Pierce
@pierced.bsky.social
he/him/his
Tech by trade, politics and law by hobby. But, like, trying not to be the type of person you'd assume that describes? 😬
I think humanity went off the rails the first time someone wished they knew what time it was.
Tech by trade, politics and law by hobby. But, like, trying not to be the type of person you'd assume that describes? 😬
I think humanity went off the rails the first time someone wished they knew what time it was.
[billionaire edition]
4) fail to understand. then, because your entire identity is being the world's smartest special boy who can do no wrong, basically do #3 but with extra smugness and limitless resources
4) fail to understand. then, because your entire identity is being the world's smartest special boy who can do no wrong, basically do #3 but with extra smugness and limitless resources
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
[billionaire edition]
4) fail to understand. then, because your entire identity is being the world's smartest special boy who can do no wrong, basically do #3 but with extra smugness and limitless resources
4) fail to understand. then, because your entire identity is being the world's smartest special boy who can do no wrong, basically do #3 but with extra smugness and limitless resources
We often talk about ed policy in the abstract, but can't just re-run the simulation with a couple parameter tweaks.
Changes to policy *are* a form of policy: they teach kids that they can't trust the current rules. If it's a good change, you can explain it.
But it's often not, now... so you can't.
Changes to policy *are* a form of policy: they teach kids that they can't trust the current rules. If it's a good change, you can explain it.
But it's often not, now... so you can't.
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We often talk about ed policy in the abstract, but can't just re-run the simulation with a couple parameter tweaks.
Changes to policy *are* a form of policy: they teach kids that they can't trust the current rules. If it's a good change, you can explain it.
But it's often not, now... so you can't.
Changes to policy *are* a form of policy: they teach kids that they can't trust the current rules. If it's a good change, you can explain it.
But it's often not, now... so you can't.
But we saw in the 2025 elections that faith in actual progressive values is a winner.
Innate charisma helps, but (for example) @ifbookspod.bsky.social pointed out how Cuomo and Adams supporters seem to hate NYC. Mamdani showed his love of the city, was ambitious, and overcame billionaires.
Innate charisma helps, but (for example) @ifbookspod.bsky.social pointed out how Cuomo and Adams supporters seem to hate NYC. Mamdani showed his love of the city, was ambitious, and overcame billionaires.
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 AM
But we saw in the 2025 elections that faith in actual progressive values is a winner.
Innate charisma helps, but (for example) @ifbookspod.bsky.social pointed out how Cuomo and Adams supporters seem to hate NYC. Mamdani showed his love of the city, was ambitious, and overcame billionaires.
Innate charisma helps, but (for example) @ifbookspod.bsky.social pointed out how Cuomo and Adams supporters seem to hate NYC. Mamdani showed his love of the city, was ambitious, and overcame billionaires.
I know I'm not the first to do so, but I propose that the "adrift" left are far more important than the uninformed middle. Almost everyone still uninformed is surrounded by MAGA.
There are people who believe in progressive values, but can't support faithless leadership regardless of party.
There are people who believe in progressive values, but can't support faithless leadership regardless of party.
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I know I'm not the first to do so, but I propose that the "adrift" left are far more important than the uninformed middle. Almost everyone still uninformed is surrounded by MAGA.
There are people who believe in progressive values, but can't support faithless leadership regardless of party.
There are people who believe in progressive values, but can't support faithless leadership regardless of party.
The current climate:
• Faithless right-wing: ascendant
• Center-right: ascend-ish but failing loyalty tests
• A few actual Centrists [not pictured, helpless]
• Center-left: confused, retconning their opinions rightwardly
• Informed left, passionate but adrift
• Uninformed (see above re: centrists)
• Faithless right-wing: ascendant
• Center-right: ascend-ish but failing loyalty tests
• A few actual Centrists [not pictured, helpless]
• Center-left: confused, retconning their opinions rightwardly
• Informed left, passionate but adrift
• Uninformed (see above re: centrists)
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The current climate:
• Faithless right-wing: ascendant
• Center-right: ascend-ish but failing loyalty tests
• A few actual Centrists [not pictured, helpless]
• Center-left: confused, retconning their opinions rightwardly
• Informed left, passionate but adrift
• Uninformed (see above re: centrists)
• Faithless right-wing: ascendant
• Center-right: ascend-ish but failing loyalty tests
• A few actual Centrists [not pictured, helpless]
• Center-left: confused, retconning their opinions rightwardly
• Informed left, passionate but adrift
• Uninformed (see above re: centrists)
[it felt like I had to post this now: my new year's resolution is fewer butt jokes, so it'd have been a week before I could post it again]
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 AM
[it felt like I had to post this now: my new year's resolution is fewer butt jokes, so it'd have been a week before I could post it again]
(accidentally overshooting) now it's a painus
December 31, 2025 at 6:37 AM
(accidentally overshooting) now it's a painus
I have opinions about the pronunciation of "gif".
