Dave Carlson
@thecubic.net
hello everyone, especially you
he+they, Chaotic Good, Autistic, Type 1 Diabetic, #insulin4all
thecubic.22 on Signal / 530997A7 on PGP
Security & distributed systems enthusiast; funemployed & pretired
I'm an ALLY, so pick me up from the airport plz
he+they, Chaotic Good, Autistic, Type 1 Diabetic, #insulin4all
thecubic.22 on Signal / 530997A7 on PGP
Security & distributed systems enthusiast; funemployed & pretired
I'm an ALLY, so pick me up from the airport plz
It's a kangaroo court if any of that stuff isn't suppressed anyway. Nobody Mirandized him. He personally possessed the backpack when they felt like seizing it
This is just the DA trying to make a soft landing; motion in limine is before the court right now
The whole case is going to be the video
This is just the DA trying to make a soft landing; motion in limine is before the court right now
The whole case is going to be the video
Source: abc7.com/post/pretria...
DA's office says it won't use statements Luigi Mangione made at station house
The Manhattan district attorney's office signaled Tuesday it would exclude statements that accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione made while in custody at the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Police Department.
abc7.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's a kangaroo court if any of that stuff isn't suppressed anyway. Nobody Mirandized him. He personally possessed the backpack when they felt like seizing it
This is just the DA trying to make a soft landing; motion in limine is before the court right now
The whole case is going to be the video
This is just the DA trying to make a soft landing; motion in limine is before the court right now
The whole case is going to be the video
Dexcom G7
"we need to contact your doctor for this prescription" okay and days later still not filled
I contact office myself "request refill" -> refill denied "still has refills available"
CVS cashier: "uh, it's in Prior Auth. sorry"
*I immediately look like murder*
me: "well, you didn't do it"
"we need to contact your doctor for this prescription" okay and days later still not filled
I contact office myself "request refill" -> refill denied "still has refills available"
CVS cashier: "uh, it's in Prior Auth. sorry"
*I immediately look like murder*
me: "well, you didn't do it"
a watermelon is sitting on top of a picnic table with glasses .
Alt: watermelon exploding
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Dexcom G7
"we need to contact your doctor for this prescription" okay and days later still not filled
I contact office myself "request refill" -> refill denied "still has refills available"
CVS cashier: "uh, it's in Prior Auth. sorry"
*I immediately look like murder*
me: "well, you didn't do it"
"we need to contact your doctor for this prescription" okay and days later still not filled
I contact office myself "request refill" -> refill denied "still has refills available"
CVS cashier: "uh, it's in Prior Auth. sorry"
*I immediately look like murder*
me: "well, you didn't do it"
Found out the local high school starts at 8:50AM and I don't think I've been more jealous of their experience overall
December 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Found out the local high school starts at 8:50AM and I don't think I've been more jealous of their experience overall
she's absolutely a horrible person. Laura Wellington is like an avatar of narcissism itself - and her whole thing is monetizing the estrangement, which is directly furthering abuse
"Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback"
get a protection order, seriously, creative abuse should earn jailtime
"Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback"
get a protection order, seriously, creative abuse should earn jailtime
This article isn't political, but you can tell exactly who these people voted for, even if the estrangement wasn't about politics.
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
www.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
she's absolutely a horrible person. Laura Wellington is like an avatar of narcissism itself - and her whole thing is monetizing the estrangement, which is directly furthering abuse
"Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback"
get a protection order, seriously, creative abuse should earn jailtime
"Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback"
get a protection order, seriously, creative abuse should earn jailtime
"you have a new secure message!"
"authenticate with MFA" (to the same e-mail address, okay bozo)
the non-adoption of *either* PGP or S/MIME is such a shame. I mean Facebook needed zero people to support PGP notifications. They even tried to "give" it to my team simply because we maintained crypto
"authenticate with MFA" (to the same e-mail address, okay bozo)
the non-adoption of *either* PGP or S/MIME is such a shame. I mean Facebook needed zero people to support PGP notifications. They even tried to "give" it to my team simply because we maintained crypto
December 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"you have a new secure message!"
"authenticate with MFA" (to the same e-mail address, okay bozo)
the non-adoption of *either* PGP or S/MIME is such a shame. I mean Facebook needed zero people to support PGP notifications. They even tried to "give" it to my team simply because we maintained crypto
"authenticate with MFA" (to the same e-mail address, okay bozo)
the non-adoption of *either* PGP or S/MIME is such a shame. I mean Facebook needed zero people to support PGP notifications. They even tried to "give" it to my team simply because we maintained crypto
These dudes are going to look directly at your chest and crotch while you produce your government I.D. to earn the privilege to piss in a public building. It's for your safety, we're trying to stop perverts
If you say "stop resisting" commandingly they will all pitch tents, guaranteed
If you say "stop resisting" commandingly they will all pitch tents, guaranteed
In order to "protect women" Texas made it so that women have to go through armed guards with an ID check. They literally created a potty police.
