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'ello folks - I'm Greg from Michigan.
Eldritch Millennial IT Consultant, former professional ninja.
Eldritch Millennial IT Consultant, former professional ninja.
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Posts here are usually about gaming(all), cosplay, UX, game design, & occasionally work.
Mostly reskeets because other people are smarter, or more informed, or more eloquent than I am.
The best self-defense is to a build a word that doesn't suck (Just & Verdant is the Professional phrasing).
Mostly reskeets because other people are smarter, or more informed, or more eloquent than I am.
The best self-defense is to a build a word that doesn't suck (Just & Verdant is the Professional phrasing).
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Real-time experiment: what happens when the world’s leading economy reallocates its law enforcement resources to liquidation of its own labor force?
New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing.
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ICE is Eating the Soul of America
Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law
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September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Real-time experiment: what happens when the world’s leading economy reallocates its law enforcement resources to liquidation of its own labor force?
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In retrospect it's clear the USSS was aiming to become the go-to federal agency for computer crime cases (i.e. a turf grab), and this ill-conceived raid was their effort to grasp that big ring. It blew up in their face, and the FBI has handled computer crime cases ever since.
December 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
In retrospect it's clear the USSS was aiming to become the go-to federal agency for computer crime cases (i.e. a turf grab), and this ill-conceived raid was their effort to grasp that big ring. It blew up in their face, and the FBI has handled computer crime cases ever since.
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the most "i lived bitch" of any ttrpg product in history
December 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
the most "i lived bitch" of any ttrpg product in history
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December 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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That the legislature rather than the executive controls when and if the nation goes to war was one of the most specific, deliberate, and extensively explained changes the Constitution made from the British model. "This is a power the crown had but the president won't" was absolutely unambiguous.
December 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
That the legislature rather than the executive controls when and if the nation goes to war was one of the most specific, deliberate, and extensively explained changes the Constitution made from the British model. "This is a power the crown had but the president won't" was absolutely unambiguous.
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The atrophy of congressional war powers to an effective nullity is just as much part of how we got to such an insanely aggrandized imperial presidency as all the other cases of executive power run amok. There would be no question of war with Venezuela right now without it.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The atrophy of congressional war powers to an effective nullity is just as much part of how we got to such an insanely aggrandized imperial presidency as all the other cases of executive power run amok. There would be no question of war with Venezuela right now without it.
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I am literally so full of good new ideas I can't make them all before I die.
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
December 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I am literally so full of good new ideas I can't make them all before I die.
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See, this is why you turn off most interactions. Because sometimes you put a virtual synth into a post about analogue synths and now I don't have to hear about it. Bliss.
December 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
See, this is why you turn off most interactions. Because sometimes you put a virtual synth into a post about analogue synths and now I don't have to hear about it. Bliss.
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If I had a little more budget I'd love to get back into analogue synthesis. Still one of my favorite hobbies. You get to craft sound, by hand, with electricity, in real time. You make a sound you will never hear again.
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
If I had a little more budget I'd love to get back into analogue synthesis. Still one of my favorite hobbies. You get to craft sound, by hand, with electricity, in real time. You make a sound you will never hear again.
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I've heard this before. it seems bizarre, but really does seem to be the case.
It's an extremely common misconception that people who have verified identities or are using their "real" names are less abusive online, but it's not true. Pseudonymous and anonymous people behave less abusively than people using their "real" names: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Digital Social Norm Enforcement: Online Firestorms in Social Media
Actors of public interest today have to fear the adverse impact that stems from social media platforms. Any controversial behavior may promptly trigger temporal, but potentially devastating storms of ...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I've heard this before. it seems bizarre, but really does seem to be the case.
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I feel like a right-winger frothing at the mouth about the Frankfurt School, but there in fact is a vast international fascist conspiracy that has deeply infiltrated our society and must be extruded root and branch.
And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I feel like a right-winger frothing at the mouth about the Frankfurt School, but there in fact is a vast international fascist conspiracy that has deeply infiltrated our society and must be extruded root and branch.
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Now I am gonna have a nice bowl of grapefruit and watch SNL. Also Maxwell loves his new relaxing collar.
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Now I am gonna have a nice bowl of grapefruit and watch SNL. Also Maxwell loves his new relaxing collar.
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I spend so much time complaining on here I want to note that I had a pretty fantastic day. Went with the wife to the cat show, had this amazing hatch chile skillet at Chilaquiles, came home and had birds at my new bird feeder and merlin bird app showed six new birds, and smoked a solid joint.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I spend so much time complaining on here I want to note that I had a pretty fantastic day. Went with the wife to the cat show, had this amazing hatch chile skillet at Chilaquiles, came home and had birds at my new bird feeder and merlin bird app showed six new birds, and smoked a solid joint.
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Tech fetishizes ideas. Once a senior stakeholder has an idea, it MUST be built before it can be "validated."
The main outcome of this process is ANXIETY, because people know they are making a huge bet, but the risks aren't being acknowledged.
