Padraig2112
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Ed and technology policy, former grad student working on Information Systems for untrained responders in big disasters
Ed and technology policy, former grad student working on Information Systems for untrained responders in big disasters
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Padraig2112
@isomorphism.net
· Nov 9
Advice that applies to more than just information technology: a thread.
If you're simplifying a complex problem, you're likely doing it wrong.
If you're simplifying a complex problem, you're likely doing it wrong.
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Inside you there are two wolves...
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Inside you there are two wolves...
NGL the mark of an expert who can be in charge of public policy should always be, "Does this person know how to shut the fuck up about areas they aren't an expert in".
He also wrote the book "Dow 36,000" just months before the dot-com crash, and published a wildly optimistic COVID model despite having no background in epidemiology. He's no stranger to saying stupid things for attention.
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
NGL the mark of an expert who can be in charge of public policy should always be, "Does this person know how to shut the fuck up about areas they aren't an expert in".
This is fair, we should actually make our President murder the turkey and clean it.
Americans: You Brits and your stupid anachronistic traditions!
Also Americans: Time for our Head of State to perform his sacred and hallowed ancient duty in issuing executive pardon to a turkey.
Also Americans: Time for our Head of State to perform his sacred and hallowed ancient duty in issuing executive pardon to a turkey.
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This is fair, we should actually make our President murder the turkey and clean it.
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I’ve solved the philosophical problem of teleportation. Instead of destroying and reconstructing you at a different location, it destroys and reconstructs the rest of the universe
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I’ve solved the philosophical problem of teleportation. Instead of destroying and reconstructing you at a different location, it destroys and reconstructs the rest of the universe
The 1970 amendments to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) established a federal law that limits a consumer's liability for unauthorized credit card use to a maximum of $50 per card.
It was accompanied by absolute screaming about regulatory overshoot.
It was accompanied by absolute screaming about regulatory overshoot.
Your information is worth six dollars a change a pop in this particular settlement.
Comcast will pay $1.5 million to the FCC to settle a year-long probe over the mishandling of personal information.
A vendor used by Comcast to pursue past-due bills was hacked in 2024, which exposed personal information of more than 230,000 customers.
A vendor used by Comcast to pursue past-due bills was hacked in 2024, which exposed personal information of more than 230,000 customers.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The 1970 amendments to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) established a federal law that limits a consumer's liability for unauthorized credit card use to a maximum of $50 per card.
It was accompanied by absolute screaming about regulatory overshoot.
It was accompanied by absolute screaming about regulatory overshoot.
Hand to God I hope we never find out that person does not deserve to be Reality Winner'd and they 100% will be. If they're *lucky*.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Hand to God I hope we never find out that person does not deserve to be Reality Winner'd and they 100% will be. If they're *lucky*.
Probably should add this one to the pinned thread
The fact is that users have enormous desires that you never deliver on as IT. And in this they are susceptible to lures and being hacked. The hackers are gonna deliver them what you don't.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Probably should add this one to the pinned thread
I have been in this gig long enough that I experienced the screensaver wars.
You meet the users where they are to stop them doing the stupidest shit imaginable.
You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable
Who knows if I saved the firm
You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable
Who knows if I saved the firm
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I have been in this gig long enough that I experienced the screensaver wars.
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guys who have no belief in or respect for human rights are becoming oddly invested in whether robots have rights
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
guys who have no belief in or respect for human rights are becoming oddly invested in whether robots have rights
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Reasonable escalation of force: if your sibling is breathing on you, punching them is an improper escalation of force, the proper response is farting on them instead
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Reasonable escalation of force: if your sibling is breathing on you, punching them is an improper escalation of force, the proper response is farting on them instead
Well, it's not Steven Miller or RFK, Jr., but she was running a close third for priority to go to jail so
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Well, it's not Steven Miller or RFK, Jr., but she was running a close third for priority to go to jail so
Donald Trump lies about his weight (and has not lifted a barbell in at least twenty years.) He also is quite clearly *not* taking care of himself.
His healthcare is free.
His healthcare is free.
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Donald Trump lies about his weight (and has not lifted a barbell in at least twenty years.) He also is quite clearly *not* taking care of himself.
His healthcare is free.
His healthcare is free.
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Please send me your favorite work on this topic that tackles the evidence here, I have a good collection, but I am always looking for more to defang these arguments.
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Please send me your favorite work on this topic that tackles the evidence here, I have a good collection, but I am always looking for more to defang these arguments.
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i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
By the way if you have never done this remedy that on Friday.
Someone will ask, "What is Stuffing Waffle?"
Fill your waffle iron with leftover stuffing. Waffle it until crispy, then cover it with a thin layer of leftover mashed potatoes, shredded leftover turkey, one or two over-easy eggs, and then ladle on the gravy.
Eat with an Irish Coffee for Maximum
Fill your waffle iron with leftover stuffing. Waffle it until crispy, then cover it with a thin layer of leftover mashed potatoes, shredded leftover turkey, one or two over-easy eggs, and then ladle on the gravy.
Eat with an Irish Coffee for Maximum
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
By the way if you have never done this remedy that on Friday.
I have received a link to the Prep Spreadsheet what stage of Thanksgiving Prep are you?
<color coding "Pat will do" over here>
<color coding "Pat will do" over here>
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I have received a link to the Prep Spreadsheet what stage of Thanksgiving Prep are you?
<color coding "Pat will do" over here>
<color coding "Pat will do" over here>
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Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Somewhere on this site there is a guy who is so mad at Jamelle Bouie blocking him that he has updated his profile that he was blocked by Bouie and is dropping into every thread he can think of to comment about it.
I cannot imagine letting anybody into your head over something so trivial.
I cannot imagine letting anybody into your head over something so trivial.
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Somewhere on this site there is a guy who is so mad at Jamelle Bouie blocking him that he has updated his profile that he was blocked by Bouie and is dropping into every thread he can think of to comment about it.
I cannot imagine letting anybody into your head over something so trivial.
I cannot imagine letting anybody into your head over something so trivial.
Note that 51% qualifies as "most" (it is probably bigger than that, granted) and there are 213 Democrats and 219 Republicans.
Since all the Democrats support the subsidy extension, this means that the current vote if brought to the floor would range between 214 yes, 218 no to 322 yes, 210 no.
Since all the Democrats support the subsidy extension, this means that the current vote if brought to the floor would range between 214 yes, 218 no to 322 yes, 210 no.
Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly told the White House that most Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
Reminder that 57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Note that 51% qualifies as "most" (it is probably bigger than that, granted) and there are 213 Democrats and 219 Republicans.
Since all the Democrats support the subsidy extension, this means that the current vote if brought to the floor would range between 214 yes, 218 no to 322 yes, 210 no.
Since all the Democrats support the subsidy extension, this means that the current vote if brought to the floor would range between 214 yes, 218 no to 322 yes, 210 no.
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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Thanksgiving week is Burning Man for people with bad food opinions
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thanksgiving week is Burning Man for people with bad food opinions
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"Just... don't pay for it! Winning!"
It’s so funny to me that the entire Art Of The Deal is just not holding up your end of the bargain
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Just... don't pay for it! Winning!"
Petty Metal
Please read this, I am screaming at this petty death metal drama, oh my god
The death metal band’s sole remaining member has launched a GoFundMe to get home to Portland
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November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Petty Metal