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Above all else, I try to give people room to surprise me.
Institutions? LOL no, absolutely not.
Institutions? LOL no, absolutely not.
The Peripheral (2014)
Why would someone pay $20k for a robot controlled by a human in a remote location to do things more slowly and clumsily when the median wage for a maid or housekeeper is $33k per year, which is typically spread across 10-20 households?
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Peripheral (2014)
🎶I'm making a changelog, whoa-oh🎶
January 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🎶I'm making a changelog, whoa-oh🎶
Above all else, I try to give people room to surprise me.
Institutions? LOL no, absolutely not.
Institutions? LOL no, absolutely not.
January 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Above all else, I try to give people room to surprise me.
Institutions? LOL no, absolutely not.
Institutions? LOL no, absolutely not.
Things that have re-wired my brain: every piece of testimony on the Horizon Post Office IT Inquiry channel on YouTube: youtube.com/@postofficeh...
January 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Things that have re-wired my brain: every piece of testimony on the Horizon Post Office IT Inquiry channel on YouTube: youtube.com/@postofficeh...
This thread reminding me to finish reading Glut, mine its bibliography for more reading material, and dig in to more recent scholarship...
in doing research for a chapter called "Library science is the OG data science," I'm always stricken by just *how much* library lit out there that is always somehow omitted in contemporary data science discourse, and how much there is to learn from radical + progressive librarianship practice
December 21, 2024 at 7:20 PM
This thread reminding me to finish reading Glut, mine its bibliography for more reading material, and dig in to more recent scholarship...
At first I laughed at the phrase "sad band for high school".
Then I remembered when and how I became obsessed with Belle and Sebastian.
Then I remembered when and how I became obsessed with Belle and Sebastian.
It's how I got into The Replacement.
It's how I got into Frank Black before the Pixies.
It's how I found my sad band for high school, The The.
That was a good babysitting gig.
Plus they had The Incredible Machine on their PC.
It's how I got into Frank Black before the Pixies.
It's how I found my sad band for high school, The The.
That was a good babysitting gig.
Plus they had The Incredible Machine on their PC.
December 17, 2024 at 6:21 AM
At first I laughed at the phrase "sad band for high school".
Then I remembered when and how I became obsessed with Belle and Sebastian.
Then I remembered when and how I became obsessed with Belle and Sebastian.
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As may be obvious, I've settled on using the hashtag #BadActorBingo for my case studies of common spam and scam patterns. I'll go back and append it to the other threads on the topic. I will be making this a semi-regular feature as I find common bad actor signifiers to dissect for you!
November 24, 2024 at 11:33 AM
As may be obvious, I've settled on using the hashtag #BadActorBingo for my case studies of common spam and scam patterns. I'll go back and append it to the other threads on the topic. I will be making this a semi-regular feature as I find common bad actor signifiers to dissect for you!
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I feel like people on Bluesky really needs to read this comic today.
Artist: Chirp and Whimsy
Artist: Chirp and Whimsy
November 5, 2024 at 1:07 PM
I feel like people on Bluesky really needs to read this comic today.
Artist: Chirp and Whimsy
Artist: Chirp and Whimsy
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They called her an acrobat's daughter
She swung by her teeth from a noose
But one matinee, her bridgework gave way
And she flew through the air like a goose
She swung by her teeth from a noose
But one matinee, her bridgework gave way
And she flew through the air like a goose
October 25, 2024 at 3:02 PM
They called her an acrobat's daughter
She swung by her teeth from a noose
But one matinee, her bridgework gave way
And she flew through the air like a goose
She swung by her teeth from a noose
But one matinee, her bridgework gave way
And she flew through the air like a goose
What Would Grace Hopper Do?
this Jobs meme is one of my favorite yarns to contrast toxic scenesterism, with a culture of mutual aid & growth. even the NSA is so worried about the trend, they declassified this tonic
Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (1982)
On August 26, 2024, the National Security Agency (NSA) released a digital copy of a videotaped lecture, "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People" that Rear Adm. Grace Hopper gave to
www.nsa.gov
September 29, 2024 at 2:43 PM
What Would Grace Hopper Do?
A question I might ask election officials in Michigan: is it possible for a registered voter to submit a completely unmarked ballot and still show up in the database as having voted?
A question for anyone who has submitted a completely unmarked ballot: why?
A question for anyone who has submitted a completely unmarked ballot: why?
July 4, 2024 at 5:27 PM
A question I might ask election officials in Michigan: is it possible for a registered voter to submit a completely unmarked ballot and still show up in the database as having voted?
A question for anyone who has submitted a completely unmarked ballot: why?
A question for anyone who has submitted a completely unmarked ballot: why?
... and now my night belongs to The Wombats.
it's a joy division day
May 7, 2024 at 11:07 PM
... and now my night belongs to The Wombats.
If authenticity is important and you're buying from Amazon, see if the product code starts with X. Those are linked to a particular seller, anything else might be co-mingled. Also: only read the 1-star reviews. If you ever encountered FBA items in Receive, Stow, Problem Solve, or ICQA, you know why.
March 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
If authenticity is important and you're buying from Amazon, see if the product code starts with X. Those are linked to a particular seller, anything else might be co-mingled. Also: only read the 1-star reviews. If you ever encountered FBA items in Receive, Stow, Problem Solve, or ICQA, you know why.
Goodbye to one of my favorite views of the Empire State Building. Madison Square Park, 23rd Street, and 5th Avenue won't be the same without you.
March 13, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Goodbye to one of my favorite views of the Empire State Building. Madison Square Park, 23rd Street, and 5th Avenue won't be the same without you.