Tom Chappell
@tomchappell.bsky.social
Principal Software Engineer
Backend (Golang / Scala)
📍Palm Springs, California
Forced birth is slavery.
LGBT rights are human rights.
Carbs are poison.
Mask bans are murder.
Backend (Golang / Scala)
📍Palm Springs, California
Forced birth is slavery.
LGBT rights are human rights.
Carbs are poison.
Mask bans are murder.
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Tom Chappell
@tomchappell.bsky.social
· Dec 22
Another chaos theory I have for the internet is that much of it was built with the assumption that Moore’s Law would continue indefinitely, meaning a great deal of software isn’t written with efficiency in mind. I say this as I try and loads an MLB schedule and it just doesn’t bother to finish
Long ago now, we were running up against some slowness in our switch-management software when our customers had a lot of switches. We had built it with an eye towards a max of 100 switches or so, but then Saudi ARAMCO had...2000! 1/n
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creating and spreading good cheer are skills, muscles that many of us aren't taught to exercise... I'm trying to lean into the holiday season as a time to hit those reps a little harder, and add a little more weight to the stack
December 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
creating and spreading good cheer are skills, muscles that many of us aren't taught to exercise... I'm trying to lean into the holiday season as a time to hit those reps a little harder, and add a little more weight to the stack
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@scalzi.com Hey, John: saw this is Zürich Airport just now and thought of you. 😄
December 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@scalzi.com Hey, John: saw this is Zürich Airport just now and thought of you. 😄
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The more we see of Chinese EV's the more we realise just how shit and out-of-date Tesla really is.
"Ignore that! Look over there! Fake robots and a Mars mission which will never happen! Please believe me, don't tank my fraud!"
"Ignore that! Look over there! Fake robots and a Mars mission which will never happen! Please believe me, don't tank my fraud!"
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The more we see of Chinese EV's the more we realise just how shit and out-of-date Tesla really is.
"Ignore that! Look over there! Fake robots and a Mars mission which will never happen! Please believe me, don't tank my fraud!"
"Ignore that! Look over there! Fake robots and a Mars mission which will never happen! Please believe me, don't tank my fraud!"
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This problem was anticipated "Our merchants and masters complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price [...] of goods. They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits. They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains." Smith, WEALTH OF NATIONS
December 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This problem was anticipated "Our merchants and masters complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price [...] of goods. They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits. They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains." Smith, WEALTH OF NATIONS
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If we could just take a fucking breath and admit "our kids are people, we don't get to decide who they are," and stop using "BUT THE CHILDREN" as a reason to attack trans people, and autistic people, and whoever else we've decided not to like, that would be cool.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If we could just take a fucking breath and admit "our kids are people, we don't get to decide who they are," and stop using "BUT THE CHILDREN" as a reason to attack trans people, and autistic people, and whoever else we've decided not to like, that would be cool.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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You can't use generative AI ethically because it's built on stolen work.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
You can't use generative AI ethically because it's built on stolen work.
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It’s always the ones you just assumed
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s always the ones you just assumed
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Did THE SHEEP DETECTIVES just jump the line to top my most anticipated movies of 2026 list?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZI...
The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Did THE SHEEP DETECTIVES just jump the line to top my most anticipated movies of 2026 list?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZI...
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www.wired.com/story/scient...
When Goldman compared both populations, the results were shocking: Marines exposed to TCE at Lejeune were 70 percent more likely to have Parkinson’s than those stationed at Pendleton.
#CampLejeune #Veterans #Parkinsons #TCE
When Goldman compared both populations, the results were shocking: Marines exposed to TCE at Lejeune were 70 percent more likely to have Parkinson’s than those stationed at Pendleton.
#CampLejeune #Veterans #Parkinsons #TCE
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
www.wired.com/story/scient...
When Goldman compared both populations, the results were shocking: Marines exposed to TCE at Lejeune were 70 percent more likely to have Parkinson’s than those stationed at Pendleton.
#CampLejeune #Veterans #Parkinsons #TCE
When Goldman compared both populations, the results were shocking: Marines exposed to TCE at Lejeune were 70 percent more likely to have Parkinson’s than those stationed at Pendleton.
#CampLejeune #Veterans #Parkinsons #TCE
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Q104.3, NYC’s classic rock station, just aired an ICE commercial narrated by Kristi Noem. One of the grossest things I’ve ever heard.
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Q104.3, NYC’s classic rock station, just aired an ICE commercial narrated by Kristi Noem. One of the grossest things I’ve ever heard.
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the thing about the court of public opinion is that having charisma cannot guarantee a win but an absolute lack of it usually equals a loss
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
the thing about the court of public opinion is that having charisma cannot guarantee a win but an absolute lack of it usually equals a loss
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This is such CEO Brain bullshit, from a class that is so morbidly afraid of missing The Next Big Thing that they all end up like ants in a death loop because as soon as someone starts chasing a trend, the rest mindlessly follow, no matter how glaringly, obviously bad the trend is.
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is such CEO Brain bullshit, from a class that is so morbidly afraid of missing The Next Big Thing that they all end up like ants in a death loop because as soon as someone starts chasing a trend, the rest mindlessly follow, no matter how glaringly, obviously bad the trend is.
He has already literally said that if you’re just wanting to invest in a car company, then you should sell all your Tesla stock, I think more than once.
guess we gotta keep getting the message out: boycotting Tesla is literally our best opportunity to hit back at techno-fascism, the thermal exhaust in the right wing Death Star
this is why Musk is so frantically pumping SpaceX and XAI: he knows Tesla can't support his empire
youtu.be/L-Imw_s1aaI
this is why Musk is so frantically pumping SpaceX and XAI: he knows Tesla can't support his empire
youtu.be/L-Imw_s1aaI
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
He has already literally said that if you’re just wanting to invest in a car company, then you should sell all your Tesla stock, I think more than once.
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My two biggest hopes on this platform:
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My two biggest hopes on this platform:
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
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This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
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Humanity vs depravity.
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Humanity vs depravity.
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He was the very first author I ever wrote a fan letter to!
December 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
He was the very first author I ever wrote a fan letter to!
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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Flipping through what I have and saw Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip sitting there. Popped on that first episode and despite my having watched it three previous times, it still hits every single moment with me.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
"Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" - Official Trailer
YouTube video by David Schumann
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Flipping through what I have and saw Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip sitting there. Popped on that first episode and despite my having watched it three previous times, it still hits every single moment with me.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
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elon's own dad called him out for having no rizz with the ladies, which has to hurt coming from an accused child molester
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
elon's own dad called him out for having no rizz with the ladies, which has to hurt coming from an accused child molester
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Imagine admiring such a little bitch
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Imagine admiring such a little bitch