Pam in Philly
@pamselle.com
a strong independent acid snake in the skinsuit of a strong independent woman
Host of Ignore All Previous Instructions (the podcast) @techcultpodcast.bsky.social
Host of Ignore All Previous Instructions (the podcast) @techcultpodcast.bsky.social
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Pam in Philly
@pamselle.com
· Nov 11
Hi Bluesky! A little about me:
- Software engineer by trade, also a writer, dancer, and musician
- From KY, now aggressively Philly
- I have a podcast, Ignore All Previous Instructions
podcast (YT): youtube.com/@techcultpodcast
website: pamselle.com
erstwhile newsletter: buttondown.email/pamselle
- Software engineer by trade, also a writer, dancer, and musician
- From KY, now aggressively Philly
- I have a podcast, Ignore All Previous Instructions
podcast (YT): youtube.com/@techcultpodcast
website: pamselle.com
erstwhile newsletter: buttondown.email/pamselle
AI generated art isn't new. Working on a sidequest art project and stumbled on this circa 1986
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_N...
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
AI generated art isn't new. Working on a sidequest art project and stumbled on this circa 1986
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_N...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_N...
This was a fun collection to read, of stories of "tech evolving, no more jobs" (spoiler, there were still jobs)
www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vigne...
www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vigne...
A Series of Vignettes From My Childhood and Early Career
www.jasonscheirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This was a fun collection to read, of stories of "tech evolving, no more jobs" (spoiler, there were still jobs)
www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vigne...
www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vigne...
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😈 Anybody else starting to see those Spotify Wrapped posts and having some feelings? We just launched a thing for that: fftf.link/spotifywhacked
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
😈 Anybody else starting to see those Spotify Wrapped posts and having some feelings? We just launched a thing for that: fftf.link/spotifywhacked
@matt-levine.bsky.social There was a bit of a large exchange among OCaml maintainers (probably Jane Street) with a user endlessly insisting on an AI generated PR. I felt like there's a Money Stuff in here, couldn't figure out if there was a tips email so here's a link github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
DWARF support for macOS and Linux by joelreymont · Pull Request #14369 · ocaml/ocaml
DWARF v5 Debugging Support for OCaml Native Compiler
This PR adds DWARF v5 debug information to the OCaml native compiler, allowing proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB.
What's Impleme...
github.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@matt-levine.bsky.social There was a bit of a large exchange among OCaml maintainers (probably Jane Street) with a user endlessly insisting on an AI generated PR. I felt like there's a Money Stuff in here, couldn't figure out if there was a tips email so here's a link github.com/ocaml/ocaml/...
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it's happening!!!
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
it's happening!!!
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
We did a dumb thing, please enjoy
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We did a dumb thing, please enjoy
I pretty much always enjoy a Paul Ford read, so I'll be checking this out
People are scared of what happens after the bubble bursts. @ftrain.bsky.social is looking forward to it www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...
The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down
When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I pretty much always enjoy a Paul Ford read, so I'll be checking this out
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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New episode!
Fun in programming and hacking vending machines
Pam brings the topic this week of "fun in programming." More nostalgia, talking about how it feels in modern programming, the joy of problem solving. Also, we talk about how Sarah is hacking vending machines!
pamselle.com/podcast.html
Fun in programming and hacking vending machines
Pam brings the topic this week of "fun in programming." More nostalgia, talking about how it feels in modern programming, the joy of problem solving. Also, we talk about how Sarah is hacking vending machines!
pamselle.com/podcast.html
Ignore All Previous Instructions is a podcast about tech, culture, and society at large hosted by Pam Selle.
pamselle.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New episode!
Fun in programming and hacking vending machines
Pam brings the topic this week of "fun in programming." More nostalgia, talking about how it feels in modern programming, the joy of problem solving. Also, we talk about how Sarah is hacking vending machines!
pamselle.com/podcast.html
Fun in programming and hacking vending machines
Pam brings the topic this week of "fun in programming." More nostalgia, talking about how it feels in modern programming, the joy of problem solving. Also, we talk about how Sarah is hacking vending machines!
pamselle.com/podcast.html
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Do you remember your first computer?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51v...
The surprise topic of NOSTALGIA and computing with @geekygirlsarah.com and @pamselle.com!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51v...
The surprise topic of NOSTALGIA and computing with @geekygirlsarah.com and @pamselle.com!
Do you remember your first computer?
YouTube video by Ignore All Previous Instructions
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Do you remember your first computer?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51v...
The surprise topic of NOSTALGIA and computing with @geekygirlsarah.com and @pamselle.com!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51v...
The surprise topic of NOSTALGIA and computing with @geekygirlsarah.com and @pamselle.com!
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Shout out to @mcsweeneys.net for letting me treat a certain kind of article with the level of respect it deserves. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Friendly Nazis Next Door
Everyone says that this new crop of American Nazis is really mean, but I, a white journalist, went out to talk to them for this profile, and they w...
www.mcsweeneys.net
September 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Shout out to @mcsweeneys.net for letting me treat a certain kind of article with the level of respect it deserves. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
Enjoyed this write up of "what I use" in 2025. They're more AI-focused than me, but I want to look into some of these voice control setups …
zackproser.com/blog/2025-ai...
zackproser.com/blog/2025-ai...
My 2025 AI Engineer Setup - Portable, Productive and Fun
My 2025 AI engineer setup. Evolving out of the multi-monitor battlestations for improved portability and productivity.
zackproser.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Enjoyed this write up of "what I use" in 2025. They're more AI-focused than me, but I want to look into some of these voice control setups …
zackproser.com/blog/2025-ai...
zackproser.com/blog/2025-ai...
It's not podfade, it's "Season 2"
September 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's not podfade, it's "Season 2"
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Unpopular opinion. A well-written issue is generally more valuable than a pull request.
July 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Unpopular opinion. A well-written issue is generally more valuable than a pull request.
Thanks to this person who wrote out "how do I deploy different environments to fly io
Yay finding a person blog post and not AI nonsense
orchardlab.dev/posts/fly-en...
Yay finding a person blog post and not AI nonsense
orchardlab.dev/posts/fly-en...
July 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thanks to this person who wrote out "how do I deploy different environments to fly io
Yay finding a person blog post and not AI nonsense
orchardlab.dev/posts/fly-en...
Yay finding a person blog post and not AI nonsense
orchardlab.dev/posts/fly-en...
Next Philly Queer Slowdance is June 12th! PRIDE edition! queerslowdance.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Next Philly Queer Slowdance is June 12th! PRIDE edition! queerslowdance.com
I really hate that "please! we could save democracy, if only you gave $10 to our campaign" texts did not stop after 2024
May 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I really hate that "please! we could save democracy, if only you gave $10 to our campaign" texts did not stop after 2024
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Communities that invest in #publictranportation reduce the nation’s carbon emissions by 63 million metric tons per year. Pass it on. #ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll
April 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Communities that invest in #publictranportation reduce the nation’s carbon emissions by 63 million metric tons per year. Pass it on. #ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll
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As promised here’s Pink Pony Club but it’s about encryption
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
As promised here’s Pink Pony Club but it’s about encryption
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The full clip of Hayao Miyazaki reading AI engineers for fucking filth so hard their ancestors felt the burning shame back in 2016
March 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The full clip of Hayao Miyazaki reading AI engineers for fucking filth so hard their ancestors felt the burning shame back in 2016