Please DM me or email [email protected] #supermarkets #retail #automation #technologyblows
January 3, 2026 at 12:59 AM
If you've ever worked at a grocery store with a patrolling robot (e.g. Stop & Shop, Woodman's, Giant, BJ's) I'd love to talk to you for a piece I'm writing. Please DM me or email [email protected] #supermarkets #retail #automation #technologyblows
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You've got to watch this mind-bogglingly cringe 2017 Facebook VR promo where Mark Zuckerberg virtually travels to Puerto Rico to view the devastation from Hurricane Maria www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Mk...
Mark Zuckerberg - VR Safari In Puerto Rico
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January 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
You've got to watch this mind-bogglingly cringe 2017 Facebook VR promo where Mark Zuckerberg virtually travels to Puerto Rico to view the devastation from Hurricane Maria www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Mk...
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many current problems began when people started trusting computer. you must never trust computer. computer is the machine that hates you
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
many current problems began when people started trusting computer. you must never trust computer. computer is the machine that hates you
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Technology Blows Episode 11 is out! "Scantron: the Little Green Sheet that Destroyed Education." Find out how Scantron uses infrared light to transmute your #2 pencil marks into college rejection letters
#technology #podcast #technologyblows #testing #education
#technology #podcast #technologyblows #testing #education
December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Technology Blows Episode 11 is out! "Scantron: the Little Green Sheet that Destroyed Education." Find out how Scantron uses infrared light to transmute your #2 pencil marks into college rejection letters
#technology #podcast #technologyblows #testing #education
#technology #podcast #technologyblows #testing #education
By carefully studying the history of Keurig, I have discovered the secret Fighting Baseball name of every Keurig CEO
* Actual name
* Actual name
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
By carefully studying the history of Keurig, I have discovered the secret Fighting Baseball name of every Keurig CEO
* Actual name
* Actual name
technically Gabby's Dollhouse is a metaverse
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
technically Gabby's Dollhouse is a metaverse
Dragging myself sentence by sentence through this retail psychology research paper. Current strategy: pronounce every occurrence of "OOS" (out of stock) as "ooze" www.emerald.com/ijrdm/articl...
December 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Dragging myself sentence by sentence through this retail psychology research paper. Current strategy: pronounce every occurrence of "OOS" (out of stock) as "ooze" www.emerald.com/ijrdm/articl...
[destroying the east wing to build golden ballroom]: Clearly I am the best possible allegory for Donald Trump's presidency
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
[destroying the east wing to build golden ballroom]: Clearly I am the best possible allegory for Donald Trump's presidency
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
(handing a bag of red ants to the photographer as he boards the elevator up to this photo shoot) You know what to do.
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
(handing a bag of red ants to the photographer as he boards the elevator up to this photo shoot) You know what to do.
TIL Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays" www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/b...
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
TIL Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays" www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/b...
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careful what you wish for, Joe
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
careful what you wish for, Joe
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
mom: We have Game of Thrones at home
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
mom: We have Game of Thrones at home
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
Just posted my first Kalshi market idea - here's hoping it gets picked up! 🙏🙏 kalshi.com/ideas/posts/...
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just posted my first Kalshi market idea - here's hoping it gets picked up! 🙏🙏 kalshi.com/ideas/posts/...
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It looks like you're trying to listen to a podcast. Would you like some help with that? On episode 8, find out why Microsoft ditched the idea of Clippy ever shutting the fuck up techblows.net/8
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It looks like you're trying to listen to a podcast. Would you like some help with that? On episode 8, find out why Microsoft ditched the idea of Clippy ever shutting the fuck up techblows.net/8
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
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It's extremely funny that RFC 2964, the IETF's Best Current Practice on the use of cookies, lists exactly 2 things you shouldn't do with cookies, and they are literally the 2 most common things we do with cookies #security #networking #browsers
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's extremely funny that RFC 2964, the IETF's Best Current Practice on the use of cookies, lists exactly 2 things you shouldn't do with cookies, and they are literally the 2 most common things we do with cookies #security #networking #browsers
Move fast and break civil society
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Move fast and break civil society
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Why did we give up on "402 Payment Required"? Having it in the response code means you can do the whole financial transaction in one HTTP request. Isn't this better in many ways than all this bullshit with the goddamn cookies?
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Why did we give up on "402 Payment Required"? Having it in the response code means you can do the whole financial transaction in one HTTP request. Isn't this better in many ways than all this bullshit with the goddamn cookies?
Just watched Zootopia 2 and I have a LOT of issues with it, but here is the biggest one:
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just watched Zootopia 2 and I have a LOT of issues with it, but here is the biggest one:
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas