Mitch Pirtle
@mitchitized.bsky.social
Idiot savant, just without the savant.
So when can I expect more bots than people to attend meetings? We are getting close.
October 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So when can I expect more bots than people to attend meetings? We are getting close.
Until someone from @microsoft.com finally fixes Teams so selecting a name moves the cursor to the chat window, I'm going to need a much bigger swear jar. I'm up to like $150/day.
September 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Until someone from @microsoft.com finally fixes Teams so selecting a name moves the cursor to the chat window, I'm going to need a much bigger swear jar. I'm up to like $150/day.
For those that sit in open, public spaces and join video calls on speaker and yell throughout the meeting at concert levels, I recommend the rest of us start sneaking laxatives into your coffee.
August 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
For those that sit in open, public spaces and join video calls on speaker and yell throughout the meeting at concert levels, I recommend the rest of us start sneaking laxatives into your coffee.
Data brokers have been caught telling search engines to not include their unsubscribe/forget pages:
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found.
www.wired.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Data brokers have been caught telling search engines to not include their unsubscribe/forget pages:
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
Thanks Apple, I always wanted to hit F2 146,000 times a day when I briefly unplug to change locations.
August 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thanks Apple, I always wanted to hit F2 146,000 times a day when I briefly unplug to change locations.
With the API downtime at @anthropic.com it seems to start right when PST peeps start clocking in. Maybe we can stand up a dedicated datacenter for California so the rest of us can get stuff done? 😂
July 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
With the API downtime at @anthropic.com it seems to start right when PST peeps start clocking in. Maybe we can stand up a dedicated datacenter for California so the rest of us can get stuff done? 😂
I have seen photos of this year's @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social throwback unis and have to admit, they somehow managed to be even less intimidating than the previous ones. Finding just the right balance between "pirate inmate pajamas" and "mustard seed".
July 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I have seen photos of this year's @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social throwback unis and have to admit, they somehow managed to be even less intimidating than the previous ones. Finding just the right balance between "pirate inmate pajamas" and "mustard seed".
Looks like Meta engineers are spending too much time on LinkedIn.
July 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Looks like Meta engineers are spending too much time on LinkedIn.
Reposted by Mitch Pirtle
The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
How to Dismantle a Democracy, Legally
The unitary executive theory is a masterclass in autocratic legalism.
open.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
If you were investing in a new factory, these are long-term investments. You’re looking at a 20- to 50-year time horizon, so you’re not going to make those type of investments in a geography if you’re not sure what the the broader situation is.
spectrum.ieee.org/tariffs-elec...
spectrum.ieee.org/tariffs-elec...
Tariffs on Electronics: Higher Prices, Less Choice, and Stifled Innovation
Shawn DuBravac, chief economist at IPC, discusses the chaos tariffs are causing in the electronics industry. With fluctuating tariffs, prices for electronics like smartphones and TVs are skyrocketing,...
spectrum.ieee.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you were investing in a new factory, these are long-term investments. You’re looking at a 20- to 50-year time horizon, so you’re not going to make those type of investments in a geography if you’re not sure what the the broader situation is.
spectrum.ieee.org/tariffs-elec...
spectrum.ieee.org/tariffs-elec...
Speaking of DeepSeek, they had a Clickhouse anayltics database with no auth and accessible to the public, who knows how long it was up.
www.csoonline.com/article/3813...
www.csoonline.com/article/3813...
DeepSeek leaks one million sensitive records in a major data breach
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek left critical user data and internal secrets unprotected, raising alarms over security risks in the AI industry.
www.csoonline.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Speaking of DeepSeek, they had a Clickhouse anayltics database with no auth and accessible to the public, who knows how long it was up.
www.csoonline.com/article/3813...
www.csoonline.com/article/3813...
While everyone is getting worked up about DeepSeek, another Chinese vendor gets popped for backdooring a medical device. Yikes.
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
Contec CMS8000 Contains a Backdoor | CISA
This fact sheet details an analysis of three firmware package versions of the Contec CMS8000, a patient monitor used by the U.S. Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector.
www.cisa.gov
January 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
While everyone is getting worked up about DeepSeek, another Chinese vendor gets popped for backdooring a medical device. Yikes.
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
Discovered this today, anyone else see these screenshots and wistfully remember the E17 days? 😂
github.com/exelban/stats
github.com/exelban/stats
GitHub - exelban/stats: macOS system monitor in your menu bar
macOS system monitor in your menu bar. Contribute to exelban/stats development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Discovered this today, anyone else see these screenshots and wistfully remember the E17 days? 😂
github.com/exelban/stats
github.com/exelban/stats
As someone that writes a TON of javascript, and have been on the business end of the timezone-circus that inevitably arrives to all of our projects, I'm excited to read about this.
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/j...
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/j...
JavaScript Temporal is coming | MDN Blog
A new way to handle dates and times is being added to JavaScript. Let's take a look at Temporal, what problems it solves, the current state, and what you'll find in the new documentation about it on M...
developer.mozilla.org
January 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As someone that writes a TON of javascript, and have been on the business end of the timezone-circus that inevitably arrives to all of our projects, I'm excited to read about this.
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/j...
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/j...
Reposted by Mitch Pirtle
The Onion chose violence with this one 👇
December 18, 2024 at 1:46 AM
The Onion chose violence with this one 👇
Reposted by Mitch Pirtle
Google, the search engine that's forgotten how to search Discussion
Google, the search engine that's forgotten how to search
The decline in Google's search result quality? Regular users noticed the quality crisis in 2024. I hope Google corrects path in 2025!
semking.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Google, the search engine that's forgotten how to search Discussion
Reposted by Mitch Pirtle
December 1, 2024 at 2:09 PM
NOW comes my favorite part: leftovers!
November 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
NOW comes my favorite part: leftovers!
If iTerm2 update is driving you nuts and you want "click on window" to work like all other apps, find and disable this setting "Clicking on a command selects it to restrict Find and Filter" which apparently means "make iTerm2 unusable with a clicking device". Gah.
November 29, 2024 at 3:45 PM
If iTerm2 update is driving you nuts and you want "click on window" to work like all other apps, find and disable this setting "Clicking on a command selects it to restrict Find and Filter" which apparently means "make iTerm2 unusable with a clicking device". Gah.
Reposted by Mitch Pirtle
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!
November 28, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!
