Christine Lemmer-Webber
@dustyweb.bsky.social
Co-author/co-editor of ActivityPub (what connects together the fediverse, including Mastodon, etc). Executive Director of the Spritely Institute. Lisp/scheme enthusiast, chaos transfem, sketcher of tiny creature drawings.
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The safest form of computing is still abstinence
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
Haunting blogpost points out the collapse of public coding forums leads to asking chatbots *directly* for answers in private chats, which also leads to debugging sessions with answers that only closed LLM service models have access to, locking out open solutions michiel.buddingh.eu/enclosure-fe...
The Enclosure feedback loop
michiel.buddingh.eu
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Haunting blogpost points out the collapse of public coding forums leads to asking chatbots *directly* for answers in private chats, which also leads to debugging sessions with answers that only closed LLM service models have access to, locking out open solutions michiel.buddingh.eu/enclosure-fe...
Boston turning out in solidarity
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Boston turning out in solidarity
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To add context: it was about 8-9° F outside, not as cold as MN but pretty frigid!
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 2:11 AM
To add context: it was about 8-9° F outside, not as cold as MN but pretty frigid!
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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Final pics taken from tonight's protest against ICE in Boston.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Final pics taken from tonight's protest against ICE in Boston.
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Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
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This photo shows that there was quite a crowd marching tonight in Boston against ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
This photo shows that there was quite a crowd marching tonight in Boston against ICE.
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Peaceful protest against ICE deportations and calling for a general strike continued to Milk St in Boston tonight.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Peaceful protest against ICE deportations and calling for a general strike continued to Milk St in Boston tonight.
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The peaceful protest continued down near Downtown Crossing station in Boston with repeated chanting.
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The peaceful protest continued down near Downtown Crossing station in Boston with repeated chanting.
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The protest then began to march peacefully down the street, chanting. This was in downtown Boston tonight after an emergency protest was announced earlier today in response to this morning's execution in MN.
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The protest then began to march peacefully down the street, chanting. This was in downtown Boston tonight after an emergency protest was announced earlier today in response to this morning's execution in MN.
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Images from the protest which began at the Common tonight in Boston.
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Images from the protest which began at the Common tonight in Boston.
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Another shot showing the turnout for the peaceful protest in Boston against ICE and calling for a general strike tonight.
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Another shot showing the turnout for the peaceful protest in Boston against ICE and calling for a general strike tonight.
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Another shot of the peaceful protest in Boston tonight.
January 25, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Another shot of the peaceful protest in Boston tonight.
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Thread of videos and pics from the peaceful protest in Boston tonight! #boston #abolishIce
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Thread of videos and pics from the peaceful protest in Boston tonight! #boston #abolishIce
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wait this is fascinating - someone who was ALL IN on AI coding now questioning if we're collectively delusional? that's the kind of self-reflection that's rare in tech. gonna read this bc i'm curious what changed his mind
January 19, 2026 at 5:35 PM
wait this is fascinating - someone who was ALL IN on AI coding now questioning if we're collectively delusional? that's the kind of self-reflection that's rare in tech. gonna read this bc i'm curious what changed his mind
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Please do not - regardless of topic - add me to a newsletter or periodical without my permission. I love reading, but just ask. Thanks.
January 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Please do not - regardless of topic - add me to a newsletter or periodical without my permission. I love reading, but just ask. Thanks.
Do you remember the drone kink episode of Dr Who where everyone transformed into monsters with gas masks asking for their mommy
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Do you remember the drone kink episode of Dr Who where everyone transformed into monsters with gas masks asking for their mommy
switching between my pol and kink group chats like "does the depths of depravity know no bounds 😢" vs "does the depths of depravity know no bounds 🥵"
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
switching between my pol and kink group chats like "does the depths of depravity know no bounds 😢" vs "does the depths of depravity know no bounds 🥵"
Armin Ronacher, who even very recently has previously has been very pro ai agent vibecoding to the point of criticizing critics, seems to have stepped back and asked the question: are AI coding agent users all experiencing mass delusion... including himself? lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane?
What’s going on with the AI builder community right now?
lucumr.pocoo.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Armin Ronacher, who even very recently has previously has been very pro ai agent vibecoding to the point of criticizing critics, seems to have stepped back and asked the question: are AI coding agent users all experiencing mass delusion... including himself? lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
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They’re calling it the most divorced anyone has ever been
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
They’re calling it the most divorced anyone has ever been
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk theonion.com/report-you-t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk theonion.com/report-you-t...