Pavel
@spavel.bsky.social
Raised gifted; non-practicing.
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First, New Brunswick. Soon, the world.
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.
bloom.bg
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
First, New Brunswick. Soon, the world.
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SCORPION: take me across the river
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
SCORPION: take me across the river
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
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“ACKSHUALLY your honor it’s only 23.3%, not a quarter”
“Your brief sucked ass”
“Your brief sucked ass”
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
“ACKSHUALLY your honor it’s only 23.3%, not a quarter”
“Your brief sucked ass”
“Your brief sucked ass”
I was the best among my middle school lunch crowd and got bribed by a FLGS owner to drop out of FNM once, so probably like a 4
a brand new, never touched the game, never played a tcg Magic player is a 1/10 on the skill scale
the greatest player of all time is a 10/10
where do you put yourself?
the greatest player of all time is a 10/10
where do you put yourself?
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I was the best among my middle school lunch crowd and got bribed by a FLGS owner to drop out of FNM once, so probably like a 4
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Talked this week about why removing the fascist boot from your neck will help you find a much bigger audience and, also, your soul.
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Talked this week about why removing the fascist boot from your neck will help you find a much bigger audience and, also, your soul.
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
"There's a reason the Washington Post is going to die before The Onion becomes one of the biggest newspapers in the country: They licked the boot, and we kicked back."
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The abstract alone is pure art.
February 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The abstract alone is pure art.
Spoke at a conference! It was fun!
Fuck it I have an engagement bait topic.
We talk a lot about your future bucket list plans that you want to do, but what's something that you checked off your bucket list in the last couple of years.
Bonus points if it absolutely lived up to your expectations.
We talk a lot about your future bucket list plans that you want to do, but what's something that you checked off your bucket list in the last couple of years.
Bonus points if it absolutely lived up to your expectations.
February 6, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Spoke at a conference! It was fun!
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I like the labeler. It helps me know what links to not click on.
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I like the labeler. It helps me know what links to not click on.
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people who think the count of monte cristo is just a straightforward tale of a dude escaping a prison and revenging himself miss out on quality subplots like "the count is foiled by the power of lesbianism," "the case of the serial domestic poisoner" and "let's talk shit about italian food"
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
people who think the count of monte cristo is just a straightforward tale of a dude escaping a prison and revenging himself miss out on quality subplots like "the count is foiled by the power of lesbianism," "the case of the serial domestic poisoner" and "let's talk shit about italian food"
If corporations are people, murder should carry the death penalty.
They’re gonna get people killed.
February 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
If corporations are people, murder should carry the death penalty.
Kinda shocked that the most successful campaign of 2025 crushed both the GOP and the Dem establishment with a simple "here are the problems and here are the things I'm going to do about it" message, and what the establishment took away from it was to lean into social media sniping and Newsom Thought
Third, the temperament of the electorate has changed. People are angry. People want answers and reassurances and to be spoken to plainly. This is a big part of why Mamdani is so popular. Running this account with the same "sick burn" energy as during the campaign just comes off as "cringe" now.
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Kinda shocked that the most successful campaign of 2025 crushed both the GOP and the Dem establishment with a simple "here are the problems and here are the things I'm going to do about it" message, and what the establishment took away from it was to lean into social media sniping and Newsom Thought
When someone recommends my newsletter, it is worth 1000 updoots in my heart
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
When someone recommends my newsletter, it is worth 1000 updoots in my heart
This sounds bad but Russia can't even afford to manufacture conventional artillery shells
Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any limits on the size of their strategic nuclear arsenals after their last arms control treaty expired on February 5 with no agreement between them on what should come next reut.rs/4aekQVk
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This sounds bad but Russia can't even afford to manufacture conventional artillery shells
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lmfao at "Your Honor, in the ancient libraries of Ashurbanipal." Incredible stuff. I'm not a lawyer but man what a swan dive
The Court’s eyebrows must be through the roof by now
![The Response was also noteworthy for its conspicuously florid prose. For
example, it featured an extended quote from Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
and metaphors comparing legal advocacy to gardening and the leaving of
indelible "mark[s] upon the clay." (Response 3). And it included the following
passage:
Your Honor, in the ancient libraries of Ashurbanipal, scribes carried their stylus as both tool and sacred trust - understanding , that every mark upon clay
would endure long beyond their mortal span. As the role the mark (x) in Ezekiel Chapter 9, that marked the foreheads with a tav (x) of blood and ink, bear the same solemn recognition: that the written word carries power to preserve or condemn, to build or destroy, and leaves an indelible mark which cannot be erased but should be withdrawn, let it lead other to think these citations were correct.
I have failed in that sacred trust. The errors in my memorandum, however inadvertent, have diminished the integrity of the record and the dignity of these proceedings. Like the scribes of antiquity who bore their stylus as both privilege and burden, I understand that legal authorship demands more than mere competence — it requires absolute fidelity to truth and precision in every mark upon the page.