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
These dudes are going to look directly at your chest and crotch while you produce your government I.D. to earn the privilege to piss in a public building. It's for your safety, we're trying to stop perverts
If you say "stop resisting" commandingly they will all pitch tents, guaranteed
If you say "stop resisting" commandingly they will all pitch tents, guaranteed
saw a new scammer strat which is
mention me in a post A
reply with the scam post B
delete post A
the notification of the mention is elided but the reply notification remains
also wasn't Bluesky PDS. Moderation is an N:M cartesian product nightmare eh
mention me in a post A
reply with the scam post B
delete post A
the notification of the mention is elided but the reply notification remains
also wasn't Bluesky PDS. Moderation is an N:M cartesian product nightmare eh
December 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
saw a new scammer strat which is
mention me in a post A
reply with the scam post B
delete post A
the notification of the mention is elided but the reply notification remains
also wasn't Bluesky PDS. Moderation is an N:M cartesian product nightmare eh
mention me in a post A
reply with the scam post B
delete post A
the notification of the mention is elided but the reply notification remains
also wasn't Bluesky PDS. Moderation is an N:M cartesian product nightmare eh
I serve a just god, yo
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I serve a just god, yo
softies: yeah I was oncall today and we released GPT 5.2
me: condolences. anyway wanna hear a story about the last time I was oncall
me: condolences. anyway wanna hear a story about the last time I was oncall
2021 Facebook outage - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
softies: yeah I was oncall today and we released GPT 5.2
me: condolences. anyway wanna hear a story about the last time I was oncall
me: condolences. anyway wanna hear a story about the last time I was oncall
fuck the Democrats. fuck 'em
you see corruption and you're like "he's one of ours?" people can see your dumb ass. people are going to vote like you support a corrupt person because you literally are
the response should be hey, well at least the evidence can go right to the ethics committee
you see corruption and you're like "he's one of ours?" people can see your dumb ass. people are going to vote like you support a corrupt person because you literally are
the response should be hey, well at least the evidence can go right to the ethics committee
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
fuck the Democrats. fuck 'em
you see corruption and you're like "he's one of ours?" people can see your dumb ass. people are going to vote like you support a corrupt person because you literally are
the response should be hey, well at least the evidence can go right to the ethics committee
you see corruption and you're like "he's one of ours?" people can see your dumb ass. people are going to vote like you support a corrupt person because you literally are
the response should be hey, well at least the evidence can go right to the ethics committee
USPS informed delivery sends ads to your fucking e-mail. Oh, you want the historical-NSA scan (Church Committee) of all your fucking postal mail? Fuck you, we're going to tell you to install apps and buy stamps and shit
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
USPS informed delivery sends ads to your fucking e-mail. Oh, you want the historical-NSA scan (Church Committee) of all your fucking postal mail? Fuck you, we're going to tell you to install apps and buy stamps and shit
my mind went here immediately
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
my mind went here immediately
haha ruin a book by changing one letter re: fwd: rt:
> Olivia Nuzzi's flopping book is called "American Canto"
uh, let's play something else instead
> Olivia Nuzzi's flopping book is called "American Canto"
uh, let's play something else instead
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
haha ruin a book by changing one letter re: fwd: rt:
> Olivia Nuzzi's flopping book is called "American Canto"
uh, let's play something else instead
> Olivia Nuzzi's flopping book is called "American Canto"
uh, let's play something else instead
1. no, because they can't operate private emergency rooms and you're never going to believe this, but hospitals are subsidized
2. a federal officer appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, like everything
3. no, but this Q is a non sequitur. also I've had to do that in this system
2. a federal officer appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, like everything
3. no, but this Q is a non sequitur. also I've had to do that in this system
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
1. no, because they can't operate private emergency rooms and you're never going to believe this, but hospitals are subsidized
2. a federal officer appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, like everything
3. no, but this Q is a non sequitur. also I've had to do that in this system
2. a federal officer appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, like everything
3. no, but this Q is a non sequitur. also I've had to do that in this system
damn this was like watching a presidential debate
Oprah Explores the Rising Trend of Going No Contact with Your Family
YouTube video by Oprah
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
damn this was like watching a presidential debate
framing this as a "potentially fatal dose" is so shit
