Dale Hirt
@dalehhirt.bsky.social
Same effect as 'having your brains smashed in by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.'
https://about.me/dalehirt
Signal: dalehhirt.32
https://about.me/dalehirt
Signal: dalehhirt.32
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - MLK Jr.
I was recently reminded that this quote is not a passive one. Not one we can sit back and just wait for. 1/2
I was recently reminded that this quote is not a passive one. Not one we can sit back and just wait for. 1/2
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - MLK Jr.
I was recently reminded that this quote is not a passive one. Not one we can sit back and just wait for. 1/2
I was recently reminded that this quote is not a passive one. Not one we can sit back and just wait for. 1/2
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny
Home-made hot cocoa: ✅
Triple the suggested cayenne:✅
Son almost choking when he tastes your cup: ✅
#CayenneFTW
Triple the suggested cayenne:✅
Son almost choking when he tastes your cup: ✅
#CayenneFTW
January 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Home-made hot cocoa: ✅
Triple the suggested cayenne:✅
Son almost choking when he tastes your cup: ✅
#CayenneFTW
Triple the suggested cayenne:✅
Son almost choking when he tastes your cup: ✅
#CayenneFTW
it's January so you know what that means. I wash my sheets once a year, whether they need it or not.
January 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
it's January so you know what that means. I wash my sheets once a year, whether they need it or not.
"the chatbot can’t do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with a chatbot that can’t do your job."
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
The Post-American Internet
My speech from Hamburg’s Chaos Communications Congress.
doctorow.medium.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"the chatbot can’t do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with a chatbot that can’t do your job."
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
In programming, unless you maintain a date/time library, there are only two options for dealing with date and time:
* store in UTC, display in local time
* the wrong option
* store in UTC, display in local time
* the wrong option
January 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
In programming, unless you maintain a date/time library, there are only two options for dealing with date and time:
* store in UTC, display in local time
* the wrong option
* store in UTC, display in local time
* the wrong option
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I wrote a reflection on 2025, and on my theme for 2026.
TL;DR: I lost a lot. I gained other things. & my theme for 2026 is “expand”, because:
“We are all meant to be VAST, friends. `Ware those that wish to limit your thoughts, your evolution, or your freedoms.”
jennifermccown.site/crushed-then...
TL;DR: I lost a lot. I gained other things. & my theme for 2026 is “expand”, because:
“We are all meant to be VAST, friends. `Ware those that wish to limit your thoughts, your evolution, or your freedoms.”
jennifermccown.site/crushed-then...
Crushed, then expansive – 2025 was one hell of a year
I mean that in the bad way. Mostly. At least in my case, along with “bad” comes “growth”, so there’s that. 2026 will be my year of expansion, of clarity. But first, I must ceremonially kick 2025 ri…
jennifermccown.site
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I wrote a reflection on 2025, and on my theme for 2026.
TL;DR: I lost a lot. I gained other things. & my theme for 2026 is “expand”, because:
“We are all meant to be VAST, friends. `Ware those that wish to limit your thoughts, your evolution, or your freedoms.”
jennifermccown.site/crushed-then...
TL;DR: I lost a lot. I gained other things. & my theme for 2026 is “expand”, because:
“We are all meant to be VAST, friends. `Ware those that wish to limit your thoughts, your evolution, or your freedoms.”
jennifermccown.site/crushed-then...
Burnt, but Resilient – 2025 is over, 2026 has a new theme
Resilient is our theme for 2026
dalehirt.com/2026/01/02/b...
Resilient is our theme for 2026
dalehirt.com/2026/01/02/b...
Burnt, but Resilient – 2025 is over, 2026 has a new theme
Resilient is our theme for 2026
dalehirt.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Burnt, but Resilient – 2025 is over, 2026 has a new theme
Resilient is our theme for 2026
dalehirt.com/2026/01/02/b...
Resilient is our theme for 2026
dalehirt.com/2026/01/02/b...
Happy new year 🎊🎇!
Black-eyed peas are in the Instant pot and I can already smell the goodness!
Black-eyed peas are in the Instant pot and I can already smell the goodness!
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Happy new year 🎊🎇!
Black-eyed peas are in the Instant pot and I can already smell the goodness!
Black-eyed peas are in the Instant pot and I can already smell the goodness!
I solemnly swear not to buy any more whiskey or guitars this year!
December 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I solemnly swear not to buy any more whiskey or guitars this year!
There are still a lot of companies that know they need to change and get better, but don't understand how #devops can help. I'm going to try and articulate what we can do to help them move forward over the next few weeks.
December 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
There are still a lot of companies that know they need to change and get better, but don't understand how #devops can help. I'm going to try and articulate what we can do to help them move forward over the next few weeks.
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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RE: https://sfba.social/@markmetz/115789437104146552
Really important to understand how we as Americans have lost the trust of the entire world.
Really important to understand how we as Americans have lost the trust of the entire world.
sfba.social
December 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
RE: https://sfba.social/@markmetz/115789437104146552
Really important to understand how we as Americans have lost the trust of the entire world.
Really important to understand how we as Americans have lost the trust of the entire world.
My #newyearsresolution is more #goblinposting. I'm giving up on being anything other than a chaotic mess on social media. #dontfollowmeIamtired
December 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
My #newyearsresolution is more #goblinposting. I'm giving up on being anything other than a chaotic mess on social media. #dontfollowmeIamtired
Dude stood there with his hands in his pockets and blew the entire arena away. #SleepTheory #KiswUnwrapped www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I41...
Sleep Theory - Unwrapped: An Acoustic Holiday 2025
YouTube video by SeattleStoodios
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Dude stood there with his hands in his pockets and blew the entire arena away. #SleepTheory #KiswUnwrapped www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I41...
YearCompass
YearCompass | The booklet that helps close your year and plan the next one.
yearcompass.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
TBC I can’t even remember to post my writing on LNKD and have “Make reel” on the top of my to do list every time I write something and do it Iike 1 out of every 5 times.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies
To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.
carnegieendowment.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃🥧
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃🥧
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i have a similar rule for friends and colleagues: engage in human trafficking up to sixteen times, that's all well and good. seventeen? you done crossed a line, son.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
i have a similar rule for friends and colleagues: engage in human trafficking up to sixteen times, that's all well and good. seventeen? you done crossed a line, son.