TheFourthJesse
@thefourthjesse.bsky.social
I play board games, write code for a living, and live in Wisconsin.
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Your site's users need enough time to interact with content and fill out forms. People with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, dexterity impairments, and cognitive disabilities might need more time for things such as forms. Allow users to turn off or extend time limits.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Your site's users need enough time to interact with content and fill out forms. People with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, dexterity impairments, and cognitive disabilities might need more time for things such as forms. Allow users to turn off or extend time limits.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
One of my favorite things about Christmas-time is @schweizercomics.bsky.social talking about the Companions of Christmas. It's always fun and cool.
Companions of Christmas: MERCURIUS ABU-SIFIN
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One of my favorite things about Christmas-time is @schweizercomics.bsky.social talking about the Companions of Christmas. It's always fun and cool.
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Engagement KPIs have been responsible for infinite scroll UI traps, RecSys radicalization spirals, public shame brigades, and basically every modern ailment novel to the past decade. At some point, you have to recognize that the problem isn't any one technology, it's the metric.
The company essentially turned a dial that made ChatGPT more appealing and made people use it more, but sent some of them into delusional spirals.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Engagement KPIs have been responsible for infinite scroll UI traps, RecSys radicalization spirals, public shame brigades, and basically every modern ailment novel to the past decade. At some point, you have to recognize that the problem isn't any one technology, it's the metric.
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this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
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Every church in the country should be doing this.
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Every church in the country should be doing this.
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
Red Captain Chuck
(or maybe Red Peanut)
(or maybe Red Peanut)
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Red Captain Chuck
(or maybe Red Peanut)
(or maybe Red Peanut)
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Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
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Quick cartoon. I was hoping to stay unplugged this week but I saw some news and had to take a break to draw this out. I think we all needed to see it realized.
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Quick cartoon. I was hoping to stay unplugged this week but I saw some news and had to take a break to draw this out. I think we all needed to see it realized.
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ALLOWING AN ADDICT TO EAT MIGHT BE THE MOST HOLY THING MY TAX DOLLARS HAVE EVER DONE.
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
ALLOWING AN ADDICT TO EAT MIGHT BE THE MOST HOLY THING MY TAX DOLLARS HAVE EVER DONE.
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"holy shit, two cakes" is so hard to remember sometimes when you feel like you're bringing a twinkie to the table. but idk someone at this party probably prefers twinkies to cake.
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"holy shit, two cakes" is so hard to remember sometimes when you feel like you're bringing a twinkie to the table. but idk someone at this party probably prefers twinkies to cake.
Played Molly House for the third time yesterday and we handily had Community Survival, but the scores were lopsided.
It made me think of Winter Rabbit where actually achieving the good end is trivial if the whole table focuses on it, but good play is figuring out how to do that *and* score well.
It made me think of Winter Rabbit where actually achieving the good end is trivial if the whole table focuses on it, but good play is figuring out how to do that *and* score well.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Played Molly House for the third time yesterday and we handily had Community Survival, but the scores were lopsided.
It made me think of Winter Rabbit where actually achieving the good end is trivial if the whole table focuses on it, but good play is figuring out how to do that *and* score well.
It made me think of Winter Rabbit where actually achieving the good end is trivial if the whole table focuses on it, but good play is figuring out how to do that *and* score well.
Yesterday I played board games all day long, other than breaks for food and for running home to walk my dogs. It was a great time! The games I played were:
- Molly House
- Distilled
- Citizens of the Spark
- Sea Salt & Paper
- Glory to Rome
- Castle Combo
- Molly House
- Distilled
- Citizens of the Spark
- Sea Salt & Paper
- Glory to Rome
- Castle Combo
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Yesterday I played board games all day long, other than breaks for food and for running home to walk my dogs. It was a great time! The games I played were:
- Molly House
- Distilled
- Citizens of the Spark
- Sea Salt & Paper
- Glory to Rome
- Castle Combo
- Molly House
- Distilled
- Citizens of the Spark
- Sea Salt & Paper
- Glory to Rome
- Castle Combo
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Legal citizenship should be virtually effortless to obtain and near instantaneous to process, and should be paired with sweeping grants of asylum.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Legal citizenship should be virtually effortless to obtain and near instantaneous to process, and should be paired with sweeping grants of asylum.
