I just wish those same rich, powerful people would make the same calls on behalf of Chicago or Portland or Memphis (or the economy, or SNAP, or healthcare, or the Supreme Court etc) that they made on behalf of Silicon Valley. We know these tactics can work.

I haven't gone deeply into cybernetics, but Beer is definitely a thinker who comes up a lot more now than he did when I started out. I've always appreciated what is essentially his inversion of "the ends justify the means." The *actual* ends are the things you have to justify!

FWIW proceeds from this are going to the International Rescue Committee and its efforts to relieve the effects of genocide on the people of Gaza. I've sharply disagreed with the Times many times over the years, including (but not limited to) what's happening there. This was my imperfect solution.

There's a little bit of background over here, featuring nods to @karenhao.bsky.social, @adambecker.bsky.social, @anildash.com and @theoatmeal.bsky.social : bobbie.net/2025/10/19/i...

You absolute, bootlicking, treasonous cretins. Whatever brief surge of power you get from being gleefully cruel is not enough to outweigh your complete betrayal of everything actual humans care about. Come find me!

I had one game where we were really battling for a draw and I (GK) kicked it straight to the opposing striker, who promptly whacked it directly past me and we lost. You get to be resilient with all the screw ups you can do as a goalie, and it wasn’t an Og, but it’s the one that sticks with me.

As a British person I would suggest it’s a common theme in emotionally repressive cultures

I think presale for October starts in 1 min!

All these other Facebook products constantly trying to trick me into using it, blech

First task on arriving in any hotel room is to turn on the TV and immediately turn off motion smoothing

I know friends of mine get bored of me saying this but it’s SUCH a small thing to ask