ah yes, blame the band student carrying their instrument before we blame the guns. smart
“…seemingly rather than probe why the images weren’t more carefully reviewed to prevent a false alarm on campus, the school appeared to agree with ZeroEyes and blame the student.”
School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error.
Human review didn’t stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school.
arstechnica.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
ah yes, blame the band student carrying their instrument before we blame the guns. smart
watching Jingle All the Way with the kids and reminded by the tragic loss of Phil Hartman, in this instance because he’s not here to impersonate Mike Johnson. It would have been :chef’s kiss:
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
watching Jingle All the Way with the kids and reminded by the tragic loss of Phil Hartman, in this instance because he’s not here to impersonate Mike Johnson. It would have been :chef’s kiss:
aurora borealis? localized entirely on your bluesky feed???
can i see it?
can i see it?
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
aurora borealis? localized entirely on your bluesky feed???
can i see it?
can i see it?
Mike Johnson doesn’t know anything!
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mike Johnson doesn’t know anything!
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not to be redundant but as a NY to Seattle transplant I'm endlessly amazed by the ease of mail in voting and it's a travesty that this isn't the norm country wide
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
not to be redundant but as a NY to Seattle transplant I'm endlessly amazed by the ease of mail in voting and it's a travesty that this isn't the norm country wide
20 bucks says he watched A House of Dynamite on AF1 in the last couple days
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
20 bucks says he watched A House of Dynamite on AF1 in the last couple days
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
here's a fun Python(3.9+)-ism for you:
{"a": "b"} | {"a" : "c"} == {"a": "c"}
but
"a" or "b" == "a"
that is, bitwise or `|` gives priority to the right hand side, but boolean `or` gives priority to the left hand side.
{"a": "b"} | {"a" : "c"} == {"a": "c"}
but
"a" or "b" == "a"
that is, bitwise or `|` gives priority to the right hand side, but boolean `or` gives priority to the left hand side.
October 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
here's a fun Python(3.9+)-ism for you:
{"a": "b"} | {"a" : "c"} == {"a": "c"}
but
"a" or "b" == "a"
that is, bitwise or `|` gives priority to the right hand side, but boolean `or` gives priority to the left hand side.
{"a": "b"} | {"a" : "c"} == {"a": "c"}
but
"a" or "b" == "a"
that is, bitwise or `|` gives priority to the right hand side, but boolean `or` gives priority to the left hand side.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
The left is melting down at the now iconic “diarrhea President”
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The left is melting down at the now iconic “diarrhea President”
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
I think there is a direct relationship between punishing people for mourning George Floyd and punishing people for not mourning Charlie Kirk.
BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I think there is a direct relationship between punishing people for mourning George Floyd and punishing people for not mourning Charlie Kirk.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m increasing using this framing (in earnest !) to understand the otherwise head spinning hypocrisy we’ve witnessed over the last ~week. a nontrivial part of our society sees the world split between “good guys” and “bad guys” (thanks Cops) and actions taken by “good guys” are right by tautology.
"Don't tread on *me* but I'm going to tread all over *you*!"
I'm really interested in the psychology of the masked up ICE agent with the Facebook camera glasses who also appears to be wearing a "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden Flag. Is it meant ironically? How does he square current ICE targets and tactics with the ethos the flag has traditionally represented?
September 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m increasing using this framing (in earnest !) to understand the otherwise head spinning hypocrisy we’ve witnessed over the last ~week. a nontrivial part of our society sees the world split between “good guys” and “bad guys” (thanks Cops) and actions taken by “good guys” are right by tautology.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.
Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
One of the things I really liked about S2 of “Andor” was how few Imperial Stormtroopers there were.
Lucas put them in masks for two reasons, IMHO: 1) it made them terrifying, their inhuman faces frozen in frowns, with no pity, feeling, etc. Echo of his enforcer robots in THX-1138.
Lucas put them in masks for two reasons, IMHO: 1) it made them terrifying, their inhuman faces frozen in frowns, with no pity, feeling, etc. Echo of his enforcer robots in THX-1138.
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
One of the things I really liked about S2 of “Andor” was how few Imperial Stormtroopers there were.
Lucas put them in masks for two reasons, IMHO: 1) it made them terrifying, their inhuman faces frozen in frowns, with no pity, feeling, etc. Echo of his enforcer robots in THX-1138.
Lucas put them in masks for two reasons, IMHO: 1) it made them terrifying, their inhuman faces frozen in frowns, with no pity, feeling, etc. Echo of his enforcer robots in THX-1138.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
“Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t doing politics right.”
—Ezra Klein
—Ezra Klein
this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t doing politics right.”
—Ezra Klein
—Ezra Klein
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
i need a word for the joint feeling of relief from being caught up on laundry and stress that my drawers are too full
September 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
i need a word for the joint feeling of relief from being caught up on laundry and stress that my drawers are too full
i’m sure everyone calling for an end to political violence also recognizes that this is political violence. state sponsored political violence, none the less.
U.S. army veteran who served in Iraq was detained and held by ICE for three days and nights, "and was not allowed to make a phone call, see an attorney, appear before a judge, or take a shower to wash off pepper spray and tear gas that the agents had used."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
i’m sure everyone calling for an end to political violence also recognizes that this is political violence. state sponsored political violence, none the less.
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Think about it. "Dems were too zealous in trying to prevent the spread of the virus" is, in US politics, a greater disadvantage, a bigger problem, than "Republican lies got hundreds of thousands of Americans killed for no reason."
Just a pathetic fucking country. Pathetic.
Just a pathetic fucking country. Pathetic.
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Think about it. "Dems were too zealous in trying to prevent the spread of the virus" is, in US politics, a greater disadvantage, a bigger problem, than "Republican lies got hundreds of thousands of Americans killed for no reason."
Just a pathetic fucking country. Pathetic.
Just a pathetic fucking country. Pathetic.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state.
But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed.
D.C. statehood now.
But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed.
D.C. statehood now.
August 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state.
But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed.
D.C. statehood now.
But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed.
D.C. statehood now.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
Reposted by Erik Taubeneck
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
August 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
Vance: You don’t have to live with lawlessness.
Great, so when are all the lawless, court order ignoring, Constitution flouting members of this administration resigning?
Great, so when are all the lawless, court order ignoring, Constitution flouting members of this administration resigning?
INGRAHAM: People say you all are gonna roll through other cities -- 'Oh, martial law is gonna be declared.' And to that you say?
JD VANCE: How is it a power grab when we've already declined murders by 35% in nine days?
JD VANCE: How is it a power grab when we've already declined murders by 35% in nine days?
August 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Vance: You don’t have to live with lawlessness.
Great, so when are all the lawless, court order ignoring, Constitution flouting members of this administration resigning?
Great, so when are all the lawless, court order ignoring, Constitution flouting members of this administration resigning?