Tim Shea
@gingerjet.net
🏳️🌈 | he/him | security architect @ playstation | 🚲 | 🐕 | 🐈⬛ | 🎮 | DEFCON Goon
recovering minnesotan now living in san diego
email: [email protected]
signal: gingerjet.13
psn: gingerjet
recovering minnesotan now living in san diego
email: [email protected]
signal: gingerjet.13
psn: gingerjet
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As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
Doesn’t bode well when a podcast about the intelligence industry has their group chat page in …. facebook.
January 22, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Doesn’t bode well when a podcast about the intelligence industry has their group chat page in …. facebook.
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
more…
9to5mac.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Grateful Dead
Rush
Dr. John
Pearl Jam
Bette Midler
Grateful Dead
Rush
Dr. John
Pearl Jam
Bette Midler
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Finntroll
Kalmah
Zeal & Ardor
Dethklok
Rome
Finntroll
Kalmah
Zeal & Ardor
Dethklok
Rome
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Childish Gambino
Glitch Mob
Big Boi
The Temptations (yes, the one with Otis)
Smokey Robinson (first or second concert ever)
Childish Gambino
Glitch Mob
Big Boi
The Temptations (yes, the one with Otis)
Smokey Robinson (first or second concert ever)
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Grateful Dead
Rush
Dr. John
Pearl Jam
Bette Midler
Grateful Dead
Rush
Dr. John
Pearl Jam
Bette Midler
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Marathon launches March 5. First details on:
⚬ Limited Edition Marathon DualSense
⚬ New gameplay trailer
⚬ Destiny 2 crossover content
⚬ Pre-order rewards
Learn more about the PvPvE extraction FPS: play.st/4pKI8rO
⚬ Limited Edition Marathon DualSense
⚬ New gameplay trailer
⚬ Destiny 2 crossover content
⚬ Pre-order rewards
Learn more about the PvPvE extraction FPS: play.st/4pKI8rO
January 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Marathon launches March 5. First details on:
⚬ Limited Edition Marathon DualSense
⚬ New gameplay trailer
⚬ Destiny 2 crossover content
⚬ Pre-order rewards
Learn more about the PvPvE extraction FPS: play.st/4pKI8rO
⚬ Limited Edition Marathon DualSense
⚬ New gameplay trailer
⚬ Destiny 2 crossover content
⚬ Pre-order rewards
Learn more about the PvPvE extraction FPS: play.st/4pKI8rO
In Minnesota I knew all my neighbors. Why? Because when it snows 5 feet you have to frequently dig each other out.
In California? Nope.
In California? Nope.
Many Americans are terrible neighbors to each other, and that is why MN is striking everyone as extraordinary activism... when they are telling us that it is not. They're good neighbors!
It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.
It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
In Minnesota I knew all my neighbors. Why? Because when it snows 5 feet you have to frequently dig each other out.
In California? Nope.
In California? Nope.
This is across the street of the site of the old San Diego Fry’s Electronics where 1000+ apartments are now being built.
More housing = cheaper housing for all
More housing = cheaper housing for all
January 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This is across the street of the site of the old San Diego Fry’s Electronics where 1000+ apartments are now being built.
More housing = cheaper housing for all
More housing = cheaper housing for all
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Knut Hamsun, Norwegian Nobel laureate in literature, sided with the Nazis so much he presented Goebbels with his Nobel medal in 1943 (which wasn't widely known until later).
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian Nobel laureate in literature, sided with the Nazis so much he presented Goebbels with his Nobel medal in 1943 (which wasn't widely known until later).
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
Norwegians responded by mailing so many of Hamsun's books back to him that his local post office had to hire extra staff.
Corporations are horrendously bad at adopting new technology example #324,235
January 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Corporations are horrendously bad at adopting new technology example #324,235
According to GEICO - if you work for a entertainment company there are no such roles as "IT", "Engineering", "Security", or even "Management".
So I chose Floral Designer. I don't think it materially impacted the quote.
So I chose Floral Designer. I don't think it materially impacted the quote.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
According to GEICO - if you work for a entertainment company there are no such roles as "IT", "Engineering", "Security", or even "Management".