I'll be writing on this in the next Product Picnic.
The main outcome of this process is ANXIETY, because people know they are making a huge bet, but the risks aren't being acknowledged.
I'll be writing on this in the next Product Picnic.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Tech fetishizes ideas. Once a senior stakeholder has an idea, it MUST be built before it can be "validated."
The main outcome of this process is ANXIETY, because people know they are making a huge bet, but the risks aren't being acknowledged.
I'll be writing on this in the next Product Picnic.
The main outcome of this process is ANXIETY, because people know they are making a huge bet, but the risks aren't being acknowledged.
I'll be writing on this in the next Product Picnic.
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
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The US military has spent billions of dollars worth of munitions and operational costs to participate in the war. Each dollar we spent is a dollar Israel doesn't have to spend. But it goes even deeper than that. Our dollars go much, much further than Israel's would if it had to do this alone.
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The US military has spent billions of dollars worth of munitions and operational costs to participate in the war. Each dollar we spent is a dollar Israel doesn't have to spend. But it goes even deeper than that. Our dollars go much, much further than Israel's would if it had to do this alone.
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I'm really curious what non-pseudonymous folks expect to gain from demanding my name and face before they'll listen to me
like, you won't know me
you won't know that's my real name or face
I'm nobody. this is just Lex Luthor Taking Over The Flash's Body And Looking In The Mirror but pettier.
like, you won't know me
you won't know that's my real name or face
I'm nobody. this is just Lex Luthor Taking Over The Flash's Body And Looking In The Mirror but pettier.
They're like "If only people were more susceptible to stalkers then nothing bad would happen!" because they started off at thinking people shouldn't be anonymous and came up with a reason to believe it.
December 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I'm really curious what non-pseudonymous folks expect to gain from demanding my name and face before they'll listen to me
like, you won't know me
you won't know that's my real name or face
I'm nobody. this is just Lex Luthor Taking Over The Flash's Body And Looking In The Mirror but pettier.
like, you won't know me
you won't know that's my real name or face
I'm nobody. this is just Lex Luthor Taking Over The Flash's Body And Looking In The Mirror but pettier.
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Yup, it's what it always comes down to at the end of the day - you have a divinely ordained bodily purpose to fulfil, and deviating from that (by choice or not) in any way is deemed wrong and unacceptable.
I think it's worth emphasising that this isn't Musk being thick and not realising women have hysterectomies. It's rooted in his misogynist, nazi politics – they really do think the only real women are those who are capable of giving birth. That's all women are really for.
December 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yup, it's what it always comes down to at the end of the day - you have a divinely ordained bodily purpose to fulfil, and deviating from that (by choice or not) in any way is deemed wrong and unacceptable.
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The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
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Daily bunny no.3168- finders keepers
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Daily bunny no.3168- finders keepers
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This isn’t unavoidable. It’s a choice. Your choice.
You know this isn’t inevitable. You know other countries don’t live like this. And yet you choose inaction.
You know this isn’t inevitable. You know other countries don’t live like this. And yet you choose inaction.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This isn’t unavoidable. It’s a choice. Your choice.
You know this isn’t inevitable. You know other countries don’t live like this. And yet you choose inaction.
You know this isn’t inevitable. You know other countries don’t live like this. And yet you choose inaction.
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Poor @jacezilla.bsky.social has to hear my absolutely terrible podcast listening decisions and reporting back about a paranormal podcast that's recorded in a restaurant in Massachusetts somewhere
December 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Poor @jacezilla.bsky.social has to hear my absolutely terrible podcast listening decisions and reporting back about a paranormal podcast that's recorded in a restaurant in Massachusetts somewhere
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I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
@Mercado Media video credit #minnesota #illinois #louisiana #america
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December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
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Crows DO slide down roofs, why would you make a fake video showing that? Because you want ATTENTION, but guess what dingus, nobody cares about YOU for posting that fake video, they care about the crows. You are a boring hack stealing valor from the crows. BOOOOOOO!!!!
December 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Crows DO slide down roofs, why would you make a fake video showing that? Because you want ATTENTION, but guess what dingus, nobody cares about YOU for posting that fake video, they care about the crows. You are a boring hack stealing valor from the crows. BOOOOOOO!!!!
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early career mentor warned me that he could see I felt determined to make sense of people who there's no sense to be made of and it would lead to madness
found I can help over 100 people who want to be helped in the time and effort it'd take to argue with 1 who is unteachable and doesn't want help
found I can help over 100 people who want to be helped in the time and effort it'd take to argue with 1 who is unteachable and doesn't want help
Some people are not worth your time or your sanity. I wish I had learned this lesson sooner.
December 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
early career mentor warned me that he could see I felt determined to make sense of people who there's no sense to be made of and it would lead to madness
found I can help over 100 people who want to be helped in the time and effort it'd take to argue with 1 who is unteachable and doesn't want help
found I can help over 100 people who want to be helped in the time and effort it'd take to argue with 1 who is unteachable and doesn't want help