Elf M. Sternberg
@elfsternberg.bsky.social
Husband to a gorgeous wife, father to two great kids, greying leatherfairy, infamous furry, and world-class software engineer. If you can read this, you're running code I wrote.
So, this is weird: medium.com/@FAANG/rusts...
I noticed that the little demo program never uses the value being protected by the memory fence, so I removed them... and it ran 50% slower! That's really weird.
I noticed that the little demo program never uses the value being protected by the memory fence, so I removed them... and it ran 50% slower! That's really weird.
Rust’s Memory Fences Explained: Build a Thread-Safe Counter in 10 Minutes
Are you struggling with concurrent programming in Rust? Memory fences might be the secret weapon you haven’t discovered yet. In this…
medium.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
So, this is weird: medium.com/@FAANG/rusts...
I noticed that the little demo program never uses the value being protected by the memory fence, so I removed them... and it ran 50% slower! That's really weird.
I noticed that the little demo program never uses the value being protected by the memory fence, so I removed them... and it ran 50% slower! That's really weird.
The Republican Administration, by chaos-monkeying energy production and the transition away from oil, has damaged US automakers to the tune of $50bn in losses.
www.msn.com/en-us/autos/...
www.msn.com/en-us/autos/...
MSN
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February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Republican Administration, by chaos-monkeying energy production and the transition away from oil, has damaged US automakers to the tune of $50bn in losses.
www.msn.com/en-us/autos/...
www.msn.com/en-us/autos/...
Maybe I shouldn't be too upset that I'm turning 60 soon. A universe where our systems of reputation, trust and integrity are rubble isn't one I enjoy working in: theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened
Context: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Maybe I shouldn't be too upset that I'm turning 60 soon. A universe where our systems of reputation, trust and integrity are rubble isn't one I enjoy working in: theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
The Command in Chief of the US Military Forces tells soldiers "You have to vote for Republicans."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The Command in Chief of the US Military Forces tells soldiers "You have to vote for Republicans."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The governor of Kansas vetos the anti-trans bathroom bounty bill, not because she disagrees with the intent, but because it was so broad and overreaching it would subject non-trans people to bounties.
www.governor.ks.gov/Home/Compone...
www.governor.ks.gov/Home/Compone...
www.governor.ks.gov
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The governor of Kansas vetos the anti-trans bathroom bounty bill, not because she disagrees with the intent, but because it was so broad and overreaching it would subject non-trans people to bounties.
www.governor.ks.gov/Home/Compone...
www.governor.ks.gov/Home/Compone...
This is the kind of shit that upsets me because those seniors are letting skills die, juniors aren't learning skills at all, and eventually we'll get to the point where we're deploying code nobody understands and nobody has vetted: techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/s...
Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI | TechCrunch
Spotify credits Claude Code and its internal AI system Honk with speeding up development.
techcrunch.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is the kind of shit that upsets me because those seniors are letting skills die, juniors aren't learning skills at all, and eventually we'll get to the point where we're deploying code nobody understands and nobody has vetted: techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/s...
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For folks who insist that STEM majors are the only legitimate university programs of study, the GOP sure seems to hate science.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
For folks who insist that STEM majors are the only legitimate university programs of study, the GOP sure seems to hate science.
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Not even subtle about it, is she?
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Not even subtle about it, is she?
I also wrote 1400 words and outlined "The Embrace Initiative," which is an idea about fleshing out all the other "distant colonies" mentioned in the Sterlings series... mostly as an excuse to get non-Pendorian anthros into the stories. Because Ken is a bit more conservative than I am.
February 14, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I also wrote 1400 words and outlined "The Embrace Initiative," which is an idea about fleshing out all the other "distant colonies" mentioned in the Sterlings series... mostly as an excuse to get non-Pendorian anthros into the stories. Because Ken is a bit more conservative than I am.
Good grief. I haven't had alcohol at all this last week. Today I poured myself two fingers of whisky and holy chao is it hitting me hard.
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Good grief. I haven't had alcohol at all this last week. Today I poured myself two fingers of whisky and holy chao is it hitting me hard.
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I just told my partner he can have as many human partners as he wants, but this is a hard no for me
“72% of American teens have turned to AI for companionship…When you talk thru a fight w/your partner or listen to a friend complain,you strengthen the muscles that form the foundation of human intimacy…How much of our capacity to connect w/other human[s]…atrophies when we don’t have to work at it?”🧪
Opinion | ‘We’re All Polyamorous Now. It’s You, Me and the A.I.’
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I just told my partner he can have as many human partners as he wants, but this is a hard no for me
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Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
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I think the thing that enrages me the most about Musk is that he presents himself as some sci-fi nerd hero doing everything possible to save humanity by going to new planets.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I think the thing that enrages me the most about Musk is that he presents himself as some sci-fi nerd hero doing everything possible to save humanity by going to new planets.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
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The Epstein horrors have made something clear that has hidden in plain sight and helps explain fascism and our present crisis.
