alex williams
@atwilliams.bsky.social
macroeconomist and computer user at http://www.common-wealth.org, editor at www.continuousvariation.com, fellow at stanford, partisan of the republic of letters, nonparametric parametrician
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The world is infinitely customizable now but you can't get it the way you want it and have it remain that
February 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The world is infinitely customizable now but you can't get it the way you want it and have it remain that
while ive got you here: do you know of any general histories of the french tradition in science and engineering
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
while ive got you here: do you know of any general histories of the french tradition in science and engineering
right, its not that linux cant do it, its that i think the european union should have an alternative closed door solution also for political reasons, and that telecoms would be a better way to start on union-level fiscal powers than sorting out a union-level military would
February 18, 2026 at 1:58 PM
right, its not that linux cant do it, its that i think the european union should have an alternative closed door solution also for political reasons, and that telecoms would be a better way to start on union-level fiscal powers than sorting out a union-level military would
media and standards wars are the safest to fight imo
February 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
media and standards wars are the safest to fight imo
putting 240gb of vram in the shed on the floor
February 18, 2026 at 1:43 PM
putting 240gb of vram in the shed on the floor
the craziest thing to me about professional DC is how no one seems to really read at all
February 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM
the craziest thing to me about professional DC is how no one seems to really read at all
i tend to think of linux as groups of partisans spread out across a mountain range, something institutional might be needed
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
i tend to think of linux as groups of partisans spread out across a mountain range, something institutional might be needed
computers have never been easier to use
February 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
computers have never been easier to use
the euros need to build EurOS and ditch apple and microsoft
February 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
the euros need to build EurOS and ditch apple and microsoft
wouldnt have to post on this platform in that counterfactual, thats for sure
February 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
wouldnt have to post on this platform in that counterfactual, thats for sure
makes sense, they're just dumping money out the door and onto the ground: bsky.app/profile/jona...
ICE is so awash with money that they are throwing money around at no-bid contracts with companies with no experience.
Shows how corrupt it all is, and how some companies lack any moral core.
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Shows how corrupt it all is, and how some companies lack any moral core.
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
The
Mom-and-Pop Contractors Helping ICE Rapidly Expand
Even as ICE sparks rising public horror with its tactics and killings, a raft of companies that have never before worked with the federal government are signing up to work with the agency.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
makes sense, they're just dumping money out the door and onto the ground: bsky.app/profile/jona...
I did not, it was just a funny spin on Yeats I thought of in response to seeing a post on feed: "it's not really like lighting a fire, that's a lot of destruction and texts are reusable"
February 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I did not, it was just a funny spin on Yeats I thought of in response to seeing a post on feed: "it's not really like lighting a fire, that's a lot of destruction and texts are reusable"