So I chose Floral Designer. I don't think it materially impacted the quote.
So I chose Floral Designer. I don't think it materially impacted the quote.
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The Dilbert guy dying broke and enraged is funnier than any Dilbert comic tbh
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The Dilbert guy dying broke and enraged is funnier than any Dilbert comic tbh
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me: [logs into insurance website to end insurance i no longer need]
insurance company website: oh! you want to cancel! please call this number to do that!
me: [removes credit card from account]
This problem will take care of itself.
insurance company website: oh! you want to cancel! please call this number to do that!
me: [removes credit card from account]
This problem will take care of itself.
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
me: [logs into insurance website to end insurance i no longer need]
insurance company website: oh! you want to cancel! please call this number to do that!
me: [removes credit card from account]
This problem will take care of itself.
insurance company website: oh! you want to cancel! please call this number to do that!
me: [removes credit card from account]
This problem will take care of itself.
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I'm just blocking anyone at this point who says you have some moral obligation to watch videos of people being murdered, or that a willingness to watch people die is some kind of indication of strength and moral fortitude.
It's just "hard times make hard men" for leftists.
It's just "hard times make hard men" for leftists.
But most of us are posters. We don't need to watch horrifying things to know they're true, and we don't need to prove it to ourselves again and again.
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I'm just blocking anyone at this point who says you have some moral obligation to watch videos of people being murdered, or that a willingness to watch people die is some kind of indication of strength and moral fortitude.
It's just "hard times make hard men" for leftists.
It's just "hard times make hard men" for leftists.
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"... the dynamics of cycling are fundamentally different than those of driving, and therefore cannot be treated equally."
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why
Should cyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs? This rule from Idaho is divisive, but the scientific data is surprising.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"... the dynamics of cycling are fundamentally different than those of driving, and therefore cannot be treated equally."
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
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The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
A few months ago I wrote a script that auto deletes bluesky posts after a certain amount of time. I only do that if my faith in the service is falling.
Based on the horrendously bad trust and safety here and the bluesky mobs that drove off several individuals yesterday - it’s been turned on.
Based on the horrendously bad trust and safety here and the bluesky mobs that drove off several individuals yesterday - it’s been turned on.
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
A few months ago I wrote a script that auto deletes bluesky posts after a certain amount of time. I only do that if my faith in the service is falling.
Based on the horrendously bad trust and safety here and the bluesky mobs that drove off several individuals yesterday - it’s been turned on.
Based on the horrendously bad trust and safety here and the bluesky mobs that drove off several individuals yesterday - it’s been turned on.
first day of work after 3 weeks
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
first day of work after 3 weeks
There is a balance between physical buttons and touch screen controls. Tesla (and also Rivian) go to far in the no button direction. VW decided to take it too far in the other direction. Like 16 buttons on the steering wheel alone?
I sat in this exact car type on Friday and it’s insane.
I sat in this exact car type on Friday and it’s insane.
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
There is a balance between physical buttons and touch screen controls. Tesla (and also Rivian) go to far in the no button direction. VW decided to take it too far in the other direction. Like 16 buttons on the steering wheel alone?
I sat in this exact car type on Friday and it’s insane.
I sat in this exact car type on Friday and it’s insane.
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Because they’re not. Anyone with even minimal crisis-response training and familiarity with suicidality understands that psychosis is a complex, multifactorial condition—and that this fixation on chatbots distracts from the far more important work of identifying and addressing its underlying causes.
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Because they’re not. Anyone with even minimal crisis-response training and familiarity with suicidality understands that psychosis is a complex, multifactorial condition—and that this fixation on chatbots distracts from the far more important work of identifying and addressing its underlying causes.
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On a good day, llm programming feels extremely powerful and high leverage. On a bad day, it feels like this.
lausanne 2020 youth olympic games is written on the bottom of the screen
Alt: Two people frantically brooming the ice in curling
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
On a good day, llm programming feels extremely powerful and high leverage. On a bad day, it feels like this.