Dan Saffer
@odannyboy.bsky.social
Designer. Author. Neutral Good Gen Xer. San Franciscan in Pittsburgh. Keeper of the Saffervesence.
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Dan Saffer
@odannyboy.bsky.social
· Jun 12
I need a Content Management System for my mind
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Insanely stupid and short-sighted choice. I didn't even know they were still trying to run this racket. You put more universities in danger with this shit you idiots!
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Insanely stupid and short-sighted choice. I didn't even know they were still trying to run this racket. You put more universities in danger with this shit you idiots!
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
In the words of Chris Rock, I’m not saying it’s right but I understand it
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Chicago man intentionally set his family’s home on fire on Thanksgiving, police say
‘It’s nothing short of a blessing that nobody was injured or killed in this senseless act,’ the local sheriff said
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In the words of Chris Rock, I’m not saying it’s right but I understand it
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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MOM: So nice of Billy to join us for Thanksgiving! Why don’t you tell Grandma about the new friend you talk to on the computer
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
MOM: So nice of Billy to join us for Thanksgiving! Why don’t you tell Grandma about the new friend you talk to on the computer
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
Can we stop ranking Star Wars and talk about the insanity of this list?
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Can we stop ranking Star Wars and talk about the insanity of this list?
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
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the worst star wars movie is easily "air force one." I'm supposed to believe han solo is the president of the united states? on earth? fuck out of here with that bullshit.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
the worst star wars movie is easily "air force one." I'm supposed to believe han solo is the president of the united states? on earth? fuck out of here with that bullshit.
This mf looking through my windows
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This mf looking through my windows
Imagine you're the richest person in the world. You could do literally anything, with anyone, anywhere. And this is what you spend your time on
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Imagine you're the richest person in the world. You could do literally anything, with anyone, anywhere. And this is what you spend your time on
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Remember when it was a common experience for people to experience being ashamed? And avoid it?
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Remember when it was a common experience for people to experience being ashamed? And avoid it?
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Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
“That was Claire Danes!”
“Paul Giamatti!”
“Meryl Streep!”
—me watching Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution”
“Paul Giamatti!”
“Meryl Streep!”
—me watching Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution”
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“That was Claire Danes!”
“Paul Giamatti!”
“Meryl Streep!”
—me watching Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution”
“Paul Giamatti!”
“Meryl Streep!”
—me watching Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution”
Witness the awesome power of tenure
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Witness the awesome power of tenure
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I wrote a skeptic's guide to how to use AI, out soon.
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
How to AI by Christopher Mims: 9798217086184 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A frank, hands-on guide to using AI at work, unpacking for the curious and skeptical alike the “24 Laws” of AI and revealing strategies that businesses of every size can use to free up time,...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I wrote a skeptic's guide to how to use AI, out soon.
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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Mary Shelley: I subtitled my book The Modern Prometheus as a cautionary tale
Tech company: At long last,
Tech company: At long last,
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mary Shelley: I subtitled my book The Modern Prometheus as a cautionary tale
Tech company: At long last,
Tech company: At long last,
I hope the DOJ has a Cousin Greg who kept a copy of the unedited Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I hope the DOJ has a Cousin Greg who kept a copy of the unedited Epstein files
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This is a 52-pound 9000+ page accordion-bound artist’s book of Donald Trump’s lies, conceived, printed, and bound by Jill and Ray Nichols of @leadgraffiti.bsky.social in Delaware. Each of the 9000 pages has the text (per the Washington Post) of one or more of Trump’s lies; none are repeated.
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is a 52-pound 9000+ page accordion-bound artist’s book of Donald Trump’s lies, conceived, printed, and bound by Jill and Ray Nichols of @leadgraffiti.bsky.social in Delaware. Each of the 9000 pages has the text (per the Washington Post) of one or more of Trump’s lies; none are repeated.