(Id. at 7-8). Needless to say, Mr. Feldman's overwrought metaphors and
historical references raised the Court's eyebrows.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigldm7iyao5jmzvvxdf46rvq2jgopct4fi36uipnfjwmq5klrzy7m@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
lmfao at "Your Honor, in the ancient libraries of Ashurbanipal." Incredible stuff. I'm not a lawyer but man what a swan dive
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"I'm sure you see it, too. It's as clear as day.
That's right. As Arc Raiders takes place in Italy, this is a stop sign that's failing to observe Articles 144, 145, and 148 of Title 2 of the Regolamento di Esecuzione e di Attuazione del Nuovo Codice della Strada."
That's right. As Arc Raiders takes place in Italy, this is a stop sign that's failing to observe Articles 144, 145, and 148 of Title 2 of the Regolamento di Esecuzione e di Attuazione del Nuovo Codice della Strada."
'I'm going to be sick': Arc Raiders players react with an appropriate level of revulsion after discovering Embark committed the cardinal sin of placing a stop sign in a weird spot
Adherence to Italy's Regolamento di Esecuzione e di Attuazione del Nuovo Codice della Strada is no laughing matter.
www.pcgamer.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"I'm sure you see it, too. It's as clear as day.
That's right. As Arc Raiders takes place in Italy, this is a stop sign that's failing to observe Articles 144, 145, and 148 of Title 2 of the Regolamento di Esecuzione e di Attuazione del Nuovo Codice della Strada."
That's right. As Arc Raiders takes place in Italy, this is a stop sign that's failing to observe Articles 144, 145, and 148 of Title 2 of the Regolamento di Esecuzione e di Attuazione del Nuovo Codice della Strada."
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I really do meditate on this one a lot. All the folks who say things were so much better in the old days, who want us to RETVRN—all I can think about is the little graves close together
A prayer for Lizzie Roberts, who bore more than her share
February 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I really do meditate on this one a lot. All the folks who say things were so much better in the old days, who want us to RETVRN—all I can think about is the little graves close together
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Libertarianism brain causes these people to think that their wealth is due entirely to their own genius, and the global web of soft power that the USA has worked for decades to establish is decorative.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
“Full Faith and Credit of the United States” go byebye, and with it, foreign & domestic investment in business here
Ugh. Trump unilaterally terminated government contracts. He stopped payment for *work already done*. That will kill many of these companies. But it also undermines trust in contracts and the fed gov's willingness to enforce them. You'd think free market advocates would care about that.
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Libertarianism brain causes these people to think that their wealth is due entirely to their own genius, and the global web of soft power that the USA has worked for decades to establish is decorative.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
me when i explain to my developers how to implement an undo function by reversing the operation
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
me when i explain to my developers how to implement an undo function by reversing the operation
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I would have described it as a "speculation economy" or a "gambling economy," but "scam economy" works well.
Nothing created; fortunes wagered on quarterly line-go-up mining a finite amount of cultural objects that the wagerers believe to be infinite. Investment is a bet on "Can I flip this?"
Nothing created; fortunes wagered on quarterly line-go-up mining a finite amount of cultural objects that the wagerers believe to be infinite. Investment is a bet on "Can I flip this?"
The post-industrial period of a developed economy is characterized by three phases.
Until the 2010s, we were in a service economy. Now we are in a scam economy. And we are about to find out what phase comes next.
Until the 2010s, we were in a service economy. Now we are in a scam economy. And we are about to find out what phase comes next.
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I would have described it as a "speculation economy" or a "gambling economy," but "scam economy" works well.
Nothing created; fortunes wagered on quarterly line-go-up mining a finite amount of cultural objects that the wagerers believe to be infinite. Investment is a bet on "Can I flip this?"
Nothing created; fortunes wagered on quarterly line-go-up mining a finite amount of cultural objects that the wagerers believe to be infinite. Investment is a bet on "Can I flip this?"
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How can there be a flood in Germany when there is a drought in California?
How can there be poor people when Jeff Bezos is rich?
How can there be poor people when Jeff Bezos is rich?
February 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
How can there be a flood in Germany when there is a drought in California?
How can there be poor people when Jeff Bezos is rich?
How can there be poor people when Jeff Bezos is rich?
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It's also banning trans people for no reason so you know it's going to be boring as hell.
2 great reasons to not even bother with it.
2 great reasons to not even bother with it.
decided to see what upscrolled was like, and the third post i saw after making an account was csam
i already had concerns about the platform’s leadership, but now you can be certain i’m going nowhere near it and would recommend others stay away too
i already had concerns about the platform’s leadership, but now you can be certain i’m going nowhere near it and would recommend others stay away too
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
It's also banning trans people for no reason so you know it's going to be boring as hell.
2 great reasons to not even bother with it.
2 great reasons to not even bother with it.
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Lets say there was a way to be better at the ski jump that involved injecting some kind of acid into your penis. How did someone figure that out
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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