Phil Wolff
@philwolff.bsky.social
Aspiring mensch. Signal: philwolff.82
The break ups are harder on away missions episode.
The dead school chum makes us grow up a bit episode.
The I really shoulda joined the Starfleet accounting academy episode.
The does this dress uniform make my biceps look bigger episode.
The dead school chum makes us grow up a bit episode.
The I really shoulda joined the Starfleet accounting academy episode.
The does this dress uniform make my biceps look bigger episode.
The strange team sport episode.
The parent issues episode.
The crappy roommate figures it out episode.
The parent issues episode.
The crappy roommate figures it out episode.
The culture-is-hard but love is harder episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The break ups are harder on away missions episode.
The dead school chum makes us grow up a bit episode.
The I really shoulda joined the Starfleet accounting academy episode.
The does this dress uniform make my biceps look bigger episode.
The dead school chum makes us grow up a bit episode.
The I really shoulda joined the Starfleet accounting academy episode.
The does this dress uniform make my biceps look bigger episode.
The strange team sport episode.
The parent issues episode.
The crappy roommate figures it out episode.
The parent issues episode.
The crappy roommate figures it out episode.
The culture-is-hard but love is harder episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The spring break episode.
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The strange team sport episode.
The parent issues episode.
The crappy roommate figures it out episode.
The parent issues episode.
The crappy roommate figures it out episode.
The culture-is-hard but love is harder episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The spring break episode.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The culture-is-hard but love is harder episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The who gets to lead the team episode.
The spring break episode.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The spring break episode.
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Russian prosecutors asking to have Pussy Riot officially declared an "extremist" organization.
From Pussy Riot's official facebook:
"Singing in the streets is not extremism. If telling the truth is extreme, then hold my Red Bull."
From Pussy Riot's official facebook:
"Singing in the streets is not extremism. If telling the truth is extreme, then hold my Red Bull."
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Russian prosecutors asking to have Pussy Riot officially declared an "extremist" organization.
From Pussy Riot's official facebook:
"Singing in the streets is not extremism. If telling the truth is extreme, then hold my Red Bull."
From Pussy Riot's official facebook:
"Singing in the streets is not extremism. If telling the truth is extreme, then hold my Red Bull."
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Long Beach, Signal Hill, Avalon, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach & South Santa Ana. Let’s go!
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Long Beach, Signal Hill, Avalon, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach & South Santa Ana. Let’s go!
@radiofreetom.bsky.social So, how do autocrats consolidate power when they fear losing their figurehead? Do they try to shift loyalties to a new DearLeader? To a new institution? Something else?
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social So, how do autocrats consolidate power when they fear losing their figurehead? Do they try to shift loyalties to a new DearLeader? To a new institution? Something else?
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Kudos to Josh for doing an amazing job with TPM and entering the 25 year club at truly independent media, which I think consists of him, @techdirt.com and... um... not sure who else? Does @slashdot.org count? Probably not since they got bought at some point.
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC
We rang in our 25th anniversary in style last week, hosting a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Kudos to Josh for doing an amazing job with TPM and entering the 25 year club at truly independent media, which I think consists of him, @techdirt.com and... um... not sure who else? Does @slashdot.org count? Probably not since they got bought at some point.
About a generation ago there was a huge movement to capture the expertise of skilled and knowledgeable employees in side of a company or other large organization in ways that could be reused. Sometimes in the form of manuals and documentation, or training programs and curriculum, or software. /1
I don’t talk about it much because the situation doesn’t really change but it’s still insane to me what an enormous amount of really talented game developers are out of work. just whole studios worth of incredible people, often people who worked on beloved games, unemployed.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
About a generation ago there was a huge movement to capture the expertise of skilled and knowledgeable employees in side of a company or other large organization in ways that could be reused. Sometimes in the form of manuals and documentation, or training programs and curriculum, or software. /1
Can you design or regulate 2026-era data centers for a productive retirement? Readily-recyclable aged compute and network gear? Repurposed physical spaces and real estate? Or will these become the next industrial abandonware, rusting, crumbling hulks like a new rustbelt?
Oh what’s that? They will depreciate at roughly 3 times the rate previously touted and require constant replacement and 2-3x the revenue to match initial expenditure?
AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought
An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.
futurism.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Can you design or regulate 2026-era data centers for a productive retirement? Readily-recyclable aged compute and network gear? Repurposed physical spaces and real estate? Or will these become the next industrial abandonware, rusting, crumbling hulks like a new rustbelt?
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Maybe someone you work with needs help talking to people or giving feedback.
www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...
www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...
Presenting Work with Confidence!
It doesn't matter how good your work is, if you can’t present it it's going in the trash. Come learn how to present with confidence.
www.eventbrite.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Maybe someone you work with needs help talking to people or giving feedback.
www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...
www.eventbrite.com/e/presenting...
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If you are in the US military, this is your reminder that it is illegal to follow an unlawful order.
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
If you are in the US military, this is your reminder that it is illegal to follow an unlawful order.
When companies hire back laid off humans (to fill the gap until... whenever) will workers #unionize? It will be a moment of employer vulnerability and labor opportunity. #aibacklash @carnage4life.bsky.social
Fearmongering about how AI will take people’s jobs just makes people hate the tech industry and will cause a backlash when people figure out LLMs aren’t that smart.
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
When companies hire back laid off humans (to fill the gap until... whenever) will workers #unionize? It will be a moment of employer vulnerability and labor opportunity. #aibacklash @carnage4life.bsky.social
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Regular reminder that Skynet Sentience day is next Friday, on August 29th.
August 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Regular reminder that Skynet Sentience day is next Friday, on August 29th.
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Professional manga translators have adopted the tics of scanlators. Also the bar is pretty low considering the demand. Think this Rachel Thorn article from 2009 about the low quality of manga translation is a good read: web.archive.org/web/20140828...
On Translation
"Translations are like wives: the faithful ones are not beautiful, and the beautiful ones are not faithful." A horribly misogynistic quote to begin an essay with, I know, but it's a quote that has ...
web.archive.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Professional manga translators have adopted the tics of scanlators. Also the bar is pretty low considering the demand. Think this Rachel Thorn article from 2009 about the low quality of manga translation is a good read: web.archive.org/web/20140828...
A burning need for prompt engineering for real life situations with high stakes. Lawyers, judges, doctors, adjusters, police, plumbers, your kid's teachers... Not just for the ADHD/NA folks but for everyone. How do I get the best outcomes from this constrained interaction and avoid bad things?
I was thinking of client red flags: the things that, if a potential client does them, I start out suspicious and on my guard. Some of these are about honesty, some are about narcissism and personality, some are about capacity to take legal advice.
Here we go:
/1
Here we go:
/1
August 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A burning need for prompt engineering for real life situations with high stakes. Lawyers, judges, doctors, adjusters, police, plumbers, your kid's teachers... Not just for the ADHD/NA folks but for everyone. How do I get the best outcomes from this constrained interaction and avoid bad things?
I get the sense agentic stack users need something similar. @simonwillison.net
Kindergartners show up with a wide range of developmental and social skills. These classroom management strategies can help you set all of them up for success. 🏆
#kindergarten #EduSky #ClassroomManagement
#kindergarten #EduSky #ClassroomManagement
Kindergarten Classroom Management Strategies That Work
Children show up with a wide range of developmental and social skills, and these strategies can help teachers support them.
edut.to
August 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I get the sense agentic stack users need something similar. @simonwillison.net
Nobody ever names new variants "stupid, stupider, and stupidest". Or says "our bots suck less" or "we're doing a little less worse". There's plenty of accomplishment, no need for hyperbole. Maybe give equal weight to ongoing problems, shortcomings, concerns.
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models have been announced early by GitHub. GPT-5 will come in four different variants, and will have "enhanced agentic capabilities" and handle "complex coding tasks with minimal prompting." Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/752091/...
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub
GPT-5 looks set for a Thursday launch
www.theverge.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nobody ever names new variants "stupid, stupider, and stupidest". Or says "our bots suck less" or "we're doing a little less worse". There's plenty of accomplishment, no need for hyperbole. Maybe give equal weight to ongoing problems, shortcomings, concerns.
"an industry that has no franchise value" means
# buy hard assets (data centers, infrastructure) when your human assets are depreciating fast.
# operate in the moment, for our future is fickle and we don't know where to steer the ship
# buy hard assets (data centers, infrastructure) when your human assets are depreciating fast.
# operate in the moment, for our future is fickle and we don't know where to steer the ship
Satya Nadella told employees that while Microsoft is “thriving by every objective measure,” layoffs are part of the pain of an “AI transformation.”
Balancing the old business with building a new AI focused one requires “unlearning,” “learning,” and it seems cutting 17K jobs along the way.
Balancing the old business with building a new AI focused one requires “unlearning,” “learning,” and it seems cutting 17K jobs along the way.
Recommitting to our why, what, and how - The Official Microsoft Blog
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. As we begin a new fiscal year, I’ve been reflecting on the road we’ve traveled together and the p...
blogs.microsoft.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"an industry that has no franchise value" means
# buy hard assets (data centers, infrastructure) when your human assets are depreciating fast.
# operate in the moment, for our future is fickle and we don't know where to steer the ship
# buy hard assets (data centers, infrastructure) when your human assets are depreciating fast.
# operate in the moment, for our future is fickle and we don't know where to steer the ship
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Well, quite. You need to catch up with the treatment backlog so we're not funneling so many people into underfunded disability and social care, rather than attacking them for not getting treatment.
Also fuck you for attacking trans healthcare
Also fuck you for attacking trans healthcare
Simply recovering our health service to where it was isn’t enough, we need to build an NHS that’s fit for the future to build a healthier, fairer Britain | ✍️ Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting: the NHS must embrace a tech revolution to thrive
www.thetimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Well, quite. You need to catch up with the treatment backlog so we're not funneling so many people into underfunded disability and social care, rather than attacking them for not getting treatment.
Also fuck you for attacking trans healthcare
Also fuck you for attacking trans healthcare
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Hot take: Mamma Mia! is the first film in the Eurovision Extended Universe
June 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Hot take: Mamma Mia! is the first film in the Eurovision Extended Universe
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 97 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 97 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
June 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 97 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 97 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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"If your decentralised protocol is missing features, the market will add them with centralisation." — @goat.navy
*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.
*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.
June 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"If your decentralised protocol is missing features, the market will add them with centralisation." — @goat.navy
*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.
*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.
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A book about Bellingham pipeline explosion disaster is in the works.
Author Ron Holcomb worked as a public information officer and spill responder for the Washington Department of Ecology.
Read the full story by Ron Holcomb and Dean Kahn at the link below.
salish-current.org/.../pipeline...
Author Ron Holcomb worked as a public information officer and spill responder for the Washington Department of Ecology.
Read the full story by Ron Holcomb and Dean Kahn at the link below.
salish-current.org/.../pipeline...
Pipeline explosion: Book about Bellingham disaster is in the works
Author Ron Holcomb worked as a public information officer and spill responder for the Washington Department of Ecology.
salish-current.org
June 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A book about Bellingham pipeline explosion disaster is in the works.
Author Ron Holcomb worked as a public information officer and spill responder for the Washington Department of Ecology.
Read the full story by Ron Holcomb and Dean Kahn at the link below.
salish-current.org/.../pipeline...
Author Ron Holcomb worked as a public information officer and spill responder for the Washington Department of Ecology.
Read the full story by Ron Holcomb and Dean Kahn at the link below.
salish-current.org/.../pipeline...
@kenwhite.bsky.social Any military lawyers defending officers declining to follow unlawful orders?
June 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
@kenwhite.bsky.social Any military lawyers defending officers declining to follow unlawful orders?