We can get drinks and discuss it, but know that you've either got my tab or you give me space.
We can get drinks and discuss it, but know that you've either got my tab or you give me space.
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I have opinions about the pronunciation of "gif".
We can get drinks and discuss it, but know that you've either got my tab or you give me space.
We can get drinks and discuss it, but know that you've either got my tab or you give me space.
But when I take 26% off my shorts for New Years it's suddenly "not appropriate church attire" and "aren't you cold in that"
December 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
But when I take 26% off my shorts for New Years it's suddenly "not appropriate church attire" and "aren't you cold in that"
Good Will Hunting told from the perspective of that guy who likes apples.
December 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Good Will Hunting told from the perspective of that guy who likes apples.
Aww, with an extra helping of nostalgia for NeXTSTEP.
We're 35 years on from this screenshot and most people *still* don't know the quiet joy of having truly custom apps on their main toolbar that aren't malware.
We're 35 years on from this screenshot and most people *still* don't know the quiet joy of having truly custom apps on their main toolbar that aren't malware.
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Aww, with an extra helping of nostalgia for NeXTSTEP.
We're 35 years on from this screenshot and most people *still* don't know the quiet joy of having truly custom apps on their main toolbar that aren't malware.
We're 35 years on from this screenshot and most people *still* don't know the quiet joy of having truly custom apps on their main toolbar that aren't malware.
Modern AI is the perfect tool for Millennials with social addictions who had to go cold turkey in 2020.
"Here's a robot with some Zoomer slang stuck in its teeth, $20/month for a hundred licks."
"Here's a robot with some Zoomer slang stuck in its teeth, $20/month for a hundred licks."
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Modern AI is the perfect tool for Millennials with social addictions who had to go cold turkey in 2020.
"Here's a robot with some Zoomer slang stuck in its teeth, $20/month for a hundred licks."
"Here's a robot with some Zoomer slang stuck in its teeth, $20/month for a hundred licks."
She would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for your middling showers.
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
She would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for your middling showers.
Fun with JS exotics, you can change the value/reference of an identifier (function parameter) without assignment operators or `delete`:
```
function foo(x) {
let tempX = x;
arguments[0] = new Object; // who cares?
console.assert(x === tempX, "x was unchanged");
}
foo(new Object); // BZZT
```
```
function foo(x) {
let tempX = x;
arguments[0] = new Object; // who cares?
console.assert(x === tempX, "x was unchanged");
}
foo(new Object); // BZZT
```
December 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Fun with JS exotics, you can change the value/reference of an identifier (function parameter) without assignment operators or `delete`:
```
function foo(x) {
let tempX = x;
arguments[0] = new Object; // who cares?
console.assert(x === tempX, "x was unchanged");
}
foo(new Object); // BZZT
```
```
function foo(x) {
let tempX = x;
arguments[0] = new Object; // who cares?
console.assert(x === tempX, "x was unchanged");
}
foo(new Object); // BZZT
```
Reposted by Pierce
Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake, 1795-1805 (flipped) #NetflixPartner
December 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake, 1795-1805 (flipped) #NetflixPartner
It requires a balance that the founders might've been considering: house members are super-sensitive to their constituents, senators are hybridly-sensitive to their (at the time, and awful) state's interests.
The president only got reported upon on alternate Tuesdays instead of now and also NOW.
The president only got reported upon on alternate Tuesdays instead of now and also NOW.
