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.
"Journalism students are being told to expect a future where AI removes their voice and sands down their writing until it's toothless pap." www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
"Journalism students are being told to expect a future where AI removes their voice and sands down their writing until it's toothless pap." www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Audiophiles will wax rhapsodic about certain manufacturers and the quality of the metals used in their gear. Researchers discovered self-described audiophiles could not distinguish the quality of electrical analog signals sent through copper and the same signals sent through a banana.
February 19, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Audiophiles will wax rhapsodic about certain manufacturers and the quality of the metals used in their gear. Researchers discovered self-described audiophiles could not distinguish the quality of electrical analog signals sent through copper and the same signals sent through a banana.
Shot: "Thanks to AI, millions of white collar workers can expect to lose their jobs." blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-end-of...
The End of the Office
I write this filled with sadness.
blog.andrewyang.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Shot: "Thanks to AI, millions of white collar workers can expect to lose their jobs." blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-end-of...
"Billionaire Said A Thing," and the newspapers breathlessly print it without ever asking, "Is it true?" "Can it be done?" "Can it be done in that time frame?" "Has he ever done anything like this before?" "Is the budget for this even possible?"
karlbode.com/the-press-is...
karlbode.com/the-press-is...
The Media Can't Stop Propping Up Elon Musk's Phony Supergenius Engineer Mythology
"CEO said a thing!" journalism is now utterly pervasive, and includes parroting billionaire and CEO claims with a total disregard for whether or not anything being said is actually true.
karlbode.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM
"Billionaire Said A Thing," and the newspapers breathlessly print it without ever asking, "Is it true?" "Can it be done?" "Can it be done in that time frame?" "Has he ever done anything like this before?" "Is the budget for this even possible?"
karlbode.com/the-press-is...
karlbode.com/the-press-is...
"Feed the hungry,
Give water to the thirsty,
Clothe the naked,
Shelter the homeless,
Visit the imprisoned,
Comfort the widow,
Teach the child,
Ransom the captive,
Heal the sick and injured."
Yes, Jesus's commandments are partisan. And Republicans don't follow them.
Give water to the thirsty,
Clothe the naked,
Shelter the homeless,
Visit the imprisoned,
Comfort the widow,
Teach the child,
Ransom the captive,
Heal the sick and injured."
Yes, Jesus's commandments are partisan. And Republicans don't follow them.
Leavitt accuses Pope Leo XIV of being “partisan, political, and controversial.”
February 19, 2026 at 1:35 AM
"Feed the hungry,
Give water to the thirsty,
Clothe the naked,
Shelter the homeless,
Visit the imprisoned,
Comfort the widow,
Teach the child,
Ransom the captive,
Heal the sick and injured."
Yes, Jesus's commandments are partisan. And Republicans don't follow them.
Give water to the thirsty,
Clothe the naked,
Shelter the homeless,
Visit the imprisoned,
Comfort the widow,
Teach the child,
Ransom the captive,
Heal the sick and injured."
Yes, Jesus's commandments are partisan. And Republicans don't follow them.
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Going after the Pope on Ash Wednesday is so unhinged
Leavitt accuses Pope Leo XIV of being “partisan, political, and controversial.”
February 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Going after the Pope on Ash Wednesday is so unhinged
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Rapist mentality and rapist language
Trump: "Frankly, if these radical left lunatic Democrats would come and say, 'Please, help us, please,' we'd stop crimes all over the place. Sometimes we have to force ourselves upon them because they're so bad."
February 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Rapist mentality and rapist language
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THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO
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Knew this was coming. If you didnt get it before when they ran this ad during the Super Bowl, hopefully its very clear now: we are the 🐶’s!
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Knew this was coming. If you didnt get it before when they ran this ad during the Super Bowl, hopefully its very clear now: we are the 🐶’s!
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
This is alarming: www.axios.com/2026/02/18/r...
Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in U.S. states
A 50-state look at Christian nationalism.
www.axios.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This is alarming: www.axios.com/2026/02/18/r...
For some reason, my brain is insisting on playing "Charlie's Enormous Mouth," a song about a woman who gets addicted to drugs and dies of an overdose one night while her friends cheer her on for "one more big hit," and then they dump her body in a shallow grave.
No idea why.
No idea why.
February 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
For some reason, my brain is insisting on playing "Charlie's Enormous Mouth," a song about a woman who gets addicted to drugs and dies of an overdose one night while her friends cheer her on for "one more big hit," and then they dump her body in a shallow grave.
