Austin Wilson
@apdiarra.bsky.social
Minnesota based software engineer. Data science and infosec dabbler, math and physics geek, ttrpg player, mountain biker, climber, former brewer. Ex-evangelical MK who mostly grew up in Mali and Côte d'Ivoire.
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These parents killed their child and we need to say it
“The vaccination has stuff we don’t trust,” said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died of measles. In March, Tom Bartlett wrote about his visit with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
These parents killed their child and we need to say it
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evangelicals might be the largest grifters to ever exist in human history lol
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
evangelicals might be the largest grifters to ever exist in human history lol
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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Galaxy Quest, like Iron Giant , Fury Road and Tremors, is one of those rare movies without flaws. It's not just good, but miraculous.
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Galaxy Quest, like Iron Giant , Fury Road and Tremors, is one of those rare movies without flaws. It's not just good, but miraculous.
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got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
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There's a lot that could be said about how our current dystopia partly stems from the failed utopian dreams of a bunch of stupidly rich sci-fi nerds who've never come to terms with the fact that all the science and technology in the world isn't going to magically turn real life into Star Trek.
he also failed but my point is that a lot of the bad tech ideas right now are due to crashouts about the stagnation of tech which began when phones all became more ore less the same ~2015 and tech guys couldn't handle the idea that the industry wasn't going to lead to the scifi they grew up reading
December 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There's a lot that could be said about how our current dystopia partly stems from the failed utopian dreams of a bunch of stupidly rich sci-fi nerds who've never come to terms with the fact that all the science and technology in the world isn't going to magically turn real life into Star Trek.
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
Seriously. Nobody sane posts on LinkedIn
I know about the dark web and all of that but I’m still pretty sure that LinkedIn is the most unhinged place online.
December 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Seriously. Nobody sane posts on LinkedIn
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I think the toxic current correlation between “studied STEM” and “techbro sociopathy” isn’t really about the subject matter itself but is about how our culture has spent 25 years constantly blowing smoke up the asses of guys who are even passably competent at Computer or Quant
there is not any particularly strong evidence that study of the humanities make people good people. the elites of many brutal empires were extremely well-read!
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I think the toxic current correlation between “studied STEM” and “techbro sociopathy” isn’t really about the subject matter itself but is about how our culture has spent 25 years constantly blowing smoke up the asses of guys who are even passably competent at Computer or Quant
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careful what you wish for, Joe
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
careful what you wish for, Joe
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Hard vacuum: famously a great place to dissipate heat
"SpaceX expects to use some of the funds raised in an IPO to develop space-based data centers, including purchasing the chips required to run them"
"In the current secondary offering, SpaceX has set a per-share price of around $420, putting its valuation above the $800 billion previously reported"
"In the current secondary offering, SpaceX has set a per-share price of around $420, putting its valuation above the $800 billion previously reported"
SpaceX to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion
SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in a transaction that would make it...
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hard vacuum: famously a great place to dissipate heat
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Jeff Epstein’s best friend thinks I live in a hellhole and that my neighbors are garbage, which I just assume is part of him grieving over the loss of his best friend, Jeff Epstein.
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Jeff Epstein’s best friend thinks I live in a hellhole and that my neighbors are garbage, which I just assume is part of him grieving over the loss of his best friend, Jeff Epstein.
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if all the people who thought this way disappeared the world would be unequivocally better in every way
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
if all the people who thought this way disappeared the world would be unequivocally better in every way
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
Correlation isn't perfect but as a rule of thumb this is correct.
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Correlation isn't perfect but as a rule of thumb this is correct.
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There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
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All chess is 4D chess that's why they have that time clock thingy.
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
All chess is 4D chess that's why they have that time clock thingy.
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truly a great time to have just recorded a pilot episode about Warhammer 40,000 memes bleeding into mainstream politics with @jkass99.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
truly a great time to have just recorded a pilot episode about Warhammer 40,000 memes bleeding into mainstream politics with @jkass99.bsky.social
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can i pleaaaaaasaaasaase stop living in fucking snow crash
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
can i pleaaaaaasaaasaase stop living in fucking snow crash
Not having this shit normalized and everywhere was one of the few ways the USA was *less* dystopian than most of Europe but it seems we're working very hard to catch up.
i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Not having this shit normalized and everywhere was one of the few ways the USA was *less* dystopian than most of Europe but it seems we're working very hard to catch up.
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you absolutely did vote for this, you craven dorks
“I voted for none of this."
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
you absolutely did vote for this, you craven dorks
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!