every single self-administered dose of insulin I've taken is a "potentially fatal dose" - but always weighed against the risk of a guaranteed fatal non-dose
and test's LD50 is so high it is just not physically plausible
every single self-administered dose of insulin I've taken is a "potentially fatal dose" - but always weighed against the risk of a guaranteed fatal non-dose
and test's LD50 is so high it is just not physically plausible
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
framing this as a "potentially fatal dose" is so shit
every single self-administered dose of insulin I've taken is a "potentially fatal dose" - but always weighed against the risk of a guaranteed fatal non-dose
and test's LD50 is so high it is just not physically plausible
every single self-administered dose of insulin I've taken is a "potentially fatal dose" - but always weighed against the risk of a guaranteed fatal non-dose
and test's LD50 is so high it is just not physically plausible
fuck CVS in the ear
I can't turn on any reminders from them because they spam the shit out of me when they do; I can't turn on auto refills because they are extremely unreliable. so I have to "raw dog" prescription ordering
...and I forgot in November, so I'm about to run out of medical devices
I can't turn on any reminders from them because they spam the shit out of me when they do; I can't turn on auto refills because they are extremely unreliable. so I have to "raw dog" prescription ordering
...and I forgot in November, so I'm about to run out of medical devices
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
fuck CVS in the ear
I can't turn on any reminders from them because they spam the shit out of me when they do; I can't turn on auto refills because they are extremely unreliable. so I have to "raw dog" prescription ordering
...and I forgot in November, so I'm about to run out of medical devices
I can't turn on any reminders from them because they spam the shit out of me when they do; I can't turn on auto refills because they are extremely unreliable. so I have to "raw dog" prescription ordering
...and I forgot in November, so I'm about to run out of medical devices
horror film where the AI dead grandparents are trying to get their grandkids to "print them out" so the demon they're actually talking to can have a flesh vessel
at some point they watch an instructional video, presented whole, which is "just" a collab between The Thought Emporium and Voidstar Labs
at some point they watch an instructional video, presented whole, which is "just" a collab between The Thought Emporium and Voidstar Labs
The only thing an AI version of your grandparents should be able to do is ask you how to get the dang computer to print.
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
horror film where the AI dead grandparents are trying to get their grandkids to "print them out" so the demon they're actually talking to can have a flesh vessel
at some point they watch an instructional video, presented whole, which is "just" a collab between The Thought Emporium and Voidstar Labs
at some point they watch an instructional video, presented whole, which is "just" a collab between The Thought Emporium and Voidstar Labs
make them use Wingdings, coward
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
make them use Wingdings, coward
one thing I immediately notice is they add breaths to the voice
but the whole voice is rage inducing, it's uncanny valley. gonna need "please say the word 'fuck' " as a clanker detector
wagie: I'm actually not allowed to say the word "fuck". oh, fuck...
clanker: [human birdsong]
but the whole voice is rage inducing, it's uncanny valley. gonna need "please say the word 'fuck' " as a clanker detector
wagie: I'm actually not allowed to say the word "fuck". oh, fuck...
clanker: [human birdsong]
An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
one thing I immediately notice is they add breaths to the voice
but the whole voice is rage inducing, it's uncanny valley. gonna need "please say the word 'fuck' " as a clanker detector
wagie: I'm actually not allowed to say the word "fuck". oh, fuck...
clanker: [human birdsong]
but the whole voice is rage inducing, it's uncanny valley. gonna need "please say the word 'fuck' " as a clanker detector
wagie: I'm actually not allowed to say the word "fuck". oh, fuck...
clanker: [human birdsong]
a Quentin Tarantino story is he has an adopted brother because his mom basically started taking care of an effectively abandoned neighborhood kid
... and the kid's Guardian Ad Litem was PRO BONO. Because QT has a deep, deep grudge against his mother (fee-covered GAL is usually a no-brainer)
... and the kid's Guardian Ad Litem was PRO BONO. Because QT has a deep, deep grudge against his mother (fee-covered GAL is usually a no-brainer)
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
a Quentin Tarantino story is he has an adopted brother because his mom basically started taking care of an effectively abandoned neighborhood kid
... and the kid's Guardian Ad Litem was PRO BONO. Because QT has a deep, deep grudge against his mother (fee-covered GAL is usually a no-brainer)
... and the kid's Guardian Ad Litem was PRO BONO. Because QT has a deep, deep grudge against his mother (fee-covered GAL is usually a no-brainer)
Luigi is so Italian that he took a hoagie to a McDonalds
Karen Agnifilo: In the second section of the backpack that you opened, there was Italian bread and other food items?
Wasser: Yes, a hoagie.
KFA: A hoagie...
Wasser: Yes, a hoagie.
KFA: A hoagie...
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Luigi is so Italian that he took a hoagie to a McDonalds