john vining
@johnvining.bsky.social
Interested in history, languages, software, dogs, dog software, and weird stuff from the internet. Swagless normie. Madison, Wisconsin.
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By Caroline Walker.
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 AM
By Caroline Walker.
Social network idea: surface posts in proportion to whether they are about what the user says their account is about in their profile.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Social network idea: surface posts in proportion to whether they are about what the user says their account is about in their profile.
do solids from the pressing process settle out after a while?
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
do solids from the pressing process settle out after a while?
The production of fuzzy middleground cases does not invalidate a general distinction. (I think this solves half of the arguments on the internet.) Harry Collins in Tacit and Explicit Knowledge.
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 AM
The production of fuzzy middleground cases does not invalidate a general distinction. (I think this solves half of the arguments on the internet.) Harry Collins in Tacit and Explicit Knowledge.
Ad in Wisconsin State Journal, 1968
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ad in Wisconsin State Journal, 1968
Wisconsin water politics.
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Wisconsin water politics.
I know there's an important football game when strangers passing each other in the spaghetti aisle say "go pack go" to one another
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I know there's an important football game when strangers passing each other in the spaghetti aisle say "go pack go" to one another
Morality and networking.
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Morality and networking.
I'll never get how the emotional crescendo of Ballad of Thin Man hinges on Dylan singing "tax-deductible charity organizations"
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I'll never get how the emotional crescendo of Ballad of Thin Man hinges on Dylan singing "tax-deductible charity organizations"
While it is true that one must Tweet, it is also true that the masters of the craft of writing excel in even longer forms.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
While it is true that one must Tweet, it is also true that the masters of the craft of writing excel in even longer forms.
Everything bagel temperance.
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Everything bagel temperance.
It’s not complicated. Carl Sandburg.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It’s not complicated. Carl Sandburg.
The fourth rule of Fight Club is: not too many sonnets.
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
The fourth rule of Fight Club is: not too many sonnets.
Conspiracy theorizing is the shadow of curiosity
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Conspiracy theorizing is the shadow of curiosity
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
A problem in the world: we need world class user interfaces for the devices which are a little cumbersome.
December 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A problem in the world: we need world class user interfaces for the devices which are a little cumbersome.
