tom brandt
@twbrandt.net
PC(USA). Retired software engineer. UMich grad. He/him. Jackal (IYKYK). Dearborn, MI 🏳️🌈
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
https://twbrandt.net/about/
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott
https://twbrandt.net/about/
Is that like the FIFA Peace Prize?
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Is that like the FIFA Peace Prize?
I can’t even with the news right now. ICE, Mpls, Venezuela, Greenland. Deliver us.
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I can’t even with the news right now. ICE, Mpls, Venezuela, Greenland. Deliver us.
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One of these days I will learn to stop doomscrolling. Today is apparently not that day.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
One of these days I will learn to stop doomscrolling. Today is apparently not that day.
Is Liquid Glass as sucky as everyone says it is?
Yes. Yes it is.
Yes. Yes it is.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is Liquid Glass as sucky as everyone says it is?
Yes. Yes it is.
Yes. Yes it is.
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LLMs are just autocomplete connected to a data center. It doesn't "know" things. Fuck, it doesn't even "know" what word it will generate next. Stop using them for this shit.
www.theverge.com/news/861668/...
www.theverge.com/news/861668/...
UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake
Copilot invented a football match that never happened
www.theverge.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
LLMs are just autocomplete connected to a data center. It doesn't "know" things. Fuck, it doesn't even "know" what word it will generate next. Stop using them for this shit.
www.theverge.com/news/861668/...
www.theverge.com/news/861668/...
This is a great GFY letter.
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This is a great GFY letter.
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So excited to have @chriswarcraft.bsky.social and @scalzi.com in the same building on the same stage @aadl.org in a few weeks! Don't miss this very unique event!
Former NFL player & social rights activist Chris Kluwe joins sci-fi author John Scalzi at AADL! This engaging conversation and Q&A will take you on a ride through the various worlds they both inhabit!
Join us, Thursday, January 29 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.
🗣️ https://aadl.org/node/645516
Join us, Thursday, January 29 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.
🗣️ https://aadl.org/node/645516
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
So excited to have @chriswarcraft.bsky.social and @scalzi.com in the same building on the same stage @aadl.org in a few weeks! Don't miss this very unique event!
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"The sacraments are actions of God's grace." - Book of Order PC(USA), W-5.0101
January 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
"The sacraments are actions of God's grace." - Book of Order PC(USA), W-5.0101
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Chef Reactions does Detroit!
Chef Reactions Does Detroit | Food, Sports, & Historical Spots
YouTube video by Chef Reactions
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Chef Reactions does Detroit!
It’s telling that youtube creators are now putting “AI-free” in their titles.
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It’s telling that youtube creators are now putting “AI-free” in their titles.
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Today (12th January) marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dame Agatha Christie; mystery writer, playwright, plotting genius, creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple AND THE BESTSELLING NOVELIST OF ALL TIME.
If you've never read her, the time is now. #ReadChristie2026
If you've never read her, the time is now. #ReadChristie2026
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Today (12th January) marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dame Agatha Christie; mystery writer, playwright, plotting genius, creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple AND THE BESTSELLING NOVELIST OF ALL TIME.
If you've never read her, the time is now. #ReadChristie2026
If you've never read her, the time is now. #ReadChristie2026
dammit I have a bunch of points with Hilton
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
dammit I have a bunch of points with Hilton
Hopefully the umich regents didn’t screw up this hire like they did the previous two.
Syracuse University President Kent Syverud to lead University of Michigan
If approved, Kent Syverud will be the fifth person to lead the University of Michigan in the past four years.
www.freep.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Hopefully the umich regents didn’t screw up this hire like they did the previous two.
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Where can I cancel my two weeks free trial of 2026 before the deadline?
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Where can I cancel my two weeks free trial of 2026 before the deadline?
Slotkin needs to go.
Maybe now is a good time to remind folks that Elissa Slotkin was one of the 7 Senate Democrats who voted to confirm Kristi Noem.
Once you remember that, the fact that she’s making excuses for ICE and equating them with law enforcement makes a lot more sense.
@slotkin.senate.gov
Once you remember that, the fact that she’s making excuses for ICE and equating them with law enforcement makes a lot more sense.
@slotkin.senate.gov
January 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Slotkin needs to go.
Bob Weir has died.
Grateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir Dead at 78
Bob Weir -- the guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Bob Weir has died.
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The company whose local Detroit TV ad was the inspiration for Deveraux Wigs is closing up shop after 135 years as a furrier.
#Detroiters
#Detroiters
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The company whose local Detroit TV ad was the inspiration for Deveraux Wigs is closing up shop after 135 years as a furrier.
#Detroiters
#Detroiters
Slightly diminish a band
Jethro Dull
Jethro Dull
Slightly diminish a band
Almost as Good as Ezra
Almost as Good as Ezra
Slightly diminish a band
Led Blimp
Led Blimp
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Jethro Dull
Jethro Dull
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Young Americans (2016 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Jon Lord is one of the very few people who can get an audience to clap in 7|4 time.
Jon Lord - Unsquare Dance (Dave Brubeck)
YouTube video by Gor Ghazaryan
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Jon Lord is one of the very few people who can get an audience to clap in 7|4 time.
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chat is it good for your organization if one of the shiftiest, most opportunistic, goes whichever way the wind is blowing dudes in the House thinks you're cooked?
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
chat is it good for your organization if one of the shiftiest, most opportunistic, goes whichever way the wind is blowing dudes in the House thinks you're cooked?
This did not age well. And we’re barely into week two.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope it will be much better than the previous one!
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
This did not age well. And we’re barely into week two.