ghost of john gode
@ghostofjohngode.bsky.social
manager at ska walgreens
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I am going to become double triple insane from people not acknowledging the actual motivations and praxis of the luddites and the means by which that term acquired its popular connotation of being Dumb And So Goddamn Crazy (Also Evil) About Cool New Technology For No Reason
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I am going to become double triple insane from people not acknowledging the actual motivations and praxis of the luddites and the means by which that term acquired its popular connotation of being Dumb And So Goddamn Crazy (Also Evil) About Cool New Technology For No Reason
this kind of thing should rightfully get you fired from being the dog catcher let alone managing the kind of wealth this guy deals with
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
this kind of thing should rightfully get you fired from being the dog catcher let alone managing the kind of wealth this guy deals with
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In case anyone wants a shirt that says "do you want to vote for Trump because Bernie is barely a step further — prosecute them if they are legitimately wonderful
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 AM
In case anyone wants a shirt that says "do you want to vote for Trump because Bernie is barely a step further — prosecute them if they are legitimately wonderful
@yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social dawg I'm dying at this
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
@yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social dawg I'm dying at this
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we have more empirical evidence that using ai as a software dev literally makes you worse at your job than we do to the contrary
if you can't afford to put yourself at a disadvantage, then not using it is the objectively correct choice
if you can't afford to put yourself at a disadvantage, then not using it is the objectively correct choice
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 AM
we have more empirical evidence that using ai as a software dev literally makes you worse at your job than we do to the contrary
if you can't afford to put yourself at a disadvantage, then not using it is the objectively correct choice
if you can't afford to put yourself at a disadvantage, then not using it is the objectively correct choice
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oh did the basketball-playing dog dunk on your head for once
are you complaining to the refs now
are you complaining to the refs now
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
oh did the basketball-playing dog dunk on your head for once
are you complaining to the refs now
are you complaining to the refs now
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"talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism
lol great point lady it's very unfair that they don't let me do heart surgery or fly the plane
lol great point lady it's very unfair that they don't let me do heart surgery or fly the plane
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism
lol great point lady it's very unfair that they don't let me do heart surgery or fly the plane
lol great point lady it's very unfair that they don't let me do heart surgery or fly the plane
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![A tweet from anno domini 2016 by randygdub reading "trump [waving bible in front of them]: you morons love this shit huh
[audience going berserk]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:spz7xtxwn7tareapqzouydsh/bafkreiglcy4nei7u5hjhdvuytnepuae2nn5ivdwf6egewmwmjpleptgtue@jpeg)
imagining a trussed up and slowly reddening JD Vance slowly turning on a spit with a big, red apple in his mouth
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
imagining a trussed up and slowly reddening JD Vance slowly turning on a spit with a big, red apple in his mouth
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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shes right, it was my idea to have kamala enlist The Cheney Clan to go on a human entrail spreading spree
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
shes right, it was my idea to have kamala enlist The Cheney Clan to go on a human entrail spreading spree
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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Pivoting my national newspaper to fash opinion sludge and some AI-related handwaving, on account of economic headwinds and also because neither I nor anyone in my cohort of elites knows how to read.
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Pivoting my national newspaper to fash opinion sludge and some AI-related handwaving, on account of economic headwinds and also because neither I nor anyone in my cohort of elites knows how to read.
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says in here that Matt Lauer is trying to make a comeback at CBS. wouldn't that be just the perfect capstone of the Bari Weiss Era www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
CBS’ Bari Weiss Reportedly Eyeing ‘Younger, Hotter’ Male to Replace Face the Nation’s Margaret Brennan
CBS is reportedly searching for a very specific type of successor to replace Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan. According to Rob Shuter’s latest Naughty But Nice Substack, published on Tuesda...
www.yahoo.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
says in here that Matt Lauer is trying to make a comeback at CBS. wouldn't that be just the perfect capstone of the Bari Weiss Era www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Let a thousand @hellgatenyc.com s bloom.
I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.
I wrote a bit about the misguided effort by Democrats to replicate Joe Rogan the right-wing podcast ecosystem.
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Let a thousand @hellgatenyc.com s bloom.
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Feeding all of Jeffrey Epstein's emails into an LLM to create a writing style legible to billionaires.
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Feeding all of Jeffrey Epstein's emails into an LLM to create a writing style legible to billionaires.
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
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New York Times is now the only real newspaper as such left in America. Grim for many reasons.
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
New York Times is now the only real newspaper as such left in America. Grim for many reasons.
don't look back in anger, every drunk idiot's favorite thing to yell-sing
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 10:48 AM
don't look back in anger, every drunk idiot's favorite thing to yell-sing
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“orbital data centers” is actually the dumbest goddam thing ive ever heard, if you actually give this shit any credence you should lose power of attorney
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“orbital data centers” is actually the dumbest goddam thing ive ever heard, if you actually give this shit any credence you should lose power of attorney
@raaleh.bsky.social man how do you ski in Switzerland and not obliterate one of the hundreds of Jerries slopping around in one-pieces on 130cm race cut skis? I thought people were supposed to be good at this here
February 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
@raaleh.bsky.social man how do you ski in Switzerland and not obliterate one of the hundreds of Jerries slopping around in one-pieces on 130cm race cut skis? I thought people were supposed to be good at this here
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Headline to go in the big short 2
Oracle says the Nvidia-OpenAI deal has "zero impact" on its financial relationship with OpenAI and it is "highly confident in OpenAI's ability to raise funds" (@oracle)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 3, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Headline to go in the big short 2
this kind of thinking makes you stupid in the long run
While I am uncertain if normal users will adapt to the chatbot conversational interfaces, I am blown away by how quickly typing sentences to a robot makes every search interface I’ve used my entire life look like a clumsy toy.
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
this kind of thinking makes you stupid in the long run