Carter Payne
@carterpaynewrites.com
At 41 years old I decided to write a novel and my neurodivergence was like "we got this."
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation
www.carterpaynewrites.com
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation
www.carterpaynewrites.com
Everything is awful, but here I am working because this SQL query needs to be optimized, I guess.
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Everything is awful, but here I am working because this SQL query needs to be optimized, I guess.
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Again, my big takeaway from four-plus years of reporting on the Trump Hotel DC—
Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.
Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.
April 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Again, my big takeaway from four-plus years of reporting on the Trump Hotel DC—
Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.
Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.
If ICE agents have "absolute immunity" then we have no rights.
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If ICE agents have "absolute immunity" then we have no rights.
Seeing a lot of reminders about your rights as related to ICE.
Intentions there are well and good, I'm sure, but when ICE can murder you without consequences your actual rights mean nothing.
Be careful out there.
Intentions there are well and good, I'm sure, but when ICE can murder you without consequences your actual rights mean nothing.
Be careful out there.
January 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Seeing a lot of reminders about your rights as related to ICE.
Intentions there are well and good, I'm sure, but when ICE can murder you without consequences your actual rights mean nothing.
Be careful out there.
Intentions there are well and good, I'm sure, but when ICE can murder you without consequences your actual rights mean nothing.
Be careful out there.
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Black folks are not being "mean" to you when we are truthful concerning the historical pathologies of your kinsmen...
Truth is the greatest love
Truth is the greatest love
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Black folks are not being "mean" to you when we are truthful concerning the historical pathologies of your kinsmen...
Truth is the greatest love
Truth is the greatest love
There is no war in ba sing se
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
There is no war in ba sing se
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“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
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The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
Recently picked up the game Chasm on a ridiculous sale. It's great, up until the last area where the combination of difficulty spike with a horrid run back to the boss or back to the town has sapped every bit of enjoyment I was having out of the game.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Recently picked up the game Chasm on a ridiculous sale. It's great, up until the last area where the combination of difficulty spike with a horrid run back to the boss or back to the town has sapped every bit of enjoyment I was having out of the game.
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My reaction to the U.S. attack in Venezuela (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
My reaction to the U.S. attack in Venezuela (1/2)
Woke up, let the dog out, made breakfast for the kids, read a bit, wrote a bit, logged on to Bluesky for a moment and, well, damn 2026 is coming in hot already.
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Woke up, let the dog out, made breakfast for the kids, read a bit, wrote a bit, logged on to Bluesky for a moment and, well, damn 2026 is coming in hot already.
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LLMs are 100% - yes, 100% - the results of their programmer's intentions.
Yes, there are some unexpected outputs. But if you'd chatbot creates sexual images of young children, either the programmers don't care or THEY EXPLICITLY WANTED IT TO DO THAT.
Yes, there are some unexpected outputs. But if you'd chatbot creates sexual images of young children, either the programmers don't care or THEY EXPLICITLY WANTED IT TO DO THAT.
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
LLMs are 100% - yes, 100% - the results of their programmer's intentions.
Yes, there are some unexpected outputs. But if you'd chatbot creates sexual images of young children, either the programmers don't care or THEY EXPLICITLY WANTED IT TO DO THAT.
Yes, there are some unexpected outputs. But if you'd chatbot creates sexual images of young children, either the programmers don't care or THEY EXPLICITLY WANTED IT TO DO THAT.
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*dusty hobbit* *dusty hobbit*
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 AM
*dusty hobbit* *dusty hobbit*
Frodo taking a moment to edge the dark lord Sauron while laying in the Dead Marshes.
a picture of a person laying down with a ring on their hand with picmix written on the bottom
Alt: Frodo Baggins laying down with a ring on their hand and stroking it lovingly, as one might stroke the back of the neck of a lover
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Frodo taking a moment to edge the dark lord Sauron while laying in the Dead Marshes.
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THE DAY CARES ARE LOCKED BECAUSE YOU MADE A GENERATION-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO KILL THE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING GHOULS
these fucking people. they pass laws to make sure every person with a screw loose who wants an Armalite can show up to the day care armed & ready to kill, then complain that the day cares are locked to protect the children inside
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THE DAY CARES ARE LOCKED BECAUSE YOU MADE A GENERATION-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO KILL THE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING GHOULS
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these fucking people. they pass laws to make sure every person with a screw loose who wants an Armalite can show up to the day care armed & ready to kill, then complain that the day cares are locked to protect the children inside
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
these fucking people. they pass laws to make sure every person with a screw loose who wants an Armalite can show up to the day care armed & ready to kill, then complain that the day cares are locked to protect the children inside
Ringing in the New Year the best way possible
December 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ringing in the New Year the best way possible
WINE
CHOP
BUTT
CHOP
BUTT
PIZZANK
GEWPZ
CARLA
GEWPZ
CARLA
The first 3 words you see will define your 2026.
VODKA
BEACH
NACHOS
I’m in.
VODKA
BEACH
NACHOS
I’m in.
December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
WINE
CHOP
BUTT
CHOP
BUTT
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Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains
My pupper would like to say "merry Christmas" to everyone in my neighborhood who celebrates except the person setting off fireworks.
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My pupper would like to say "merry Christmas" to everyone in my neighborhood who celebrates except the person setting off fireworks.
Disgusting dehumanization.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Disgusting dehumanization.
Round 1: Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua
Round 2: Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor
Round 3: Tesla Cybertruck vs. An Insignificant Incline
Round 2: Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor
Round 3: Tesla Cybertruck vs. An Insignificant Incline
“The only Tesla Cybertruck in all of Uganda seems to have rolled after tackling what appears to be a very mild dirt hill.”
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2058231/ugan...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2058231/ugan...
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Round 1: Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua
Round 2: Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor
Round 3: Tesla Cybertruck vs. An Insignificant Incline
Round 2: Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor
Round 3: Tesla Cybertruck vs. An Insignificant Incline
Me, just now, to the uncooperative pickled ginger:
Palate cleanser! Palate clenser! Not an appetizer!
Palate cleanser! Palate clenser! Not an appetizer!
December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Me, just now, to the uncooperative pickled ginger:
Palate cleanser! Palate clenser! Not an appetizer!
Palate cleanser! Palate clenser! Not an appetizer!
They've stopped with the dog whistles and are just saying the racist shit in plain English.
Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
They've stopped with the dog whistles and are just saying the racist shit in plain English.