No idea why.
No idea why.
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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We're splitting hairs over pedophilia. We're normalizing having lunch with the world's most famous pedophile
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We're splitting hairs over pedophilia. We're normalizing having lunch with the world's most famous pedophile
Sahashi Toshihiko's understated but lovely soundtrack to that anime where warplanes are powered by the magic of lesbianism is still lovely and understated.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVk...
Toshihiko Sahashi - Simoun OST 1 | Full Album
YouTube video by parasocialtransgf
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Sahashi Toshihiko's understated but lovely soundtrack to that anime where warplanes are powered by the magic of lesbianism is still lovely and understated.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVk...
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Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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In other news, a research group is about to be audited by the IRS and all if its researchers prosecuted for mortgage fraud.
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
In other news, a research group is about to be audited by the IRS and all if its researchers prosecuted for mortgage fraud.
I remember arguing with someone over the use of refined plutonium oxide as an RTG power source for long-range space probes. I pointed out that if you swallowed a quarter-teaspoon of the stuff, you'd have a slightly elevated risk of colon cancer in 40 years.
Pete Hegseth Wondering Whether Uranium Would Be A Good Mixer https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-wondering-whether-uranium-would-be-a-good-mixer/
February 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I remember arguing with someone over the use of refined plutonium oxide as an RTG power source for long-range space probes. I pointed out that if you swallowed a quarter-teaspoon of the stuff, you'd have a slightly elevated risk of colon cancer in 40 years.
To be fair, part of my writer's block as a programming blogger is half "Will what I write end up in some AI and I won't get the credit... " and half "... and will anyone ever read what I write when they all get their answers from AIs now?"
Matt’s subhead: “It’s hard to write good articles when you have no idea if everything is about to change”. In short, Matt has half-drunk the AI-psychoactive koolaid. My view: Matt should talk to Ezra Klein, and have Ezra Klein recount to him Ezra’s days in San Francisco, when it seemed every... 1/
February 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM
To be fair, part of my writer's block as a programming blogger is half "Will what I write end up in some AI and I won't get the credit... " and half "... and will anyone ever read what I write when they all get their answers from AIs now?"
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
"The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam." - The Republican Administration, December 2, 2025.
The cost of groceries and shelter have both risen by over 30% since 2020.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/b...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/b...
The 'boomcession': Why Americans feel left behind by a growing economy
A combination of the words "boom" and "recession" can help explain why Americans feel so sour about a growing economy.
www.cnbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam." - The Republican Administration, December 2, 2025.
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The right is currently demonizing **rainbow crosswalks**. There is no safe space to retreat to where we won’t have to win the political fight.
Like this. "You must strategically abandon the specific issues that the right has rendered toxic & focus on others."
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
February 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The right is currently demonizing **rainbow crosswalks**. There is no safe space to retreat to where we won’t have to win the political fight.
The nice thing about being bisexual is that you don't see the great diversity of humanity as some sort of hierarchy.
It's more like a buffet. A smorgasbord. A feast for the senses.
Occasionally, a fondue.
It's more like a buffet. A smorgasbord. A feast for the senses.
Occasionally, a fondue.
The cruel anxiety that men inflict on young men going through puberty and maturation about their worth as men, their relative status in some bizarre hierarchy of masculinity, often manifests in some very strange ways.
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The nice thing about being bisexual is that you don't see the great diversity of humanity as some sort of hierarchy.
It's more like a buffet. A smorgasbord. A feast for the senses.
Occasionally, a fondue.
It's more like a buffet. A smorgasbord. A feast for the senses.
Occasionally, a fondue.
The cruel anxiety that men inflict on young men going through puberty and maturation about their worth as men, their relative status in some bizarre hierarchy of masculinity, often manifests in some very strange ways.
February 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The cruel anxiety that men inflict on young men going through puberty and maturation about their worth as men, their relative status in some bizarre hierarchy of masculinity, often manifests in some very strange ways.
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These people never grapple with the reality that the right not only outspends trans people 20:1 but they also control social media algorithms and many legacy media institutions.
They never ask the questions why public opinion changed and why certain issues are so central to the debate.
They never ask the questions why public opinion changed and why certain issues are so central to the debate.
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
These people never grapple with the reality that the right not only outspends trans people 20:1 but they also control social media algorithms and many legacy media institutions.
They never ask the questions why public opinion changed and why certain issues are so central to the debate.
They never ask the questions why public opinion changed and why certain issues are so central to the debate.
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Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...