Dan Slimmon
@danslimmon.bsky.social
Techno-pessimist and software engineer and podcaster https://techblows.net/
[destroying the east wing to build golden ballroom]: Clearly I am the best possible allegory for Donald Trump's presidency
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
[destroying the east wing to build golden ballroom]: Clearly I am the best possible allegory for Donald Trump's presidency
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
[a half-finished ballroom that ran into legal issues and had to shut down construction]: Hold my beer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
(handing a bag of red ants to the photographer as he boards the elevator up to this photo shoot) You know what to do.
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
(handing a bag of red ants to the photographer as he boards the elevator up to this photo shoot) You know what to do.
TIL Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays" www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/b...
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
TIL Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays" www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/b...
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careful what you wish for, Joe
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
careful what you wish for, Joe
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
mom: We have Game of Thrones at home
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
mom: We have Game of Thrones at home
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
[the Game of Thrones at home]:
Just posted my first Kalshi market idea - here's hoping it gets picked up! 🙏🙏 kalshi.com/ideas/posts/...
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just posted my first Kalshi market idea - here's hoping it gets picked up! 🙏🙏 kalshi.com/ideas/posts/...
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It looks like you're trying to listen to a podcast. Would you like some help with that? On episode 8, find out why Microsoft ditched the idea of Clippy ever shutting the fuck up techblows.net/8
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It looks like you're trying to listen to a podcast. Would you like some help with that? On episode 8, find out why Microsoft ditched the idea of Clippy ever shutting the fuck up techblows.net/8
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
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It's extremely funny that RFC 2964, the IETF's Best Current Practice on the use of cookies, lists exactly 2 things you shouldn't do with cookies, and they are literally the 2 most common things we do with cookies #security #networking #browsers
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's extremely funny that RFC 2964, the IETF's Best Current Practice on the use of cookies, lists exactly 2 things you shouldn't do with cookies, and they are literally the 2 most common things we do with cookies #security #networking #browsers
Move fast and break civil society
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Move fast and break civil society
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Why did we give up on "402 Payment Required"? Having it in the response code means you can do the whole financial transaction in one HTTP request. Isn't this better in many ways than all this bullshit with the goddamn cookies?
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Why did we give up on "402 Payment Required"? Having it in the response code means you can do the whole financial transaction in one HTTP request. Isn't this better in many ways than all this bullshit with the goddamn cookies?
Just watched Zootopia 2 and I have a LOT of issues with it, but here is the biggest one:
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just watched Zootopia 2 and I have a LOT of issues with it, but here is the biggest one:
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
#zootopia #zootopia2 #animation #cloacas
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hi it's me your vanilla indie rock dad who has never heard of sex. rfk is not talking about cum he's talking about piss. have a great Saturday
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
hi it's me your vanilla indie rock dad who has never heard of sex. rfk is not talking about cum he's talking about piss. have a great Saturday
(seen on r/lotrmemes)
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
(seen on r/lotrmemes)
At Nalgene, we believe representation matters. 👨🏾🦽🚴🏻🧗🏿♀️💖 And that's why all of our models are members of the Moonwalking American community
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
At Nalgene, we believe representation matters. 👨🏾🦽🚴🏻🧗🏿♀️💖 And that's why all of our models are members of the Moonwalking American community
You know what I hate? These fuckin things
I just tie a few bags to the loop on the leash. Pros: (1) You can see how many bags you have (2) There's nothing for the bags to roll up and get stuck in(3) You never accidentally pull out 2 bags and have to try to shove the second bag back in the tiny hole
I just tie a few bags to the loop on the leash. Pros: (1) You can see how many bags you have (2) There's nothing for the bags to roll up and get stuck in(3) You never accidentally pull out 2 bags and have to try to shove the second bag back in the tiny hole
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You know what I hate? These fuckin things
I just tie a few bags to the loop on the leash. Pros: (1) You can see how many bags you have (2) There's nothing for the bags to roll up and get stuck in(3) You never accidentally pull out 2 bags and have to try to shove the second bag back in the tiny hole
I just tie a few bags to the loop on the leash. Pros: (1) You can see how many bags you have (2) There's nothing for the bags to roll up and get stuck in(3) You never accidentally pull out 2 bags and have to try to shove the second bag back in the tiny hole
Fish knowers: help me out. what kind of fish is this woman holding? And does it look especially large for a fish of this kind?
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Fish knowers: help me out. what kind of fish is this woman holding? And does it look especially large for a fish of this kind?
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at GU Politics: "the struggle is not whether AI is good or bad. It's who controls it and who benefits from it."
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at GU Politics: "the struggle is not whether AI is good or bad. It's who controls it and who benefits from it."
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
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"You used to make 30, 40 posts a day. Now look at you! You haven't made a hit meme in years" *punches mirror*
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"You used to make 30, 40 posts a day. Now look at you! You haven't made a hit meme in years" *punches mirror*
Nothing says "I'm ICE!" like getting arrested for sex trafficking minors
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Nothing says "I'm ICE!" like getting arrested for sex trafficking minors
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Technology Blows: Episode 7: Washing Machines. techblows.net/7 Learn:
- What fluid the ancient Romans used instead of detergent
- What your washing machine's onboard computer is for
- Why washing machines have gotten so much more efficient in the last half century
#technology #smarthome #podcast
- What fluid the ancient Romans used instead of detergent
- What your washing machine's onboard computer is for
- Why washing machines have gotten so much more efficient in the last half century
#technology #smarthome #podcast
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Technology Blows: Episode 7: Washing Machines. techblows.net/7 Learn:
- What fluid the ancient Romans used instead of detergent
- What your washing machine's onboard computer is for
- Why washing machines have gotten so much more efficient in the last half century
#technology #smarthome #podcast
- What fluid the ancient Romans used instead of detergent
- What your washing machine's onboard computer is for
- Why washing machines have gotten so much more efficient in the last half century
#technology #smarthome #podcast
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"Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function. (...) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios."
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function. (...) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios."
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So when big industry reports say: this is the factor that matters, this is the construct that matters
we are allowed to say: why? What's your proof? Why this and not others?
And "it's what we did for the past x years" isn't a persuasive form of evidence. At all. It's just proof of convention.
we are allowed to say: why? What's your proof? Why this and not others?
And "it's what we did for the past x years" isn't a persuasive form of evidence. At all. It's just proof of convention.
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So when big industry reports say: this is the factor that matters, this is the construct that matters
we are allowed to say: why? What's your proof? Why this and not others?
And "it's what we did for the past x years" isn't a persuasive form of evidence. At all. It's just proof of convention.
we are allowed to say: why? What's your proof? Why this and not others?
And "it's what we did for the past x years" isn't a persuasive form of evidence. At all. It's just proof of convention.