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It requires a balance that the founders might've been considering: house members are super-sensitive to their constituents, senators are hybridly-sensitive to their (at the time, and awful) state's interests.
The president only got reported upon on alternate Tuesdays instead of now and also NOW.
The president only got reported upon on alternate Tuesdays instead of now and also NOW.
I say that as someone who has spent an unreasonable amount of my life writing software that handles different calendar/time systems, and is actually pretty tolerant about "we have a weird rule in this region of the world because..."
Across the board, it's the desire for rigidity that's the problem.
Across the board, it's the desire for rigidity that's the problem.
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I say that as someone who has spent an unreasonable amount of my life writing software that handles different calendar/time systems, and is actually pretty tolerant about "we have a weird rule in this region of the world because..."
Across the board, it's the desire for rigidity that's the problem.
Across the board, it's the desire for rigidity that's the problem.
Or not starting work/school at the same clock hour all year. Humans used to work when the work needed to be done. There's plenty of evidence that teenagers (on average) have a later "natural" sleep schedule. Many jobs already involve collaboration across time zones. Just have "winter start" be 10am.
December 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Or not starting work/school at the same clock hour all year. Humans used to work when the work needed to be done. There's plenty of evidence that teenagers (on average) have a later "natural" sleep schedule. Many jobs already involve collaboration across time zones. Just have "winter start" be 10am.
Nate is just jealous because he didn't get to marry Buddy Poland the lobsterman, the absolute best fictional character description to ever manifest in the real world.
[cc @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social for Heather Cox Richardson]
[cc @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social for Heather Cox Richardson]
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Nate is just jealous because he didn't get to marry Buddy Poland the lobsterman, the absolute best fictional character description to ever manifest in the real world.
[cc @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social for Heather Cox Richardson]
[cc @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social for Heather Cox Richardson]
Rewatched "Everything Everywhere All at Once", then revisited "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days because of Waymond's lines referencing it.
The video for "Absolutely…" is stacked apartment dwellers cascading to a ground-floor dance party.
Just like "Turn Down for What".
#Daniels, man. 🤯
The video for "Absolutely…" is stacked apartment dwellers cascading to a ground-floor dance party.
Just like "Turn Down for What".
#Daniels, man. 🤯
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Rewatched "Everything Everywhere All at Once", then revisited "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days because of Waymond's lines referencing it.
The video for "Absolutely…" is stacked apartment dwellers cascading to a ground-floor dance party.
Just like "Turn Down for What".
#Daniels, man. 🤯
The video for "Absolutely…" is stacked apartment dwellers cascading to a ground-floor dance party.
Just like "Turn Down for What".
#Daniels, man. 🤯
I know it's all of Calvinball right now, but they're getting away with things by making it seem like normal debates between adults. It annoys them to actially have to argue.
It's worth pointing out that my post above could nullify the powers of that agency, but would not allow it to be taken over.
It's worth pointing out that my post above could nullify the powers of that agency, but would not allow it to be taken over.
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I know it's all of Calvinball right now, but they're getting away with things by making it seem like normal debates between adults. It annoys them to actially have to argue.
It's worth pointing out that my post above could nullify the powers of that agency, but would not allow it to be taken over.
It's worth pointing out that my post above could nullify the powers of that agency, but would not allow it to be taken over.
If a law forbids frivolous termination of an agency's leader by the president, then that agency's authority was written and understood to have that insulation. Textually and originalistically, the very definition of the agency is inseparable (non-severable) from that assumption.
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If a law forbids frivolous termination of an agency's leader by the president, then that agency's authority was written and understood to have that insulation. Textually and originalistically, the very definition of the agency is inseparable (non-severable) from that assumption.
"Bad Passwords, Too Many Failures: The Ashley Madison Story"
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#vnc #infosec
Country: CN
City: Shanghai
State: Shanghai
Scanned: 2025-05-07T15:20:54
https://computernewb.com/vncresolver/browse#id/54758656
#vnc #infosec
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"Bad Passwords, Too Many Failures: The Ashley Madison Story"
...and Raquel Welch says "those aren't little buoys"
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
...and Raquel Welch says "those aren't little buoys"