Tom Kramer
bastable.bsky.social
Tom Kramer
@bastable.bsky.social
Still trying to learn this tech stuff after all these years. I make drinks, play games, practice Bass guitar and try to be a decent hooman daily.
The Archives, and Chiba always good to hit as well. Both RH and BB solid, obvs. Good luck man
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hit Shame & Regret or D11 if downtown...imo
December 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by Tom Kramer
As I've said, there is no such thing as a "fiscal conservative." It's a completely made up term.

Because whether or not someone thinks government should spend more money or less money, depends entirely on who is going to get that money.🤷🏿‍♂️

A fiscal conservative should be yelling "Defund the police!"
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nicely done.
December 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Reposted by Tom Kramer
Here's the thing...

the lesson is always on its way
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Tom Kramer
I wrote about it here. This was when I was first thinking through a lot of what we were seeing when people used LLMs. What they actually hoped to get from it. A lot of it is "I don't feel judged or harassed by the machine. It just tries to help me."

marcorogers.com/blog/the-rea...
The real question driving AI hype — Marco Rogers
This post reproduces a twitter thread where I examine a fundamental question underlying a lot of the fervor around AI. One fascinating part of this emerging era of human-like AI is learning what tr...
marcorogers.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reposted by Tom Kramer
There is one and only one answer: “Rupert Fucking Murdoch.” His media empires have literally destroyed the civilized world and no one wants to confront that reality because it’s just too easy an answer for people who want to think it must be more complicated.

But it’s not. 2/3
December 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Thanks for sharing, on it for next weekend. Prost
December 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Tom Kramer
I know that seemed aggressive but...every single thing you complain about is a skill issue. Short men have fine wives. Broke men. Unconventionally attractive men. Skinny men. Chunky men. Men who can't fight. Men from the suburbs. Non-thugs. Every lie you tell has been exposed. It is YOU lil buddy.
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Stay safe.
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Up in WA I'm assuming? Kid up there (higher area) says it's potentially bad Bellevue/Everett areas
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
You got this!
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Love the L7 hit. 'Bricks are Heavy" still smokes.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
N.K. Jemisin was my first thought
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"All models are wrong, some are useful" Simon Wardley
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM