HELLGORITHM
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self-published author of a Zelda fansite. best viewed in Netscape Navigator 3.0
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HELLGORITHM
@hellgorithm.website
· Nov 23
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weekly sprints where the team’s story point velocity is above average.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
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It's exhausting. It's an Ouroboros of pure fucking bullshit. And ultimately it's not their money they're playing with, it's other people's money. Public employee pension funds.
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It's exhausting. It's an Ouroboros of pure fucking bullshit. And ultimately it's not their money they're playing with, it's other people's money. Public employee pension funds.
A savvy politician with the requisite ambition could become tremendously popular overnight, relieve a ton of market pressure for their constituents, and create the legal basis for a massive transformation of the political-economic landscape into something more equitable, with just one weird trick
If you've ever wondered why tech bros keep trying to cram things down your throat that nobody wants, nobody asked for, could never turn a profit and never actually work, frankly -- this is why.
A lot of people are making a lot of money from "failure". If they weren't, they wouldn't keep doing it.
A lot of people are making a lot of money from "failure". If they weren't, they wouldn't keep doing it.
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A savvy politician with the requisite ambition could become tremendously popular overnight, relieve a ton of market pressure for their constituents, and create the legal basis for a massive transformation of the political-economic landscape into something more equitable, with just one weird trick
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These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
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December 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
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cannot emphasize enough how much this stuff does not belong in a security critical application like a browser. putting intermediaries between the user and the websites they visit should get you classed as malware
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
cannot emphasize enough how much this stuff does not belong in a security critical application like a browser. putting intermediaries between the user and the websites they visit should get you classed as malware
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everyone's goal for 2026 should be getting into using RSS feeds & readers for updates on everyone's projects rather than relying on social media alone. I don't think "big, badly moderated forums where everyone hangs out and gets cranky" are working great for that.
December 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
everyone's goal for 2026 should be getting into using RSS feeds & readers for updates on everyone's projects rather than relying on social media alone. I don't think "big, badly moderated forums where everyone hangs out and gets cranky" are working great for that.
I think if a single subsector of a single industry single-handedly spikes the price of electricity, they alone should be responsible for paying that increase in average cost.
I mean, I think worse things should happen to that industry, but this would be a good general rule to keep in perpetuity.
I mean, I think worse things should happen to that industry, but this would be a good general rule to keep in perpetuity.
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I think if a single subsector of a single industry single-handedly spikes the price of electricity, they alone should be responsible for paying that increase in average cost.
I mean, I think worse things should happen to that industry, but this would be a good general rule to keep in perpetuity.
I mean, I think worse things should happen to that industry, but this would be a good general rule to keep in perpetuity.
JavaScript,,, the Most Beautiful language,
![let [year, monthPlusOne, day] = date.split("-");
let dateObj = new Date(year, monthPlusOne - 1, day);](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sbuf5kpg6r7cbl5dzie66hko/bafkreicvrc6ulf4xbafwmrma7e4hwayxnke2lulvcparo4igwe3peupncq@jpeg)
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
JavaScript,,, the Most Beautiful language,
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Pretty cool that everyone using LLMs to write code have finally cracked that problem that has gone unsolved for 50 years despite the industry making every effort to solve it: a general methodology for accurately quantifying programmer productivity
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Pretty cool that everyone using LLMs to write code have finally cracked that problem that has gone unsolved for 50 years despite the industry making every effort to solve it: a general methodology for accurately quantifying programmer productivity
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"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations" -Cory Doctorow.
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations" -Cory Doctorow.
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this is why I'm not persuaded by the hypothetical prospect of genAI rendering individual users more productive: I struggle to conceive of any level of such benefit that would be worth rendering *all media* fundamentally unreliable
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
this is why I'm not persuaded by the hypothetical prospect of genAI rendering individual users more productive: I struggle to conceive of any level of such benefit that would be worth rendering *all media* fundamentally unreliable
Alright, finally went ahead and punched Clair Obscur's number. What a game. I don't think I've played a game so emotionally potent about the process of grief since Rime
December 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Alright, finally went ahead and punched Clair Obscur's number. What a game. I don't think I've played a game so emotionally potent about the process of grief since Rime
These people are going to lose.
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
These people are going to lose.
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I think everyone should check out this video series on TikTok and Instagram about the Harold Holt swim center and the Australian lore surrounding it.
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think everyone should check out this video series on TikTok and Instagram about the Harold Holt swim center and the Australian lore surrounding it.
It's so cool that this gorgeous game brought these incredible musicians together to create this music with such heart that stands on its own. Give them the award twice
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Behind the Music
YouTube video by Sandfall Interactive
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's so cool that this gorgeous game brought these incredible musicians together to create this music with such heart that stands on its own. Give them the award twice
Who called it pornography and not Ream Theater alright gnite
December 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Who called it pornography and not Ream Theater alright gnite
Christian chapel or HR Giger bar
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Christian chapel or HR Giger bar
Wait what happens to someone caught with prescription painkillers they can't prove a prescription for
Breaking news: President Trump is expected to push the government to significantly ease federal marijuana restrictions, treating the plant and its derivatives like common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order
The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar to some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Wait what happens to someone caught with prescription painkillers they can't prove a prescription for
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UK's 'Gender Critic' Stuffie Poot Banned From Local Shoppes
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
UK's 'Gender Critic' Stuffie Poot Banned From Local Shoppes
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any public good that allows the rich to sidestep it isn't a public good but a poor people good, and the people in charge will make sure it is run at a corresponding level of service
Listen to Carl on this one: allowing a private opt-out system is not a common sense compromise, it is a poison pill that can only exist to weaken the long-term prospects of a public system. Public healthcare, no compromise.
Interesting how the rich guy who clearly hasn't thought much about this nevertheless intuits the primary weakness of a universal health care program that allows the private sector to continue - a problem that half the responses are in denial about or try to handwave away
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
any public good that allows the rich to sidestep it isn't a public good but a poor people good, and the people in charge will make sure it is run at a corresponding level of service
Listen to Carl on this one: allowing a private opt-out system is not a common sense compromise, it is a poison pill that can only exist to weaken the long-term prospects of a public system. Public healthcare, no compromise.
Interesting how the rich guy who clearly hasn't thought much about this nevertheless intuits the primary weakness of a universal health care program that allows the private sector to continue - a problem that half the responses are in denial about or try to handwave away
Are you ok with rich people having access to the most expensive doctors and hospitals and you don't because the gov won't pay for it or they opted out of the Universal care program ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Listen to Carl on this one: allowing a private opt-out system is not a common sense compromise, it is a poison pill that can only exist to weaken the long-term prospects of a public system. Public healthcare, no compromise.
As part of my new job, I am expected to watch professional darts tournaments, which I don’t mind at all, it’s actually a pretty exciting sport to spectate. But goddamn the PDC TV interstitial is annoying, they could stand to push the music loop longer than 15 seconds or at least not loop mid-measure
December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
As part of my new job, I am expected to watch professional darts tournaments, which I don’t mind at all, it’s actually a pretty exciting sport to spectate. But goddamn the PDC TV interstitial is annoying, they could stand to push the music loop longer than 15 seconds or at least not loop mid-measure