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
In listening to Hamilton by Ron Chernow, something that jumped out at me was the prevalence of speculators in the burgeoning republic. In a lot of ways, they were the stock traders of the time, but I was struck by how unhealthily parasitic they were.
These people are speculators.
These people are speculators.
this is what i mean when i say capitalism is a totalitarian ideology! gambling is the apotheosis of capitalism: self-generating capital, untethered from any kind of production, and it is now subsuming every facet of our lives nymag.com/intelligence...
Gambling Ate Sports Media. Is Politics Next?
Prediction markets let you bet on news. Now they’re writing it, too.
nymag.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In listening to Hamilton by Ron Chernow, something that jumped out at me was the prevalence of speculators in the burgeoning republic. In a lot of ways, they were the stock traders of the time, but I was struck by how unhealthily parasitic they were.
These people are speculators.
These people are speculators.
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this is what i mean when i say capitalism is a totalitarian ideology! gambling is the apotheosis of capitalism: self-generating capital, untethered from any kind of production, and it is now subsuming every facet of our lives nymag.com/intelligence...
Gambling Ate Sports Media. Is Politics Next?
Prediction markets let you bet on news. Now they’re writing it, too.
nymag.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
this is what i mean when i say capitalism is a totalitarian ideology! gambling is the apotheosis of capitalism: self-generating capital, untethered from any kind of production, and it is now subsuming every facet of our lives nymag.com/intelligence...
I have recently acquired Glory to Rome (the Black Box edition) and am taking it to an all-day board gaming mini-con this weekend. There are signups for people to play.
For such an old game, I was amused by how many people jumped in and were like, "YES, I WANT TO PLAY THIS."
For such an old game, I was amused by how many people jumped in and were like, "YES, I WANT TO PLAY THIS."
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have recently acquired Glory to Rome (the Black Box edition) and am taking it to an all-day board gaming mini-con this weekend. There are signups for people to play.
For such an old game, I was amused by how many people jumped in and were like, "YES, I WANT TO PLAY THIS."
For such an old game, I was amused by how many people jumped in and were like, "YES, I WANT TO PLAY THIS."
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A good reminder for myself and others with ADHD: when you are struggling with it, the first step is ALWAYS forgiving yourself.
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A good reminder for myself and others with ADHD: when you are struggling with it, the first step is ALWAYS forgiving yourself.
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
So much of why we get trapped and find ourselves unable to act or change is that we get trapped in our shame and guilt spirals...
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Apparently today is a day for reminding people that they have worth and value. So if you need reminding of that - you have worth. You have value. You are allowed to take up space.
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Apparently today is a day for reminding people that they have worth and value. So if you need reminding of that - you have worth. You have value. You are allowed to take up space.
I'm pretty sure I haven't ran a TTRPG since the beginning of the pandemic & being diagnosed as bipolar. I am GMing #PathfinderSociety tomorrow night at a local game store (shout to to @nobleknightgames.bsky.social) and I am getting pretty jittery about it. I'm sure I'll be fine ... but.
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'm pretty sure I haven't ran a TTRPG since the beginning of the pandemic & being diagnosed as bipolar. I am GMing #PathfinderSociety tomorrow night at a local game store (shout to to @nobleknightgames.bsky.social) and I am getting pretty jittery about it. I'm sure I'll be fine ... but.
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I would be utterly thrilled to rid the Democratic Party of everyone who was pals with Jeffrey fucking Epstein
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would be utterly thrilled to rid the Democratic Party of everyone who was pals with Jeffrey fucking Epstein
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy