Bill Maxey
@metrage.bsky.social
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Heard a lot of you chatting shit about Newgrange, and I'll admit it's a solid B-tier henge, but Avebury is the thinking man's henge - it encircles a large part of a village. You can live in a henge.
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Heard a lot of you chatting shit about Newgrange, and I'll admit it's a solid B-tier henge, but Avebury is the thinking man's henge - it encircles a large part of a village. You can live in a henge.
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Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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And by the way, training your monster on data produced in part by my own hands, without attribution or compensation.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And by the way, training your monster on data produced in part by my own hands, without attribution or compensation.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
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BTW, and then it'll be time to tuck this away for a year:
A great thing about this great essay is that the author is actually reading and illuminating what's on the screen, not devising spurious, fantastic alternatives.
A great thing about this great essay is that the author is actually reading and illuminating what's on the screen, not devising spurious, fantastic alternatives.
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
BTW, and then it'll be time to tuck this away for a year:
A great thing about this great essay is that the author is actually reading and illuminating what's on the screen, not devising spurious, fantastic alternatives.
A great thing about this great essay is that the author is actually reading and illuminating what's on the screen, not devising spurious, fantastic alternatives.
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If you aren’t familiar with this guy, he’s been buying up domains with the names of various right wing figures and orgs and making his own websites for them and it is making them crazy. Here’s his insta www.instagram.com/wordclown?ig...
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If you aren’t familiar with this guy, he’s been buying up domains with the names of various right wing figures and orgs and making his own websites for them and it is making them crazy. Here’s his insta www.instagram.com/wordclown?ig...
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And now there's officially a Tornado Warning out for Santa Cruz County for this offshore mini-supercell thunderstorm, which is likely producing a waterspout over water that could move inland as a tornado near Santa Cruz. #CAwx
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
And now there's officially a Tornado Warning out for Santa Cruz County for this offshore mini-supercell thunderstorm, which is likely producing a waterspout over water that could move inland as a tornado near Santa Cruz. #CAwx
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merry christmas
December 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
merry christmas
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The best thing about Joe Biden was that we almost never had to hear about what he was doing or saying or thinking. It was so refreshing. Somehow the media turned that into a liability for him.
December 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The best thing about Joe Biden was that we almost never had to hear about what he was doing or saying or thinking. It was so refreshing. Somehow the media turned that into a liability for him.
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and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
Size of Life
From an amoeba to a blue whale
neal.fun
December 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
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Froid extrême en Sibérie avec jusqu'à -56,4°C relevé à Delyankir, valeur la plus froide de l'hiver dans le secteur et -54,6°C à Ojmjakon.
Plusieurs valeurs sous les -50°C jusqu'au centre de la Sibérie.
Carte Ogimet
Plusieurs valeurs sous les -50°C jusqu'au centre de la Sibérie.
Carte Ogimet
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Froid extrême en Sibérie avec jusqu'à -56,4°C relevé à Delyankir, valeur la plus froide de l'hiver dans le secteur et -54,6°C à Ojmjakon.
Plusieurs valeurs sous les -50°C jusqu'au centre de la Sibérie.
Carte Ogimet
Plusieurs valeurs sous les -50°C jusqu'au centre de la Sibérie.
Carte Ogimet
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Hopefully this hero can quickly get back to work towing illegally parked ICE vehicles. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
South LA tow truck driver found not guilty of stealing immigration agent's car during arrest
Bobby Nunez, 33, towed an immigration agent's car that was blocking an apartment complex's driveway, according to the DOJ.
www.cbsnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Hopefully this hero can quickly get back to work towing illegally parked ICE vehicles. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
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What a SHOT 👌
December 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What a SHOT 👌
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Tonight's Green Flash from the Poplar Beach bluffs. 12/17/2025
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tonight's Green Flash from the Poplar Beach bluffs. 12/17/2025
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House Republicans are going on vacation and letting your health care subsidies lapse.
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
House Republicans are going on vacation and letting your health care subsidies lapse.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
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please buy so many physical copies of the album so we can tour with strings & with Carolyn & Jamie and also Nicole who sat in in LA because that would be such an utterly killer tour
youtu.be/pv53gRqjvxY?...
youtu.be/pv53gRqjvxY?...
"Cold at Night" - The Mountain Goats ft. Tommy Stinson (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
please buy so many physical copies of the album so we can tour with strings & with Carolyn & Jamie and also Nicole who sat in in LA because that would be such an utterly killer tour
youtu.be/pv53gRqjvxY?...
youtu.be/pv53gRqjvxY?...
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🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
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A deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
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...something I've tried to articulate (unsuccessfully) many times. So I'll try again.
My core premise: everything you need to know about Trump -- his psychology, his likely behavior -- you can glean from watching him talk for, oh, 30 seconds or so. ANY 30 seconds will do. Pick 30 seconds at random.
My core premise: everything you need to know about Trump -- his psychology, his likely behavior -- you can glean from watching him talk for, oh, 30 seconds or so. ANY 30 seconds will do. Pick 30 seconds at random.
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
...something I've tried to articulate (unsuccessfully) many times. So I'll try again.
My core premise: everything you need to know about Trump -- his psychology, his likely behavior -- you can glean from watching him talk for, oh, 30 seconds or so. ANY 30 seconds will do. Pick 30 seconds at random.
My core premise: everything you need to know about Trump -- his psychology, his likely behavior -- you can glean from watching him talk for, oh, 30 seconds or so. ANY 30 seconds will do. Pick 30 seconds at random.
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How about a nice pointless tweet thread? OK.🧵
So, Trump said some ugly & horrible things about Rob Reiner on Truth Social. I have been watching with fascination as several Republican policymakers -- & even commenters on Truth Social! -- reacted with horror. It has brought to mind ...
So, Trump said some ugly & horrible things about Rob Reiner on Truth Social. I have been watching with fascination as several Republican policymakers -- & even commenters on Truth Social! -- reacted with horror. It has brought to mind ...
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How about a nice pointless tweet thread? OK.🧵
So, Trump said some ugly & horrible things about Rob Reiner on Truth Social. I have been watching with fascination as several Republican policymakers -- & even commenters on Truth Social! -- reacted with horror. It has brought to mind ...
So, Trump said some ugly & horrible things about Rob Reiner on Truth Social. I have been watching with fascination as several Republican policymakers -- & even commenters on Truth Social! -- reacted with horror. It has brought to mind ...
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People got fired for literally just reposting Kirk's words after he died. Lots of people felt like he endangered them, or saw them as lesser humans. Reiner...simply did not do any of that.
December 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
People got fired for literally just reposting Kirk's words after he died. Lots of people felt like he endangered them, or saw them as lesser humans. Reiner...simply did not do any of that.
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