The Right Wing is motivated by a desire to hurt children and make sure their lives and futures are destroyed.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/hurting-ch...
The Right Wing is motivated by a desire to hurt children and make sure their lives and futures are destroyed.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/hurting-ch...
Hurting Children is the Point: The Right Wing Authoritarian Mindset
The motivation that hides in plain sight is the key to understanding what's happening
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The Epstein horrors have made something clear that has hidden in plain sight and helps explain fascism and our present crisis.
The Right Wing is motivated by a desire to hurt children and make sure their lives and futures are destroyed.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/hurting-ch...
The Right Wing is motivated by a desire to hurt children and make sure their lives and futures are destroyed.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/hurting-ch...
"A flourishing free market in children" is not a statement about the admirable task of adopting children to raise as your own; it's about sexual slavery.
Rothbard wasn't shy about it: you are not obliged to protect your child from sexual predators, and it might be economically viable to pimp them.
Rothbard wasn't shy about it: you are not obliged to protect your child from sexual predators, and it might be economically viable to pimp them.
![Screen grab from the Wikipedia link above states (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard):
In Rothbard's view of parenthood, "the parent should not have a legal obligation to feed, clothe, or educate his children, since such obligations would entail positive acts coerced upon the parent and depriving the parent of his rights."[161 Thus, Rothbard stated that parents should have the legal right to let any infant die by starvation and should be free to engage in other forms of child neglect.
However, according to Rothbard, "the purely free society will have a flourishing free market in children". In a fully libertarian society, he wrote, "the existence of a free baby market will bring such 'neglect' down to a minimum" [161] Economist Gene Callahan of Cardiff University, formerly a scholar at the Rothbard-affiliated Mises Institute, wrote that Rothbard](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z5xzcmrkxxvvwzezdl3qeo53/bafkreigzfnbmxf2g3d2f5lsogty26lrgjpk2r2t5drk2upwvwf2wpq7tk4@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 AM
"A flourishing free market in children" is not a statement about the admirable task of adopting children to raise as your own; it's about sexual slavery.
Rothbard wasn't shy about it: you are not obliged to protect your child from sexual predators, and it might be economically viable to pimp them.
Rothbard wasn't shy about it: you are not obliged to protect your child from sexual predators, and it might be economically viable to pimp them.
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K-Pod Yacht Hunters Chart with K-Pop Bop ‘Sunken’: tinyurl.com/43u47w72
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 AM
K-Pod Yacht Hunters Chart with K-Pop Bop ‘Sunken’: tinyurl.com/43u47w72
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Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
Oh, good, a (still alive and kicking) Dick pic!
Dick Van Dyke announced as dead by Pussycat Doll in cringe blunder https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/12/dick-van-dyke-announced-as-dead-by-pussycat-doll-in-cringe-blunder/?utm_content=1771050000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Dick Van Dyke wrongly announced as dead by Pussycat Dolls icon
Pussycat Dolls icon Ashley Roberts made a blunder while live on air, incorrectly announcing that Dick Van Dyke had died.
www.thepinknews.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Oh, good, a (still alive and kicking) Dick pic!
OH: "I thought you were going to do something about the tongues."
Now I'm intrigued. What about the tongues, miss?
Now I'm intrigued. What about the tongues, miss?
February 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
OH: "I thought you were going to do something about the tongues."
Now I'm intrigued. What about the tongues, miss?
Now I'm intrigued. What about the tongues, miss?
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Today I learned that author Jonathan Sims has two cats, Sir Pouncelot and Ambassador Cat. "I want to be clear, his name is not Ambassador. His name is Cat, and he is an ambassador." Jon did not reveal who Ambassador Cat represents.
October 25, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Today I learned that author Jonathan Sims has two cats, Sir Pouncelot and Ambassador Cat. "I want to be clear, his name is not Ambassador. His name is Cat, and he is an ambassador." Jon did not reveal who Ambassador Cat represents.
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Happy Valentines Day! :D
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Happy Valentines Day! :D
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“You’re gonna get in trouble for that.”
“OK.”
Perfect reply. No peace for fascists.
“OK.”
Perfect reply. No peace for fascists.
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“You’re gonna get in trouble for that.”
“OK.”
Perfect reply. No peace for fascists.
“OK.”
Perfect reply. No peace for fascists.
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✨ NEW SHOP RELEASE ✨
That lynx in that green sweater is finally here! (Details below!)
That lynx in that green sweater is finally here! (Details below!)
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
✨ NEW SHOP RELEASE ✨
That lynx in that green sweater is finally here! (Details below!)
That lynx in that green sweater is finally here! (Details below!)
Tonight's entrainment: community theater! Rossum's Universal Robots! We'll see how it goes.
February 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Tonight's entrainment: community theater! Rossum's Universal Robots! We'll see how it goes.