Old Jon in Milwaukee
@oldjoninmke.bsky.social
My definition of civilization has long been being able to walk to the public library.
Retired. Milwaukee. Math. Choral music. Bears fan in Wisconsin. Started programming in 1971 and haven't stopped yet. Life-long liberal. 135 books/year.
Retired. Milwaukee. Math. Choral music. Bears fan in Wisconsin. Started programming in 1971 and haven't stopped yet. Life-long liberal. 135 books/year.
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My definition of civilization has long been being able to walk to the public library.
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lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day
Spoken like a true Cubs fan.
June 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Spoken like a true Cubs fan.
Now I don't pray much, but I think prayers for a sink hole along the parade route are in order...
June 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Now I don't pray much, but I think prayers for a sink hole along the parade route are in order...
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Incompetent Fox chatterbox Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the illegal deployment of the National Guard to LA will cost US taxpayers $134 million. *That* is waste, fraud, and abuse.
Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
June 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Incompetent Fox chatterbox Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the illegal deployment of the National Guard to LA will cost US taxpayers $134 million. *That* is waste, fraud, and abuse.
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"let copilot help you draft"
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
May 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"let copilot help you draft"
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
"can gemini write that for you"
I have now taken the only reasonable course of action in the circumstances
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Stopping anthropogenic climate change is terraforming on "easy" mode.
Until we can sort out global warming we have no business considering terraforming Mars.
Stopping anthropogenic climate change is terraforming on "easy" mode.
Until we can sort out global warming we have no business considering terraforming Mars.
May 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Stopping anthropogenic climate change is terraforming on "easy" mode.
Until we can sort out global warming we have no business considering terraforming Mars.
Stopping anthropogenic climate change is terraforming on "easy" mode.
Until we can sort out global warming we have no business considering terraforming Mars.
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Trump saw Clarence Thomas' free RV and was like, "I can beat that"
May 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Trump saw Clarence Thomas' free RV and was like, "I can beat that"
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Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.
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"Stick to comedy" they say, as an unelected emerald mine trust fund baby guts the entire infrastructure of the United States and whatnot.
March 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Stick to comedy" they say, as an unelected emerald mine trust fund baby guts the entire infrastructure of the United States and whatnot.
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Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
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Become ungovernable
March 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Become ungovernable
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2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
If someone isn't making a video game of this, they're really missing out.
March 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If someone isn't making a video game of this, they're really missing out.
Post your favorite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
March 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Post your favorite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
Apropos of nothing.
March 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Apropos of nothing.
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New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
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"Haha I misread that as - "
I have already retreated to my mind palace. Animate brooms sweep gold dust from my path. The fairy maids flit around my ears, whispering the latest garden intrigues. Perhaps today I will dine on pomegranates that taste like a fond memory dredged up after years in slumber
I have already retreated to my mind palace. Animate brooms sweep gold dust from my path. The fairy maids flit around my ears, whispering the latest garden intrigues. Perhaps today I will dine on pomegranates that taste like a fond memory dredged up after years in slumber
February 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"Haha I misread that as - "
I have already retreated to my mind palace. Animate brooms sweep gold dust from my path. The fairy maids flit around my ears, whispering the latest garden intrigues. Perhaps today I will dine on pomegranates that taste like a fond memory dredged up after years in slumber
I have already retreated to my mind palace. Animate brooms sweep gold dust from my path. The fairy maids flit around my ears, whispering the latest garden intrigues. Perhaps today I will dine on pomegranates that taste like a fond memory dredged up after years in slumber
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Apparently, the best way to solve immigration is to turn the US into a place nobody wants to be.
February 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Apparently, the best way to solve immigration is to turn the US into a place nobody wants to be.
From Richard III, apropos nothing in particular...
"And therefore,—since I cannot prove a lover,
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,—
I am determined to prove a villain,
And hate the idle pleasures of these days."
"And therefore,—since I cannot prove a lover,
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,—
I am determined to prove a villain,
And hate the idle pleasures of these days."
February 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From Richard III, apropos nothing in particular...
"And therefore,—since I cannot prove a lover,
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,—
I am determined to prove a villain,
And hate the idle pleasures of these days."
"And therefore,—since I cannot prove a lover,
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,—
I am determined to prove a villain,
And hate the idle pleasures of these days."
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they’re flagging grant applications containing the word “polarization.” lmao please don’t make me explain “polarizable variations of hodge structure” to the DEI police
February 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
they’re flagging grant applications containing the word “polarization.” lmao please don’t make me explain “polarizable variations of hodge structure” to the DEI police
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Tired: DEI Hire
Wired: DUI Hire
Wired: DUI Hire
January 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Tired: DEI Hire
Wired: DUI Hire
Wired: DUI Hire
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